VMS isn't a Unix, and I don't believe you can get ahold of VMS any more. The IBM mainframes are too expensive and not open source, so there's no point in comparing them to Solaris.
What's your point exactly? My point is that Solaris is useful, even in its somewhat dodgy state (thanks Oracle for the paid update program you fucks).
OpenVMS is available. For free if you get a hobbyist license. You can then either run it on Itanium, Alpha (real or emulated), or VAX (real or emulated).
There are several Alpha free emulators out there for Windows. There's also Simh which emulates VAX servers and is available for Linux, WIndows, and probably others.
IBM mainframes may be expensive but when you're talking about mission critical things like core databases for your statement of record at banks, expense becomes a little less significant.
Verizon's new family shared data plans allows you to use your phone to tether as much as you want. The grandfathered unlimited plans are unable to do this per the agreement.
I had a friend work at a large company that began moving to working from home. He jumped at it, rented his house out, and rented a place out in Hawaii with his girlfriend. He loved it. Not too many others jumped in. He was baffled and started asking why. No one wanted to be at home all day. Some found being at home too stressful; spouse, small kids, noise, etc. Others simply liked being around other people they know for a part of the day. Others were too programmed with the office/home mentality of work/not-work.
There was an article that was showing the Metro UI after a number of apps were installed. It started to become quite a mess. The Start menu was a bit easier to deal with for me, particularly since you could just start typing in what you wanted and Win7 would get you pertinent results.
Google has done well but they have their own problems. iGoogle, for one. I really didn't want a gob of search results for the category I was looking into, nor did I really want a boat load of amateur widgets mixed in with the ones I'm more likely to want.
It's not the touching of something riddled with germs that's the problem. It's actually seeing what's on the screen between the smears and smudges that's at issue. I don't think most of us are going to be terrified at the thought of germs from someone else. We'd simply like to see what's on the screen. Hence the comments on clean screens, etc.
You'll still have Windows in a corporate environment for a while, so long as MS Office remains king. That is a tie you're going to need to break before you can start to say, "no one needs Windows any more." Even then, that's only one major piece. There are still many others to follow.
Oh, another thing also, now that I think of it. It allows multiboxing your characters up to level 20 easily. Multiboxing makes WoW a lot more fun, especially if done with shamans as they can both tank and heal. I should try that again actually:)
If, by Shaman, you mean Druids and Paladins, I agree. Shaman have two dps specs (one melee, one caster) and a healing spec. Druids have two dps specs (one caster, one melee), a tank spec, and a healer spec. Paladins have a tank spec, melee dps spec, and healing spec.
A Shaman might get away with tanking some things by going with a 1h and shield, but they aren't a tanking class.
The quality and parts in the build don't merit almost double the price. You're paying a high premium for the Apple brand. It happens on business all the time. Simply look to clothing for numerous examples of it. You're buying a designer computer and paying designer prices for it.
Try the XPS 15z. Metal case. Same weight and thickness as a Macbook Pro. Still much less. $1299 vs. $2249. Twice the RAM, 1080p screen, USB 3.0 and e-Sata ports on the Dell. Better graphics card, Firewire and Thunderbolt on the MBP.
It has potential. I'd rather have a Windows 8 tablet that offers more flexibility in function and software than an Android tablet. I find with an Android tab that I'm planning my use around the tablet's limitations rather than simply treating it like another computing device.
For other users, having access to all the software you're familiar with has merit. Having a Windows tab means you could potentially have your notebook and tablet in one device, particularly for those that have very simple needs.
Actually, Android devices sold quite well when priced well. Best Buy had Acer A100 7" tabs for $189 and 10" Acer A500 tabs selling for $229. They had the Asus Transformer up for $250 for Black Friday and currently have it for $299. Newegg sold out on the Toshiba Thrive instantly as did Amazon when they put it up, both at $199. Kmart sold out on their mis-price of the Acer A500 as well at $212 or so.
Android devices can sell. It's just that makers are going to need to realize that people aren't willing to pay the $500 for an Android tablet that they are for an Apple tablet.
