In the olden days (now) a doctor would examine at you and see what virus you probably had then order tests. But tomorrow if they can just scan for everything there's no need for doctors.:(
why the sad face? Where I live, doctors are simply an interface to their computer. If you cant fix it with pills then it doesn't exist. Doesn't matter what you go there for, they'll check your throat and ears.
As soon as you find a good doctor, chances are everyone else does too and then it becomes impossible to book an appointment because their schedule is always full, and then they invariably leave and go elsewhere...and the medical centre will never disclose where.
Bring back the days of doctors who were allowed to care. Fancy machines cant replace them. They can certainly replace a lot of doctors nowadays though.
Isn't the contents of.docx files tied to the (proprietary, closed, secret, patented) algorithms within MS Word?
For example, you may be able to retrieve the text (not sure) but getting your formatting to look exactly like it did in MS Word, will require MS Word.
If you want proof, find another word processing app that can display it 100% compatible with MS Word without calling any code from MS Word.
Now explain how in 25 years time when most people vaguely remember what MS Word 2010 looked like or did, you will somehow open your.docx documents and have them look as they do now. If I know Microsoft at all, I know that the OOXML "Standard" will change (read: "extend") a LOT in 25 years.
let me point out the amount of FAIL I can see here:
Why on earth would you want to use an iPad to browse the internet if you have a laptop? Tiny screen, no Flash support, no keyboard
When I wanted to sit on my comfy chair on my deck wrapped in a blanket with a coffee in one hand and/. in the other.
Until you want to, you know, scroll down. Which do you put down, the iPad or the coffee? A netbook would sit comfortably in your lap. coffee in one hand, mouse in the other.
Or when I want to browse while standing for an hour on the train twice a day.
So if you're on a train, one hand is holding onto something for balance, and the other is holding a rather large device to do the same as what most other people are doing on their phones. And guess what, you cant scroll down without either putting your iPad on the floor or risking falling over.
Or when I want to just not carry around a 5lb brick everywhere I go when not working.
You must have big pockets. I wouldn't want to carry anything around that was bigger than my phone. If it doesn't fit in my jeans pocket - it's inconvenient.
Or when I don't want unblockable popups.
nice troll - most browsers block popups these days. You're promoting the lack of flash as a feature, but I'm pretty sure you can disable flash on your netbook if you wanted the same "experience".
... when did it become hip to use crippled devices?
You mean like a motorcycle instead of a car?
Meh, each to their own preference, they appeal to different markets, and most people prefer cars.
You mean like a regular cell phone instead of a smart phone?
The world is moving to smartphones - again, not the direction you were infering.
You mean like a laptop instead of a desktop?
There is nothing about a laptop that makes it inferior to a desktop, except for the keyboard maybe. But it actually gives you MORE than a desktop, in that it is portable. Unless you mean netbook, but then most people dont use those instead of their desktop. They use it when they are away from their desktop.
Many people like to use whatever is appropriate to the task.
This is true. However I suspect many iPad owners try to make the iPad appropriate to ANY task, rather than applying the above (in which case most of them wouldn't need one).
I find a netbook much more appropriate for browsing the web from my couch, or whatever other computing task I might like to do. Unless I go out somewhere, in which case my (android) phone is just fine.
Your examples were all poor. I can certainly see your argument, but I disagree and have provided the flip-side for your amusement:)
hating flash is not the same as avoiding all websites with flash content. Until flash disappears from the web (see the "hating flash" bit), we still NEED it. This isn't about preferences, its about not cutting off your leg.
There are times when I would much prefer a touchscreen to a netbook, but maybe I'll hold off until some decent Android tablets come out. Better still, a netbook with a touchscreen (running the full linux, not a cut-down-mobile-OS). Only problem there is I'd be stuck between Android (with better touchscreen support and better mobile suitability) and something like Ubuntu Netbook Remix, where the touchscreen wouldn't work so well...
I dont care what people think of the iPad. I know if I bought one it would just sit there collecting dust. To use it, either one hand has to hold the damn thing or it sits in your lap at an angle that isn't ideal for viewing the screen. My take on it now is the same as when I first saw it. What would I use it for (that I cannot already do better/easier)?
couldn't have said this better. You hit the nail right on the head.
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Apple (and hence now the fans) are making a big deal of flash being "not that important", and a whole lot of other things. I'd be willing to bet the fans would be promoting flash if Apple had said yes to it...
Either way, the whole flash debate will be solved very shortly.
Flash is coming to Android very soon in v2.2. Has Apple made the right move by blocking flash?
This argument fails because Apple makes barely any profit on the App market itself.
They make all of their profit on selling the Devices themselves.
what??
you claim that 30% of all Apps sold on the App Store is making them barely any profit?
The App Store reportedly made $30M USD in its first month. Cant imagine how well its working for them now. Could you elaborate on why you think they barely make a profit on the App Store?
