Much of the time, changing to a different device will be easy and no problem, but there are some applications such as office documents; film editing; social networking and so on where the data you use is so specific and complex (e.g. the exact layout and fonts in the office documents) that it's almost impossible to switch to an equivalent application.
Those days are long gone. Lock in of that sort hasn't existed for a decade, except for amongst the most stubborn of users.
Not really. Something can be better than something else, regardless of one's desire to tinker with it or not. For example, my BMW 325 is by all accounts a better engineered vehicle than a 1972 Ford Maverick, even though the latter is more tinker-able.
And the difference between Apple and Android is that Apple will address most of those issues in the next update, and Android will continue to be mess, leaving it up to the customer to tweak it to their liking. In general, though, the standards are higher in the iOS ecosystem, where as the anything-goes mentality in Android land brings lots of garbage apps.
Some of us prefer less garbage and less control. That does not make us irrational fanboys.
"Whether on company time or not" only applies if you use company equipment during the "or not" part.
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Ahh, yes, the "advertising" argument. Do me a favor, go buy a medium sized HD tv (42-52", for example), then go buy a blu-ray player, then go buy the BBC Earth disks and tell me it's all just "advertising". If you can't see the differences between DVD and Blu-ray on a smaller-than-60" tv, then you need your vision checked.
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Not sure where you live, but I haven't seen an SD cable box in 7 or 8 years.
Most cities in America have one cable provider (some of us are lucky and have a choice of 3 or 4), but that one company at least provides a crappy Scientific Atlantic HD cable box. As bad as those things are, and as bad as the rental fee on them are, they are at least 720p (and mine is 1080p for some channels). I don't know anybody who is running a SD signal anymore.
The only things I'm looking for in an HDTV in the next 10 years are, a) thinner/lighter, b) larger, c) cheaper, and d) cool/firmware upgradeable stuff like iTunes/Netflix/Pandora, whatever included. If they can make a 1" thick 100+" tv for what we now pay for 42" ones, I'm all in.
Or, in a more realistic view, come here, do business and most likely never be confronted with these sensational sort of stories that blow up on niche web sites like slashdot.
China? The ones who make knock-off Jeeps and iPhones? Innovative? Once I start seeing Chinese engineered vehicles and electronics with widespread adoption in Europe and America, then I'll think China is innovating. Until then, leave the innovation up to South Korea and Japan in that region.
The point of this story is patenting stuff that you never make. Software being not patentable is completely untrue and unfair to people who write software for a living.
The recommendation algorithm sometimes gives 'interesting' choices. (eg: it recommended Tokyo Hotel when listening to Rammstein) however it seems to either being improved by the engineers or auto-learn what you like to listen to. So far the Pandora "Music Genome" algorithm is the best in the field and goes unmatched.
As another one already pointed out, you can buy the songs for 1$/song DRM-free.
Herein lies the only problem I see with Spotify. The UI is a mess and there's lots of stuff that takes a long time to figure out (like clicking on the name of a song, album, or artist takes you to another page entirely with a new set of tabs, and the back forward buttons are not so obvious). Even worse is I still haven't found the option to buy songs, or any sort of "recommendation algorithm". All I see is a search box, a list of the top 100, and "other artists like this" (or something similar).
I just got it yesterday. Sure it probably stopped music piracy, but I can tell you that after one day of using it, it will also stop music purchasing. I'm never buying another track again, as long as this service is available, legitimate, and free.
...is due to the influx of British entertainment in America. The Harry Potter series uses "git" a lot, as well as my 2nd favorite British-ism, "numpty" (first being, "all sixes and sevens" which barely beats out not understanding what somebody is "on about" and the ever-confusing, "my father is called William" as opposed to him being named something.
Oh wait, this is a thread about some nerdy open-source stuff? My bad. Carry on.
You would in no way expect the workers at your local McDonalds to be sporting iphones. Status symbols are perceptions, not percentages.
Wait, what the hell? You think a $200 phone with a 2-year contract is out of reach of the average 40-hour a week worker? What are you smoking? Smart phones are the norm, regardless of your social status. Cheap pay as you go phones are the exception.
You've just illustrated the point. The iphone 5 isn't out yet, but you're saying it will be good - simply because that's what you think of the ones that preceded it (all their faults notwithstanding).
