Apple stopped updating FCP right before a MAJOR change in video production workflow. FCP7 was designed for tape workflows using MPEG2 or DV family codecs, now everything has moved onto the AVC/H.264/MPEG-4 family of codecs and tape-less work flows are common. Adobe managed to completely rewrite all their OS X apps in Cocoa, and support the newest codecs and technologies during that time frame, whats Apple's excuse?
As for the missing features, Multicam support is a pretty big one. Being able to edit a production like its currently being filmed live is pretty important for folks in post production. At least iMovie users aren't left behind, FCPX supports importing its projects. Another glaring error on Apple's part with this release was not rewriting Compressor. The one program that could use proper multi-core and 64-bit support is just a refresh of the clunky previous version.
The bigger issue for Apple is that pros tend to be fiercely loyal to the product lines that they use. The only time they really switch is when the vendor massively screws up the product. After all, its how FCP got a foothold in the market to begin with. Adobe kept putting out crap releases of Premiere, while Avid was slow to update their software and hardware solutions for OS X. Apple through aggressive marketing and having a top notch product managed to firmly establish itself in a market that saw little competition in the past.
MagnaRAM was pretty worthless, it actually slowed down the machine during certain operations. Syncronys Software had a program called SoftRAM that testers found out basically did nothing too. http://www.technofileonline.com/texts/softram95.html
The iPhone of 2007 actually wasn't all that great and was a big step backwards compared to contemporary products out at the time. No native apps (only "webapps"), and missing features that were already available on competitor's products like MMS, multitasking, cut-n-paste, etc.
Here is a good question... what are the profit margins on WP7 handsets vs. Android handsets? The iPhone's is likely very little due to Apple's control, but its a popular handset so it gets front and center in the store anyway. Retail stores have a floor plan for a reason, to maximize profit. If WP7's competitors have better margins, of course they are going to get better placement in the store.
Keep in mind that back in 1998 Gamestop was a fairly small operation. Most of the locations that are now Gamestop were Software Etc., Electronics Boutique, or Babbages stores back then, so the oldest reciepts won't even say GameStop on them!
Malwarebytes has been picking up the changed registry keys on recent definitions updates. The major AV packages from Symantec and McAfee aren't effective against any of the most common malware attacks. Its quite sad to read their support forums where people conplain they paid big $$$ for an endpoint protection client site license from the big vendors and the malware still goes undetected. One GOOD thing is 64-bit versions of Windows are immune from most of the nasty stuff for the time being (32-bit dlls can't inject themselves into the 64-bit versions of Explorer or Winlogon).
2. We charged hourly, one hour minimum. We usually quoted fixed prices for common jobs though.
3. Another policy my boss was forced to adopt. It became a chronic problem starting about 4 years ago (close to when I left the business). I told him to call customers once, leave a message and if there was no call back, it was a scrap. He later wrote it into the contract that they had 60 days to pickup or its tossed.
4. Pricing became a sensitive topic when machines became cheap. Netbooks with hardware problems were designed to be tossed, not repaired. People replacing a fairly new machine that was infested with spyware with another one has become common because they don't want to pay labor charges.... see #3.
From someone who worked in the industry (small family owned computer shop, not chain), tune-ups make a great upsell. My boss was too insistent on cleaning machines that were too far gone though (more time, more lost $$ on those machines), they should have been reformat/reload jobs to begin with.
How about a nice simple constant to the dropping revenue: inflation. It lands up being a double whammy since the price of construction materials is raising faster then the rate of inflation as well.
I remember them marketing the crap out of the fact they had US Government clients. Banyan's other weakness was their reliance on 16-bit DOS based networking stack. They didn't take the transition to Windows 95 clients very well. I remember using VINES in middle school with the text based login and all. I could never get a good answer from the admin why they choose it over something like Netware, its not like they had a huge network. They later transitioned to a NT Server 3.51 domain and eventually AD.
The UK requires that beer is measured in pints if I recall. Customary units are still used casually in speech every day as well. Vehicles also must have speedometers with MPH markings too. Despite being metric, the UK is still "in transition".
...and what kind of coverage does that $150/month get you? I've seen premiums that low with coverage to match it. I certainly wouldn't want to have medical problems and rely on that coverage.
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Apple stopped updating FCP right before a MAJOR change in video production workflow. FCP7 was designed for tape workflows using MPEG2 or DV family codecs, now everything has moved onto the AVC/H.264/MPEG-4 family of codecs and tape-less work flows are common. Adobe managed to completely rewrite all their OS X apps in Cocoa, and support the newest codecs and technologies during that time frame, whats Apple's excuse?
As for the missing features, Multicam support is a pretty big one. Being able to edit a production like its currently being filmed live is pretty important for folks in post production. At least iMovie users aren't left behind, FCPX supports importing its projects. Another glaring error on Apple's part with this release was not rewriting Compressor. The one program that could use proper multi-core and 64-bit support is just a refresh of the clunky previous version.
