Yes, but what OpenOffice also has, that Koffice currently lacks, is bloat. Lots and lots of bloat.
Except that wasn't what the marketing was saying was going to propel it past all the other office suites. It was touting an online repository of extensions as if it was some novel feature that KOffice just invented.
How can Google be taken seriously in an enterprise environment if their most stable and successful offshoot project takes 5 years to come out of beta?
Probably the fact that the version used by paying customers isn't a beta version? The "beta" version is the free-for-use version that they use to beta test any new features they add.
They should have done this 3 years ago or more.
Why? The free, public version is always going to be in a beta state since that's it's entire purpose.
Gmail has been sufficiently stable all this time, yet this self-deprecating beta designation has constantly served as an admission of being non-committal to SLA.
I'm pretty sure all the corporate customers they have would say otherwise.
Perhaps they'll listen that we now categorize them as lackey sycophants of Microsoft.
Since when we're they never not that? Did you honestly think that Asus put Linux on their EEE PCs because they really believed in the ideas of GNU and the GPL? Seriously? They put it on there probably to lower margin costs and to make money on some gullible GNUtards who are apparently just now realizing that Asus was out to make a buck and not to spread their ideology.
Or perhaps they have an expectation of truth and honesty, and not finding that, believe that integrity is in question.
What integrity did Asus ever have in the first place? Have you somehow missed the last 100+ years of corporations lying, cheating and doing whatever it takes to make a buck? Based on what history should anyone think that a corporation isn't going to do anything it takes to inflate the bottom line?
Yeah, cause Asus would be linking to the site if it wasn't legitimate, right?
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In addition, I believe most netbooks shut themselves down when the lid is closed; you need to either figure out a way to defeat this or figure out a way to carry it around with the lid open.
You mean like going to the power management settings and unchecking the box that says to sleep when closed?
Sure you can draw a New Yorker magazine cover with a table PC but this guy did it with a phone.
And? There have been applications for phones that have allowed you to draw things for years. Here's one for Windows Mobile. Seriously, there is nothing amazing about drawing on a phone.
It's not insightful at all unless you're completely clueless about how a bankruptcy happens. One of the obligations of filing for bankruptcy involves the fact that you have to disclose information on people who have invested in your company. Filing for bankruptcy would do just the opposite of them being able to hide such information from Apple.
Maybe Apple was getting too close to finding the money behind PsyStar?
If that were the case why would they go into bankruptcy which will force them to disclose that information publicly? Did you even think this stupid post through before you posted it?
That must be a typo - could they mean $ 250 million USD ?
It's not a typo.
Most companies would not choke on $ 250,000 worth of debt.
Most large corporations might not choke on that much debt, but they don't constitute most businesses. Considering that Psystar probably has little to no revenue coming in and no real future it's not surprising that they will just cut their losses without taking on more debt.
Yes there are, but it's highly dependent on the context in which you use the term horsepower since it's not an SI unit.
One mechanical horsepower of 550 foot-pounds per second is equivalent to 745.7 watts
A metric horsepower of 75 kgf-m per second is equivalent to 735.499 watts
A boiler horsepower is used for rating steam boilers and is equivalent to 34.5 pounds of water evaporated per hour at 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 9809.5 watts
One horsepower for rating electric motors is equal to 746 watts
Guess what, I'm not. If you think no work was done to that picture outside of the iPhone before it was printed then you clearly are stupid. Secondly, show me a real professional image or video editor doing work on a color-inaccurate 3.5" LCD screen. I'm not talking some random dipshit on the internet who claims to be a professional, I mean someone who works at a real film studio or a post-production house.
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Yes, but what OpenOffice also has, that Koffice currently lacks, is bloat. Lots and lots of bloat.
Except that wasn't what the marketing was saying was going to propel it past all the other office suites. It was touting an online repository of extensions as if it was some novel feature that KOffice just invented.
An online repository of extensions, templates, and content for KOffice? I like the sound of that."
OMG!!! An online repository of extensions?!?!?! It's not like OpenOffice.org hasn't had that for ages. Oh wait...
How can Google be taken seriously in an enterprise environment if their most stable and successful offshoot project takes 5 years to come out of beta?
Probably the fact that the version used by paying customers isn't a beta version? The "beta" version is the free-for-use version that they use to beta test any new features they add.