Um, yeah, exactly. Apple has a 20+ year track record of making nice stuff. Why will the iPhone 5 be any different?
Considering markup in a retail store is more towards 40-50% than 30% AND you have a much larger audience with an App store AND you have much lower overhead costs, the 30% is looking like a bargain. Once you Apple haters on slashdot realize this, you'll start to understand Apple's huge profits as of late.
I don't care what your citation states. Statistics and numbers within the organization can be moved around and applied to different products with in the company to make anything look to break even or to make 100% profit.
What are you, a Fox News viewer?
Bottom line, they are making a huge profit every quarter. An example.. There are other online music retailers that do not sell hardware and they are making money and they charge even less than Apple does, how the fuck are they making money but Apple which has 10-20x the volume just "breaking even"?
Because iTunes has no advertising, which is the main revenue stream for nearly every online entity these days.
Or what I think is kinda cool is upgrade any computer you have to Lion Server and keep your Snow Leopard Server hardware. Then, in Lion Server, download Server Admin, connect to both servers, and you get ALL services provided by both Lion and Snow Leopard in one GUI (twirl down the Lion Server and you see the Lion services in Server Admin, and twirl down the Snow Leopard Server and you see even more). Use your meager Lion server hardware for fun stuff like Server and Profile Manager, and your Snow Leopard server for all the heavy lifting (and administering Snow Leopard clients).
Lion Server is $50. It can't be THAT bad, especially if you keep at least one Snow Leopard Server running until they smooth out the transition.
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Most people who develop software for a profession (or hell, even a hobby), don't have the $1000 computer needed to write the code? Are you high?
My hobby is playing music. My drums total well over $10k. I can go buy a $200 Mac on Craigslist and start cranking out code for my iOS device.
The fact you think $1000 is out of the realm of a professional software developer tells me a lot about the quality of stuff you offer.
Less abusive company + Google...that's a great laugh for the morning!
Much of the time, changing to a different device will be easy and no problem, but there are some applications such as office documents; film editing; social networking and so on where the data you use is so specific and complex (e.g. the exact layout and fonts in the office documents) that it's almost impossible to switch to an equivalent application.
Those days are long gone. Lock in of that sort hasn't existed for a decade, except for amongst the most stubborn of users.
Yeah, because the iPad doesn't get on the largest highway ever created...
And there are absolutely NO weather apps in the app store because Apple already has a weather app and won't let you sell your own...oh wait...
Sorry to bust your bubble, but your response isn't nearly as clever as you think.
Not really. Something can be better than something else, regardless of one's desire to tinker with it or not. For example, my BMW 325 is by all accounts a better engineered vehicle than a 1972 Ford Maverick, even though the latter is more tinker-able.
And the difference between Apple and Android is that Apple will address most of those issues in the next update, and Android will continue to be mess, leaving it up to the customer to tweak it to their liking. In general, though, the standards are higher in the iOS ecosystem, where as the anything-goes mentality in Android land brings lots of garbage apps.
Some of us prefer less garbage and less control. That does not make us irrational fanboys.
"Whether on company time or not" only applies if you use company equipment during the "or not" part.
Ahh, yes, the "advertising" argument. Do me a favor, go buy a medium sized HD tv (42-52", for example), then go buy a blu-ray player, then go buy the BBC Earth disks and tell me it's all just "advertising". If you can't see the differences between DVD and Blu-ray on a smaller-than-60" tv, then you need your vision checked.
Not sure where you live, but I haven't seen an SD cable box in 7 or 8 years.
Most cities in America have one cable provider (some of us are lucky and have a choice of 3 or 4), but that one company at least provides a crappy Scientific Atlantic HD cable box. As bad as those things are, and as bad as the rental fee on them are, they are at least 720p (and mine is 1080p for some channels). I don't know anybody who is running a SD signal anymore.
The only things I'm looking for in an HDTV in the next 10 years are, a) thinner/lighter, b) larger, c) cheaper, and d) cool/firmware upgradeable stuff like iTunes/Netflix/Pandora, whatever included. If they can make a 1" thick 100+" tv for what we now pay for 42" ones, I'm all in.
Or, in a more realistic view, come here, do business and most likely never be confronted with these sensational sort of stories that blow up on niche web sites like slashdot.
