It's called "Watch the debate with other people, turn your head and talk to them" - social site just offer the ability to talk to people who can't spell.
The thing is, computer's haven't changed in years. The last set of major changes happened back in the late 90's when the version 4 browsers hit the market... Since then there has been evolution, but no revolution...
I never have seen anything that difficult. We don't need "Javascript 2.0" - we need developers who are willing to type a few lines of code rather than just point and click.
Let's see - files and folders can be nested inside one another.... Doesn't seem that "Wrong" to me. Teaching children that stealing is wrong? Nope - not much wrong there... There are many reasons to dislike Windows, but the reasons you listed aren't among them.
I suppose that it should be pointed out that Apple makes much more money off selling an iPod than they do by selling music online... So this is not the same model as game consoles (Sell the console at a discounted price and make up for it with the games). Really from the looks of it, Microsoft is trying to gain market share here. Not really sure why - I don't see how an MP3 Player can really make that big of a difference to MS. Perhaps they just really want one win after the string of setbacks they have had recently (Vista being a bummer, the XBox being far outsold by Nintendo, and the iPhone and soon google making inroads into their mobile market)... But I suppose if you have the deep pockets of MS, you can afford to lose money for a market win.
What I don't understand is why people want an E-Book reader to begin with. An MP3 player (Such as the iPod) makes sense - people like listening to different types of music, so being able to carry your entire music collection with you is a good idea. But really - how many books does the average person normally carry around with them? When I go on a week or two vacation, I might take 3 books with me - hardly a major pain. I can almost say that having my reference library for programming within easy reach and easily search able makes sense... But I already have that. It's called "The Internet and Google" and it's free... So, in the end, E-Book readers are a solution to a problem that doesn't really exist...
Actually, I quite like iTunes... I just wish it was inclusive of other players than just the iPod. How come nobody has yet released a iTunes clone? After all - the format is open, so that can be used. The fact is, I see no reason why I can't have an "iTunes" that talks to my MP3 player - even though it isn't an iPod... Microsoft should have done that last year, but they don't seem very interested in extending their Media Player very far. Really, all it would take for me to be happy with using Windows Media Player with my MP3 player would be the inclusion of podcast feeds - everything else works quite nicely. But without podcasts, WMP is useless for me when it comes to being the desktop companion for my MP3 player.
"This is at odds with how things tend to work in the electronics and CE industry."
Name one piece of consumer electronics that existed for a whole year before it began to be the leader in it's category. Not a type of CE (Such as the category "MP3 Player"), but a product (Like the iPod). Try to think of one product that did not catch on immediately within the first few months of being released.
"Again, I'm not sure where you're coming from, as your statement is at odds with the actual situation that's occurring. As of this writing, Zune models occupy the #1 (yeah, #1), #9, #16 and #20 slots in the Amazon top 100."
That is surprising. However, it still doesn't make the Zune a success - sales have to be really good for awhile for that to happen. And with the Xmas season coming, the iPod will sell even more - let's face it, Apple has done an excellent job at positioning the name "iPod" as being equivalent to "MP3 Player" in the average persons psyche...
And the simple fact of the matter is, when people go online (and I am talking about the average person here), looking for MP3 players, they think "iPod". When they walk into a store and see slim, sexy iPods sitting in the front display and Zune's are in the back aisles (I am speaking from what I have seen today at target), with a dozen other, lower cost MP3 Players before it, the sales of Zune will die quickly...
"Zune" happens to be on a lot of people's minds right now with the relatively big advertising push MS has done. But the fact is, the Zune still isn't really what people are thinking - especially with the iTouch being in the same stores...
Actually, the Zune has been a failure.... The fact is, consumer electronics do not "Slowly gain market share" - they are hit or miss. And for that matter, when was the last time you saw someone using a Zune? Or looking at one in a store? Or even being aware that it is still on the market?
For better or worse (And I think the fact that it costs hundreds of dollars for just, in the end, an MP3 player), the iPod is king and will remain king - the Zune, in it's wildest dreams, may become a distant also ran in the top 20 selling. It won't be the iPod killer.
