Likely we'll either all have moved to cloud storage, or a better form of 'store at home, access anywhere via the internet' will have been developed for normal users.
Also, IRRC, weren't the quad core desktop CPUs from 4 years ago hyperthreaded, meaning 2 physical and 2 logical? That would make example, by comparison, a 12 core, as I believe Intel has sadly gone back to hyperthreading their CPUs.
The deterrence factor is a good point. However, that exit route doesn't seem the safest strategy unless valve plans to make such a console themselves (which is very possible, but a risky market).
That's different, ARM is targeting to be an iPad competetor. Also, it can't run x86 applications, and they probably don't want confused users trying to install x86 applications on the ARM or ARM apps on x86. Having one as a walled garden makes sense, and of the two, that's the best choice.
WTF? MacOS X doesn't have nearly the limitations of iOS. I'd rather have Windows XP or 7, but OS X isn't the walled garden of iOS. You hit your head or something?
I believe the term for that comment is 'sarcasm' not shill. Tone doesn't translate over text well, but the user's word uses made it clear - that was definitely sarcasm.
That being said, I'll take a NON-RT tablet over anything out there at the moment. Compared to the RT tablets, you're better off with an iPad, and if you are better off with an iPad, you might as well get one of the better Androids out there. The non-RTs however, can use normal Windows software, which means they don't have the walled garden restriction of the iPad or RT. Mind you, they are x86, so battery life and/or weight probably are a bit sucky.
My knee-jerk reaction to that would be 'yeah, right, MS isn't that dumb'
Given a lot of design decisions they've made lately, I'm no longer sure of that. Getting rid of Win32 would be a really bad move for MS, but at the same time, they've been in love with bad moves lately.
Hopefully they find contempt, and put a ban on iPad sales equal in length to the earlier ban on Samsung sales - assuming there was one, if not, then hopefully customer's response to Apple's Asshole response will be enough.
Oddly enough, I'm thinking it is a shame Jobs isn't still around, jackass as he was, he'd at least have come up with a more clever/snarky way of doing this.
Android is the new MS-DOS; it is going to swallow the entire eco-system in a few years time.
I'm not so sure. The same logic could work in a lot of ways for VHS over Betamax and HD-DVD over Blu-Ray.
Times are changing and so are motivations and techniques. Unfortunately I can see Apple sticking this one out over Android. As far as MS goes - the only way they can win is with a good PR campaign. Seeing MSs advertisements, the only thing I think their PR team is good at, is turning up to work drunk or stoned, and remaining that way throughout their shifts.
I'm not sure of any product MS had done well or right in their earlier releases, but they at least tend* to improve things, over time. This release is no threat to Apple, but future releases might be, if MS tends to figure things out.
* Office 2003->2007 is an obvious counter example, so is the Zune. However most other products have tended to improve over them. This does not bean they have gotten to be best on the market, or even good (which is a more subjective measure anyway), just improved.
Heh, Mac users engaged in PC bashing as much as PC users engaged in Mac bashing, only reason I particularly bothered with Mac bashing... I got sick of all the idiotic fanaticism.
I doubt that. I sadly am in the same boat as the above user. I administrate several applications who's configuration has to be done by a GUI (and a very poorly designed one at that). They have a batch automation tool for some features, if you want to go through their horribly inefficient configuration file language, but that makes the GUI look like a well written tool. Sadly, others at my organization are even worse off - they only have GUI tools for the Linux stuff they need to administrate.
Linux does a lot more than just databases, firewalls, web servers, and basic OS stuff, and there are companies that sell such such server software. Not all of these companies are married to the idea that the command line is the only way (or even a necessary way) to do things.
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I never tried to argue otherwise, try going back to first grade reading.
Yes, and the mac pros typically have TWO processors not 1. We are talking about cores per CPU here. Try to keep up.
Likely we'll either all have moved to cloud storage, or a better form of 'store at home, access anywhere via the internet' will have been developed for normal users.
Also, IRRC, weren't the quad core desktop CPUs from 4 years ago hyperthreaded, meaning 2 physical and 2 logical? That would make example, by comparison, a 12 core, as I believe Intel has sadly gone back to hyperthreading their CPUs.
Because desktops have one less criteria to meet than tablets and phones - they don't have nearly as small of a power envelope.
