What must be really depressing for her is that (as of this writing) HP's stock is up more than 11 percent in pre-market trading today. That's nearly a $7 billion increase in market cap - how depressing for her. She was worth negative $7 billion to HPQ's value.
However, given their stance on Linux drivers, my next purchase will be Nvidia.
Mine too.
Unfortunately, this means diddly-squat in the grand scheme of things. As long as ATI can convince Dell and the top few PC vendors that they have the best solution for Windows, then we lose.
If you could play the same games on the PC, who would buy a PS3?
That's what Microsoft's argument was when they implemented "autorun". The idea was that they could have "console-like gaming ability". Obviously, that failed miserably and they ended up releasing their own console.
But, ultimately, people want a box that they can stick under the TV that just works. The PC does not have that reputation yet. Consoles are cheap and will not likely find themselves being replaced in the near future.
Well considering that Sony offered a Linux kit for the PS2 and it really never took off (due to price because of the HD) I can't imagine this will happen.
I'm not saying, "offer a Linux kit". I'm saying that they should leverage a PC platform to run the PS3. If they could develop a DirectX-like API for Linux, programmers would have a spec to which they could adhere and their games would compile for both PS3 and Linux. They could actually create a knoppix-like bootable gaming platform for people with Windows-only PCs. They'd need to certify hardware, but this is next to trivial in this age of two graphics chip vendors.
This is probably the best way to topple Wintel. And I would say "good riddance" to both.
1) Sony uses a custom Linux distro for PS3 2) PS3 becomes infinitely popular 3) Sony releases cell processor for PCs 4) Cell processor takes over PC world 5) Linux now has hundreds of game titles, thanks to PS3 development 6) People dual boot Linux for games, eventually dump windows 7) No proft!
so if you don't fancy getting sued when using P2P, simply rename your downloaded files and use this handy tool to find out if the rename was effective or not.
The MPAA isn't quite that dumb but it is a nice idea. What will eventually happen is that some bright spark will release private P2P software that will allow only certain people to participate (think, your immediate group of friends, their friends, family, etc). It will be just like back in the old BBS days of "elite" access - you had to know someone who knew someone who knew someone who could vouch for you.
Once it goes private, there's no stopping it without Congress and hardware. And it will still be difficult at that point.
And while I'm dishing out ideas, can someone create a MythTV implementation that will allow a "community" of PVRs to collaborate and share? Just automate the file transfers using the above "private P2P" techniques.
The absolute worst option would be to continue to enable those disfunctional websites which either through incompetence or collusion with microsoft are rejecting customers who choose to use web browsers and/or operating systems other than the common microsoft variety.
Did you not read yesterday's article on IBM's Linux migration? They're pretty much stuck because they need IE for so many things. If they could have a browser that would render with IE on-demand automagically, then they could switch to that browser *right now*.
But, because everyone wants to be an idealist, this browser doesn't exist. This means that they'll stick with IE since it is much less work.
Once they've got the list, they pretty much have a plan of attack. Just prioritize the we apps that require IE and then start hacking them into cross-platform goodness. The best way to get that list would be the browser that I've described. Just put a "fix site" button in the hypothetical browser and the entire workforce will find the sites for them. No work needed - just harvest the results and automatically clear them from the client PCs once the apps are fixed.
This is *the only* strategy for a migration since it is not practical to do it with the flip of a switch in most cases.
What we need is sort of what AOL was rumored to be doing with the next version of Netscape - IE integration. Before the flames start, hear me out.
Some websites require IE right now. It would be nice for n00bs if they could use Firefox or any alternative browser without this worry. With an IE integration feature, we could amass a list of the websites that need IE rendering and Firefox could automatically render them with IE, if needed. Everything else gets Gecko. And maybe "the community" could put together an action team to help those on the list get off of the list.
Perhaps there could be job creation involved, to boot.
Treat your "normals" as you would like to be treated if the positions were reversed.
I disagree, to some extent.
While I'm not in a management position, I've had both types of managers - "dictators" and "friends". While it is certainly nice having a "friend", I can see where having someone to dictate what needs to be done on occasion.
There needs to be a happy medium but if the employees don't fear management to some degree, then all is lost.
Re:Whatever gets AOL off the net is fine with me.
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But I'll take anything that reduces AOL's Internet presence as a good thing for the Internet.
I hate to piggyback the FP with something that isn't exactly a reply but this is mu humble experience.
I work at a large corporation and we periodically bid our laptops in units of 5000. Centrino ultimately means nothing. It is just a standard for a "Pentium M with wireless + extra premium". What we have found is that it is much cheaper to just buy a "Pentium M with wireless - Centrino logo" for much less money. HP, Dell and IBM basically said that we could have the same PC with the Centrino sticker but it will cost us a lot more.
