If an airplane crashed into the building, I don't think it would be any safer on the bottom floor. Even if it miraculously escaped unharmed, it would still not have power or 'net connection.
I see a potential problem with things like a subway system, where you go underground & lose the GPS signal, and then travel several miles. Some apartment buildings in Toronto are directly over subway stations, and you never need to go outside. Kid gets abducted, and the device reports that kid is downtown, at the entrance to a subway station, meanwhile, abductor can be all the way out in the east end of the city.
Maybe I'm a clueless newbie when it comes to Unix/Linux/BSD related stuff, but why would anyone use Yellow Dog Linux when you have Mac OS X, and its fully supported developer environment, tools, and user base that is greater than all flavours of Linux combined?
You don't get it! People hating Microsoft is not the issue! Most people hate *change* more then they hate Microsoft. Its a psychological disorder (IMHO) and one that will not be resolved anytime soon. It doesn't matter how much better a new product is, some people will never change. Thats why Apple (until now) almost exclusively focused on new users, rather than trying convert people.
Those profits are only possible when you have 90% market share, and you charge a fortune for the OS! What you suggest would not be possible for any company. There is no profit in selling an Operating System, unless it is bundled with a large percentage of PCs that are shipped.
One more thing I forgot to mention (give me a break, its 7:30 in the morning):
Expandabiltiy! If you want expandability, don't buy an iMac! You heard me, if you need a G4 Tower, then buy a fucking G4 Tower. Would you buy a Honda Civic Hatchback and then bitch about the leg room in the back seat? (OK, some people would, but they are stupid). In a G4 Tower, you get PCI, AGP, USB, FireWire, ATA, SCSI... What more do you fucking want people????
Sorry about all the ranting. I'll go take my meds now.
I don't believe how many people still bitch about the same things over and over again! There are some things Apple is never going to change. Deal with it, or get some psychological counselling, because you have some serious Mac envy:
1. Mouse Buttons: Apple is never going to make a multi-button mouse. Thousands of usability studies have demonstrated that the new user (a large part of Apple's target market) is confused by a second button! If you want a two button mouse, there are hundreds of USB mice, for really cheap. Which brings me to my next point:
2. Price! I don't believe how many people bitch and moan about how expensive the Mac is, and how they would only buy one if it wasn't so damn expensive. Do you listen to yourselves? Its like bitching about how expensive Lexus or BMW are. Apple is the BMW of the computer world. People are happy to pay a premium for quality! If you can only afford a piece of shit Ford Focus, of course you're not going to get a fully loaded luxury car! Duh!! And if you are part of the 2% of the population that builds your own computer, Apple doesn't give a rats ass about you. You will never be happy with a pre-built box, and you're too small of a market.
3. Boxen: Apple will never license the Mac OS again. They tried it once, and the only thing it accomplished was to cannabalize Mac Hardware Sales. Repeat after me: Apple makes its money from hardware. Everything else (including OS X) is just bonus features to sell more hardware! With a business model like that, it would be totally idiotic to let anyone clone your hardware, or port your OS to x86. If Steve Jobs ever tried this, as a shareholder, I would personally have his head in a guillotine. (More beheadings at shareholders meetings, I always say). It will never happen again. The only reason they licensed the OS in the 90s was because they didn't have the balls to stand up to the bitching and moaning of morons who don't get it! And finally:
4. Applications There are almost 20,000 Mac Apps listed here, and thousands more (including very high quality shareware and freeware here. How many application do you fucking need people? How many can you run at once? What task do you need to do that cannot be done on a Mac?
I think that people who use these excuses are covering for their bigotry. If you hate Macs, grow some balls and just come out and say it! Stop making up bullshit excuses, pretending that you would buy a Mac, if only they were cheaper, and came with a two button mouse. Bullshit. You probably have a deep seated fear of change, and maybe other psychological issues. Come to think of it, if you are a Mac Bigot, you better go see a shrink, because you are pretty fucked up. Nobody in their right mind would buy anything else.
I never voted for you, nor will I ever vote for you
If you've never voted for them, why should they give a damn what you say? You are just confirming in their mind that they are right, since people who don't vote for them are in the minority.
The point is, that anyone in the USA should be allowed to discuss the merits of any social/political system. For a long time, that discussion was cut off, and people who held a particular viewpoint (however absurd it might seem to us rational people) were fired from their jobs, spied on, and even imprisoned.
It might be a good idea to pitch in and help out Mandrake, but it is surely not a good idea to contribute anything to Slashdot, especially when they employ such shady characters as Michael Sims
Slashdot Mirror
Send your money to the EFF.
Which FM?
They haven't had a gig together in ages. They were truly one of the coolest bands ever.
Mac OS 8.6 had it several years ago.
What is RFC?
If an airplane crashed into the building, I don't think it would be any safer on the bottom floor. Even if it miraculously escaped unharmed, it would still not have power or 'net connection.
