There's one major problem with that argument. Business has changed. Back then people used computers to solve problems that no else knew how to solve. They were brought in by necessity and then adapted to be commonplace.
These days they are a formal part of the business process, and it is your job that dictates what kind of computer and software to use at home (at least if you want to do work from home)
Well the last part I totally disagree with. When you REALLY think about it, Adobe already develops for two platforms. They *could* develop for a 3rs (linux), and that might encourage some people to switch.
The problem is that Adobe would NEVER want people to leave Mac or Windows for linux. Why would they want to add the overhead of a 3rd platform to support when it would be for the same number of users?
Do you mean before or after they pay for an MPeg decoder?
What's so difficult about it? It's that after they do what you mentioned, they then have to train people to take phone calls from people who have no clue what they're doing. If you advertise that your desktop OS can do "this and that", you have to be SURE it can really do it, and have trained people to explain all of it to end users.
Then what happens if there's a bug in the included "free" software that doesnt allow XYZ to be done? The person who advertised it is responsible to their customer.
Be honest with yourself. That's not *really* linux on a phone, at least not in a way that would ever have any influence over a user switching their Desktop OS.
It's just a way manufacturers found to avoid hiring 2 or 3 more programmers.
The problem is that no one is going to take the time to write "high quality" software for linux, unless they're going to make money on it. Since they know most Linux users will either
A. Attack them for not being "free and open"
B. Steal the software anyway
I'm not talking about the standard Word/Excel/PhotoShop/Multimedia apps.
I'm talking about things that promote product adoption such as.....accounting suites, scientific apps, games, collaboration tools (mature ones), and even niche programs.
There's a breaking point when it comes to adoption of both Linux and MacOS (though Mac has more potential)
Linux will slowly bring over the technical crowd, though most of the ones who are going to switch already have. You just have some niches left and the "less technical techies" who will still convert.
MacOS has made great strides in woo'ing the "stylish elite", and the "wealthy cool kids"....but they still lack a wide selection of applications, and the price-point that would convert the "average web surfer".
AntiVirus software has been relatively useless for the past few years. They charge extra just to detect basic "non virus malware" and they still dont detect the REAL threats!
AV vendors ought to be ashamed of themselves. Even more so, the customers should be ashamed of themselves for continuing to pay for a program that doesnt REALLY protect them.
We MUST move away from definition-based "protection" and move to behavioral-based protection. Unfortunately there's only one major player who's trying to do that. That is Microsoft, with Vista's User Account Control. Unfortunately, that is also the feature that people dislike about Vista, and way too many people turn it off.
It's funny how badly people hate the tools need to protect a PC.
You silly creature, the goal was never to "make sure documents are readable in the future". The goal was to attack Microsoft on what the community thought was 'a sure thing'. But they were wrong so now they will say that the whole thing is meaningless.
I understand that the label overhead is high. After all they need to house the recording studios, etc. However it seems the big overhead is the retail part. Why? because CD stores are gigantic and don't need to be!!!
I often wonder why CD stores are so enormous. You look at a store in the mall like F.Y.E. and the old Tower Records, and the rent must be incredible. How come stores like GameStop and BlockBuster video can stock a similar selection of items and be 1/3 the size?
1. They stock items from floor to ceiling instead of in waist-height bins where most artists are hidden
2. They keep large stock of items behind the counter or in the back room, rather than making you flip through 10 copies of the same CD to see which artist is behind it
3. They dont keep LARGE stock of items in the first place, unless they expect it to sell really well (or rent really well)
4. They don't have the over-head of trying to sell you 100 other pieces of junk. (though blockbuster seems to be trying this lately)
It has long been rumored that Microsoft wants to actually show that ISO is not such a great standards organization. I guess this proves it.
As usual, Microsoft wins either way.
You miss the fact that fortune 500 companies usually either lease their hardware, or budget for a full hardware refresh every 3 years. That's just how business works.
This will be the same as all the other Service Pack 1's for Microsoft OS's.
It's the mile-marker where the new OS stops feeling "foreign" as the details are refined, and developers have some reason to fully embrace it. Corporate deployments will pick up, as software vendors of TRUE business applications release their "real" Vista products. etc etc etc
It's the same old pattern that has been going on since Windows NT. Business as usual.
