Because then we would have malware and porn. If you want malware, please choose an Android device and download away. Haven't you noticed you don't need anti-virus software on most Apple products?
There's also the issue of professional pride: If I were in his situation and I got hit by a bus (see the Six Feet Under pilot), I would want someone else to be able to pick up where I left off. I would also want this replacement to compliment the quality of my work. You need a test environment to do this.
I'm not excited about your use of "malfunctioning". It's not the same as being born with a missing leg. It's more like being born with a 36" vertical leap. I feel the pluses outweigh the minuses.
Only Republicans are allowed to make up crap from thin air.
Q20: Are Social Security numbers reused after a person dies?
A: No. We do not reassign a Social Security number (SSN) after the number holder's death. Even though we have issued over 453 million SSNs so far, and we assign about 5 and one-half million new numbers a year, the current numbering system will provide us with enough new numbers for several generations into the future with no changes in the numbering system.
The closest relative to this level of effort is the supercomputers of yesterday.
The closest relative to these machines are the IBM Power Systems systems (think Watson). The smallest Power Systems system, with the right software, is suitable for a 10-employee business.
True, but something is happening here. I think what's missing from the original post is that HP and Dell are being displaced by Acer and Lenovo. The decline in Windows computers is a separate story.
When I use mod points, I use them against the uninformed and unintelligent. I don't use them just because someone disagrees with me in an intelligent way.
My biggest pet peeve is people posting about something they get wrong that was already explained in the comments. Read before posting, folks.
PC sales (excluding Macs and iOS tablets) have dropped by 1%. Worse, HP and Dell are being replaced by Lenovo and Acer.
Some pundits are showing year-to-year growth in PC shipments but only by including Macs, which have been selling in increasing numbers every quarter for a couple of years now.
There are 11 types of Slashdotters: Those who get the joke, those who don't get the joke and don't care, and those who laugh anyway but have no clue what "JCL" means.
1. was discussed in the article. When you import, you still pay the GST. Not a factor.
3. Unless the product is different in Australia, the cost should be the same. Not a factor.
4. That will be similar for regular store vs. grey market. Not a factor.
5. They should be the same regardless of source. Not a factor.
6. They should be the same. Not a factor.
That leaves 2. as the only difference and that's not enough to explain the price difference.
I can be more specific: Grey market goods are new, authentic goods bought through a distribution channel not approved by the manufacturer. Grey market goods do not have to cross borders; I can buy Cisco routers on the grey market in the U.S.
You can also extend the definition to include used/remanufactured goods that cross borders as well.
(I notice the British/Australian(?) spelling of "grey" is displacing the American "gray".)
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You can install an external pressurization system for a one-time capital cost and use the same tires you buy now. Do a Google search on TIREMAAX.
Because then we would have malware and porn. If you want malware, please choose an Android device and download away. Haven't you noticed you don't need anti-virus software on most Apple products?
Ok, you are hereby forbidden to buy any Apple products.
Score:5 Funny (No mod points today, sorry. It looks like I have to comment to get mod points.)
There's also the issue of professional pride: If I were in his situation and I got hit by a bus (see the Six Feet Under pilot), I would want someone else to be able to pick up where I left off. I would also want this replacement to compliment the quality of my work. You need a test environment to do this.
When an autistic person marries another autistic person, they can have profoundly autistic children. Wired Magazine dubbed it The Geek Syndrome.
So if you're autistic, like many engineers and programmers, try to avoid marrying someone like yourself if you're thinking of having kids.
You sound jealous! It's just too bad not everyone can be HFA.
But you did such a nice job of putting him in his place!
I'm not excited about your use of "malfunctioning". It's not the same as being born with a missing leg. It's more like being born with a 36" vertical leap. I feel the pluses outweigh the minuses.
Driving too slow is just as dangerous. Minimum speed should be 65 mph.
Only Republicans are allowed to make up crap from thin air.
Q20: Are Social Security numbers reused after a person dies?
A: No. We do not reassign a Social Security number (SSN) after the number holder's death. Even though we have issued over 453 million SSNs so far, and we assign about 5 and one-half million new numbers a year, the current numbering system will provide us with enough new numbers for several generations into the future with no changes in the numbering system.
The closest relative to this level of effort is the supercomputers of yesterday.
The closest relative to these machines are the IBM Power Systems systems (think Watson). The smallest Power Systems system, with the right software, is suitable for a 10-employee business.
selling it on the open market...
I'll bet they will sell them to you, but if you have to ask the cost, you can't afford one.
True, but something is happening here. I think what's missing from the original post is that HP and Dell are being displaced by Acer and Lenovo. The decline in Windows computers is a separate story.
When I use mod points, I use them against the uninformed and unintelligent. I don't use them just because someone disagrees with me in an intelligent way.
My biggest pet peeve is people posting about something they get wrong that was already explained in the comments. Read before posting, folks.
Your sarcasm is scathing. Dell is the company that ships three computers with identical specs yet they have three different disk drives in them.
PC sales (excluding Macs and iOS tablets) have dropped by 1%. Worse, HP and Dell are being replaced by Lenovo and Acer.
Some pundits are showing year-to-year growth in PC shipments but only by including Macs, which have been selling in increasing numbers every quarter for a couple of years now.
You must be dominant over the JCL, grasshopper. No hives.
The gouge factor covers everything. Just charge what you can get away with. They would do that in the U.S. except for the competition.
There are 11 types of Slashdotters: Those who get the joke, those who don't get the joke and don't care, and those who laugh anyway but have no clue what "JCL" means.
1. was discussed in the article. When you import, you still pay the GST. Not a factor.
3. Unless the product is different in Australia, the cost should be the same. Not a factor.
4. That will be similar for regular store vs. grey market. Not a factor.
5. They should be the same regardless of source. Not a factor.
6. They should be the same. Not a factor.
That leaves 2. as the only difference and that's not enough to explain the price difference.
I can be more specific: Grey market goods are new, authentic goods bought through a distribution channel not approved by the manufacturer. Grey market goods do not have to cross borders; I can buy Cisco routers on the grey market in the U.S.
You can also extend the definition to include used/remanufactured goods that cross borders as well.
(I notice the British/Australian(?) spelling of "grey" is displacing the American "gray".)
Or maybe the average professional who bills at $100+ and hour. For me, a MacBook is a cost of doing business.
Please mod down to Troll. Never had it happen with a Mac and I bought my first Mac laptop in 1996 (still working without batteries).
If the battery fails within three years, they replace it for free. It's called AppleCare.
My MacBook Pro is coming up to three years and shows no deterioration in the battery. I would expect four years from it before needing to replace it.