Some day, MacOS might be like Linux is today. Although Steve probably won't let it.
You whine about "unfriendly package management" but that's the part of Linux that has always been light years ahead of MacOS....of all the things to try and elevate MacOS over, that's the dumbest. Ease up on the cool-aid.
...then perhaps a good approach would be to start with a "best of" selection from each of the classic doctors. Perhaps include the regeneration episodes.
Definitely get the introduction of the recurring major villans like The Master, the Cybermen, the Daleks and the Sontarans.
Since Sara Jane shows up, perhaps include some more early Baker(1) episodes.
Firefly was really a Western. That made it more general interest in a way. Although Westerns themselves are dated and most people would not be able to get past the whole "space" thing.
Although it's cool that someone finally put some "historical context" into a Western.
OTOH, if there were a better example of that I would likely be unaware of it being a Sci-Fi geek that generally dislikes Westerns.
Without that "social agenda", there would be not Free Software. There would be no contributors because no one would care enough about the "social agenda" to create a suitable framework where contributors feel free to add their contributions free from the fear that someone like Apple or Microsoft will come along and take unfair advantage of the work.
This "social agenda" stuff is just nonsense and FUD.
This is about CONTRIBUTORS. The GPL was created because corporations can't be trusted and CONTRIBUTORS became angry.
The GPL, like any "rule of law" exists because there are people out there that can't be trusted to work and play well with others. External forces need to be created to ensure that everyone acts in a civilized manner and everyone is treated equally.
I don't really see what reasons Apple has to fear "anti-Tivoization". It doesn't look like anyone really addressed that.
> So what can your $200 laptop beat my $500 tablet at? > > Web surfing?
Yes. I can surf all of those websites that Steve Jobs doesn't want me to. The problem with Tablets is not so much the tablets themselves but the artificial limitations they are subjected to.
Fanboys will defend nonsense like how the iPad does printing when they would be the first to condemn the same sort of shenanigan on any other platform.
...except the "consumption" stuff that I would do with a Tablet actually represents the most computationally intensive thing I would likely do with a desktop.
It's a nice little paradox.
It's also a side effect of using the single most computationally intensive video codec available.
> What's the difference between a convertible laptop and a tablet with a keyboard accessory?...a platform tyrant getting under foot preventing your tablet from reaching it's full potential.
...yeah. Because no one ever wants to make their own stuff or use things that they didn't buy from their tablet vendor.
This isn't so much about an ARM tablet being a weak performer. This is about the platform vendor artificially crippling the platform and choosing to limit devices and ensure that any obvious way to get around those limitations is also forbidden.
There's no good reason that an ARM tablet can't displace a cheap laptop for most things you would still keep one around.
Yes. You are rich and indulgent. Never mind that last years tablet is perfectly fine and this years tablet isn't really a significant upgrade.
We're going to suck the life out of the planet, make sure our carbon footprint is as large as possible and fill the local landfill as quickly as possible.
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...no. He's thinking of Macs.
Someone mentioned "gaming" on Macs.
This is a great example of how Apple's tendency to put trailing edge components into overpriced systems will really bite you in the arse.
Admittedly, I did not build my main desktop with gaming in mind either. At least I could upgrade it later.
Some day, MacOS might be like Linux is today. Although Steve probably won't let it.
You whine about "unfriendly package management" but that's the part of Linux that has always been light years ahead of MacOS. ...of all the things to try and elevate MacOS over, that's the dumbest. Ease up on the cool-aid.
> all my photos in an app that lets me organize them well
You mean iPhoto? You must be joking.
iPhoto is a really BAD example of a bit of proprietary software worth migrating to a new platform over.
> a decent selection of games
Depends on your hardware.
> Sure, why not? It's called a tablet computer, and it's, well, personal.
I am not in control of it. It is an appliance that's mostly locked down.
It's a flat Tivo.
It's not a PC.
The "dominance" of Apple is mostly a reflection of how they are no longer really a computer company.
Emulated? By that standard the Atari ST and Commodore 64 aren't dead yet.
...then perhaps a good approach would be to start with a "best of" selection from each of the classic doctors. Perhaps include the regeneration episodes.
Definitely get the introduction of the recurring major villans like The Master, the Cybermen, the Daleks and the Sontarans.
Since Sara Jane shows up, perhaps include some more early Baker(1) episodes.
Firefly was really a Western. That made it more general interest in a way. Although Westerns themselves are dated and most people would not be able to get past the whole "space" thing.
