Apple ditched all of the legacy crap. It was somewhat painful, but it's not like peoples old OS's simply stopped working. When they were ready, they upgraded and left the legacy world behind. MS has far more baggage that they need to lose. I think a lot of the 'bloat' associated with MS OS's would go away if they just started with a clean slate.
With the popularity of VM's these days, they could easily integrate old app OS support into a shiny new OS using VM's without trying to maintain compatibility.
They have simply become old school, and now they will never graduate on their current path...
I'm guessing that the product will be mediocre at best, but it will at least offer minimal protection to those that wouldn't otherwise purchase it.
I think in the end it will be a good thing. Those products that are both fee and pay to play will either stand on their own, or fade into the woodwork as a result. It may even give them a bit of competition. I could see an MS product at least running properly on a windows system so it isn't so cpu intensive perhaps?
lol..I'd second that, although Jar Jar has grown on me over the last few years. Whenever I'm feeling down, I turn on Episode 1. It always makes me laugh for all the wrong reasons;)
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You would think they'd have a bit more imagination than this. Then again, if their like me, their probably a little long in the tooth and a bit set in their ways I suppose.
They've seen a total of 3 minutes of preview footage, and many of them are already spamming the net with hate speech.
Granted, it could turn into a Jar Jar disco party..(sorry, had to pause there to throw up a little), but it could turn out to be pretty damned good.
I for one immediately got flashbacks of TOS while watching the new trailer. It has that nice retro feel to it already.
Give it a chance and don't be so judgmental. Besides, why in the world would you want to see all of the same series you've been seeing for the last 40 years?
Yet the iphone still lacks a decent voice dialer. The free solutions offered are hardly accurate, yet Google turns around and offers a open speech engine that doesn't even have to scour a pre-built list of contacts to figure out what your saying.
Maybe Google can teach Apple how to create a good voice dialer?
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but Voyager two was the last to hit the heliosphere and that was last year. I'm afraid this new probe couldn't catch the voyagers, even if it tried and as has already been stated above, it won't be leaving our neighborhood.
You should never give them this type of freedom and lack of oversight. I'm guessing no one remembers Nixon?
I place this blame on both Bush, the republic congress, and ourselves for letting Bush and congress walk all over us with their fear mongering.
What they've been doing is just vile.
Well, maybe not basic. Essentially it will take the load off the cpu for the guts of h.264 encoding. Many capture cards use this technology to allow for faster and higher quality real-time encoding.
This is actually a good thing for video hobbyists.
It's not only the crappy performance of Vista I hated, but the price gouging for something that was minimally different than XP.
I hate the Windows pricing scheme. In the end, supporting Vista for my family was a total pain in the ass. At this point, I'll refuse to upgrade any family or friends to a future Windows versions, even if they pay for them simply because the new OS will lead to months of phone calls to me for help. If they push for an upgrade, I'll give them Unbuntu or push them into a cheaper Mac.
I haven't noticed any DRM issues since I've had my PS3, which has been well over a year. When it comes to simple playback, I am just like Joe User. I just want my disc to work, and it does.
I am an avid movie collector. I used to buy just about any DVD that tickeled my fancy. When Blu first came out, I was the same, regardless of price, but everything else wasn't so expensive back then.
I have cut back on movies that I buy. Where I might have been tempted to buy something that I thought was good, it now has to be a very good to great movie before I'll buy, just because of the cost. I no longer buy DVD at all. I figure if I want it bad enough, it will eventually appear on Blu. I refuse to double dip except for a very few titles like Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, etc.
Joe User pops the disc in his player and it works. He never sees the DRM on Blue-Ray. The problem with Blue now is the price. Even I find myself being very selective about what I buy because the price for them is a bit outrageous. Especially when compared to DVD and with the economy like it is.
What I've found myself doing is just not buying anything on DVD and only buying my favorites on Blue. It's no surprise that sales have dropped considering the price of everything has gone up.
This is not a free speech issue. It is defamation of character, and the principal should pursue that to the full extent the law will allow. That said, the school does not have the authority to prosecute a student for something they did on their own time. The case should have been handled between the principle, and the student. The school itself should have never involved itself in the punishment. It was not presented on school grounds, during school hours, which is none of the schools business.
If you have to turn it all off in Vista to make it run properly, and lets face it, it's mostly cosmetic 'upgrading' from XP, then why upgrade?
Granted, we do get a wake up reminder every few minutes to authorize some program that needs to access you hard drive;)
I wonder if they will leave the UAC on for the Cray?
"Remaining intact was language that would give the Justice Department authority to pursue civil suits against IP infringers, awarding any damages won to the patent, copyright, or trademark holders. Critics have blasted this provision as a gift of free, taxpayer-funded legal services to content owners. The bill now goes to the full Senate, and must still be recognized with its counterpart legislation in the House, which lacks the language deputizing the DoJ to bring suit on behalf of IP owners."
Hopefully there are still some folks with a little sense in the senate. Oh wait...nevermind...
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Apple ditched all of the legacy crap. It was somewhat painful, but it's not like peoples old OS's simply stopped working. When they were ready, they upgraded and left the legacy world behind. MS has far more baggage that they need to lose. I think a lot of the 'bloat' associated with MS OS's would go away if they just started with a clean slate. With the popularity of VM's these days, they could easily integrate old app OS support into a shiny new OS using VM's without trying to maintain compatibility. They have simply become old school, and now they will never graduate on their current path...