The desktop, therefore could be seen as a logical step in the progression to getting it on the phone/tablet.
So you are very much into being the M in S&M then?
Usually that requires some overhead and isn't cheap/easy. Donations are often easier, and less hassle, with tax deductions.
The deterrence factor is a good point. However, that exit route doesn't seem the safest strategy unless valve plans to make such a console themselves (which is very possible, but a risky market).
That being said, I'll wouldn't get an ARM Windows 8 tablet for that reason...
That's different, ARM is targeting to be an iPad competetor. Also, it can't run x86 applications, and they probably don't want confused users trying to install x86 applications on the ARM or ARM apps on x86. Having one as a walled garden makes sense, and of the two, that's the best choice.
WTF? MacOS X doesn't have nearly the limitations of iOS. I'd rather have Windows XP or 7, but OS X isn't the walled garden of iOS. You hit your head or something?
wooooosh.
I believe the term for that comment is 'sarcasm' not shill. Tone doesn't translate over text well, but the user's word uses made it clear - that was definitely sarcasm.
That being said, I'll take a NON-RT tablet over anything out there at the moment. Compared to the RT tablets, you're better off with an iPad, and if you are better off with an iPad, you might as well get one of the better Androids out there. The non-RTs however, can use normal Windows software, which means they don't have the walled garden restriction of the iPad or RT. Mind you, they are x86, so battery life and/or weight probably are a bit sucky.
My knee-jerk reaction to that would be 'yeah, right, MS isn't that dumb'
Given a lot of design decisions they've made lately, I'm no longer sure of that. Getting rid of Win32 would be a really bad move for MS, but at the same time, they've been in love with bad moves lately.
Barely? I'd rather pull a titanic.
What happened to all the smooth, rounded edges jobs loved so much? That would have been a great place for them.
Sadly, I'm not that hopeful.
Hopefully they find contempt, and put a ban on iPad sales equal in length to the earlier ban on Samsung sales - assuming there was one, if not, then hopefully customer's response to Apple's Asshole response will be enough.
Oddly enough, I'm thinking it is a shame Jobs isn't still around, jackass as he was, he'd at least have come up with a more clever/snarky way of doing this.
All I can think is, if they both lose, everyone wins.
So I guess I care a bit.
I'm not so sure. The same logic could work in a lot of ways for VHS over Betamax and HD-DVD over Blu-Ray.
Times are changing and so are motivations and techniques. Unfortunately I can see Apple sticking this one out over Android. As far as MS goes - the only way they can win is with a good PR campaign. Seeing MSs advertisements, the only thing I think their PR team is good at, is turning up to work drunk or stoned, and remaining that way throughout their shifts.
Damn. Forgot 98->ME, or XP to Vista, and possible Win 7->8.
Still, that's 3 releases and a product line, out of how many product lines and releases?
I'm not sure of any product MS had done well or right in their earlier releases, but they at least tend* to improve things, over time.
This release is no threat to Apple, but future releases might be, if MS tends to figure things out.
* Office 2003->2007 is an obvious counter example, so is the Zune. However most other products have tended to improve over them. This does not bean they have gotten to be best on the market, or even good (which is a more subjective measure anyway), just improved.
Heh, Mac users engaged in PC bashing as much as PC users engaged in Mac bashing, only reason I particularly bothered with Mac bashing... I got sick of all the idiotic fanaticism.
The human mind has a great ability to overlook facts, especially when fear is involved.
Just because there is no major threat doesn't mean people cant imagine one, and that's enough to motivate.
Yeah, looking at the whole app approval failure, it seems the problem is that they are trying too hard to copy Apple.
I doubt that. I sadly am in the same boat as the above user. I administrate several applications who's configuration has to be done by a GUI (and a very poorly designed one at that). They have a batch automation tool for some features, if you want to go through their horribly inefficient configuration file language, but that makes the GUI look like a well written tool. Sadly, others at my organization are even worse off - they only have GUI tools for the Linux stuff they need to administrate.
Linux does a lot more than just databases, firewalls, web servers, and basic OS stuff, and there are companies that sell such such server software. Not all of these companies are married to the idea that the command line is the only way (or even a necessary way) to do things.
And a snickers.