It's been out nearly a year for Windows. Longer than that if you count the betas. It's only just coming to Linux. Sun is just doing what Adobe did except for the fact that JavaFX will probably be supported better by Sun after its launch.
Living in the UK, I'm aware of how things work with the TV Licence. But I also know that BBC Worldwide, the BBC websites, etc, show adverts to non licence payers. I'm not sure why that can't be done with telly on the internet if it's done with telly on the telly or with websites.
The BBC has to support Linux. Otherwise, quite rightly Linux users should get a discount because we're forced to pay the tax and if a certain group can't have full access to everything then they deserve a discount.
For instance, if ever I get rid of my TV (they'll probably still charge me because I have a PC), I'll get an old black & white TV to get the reduced fee. I know they'll make me pay it so I might as well get it cheaper and let the B&W tv collect dust.
JavaFX will run on anything in the near future. It's the only solution that will run web apps in the browser or on the desktop across the board. Yeah Flash is on Linux but it's always behind everyone else and doesn't always run quite right.
To be fair people outside of the UK pay for the programmes they watch via advertising. Even going to the BBC website in a non-UK country should yield ads.
So the question is, have non-British people paid for iPlayer through advertising or not? If not, then why not give them iPlayer but with ads?
Seriously, a 6th grader, upon graduation will have a 6 year old laptop. When new it'll probably be low-end and out of date before the 7th grade. They won't have paid for it so by the 12th grade it'll be beat to hell and someone thinks they'll want to by this from the school?
I understand there is a conflict here. Kids need computers more often and you want them to make it feel like it's theirs but allowing them to do anything with their laptop would more or less be the same as removing all security from the school network.
This isn't the answer I'm sure you want to hear but the ideal thing would be to give them Linux based netbooks. They're cheaper (won't matter as much if they're worthless in 6 years), lack a hard drive (less likely to break) and they can't install a ton of games on it and security won't be an issue. If they happen to use it to look at porn at home big deal. That'll happen either way.
The majority's ignorance doesn't mean it's not a good format and support for ogg should be trivial since a lot of other mp3 players support it so why not add it?
I suspect it has nothing to do with what people care about but that Apple wants to only support their own formats plus MP3 because they have to support that.
I didn't think anyone actually listened to the radio any more.
For me personally I suppose it would be nice to listen to talk radio on my iPod but for music I've always hated the radio. There's too much repetition and I hate the lack of control over what you listen to.
The day of the techie and their ueber geek arrogance is gone, they need to start delivering products clients want...
Which day was this? I don't think the "uber geek" ever got what he wanted otherwise WinME, Vista and a slew of other products wouldn't have seen the light of day.
The only thing the iPod is really lacking is the ability to play more file types (ie ogg) and the ability to something other than iTunes without having to worry about something breaking.
Other than that it does everything people generally need. I can't think of anything else I've truly wanted it to do other than play my flac and ogg files.
If it's horizontal I would assume it will have zero problems with scratched discs.
I personally think the vertical position is more risky and I've heard a few people complain about disc problems despite claiming not to have touched the system. But it should generally be fine in either position as long as you don't touch it. I just think leaving it in the vertical position makes it more likely to get knocked over or something else since the drive isn't really idea for vertical use.
But the spammer is just a business man trying to make money. However the 6 year old is an evil communist terrorist trying to spread socialist values by stealing music. He deserves nothing less than a good water boarding at Guantanamo Bay.
"In asserting that Microsoft or at least its chain of suppliers were aware of this problem, Kassa noted that Microsoft's "TSST"[43] versions of the Samsung DVD-drive lack rubber cushions around the optical lens while identical Samsung drives sold for PCs did have these rubber cushions.[41][42] Kassa also noted that the affected Xbox 360s all seem to have been produced towards the end of 2006."
Most users do know not to move things with spinning discs inside but when something is designed poorly sometimes it can't be avoided.
They could have used laptop trays which lock the disc in or include a stand which will stabilise it like Sony did.