That said, I think Google needs to work on it if they want a decent shot at the tablet market. One thing I've been hearing more and more are comments regarding Windows 8 tablets. Even with the atrocious metro UI, the ability to switch to a full-blown OS with plenty of app selection is enticing for many.
Trained? I priced out a Macbook Pro 15 similar to the XPS 15 I purchased. Same i7 CPU. 4gb RAM instead of 6gb on my Dell. Slightly larger-but-slower HDD and better graphics card. No bluray on either. Final cost? $2199 for the Apple. $899 for the Dell. That's over double the cost with the Mac lacking USB 3.0 and e-Sata ports.
The reason why iPads aren't more expensive than Android tablets is that Android tablet makers thought they could price the same as Apple and do well. Apple set the tablet pricing and others followed rather than realizing they should be setting lower rather than even with Apple.
Actually, experience shows that the opposite is true - Google humblebundle and Linux for an example. I think what happens is that many in the FOSS community are deeply concerned about attempts to undermine the freedom part of the deal. If demonstrate that you are willing to play fair and respect the commons though, they're more generous than Mac or Windows users.
Linux is still of the "make money through support" mentality touted by OSS proponents. Humblebundle isn't setting a price but asking you to contribute some money. The problem arises, as Basilbrush suggested, when you want to actually set a price for your software and charge for it. Once you do that, problems can arise.
As opposed to Intel killing it off like they seem to want to do? I would guess those vendors might be happier having the Itaniums around rather than not. Maybe not, maybe they just want an excuse to dump Itaniums. Not being produced would certainly do it.
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VMS isn't a Unix, and I don't believe you can get ahold of VMS any more. The IBM mainframes are too expensive and not open source, so there's no point in comparing them to Solaris.
What's your point exactly? My point is that Solaris is useful, even in its somewhat dodgy state (thanks Oracle for the paid update program you fucks).
OpenVMS is available. For free if you get a hobbyist license. You can then either run it on Itanium, Alpha (real or emulated), or VAX (real or emulated).
There are several Alpha free emulators out there for Windows. There's also Simh which emulates VAX servers and is available for Linux, WIndows, and probably others.
IBM mainframes may be expensive but when you're talking about mission critical things like core databases for your statement of record at banks, expense becomes a little less significant.
Not quite the same without those unlimited data plans, though.
Verizon's new family shared data plans allows you to use your phone to tether as much as you want. The grandfathered unlimited plans are unable to do this per the agreement.
They've got the HP 3000s which run MPE/iX but that was EOL'd so I'm not sure if that's what you were referring to, though they do run on PA-RISC.
They've also got Tandems which are considered mainframes by some.
Honestly, I think HP can move the Tandems and OpenVMS to Xeons, though OVMS may be a bit of work.
The Tandems / NonStop servers also use Itaniums.
I had a friend work at a large company that began moving to working from home. He jumped at it, rented his house out, and rented a place out in Hawaii with his girlfriend. He loved it. Not too many others jumped in. He was baffled and started asking why. No one wanted to be at home all day. Some found being at home too stressful; spouse, small kids, noise, etc. Others simply liked being around other people they know for a part of the day. Others were too programmed with the office/home mentality of work/not-work.
There was an article that was showing the Metro UI after a number of apps were installed. It started to become quite a mess. The Start menu was a bit easier to deal with for me, particularly since you could just start typing in what you wanted and Win7 would get you pertinent results.
When men say they love lesbians, they really mean bi-sexual women.
Google has done well but they have their own problems. iGoogle, for one. I really didn't want a gob of search results for the category I was looking into, nor did I really want a boat load of amateur widgets mixed in with the ones I'm more likely to want.
Napkins are, and have been used, for note taking. The same thing we're talking about for iPads and laptops.
It's not the touching of something riddled with germs that's the problem. It's actually seeing what's on the screen between the smears and smudges that's at issue. I don't think most of us are going to be terrified at the thought of germs from someone else. We'd simply like to see what's on the screen. Hence the comments on clean screens, etc.
