They created the portable music market after 5+ years of failed MP3 cd-readers and hard-drive mp3 players. Your guess is as good as mine why they succeeded where other failed. Probably a combination of small device size, long battery life, good UI, and effective marketing. Of course people like you only ever confess to that last one, and pretend the other 3 don't exist or don't matter.
They created the "real web browser" smart phone market. And gave a huge boost to smart phones in general, arguably creating the Android by showing what was possible for smart phones.
They created the first commercially successful HTPC device with Apple TV. As with mp3 players there were ones before, but once again, Apple actually took the time to analyze the market, then create and market a good product.
You've got a point, but these three claims are laughable revisionism.
I'm unclear as to how a defunct and destroyed cut-rate '70's era British Armed Forces Comms satellite that never made it out of geostationary orbit would have either a web server or the ability to annihilate humanity.
All Spamhaus would have needed to do is pay for one hour of a lawyer's time to write a motion to dismiss, and let it stand with that as their sole defense. A decent judge would have then thrown it out. I'm sure the EFF or similar would have gladly supplied a free lawyer.
Many, many people *have* died due to our offensive military operations in that part of the world.
Yes, well that's what happens in wars... people fucking die.
Not always the right people, but hell, when the guys with the AK47s are hiding in convoys of old women on donkeys, what exactly should they do ? Line them up and segregate the old women and terrorists into two orderly lines ?
I think he'd rather you GTFO of the war, actually.
An independent media is also necessary to keep the power of corporations in check, otherwise Murdoch can just buy them all. What you really need is a press independent of any influence whatsoever, but a press independent only of government money is barely any closer to being free.
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And the same to North Korea!
Toy Story, 1995 Toy Story?
They created the portable music market after 5+ years of failed MP3 cd-readers and hard-drive mp3 players. Your guess is as good as mine why they succeeded where other failed. Probably a combination of small device size, long battery life, good UI, and effective marketing. Of course people like you only ever confess to that last one, and pretend the other 3 don't exist or don't matter.
They created the "real web browser" smart phone market. And gave a huge boost to smart phones in general, arguably creating the Android by showing what was possible for smart phones.
They created the first commercially successful HTPC device with Apple TV. As with mp3 players there were ones before, but once again, Apple actually took the time to analyze the market, then create and market a good product.
You've got a point, but these three claims are laughable revisionism.
...orthogonal? Really?
Not mutually exclusive.
And if your response to that is "yes", I just disagree on principle and have no more arguments.
How... religious of you.
Another year of Linus on the Desktop.
New York just wishes it were London, clearly.
I'm unclear as to how a defunct and destroyed cut-rate '70's era British Armed Forces Comms satellite that never made it out of geostationary orbit would have either a web server or the ability to annihilate humanity.
The phone they're referring to has internal user memory. Basically, the SD card is on the inside.
A law firm did it pro bono. RTFA.
All Spamhaus would have needed to do is pay for one hour of a lawyer's time to write a motion to dismiss, and let it stand with that as their sole defense. A decent judge would have then thrown it out. I'm sure the EFF or similar would have gladly supplied a free lawyer.
They did. RTFA.
Many, many people *have* died due to our offensive military operations in that part of the world.
Yes, well that's what happens in wars ... people fucking die.
Not always the right people, but hell, when the guys with the AK47s are hiding in convoys of old women on donkeys, what exactly should they do ? Line them up and segregate the old women and terrorists into two orderly lines ?
I think he'd rather you GTFO of the war, actually.
Yes, 20 years per letter written.
The other side's lawyers charge. The court charges. No-win no-fee isn't no-cost.
Oh yes, wardriving, that thing which people still do.
Yeah, and the goatse version doesn't have one either.
You seem to be equating the actual users in the equation to 'nothing'. This is a pretty fundamental flaw for any project.
We already have it, it's called 'Facebook'.
It crashed, damaged, into an old garden shed, and repaired itself with parts therein :)
Hate tactile feedback?
> after all linear algebra is no help when building database driven websites.
I bet you're one of those people who sat in English classes going 'ugh, when is *this* ever going to be useful?'.
Actually, they're doing remarkably well on the compatibility one.
If you're going to be 'high' on the chain, why not just go and set your own scheme up, and reap the benefits?
An independent media is also necessary to keep the power of corporations in check, otherwise Murdoch can just buy them all. What you really need is a press independent of any influence whatsoever, but a press independent only of government money is barely any closer to being free.