Seems like the author is playing up to some feature in FireFox 4 that releases un-viewed pages from memory after a certain amount of time.
I bet if he re-clicked on each of the 12 tabs after the 5 minutes was up, that memory usages would go back up again.
"using less memory" isnt always desirable. I have 4 GB of RAM in my system and i'd rather if the applications USED THAT RAM, to keep application response "instant", rather than un-caching stuff, only to pull it back into memory again when I want to see it.
Without the two P's (price, and porn) it's hard to win this war. Sony lost most of the Porn and they seem to not be able to bring down production costs enough to match prices. Since the are loosing so much money in other areas, they probably can't afford to take the loss.
I'm a pretty hardcore Richard Garriot fan. I have always played his games, from back with Ultima 4, and I played Ultima Online for the first SEVEN years.
That being said I was worried about this game. For as much as I knew almost anything he makes is very good quality (almost!), I am now in my 30's and am married with a child. I was pretty sure I wouldnt be able to ever play an MMO again without risking divorce.
The pleasant surprise is that Tabula Rasa is NOT like other MMO's. It has most of the same game mechanics and "objectives" as other MMO's, but the big difference is that you actually CAN jump in and play for 30-60 minutes and get something accomplished (and have fun at the same time!).
This fits into my schedule. This is just what i needed in an MMO.
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There's one major problem with that argument. Business has changed. Back then people used computers to solve problems that no else knew how to solve. They were brought in by necessity and then adapted to be commonplace.
These days they are a formal part of the business process, and it is your job that dictates what kind of computer and software to use at home (at least if you want to do work from home)
Well the last part I totally disagree with. When you REALLY think about it, Adobe already develops for two platforms. They *could* develop for a 3rs (linux), and that might encourage some people to switch.
The problem is that Adobe would NEVER want people to leave Mac or Windows for linux. Why would they want to add the overhead of a 3rd platform to support when it would be for the same number of users?
Do you mean before or after they pay for an MPeg decoder?
What's so difficult about it? It's that after they do what you mentioned, they then have to train people to take phone calls from people who have no clue what they're doing. If you advertise that your desktop OS can do "this and that", you have to be SURE it can really do it, and have trained people to explain all of it to end users.
Then what happens if there's a bug in the included "free" software that doesnt allow XYZ to be done? The person who advertised it is responsible to their customer.
Be honest with yourself. That's not *really* linux on a phone, at least not in a way that would ever have any influence over a user switching their Desktop OS.
It's just a way manufacturers found to avoid hiring 2 or 3 more programmers.
The problem is that no one is going to take the time to write "high quality" software for linux, unless they're going to make money on it. Since they know most Linux users will either
A. Attack them for not being "free and open"
B. Steal the software anyway
It's not likely you'll ever see such an animal.
Linux Mobile? Where?!?!
I keep hearing the "news", but have yet to see anything
Doesnt surprise me at all. Their in the business of making money. To make money, you pick the niches that require the least work for the most revenue.
Creating and supporting a desktop OS for end-users is a HUGELY expensive and complicated undertaking.
I'm not talking about the standard Word/Excel/PhotoShop/Multimedia apps.
I'm talking about things that promote product adoption such as.....accounting suites, scientific apps, games, collaboration tools (mature ones), and even niche programs.
I find this quite interesting. It shows an increase of Windows-based machines of about 1%.
There's a breaking point when it comes to adoption of both Linux and MacOS (though Mac has more potential)
Linux will slowly bring over the technical crowd, though most of the ones who are going to switch already have. You just have some niches left and the "less technical techies" who will still convert.
MacOS has made great strides in woo'ing the "stylish elite", and the "wealthy cool kids"....but they still lack a wide selection of applications, and the price-point that would convert the "average web surfer".
And isnt that funny....the one true commercial success story for Linux...is shunned by it's own community.
AntiVirus software has been relatively useless for the past few years. They charge extra just to detect basic "non virus malware" and they still dont detect the REAL threats!