They should have done this 3 years ago or more.
Why? The free, public version is always going to be in a beta state since that's it's entire purpose.
Gmail has been sufficiently stable all this time, yet this self-deprecating beta designation has constantly served as an admission of being non-committal to SLA.
I'm pretty sure all the corporate customers they have would say otherwise.
Perhaps they'll listen that we now categorize them as lackey sycophants of Microsoft.
Since when we're they never not that? Did you honestly think that Asus put Linux on their EEE PCs because they really believed in the ideas of GNU and the GPL? Seriously? They put it on there probably to lower margin costs and to make money on some gullible GNUtards who are apparently just now realizing that Asus was out to make a buck and not to spread their ideology.
Or perhaps they have an expectation of truth and honesty, and not finding that, believe that integrity is in question.
What integrity did Asus ever have in the first place? Have you somehow missed the last 100+ years of corporations lying, cheating and doing whatever it takes to make a buck? Based on what history should anyone think that a corporation isn't going to do anything it takes to inflate the bottom line?
It doesn't seem legitimate to me...
Yeah, cause Asus would be linking to the site if it wasn't legitimate, right?
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There are some people that would like to take an organization's word for what the words mean.
And those people are incredibly naive.
I guess it depends on where the exhaust is. Mine doesn't get any hotter when closed than open.
In addition, I believe most netbooks shut themselves down when the lid is closed; you need to either figure out a way to defeat this or figure out a way to carry it around with the lid open.
You mean like going to the power management settings and unchecking the box that says to sleep when closed?
They'd probably still be more cogent than the "Bobs" you speak to from India.
Hahaha look at how stupid you are.
Listen, you freak. We don't all watch Frasier, okay? Give me two mutton joints.
Sure you can draw a New Yorker magazine cover with a table PC but this guy did it with a phone.
And? There have been applications for phones that have allowed you to draw things for years. Here's one for Windows Mobile. Seriously, there is nothing amazing about drawing on a phone.
Except it's been the gambling industry in the US who has been lobbying the most for making online gambling illegal not the other way around.
The dark circles under the eyes are the least of their concerns in light of the morbid obesity and pizza faces.
They could just simply invent an electronic signaling device that is powered by the kinetic or electric energy generated by your body.
They already did. It's called a hand-crank radio.
It's not insightful at all unless you're completely clueless about how a bankruptcy happens. One of the obligations of filing for bankruptcy involves the fact that you have to disclose information on people who have invested in your company. Filing for bankruptcy would do just the opposite of them being able to hide such information from Apple.
Sure, if they wanted the judge to deny their bankruptcy they would do something stupid like that.
Maybe Apple was getting too close to finding the money behind PsyStar?
If that were the case why would they go into bankruptcy which will force them to disclose that information publicly? Did you even think this stupid post through before you posted it?
It will be interesting to see if the Microsoft, etc. conspiracy rumors around Psystar are validated.
Why would Microsoft be funding Psystar? How would weakening the effectiveness of software EULAs help Microsoft?
Or did their management just drink all profits that should've been used to expand the company and pay for in-house lawyers?
Don't you actually have to sell something to make a profit? Has anyone actual obtained proof that Psystar actually shipped any products?
That must be a typo - could they mean $ 250 million USD ?
It's not a typo.
Most companies would not choke on $ 250,000 worth of debt.
Most large corporations might not choke on that much debt, but they don't constitute most businesses. Considering that Psystar probably has little to no revenue coming in and no real future it's not surprising that they will just cut their losses without taking on more debt.
There is no actual conversion from kW to hp
Yes there are, but it's highly dependent on the context in which you use the term horsepower since it's not an SI unit.
One mechanical horsepower of 550 foot-pounds per second is equivalent to 745.7 watts
A metric horsepower of 75 kgf-m per second is equivalent to 735.499 watts
A boiler horsepower is used for rating steam boilers and is equivalent to 34.5 pounds of water evaporated per hour at 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 9809.5 watts
One horsepower for rating electric motors is equal to 746 watts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower
Guess what, I'm not. If you think no work was done to that picture outside of the iPhone before it was printed then you clearly are stupid. Secondly, show me a real professional image or video editor doing work on a color-inaccurate 3.5" LCD screen. I'm not talking some random dipshit on the internet who claims to be a professional, I mean someone who works at a real film studio or a post-production house.