I gave Opera 9.5 a whirl last week and was highly impressed. It's packed with nice features (Where do you think Firefox and IE get most of their ideas?) but still pretty fast and light. Other versions of Opera never did much for me, but this is the first proprietary application that I've run across in a long time that I would seriously consider using on a daily basis. The only areas where it's really lacking are modularity (extensions, instead of everything being built-in to the browser) and of course the fact that it's not free software.
is is not free now? It used to be shareware, but it is free now. Yes, it is not open source, but it is free and I truely love it.. I think it was the first browser with tabbed browsing and integrating google or infact any search bar. keyboard shortcuts and search bars existed since 2000 atleast.
"Unlike Vista which has some backwards problems with some programs, the color TV would play the old B&W movies just fine."
Oh, with Vista I agree, my problem was with the list and inclusion of things like office 2007 (which I think is good, but only problem is that people are so used to the old one, that they find it difficult with the new menu's)..
Personally I am not a vista fan, and I love *X, but this article seems too prejudiced.. the list contains major developments, now I think invention of the color picture tube by Philips would be on their most dissapointing list when it was invented.. cause its.. blah blah blah.. I think you need to be not that harsh on the things that are completely new.. The ribbons of MS Office might not be the best, but when you have 1000's of options to choose from, maybe the regular dropdown menu's arnt good eiter.. yes, it has to be disappointment to the current users when you change stuff, but things have to be changed in order to improve.. and personally I liked the idea of ribbons.. Iphone, Zune.. all termed as dissaopintments.. well Probably you were hoping for too much too soon..
well, lets get one thing clear. its just that/.er just want to target anything out from MS. zune is not a ipod killer, but its not a failure either. Its not bulky, it has a larger screen. Now how do you get it smaller, you just dont want ipod shuffle. Dont compare apples with oranges. Big size is a + from MS and not a -. Now if you want a smaller player, you can go for shuffle.. and not a 80gig ipod. Also lets not compare ipod touch. Its only 8 or 16gigs... leave out nano's as MS just entered into flash player market.. so lets stick to 30/80 gigs ipod classics vs zunes... Zune allows more customizations to your player than the ipod. The new software on the PC end is much more better than itunes IMPO. Ipod has an edge as it has a bigger 160gb model, but zune has integrated radio. Now I donot understand why apple cannot integrate radio into ipod. Well it would increase the size maybe.. and why apple doesnt offer bigger screens.. again increase in size.. you need to look for market needs. yes zune is not a overnight hit as most teenagers do not want bulky player, but some people like me who like bigger screens and a radio go for zune. I did buy zune over ipod, not because it was cheaper, but it offered a bigger screen (I know that the resolution is the same) and a radio with rds. Apple is a hardware company and MS is software.. again apples and oranges..;)... I love oranges. !!...
well, lets get one thing clear. its just that/.er just want to target anything out from MS. zune is not a ipod killer, but its not a failure either. Its not bulky, it has a larger screen. Now how do you get it smaller, you just dont want ipod shuffle. Dont compare apples with oranges. Big size is a + from MS and not a -. Now if you want a smaller player, you can go for shuffle.. and not a 80gig ipod. Also lets not compare ipod touch. Its only 8 or 16gigs... leave out nano's as MS just entered into flash player market.. so lets stick to 30/80 gigs ipod classics vs zunes...
Zune allows more customizations to your player than the ipod. The new software on the PC end is much more better than itunes IMPO. Ipod has an edge as it has a bigger 160gb model, but zune has integrated radio. Now I donot understand why apple cannot integrate radio into ipod. Well it would increase the size maybe.. and why apple doesnt offer bigger screens.. again increase in size.. you need to look for market needs. yes zune is not a overnight hit as most teenagers do not want bulky player, but some people like me who like bigger screens and a radio go for zune. I did buy zune over ipod, not because it was cheaper, but it offered a bigger screen (I know that the resolution is the same) and a radio with rds.
Apple is a hardware company and MS is software.. again apples and oranges..;)... I love oranges. !!...