It is the same thing yet millions of people are eating it up and paying a lot more simply to have the Centrino sticker on their machine. Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large quanitites.
What if the solution to "closing the gap" involves a nonvolatile, RAM storage mechanism? Imagine a high-density block of RAM that doesn't lose power when you remove power. If it is cheap enough (only a matter of time), then you don't need a hard drive. Since the hard drive uses a good deal of power, it is a welcome change in the world of laptops (not to mention performance).
I hate to use the term, "think outside the box" but this is the kind of stuff that is going to happen. At some point, there will be no need to differentiate from desktop or laptop internals. They will all be more than fast enough.
I can see this being the year of partnerships. Wireless transfers will be a huge part of that. All Creative need to do is add Bluetooth to their devices and sell them at Taco Bell. At this point, people could get the Backdoor Boy's latest hit with the purchase of a burrito.
I also see a large market for pre-recorded radio. Your car downloads the media at night while it sits in your garage. You listen the next day and hit the big red 'buy' button in order to purchase the music that you like.
You'd think Microsoft would/could advertise more. What's up with that?
Everyone thinks that they're a monopoly. Isn't that the best advertising?
You'd think that they could innovate with their $65 billion in cash. Instead, we get a grand total of - not one, not two - but THREE color schemes for Windows XP. It is arrogance like this that will eventually displace Microsoft. Not that color schemes matter, but the company hasn't come up with anything original in a long time. This is just a good example.
And they spend billions on R&D every year. It is like there is some law that prevents them from coming up with something both useful and non-evil. I have about a hundred ideas that they could use right now.
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Who cares about size?
Apparently, you've never heard of the Law of Geek Chic:
The goal of all electronic devices is to eventually become a choking hazard.
How else are you going to watch TV on your cell phone?
Which OSS desktop do you like best - Gnome or KDE?
What must be really depressing for her is that (as of this writing) HP's stock is up more than 11 percent in pre-market trading today. That's nearly a $7 billion increase in market cap - how depressing for her. She was worth negative $7 billion to HPQ's value.
Nere's a pic of the new form factor that they will be using for the case.
What is it going to do what others don't?
Make the PHB's feel all warm and fuzzy. Also see: StarOffice versus OpenOffice.
The game is rated "Arrrr!" for pirates.
However, given their stance on Linux drivers, my next purchase will be Nvidia.
Mine too.
Unfortunately, this means diddly-squat in the grand scheme of things. As long as ATI can convince Dell and the top few PC vendors that they have the best solution for Windows, then we lose.
If you could play the same games on the PC, who would buy a PS3?
That's what Microsoft's argument was when they implemented "autorun". The idea was that they could have "console-like gaming ability". Obviously, that failed miserably and they ended up releasing their own console.
But, ultimately, people want a box that they can stick under the TV that just works. The PC does not have that reputation yet. Consoles are cheap and will not likely find themselves being replaced in the near future.
Well considering that Sony offered a Linux kit for the PS2 and it really never took off (due to price because of the HD) I can't imagine this will happen.
I'm not saying, "offer a Linux kit". I'm saying that they should leverage a PC platform to run the PS3. If they could develop a DirectX-like API for Linux, programmers would have a spec to which they could adhere and their games would compile for both PS3 and Linux. They could actually create a knoppix-like bootable gaming platform for people with Windows-only PCs. They'd need to certify hardware, but this is next to trivial in this age of two graphics chip vendors.
This is probably the best way to topple Wintel. And I would say "good riddance" to both.
Here's what I'm hoping:
1) Sony uses a custom Linux distro for PS3
2) PS3 becomes infinitely popular
3) Sony releases cell processor for PCs
4) Cell processor takes over PC world
5) Linux now has hundreds of game titles, thanks to PS3 development
6) People dual boot Linux for games, eventually dump windows
7) No proft!
so if you don't fancy getting sued when using P2P, simply rename your downloaded files and use this handy tool to find out if the rename was effective or not.
The MPAA isn't quite that dumb but it is a nice idea. What will eventually happen is that some bright spark will release private P2P software that will allow only certain people to participate (think, your immediate group of friends, their friends, family, etc). It will be just like back in the old BBS days of "elite" access - you had to know someone who knew someone who knew someone who could vouch for you.
Once it goes private, there's no stopping it without Congress and hardware. And it will still be difficult at that point.
And while I'm dishing out ideas, can someone create a MythTV implementation that will allow a "community" of PVRs to collaborate and share? Just automate the file transfers using the above "private P2P" techniques.