AV vendors ought to be ashamed of themselves. Even more so, the customers should be ashamed of themselves for continuing to pay for a program that doesnt REALLY protect them.
We MUST move away from definition-based "protection" and move to behavioral-based protection. Unfortunately there's only one major player who's trying to do that. That is Microsoft, with Vista's User Account Control. Unfortunately, that is also the feature that people dislike about Vista, and way too many people turn it off.
It's funny how badly people hate the tools need to protect a PC.
You silly creature, the goal was never to "make sure documents are readable in the future". The goal was to attack Microsoft on what the community thought was 'a sure thing'. But they were wrong so now they will say that the whole thing is meaningless.
I understand that the label overhead is high. After all they need to house the recording studios, etc. However it seems the big overhead is the retail part. Why? because CD stores are gigantic and don't need to be!!!
I often wonder why CD stores are so enormous. You look at a store in the mall like F.Y.E. and the old Tower Records, and the rent must be incredible. How come stores like GameStop and BlockBuster video can stock a similar selection of items and be 1/3 the size?
1. They stock items from floor to ceiling instead of in waist-height bins where most artists are hidden
2. They keep large stock of items behind the counter or in the back room, rather than making you flip through 10 copies of the same CD to see which artist is behind it
3. They dont keep LARGE stock of items in the first place, unless they expect it to sell really well (or rent really well)
4. They don't have the over-head of trying to sell you 100 other pieces of junk. (though blockbuster seems to be trying this lately)
The competition isnt between "satellite radio companies". The competition is between "what people listen to in their car".
Your choices are:
1. Pay service like XM / Sirius
2. "Free" radio (and all the commercials that come with it)
3. iPods / MP3s / podCasts
They are all in direct competition for people's ears as they commute.
Haven't we all been hating Apple and Google for a good while now?
It has long been rumored that Microsoft wants to actually show that ISO is not such a great standards organization. I guess this proves it. As usual, Microsoft wins either way.
You miss the fact that fortune 500 companies usually either lease their hardware, or budget for a full hardware refresh every 3 years. That's just how business works.
That's not true. Sp1 has never solved the glaring flaws of Microsoft OS's. They get solid around SP2 or SP3. But that doesnt stop adoption.
This will be the same as all the other Service Pack 1's for Microsoft OS's.
It's the mile-marker where the new OS stops feeling "foreign" as the details are refined, and developers have some reason to fully embrace it. Corporate deployments will pick up, as software vendors of TRUE business applications release their "real" Vista products. etc etc etc
It's the same old pattern that has been going on since Windows NT. Business as usual.
Definitely better off teaching them old commercial software. Why?
Because no one is going to get a job for knowing Gimp of Komposer. However they could actually get a job for knowing Flash 5 and Photoshop 7.
I think it would be more interesting to see the "First 100 dot com's that were sold for big money"
Seems like the author is playing up to some feature in FireFox 4 that releases un-viewed pages from memory after a certain amount of time.
I bet if he re-clicked on each of the 12 tabs after the 5 minutes was up, that memory usages would go back up again.
"using less memory" isnt always desirable. I have 4 GB of RAM in my system and i'd rather if the applications USED THAT RAM, to keep application response "instant", rather than un-caching stuff, only to pull it back into memory again when I want to see it.
Sounds like the guys at Sony are giving up.
Without the two P's (price, and porn) it's hard to win this war. Sony lost most of the Porn and they seem to not be able to bring down production costs enough to match prices. Since the are loosing so much money in other areas, they probably can't afford to take the loss.
I'm a pretty hardcore Richard Garriot fan. I have always played his games, from back with Ultima 4, and I played Ultima Online for the first SEVEN years.
That being said I was worried about this game. For as much as I knew almost anything he makes is very good quality (almost!), I am now in my 30's and am married with a child. I was pretty sure I wouldnt be able to ever play an MMO again without risking divorce.
The pleasant surprise is that Tabula Rasa is NOT like other MMO's. It has most of the same game mechanics and "objectives" as other MMO's, but the big difference is that you actually CAN jump in and play for 30-60 minutes and get something accomplished (and have fun at the same time!).
This fits into my schedule. This is just what i needed in an MMO.