No, Windows 7 is a lot of paid hoopla and shinanigans going on.
It's basically just Windows Mojave again a slightly different interface tacked onto it to make it seem more less of a change. Granted, Vista wasn't as bad as most people make it out to be.
I think it has to do with Apple's culture. They don't want to be the next Windows, in fact they like to openly mock Windows. The want to stay exclusive and cater to their niche.
There's a reason you don't see Ferarri trying to compete with Chevrolet's economy cars.
Yes, but you forget that decent desktop environments have only been around since the early 2000's or so.
Look at what Nextstep did. They took BSD and made their OS built on that foundation. For a decade they sold it only to a select technical user base. During this time, they worked on improving the interface. Then Apple bought them used that as a base for Mac OSX. A little bit of polish and you have a very nice Operating System.
As you can see, there are many parallels there with Ubuntu and other nice Linux-based distros.
Yeah but if the growth goes exponential, it could be bad news for Redmond in a short amount of time. With other big vendors starting to use Ubuntu on their equipment (see HP and Dell), Microsoft had better be careful.
Personally, I think in the next 5-10 years, the market is going to go through a big equalization. Microsoft will still be important but not the huge Monopoly like they are now. The current recession is a good way to get the ball rolling on that. A lot of places are interested in switching to Linux-based OSes, but they don't want to deal with the costs associated and their current Windows stuff works.
But with Vista and Windows 7 being lackluster, it makes good business sense to start looking at migrating to other solutions. Linux is really the only other game in town. You can't "upgrade" to Mac OS X like you can upgrade any machine to Ubuntu and have it just work. And Ubuntu has made the GNU and Linux systems easy to use for anyone from Grandma to business drones.
In 15 minutes, I'll be in a meeting with some HP people I know. And I'm going to one thing very clear to them: Keep selling Linux on your Netbooks and I will fucking kill you. I've done it before and I will do it again.
With push overs like these HP fuckers, I won't even need the chair this time.
It's optimizations happen while its running, allowing it to make more optimizations than is possible with AOT.
So there's no middle man, no step before you run it. The JIT can optimize better than the AOT compiler can and you don't have to do anything but run it to reap the benefits.
Python is fast if you only use one processor. But since Python has laughable concurrency support, you can't really take advantage of the beastly new multicore cpu's coming out these days.
Have you actually tried using C#, or are you basing your judgement on reading about its features?
Yes, I have which is exactly why your comment is hilarious.
Even if it were the language I could count on when all else failed, it wouldn't make me like it. If I liked it, I wouldn't wait until it was a last resort, would I?
Sorry, you don't strike me as a competent programmer.
If you were speaking about the platform, why didn't you just write "Mono"? Java does seem to suggest a particular language.
I infact DID write Mono and Java is a language and a platform. Hence you should know when I compare Mono and Java, I'm speaking of Java the platform vs Mono the plaform. Java the language vs Mono the plaform doesn't make any sense.
I greatly prefer C# to Java, and see very little similarity between them.
LOL... that's all I can really say about that.
No, I hate C with a vengance. It doesn't mean I think C is no good, any more than I think Java is no good -- I just find they don't suit my style.
I don't know how anyone can hate C, its the language you can count on when everything else fails/doesn't work. But given your track record thus far, I'm not surprised.
Anybody who thinks one language is good for all jobs has very narrow programming experience. Every language involves compromises, and the compromises that are great for one project can be terrible on another.
Well, I was speaking more about the platforms in this case, hence the mentioning of Java-Mono.
But let me guess, you'll program in Java's clone-with-a-beard C# right?
Is it the letter C that makes all the difference here?
Seriously, with Java being open source, there's no real need for Mono anymore. However, I think it's good that Mono exists, if just to give Java competitive pressure.
Slashdot Mirror
Actually, you're wrong.
The sales of the patented technology deprive the original inventor of income that they are legally owed.
So you are not liable until you use the technology in commerce/public.
Linux has far more marketshare in servers than Microsoft does.
Search for it.
No, Windows 7 is a lot of paid hoopla and shinanigans going on.
It's basically just Windows Mojave again a slightly different interface tacked onto it to make it seem more less of a change. Granted, Vista wasn't as bad as most people make it out to be.
And I'm typing this on Windows 7.
Yeah, I am in total agreement. I mean if natural selection and democracy have taught one thing its: choice doesn't work.
I hate to break this to you, but the nerds already took over... ever seen Bill Gates?
This is more like Nerds: The Next Generation. ;)
Far superior and less campy than the original.
I think it has to do with Apple's culture. They don't want to be the next Windows, in fact they like to openly mock Windows. The want to stay exclusive and cater to their niche.
There's a reason you don't see Ferarri trying to compete with Chevrolet's economy cars.
Windows is slow, buggy and not a good desktop as well.
And it's the market leader.
