Apple made an annoucement that they were laying off some of their sales force, yet they did not disclose the number of employees. This led to rampant rumors that Apple was laying off a large number of employees - following the downward spiral of the other PC manufacturers.
As it has turned out, Apple eleiminated 50,that fifty, total employees. The move was not a cost cutting one, but the result of a re-organization of sales regions. The new zoning was not finalized when they made tha announcement, which is why they did not give an exact number at that time.
1) Copyright laws are designed to protect intellectual property.
2) Corporations are legal entities, just like a person; they can sue and be sued.
3) If someone wants to copy what someone else did, they have to wait until the copyright time period is expired. Some copyrights, however, are forever.
4) An algorithm is a mathmatical piece of writing, and can be copyrighted the same way a book or computer program is.
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At many universities(such as Illinois and Purdue) a CIS (Computer Information Systems) focuses on Systems Analysis/Design, Computer Programming, and Network Administration. CS (Computer Science) focuses on computer technology/engineering; such as designing modems, CPUs and motherboards. However, many other universities use the terms CS/CIS interchangeably; but usually (like job ads) are referring to what I defined CIS as being.
At Purdue, where I attended college, CIS majors make, on average, quite a bit more that CS majors.
It will be availalbe for $15-$20 for a CD. So much for *free*!
On September 3, ten days before the release date, you can order it through the Apple store.
That's what Apple thought would happen when Microsoft decided to port Office to the Mac. DId it work? No.
Linux is going to have to become a bit more user friendly and have a lot bigger user base before it can REALLY challenge Windows. After all, if you ask the average Windows user why they use Windows, the most common response is "That's what everyone else uses."
I wouldn't go as far as to say that NeXT actually failed. True, it never caught on like Jobs had hoped. However, we will never really know if it could have caught on, because NeXT was absorbed by Apple.
You could say that Apple is turning into Apple-NeXT. The "G4 Cube" is very reminiscent of the NeXT machine. Also, Mac OS X is very close to NeXTSTEP.
I guess you could say that "round 2" of the NeXT vision is beginning with the new G4 Cube (NeXT cube) and Mac OS X (NeXTSTEP).
No. Apple has a lot more than 3% of the market. They have 3% of the business market. As a whole, they have nearly 10%. Apple sold, last I heard, over 1 million PCs world wide last year. IF what you say is true, than the rest of the world bought 33.3 million PCs? I don't think so
As a developer of multi-platform applications for almost a decade now, I can say that there aren't any significant advantages in the actual development of apps across different platforms. SOme asre better for some things, and others are better at other things. The one advantage, and the best advantage, is that you can break into different markets and/or make yourself more marketable. Here's what I mean... The chances that Windows will be where it is 10 years from now looks pretty slim. By learning and porting applications to other OSs, you create a user base in a growing market. If Linux takes off and grabs real market share, and/or Apple ports OSX to Intel machines, how pretty will you be sitting when businesses and consumers realize that your apps are available across all three; and can share data transparently? Answer: pretty damn sweet. If you are a developer for a business (not developing "shrink wrapped" apps), it is also a good idea to get your feet wet in developing for other OSs. Again, MS probably won't be the juggernaught it is today; and you will be a lot more marketable if you can develop on other platforms.
I disagree. We do live in a "Microsoft World," and will continue to do so unless someone (our government) does something about it. Most home PC users are at a novice level. They barely know how to use a word processor, use spreadsheets in the most basic ways, and routinly bring their machines to places like Best Buy for upgrades. What they do know, or more realistically THINK they know, is that Microsoft is that "Microsoft is the company that makes my computer work." Most users feel that there is safely in numbers, and MS has the most. Believe me, I see it every day "If MS says it's good, then it is." Contrary what many market analysts say, I don't see net appliances taking over the PC world. PCs took off in the home world because of the business world - and I don't see businesses shifting to NetPCs. As far as using applications on-line, I don't see that comming about in any bit of significance because no matter how hard the IT community tries; we can't convince Joe Public that the internet is as safe and secure as a hard drive. Most people use MS Windows because they want the latest software. Software vendors are going to write software for Windows first because so many people use it. It is a circle, that in present terms, will not be broken. Ask your self: IS Linux better? (It can prove to be) Is Mac OSX going to be better? (Probably) Is BeOS better? (yes and no). With all these viable alternatives, why is everyone still using Windows?
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It was an incorrect rumor; to the fault of Apple.
