Its not like the flip recorders are cinema quality either though. I would have a hard time justifying buying one instead of a phone that could do the same thing.
Not a replacement for a proper video camera mind you, but probably good enough for anything Ill need.
I don't think Apple has as much to gain in mac sales to a handful of developers (especially since you don't need a new machine every year or 2 just for iPhone apps) as they have to gain from having the absolute biggest and richest app collection for the iPhone/iPad.
I believe they are gambling that the iPhone and iPad are going to be the future of the company. Besides, after now, how many more developers are really going to pick up a mac just to develop for the iPhone and how much would apple really make on those Mac Minis?
Oooh, very interesting. I'll have to check that out. I had been hoping that Apple would support such a thing back when OSX first came out, but it doesn't make as much sense for Apple even though it would be pretty good for the development community at large.
I just wish they would fix all the bullshit with sub-projects in Xcode. The fact that I cant reliably know if I'm going to hit a break point or not because I may or may not have the sub project actually open is really not ok. Plus the inability to search in sub-projects is really unacceptable.
Its not so much the usability that bothers me and overall I actually like Xcode, but I really wish they would fix some of these issues.
I might not mind Xcode's UI too much but as a development environment it has a number of serious shortcomings and Apple isnt exactly rushing to fix them either.
Not that VS is a saint either usability wise, but it is more reliable in a lot of ways.
Its more likely that this will be about VS on windows being able to compile applications for the iPhone/iPad (maybe MacOS but that seems less likely) than a port of VS to the mac.
For one thing, porting a UI that complicated to the mac, would be a ton of work with fairly little pay off. On the other hand, giving windows developers the ability to write apps for the iPhone has a lot of value and lots of people who want to make iPhone apps who dont already own macs (and do own VS) would rather just install an iPhone SDK (including gcc compiler) on their windows box than go out and buy a mac.
This is more likely apple dealing with the developer demand for iPhone tools on windows (which you hear all the time) rather than developer complaints about Xcode (which you hear less often, despite its issues).
This doesn't sound like they will port it to the mac. In fact I think that would be pretty bad, the UI is just totally in apropirate. It sounds more like apple is trying to find a way to let people develop for the iPhone and the iPad (and maybe the mac as well) using a PC. This could be very useful for iPhone developers.
While I'm not sure developing mac applications on windows makes much sense, it could be very nice for setting up automated build machines in a mixed platform development environment.
While I certainly watch sports on local TV I don't really watch any kind of sports reporting or weather reporting or traffic reporting on TV. The internet provides all off that in a much more efficient package. I can go check the local weather right now without having to wait for the news to come on and get around to the weather report.
Right now I am more likely to get news, weather and traffic information from AM radio than I am from local TV stations.
Still, there will have to be some kind of local reporting somewhere, even if its not in the form we have been used to.
Texas does not represent a majority of the US. The only reason they have this kind of power is because they are the largest state, not because they are a majority.
If a consumer is not capable of making an informed choice between the iPhone and Android then lets hope they choose the iPhone because they wont be capable of making informed decisions about what apps to install.
Its a mess, but I don't see any better way to do it without making a bigger mess.
The only way I could see to do this is to get some kind of National group together from all states and forcing them to come to a consensus, possibly weighing states based on their population. But I couldn't see this happening without serious intervention at a federal level and then we just have national level politics involved instead of state level.
The fact of the matter is, Deleware is never going to be able to dictate to textbook publishers and will have to be content with whatever Texas and/or California come up with.
Maybe a bunch of the smaller states could get together and form a conglomerate to get a third (or even fourth) voice into the discussion.
Although to be fair, the whole "Bible of Jesus" thing isn't too in sync with any of the major religions of the time. Still more Christian than "Deist" but not exactly mainstream either.
To imply that Texas can make these changes without impacting the education of the rest of the nation is to be completely ignorant of the way in which textbooks are produced.
My understanding was that this bill was intended to prevent the specific changes proposed by Texas from making it into California textbooks. That is not leftist revisionism. Mr. Lee might be a bit heavy on the rhetoric but unless his bill specifically includes proposed changes to the existing curriculum (which, to the best of my knowledge) I don't think its fair to call him revisionist.
It seems to me that you are engaging in exactly the behavior you are calling out.
I remember learning about the christian background of the founding fathers. Simplified a bit to be sure. I also remember learning about the pilgrims coming here to avoid religious persecution.
Its not like religion wasn't mentioned in the text books I read as a kid but it wasn't the focus either.
Your right, Apple doesn't have any patents in the pool and the fact that Steve Jobs talked about possible legal action only indicates that Apple bothered to do some research on the legal viability of various codecs before choosing a backer.
Look, Apple may do some shit that we don't like here, but we don't need to make shit up. If you think it "Says something" that Steve Jobs talked about the legal viability of a codec then tell us what it says. Being vague and trying to create an evil enemy where none exists is just dishonest and weakens the rest of your comment.
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Its not like the flip recorders are cinema quality either though. I would have a hard time justifying buying one instead of a phone that could do the same thing.
Not a replacement for a proper video camera mind you, but probably good enough for anything Ill need.
unfortunately for people who really need the stimulants, you are more likely to be prescribed an anti-depressant for ADD these days.
I don't think Apple has as much to gain in mac sales to a handful of developers (especially since you don't need a new machine every year or 2 just for iPhone apps) as they have to gain from having the absolute biggest and richest app collection for the iPhone/iPad.