What's your point?
Sorry, I forgot to add "Linux desktop environments" for my context clue detection impaired buddies.
By decent, I mean ones that weren't fugly that revolve around terminal windows.
I just realized that the last sentence is much more funny for my UK friends.
Just say no to drunk driving, k? :)
You realize major PC vendors are now shipping Linux desktops on mainstream retail hard you can buy RIGHT NOW, right?
It's not exactly speculation... the Linux mothership is arriving and its pissed.
Yes, but you forget that decent desktop environments have only been around since the early 2000's or so.
Look at what Nextstep did. They took BSD and made their OS built on that foundation. For a decade they sold it only to a select technical user base. During this time, they worked on improving the interface. Then Apple bought them used that as a base for Mac OSX. A little bit of polish and you have a very nice Operating System.
As you can see, there are many parallels there with Ubuntu and other nice Linux-based distros.
Yeah but if the growth goes exponential, it could be bad news for Redmond in a short amount of time. With other big vendors starting to use Ubuntu on their equipment (see HP and Dell), Microsoft had better be careful.
Personally, I think in the next 5-10 years, the market is going to go through a big equalization. Microsoft will still be important but not the huge Monopoly like they are now. The current recession is a good way to get the ball rolling on that. A lot of places are interested in switching to Linux-based OSes, but they don't want to deal with the costs associated and their current Windows stuff works.
But with Vista and Windows 7 being lackluster, it makes good business sense to start looking at migrating to other solutions. Linux is really the only other game in town. You can't "upgrade" to Mac OS X like you can upgrade any machine to Ubuntu and have it just work. And Ubuntu has made the GNU and Linux systems easy to use for anyone from Grandma to business drones.
If its like the brand new Toshiba laptop I just purchased w/ Vista on it, just plug in a mouse.
Bam, instant BSOD.
When it happened to me, I was quite impressed as you can imagine.
I glad I can help you be a more informed person:
http://www.ubuntu.com/
Easy to install, no technical knowledge needed. You can actually browse the web and use the OS while its installing.
Oh we'll see about that.
In 15 minutes, I'll be in a meeting with some HP people I know. And I'm going to one thing very clear to them: Keep selling Linux on your Netbooks and I will fucking kill you. I've done it before and I will do it again.
With push overs like these HP fuckers, I won't even need the chair this time.
Yours Truly,
Steve B
Fortunately, Java predates .NET by far, so there would be prior art from Sun on anything in Java.
And Sun has pledged to not use its patents against anyone using the open source Java code.
That's actually whats cooler about Java.
It's even easier.
It's optimizations happen while its running, allowing it to make more optimizations than is possible with AOT.
So there's no middle man, no step before you run it. The JIT can optimize better than the AOT compiler can and you don't have to do anything but run it to reap the benefits.
Python is okay for small apps.
Maintaining big Python apps is a nightmare.
Python is fast if you only use one processor. But since Python has laughable concurrency support, you can't really take advantage of the beastly new multicore cpu's coming out these days.
Have you actually tried using C#, or are you basing your judgement on reading about its features?
Yes, I have which is exactly why your comment is hilarious.
Even if it were the language I could count on when all else failed, it wouldn't make me like it. If I liked it, I wouldn't wait until it was a last resort, would I?
Sorry, you don't strike me as a competent programmer.
If you were speaking about the platform, why didn't you just write "Mono"? Java does seem to suggest a particular language.
I infact DID write Mono and Java is a language and a platform. Hence you should know when I compare Mono and Java, I'm speaking of Java the platform vs Mono the plaform. Java the language vs Mono the plaform doesn't make any sense.
I greatly prefer C# to Java, and see very little similarity between them.
LOL... that's all I can really say about that.
No, I hate C with a vengance. It doesn't mean I think C is no good, any more than I think Java is no good -- I just find they don't suit my style.
I don't know how anyone can hate C, its the language you can count on when everything else fails/doesn't work. But given your track record thus far, I'm not surprised.
Anybody who thinks one language is good for all jobs has very narrow programming experience. Every language involves compromises, and the compromises that are great for one project can be terrible on another.
Well, I was speaking more about the platforms in this case, hence the mentioning of Java-Mono.
cut kitty screen saver? count me in!
Okay, I'm a pretty pro-Linux guy. But even I'd never portray the Windows masses as kitten murdering mascochists.
Think before you post, you sick fuck!
That's pretty much completely wrong.
You fail it.
But let me guess, you'll program in Java's clone-with-a-beard C# right?
Is it the letter C that makes all the difference here?
Seriously, with Java being open source, there's no real need for Mono anymore. However, I think it's good that Mono exists, if just to give Java competitive pressure.
Yeah, that's because most ARM platforms can execute Java bytecode natively.
The processor IS the JVM.
Queue douchebag saying its only a beta.