I'm guessing that the product will be mediocre at best, but it will at least offer minimal protection to those that wouldn't otherwise purchase it. I think in the end it will be a good thing. Those products that are both fee and pay to play will either stand on their own, or fade into the woodwork as a result. It may even give them a bit of competition. I could see an MS product at least running properly on a windows system so it isn't so cpu intensive perhaps?
lol..I'd second that, although Jar Jar has grown on me over the last few years. Whenever I'm feeling down, I turn on Episode 1. It always makes me laugh for all the wrong reasons ;)
You would think they'd have a bit more imagination than this. Then again, if their like me, their probably a little long in the tooth and a bit set in their ways I suppose. They've seen a total of 3 minutes of preview footage, and many of them are already spamming the net with hate speech. Granted, it could turn into a Jar Jar disco party..(sorry, had to pause there to throw up a little), but it could turn out to be pretty damned good. I for one immediately got flashbacks of TOS while watching the new trailer. It has that nice retro feel to it already. Give it a chance and don't be so judgmental. Besides, why in the world would you want to see all of the same series you've been seeing for the last 40 years?
Yet the iphone still lacks a decent voice dialer. The free solutions offered are hardly accurate, yet Google turns around and offers a open speech engine that doesn't even have to scour a pre-built list of contacts to figure out what your saying. Maybe Google can teach Apple how to create a good voice dialer?
Perhaps this why the White House is so resistant to bailing out the Auto Industry.
Will this new plant accept politicians? I think there's a lot of wasted energy there...
You have to have a stable warp field in order to reach warp 1. God, where's my pocket protector?
Lets face it...one needs to have priorities ;)
I don't like my white trash neighbors either... ;)
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but Voyager two was the last to hit the heliosphere and that was last year. I'm afraid this new probe couldn't catch the voyagers, even if it tried and as has already been stated above, it won't be leaving our neighborhood.
I had heard they were bringing back the Beverly Hillbillies. I can now rest assured that the soundtrack will be authentic.
Really, their more of a suggestion...
You should never give them this type of freedom and lack of oversight. I'm guessing no one remembers Nixon? I place this blame on both Bush, the republic congress, and ourselves for letting Bush and congress walk all over us with their fear mongering. What they've been doing is just vile.
That would make the impact right about no....
Well, maybe not basic. Essentially it will take the load off the cpu for the guts of h.264 encoding. Many capture cards use this technology to allow for faster and higher quality real-time encoding. This is actually a good thing for video hobbyists.
Are we talking about Thompson, or the RIAA? ;) They sound hauntingly familiar.
It's not only the crappy performance of Vista I hated, but the price gouging for something that was minimally different than XP. I hate the Windows pricing scheme. In the end, supporting Vista for my family was a total pain in the ass. At this point, I'll refuse to upgrade any family or friends to a future Windows versions, even if they pay for them simply because the new OS will lead to months of phone calls to me for help. If they push for an upgrade, I'll give them Unbuntu or push them into a cheaper Mac.
I haven't noticed any DRM issues since I've had my PS3, which has been well over a year. When it comes to simple playback, I am just like Joe User. I just want my disc to work, and it does. I am an avid movie collector. I used to buy just about any DVD that tickeled my fancy. When Blu first came out, I was the same, regardless of price, but everything else wasn't so expensive back then. I have cut back on movies that I buy. Where I might have been tempted to buy something that I thought was good, it now has to be a very good to great movie before I'll buy, just because of the cost. I no longer buy DVD at all. I figure if I want it bad enough, it will eventually appear on Blu. I refuse to double dip except for a very few titles like Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, etc.
Joe User pops the disc in his player and it works. He never sees the DRM on Blue-Ray. The problem with Blue now is the price. Even I find myself being very selective about what I buy because the price for them is a bit outrageous. Especially when compared to DVD and with the economy like it is. What I've found myself doing is just not buying anything on DVD and only buying my favorites on Blue. It's no surprise that sales have dropped considering the price of everything has gone up.
This is not a free speech issue. It is defamation of character, and the principal should pursue that to the full extent the law will allow. That said, the school does not have the authority to prosecute a student for something they did on their own time. The case should have been handled between the principle, and the student. The school itself should have never involved itself in the punishment. It was not presented on school grounds, during school hours, which is none of the schools business.
If you have to turn it all off in Vista to make it run properly, and lets face it, it's mostly cosmetic 'upgrading' from XP, then why upgrade? Granted, we do get a wake up reminder every few minutes to authorize some program that needs to access you hard drive ;)
I wonder if they will leave the UAC on for the Cray?
Do we really need error correction in space?
"Remaining intact was language that would give the Justice Department authority to pursue civil suits against IP infringers, awarding any damages won to the patent, copyright, or trademark holders. Critics have blasted this provision as a gift of free, taxpayer-funded legal services to content owners. The bill now goes to the full Senate, and must still be recognized with its counterpart legislation in the House, which lacks the language deputizing the DoJ to bring suit on behalf of IP owners." Hopefully there are still some folks with a little sense in the senate. Oh wait...nevermind...
Leaves you with a LOT of idle time on your hands