Business' internal problems are not my problem. The fact is, they promised something to their viewers and reneged on it. I don't give a shit what the latest apologist justification is. If you can't deliver on your promise, keep your fucking mouth shut.
I guess YOU have been living in a cave if you really think it's OK to fuck over the people who ultimately keep you in business.
They have a long way to go to get themselves out of the deep shithole they dug themselves into with stunts like that.
You either didn't have cable or picked the wrong channels. I'm a documentary junkie and I'm quite happy with History, Discovery, Science, Animal Planet, etc. and Court/Tru for some of its crime documentaries -- especially now that we get them all (except Court) in HD. I watch CSI on CBS (via antenna since Charter has its head up its ass and doesn't think St. Louisans wants CSI in HD), but the only conventional network I'll tune into otherwise is PBS.
Exactly. NBC has nothing I want. They also don't listen to viewer complaints -- the Heroes season started out crappy, so people complained. They said "We'll do something about that".
The "something" was YANKING THE SHOW.
And airing American Gladiators bullshit instead.
I don't watch NBC anymore.
Suck it, NBC. You told us to fuck off, we tell you to fuck off.
ZDnet had posted a link to it this morning, so I downloaded it here on the fast conection I get at work. I was planning to slipstream a SP3 install disk to have it ready for the next time I need to install, but now I'm wondering if I should just wait. But it seems like they're not going to change SP3 itself but just release a hotfix later -- is that so?
I don't use, and never will, the app they're concerned about.
And no one else anywhere else on the planet ever sees this kind of behavior, or has a problem with their government? You have an incredibly closed mind and are ignorant of the state of the world if you believe that.
Now, crawl back under that bridge you seem to live under and play with yourself.
If you RTFA, you'll see that at least one person tried to buy a phone to use just for testing -- and no one had any to sell. So what do you do -- not do the stuff your $99 entitles you to do?
They've been fine for me so far, too, except for their occasional haranguing to update my contact information.
I haven't moved in years. I live in a house that was my grandparents' and was paid off a long time ago. I have no plans to move now that I've been dumped and am no longer looking for a job to relocate closer to my now-ex boyfriend. I know how to update contact information should I ever move, however.
And yet they won't stop pestering me from time to time. If they, one more time, send me a "Records indicate that you haven't updated your information..." BS-spewing email despite the fact that I DO NOT WANT TO RECEIVE NON-EMERGENCY EMAILS, I'm going to (politely) chew them out.
Other than that, they're fine, but I don't use their hosting or DNS services -- I host on a friend's machine and use zoneedit.com for DNS.
Stuff like this can and does change based on customer reaction. At first there wasn't going to be an SDK at all. Based on customer reaction, that changed. At first there wasn't going to be any Exchange support. That too changed. I certainly hope that future feedback will change this too.
I'd share your cynicism if Apple hasn't already shown signs of listening to customers. If their argument that battery life is a concern is a valid one, hopefully future battery improvements and power management optimizations will help change things.
The iTunes store will offer free apps (no charge to you or the developer beyond the usual signup fee for the dev program itself) and you can make your own ringtones out of any sound file that you can import into GarageBand for no charge.
So you can pay if you want or you can stick with totally free offerings. Just like you can with any other OS out there.
So would I. Problem is, the AIM client I've got now randomly disconnects on me all the time as it is. AOL really needs to write a much-better IM client. If it doesn't log you out of AIM, then how exactly is it not running in the background, exactly, then? There's SOMETHING running in the background.
Except for the problem that you have to sell your app through iTunes, and if Apple finds out you've disregarded the requirement (whether or not you and I agree with it is a separate matter) you'll find your listing disappoearing, and no one able to download your app.
I have a jailbroken phone, I installed OpenSSH, and I listen to music on it for hours a day while at work and it doesn't run the battery down. I mostly connect to do things like pick up screenshots, and I only do that from time to time.
"Queue" is a correct and acceptable variation of "cue". It is not usually found in US English, however, so maybe this is why you think it's wrong.
You may also see it meaning "to line up for" as in "queue up for", again usually in British English (and in places like Australia that were/are part of the British Empire).
That's where the blame is supposed to be placed. It's not as if Slashdot doesn't constantly get screamed at for the same thing, after all... but as is usual they failed to get off their lazy asses and verify their postings to make sure the information in them is still correct. This shouldn't have been posted. It's not your fault, but it still shouldn't have been approved/posted.
That Wired article was up before I saw the Slashdot post on the front page. If Slashdot tries to smear someone, even if it's Sony, with outdated and incorrect information, I am going to say something about it. If it makes me an asshole to call out "news" sources on failing to do basic research like bothering to verify their stories, that's your problem and not mine.
While it's true that Mac do sometimes come with extras, not all of it timebombware or crippleware, it's also true that that stuff doesn't load at boot and drag the system down. Uninstalling is generally as easy as putting the app in the trash and emptying the trash. Much/most of the stuff you get on Windows systems hooks into the boot process and does slow you down -- and isn't that easy to get rid of.
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Business' internal problems are not my problem. The fact is, they promised something to their viewers and reneged on it. I don't give a shit what the latest apologist justification is. If you can't deliver on your promise, keep your fucking mouth shut.
I guess YOU have been living in a cave if you really think it's OK to fuck over the people who ultimately keep you in business.
They have a long way to go to get themselves out of the deep shithole they dug themselves into with stunts like that.