Which surprises me - after all, the iPod isn't that advanced, and the interface isn't that incredible. And itunes is only a piece of software. Why Microsoft can't pull off a iPod clone and use Windows Media Player to integrate as closely with it as iTunes does with the iPod, I will never know. This isn't rocket science - it's a set of menu's that uses a wheel to choose options from. Microsoft should be able to do it - but it doesn't seem to be able to muster the ability to realize it can do it.
I bought a new computer from Dell around the beginning of June. It came with Vista pre-installed. Now, I am not the worlds biggest Windows fan, but I have to say that I have had very little wrong with it. My only real complaint is that "City of Heroes" only runs in 600X800 mode on Vista. Everything else has worked quite well - in the same amount of time that I have had Vista on the desktop, I've run Linux on an older desktop and XP on an old Laptop. The Laptop has crashed 4 times, the Linux machine has locked up tight 2 times and Vista has given me the BLOD once.... All in all, I'm happy (I'd be happier if CoH would get it's Vista patch out, but at least it runs on Vista - Linux doesn't do it and the laptop doesn't have the graphics power).
Especially when i look at my websites logs. IE accounts for 45-47% and Firefox has about the same (Between 44 - 46%). So if only half of the people who downloaded Firefox are using it, that means that Firefox has been downloaded roughly twice as much as IE.
"I'm *SURE* it's responsible for a growth of DVD sales."
Actually, I have a sneaking suspicion that the huge drop in DVD player prices about 6 months after the PS2 came out had much more to do with the spread of DVD's...
I don't think you understand what I have been saying. Installation on Linux is crappy for users for two reasons :
1. You download a RPM (Let's say). Then you have to open a RPM manager, and use that to install. That is (at least) one extra step more than windows.
2. Ever try to just go out and grab a "Linux Application"? Let's face it - there is no single "Linux Software" - you have to make sure that it is compatible with your distro of Linux and the version of the Kernal. In windows, if it says "Compatible with Windows 98" then you know you can run it... Of course, it's not quite that simple, but it is still easier than Linux.
The fact is, Linux is not ready for Prime Time yet. It's a great OS and has a lot of potential. But windows and OS/X still trump it in the area of ease of use.
Actually, the only thing holding me back from switching to Linux completely is the horrible and useless installation of new apps. Why can't Linux work like Windows - download a setup file, run it and it's there.... if you don't like it, you choose "Uninstall".
The last time i tried to install a new game on a Linux box, I descended into dependency hell and it took hours to get it running. The same game was a one file download on Windows, and took 15 minutes - including download time.
Windows is a horrible mess. but for installation and unistallation, it's far better than Linux is right now.
We've been broadcasting our TV signals for decades now. Maybe the aliens are so enraptured by "I love lucy" that we have turned them into couch potatoes and they can't be bothered to try to contact us...
With excellent and free clients out there (Like Thunderbird) why would anyone bother using the silly web interface? If you don't have access to your computer, you still have access to your phone and most of them have email programs running on them....
That's the exact same reaction I had to this.... This is becoming silly. Parents need to pay attention to what their children watch on TV, movies or games rather than expecting someone else to do it for them. I understand that the fact that parents have to work long hours gets in the way. But at the same time, in order to be a parent, one has to sacrifice a little. I'm sorry, but that is just the way it is.
This is very simple : The person that owns the copyright has the right to retain control of how the movie is shown. I don't care if you are just videotaping 20 seconds or the whole movie - you are doing it without permission. It is the same as walking into a store and stealing - whether you steal 5 pounds of steak or one stick of gum, you are still stealing. The theater is perfectly within it's rights to charge this woman and it is 100% appropriate for a judge to be the one to determine her punishment. But there should be punishment for this type of behaviour.
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It's called "Watch the debate with other people, turn your head and talk to them" - social site just offer the ability to talk to people who can't spell.
The thing is, computer's haven't changed in years. The last set of major changes happened back in the late 90's when the version 4 browsers hit the market... Since then there has been evolution, but no revolution...