Given that a single-core phone can handle all of that at the same time, it's still not a compelling reason as to why four cores are needed.
You'll still have Windows in a corporate environment for a while, so long as MS Office remains king. That is a tie you're going to need to break before you can start to say, "no one needs Windows any more." Even then, that's only one major piece. There are still many others to follow.
I picture that someone as Steve Jobs on a day where he's feeling extremely benevolent.
Alpha and MIPS being the other two I recall off the top of my head.
Missed opportunity. Quantities are limited. Act now!
Oh, another thing also, now that I think of it. It allows multiboxing your characters up to level 20 easily. Multiboxing makes WoW a lot more fun, especially if done with shamans as they can both tank and heal. I should try that again actually :)
If, by Shaman, you mean Druids and Paladins, I agree. Shaman have two dps specs (one melee, one caster) and a healing spec. Druids have two dps specs (one caster, one melee), a tank spec, and a healer spec. Paladins have a tank spec, melee dps spec, and healing spec.
A Shaman might get away with tanking some things by going with a 1h and shield, but they aren't a tanking class.
The quality and parts in the build don't merit almost double the price. You're paying a high premium for the Apple brand. It happens on business all the time. Simply look to clothing for numerous examples of it. You're buying a designer computer and paying designer prices for it.
Try the XPS 15z. Metal case. Same weight and thickness as a Macbook Pro. Still much less. $1299 vs. $2249. Twice the RAM, 1080p screen, USB 3.0 and e-Sata ports on the Dell. Better graphics card, Firewire and Thunderbolt on the MBP.
It has potential. I'd rather have a Windows 8 tablet that offers more flexibility in function and software than an Android tablet. I find with an Android tab that I'm planning my use around the tablet's limitations rather than simply treating it like another computing device.
For other users, having access to all the software you're familiar with has merit. Having a Windows tab means you could potentially have your notebook and tablet in one device, particularly for those that have very simple needs.
Actually, Android devices sold quite well when priced well. Best Buy had Acer A100 7" tabs for $189 and 10" Acer A500 tabs selling for $229. They had the Asus Transformer up for $250 for Black Friday and currently have it for $299. Newegg sold out on the Toshiba Thrive instantly as did Amazon when they put it up, both at $199. Kmart sold out on their mis-price of the Acer A500 as well at $212 or so.
Android devices can sell. It's just that makers are going to need to realize that people aren't willing to pay the $500 for an Android tablet that they are for an Apple tablet.
That said, I think Google needs to work on it if they want a decent shot at the tablet market. One thing I've been hearing more and more are comments regarding Windows 8 tablets. Even with the atrocious metro UI, the ability to switch to a full-blown OS with plenty of app selection is enticing for many.
Trained? I priced out a Macbook Pro 15 similar to the XPS 15 I purchased. Same i7 CPU. 4gb RAM instead of 6gb on my Dell. Slightly larger-but-slower HDD and better graphics card. No bluray on either. Final cost? $2199 for the Apple. $899 for the Dell. That's over double the cost with the Mac lacking USB 3.0 and e-Sata ports.
The reason why iPads aren't more expensive than Android tablets is that Android tablet makers thought they could price the same as Apple and do well. Apple set the tablet pricing and others followed rather than realizing they should be setting lower rather than even with Apple.
Actually, experience shows that the opposite is true - Google humblebundle and Linux for an example. I think what happens is that many in the FOSS community are deeply concerned about attempts to undermine the freedom part of the deal. If demonstrate that you are willing to play fair and respect the commons though, they're more generous than Mac or Windows users.
Linux is still of the "make money through support" mentality touted by OSS proponents. Humblebundle isn't setting a price but asking you to contribute some money. The problem arises, as Basilbrush suggested, when you want to actually set a price for your software and charge for it. Once you do that, problems can arise.
As opposed to Intel killing it off like they seem to want to do? I would guess those vendors might be happier having the Itaniums around rather than not. Maybe not, maybe they just want an excuse to dump Itaniums. Not being produced would certainly do it.
SGI split Cray off quite a while ago.