I believe they are gambling that the iPhone and iPad are going to be the future of the company. Besides, after now, how many more developers are really going to pick up a mac just to develop for the iPhone and how much would apple really make on those Mac Minis?
Oooh, very interesting. I'll have to check that out. I had been hoping that Apple would support such a thing back when OSX first came out, but it doesn't make as much sense for Apple even though it would be pretty good for the development community at large.
Thanks for the info.
Much of the Cocoa API comes from NeXTSTEP which came out in 1989. Sure its been changed over the years, but its not exactly a spring chicken either.
I just wish they would fix all the bullshit with sub-projects in Xcode. The fact that I cant reliably know if I'm going to hit a break point or not because I may or may not have the sub project actually open is really not ok. Plus the inability to search in sub-projects is really unacceptable.
Its not so much the usability that bothers me and overall I actually like Xcode, but I really wish they would fix some of these issues.
I might not mind Xcode's UI too much but as a development environment it has a number of serious shortcomings and Apple isnt exactly rushing to fix them either.
Not that VS is a saint either usability wise, but it is more reliable in a lot of ways.
Its more likely that this will be about VS on windows being able to compile applications for the iPhone/iPad (maybe MacOS but that seems less likely) than a port of VS to the mac.
For one thing, porting a UI that complicated to the mac, would be a ton of work with fairly little pay off. On the other hand, giving windows developers the ability to write apps for the iPhone has a lot of value and lots of people who want to make iPhone apps who dont already own macs (and do own VS) would rather just install an iPhone SDK (including gcc compiler) on their windows box than go out and buy a mac.
This is more likely apple dealing with the developer demand for iPhone tools on windows (which you hear all the time) rather than developer complaints about Xcode (which you hear less often, despite its issues).
This doesn't sound like they will port it to the mac. In fact I think that would be pretty bad, the UI is just totally in apropirate. It sounds more like apple is trying to find a way to let people develop for the iPhone and the iPad (and maybe the mac as well) using a PC. This could be very useful for iPhone developers.
While I'm not sure developing mac applications on windows makes much sense, it could be very nice for setting up automated build machines in a mixed platform development environment.
While I certainly watch sports on local TV I don't really watch any kind of sports reporting or weather reporting or traffic reporting on TV. The internet provides all off that in a much more efficient package. I can go check the local weather right now without having to wait for the news to come on and get around to the weather report.
Right now I am more likely to get news, weather and traffic information from AM radio than I am from local TV stations.
Still, there will have to be some kind of local reporting somewhere, even if its not in the form we have been used to.
If you lived along it wouldn't be that bad. Depending on the actual speeds and latency of course.
Texas does not represent a majority of the US. The only reason they have this kind of power is because they are the largest state, not because they are a majority.
If a consumer is not capable of making an informed choice between the iPhone and Android then lets hope they choose the iPhone because they wont be capable of making informed decisions about what apps to install.
Its a mess, but I don't see any better way to do it without making a bigger mess.
The only way I could see to do this is to get some kind of National group together from all states and forcing them to come to a consensus, possibly weighing states based on their population. But I couldn't see this happening without serious intervention at a federal level and then we just have national level politics involved instead of state level.
The fact of the matter is, Deleware is never going to be able to dictate to textbook publishers and will have to be content with whatever Texas and/or California come up with.
Maybe a bunch of the smaller states could get together and form a conglomerate to get a third (or even fourth) voice into the discussion.
The people I know in the text book industry are still working on the last set of revisions from Texas. This isn't the first time they did this.
Although to be fair, the whole "Bible of Jesus" thing isn't too in sync with any of the major religions of the time. Still more Christian than "Deist" but not exactly mainstream either.
To imply that Texas can make these changes without impacting the education of the rest of the nation is to be completely ignorant of the way in which textbooks are produced.
My understanding was that this bill was intended to prevent the specific changes proposed by Texas from making it into California textbooks. That is not leftist revisionism. Mr. Lee might be a bit heavy on the rhetoric but unless his bill specifically includes proposed changes to the existing curriculum (which, to the best of my knowledge) I don't think its fair to call him revisionist.
It seems to me that you are engaging in exactly the behavior you are calling out.
I remember learning about the christian background of the founding fathers. Simplified a bit to be sure. I also remember learning about the pilgrims coming here to avoid religious persecution.
Its not like religion wasn't mentioned in the text books I read as a kid but it wasn't the focus either.
Plus, does having been to space really make you an authority on the technical, financial and political implications of space travel?
you didn't have to write a lisp meta-circular evaluator for compilers? I thought this stuff was pretty much the same course work just about anywhere.
Your right, Apple doesn't have any patents in the pool and the fact that Steve Jobs talked about possible legal action only indicates that Apple bothered to do some research on the legal viability of various codecs before choosing a backer.
Look, Apple may do some shit that we don't like here, but we don't need to make shit up. If you think it "Says something" that Steve Jobs talked about the legal viability of a codec then tell us what it says. Being vague and trying to create an evil enemy where none exists is just dishonest and weakens the rest of your comment.
That sounds like a real crime against humanity.
Ive always preferred 'burgled'
Wrapped around the dowel in the closet no doubt.
Do be careful with that kind of play, you don't want to end up like David Caradine