Then you will tell me how to quickly delete all of my text messages on an iPhone then. The other joker whined "get a dumb phone". It's funny because after having used an iPhone for awhile I actually pined for my previous "dumb phone" because it at least got that part right.
Apple are great products for people that don't use them very seriously or in any creative sort of manner.
Ultimately you end up running against the age old problem. You want to protect users from themselves but they also have to be able to do things for themselves. If you restrict them too much they will just get annoyed and shut security off entirely (Vista). If it's me, chances are that I am going to want to use my own data. It's kind of hard getting around that.
Sounds like a little fanboyism creeping in: criticize one product for the same thing you ignore in another.
I would put the main Android disadvantage in general at this point to 3rd party apps. Although stock features on Android devices tend to be better than their PhoneOS counterparts in some ways.
If you outsource something, you are FAR MORE LIKELY to be told NO. You can no longer abuse people who are your own employees. Now you have to deal with people that WORK FOR SOMEONE ELSE and have their own ideas about what's going on. If you ask for something that's out of scope or just plain stupid then you will be told so. It might be sold better.
However, you will still have layers of outside management preventing you from mindlessly having your way regardless of cost or consequences.
Of course this sort of thing is never actually acknowledged when outsourcing is being planned.
This reminds me of something that JUST happened to me. I managed across a DVD that is out of print in the US. You can buy it used but at "collectors" prices. Supply and demand rears it's ugly head. So I decided if I could get this thing at amazon UK since it was originally a BBC production. I was pleased to find out that yes it is still in print in the UK but Amazon won't ship it to me for some strange reason.
The physical media for this work is "out there" but not in my locale and a big web merchant that has this work doesn't want to ship it to where I happen to be.
When imports are available quite often their prices are jacked up accordingly.
I wouldn't fault a guy for being disinterested in buy an overpriced grey market option assuming that such a thing is even available.
Apple devices don't scale well for "work" in general. It doesn't matter if it's a higher degree of interactivity or just handling more "use".
They are also intentionally limited in terms of "play".
The new input devices certainly hold a lot of promise but the current devices that tend to employ them are overhyped. It's the inputs that are interesting not so much the devices they happen to be attached to today.
> I replied to the other poster, go read there. You'll see what I mean. > Samsung Galaxy S? That's in the same price class as the iPhone, > so why don't get the real thing?
Better SMS app. No iTunes Better multi-media support Micro-SD slot.
We're "geeks". We don't need to be on a pedestal. However, we will judge companies and people on their merits and will freely offer opinions of same regardless of how "socially inappropriate" it might seem.
How do you take action against people who do you arm in foreign jurisdictions?
Where is the control and accountability in such situations?
When it came to proprietary software, the oft brought up issue was "who do you sue" or "who can you blame when something goes wrong"? Well, that question applies to all forms of outsourcing too, including all of this "Cloud" stuff.
I've seen the likes of Iron Mountain mutiliate backup tapes for Fortune 500 companies.
What chance does an individual have with Google.
Plus, anything that is "personal" is by definition irreplaceable and unrecoverable.
How much do you really trust ANY corporations with your family documents?
I suspect that this is just a broader general support policy. They drop support for older versions of Windows. They may or may not even put any serious thought into the process. They simply might not bother with the finer points since they will gladly leave their own users out in the cold. Once they think they are doing something "for your own good", there's probably nothing that's going to stop them.
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FUD and rhetoric eh?
Then you will tell me how to quickly delete all of my text messages on an iPhone then. The other joker whined "get a dumb phone". It's funny because after having used an iPhone for awhile I actually pined for my previous "dumb phone" because it at least got that part right.
Apple are great products for people that don't use them very seriously or in any creative sort of manner.
> Then why did you buy a device where the phone is a secondary function?
I didn't realize this was the case with the iPhone before I got it.
No. It's "blame apple fanboys for FUD and rhetoric".
I enjoy the fact that I dumped Apple every time I need to manage media or clean out my SMS messages.
I am less interested in the store, or how much money Google is making, or how much money app developers are making.
I am more interested in the actual phone.
"The FBI steals 2 racks of machines" was probably not something they considered in their disaster recovery plan.
Ultimately you end up running against the age old problem. You want to protect users from themselves but they also have to be able to do things for themselves. If you restrict them too much they will just get annoyed and shut security off entirely (Vista). If it's me, chances are that I am going to want to use my own data. It's kind of hard getting around that.