This works for SD cards going into microSD slots as well--just chop them up. I also heard that if you cut Wii discs in a perfect circle down to GameCube size they will even play in GameCubes. Cutting things up until they fit solves all of life's problems. Steak won't fit in mouth? Cut it up! Square peg not going in round hole? Cut it up! Video too large for e-mail? Cut it up! Loud mouth neighbor too large for freezer? Cut him up!
One of your examples doesn't fit in with the rest...
when "upgrade" means "click a button a wait for all your software to update to the latest versions", i'd say most ubuntu users are quite fine with it. if they were requiring everyone to do a fresh install every 6 months it might be different, but they dont.
how well the in-place upgrades work I'm not sure - but I'll find out in 6 months time wont I?
I own a HTC magic and guess what, its still on Android 1.6 boo hoo. That means I supposedly should be having compatibility problems with apps from the android market right? or somehow this non-existent fragmentation issue should affect me...
nope. I can run whatever app i choose on the Android market because those requiring a higher API level aren't shown.
Does my phone still work? yep. It works just as good if not better than the day I bought it. Will it be upgraded to 2.1, who knows? But I've still got more apps available than I could ever need, most of these run flawlessly...
If google suddenly pull all Android 1.5/1.6 apps from android market, then maybe you trolls have a point...but until then, Android 1.6 makes a perfectly fine OS for a phone that is now available free on the minimum plan on most carriers here.
The number of android phones doesn't make a scrap of difference either. As a developer, you target the API level, not the device. If an app appears to work on some phones and not others, either your app has bugs or the phone does. not android. (android could have bugs but if this were the case your app would fail on ALL phones and wouldn't even work in the emulator)
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Yes, because Linux doesn't even run AV programs, we are safe.
(disclaimer: I do run Linux, but thought this was amusing anyway)
But... but... capitalism?! Capitalism is evil!!
So is Boldism
And Italicism isn't? sheesh...double standards right there.
In the olden days (now) a doctor would examine at you and see what virus you probably had then order tests. But tomorrow if they can just scan for everything there's no need for doctors. :(
why the sad face? Where I live, doctors are simply an interface to their computer. If you cant fix it with pills then it doesn't exist. Doesn't matter what you go there for, they'll check your throat and ears.
As soon as you find a good doctor, chances are everyone else does too and then it becomes impossible to book an appointment because their schedule is always full, and then they invariably leave and go elsewhere...and the medical centre will never disclose where.
Bring back the days of doctors who were allowed to care. Fancy machines cant replace them. They can certainly replace a lot of doctors nowadays though.
Isn't the contents of .docx files tied to the (proprietary, closed, secret, patented) algorithms within MS Word?
For example, you may be able to retrieve the text (not sure) but getting your formatting to look exactly like it did in MS Word, will require MS Word.
If you want proof, find another word processing app that can display it 100% compatible with MS Word without calling any code from MS Word.
Now explain how in 25 years time when most people vaguely remember what MS Word 2010 looked like or did, you will somehow open your .docx documents and have them look as they do now. If I know Microsoft at all, I know that the OOXML "Standard" will change (read: "extend") a LOT in 25 years.
why would you intentionally go for the -1 troll?
let me point out the amount of FAIL I can see here:
Why on earth would you want to use an iPad to browse the internet if you have a laptop? Tiny screen, no Flash support, no keyboard
When I wanted to sit on my comfy chair on my deck wrapped in a blanket with a coffee in one hand and /. in the other.
Until you want to, you know, scroll down. Which do you put down, the iPad or the coffee?
A netbook would sit comfortably in your lap. coffee in one hand, mouse in the other.
Or when I want to browse while standing for an hour on the train twice a day.
So if you're on a train, one hand is holding onto something for balance, and the other is holding a rather large device to do the same as what most other people are doing on their phones. And guess what, you cant scroll down without either putting your iPad on the floor or risking falling over.
Or when I want to just not carry around a 5lb brick everywhere I go when not working.
You must have big pockets. I wouldn't want to carry anything around that was bigger than my phone. If it doesn't fit in my jeans pocket - it's inconvenient.
Or when I don't want unblockable popups.
nice troll - most browsers block popups these days. You're promoting the lack of flash as a feature, but I'm pretty sure you can disable flash on your netbook if you wanted the same "experience".
... when did it become hip to use crippled devices?
You mean like a motorcycle instead of a car?
Meh, each to their own preference, they appeal to different markets, and most people prefer cars.
You mean like a regular cell phone instead of a smart phone?
The world is moving to smartphones - again, not the direction you were infering.
You mean like a laptop instead of a desktop?
There is nothing about a laptop that makes it inferior to a desktop, except for the keyboard maybe. But it actually gives you MORE than a desktop, in that it is portable. Unless you mean netbook, but then most people dont use those instead of their desktop. They use it when they are away from their desktop.
Many people like to use whatever is appropriate to the task.
This is true. However I suspect many iPad owners try to make the iPad appropriate to ANY task, rather than applying the above (in which case most of them wouldn't need one).
I find a netbook much more appropriate for browsing the web from my couch, or whatever other computing task I might like to do. Unless I go out somewhere, in which case my (android) phone is just fine.