The Wii avoids this problem because Nintendo didn't cut corners and designed it right. It's not too tall when on it's side, it's drive is more suited for vertical use and it comes with a stand to stabilise it.
MS was so hard up to be the first one out that they rushed it and built it cheap and the result is that the product does not perform satisfactory in a lot of situations.
Also, It's a product used by kids and it's completely dumb to expect a child to know that the system is more sensitive when on it's side. So anyone with half a brain wouldn't use the worst drive design for vertical use.
The worst thing about this is that MS generally makes quality hardware. Their mice, controllers, etc have always been some of the best ever. I still have my original Sidewinder. It works perfect and I'm only using it less because joystick ports are disappearing.
So there is no reason for how bad the 360 has been designed. It just shows it was rushed and built with minimal costs in mind.
No it is a poorly designed product and you're assuming everyone who has had scratched discs did something to cause it and that's not the case.
I've seen people complaining about problems with scratched discs while not moving the system and that's because it's a shit design and the system should always lay flat and work with gravity rather than against it.
No MS is at fault for building the 360 to set vertically.
It's not good for any disc drive to sit side ways. Even the PS2 had some issues with scratched discs which is why I think they quit mentioning to users that they can set it up vertical and later models were built so you couldn't use it vertically.
But at least Sony had the decency to give users a stand to widen the base and make it more stable which helps for some problems related to disc drives on their side. MS did not do this and instead puts in a shitty little warning hoping that makes up for their poor design.
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It's been out nearly a year for Windows. Longer than that if you count the betas. It's only just coming to Linux. Sun is just doing what Adobe did except for the fact that JavaFX will probably be supported better by Sun after its launch.
Do you have a release date for Silverlight or AIR for linux or solaris that's up to date with Windows?
I see JavaFX coming to linux sooner and in a better position than silverlight and AIR.
Living in the UK, I'm aware of how things work with the TV Licence. But I also know that BBC Worldwide, the BBC websites, etc, show adverts to non licence payers. I'm not sure why that can't be done with telly on the internet if it's done with telly on the telly or with websites.
The BBC has to support Linux. Otherwise, quite rightly Linux users should get a discount because we're forced to pay the tax and if a certain group can't have full access to everything then they deserve a discount.
For instance, if ever I get rid of my TV (they'll probably still charge me because I have a PC), I'll get an old black & white TV to get the reduced fee. I know they'll make me pay it so I might as well get it cheaper and let the B&W tv collect dust.
JavaFX will run on anything in the near future. It's the only solution that will run web apps in the browser or on the desktop across the board. Yeah Flash is on Linux but it's always behind everyone else and doesn't always run quite right.
Who is paying £1,000 for a TV licence? It's £139.50, dumb ass.
To be fair people outside of the UK pay for the programmes they watch via advertising. Even going to the BBC website in a non-UK country should yield ads.
So the question is, have non-British people paid for iPlayer through advertising or not? If not, then why not give them iPlayer but with ads?
I agree. I think JavaFX has the most potential. It just has to take off. Hopefully people will realise its potential.
Dunno about their drives but my EEE 901 isn't that bad at all I've got NetBeans and Tomcat running on it.
I've uninstalled a lot of stuff and installed other bits. I'm sure my data is mixed around but appears to perform just as well as when it was new.
Have you actually been to Newegg? They're selling a 250 gig SSD for $699 and 128 gig for $249.
A raid card won't help a laptop save power or stop it from getting damaged from being dropped or shook about.
Seriously, a 6th grader, upon graduation will have a 6 year old laptop. When new it'll probably be low-end and out of date before the 7th grade. They won't have paid for it so by the 12th grade it'll be beat to hell and someone thinks they'll want to by this from the school?
I understand there is a conflict here. Kids need computers more often and you want them to make it feel like it's theirs but allowing them to do anything with their laptop would more or less be the same as removing all security from the school network.