You either didn't have cable or picked the wrong channels. I'm a documentary junkie and I'm quite happy with History, Discovery, Science, Animal Planet, etc. and Court/Tru for some of its crime documentaries -- especially now that we get them all (except Court) in HD. I watch CSI on CBS (via antenna since Charter has its head up its ass and doesn't think St. Louisans wants CSI in HD), but the only conventional network I'll tune into otherwise is PBS.
The rest of the channels ARE crap.
Exactly. NBC has nothing I want. They also don't listen to viewer complaints -- the Heroes season started out crappy, so people complained. They said "We'll do something about that".
The "something" was YANKING THE SHOW.
And airing American Gladiators bullshit instead.
I don't watch NBC anymore.
Suck it, NBC. You told us to fuck off, we tell you to fuck off.
What the hell are you expected to do?
Save the money and THEN buy it.
Duh.
ZDnet had posted a link to it this morning, so I downloaded it here on the fast conection I get at work. I was planning to slipstream a SP3 install disk to have it ready for the next time I need to install, but now I'm wondering if I should just wait. But it seems like they're not going to change SP3 itself but just release a hotfix later -- is that so?
I don't use, and never will, the app they're concerned about.
You do realize that there are many more things a computer is good for than just playing games ... right? And there are plenty of Mac games, anyway.
And that "train wreck" of a movie made gobs of money... not exactly a fumble, is it?
And epilepsy.
What about ex-boyfriends?
And no one else anywhere else on the planet ever sees this kind of behavior, or has a problem with their government? You have an incredibly closed mind and are ignorant of the state of the world if you believe that.
Now, crawl back under that bridge you seem to live under and play with yourself.
If you RTFA, you'll see that at least one person tried to buy a phone to use just for testing -- and no one had any to sell. So what do you do -- not do the stuff your $99 entitles you to do?
They've been fine for me so far, too, except for their occasional haranguing to update my contact information.
I haven't moved in years. I live in a house that was my grandparents' and was paid off a long time ago. I have no plans to move now that I've been dumped and am no longer looking for a job to relocate closer to my now-ex boyfriend. I know how to update contact information should I ever move, however.
And yet they won't stop pestering me from time to time. If they, one more time, send me a "Records indicate that you haven't updated your information..." BS-spewing email despite the fact that I DO NOT WANT TO RECEIVE NON-EMERGENCY EMAILS, I'm going to (politely) chew them out.
Other than that, they're fine, but I don't use their hosting or DNS services -- I host on a friend's machine and use zoneedit.com for DNS.
I don't come here to have some "journalists" waste my time. I come here for news. I'm glad they AREN'T BSing us (so far) this year.
Stuff like this can and does change based on customer reaction. At first there wasn't going to be an SDK at all. Based on customer reaction, that changed. At first there wasn't going to be any Exchange support. That too changed. I certainly hope that future feedback will change this too.
I'd share your cynicism if Apple hasn't already shown signs of listening to customers. If their argument that battery life is a concern is a valid one, hopefully future battery improvements and power management optimizations will help change things.
The iTunes store will offer free apps (no charge to you or the developer beyond the usual signup fee for the dev program itself) and you can make your own ringtones out of any sound file that you can import into GarageBand for no charge.
So you can pay if you want or you can stick with totally free offerings. Just like you can with any other OS out there.
So would I. Problem is, the AIM client I've got now randomly disconnects on me all the time as it is. AOL really needs to write a much-better IM client. If it doesn't log you out of AIM, then how exactly is it not running in the background, exactly, then? There's SOMETHING running in the background.
Except for the problem that you have to sell your app through iTunes, and if Apple finds out you've disregarded the requirement (whether or not you and I agree with it is a separate matter) you'll find your listing disappoearing, and no one able to download your app.
I have a jailbroken phone, I installed OpenSSH, and I listen to music on it for hours a day while at work and it doesn't run the battery down. I mostly connect to do things like pick up screenshots, and I only do that from time to time.
What utter crap -- come back when you've learned not to insult people you disagree with.
"Queue" is a correct and acceptable variation of "cue". It is not usually found in US English, however, so maybe this is why you think it's wrong.
You may also see it meaning "to line up for" as in "queue up for", again usually in British English (and in places like Australia that were/are part of the British Empire).
That's where the blame is supposed to be placed. It's not as if Slashdot doesn't constantly get screamed at for the same thing, after all ... but as is usual they failed to get off their lazy asses and verify their postings to make sure the information in them is still correct. This shouldn't have been posted. It's not your fault, but it still shouldn't have been approved/posted.
That Wired article was up before I saw the Slashdot post on the front page. If Slashdot tries to smear someone, even if it's Sony, with outdated and incorrect information, I am going to say something about it. If it makes me an asshole to call out "news" sources on failing to do basic research like bothering to verify their stories, that's your problem and not mine.
While it's true that Mac do sometimes come with extras, not all of it timebombware or crippleware, it's also true that that stuff doesn't load at boot and drag the system down. Uninstalling is generally as easy as putting the app in the trash and emptying the trash. Much/most of the stuff you get on Windows systems hooks into the boot process and does slow you down -- and isn't that easy to get rid of.
Sony will NOT be charging a fee.
Sony Drops $50 Fee to Remove Useless Bloatware
Oops.
Next time, do your research to make sure you have the latest info, mmmkay?
Way to go, being a jerk even after the two magic words, "licensed versions", were put in front of you.