Actually the opposite would happen. Consider that the chicken is the most succesful bird currently for a few reasons, It is: fat, tasty, and slow, and defenseless.
Consider if farmers were not keeping foxes and cats away from them, I do not think they would be as successful.
Since you didn't post to my Apple bashing anonymously, I will explain myself...
My impression and limited experience of Mac users has been folks who genuinely think Apple is innovative. I believe they are not. They take existing technology and perhaps make it more mature by adding a good interface to it. I give them credit for making things like mp3 players more mainstream but they did it by trying to pushing their own format. In the end they are bad for the industry and I am glad their strategy of keeping everything closed failed the last time around they were a heavy player.
Very simply, if "Apple" in the article was replaced with the less word hip "Sony" all the Apple fans would not be happy.
but I do point out when a company continuously acts like a fool. The bigger fools of course are the users who overpay and support it because they like having a more closed system as long as the interface is shinier.
This is bad because the Eagles may be even more greedy than the record companies. They dont mind bilking their fans when they go on tour and probably wouldn't mind when selling their wares.
I am afraid you are incorrect. Intent is very relevant for crimes.
If someone kills someone accidentally, say for example in a car accident they are not guilty of a crime (for example someone jay walking and jumping in front of your car). However, if someone kills someone while drunk driving or say robbing a bank, they are. This is the gray area that exists but basically in the 2 latter situations it would be criminal and the punishment would be penal NOT civil or monetary (though you can have a civil penalty as well). A mens rea (guilty mind) standard is applied which goes to intent.
Furthermore, the implied warranty is uniform commercial code and NOT criminal. There is no penalty of loss of freedom (ie jail) in the UCC and neither should there be.
Truthfully no one would bother unless it was a class action. The Sony attorneys I am sure bitterly fought having a class approved by the court. The attorneys will be the real winners either way.
Crimes require intent. AKA a guilty mind (mens rea). I assume the majority of the updates were successful which would make it hard to prove they intentionally wanted to brick units to charge repairs.
I wonder if just modified units were bricked (in Apple's grand tradition).
I think the point is that you cannot do with an iPhone what I can do with my WM device without jailbreaking it (and I can still do more with my pro2 even then). And most "apple fanboi's" support and are proponents of Apple regardless of how closed they are. They follow them no matter how Apple treats their customers. They are no different than M$ and in my opinion worse.
I do like their interface. Probably their only real contribution.
That love apple no matter what will flock to them anyway, pay, and not care (as long as its not Microsoft I can pretend I'm cool and tech savvy at the same time).
They are not the police and they shouldn't be trying to police what bad things can come from good things. They should be selling software.
The reason is more likely that they are control freaks and not noble. Apple the spoiled preferred child really IMHO is as bad if not worse than MS in having a closed system. Their sheep of users always give them a free ride.
Having quick/convenient access to a spell checker, thesaurus, and dictionary has increased my orthography. My penmanship is another story but that wasn't the word processors fault to begin with.
From useless to possibly useful. This reminds me of adverse possession laws were if real property is not being used ownership can be transfered to someone who will actually make some positive use of the property.
Good ruling that is taking books sitting as orphans outside of a users/readers reach and making them freely accessible.
TSK TSK... you do know that Dan Brown is a fiction writer not a historian right? What next fox news is a credible news agency?!?!
From his own web site
The Da Vinci Code is a novel and therefore a work of fiction.
You misspoke regarding the debunking of Einstein's religiosity or spirituality (to make it sound more acceptable). It's a catch 22 because we could go back and forth with quotes and sources. It is controversial and not debunked. I've had a different experience than yours regarding biases. I've found the professional atheist usually responds very defensively and righteously. Just like the parent poster remarked in a grade-school manner.
I could not have said it better. A creationist does not equal an exploiter of scientific ignorance. That was the problem with your statement.
On your latter point, Planck and Maxwell were very religious and did believe in a personal God which Einstein did not. Succinctly, to believe in an Abrahamic world view means believing in a creator. And that is my point, (which seems to be yours) in the end that it does not contradict science were even men of science can reconcile it.
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FINALLY, \. moderators aren't moding down every negative but valid apple comment.
Don't try and waste an Apple fans' time with things like facts.
Like the first poster that erroneously claims there are no software patent violation claims.
Actually the opposite would happen. Consider that the chicken is the most succesful bird currently for a few reasons, It is: fat, tasty, and slow, and defenseless.