Although it's cool that someone finally put some "historical context" into a Western.
OTOH, if there were a better example of that I would likely be unaware of it being a Sci-Fi geek that generally dislikes Westerns.
While it is certainly true that samba support would be a dandy thing in an iPhone, it is clearly something that Apple has no interest in.
It is therefore entirely irrelevant for this discussion.
No one seriously thinks that CIFS will end up in PhoneOS. H*ll, CUPS didn't even end up in PhoneOS and that's something that Apple "owns".
You're a real piece of work. You can't offer an alternative explanation based on the actual facts, so you just decide to call the OP a moron.
Microsoft at this very moment seems to be suing B&N over things no one thinks it invented or even released first as a product.
Without that "social agenda", there would be not Free Software. There would be no contributors because no one would care enough about the "social agenda" to create a suitable framework where contributors feel free to add their contributions free from the fear that someone like Apple or Microsoft will come along and take unfair advantage of the work.
This "social agenda" stuff is just nonsense and FUD.
This is about CONTRIBUTORS. The GPL was created because corporations can't be trusted and CONTRIBUTORS became angry.
The GPL, like any "rule of law" exists because there are people out there that can't be trusted to work and play well with others. External forces need to be created to ensure that everyone acts in a civilized manner and everyone is treated equally.
I don't really see what reasons Apple has to fear "anti-Tivoization". It doesn't look like anyone really addressed that.
...yes, because we all know that the image of freedom is something out of Mad Max.
Unfortunately, those "legally-protected ideas" are pretty trivial.
This is clearly what a new OS in the patent abuse age has to deal with.
> Apple can never win and please everybody
This is why it's a good idea to be not solely responsible for the content that appears on your platform.
You can implicitly allow this stuff by granting your end users liberty rather than being percieved as explicitly approving or censoring anything.
...which is all moronic.
You don't need special purpose Constitution shredding roadblocks in order to catch the serious problem drinkers.
That's pretty much what the definition of a problem drinker is: Someone that gets caught on non-holidays.
All that's needed is good old-fashioned non-Gestapo police work.
> So what can your $200 laptop beat my $500 tablet at?
>
> Web surfing?
Yes. I can surf all of those websites that Steve Jobs doesn't
want me to. The problem with Tablets is not so much the tablets
themselves but the artificial limitations they are subjected to.
Fanboys will defend nonsense like how the iPad does printing
when they would be the first to condemn the same sort of
shenanigan on any other platform.
...except the "consumption" stuff that I would do with a Tablet actually represents the most computationally intensive thing I would likely do with a desktop.
It's a nice little paradox.
It's also a side effect of using the single most computationally intensive video codec available.
Yes. How DARE a person use a Turing Machine as such?
Just what is the world coming to?
Users expecting to run any program they want, accessing any data they want and using any network protocol they want.
Next they will want free speech, freedom of religion and upward social mobility.
> What's the difference between a convertible laptop and a tablet with a keyboard accessory? ...a platform tyrant getting under foot preventing your tablet from reaching it's full potential.
...yeah. Because no one ever wants to make their own stuff or use things that they didn't buy from their tablet vendor.
This isn't so much about an ARM tablet being a weak performer. This is about the platform vendor artificially crippling the platform and choosing to limit devices and ensure that any obvious way to get around those limitations is also forbidden.
There's no good reason that an ARM tablet can't displace a cheap laptop for most things you would still keep one around.
The only one holding anything back is Steve.
Yes. You are rich and indulgent. Never mind that last years tablet is perfectly fine and this years tablet isn't really a significant upgrade.
We're going to suck the life out of the planet, make sure our carbon footprint is as large as possible and fill the local landfill as quickly as possible.
...except tablets aren't even terribly comprehensive "consumption" devices either.
Certain web pages are inaccesable as are a wide range of media formats and network protocols.
Although most of the annoying limitations of tablets are self inflicted.
If I liked the cover art, I would seek out the relevant artist directly and buy his or her stuff.
You're pretty presumptuous. Plenty of "fans" appreciate the work of their favorite "authors" even more when it's in the raw.
The raw form of the work better represents what it is about that "author" that the fan likes.
The meddling of editors cuts both ways. It destroys works and authors as well.
Sales and marketing support from a publisher?
You must be part of the peanut gallery since it's obvious you've never published anything or even ever bothered to listen to those that do.
Having your own editor is not that much different from the status quo with "real publishers" now.