Sounds like a little fanboyism creeping in: criticize one product for the same thing you ignore in another.
I would put the main Android disadvantage in general at this point to 3rd party apps. Although stock features on Android devices tend to be better than their PhoneOS counterparts in some ways.
Nonsense. All IBM did was provide a brand name that was palatable to corporations.
You do realize don't you that you are still dealing with the same people?
You've just changed where they happen to be sitting and who signs their paychecks.
...and how are you going to do this exactly?
Some actual implementation steps would be nice.
Clearly you have never dealt with outsourcing.
If you outsource something, you are FAR MORE LIKELY to be told NO. You can no longer abuse people who are your own employees. Now you have to deal with people that WORK FOR SOMEONE ELSE and have their own ideas about what's going on. If you ask for something that's out of scope or just plain stupid then you will be told so. It might be sold better.
However, you will still have layers of outside management preventing you from mindlessly having your way regardless of cost or consequences.
Of course this sort of thing is never actually acknowledged when outsourcing is being planned.
I was making backups of my MP3 collection with optical media before there was any Apple branded store to buy music from.
It's only a backup if you can get your original back. That's clearly not the intent of this service.
No. AAC is not worth the trouble here. It's of limited potential benefit.
Quit swimming in the cool-aid.
If you have such a hardon for products of big corporations, why haven't you done this already?
There's really not a lot for Apple to do here and likely nothing worth inspiring any sort of brand/corporate worship.
This reminds me of something that JUST happened to me. I managed across a DVD that is out of print in the US. You can buy it used but at "collectors" prices. Supply and demand rears it's ugly head. So I decided if I could get this thing at amazon UK since it was originally a BBC production. I was pleased to find out that yes it is still in print in the UK but Amazon won't ship it to me for some strange reason.
The physical media for this work is "out there" but not in my locale and a big web merchant that has this work doesn't want to ship it to where I happen to be.
When imports are available quite often their prices are jacked up accordingly.
I wouldn't fault a guy for being disinterested in buy an overpriced grey market option assuming that such a thing is even available.
Apple devices don't scale well for "work" in general. It doesn't matter if it's a higher degree of interactivity or just handling more "use".
They are also intentionally limited in terms of "play".
The new input devices certainly hold a lot of promise but the current devices that tend to employ them are overhyped. It's the inputs that are interesting not so much the devices they happen to be attached to today.
> I replied to the other poster, go read there. You'll see what I mean.
> Samsung Galaxy S? That's in the same price class as the iPhone,
> so why don't get the real thing?
Better SMS app.
No iTunes
Better multi-media support
Micro-SD slot.
Any CS department that doesn't acknowledge Unix in general is just retarded. This includes MIS types from the business school.
You're projecting.
We're "geeks". We don't need to be on a pedestal. However, we will judge companies and people on their merits and will freely offer opinions of same regardless of how "socially inappropriate" it might seem.
If Wallyworld doesn't sell what I want to buy, I don't have to worry. Target will gladly sell it to me.
I don't have that choice with an Apple product.
With an Apple product, you can't escape Wal-mart.
Except they addressed those concerns. Their product wasn't successful until they did.
You think you're witty but that's really a self-nuke.
OK, then I will throw something else out....
How do you take action against people who do you arm in foreign jurisdictions?
Where is the control and accountability in such situations?
When it came to proprietary software, the oft brought up issue was "who do you sue" or
"who can you blame when something goes wrong"? Well, that question applies to all forms
of outsourcing too, including all of this "Cloud" stuff.
I've seen the likes of Iron Mountain mutiliate backup tapes for Fortune 500 companies.
What chance does an individual have with Google.
Plus, anything that is "personal" is by definition irreplaceable and unrecoverable.
How much do you really trust ANY corporations with your family documents?
In the absence of any actual details or real explanation, your claims are not very convincing.
I suspect that this is just a broader general support policy. They drop support for older versions of Windows. They may or may not even put any serious thought into the process. They simply might not bother with the finer points since they will gladly leave their own users out in the cold. Once they think they are doing something "for your own good", there's probably nothing that's going to stop them.
Even an OEM copy of Windows 7 Ultimate doesn't cost that much.
You can buy an entire nettop for not that much more than that and get Windows "for free".
Yeah. This is what happens when you surround yourself with too many sychophants.
You start believing your own propaganda a little bit too much.