The bigger issue for Apple is that pros tend to be fiercely loyal to the product lines that they use. The only time they really switch is when the vendor massively screws up the product. After all, its how FCP got a foothold in the market to begin with. Adobe kept putting out crap releases of Premiere, while Avid was slow to update their software and hardware solutions for OS X. Apple through aggressive marketing and having a top notch product managed to firmly establish itself in a market that saw little competition in the past.
Of course one is forced to use Google because the search function on Microsoft's site is pretty worthless.
Well he does have a point about older MP3s not sounding all that great. Encoders have improved over the years.
MagnaRAM was pretty worthless, it actually slowed down the machine during certain operations. Syncronys Software had a program called SoftRAM that testers found out basically did nothing too. http://www.technofileonline.com/texts/softram95.html
The iPhone of 2007 actually wasn't all that great and was a big step backwards compared to contemporary products out at the time. No native apps (only "webapps"), and missing features that were already available on competitor's products like MMS, multitasking, cut-n-paste, etc.
Here is a good question... what are the profit margins on WP7 handsets vs. Android handsets? The iPhone's is likely very little due to Apple's control, but its a popular handset so it gets front and center in the store anyway. Retail stores have a floor plan for a reason, to maximize profit. If WP7's competitors have better margins, of course they are going to get better placement in the store.
The link is at the bottom of the page: http://creativecommons.org/about/cc0
Keep in mind that back in 1998 Gamestop was a fairly small operation. Most of the locations that are now Gamestop were Software Etc., Electronics Boutique, or Babbages stores back then, so the oldest reciepts won't even say GameStop on them!
If you can find them, buy one of those under-monitor "command center" style surge suppresses with switches for each power outlet.
Malwarebytes has been picking up the changed registry keys on recent definitions updates. The major AV packages from Symantec and McAfee aren't effective against any of the most common malware attacks. Its quite sad to read their support forums where people conplain they paid big $$$ for an endpoint protection client site license from the big vendors and the malware still goes undetected. One GOOD thing is 64-bit versions of Windows are immune from most of the nasty stuff for the time being (32-bit dlls can't inject themselves into the 64-bit versions of Explorer or Winlogon).
1. My boss never learned this.
2. We charged hourly, one hour minimum. We usually quoted fixed prices for common jobs though.
3. Another policy my boss was forced to adopt. It became a chronic problem starting about 4 years ago (close to when I left the business). I told him to call customers once, leave a message and if there was no call back, it was a scrap. He later wrote it into the contract that they had 60 days to pickup or its tossed.
4. Pricing became a sensitive topic when machines became cheap. Netbooks with hardware problems were designed to be tossed, not repaired. People replacing a fairly new machine that was infested with spyware with another one has become common because they don't want to pay labor charges.... see #3.
From someone who worked in the industry (small family owned computer shop, not chain), tune-ups make a great upsell. My boss was too insistent on cleaning machines that were too far gone though (more time, more lost $$ on those machines), they should have been reformat/reload jobs to begin with.
I expect to see the atomic wall clock in the SkyMall catalog soon (since the Sharper Image is a shell of its former self).
How about a nice simple constant to the dropping revenue: inflation. It lands up being a double whammy since the price of construction materials is raising faster then the rate of inflation as well.
Actually it would be nice if they would just re-surface the roads. Nature already does an efficient job at creating the holes.
I remember them marketing the crap out of the fact they had US Government clients. Banyan's other weakness was their reliance on 16-bit DOS based networking stack. They didn't take the transition to Windows 95 clients very well. I remember using VINES in middle school with the text based login and all. I could never get a good answer from the admin why they choose it over something like Netware, its not like they had a huge network. They later transitioned to a NT Server 3.51 domain and eventually AD.
Swintec still makes them too, although they primarily do government sales: http://www.swintec.com/
Yes they are expensive, but they seem to be well built.
nope, they went from 241 right to 261.
Even here in the US we get secondary km/h markings. they likely use the same gauge faces in the UK.
Those pesky imperial units are used worldwide in areas US industry originally dominated.
-Computer and TV screen sizes are measured in inches.
-Airlines typically use imperial units for air pressure and speed.
-Vehicle wheels/tire sizes are measured in inches.Michelin tried to change this with their TRX tire system (which flopped).
The UK requires that beer is measured in pints if I recall. Customary units are still used casually in speech every day as well. Vehicles also must have speedometers with MPH markings too. Despite being metric, the UK is still "in transition".
...and what kind of coverage does that $150/month get you? I've seen premiums that low with coverage to match it. I certainly wouldn't want to have medical problems and rely on that coverage.
IBM ported OS/2 to PPC as well, but it actually came with a x86 DOS VM... and it even ran Win-OS2! They put a lot of effort into that dead end port for nothing. http://pages.prodigy.net/michaln/history/os2ppc/index.html
Windows NT had the same problem with PPC. It wouldn't actually run on a PPC Mac even though it was the most common machine out there.