Your examples were all poor. I can certainly see your argument, but I disagree and have provided the flip-side for your amusement :)
hating flash is not the same as avoiding all websites with flash content. Until flash disappears from the web (see the "hating flash" bit), we still NEED it. This isn't about preferences, its about not cutting off your leg.
Actually the screen size isn't a problem because I tend to have the screen closer to my face than a laptop.
yeah I agree - my phone is like that. Makes me go a bit cross-eyed but if I hold it close enough it looks really big.
how do you hold it? if it sits in your lap the viewing angle is terrible. how do you get the right viewing angle without holding it with one hand?
There are times when I would much prefer a touchscreen to a netbook, but maybe I'll hold off until some decent Android tablets come out. Better still, a netbook with a touchscreen (running the full linux, not a cut-down-mobile-OS). Only problem there is I'd be stuck between Android (with better touchscreen support and better mobile suitability) and something like Ubuntu Netbook Remix, where the touchscreen wouldn't work so well...
I dont care what people think of the iPad. I know if I bought one it would just sit there collecting dust. To use it, either one hand has to hold the damn thing or it sits in your lap at an angle that isn't ideal for viewing the screen. My take on it now is the same as when I first saw it. What would I use it for (that I cannot already do better/easier)?
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couldn't have said this better. You hit the nail right on the head.
Apple (and hence now the fans) are making a big deal of flash being "not that important", and a whole lot of other things. I'd be willing to bet the fans would be promoting flash if Apple had said yes to it...
Either way, the whole flash debate will be solved very shortly.
Flash is coming to Android very soon in v2.2. Has Apple made the right move by blocking flash?
We shall see...
whoosh. agreed, it was a lame attempt at humour on my part...
that's not the point.
Was Apple supporting KHTML? no.
Were they taking it and enhancing it for their own purposes? yes.
I'd suggest WebKit was open sourced because of the KHTML license but I admit I don't know the details well enough.
There is a difference between supporting FOSS and using FOSS in (or as the basis of) your own projects.
I'm not really that concerned if Apple dont support FOSS either, but if we're going to make claims, lets keep them truthful.
This argument fails because Apple makes barely any profit on the App market itself.
They make all of their profit on selling the Devices themselves.
what??
you claim that 30% of all Apps sold on the App Store is making them barely any profit?
The App Store reportedly made $30M USD in its first month. Cant imagine how well its working for them now. Could you elaborate on why you think they barely make a profit on the App Store?
whoa there buddy, we got it once you threw in the car analogy...
Android 2.2 will have flash "out of the box". Its not currently available, but when it is, it will be big news for Android.
We shall see if flash will be the key to Android's success going forward.
Is flash popular and desired enough to really damage the iphone? we shall have to wait and see. Popcorn anyone?
This works for SD cards going into microSD slots as well--just chop them up. I also heard that if you cut Wii discs in a perfect circle down to GameCube size they will even play in GameCubes. Cutting things up until they fit solves all of life's problems. Steak won't fit in mouth? Cut it up! Square peg not going in round hole? Cut it up! Video too large for e-mail? Cut it up! Loud mouth neighbor too large for freezer? Cut him up!
One of your examples doesn't fit in with the rest...
I mean, how do you "cut up" a video? seriously...
but doesn't that mean we can just hate on both Apple AND Blackberry now?
Never mind, apple lovers dont need to be factual when taking shots at android - big Steve said so.
cyanogenmod to the rescue huh?
One word - KHTML.
have a look at webkit's history - it wasn't open sourced until years after Apple forked from KHTML.
Sure all is well now, but it wasn't the overwhelming support of open-source some may think.
this one intrigued me...I wanted to ask, but then i was afraid of what you'd tell me...
when "upgrade" means "click a button a wait for all your software to update to the latest versions", i'd say most ubuntu users are quite fine with it. if they were requiring everyone to do a fresh install every 6 months it might be different, but they dont.
how well the in-place upgrades work I'm not sure - but I'll find out in 6 months time wont I?
oh go sob in the corner.
I own a HTC magic and guess what, its still on Android 1.6 boo hoo. That means I supposedly should be having compatibility problems with apps from the android market right? or somehow this non-existent fragmentation issue should affect me...
nope. I can run whatever app i choose on the Android market because those requiring a higher API level aren't shown.
Does my phone still work? yep. It works just as good if not better than the day I bought it. Will it be upgraded to 2.1, who knows? But I've still got more apps available than I could ever need, most of these run flawlessly...
If google suddenly pull all Android 1.5/1.6 apps from android market, then maybe you trolls have a point...but until then, Android 1.6 makes a perfectly fine OS for a phone that is now available free on the minimum plan on most carriers here.
The number of android phones doesn't make a scrap of difference either. As a developer, you target the API level, not the device. If an app appears to work on some phones and not others, either your app has bugs or the phone does. not android. (android could have bugs but if this were the case your app would fail on ALL phones and wouldn't even work in the emulator)