This isn't the answer I'm sure you want to hear but the ideal thing would be to give them Linux based netbooks. They're cheaper (won't matter as much if they're worthless in 6 years), lack a hard drive (less likely to break) and they can't install a ton of games on it and security won't be an issue. If they happen to use it to look at porn at home big deal. That'll happen either way.
Ages ago we were told computers would make the world paperless.
What ever happened to that?
The majority's ignorance doesn't mean it's not a good format and support for ogg should be trivial since a lot of other mp3 players support it so why not add it?
I suspect it has nothing to do with what people care about but that Apple wants to only support their own formats plus MP3 because they have to support that.
I didn't think anyone actually listened to the radio any more.
For me personally I suppose it would be nice to listen to talk radio on my iPod but for music I've always hated the radio. There's too much repetition and I hate the lack of control over what you listen to.
True but I received mine for free so I can't complain. It serves me well enough and once it breaks then I probably will buy a non-Apple product.
The one true way to writing bad code. ;)
The day of the techie and their ueber geek arrogance is gone, they need to start delivering products clients want...
Which day was this? I don't think the "uber geek" ever got what he wanted otherwise WinME, Vista and a slew of other products wouldn't have seen the light of day.
The only thing the iPod is really lacking is the ability to play more file types (ie ogg) and the ability to something other than iTunes without having to worry about something breaking.
Other than that it does everything people generally need. I can't think of anything else I've truly wanted it to do other than play my flac and ogg files.
If it's horizontal I would assume it will have zero problems with scratched discs.
I personally think the vertical position is more risky and I've heard a few people complain about disc problems despite claiming not to have touched the system. But it should generally be fine in either position as long as you don't touch it. I just think leaving it in the vertical position makes it more likely to get knocked over or something else since the drive isn't really idea for vertical use.
But the spammer is just a business man trying to make money. However the 6 year old is an evil communist terrorist trying to spread socialist values by stealing music. He deserves nothing less than a good water boarding at Guantanamo Bay.
The spammers are too smart to get caught and a lot of them probably reside outside of the US where the law does not apply.
The law is about as useful as a law against breathing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360_technical_problems
"In asserting that Microsoft or at least its chain of suppliers were aware of this problem, Kassa noted that Microsoft's "TSST"[43] versions of the Samsung DVD-drive lack rubber cushions around the optical lens while identical Samsung drives sold for PCs did have these rubber cushions.[41][42] Kassa also noted that the affected Xbox 360s all seem to have been produced towards the end of 2006."
Most users do know not to move things with spinning discs inside but when something is designed poorly sometimes it can't be avoided.
They could have used laptop trays which lock the disc in or include a stand which will stabilise it like Sony did.
The Wii avoids this problem because Nintendo didn't cut corners and designed it right. It's not too tall when on it's side, it's drive is more suited for vertical use and it comes with a stand to stabilise it.
MS was so hard up to be the first one out that they rushed it and built it cheap and the result is that the product does not perform satisfactory in a lot of situations.
Also, It's a product used by kids and it's completely dumb to expect a child to know that the system is more sensitive when on it's side. So anyone with half a brain wouldn't use the worst drive design for vertical use.
The worst thing about this is that MS generally makes quality hardware. Their mice, controllers, etc have always been some of the best ever. I still have my original Sidewinder. It works perfect and I'm only using it less because joystick ports are disappearing.
So there is no reason for how bad the 360 has been designed. It just shows it was rushed and built with minimal costs in mind.
No it is a poorly designed product and you're assuming everyone who has had scratched discs did something to cause it and that's not the case.
I've seen people complaining about problems with scratched discs while not moving the system and that's because it's a shit design and the system should always lay flat and work with gravity rather than against it.
No MS is at fault for building the 360 to set vertically.
It's not good for any disc drive to sit side ways. Even the PS2 had some issues with scratched discs which is why I think they quit mentioning to users that they can set it up vertical and later models were built so you couldn't use it vertically.
But at least Sony had the decency to give users a stand to widen the base and make it more stable which helps for some problems related to disc drives on their side. MS did not do this and instead puts in a shitty little warning hoping that makes up for their poor design.