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I gave Opera 9.5 a whirl last week and was highly impressed. It's packed with nice features (Where do you think Firefox and IE get most of their ideas?) but still pretty fast and light. Other versions of Opera never did much for me, but this is the first proprietary application that I've run across in a long time that I would seriously consider using on a daily basis. The only areas where it's really lacking are modularity (extensions, instead of everything being built-in to the browser) and of course the fact that it's not free software.
is is not free now? It used to be shareware, but it is free now. Yes, it is not open source, but it is free and I truely love it.. I think it was the first browser with tabbed browsing and integrating google or infact any search bar. keyboard shortcuts and search bars existed since 2000 atleast."Unlike Vista which has some backwards problems with some programs, the color TV would play the old B&W movies just fine." Oh, with Vista I agree, my problem was with the list and inclusion of things like office 2007 (which I think is good, but only problem is that people are so used to the old one, that they find it difficult with the new menu's)..
Personally I am not a vista fan, and I love *X, but this article seems too prejudiced.. the list contains major developments, now I think invention of the color picture tube by Philips would be on their most dissapointing list when it was invented.. cause its .. blah blah blah.. I think you need to be not that harsh on the things that are completely new.. The ribbons of MS Office might not be the best, but when you have 1000's of options to choose from, maybe the regular dropdown menu's arnt good eiter.. yes, it has to be disappointment to the current users when you change stuff, but things have to be changed in order to improve.. and personally I liked the idea of ribbons.. Iphone, Zune.. all termed as dissaopintments.. well Probably you were hoping for too much too soon..
seems like comparing apples and oranges ;)
well, lets get one thing clear. its just that /.er just want to target anything out from MS. zune is not a ipod killer, but its not a failure either. Its not bulky, it has a larger screen. Now how do you get it smaller, you just dont want ipod shuffle. Dont compare apples with oranges. Big size is a + from MS and not a -. Now if you want a smaller player, you can go for shuffle.. and not a 80gig ipod. Also lets not compare ipod touch. Its only 8 or 16gigs... leave out nano's as MS just entered into flash player market.. so lets stick to 30/80 gigs ipod classics vs zunes... Zune allows more customizations to your player than the ipod. The new software on the PC end is much more better than itunes IMPO. Ipod has an edge as it has a bigger 160gb model, but zune has integrated radio. Now I donot understand why apple cannot integrate radio into ipod. Well it would increase the size maybe.. and why apple doesnt offer bigger screens.. again increase in size.. you need to look for market needs. yes zune is not a overnight hit as most teenagers do not want bulky player, but some people like me who like bigger screens and a radio go for zune. I did buy zune over ipod, not because it was cheaper, but it offered a bigger screen (I know that the resolution is the same) and a radio with rds. Apple is a hardware company and MS is software.. again apples and oranges.. ;)... I love oranges. !!...
well, lets get one thing clear. its just that /.er just want to target anything out from MS. zune is not a ipod killer, but its not a failure either. Its not bulky, it has a larger screen. Now how do you get it smaller, you just dont want ipod shuffle. Dont compare apples with oranges. Big size is a + from MS and not a -. Now if you want a smaller player, you can go for shuffle.. and not a 80gig ipod. Also lets not compare ipod touch. Its only 8 or 16gigs... leave out nano's as MS just entered into flash player market.. so lets stick to 30/80 gigs ipod classics vs zunes...
Zune allows more customizations to your player than the ipod. The new software on the PC end is much more better than itunes IMPO. Ipod has an edge as it has a bigger 160gb model, but zune has integrated radio. Now I donot understand why apple cannot integrate radio into ipod. Well it would increase the size maybe.. and why apple doesnt offer bigger screens.. again increase in size.. you need to look for market needs. yes zune is not a overnight hit as most teenagers do not want bulky player, but some people like me who like bigger screens and a radio go for zune. I did buy zune over ipod, not because it was cheaper, but it offered a bigger screen (I know that the resolution is the same) and a radio with rds.
Apple is a hardware company and MS is software.. again apples and oranges.. ;)... I love oranges. !!...
How about compatibility.. oo can open word documents too.. can word open oo docs??
me too... where is the 2.3 ??