I think the real reason there isn't fanboy-ism among Windows users is due to how ubiquitous the OS has become. Anything that is used as often as a computer soon loses its "ooh, shiny!" effect and simply becomes a tool.
Personally I'm just surprised that the Americans have allowed the phrase "English" to describe the language they speak. Most ties to their former rulers changed after 1776.
I suggest the US adopt a new name for their speech - Freedomwords.
I think you're going to need to qualify this statement. You stated earlier that they came late to the portable music player market, so they didn't innovate there; they didn't invent mp3 or AAC so there's no innovation there; FairPlay is not the first DRM scheme; I think the only thing left is the click-wheel, which they are currently being sued for due to a patent violation. I may have missed something here, but I think they just refined existing technology.
Slightly offtopic (ready for mod-down) but one thing I've never understood about the double-slit experiment is the result you get when only one photon is sent at a time, i.e. that the interference pattern still appears. Apparently this is a good example of a) wave-particle duality (which I understand) and b) quantum determinancy (which I don't). If someone can clarify this experiment to me it would be appreciated.
Disclaimer: My exposure to quantum physics is "A Brief History Of Time", Wikipedia and teh intarweb.
Halo 2 did OK considering it's an X-Box only title.
I think "OK" might be a bit of an understatement. Halo 2 had the best opening night in the history of the entertainment industry, earning $125M US in the first 24 hours of its release.
I believe the parent omitted the crucial phrase "among Trekkies". TNG certainly had the mass market appeal (and was therefore the most successful by the metric of finance) but the "real" Trekkies I know all prefer DS9 to anything else while the closet Trekkies and the I-was-raised-in-the-80s group all like TNG.
Or the current evangelical missionary idea as seen in places like Uganda who are trying to do the same thing with Christianity.
I agree with the above statement having been raised in Uganda by missionary parents. The whole "saving the heathens" thing is too 18-19th century for my tastes.
. . . such as there are 4 cups in a quart (2 in a pint) or 5280 feet in a mile or 1760 yards in a mile. Or 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon. Or 16 ounces in a pound and 16 fluid ounces in a cup. Or that fluid ounces and dry ounces are different so you need to use different measuring cups. Seems most people can there are 365 days in 3 out of 4 years, 60 minutes in an hour, and 24 hours in a day??
Be honest now, how many of those conversions did you look up on Google Calculator?
Possible that nobody cares, but this is slightly inaccurate. OS X does not actually keep buttons on background windows active. The reason that you can still use the buttons to close a background window is due to the fact that there are two actions taking place when you click a mouse button. The first action (mouse button down) activates the window. The second action (mouse button up) is the actual "click" which "presses" the close/minimize button.
Don't worry, you're not alone. There's a boycott of Sony going on right now by several people. If we stick together, we will prevail. Just make sure you don't forget the movie companies that fall under the Sony umbrella (MGM/Columbia) as part of the boycott. Damn, no Stargate:SG-1 boxsets for me:(
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I hate to be a spelling Nazi, but seriously - a sign wave? Is that how deaf people acknowledge each other from across a room?
Not quite right . . .
1) Spend outrageous, insane amount of money to undercut all competition
2) Become monopoly
3) Raise prices
4) ???
5) Profit!
I think the real reason there isn't fanboy-ism among Windows users is due to how ubiquitous the OS has become. Anything that is used as often as a computer soon loses its "ooh, shiny!" effect and simply becomes a tool.
"My first witness . . . Natalie Portman!"
I suggest the US adopt a new name for their speech - Freedomwords.
Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than the majority deserves.
Democracy is a horrible system of government for the minority dissenters in the group . . .
Disclaimer: My exposure to quantum physics is "A Brief History Of Time", Wikipedia and teh intarweb.
It turns out size DOES matter :p
Of course there is. In fact, all the calculators are female and they fly upside-down with the number "58008" on their screens.
Cities? What about self-parking cars?
Don't let the sarcasm drip on you on the way out . . .
So those fundamentalists who thought the mark of the beast was RFID chips under the skin were wrong after all . . .
Truth? You can't HANDLE the truth! {/Jack Nicholson}
I believe the parent omitted the crucial phrase "among Trekkies". TNG certainly had the mass market appeal (and was therefore the most successful by the metric of finance) but the "real" Trekkies I know all prefer DS9 to anything else while the closet Trekkies and the I-was-raised-in-the-80s group all like TNG.
I don't know if he's joking or not yet, I'm still drawing that sine wave . . .
You should never be without your towel.
Possible that nobody cares, but this is slightly inaccurate. OS X does not actually keep buttons on background windows active. The reason that you can still use the buttons to close a background window is due to the fact that there are two actions taking place when you click a mouse button. The first action (mouse button down) activates the window. The second action (mouse button up) is the actual "click" which "presses" the close/minimize button.
I think the correct response to this is: You Americans need to join the 20th Century and start using the metric system!
Disclaimer: Shit-stirring Canadian.
To even out the ire: You Brits need to get right on that and adopt the Euro!
Don't worry, you're not alone. :(
There's a boycott of Sony going on right now by several people. If we stick together, we will prevail.
Just make sure you don't forget the movie companies that fall under the Sony umbrella (MGM/Columbia) as part of the boycott. Damn, no Stargate:SG-1 boxsets for me