Oh, you mean for Windows. That doesn't have anything to do with all the software that's already ARM-compatible (or even written for just ARM), which works just great.
It's not easy to add ARM capability to Windows, as you'd end up with executables that may or may not run on your system. Kind of the "universal binaries" dilemma Apple had to cope with when they went from PPC to x86. Plus, existing games and apps wouldn't just run unless Microsoft implements a translation layer between ARM x86. Fat chance of seeing that happen (though it'd be cool).
Direct x86 support on an ARM processor would probably make the chip a lot more complicated and expensive. I'd say it's better if software developers focus on making a software layer/solution to translate instructions if required instead.
If everybody upgraded to browser that actually followed standards, maybe governments would put some effort in making systems that actually work for everyone.
Really? It doesn't seem to work well at all for them... They've losing popularity and were always hated or at least disliked by a not so small amount of people.
Let me see those rose-colored glasses for a moment.
I mean how hard is it to make sure your hammer does its job? there's no quality control in that. As things get more complicated it becomes FAR more difficult to make sure they work as intended.
What do you mean, no QC on hammers? I expect my hammers to have been tested in the factory so the hammer head doesn't suddenly fly into the air as I'm working.
You must be out of luck, or I must be really lucky... Never had any problem with any part of the site (other than taking photos, but I blame Linux Flash for that).
Flash games, console emulators, MS-DOS games, Windows games to an extent with Wine...
As an (admittedly retro) gamer Linux does offer plenty of ways to play. Even if I have to miss out on some other games because they don't work well in Wine.
If you're experienced, don't mess around with your system too much, and have drivers that work well with your OS, then you probably won't have to reinstall your system every once in a while, no.
Personally, Windows XP has always started running slower and slower as it was being used. But the PC it is on has its quirks too, so it's probably not quite a fair comparison.
It is? Watching cartoons and video material sure becomes a lot more useful, rather than having to look at that tiny space on my monitor...
Yes, I'd rather have that HTML5 video supported easy fullscreen switching, but still, Flash is in a lot of places, especially cartoon/animation sites, so the fullscreen thing only seems useful.
But Nintendo wasn't the first to make a commercial version of Tetris! Heck, they even got their algorithms wrong according to the person who made the game.
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Oh, you mean for Windows. That doesn't have anything to do with all the software that's already ARM-compatible (or even written for just ARM), which works just great.
It's not easy to add ARM capability to Windows, as you'd end up with executables that may or may not run on your system. Kind of the "universal binaries" dilemma Apple had to cope with when they went from PPC to x86. Plus, existing games and apps wouldn't just run unless Microsoft implements a translation layer between ARM x86. Fat chance of seeing that happen (though it'd be cool).
If it ain't X86 compatible, it ain't shit.
You're right, it's not shit. Getting Windows to work on a different CPU architecture is up to Microsoft, not ARM.
Direct x86 support on an ARM processor would probably make the chip a lot more complicated and expensive. I'd say it's better if software developers focus on making a software layer/solution to translate instructions if required instead.
OMG the Intel i5 is new, therefore it's full of bugs and crashes tons?
ARM has been around for almost as long as the x86 processor structure. I'm sure they know what they are doing.
I think you mean "Windows doesn't support it" and not "It doesn't support Windows".
If everybody upgraded to browser that actually followed standards, maybe governments would put some effort in making systems that actually work for everyone.
Great! I like Lay's Chips.
Hey, same organization. Don't be so harsh on me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware
Yeah, I'm sure it was spyware. *Snicker*
Really? It doesn't seem to work well at all for them... They've losing popularity and were always hated or at least disliked by a not so small amount of people.
Let me see those rose-colored glasses for a moment.
I mean how hard is it to make sure your hammer does its job? there's no quality control in that. As things get more complicated it becomes FAR more difficult to make sure they work as intended.
What do you mean, no QC on hammers? I expect my hammers to have been tested in the factory so the hammer head doesn't suddenly fly into the air as I'm working.
Use Adobe Flash and the chances that it crashes become infinitely higher.
Dude, you're citing Wikipedia as a source.
You must be out of luck, or I must be really lucky... Never had any problem with any part of the site (other than taking photos, but I blame Linux Flash for that).
It'd just print the contents of the disk image.
What's a BSoD?
Flash games, console emulators, MS-DOS games, Windows games to an extent with Wine...
As an (admittedly retro) gamer Linux does offer plenty of ways to play. Even if I have to miss out on some other games because they don't work well in Wine.
Fighting for the bottom feeders here aren't we? Linux in its current state on the desktop cannot compete with Win7.
Sure it can. If it couldn't I know I wouldn't be using it. :)
If you're experienced, don't mess around with your system too much, and have drivers that work well with your OS, then you probably won't have to reinstall your system every once in a while, no.
Personally, Windows XP has always started running slower and slower as it was being used. But the PC it is on has its quirks too, so it's probably not quite a fair comparison.
I dunno, but what the hell are Bing and Wii?
It is? Watching cartoons and video material sure becomes a lot more useful, rather than having to look at that tiny space on my monitor...
Yes, I'd rather have that HTML5 video supported easy fullscreen switching, but still, Flash is in a lot of places, especially cartoon/animation sites, so the fullscreen thing only seems useful.
Are you implying that Gnome is a kernel, here?
As someone who uses Linux, I don't care who is at fault either. Just let them fix it already.
Gnash has been making jumps and leaps lately. If it turns out that the next release of it is actually faster than Adobe's, I'm switching.
Then stop using Firefox, Chrome, Opera or for that matter any browser.
Well, Lynx should be fine...
But Nintendo wasn't the first to make a commercial version of Tetris! Heck, they even got their algorithms wrong according to the person who made the game.