The absolute worst option would be to continue to enable those disfunctional websites which either through incompetence or collusion with microsoft are rejecting customers who choose to use web browsers and/or operating systems other than the common microsoft variety.
Did you not read yesterday's article on IBM's Linux migration? They're pretty much stuck because they need IE for so many things. If they could have a browser that would render with IE on-demand automagically, then they could switch to that browser *right now*.
But, because everyone wants to be an idealist, this browser doesn't exist. This means that they'll stick with IE since it is much less work.
Once they've got the list, they pretty much have a plan of attack. Just prioritize the we apps that require IE and then start hacking them into cross-platform goodness. The best way to get that list would be the browser that I've described. Just put a "fix site" button in the hypothetical browser and the entire workforce will find the sites for them. No work needed - just harvest the results and automatically clear them from the client PCs once the apps are fixed.
This is *the only* strategy for a migration since it is not practical to do it with the flip of a switch in most cases.
What we need is sort of what AOL was rumored to be doing with the next version of Netscape - IE integration. Before the flames start, hear me out.
Some websites require IE right now. It would be nice for n00bs if they could use Firefox or any alternative browser without this worry. With an IE integration feature, we could amass a list of the websites that need IE rendering and Firefox could automatically render them with IE, if needed. Everything else gets Gecko. And maybe "the community" could put together an action team to help those on the list get off of the list.
Perhaps there could be job creation involved, to boot.
What's wrong with Xvid?
Umm... look at the download page. The process of getting footage into Xvid format isn't exactly straight forward.
Sorry to respond to my own post but I forgot this...
I find that I respect a manager that is demanding and tough but will take me out to a nice lunch when things get done properly.
Treat your "normals" as you would like to be treated if the positions were reversed.
I disagree, to some extent.
While I'm not in a management position, I've had both types of managers - "dictators" and "friends". While it is certainly nice having a "friend", I can see where having someone to dictate what needs to be done on occasion.
There needs to be a happy medium but if the employees don't fear management to some degree, then all is lost.
But I'll take anything that reduces AOL's Internet presence as a good thing for the Internet.
Me too.
A++ post! Would mod up again.
The Session Initiation Protocol enables just about anybody with little resources to become their own Real-Time Communications Giant.
/sarcasm
What if I have modest resources? Can I still become my own real-time communications giant?
I hate to piggyback the FP with something that isn't exactly a reply but this is mu humble experience.
I work at a large corporation and we periodically bid our laptops in units of 5000. Centrino ultimately means nothing. It is just a standard for a "Pentium M with wireless + extra premium". What we have found is that it is much cheaper to just buy a "Pentium M with wireless - Centrino logo" for much less money. HP, Dell and IBM basically said that we could have the same PC with the Centrino sticker but it will cost us a lot more.
It is the same thing yet millions of people are eating it up and paying a lot more simply to have the Centrino sticker on their machine. Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large quanitites.
Can anyone say WAPP instead of LAMP?
How about just saying "thanks"? I looked for a "donations" link on the Postgres page and they don't even have one.
Kudos to the Postgres team. Thank you.
I don't need 64 Bit processing.
What if the solution to "closing the gap" involves a nonvolatile, RAM storage mechanism? Imagine a high-density block of RAM that doesn't lose power when you remove power. If it is cheap enough (only a matter of time), then you don't need a hard drive. Since the hard drive uses a good deal of power, it is a welcome change in the world of laptops (not to mention performance).
I hate to use the term, "think outside the box" but this is the kind of stuff that is going to happen. At some point, there will be no need to differentiate from desktop or laptop internals. They will all be more than fast enough.
They're fuelled by alcohol.
I can see this being the year of partnerships. Wireless transfers will be a huge part of that. All Creative need to do is add Bluetooth to their devices and sell them at Taco Bell. At this point, people could get the Backdoor Boy's latest hit with the purchase of a burrito.
I also see a large market for pre-recorded radio. Your car downloads the media at night while it sits in your garage. You listen the next day and hit the big red 'buy' button in order to purchase the music that you like.
You'd think Microsoft would/could advertise more. What's up with that?
Everyone thinks that they're a monopoly. Isn't that the best advertising?
You'd think that they could innovate with their $65 billion in cash. Instead, we get a grand total of - not one, not two - but THREE color schemes for Windows XP. It is arrogance like this that will eventually displace Microsoft. Not that color schemes matter, but the company hasn't come up with anything original in a long time. This is just a good example.
And they spend billions on R&D every year. It is like there is some law that prevents them from coming up with something both useful and non-evil. I have about a hundred ideas that they could use right now.
An interesting story to find on slashdot just after I hear NPR's bit on the crackberry.