Apple made an annoucement that they were laying off some of their sales force, yet they did not disclose the number of employees. This led to rampant rumors that Apple was laying off a large number of employees - following the downward spiral of the other PC manufacturers.
As it has turned out, Apple eleiminated 50,that fifty, total employees. The move was not a cost cutting one, but the result of a re-organization of sales regions. The new zoning was not finalized when they made tha announcement, which is why they did not give an exact number at that time.
1) Copyright laws are designed to protect intellectual property. 2) Corporations are legal entities, just like a person; they can sue and be sued. 3) If someone wants to copy what someone else did, they have to wait until the copyright time period is expired. Some copyrights, however, are forever. 4) An algorithm is a mathmatical piece of writing, and can be copyrighted the same way a book or computer program is.
At many universities(such as Illinois and Purdue) a CIS (Computer Information Systems) focuses on Systems Analysis/Design, Computer Programming, and Network Administration. CS (Computer Science) focuses on computer technology/engineering; such as designing modems, CPUs and motherboards. However, many other universities use the terms CS/CIS interchangeably; but usually (like job ads) are referring to what I defined CIS as being. At Purdue, where I attended college, CIS majors make, on average, quite a bit more that CS majors.
It will be availalbe for $15-$20 for a CD. So much for *free*! On September 3, ten days before the release date, you can order it through the Apple store.
That's what Apple thought would happen when Microsoft decided to port Office to the Mac. DId it work? No. Linux is going to have to become a bit more user friendly and have a lot bigger user base before it can REALLY challenge Windows. After all, if you ask the average Windows user why they use Windows, the most common response is "That's what everyone else uses."
Mac OS X will, for all practical purposes, be a non-sucking version of Unix.
I wouldn't go as far as to say that NeXT actually failed. True, it never caught on like Jobs had hoped. However, we will never really know if it could have caught on, because NeXT was absorbed by Apple. You could say that Apple is turning into Apple-NeXT. The "G4 Cube" is very reminiscent of the NeXT machine. Also, Mac OS X is very close to NeXTSTEP. I guess you could say that "round 2" of the NeXT vision is beginning with the new G4 Cube (NeXT cube) and Mac OS X (NeXTSTEP).
No. Apple has a lot more than 3% of the market. They have 3% of the business market. As a whole, they have nearly 10%. Apple sold, last I heard, over 1 million PCs world wide last year. IF what you say is true, than the rest of the world bought 33.3 million PCs? I don't think so
See above posts. 450 MHz for a G4 is WAY different that 45 MHz pentuim/athlon chips
As a developer of multi-platform applications for almost a decade now, I can say that there aren't any significant advantages in the actual development of apps across different platforms. SOme asre better for some things, and others are better at other things. The one advantage, and the best advantage, is that you can break into different markets and/or make yourself more marketable. Here's what I mean... The chances that Windows will be where it is 10 years from now looks pretty slim. By learning and porting applications to other OSs, you create a user base in a growing market. If Linux takes off and grabs real market share, and/or Apple ports OSX to Intel machines, how pretty will you be sitting when businesses and consumers realize that your apps are available across all three; and can share data transparently? Answer: pretty damn sweet. If you are a developer for a business (not developing "shrink wrapped" apps), it is also a good idea to get your feet wet in developing for other OSs. Again, MS probably won't be the juggernaught it is today; and you will be a lot more marketable if you can develop on other platforms.
I disagree. We do live in a "Microsoft World," and will continue to do so unless someone (our government) does something about it. Most home PC users are at a novice level. They barely know how to use a word processor, use spreadsheets in the most basic ways, and routinly bring their machines to places like Best Buy for upgrades. What they do know, or more realistically THINK they know, is that Microsoft is that "Microsoft is the company that makes my computer work." Most users feel that there is safely in numbers, and MS has the most. Believe me, I see it every day "If MS says it's good, then it is." Contrary what many market analysts say, I don't see net appliances taking over the PC world. PCs took off in the home world because of the business world - and I don't see businesses shifting to NetPCs. As far as using applications on-line, I don't see that comming about in any bit of significance because no matter how hard the IT community tries; we can't convince Joe Public that the internet is as safe and secure as a hard drive. Most people use MS Windows because they want the latest software. Software vendors are going to write software for Windows first because so many people use it. It is a circle, that in present terms, will not be broken. Ask your self: IS Linux better? (It can prove to be) Is Mac OSX going to be better? (Probably) Is BeOS better? (yes and no). With all these viable alternatives, why is everyone still using Windows?