So your dog just became a security risk.

It's all about uptake - once the iPhone has it, everyone will be jumping over each other for readers. Until that day, it's up to Google to drive Apple to adopt it.

I'd guess there'd be some sort of pin-system for payments over a arbitrary trivial amount.

No, because it doesn't support CDMA *facepalm*

@blyan is not on fire: But didn't the Zune come out 3-4 years after the iPod had already eaten the market whole?

@pandaSmore: Go to Applications, find the entry for Handcent and play with the 'Default' options.

@alwaysanswera: They're slowly eliminating all the hooks to the website - I think there are some forms of notifications that can redirect you there, but most of the stuff is now in-app.

@El Pollo Loco: Goggles doesn't allow 3rd-party apps use it's scanning technology.

@RaindropBebop: Barcode Scanner is pretty much a prerequisite for a lot of other programs that collect barcodes (Catch, MyBookDroid etc), so no reason to not install it manually.

@kratos76: Swype is only available on a handful of devices that pay them a license fee, unless you manage to get on a beta.

@tylerbrainerd: Apart from the fact that non-Mac Laptops don't have this problem, largely because the interface isn't an easy-release magnet and the laptop weight offsets the power brick.

@ViperVin: What information could they ever possibly want to sell on?

@Yeah!: life-cycle != product cycle.

@djricekcn: you have no soul.

@pillarofdawn: Ever consider that was 3 years ago and this is now?

@Konador: Whilst yes, you probably could, Valve don't care.

@Cygnar: Microsoft's cross platform initiative fell flat because they didn't want to compromise their vision for the 360, where everything needs to work with their peripheral environment.

@SilentAssassn87: Although given their SteamPlay initiative (own it on PC, get it on Mac), I wouldn't be surprised if you get the PS3 version in downloadable form by linking PSN to Steam.

@Mit: Well, they've got it working for Source games on Windows & Mac.

@zer0sh1k1: Wait for the 15-20 finger gestures!