Totally agree. What people forget today is how different Star Was was. It was the first movie in a long, long time to come out and give everyone good fun and hope. You could unabashidly cheer for this movie and the good guys. It was completely out of left field in the 70s.
As opposed to Unix which has never delivered an application rich gaming platform/general purpose computer on cheap, reliable x86 hardware aimed at the consumer market?
So by extension of your arguement, you believe large companies innovate at a larger rate than smaller companies? By your (and the OSS arguement) they should. Thoughts?
And? I had a homebuit Pentium 200mhz machine that ran circles around Dells until the P4 came out. OEMs use lousey components in their machines. The speed of your experience is dependant on these components as much as your CPU. I can't count the number of machines from HP, Dell, and Companq that friends and family have asked me to upgrade only to find out their machine isn't upgradable beyond some RAM.
Except the first time you want to start upgrading you'll most likely run into problems. Not enough PCI slots, propriatary RAM, no free space for an extra HD, no room for DVD, etc. Plus all the craptacular, never updated drivers for the cheap components that surely will be used.
The only way to ensure great performance and longevity of your PC investment is to build your own. Even if you spend the same amount of money, you will get quality components that will run circles around the OEM machine.
The textbooks on computer is the worst idea of all. I don't know about you guys, but I can't stand reading anything really long on the computer. Laptops get hot, the screens aren't great, eyestrain happens sooner. It's just bad all the way around.
Figures, the guy hits it on the head and he gets modded to flamebait. I know it is hard for the Slashduh (that is for the M$ idiots) crowd to understand this, but lots of people compute fine, happy, and without BSODs using Windows. It is the right tool for them that has far, far more useful, polished applications available.
I've heard this arguement before, and it hasn't panned out. The people who hold the cash always have the choice of not paying. And when the music industry finally offers something that doesn't give the customer value for their dollar, they'll walk.
You're right that MS doesn't care about DRM music. But what they DO care about is the RIAA and MPAA running to Congress screaming like 2 year olds. MS realizes that if industry groups run to Congress screaming about the computer industry that MS will be a target again. Cast aside the DOJ trials and remember when non-computer industries started asking Congress to make computer hardware incapable of violating copyrights. MS (and the rest of the industry) with DRM can say, "look, your little DRM schemes don't work. It isn't our hardware/software that is to blame, it is your business model."
Maybe they plan to go the emusic.com route and email threating letters when you download too much?
Hey you! Loser! We noticed you're downloading a lot of songs. Stop doing that or we'll sic the lawyers on you! We said unlimited, but we didn't mean unlimited!
You may be sick of hearing it, but it is true. Why would you "buy" something that won't work in the future? Espcially when real DVDs are setting there and aren't much more expensive. People rejected this because they won't go for a pay per use model.
Hardly. There were still options out there. The OEMs went along with MS deals becuase that was the best way at the time to SELL systems. All the other OS systems out there had the opportunity and didn't take it. Many chose the Apple route and only Apple survived that.
No, no, no. You don't see it? These Silicon Valley money and idea men can't BE WRONG! Hardware limitations be damned! Our inablity to market to the consumer be damned! Lack of compelling reasons to buy these geewiz devices be damned! It couldn't be that WE miscalculated. It must be Microsoft's doing! Burn them! Buuurrrrrrrrrrrn them!
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Totally agree. What people forget today is how different Star Was was. It was the first movie in a long, long time to come out and give everyone good fun and hope. You could unabashidly cheer for this movie and the good guys. It was completely out of left field in the 70s.
As opposed to Unix which has never delivered an application rich gaming platform/general purpose computer on cheap, reliable x86 hardware aimed at the consumer market?
Guess the mods don't read history.
So by extension of your arguement, you believe large companies innovate at a larger rate than smaller companies? By your (and the OSS arguement) they should. Thoughts?
That assumes that those tens of thousands are qualified to accurately review the code. I'm convinced they are by and large not.
I have stolen the entire source code for Lunix. I'm gong to distribute it and see how long before EVERY linux server is down.
Or maybe what made our country great in so many ways was our willingness to thumb our noses at Europe. Why alter what's working so well?
And? I had a homebuit Pentium 200mhz machine that ran circles around Dells until the P4 came out. OEMs use lousey components in their machines. The speed of your experience is dependant on these components as much as your CPU. I can't count the number of machines from HP, Dell, and Companq that friends and family have asked me to upgrade only to find out their machine isn't upgradable beyond some RAM.
The only way to ensure great performance and longevity of your PC investment is to build your own. Even if you spend the same amount of money, you will get quality components that will run circles around the OEM machine.
The textbooks on computer is the worst idea of all. I don't know about you guys, but I can't stand reading anything really long on the computer. Laptops get hot, the screens aren't great, eyestrain happens sooner. It's just bad all the way around.
Stop insulting ducks you insensitive clod!
Because that strategy worked soooo well for Apple. :)
Figures, the guy hits it on the head and he gets modded to flamebait. I know it is hard for the Slashduh (that is for the M$ idiots) crowd to understand this, but lots of people compute fine, happy, and without BSODs using Windows. It is the right tool for them that has far, far more useful, polished applications available.
And the PC gaming industry isn't a multi-billion dollar industry larger than Boeing can dream.
The case for Government funding education is a simple economic arguement: "Every dollar you spend now will get you two in the future." :)
I've heard this arguement before, and it hasn't panned out. The people who hold the cash always have the choice of not paying. And when the music industry finally offers something that doesn't give the customer value for their dollar, they'll walk.
You're right that MS doesn't care about DRM music. But what they DO care about is the RIAA and MPAA running to Congress screaming like 2 year olds. MS realizes that if industry groups run to Congress screaming about the computer industry that MS will be a target again. Cast aside the DOJ trials and remember when non-computer industries started asking Congress to make computer hardware incapable of violating copyrights. MS (and the rest of the industry) with DRM can say, "look, your little DRM schemes don't work. It isn't our hardware/software that is to blame, it is your business model."
Hey you! Loser! We noticed you're downloading a lot of songs. Stop doing that or we'll sic the lawyers on you! We said unlimited, but we didn't mean unlimited!
You may be sick of hearing it, but it is true. Why would you "buy" something that won't work in the future? Espcially when real DVDs are setting there and aren't much more expensive. People rejected this because they won't go for a pay per use model.
...a record company exec: "Pay per play is comming. Get used to it." That was 1996. And the MP3 played on...
Hardly. There were still options out there. The OEMs went along with MS deals becuase that was the best way at the time to SELL systems. All the other OS systems out there had the opportunity and didn't take it. Many chose the Apple route and only Apple survived that.
Actually, he is right. Microsoft contracted Citrix to clean up their implimentation of TS and as part of the deal Citrix got to create Metaframe.
Perhaps you never heard of Newton?
No, no, no. You don't see it? These Silicon Valley money and idea men can't BE WRONG! Hardware limitations be damned! Our inablity to market to the consumer be damned! Lack of compelling reasons to buy these geewiz devices be damned! It couldn't be that WE miscalculated. It must be Microsoft's doing! Burn them! Buuurrrrrrrrrrrn them!
Most likely. Many of the memos are dated from 1990. Microsoft was still becomming the giant we now know, not trying to maintain their dominance.