Hmmn, according to this story they filed for Chapter 11 protection, and have now been resurrected as a subsidiary of KB Holdings. Does that count as going under?;)
Well, Palm are supposed to be moving from the Motorola DragonBall to the ARM architecture in the near future. Perhaps they felt it necessary to acquire some developers who had experience writing a real OS?
Um, you'll find that any site that uses Java ads will have a backup for the java-disabled crowd.
In the current ad market, do you seriously think any site is gonna rely on a technology that is slowly dying (client side java) for it's source of revenue?
Not only flashing ads, but the more recent large Flash ads are deterrents to surfing at work for those of us without a fast connection at home.
Considering that this is probably the largest portion of the surfing public, I'm surprised at the increasing popularity of the Flash ads in particular. If you're trying to surf surreptiously, having large animated ads on your screen isn't a good idea.
Why would people code against the standard, when the only browser that implements the standard correctly is a minor blip on the market share radar?>
Because the future isn't owned by Microsoft - yet. While IE is the dominant standalone browser on PC's, it's uncertain that paradigm (standalone browser on a PC) is going to be as important in th future.
At 3.5mb, gecko is a decent candidate for inclusion as a html renderer within programs that need to operate on multiple platforms. Of course, whether that happens remains to be seen.
What's your context? In terms of a browser that's widely deployed on desktop PC's - no it doesn't matter as much as it would have a year ago.
In terms of the development of the web and the adoption of open standards? Yes, it does matter.
As non-traditional computing devices become popular, efforts like Moz will be crucial in ensuring genuine interoperability between devices. You may have noticed for example that the nightly builds include a separate build for those who are using Moz embedded within other programs.
Needless to say, I'd suggest taking a broader view of the importance of Mozilla than just the desktop PC.
I think you're missing the point. The majority of hardware is still sold by OEM's like Dell to large corporate customers and non-enthusiast home users. Those users don't care if individual components are cheaper, as they're interested in the box and what it can do.
In the case of corporate customers, they're as much interested in the lease terms (notice how Dell prominently advertises their lease prices) as the specs.
Roblimo's editorial is spot on. All of my firms hardware is leased - much of it from the vendors in-house finance arm. Similarly at our client firms, their monitors all have "leased from" stickers on the back.
After reading this though, it seems that maybe the architects' designs had to be simplified to meet the lowest common denominator
Considering the state of Mac 3D hardware during the games design period, I'm not too surprised. However, there are some truly breathtaking (in terms of scale) environments - the airport and atmospheric processing plant for example.
Given the simplistic nature of the game, the twin gauge interface worked very well. The focus of the game was hand-to-hand combat, and the interface reflected this. One gauge is dedicated to showing health and hypos, the other is overloaded to show weapons and navigation. The placement ensured that I never felt they were in the way, yet were easy to find and interpret.
Personally, I enjoyed the game - well worth the CDN$35 I payed for it.
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Hmmn, according to this story they filed for Chapter 11 protection, and have now been resurrected as a subsidiary of KB Holdings. Does that count as going under? ;)
that had to be the worst interview I have ever seen.
Perhaps that says more about the interviewer than the interviewee.
There is more to gaming than Quake (thankfully).
However, for the truly competitive players, higher fps makes a difference. For the rest of us, higher resolutions at playable fps is a nice to have.
Just a FYI - The ECS K7S5A is basically the same board.
if the PS2 or GameCube use OpenGL my 10% guess is wrong though).
Oni is an OpenGL game that was simultaneously released for PC, Mac and PS2.
Well, Palm are supposed to be moving from the Motorola DragonBall to the ARM architecture in the near future. Perhaps they felt it necessary to acquire some developers who had experience writing a real OS?
Here's a good post on fool.com about how one woman went about recovering from the theft of her identity.
Um, you'll find that any site that uses Java ads will have a backup for the java-disabled crowd.
In the current ad market, do you seriously think any site is gonna rely on a technology that is slowly dying (client side java) for it's source of revenue?
Not only flashing ads, but the more recent large Flash ads are deterrents to surfing at work for those of us without a fast connection at home.
Considering that this is probably the largest portion of the surfing public, I'm surprised at the increasing popularity of the Flash ads in particular. If you're trying to surf surreptiously, having large animated ads on your screen isn't a good idea.
Why would people code against the standard, when the only browser that implements the standard correctly is a minor blip on the market share radar?>
Because the future isn't owned by Microsoft - yet. While IE is the dominant standalone browser on PC's, it's uncertain that paradigm (standalone browser on a PC) is going to be as important in th future.
At 3.5mb, gecko is a decent candidate for inclusion as a html renderer within programs that need to operate on multiple platforms. Of course, whether that happens remains to be seen.
What's your context? In terms of a browser that's widely deployed on desktop PC's - no it doesn't matter as much as it would have a year ago.
In terms of the development of the web and the adoption of open standards? Yes, it does matter.
As non-traditional computing devices become popular, efforts like Moz will be crucial in ensuring genuine interoperability between devices. You may have noticed for example that the nightly builds include a separate build for those who are using Moz embedded within other programs.
Needless to say, I'd suggest taking a broader view of the importance of Mozilla than just the desktop PC.
http://www.jobserve.co.uk
It's the largest UK jobs site, and some of the firms on there will sponser work visas.
But it hass a passing resemblence to this Salon.com article:
i fice/index.html
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/05/02/sacr
Considering how difficult it is to pry corporate customers from an entrenched platform, I'd say "leading in sales" is pretty significant.
Technical merit doesn't always lead to success.
At least post a copy of their mirror page.
Unfortunately, it is still there:
"if people miss Clippy, they can turn him back on by clicking the "help" tag on the Office XP task bar."
I seem to remember there is a easter egg in Excel along the lines of a first person maze.
I think you're missing the point. The majority of hardware is still sold by OEM's like Dell to large corporate customers and non-enthusiast home users. Those users don't care if individual components are cheaper, as they're interested in the box and what it can do.
In the case of corporate customers, they're as much interested in the lease terms (notice how Dell prominently advertises their lease prices) as the specs.
Roblimo's editorial is spot on. All of my firms hardware is leased - much of it from the vendors in-house finance arm. Similarly at our client firms, their monitors all have "leased from" stickers on the back.
heh - wonder how many of these stories will make it into other "news" sites.
Obviously you werent paying attention when composing your post. Does that mean I get to reap the benefit of my paying attention and flame you?
No. Because in a civil society, I gently point out your mistake and get on with my life.
Oh wait. This is slashdot.
This Fool.com article goes into a bit more detail on the results (free reg. required).
Specifically it notes that while their revenue doubled to $27 million, $5.5 of that was from it's acquisition of Planning Technologies.
Also, there's this little blurb on ZDNET.
*Sigh* For the goat afraid:
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http://www.joystick101.org/?op=displaystory&sid
can be found here
Actually, I've seen two previews (anandtech and 3dgpu) that mention a MSRP of US$500. It seems the Apple folks are being ripped off again.
After reading this though, it seems that maybe the architects' designs had to be simplified to meet the lowest common denominator
Considering the state of Mac 3D hardware during the games design period, I'm not too surprised. However, there are some truly breathtaking (in terms of scale) environments - the airport and atmospheric processing plant for example.
Given the simplistic nature of the game, the twin gauge interface worked very well. The focus of the game was hand-to-hand combat, and the interface reflected this. One gauge is dedicated to showing health and hypos, the other is overloaded to show weapons and navigation. The placement ensured that I never felt they were in the way, yet were easy to find and interpret.
Personally, I enjoyed the game - well worth the CDN$35 I payed for it.