I'm against any law designed to force out any specific competitor from any market...
The charitable assumption is that you posted in the wrong thread, then. The bill everybody else is talking about here doesn't say anything about whose software to use; it just requires support for a specific file format. ODF is an open standard, which means that everybody is allowed to use it, and they don't have to pay anything for the privilege. Nobody is being excluded, unless they exclude themselves.
States get the authority to tax interstate purchases from the same place that software companies get the authority to impose EULAs: from the magic of flat-out lying.
It seems rather pointless to buy another monitor when I don't need one. I already paid for 2 monitors, I don't want to pay for a third.
Okay, that sounds reasonable.
Even if I had zero monitors I would not buy an all in one unit. It is a restricting, needless integration.... Integrating the monitor is a stupid idea and I would not buy a computer with integrated monitor.... Even if I lost my common sense and would consider an integrated monitor computer,...
This, not so much. I see that it's not about having two monitors at all; you just hate the idea of a computer having a built-in monitor. You really, really hate the idea of a computer having a built-in monitor. Anyway, on to your questions:
Can I use the internal monitor too play Xbox on?
Yes, if you have a TV digitizer. Otherwise, of course not.
If the computer fails can I still use the monitor?
Yes, if you're willing to get the failed parts fixed. Otherwise, of course not.
You do raise a good point, though. It would be cool if Apple added video input to the iMac.
If the monitor fails can I still use the computer?
Absolutely. As I mentioned before, there is an external monitor port. I have no idea what you're getting at, here.
Can I upgrade the computer and keep using the same monitor?
Yes. The upgrades you can put on an iMac leave the internal display alone. I assume you were trying to hint at the no-user-serviceable-parts-inside aspect; that is annoying, but it has nothing to do with the display being built in.
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First I have two monitors, so a built in monitor computer is out.
I'm sorry, I've missed a step. The current iMacs have a connector for an external monitor. Do you mean that you need both monitors to be better than any iMac's built-in panel?
In the case of digital audio, the iTunes DRM songs can only be played in the player(s) produced by a single manufacturer, and are incompatible with any other.
Wrong! Or, at best, right in the narrowest pedantic sense, but utterly misleading as a practical matter. Do you really not know that you can burn your iTunes DRM songs onto ordinary non-DRM redbook audio CDs using only documented iTunes commands? Look, I hate vendor lock-in as much as anybody, but this is a combination lock with the combination written on it.
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I'm against any law designed to force out any specific competitor from any market ...
The charitable assumption is that you posted in the wrong thread, then. The bill everybody else is talking about here doesn't say anything about whose software to use; it just requires support for a specific file format. ODF is an open standard, which means that everybody is allowed to use it, and they don't have to pay anything for the privilege. Nobody is being excluded, unless they exclude themselves.
States get the authority to tax interstate purchases from the same place that software companies get the authority to impose EULAs: from the magic of flat-out lying.
It seems rather pointless to buy another monitor when I don't need one. I already paid for 2 monitors, I don't want to pay for a third.
Okay, that sounds reasonable.
Even if I had zero monitors I would not buy an all in one unit. It is a restricting, needless integration. ... Integrating the monitor is a stupid idea and I would not buy a computer with integrated monitor. ... Even if I lost my common sense and would consider an integrated monitor computer, ...
This, not so much. I see that it's not about having two monitors at all; you just hate the idea of a computer having a built-in monitor. You really, really hate the idea of a computer having a built-in monitor. Anyway, on to your questions:
Can I use the internal monitor too play Xbox on?
Yes, if you have a TV digitizer. Otherwise, of course not.
If the computer fails can I still use the monitor?
Yes, if you're willing to get the failed parts fixed. Otherwise, of course not.
You do raise a good point, though. It would be cool if Apple added video input to the iMac.
If the monitor fails can I still use the computer?
Absolutely. As I mentioned before, there is an external monitor port. I have no idea what you're getting at, here.
Can I upgrade the computer and keep using the same monitor?
Yes. The upgrades you can put on an iMac leave the internal display alone. I assume you were trying to hint at the no-user-serviceable-parts-inside aspect; that is annoying, but it has nothing to do with the display being built in.
First I have two monitors, so a built in monitor computer is out.
I'm sorry, I've missed a step. The current iMacs have a connector for an external monitor. Do you mean that you need both monitors to be better than any iMac's built-in panel?
In the case of digital audio, the iTunes DRM songs can only be played in the player(s) produced by a single manufacturer, and are incompatible with any other.
Wrong! Or, at best, right in the narrowest pedantic sense, but utterly misleading as a practical matter. Do you really not know that you can burn your iTunes DRM songs onto ordinary non-DRM redbook audio CDs using only documented iTunes commands? Look, I hate vendor lock-in as much as anybody, but this is a combination lock with the combination written on it.