Consider if farmers were not keeping foxes and cats away from them, I do not think they would be as successful.
To further your good argument, Apple sells Mac OS X by itself.
Since you didn't post to my Apple bashing anonymously, I will explain myself...
My impression and limited experience of Mac users has been folks who genuinely think Apple is innovative. I believe they are not. They take existing technology and perhaps make it more mature by adding a good interface to it. I give them credit for making things like mp3 players more mainstream but they did it by trying to pushing their own format. In the end they are bad for the industry and I am glad their strategy of keeping everything closed failed the last time around they were a heavy player.
Very simply, if "Apple" in the article was replaced with the less word hip "Sony" all the Apple fans would not be happy.
I never do never will
but I do point out when a company continuously acts like a fool. The bigger fools of course are the users who overpay and support it because they like having a more closed system as long as the interface is shinier.
Apple did it so it can't be bad
This is bad because the Eagles may be even more greedy than the record companies. They dont mind bilking their fans when they go on tour and probably wouldn't mind when selling their wares.
I am afraid you are incorrect. Intent is very relevant for crimes.
If someone kills someone accidentally, say for example in a car accident they are not guilty of a crime (for example someone jay walking and jumping in front of your car). However, if someone kills someone while drunk driving or say robbing a bank, they are. This is the gray area that exists but basically in the 2 latter situations it would be criminal and the punishment would be penal NOT civil or monetary (though you can have a civil penalty as well). A mens rea (guilty mind) standard is applied which goes to intent.
Furthermore, the implied warranty is uniform commercial code and NOT criminal. There is no penalty of loss of freedom (ie jail) in the UCC and neither should there be.
I believe most people do not have your flexibility and would not take off work to waste half a day in small claims court for a few bucks.
Truthfully no one would bother unless it was a class action. The Sony attorneys I am sure bitterly fought having a class approved by the court. The attorneys will be the real winners either way.
Crimes require intent. AKA a guilty mind (mens rea). I assume the majority of the updates were successful which would make it hard to prove they intentionally wanted to brick units to charge repairs.
I wonder if just modified units were bricked (in Apple's grand tradition).
I think the point is that you cannot do with an iPhone what I can do with my WM device without jailbreaking it (and I can still do more with my pro2 even then). And most "apple fanboi's" support and are proponents of Apple regardless of how closed they are. They follow them no matter how Apple treats their customers. They are no different than M$ and in my opinion worse.
I do like their interface. Probably their only real contribution.
That love apple no matter what will flock to them anyway, pay, and not care (as long as its not Microsoft I can pretend I'm cool and tech savvy at the same time).
They are not the police and they shouldn't be trying to police what bad things can come from good things. They should be selling software. The reason is more likely that they are control freaks and not noble. Apple the spoiled preferred child really IMHO is as bad if not worse than MS in having a closed system. Their sheep of users always give them a free ride.
Having quick/convenient access to a spell checker, thesaurus, and dictionary has increased my orthography. My penmanship is another story but that wasn't the word processors fault to begin with.
From useless to possibly useful. This reminds me of adverse possession laws were if real property is not being used ownership can be transfered to someone who will actually make some positive use of the property.
Good ruling that is taking books sitting as orphans outside of a users/readers reach and making them freely accessible.
The difference is that this is Scientology's sole purpose like all cults.
including dan brown himself. I love when people quote him as an authority it shows how ignorant they are.
The Da Vinci Code is a novel and therefore a work of fiction.
With 2 classic quotes like those behind Lynton's name could I propose a new acronym for slashdot...
...Don't Bother RTFA
or MS is once again using the tried and tested strategy of using their customers as beta testers for their "final release"
To further this point, it is more likely that you'll have a duplicate finger print than a matched hash or hash collision.
You misspoke regarding the debunking of Einstein's religiosity or spirituality (to make it sound more acceptable). It's a catch 22 because we could go back and forth with quotes and sources. It is controversial and not debunked. I've had a different experience than yours regarding biases. I've found the professional atheist usually responds very defensively and righteously. Just like the parent poster remarked in a grade-school manner.
I could not have said it better. A creationist does not equal an exploiter of scientific ignorance. That was the problem with your statement.
On your latter point, Planck and Maxwell were very religious and did believe in a personal God which Einstein did not. Succinctly, to believe in an Abrahamic world view means believing in a creator. And that is my point, (which seems to be yours) in the end that it does not contradict science were even men of science can reconcile it.