I see a potential problem with things like a subway system, where you go underground & lose the GPS signal, and then travel several miles. Some apartment buildings in Toronto are directly over subway stations, and you never need to go outside.
Kid gets abducted, and the device reports that kid is downtown, at the entrance to a subway station, meanwhile, abductor can be all the way out in the east end of the city.
Maybe I'm a clueless newbie when it comes to Unix/Linux/BSD related stuff, but why would anyone use Yellow Dog Linux when you have Mac OS X, and its fully supported developer environment, tools, and user base that is greater than all flavours of Linux combined?
"First thing we do, lets kill all the lawyers."
You *can* do all that stuff in Mac OS X. Are you ever willing to learn a new OS, or do you plan to use the same thing forever?
You don't get it! People hating Microsoft is not the issue! Most people hate *change* more then they hate Microsoft. Its a psychological disorder (IMHO) and one that will not be resolved anytime soon. It doesn't matter how much better a new product is, some people will never change. Thats why Apple (until now) almost exclusively focused on new users, rather than trying convert people.
Those profits are only possible when you have 90% market share, and you charge a fortune for the OS! What you suggest would not be possible for any company. There is no profit in selling an Operating System, unless it is bundled with a large percentage of PCs that are shipped.
Expandabiltiy! If you want expandability, don't buy an iMac! You heard me, if you need a G4 Tower, then buy a fucking G4 Tower. Would you buy a Honda Civic Hatchback and then bitch about the leg room in the back seat? (OK, some people would, but they are stupid). In a G4 Tower, you get PCI, AGP, USB, FireWire, ATA, SCSI... What more do you fucking want people????
Sorry about all the ranting. I'll go take my meds now.
1. Mouse Buttons: Apple is never going to make a multi-button mouse. Thousands of usability studies have demonstrated that the new user (a large part of Apple's target market) is confused by a second button! If you want a two button mouse, there are hundreds of USB mice, for really cheap. Which brings me to my next point:
2. Price! I don't believe how many people bitch and moan about how expensive the Mac is, and how they would only buy one if it wasn't so damn expensive. Do you listen to yourselves? Its like bitching about how expensive Lexus or BMW are. Apple is the BMW of the computer world. People are happy to pay a premium for quality! If you can only afford a piece of shit Ford Focus, of course you're not going to get a fully loaded luxury car! Duh!! And if you are part of the 2% of the population that builds your own computer, Apple doesn't give a rats ass about you. You will never be happy with a pre-built box, and you're too small of a market.
3. Boxen: Apple will never license the Mac OS again. They tried it once, and the only thing it accomplished was to cannabalize Mac Hardware Sales. Repeat after me: Apple makes its money from hardware. Everything else (including OS X) is just bonus features to sell more hardware! With a business model like that, it would be totally idiotic to let anyone clone your hardware, or port your OS to x86. If Steve Jobs ever tried this, as a shareholder, I would personally have his head in a guillotine. (More beheadings at shareholders meetings, I always say). It will never happen again. The only reason they licensed the OS in the 90s was because they didn't have the balls to stand up to the bitching and moaning of morons who don't get it! And finally:
4. Applications There are almost 20,000 Mac Apps listed here, and thousands more (including very high quality shareware and freeware here. How many application do you fucking need people? How many can you run at once? What task do you need to do that cannot be done on a Mac?
I think that people who use these excuses are covering for their bigotry. If you hate Macs, grow some balls and just come out and say it! Stop making up bullshit excuses, pretending that you would buy a Mac, if only they were cheaper, and came with a two button mouse. Bullshit. You probably have a deep seated fear of change, and maybe other psychological issues. Come to think of it, if you are a Mac Bigot, you better go see a shrink, because you are pretty fucked up. Nobody in their right mind would buy anything else.
I never voted for you, nor will I ever vote for you
If you've never voted for them, why should they give a damn what you say? You are just confirming in their mind that they are right, since people who don't vote for them are in the minority.
Him and Wil Wheaton should run for Congress/Senate/President.
Some people have way too much time on their hands.
I believe the code was actually "Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right-B-A-Start" (For unlimited lives in Contra on the original Nintendo.
The point is, that anyone in the USA should be allowed to discuss the merits of any social/political system. For a long time, that discussion was cut off, and people who held a particular viewpoint (however absurd it might seem to us rational people) were fired from their jobs, spied on, and even imprisoned.
Always nice to know if the spooks are checking up on me. (Not that I would give them any reason to)
Which party? (Sounds like a Democrat to me.)
I don't know about Windows, but the Mac OS X version does.
Member of Parliament
Equivalent to American CongressCritters.
It might be a good idea to pitch in and help out Mandrake, but it is surely not a good idea to contribute anything to Slashdot, especially when they employ such shady characters as Michael Sims
I have called the tech support at Mandrake, and found it to be acceptable. What is not acceptable however, is the behavior of Michael Sims