Please illuminate me on this - I am not being sarcastic. I am just will to try anything to find a smart, cute woman to date!
In all honesty, I am perfectly happy the government stayed away from the tech sector....
They would have to run Linux.... if they ran Vista, they'd never get beyond "I think therefore..." before getting a BLOD.
Guys - Vista is just an operating system. It's not religion, politics, or sex. Calm down.
I never have seen anything that difficult. We don't need "Javascript 2.0" - we need developers who are willing to type a few lines of code rather than just point and click.
Let's see - files and folders can be nested inside one another.... Doesn't seem that "Wrong" to me. Teaching children that stealing is wrong? Nope - not much wrong there... There are many reasons to dislike Windows, but the reasons you listed aren't among them.
I suppose that it should be pointed out that Apple makes much more money off selling an iPod than they do by selling music online... So this is not the same model as game consoles (Sell the console at a discounted price and make up for it with the games). Really from the looks of it, Microsoft is trying to gain market share here. Not really sure why - I don't see how an MP3 Player can really make that big of a difference to MS. Perhaps they just really want one win after the string of setbacks they have had recently (Vista being a bummer, the XBox being far outsold by Nintendo, and the iPhone and soon google making inroads into their mobile market)... But I suppose if you have the deep pockets of MS, you can afford to lose money for a market win.
What I don't understand is why people want an E-Book reader to begin with. An MP3 player (Such as the iPod) makes sense - people like listening to different types of music, so being able to carry your entire music collection with you is a good idea. But really - how many books does the average person normally carry around with them? When I go on a week or two vacation, I might take 3 books with me - hardly a major pain. I can almost say that having my reference library for programming within easy reach and easily search able makes sense... But I already have that. It's called "The Internet and Google" and it's free... So, in the end, E-Book readers are a solution to a problem that doesn't really exist...
Actually, I quite like iTunes... I just wish it was inclusive of other players than just the iPod. How come nobody has yet released a iTunes clone? After all - the format is open, so that can be used. The fact is, I see no reason why I can't have an "iTunes" that talks to my MP3 player - even though it isn't an iPod... Microsoft should have done that last year, but they don't seem very interested in extending their Media Player very far. Really, all it would take for me to be happy with using Windows Media Player with my MP3 player would be the inclusion of podcast feeds - everything else works quite nicely. But without podcasts, WMP is useless for me when it comes to being the desktop companion for my MP3 player.
"This is at odds with how things tend to work in the electronics and CE industry." Name one piece of consumer electronics that existed for a whole year before it began to be the leader in it's category. Not a type of CE (Such as the category "MP3 Player"), but a product (Like the iPod). Try to think of one product that did not catch on immediately within the first few months of being released. "Again, I'm not sure where you're coming from, as your statement is at odds with the actual situation that's occurring. As of this writing, Zune models occupy the #1 (yeah, #1), #9, #16 and #20 slots in the Amazon top 100." That is surprising. However, it still doesn't make the Zune a success - sales have to be really good for awhile for that to happen. And with the Xmas season coming, the iPod will sell even more - let's face it, Apple has done an excellent job at positioning the name "iPod" as being equivalent to "MP3 Player" in the average persons psyche... And the simple fact of the matter is, when people go online (and I am talking about the average person here), looking for MP3 players, they think "iPod". When they walk into a store and see slim, sexy iPods sitting in the front display and Zune's are in the back aisles (I am speaking from what I have seen today at target), with a dozen other, lower cost MP3 Players before it, the sales of Zune will die quickly... "Zune" happens to be on a lot of people's minds right now with the relatively big advertising push MS has done. But the fact is, the Zune still isn't really what people are thinking - especially with the iTouch being in the same stores...