So non-innovative, it doesn't bring us the top tech companies in the world...oh, wait...
Yes, because turning your back on 150-200 million of the most willing and able paying customers is a good business plan.
China? The ones who make knock-off Jeeps and iPhones? Innovative? Once I start seeing Chinese engineered vehicles and electronics with widespread adoption in Europe and America, then I'll think China is innovating. Until then, leave the innovation up to South Korea and Japan in that region.
The point of this story is patenting stuff that you never make. Software being not patentable is completely untrue and unfair to people who write software for a living.
If as an artist you end up making money, then that's great but it should never be a driving factor in the creation process.
I just felt a great disturbance in the free-market-libertarian-slashdot Force.
As a musician, I totally agree. As a slashdot member, I'm bracing for the ensuing Liber-tard backlash you are about to receive.
The recommendation algorithm sometimes gives 'interesting' choices. (eg: it recommended Tokyo Hotel when listening to Rammstein) however it seems to either being improved by the engineers or auto-learn what you like to listen to. So far the Pandora "Music Genome" algorithm is the best in the field and goes unmatched.
As another one already pointed out, you can buy the songs for 1$/song DRM-free.
Herein lies the only problem I see with Spotify. The UI is a mess and there's lots of stuff that takes a long time to figure out (like clicking on the name of a song, album, or artist takes you to another page entirely with a new set of tabs, and the back forward buttons are not so obvious). Even worse is I still haven't found the option to buy songs, or any sort of "recommendation algorithm". All I see is a search box, a list of the top 100, and "other artists like this" (or something similar).
Maybe the free version skimps on that stuff?
I just got it yesterday. Sure it probably stopped music piracy, but I can tell you that after one day of using it, it will also stop music purchasing. I'm never buying another track again, as long as this service is available, legitimate, and free.
...is due to the influx of British entertainment in America. The Harry Potter series uses "git" a lot, as well as my 2nd favorite British-ism, "numpty" (first being, "all sixes and sevens" which barely beats out not understanding what somebody is "on about" and the ever-confusing, "my father is called William" as opposed to him being named something.
Oh wait, this is a thread about some nerdy open-source stuff? My bad. Carry on.
You would in no way expect the workers at your local McDonalds to be sporting iphones.
Status symbols are perceptions, not percentages.
Wait, what the hell? You think a $200 phone with a 2-year contract is out of reach of the average 40-hour a week worker? What are you smoking? Smart phones are the norm, regardless of your social status. Cheap pay as you go phones are the exception.
You've just illustrated the point. The iphone 5 isn't out yet, but you're saying it will be good - simply because that's what you think of the ones that preceded it (all their faults notwithstanding).
Um, yeah, exactly. Apple has a 20+ year track record of making nice stuff. Why will the iPhone 5 be any different?
As long as Google earns revenue by selling ads to me, then yes, they are the antichrist.
Considering markup in a retail store is more towards 40-50% than 30% AND you have a much larger audience with an App store AND you have much lower overhead costs, the 30% is looking like a bargain. Once you Apple haters on slashdot realize this, you'll start to understand Apple's huge profits as of late.
I don't care what your citation states. Statistics and numbers within the organization can be moved around and applied to different products with in the company to make anything look to break even or to make 100% profit.
What are you, a Fox News viewer?
Bottom line, they are making a huge profit every quarter. An example.. There are other online music retailers that do not sell hardware and they are making money and they charge even less than Apple does, how the fuck are they making money but Apple which has 10-20x the volume just "breaking even"?
Because iTunes has no advertising, which is the main revenue stream for nearly every online entity these days.
Or what I think is kinda cool is upgrade any computer you have to Lion Server and keep your Snow Leopard Server hardware. Then, in Lion Server, download Server Admin, connect to both servers, and you get ALL services provided by both Lion and Snow Leopard in one GUI (twirl down the Lion Server and you see the Lion services in Server Admin, and twirl down the Snow Leopard Server and you see even more). Use your meager Lion server hardware for fun stuff like Server and Profile Manager, and your Snow Leopard server for all the heavy lifting (and administering Snow Leopard clients).
Lion Server is $50. It can't be THAT bad, especially if you keep at least one Snow Leopard Server running until they smooth out the transition.