Actually, the Zune has been a failure.... The fact is, consumer electronics do not "Slowly gain market share" - they are hit or miss. And for that matter, when was the last time you saw someone using a Zune? Or looking at one in a store? Or even being aware that it is still on the market? For better or worse (And I think the fact that it costs hundreds of dollars for just, in the end, an MP3 player), the iPod is king and will remain king - the Zune, in it's wildest dreams, may become a distant also ran in the top 20 selling. It won't be the iPod killer. Which surprises me - after all, the iPod isn't that advanced, and the interface isn't that incredible. And itunes is only a piece of software. Why Microsoft can't pull off a iPod clone and use Windows Media Player to integrate as closely with it as iTunes does with the iPod, I will never know. This isn't rocket science - it's a set of menu's that uses a wheel to choose options from. Microsoft should be able to do it - but it doesn't seem to be able to muster the ability to realize it can do it.
I bought a new computer from Dell around the beginning of June. It came with Vista pre-installed. Now, I am not the worlds biggest Windows fan, but I have to say that I have had very little wrong with it. My only real complaint is that "City of Heroes" only runs in 600X800 mode on Vista. Everything else has worked quite well - in the same amount of time that I have had Vista on the desktop, I've run Linux on an older desktop and XP on an old Laptop. The Laptop has crashed 4 times, the Linux machine has locked up tight 2 times and Vista has given me the BLOD once.... All in all, I'm happy (I'd be happier if CoH would get it's Vista patch out, but at least it runs on Vista - Linux doesn't do it and the laptop doesn't have the graphics power).
-$846.52 = they owe you money.... Maybe you should try to collect? I'm sure after a couple bills, they would stop sending them to you!
Especially when i look at my websites logs. IE accounts for 45-47% and Firefox has about the same (Between 44 - 46%). So if only half of the people who downloaded Firefox are using it, that means that Firefox has been downloaded roughly twice as much as IE.
"I'm *SURE* it's responsible for a growth of DVD sales." Actually, I have a sneaking suspicion that the huge drop in DVD player prices about 6 months after the PS2 came out had much more to do with the spread of DVD's...
I don't think you understand what I have been saying. Installation on Linux is crappy for users for two reasons : 1. You download a RPM (Let's say). Then you have to open a RPM manager, and use that to install. That is (at least) one extra step more than windows. 2. Ever try to just go out and grab a "Linux Application"? Let's face it - there is no single "Linux Software" - you have to make sure that it is compatible with your distro of Linux and the version of the Kernal. In windows, if it says "Compatible with Windows 98" then you know you can run it... Of course, it's not quite that simple, but it is still easier than Linux. The fact is, Linux is not ready for Prime Time yet. It's a great OS and has a lot of potential. But windows and OS/X still trump it in the area of ease of use.
Actually, the only thing holding me back from switching to Linux completely is the horrible and useless installation of new apps. Why can't Linux work like Windows - download a setup file, run it and it's there.... if you don't like it, you choose "Uninstall". The last time i tried to install a new game on a Linux box, I descended into dependency hell and it took hours to get it running. The same game was a one file download on Windows, and took 15 minutes - including download time. Windows is a horrible mess. but for installation and unistallation, it's far better than Linux is right now.
So did "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" as Ford and Arthur are tossed out of a Vogon constructor ship....
You are arguing science in the "Bush is King and science is bad" United States. Be prepared to be sent to Gauntanamo!
We've been broadcasting our TV signals for decades now. Maybe the aliens are so enraptured by "I love lucy" that we have turned them into couch potatoes and they can't be bothered to try to contact us...
With excellent and free clients out there (Like Thunderbird) why would anyone bother using the silly web interface? If you don't have access to your computer, you still have access to your phone and most of them have email programs running on them....
That's the exact same reaction I had to this.... This is becoming silly. Parents need to pay attention to what their children watch on TV, movies or games rather than expecting someone else to do it for them. I understand that the fact that parents have to work long hours gets in the way. But at the same time, in order to be a parent, one has to sacrifice a little. I'm sorry, but that is just the way it is.
This is very simple : The person that owns the copyright has the right to retain control of how the movie is shown. I don't care if you are just videotaping 20 seconds or the whole movie - you are doing it without permission. It is the same as walking into a store and stealing - whether you steal 5 pounds of steak or one stick of gum, you are still stealing. The theater is perfectly within it's rights to charge this woman and it is 100% appropriate for a judge to be the one to determine her punishment. But there should be punishment for this type of behaviour.