So they're trying to have their cake (Java made more popular by way of Android dev) and eat it too (grab lots of monies from Google for using Java in that manner).
Are you sure you understand the meaning of that proverb? You usage of it suggests you don't because you most certainly can have a company make your product popular through their use of it and also reap the rewards of that popularity.
Well, to be fiar the claims were that they were immune to Windows viruses.
That's like saying Macs can't run Windows software like, Photoshop, which is true, they can't, but they can run the Mac version of Photoshop.
In the second link they state 'Mac OS X isn’t plagued by constant attacks from PC viruses and malware.' and given that even Apple say that a Mac is a PC that is indeed untrue. It certainly lulls many (not all) Mac users into a false sense of security.
Obvious example of where a brand suffix would make sense: Apple/iPhone/iPad/iOS, Android, etc.. For example:
"Check out our new mobile Tux racing game at www.disgruntledpenguins.apple or download the Android version at www.disgruntledpenguins.android.
Why bother with that when you can just search disgruntledpenguins in the requisite app store, google disgruntledpenguins or if you really want to, type disgruntledpenguins.com into your address bar.
I'm not sure about the status of the current Java in OS X, but Apple previously announced that Oracle would be handling the development of Java for OS X for future OS X releases.
Which was/is owned by Microsoft and thus is just the part of Microsoft that was tasked with development of the Kinect SDK.
Rare was purchased by MS.
In 2002, long before even the idea of Kinect existed, in fact it was only just after the release of the original XBox. Rare had been a part of MS long before they were tasked with developing the Kinect software.
Most of the problems have been related to people installing software from the internet manually and things like Java.
That's pretty much the case with all platforms, compromise the user and you compromise the security of the system. All the email attachment malware, screensavers, etc... are user exploits and it doesn't matter what platform they are on, of course modern operating systems require explicit privilege escalation but again that's up to the user.
Add ons like Java are always going to be a source of headaches.
What do you mean 'Add ons'? You mean 3rd party software? Or in this case not even that since it's Apple that maintains Java releases for OSX.
All I know is I rarely have trouble with my Macs but the PCs are another story. One of mine I had to surrender for internet use because it got nailed by a redirect and I tried everything and short of redoing the OS there was no way to scrub it out. I find it safer to use Mac for web surfing and downloading things like software and I use a lot of licensed photos in my work. It's just my personal experience that I run into far fewer issues with the Macs.
I'm equally as careful whether i'm running Windows or OSX, i'm not going to be naive and just install anything downloaded from the net or visit questionable sites on either platform because - as these recent publicized events have highlighted - neither platform is completely secure and it would be pretty irresponsible to tell users that they don't have to worry about security just because it's OSX, best to be just as careful no matter what you use. Sure there are less known issues with OSX - even less for most linux or BSD distros - but as their marketshare increases we are seeing instances of infection increase so best to take as much care no matter which platform you're on.
Or the fact that despite anti trust rulings, we still get Windows bundled with all non Apple laptops with no option to avoid paying for it, and IE is still bundled?
Because aside from the EU ruling - where IE is no longer bundled - there was no anti-trust ruling regarding IE, seems a pretty obvious reason doesn't it? I'm pretty sure you'll find lots of non-Windows laptops and even many people have gotten a refund for the license cost. In any case you can at least remove IE if you don't want it, but you've got Apple bundling Safari with OSX and if you try to remove that you get - oddly enough - a message telling you pretty much what MS said about IE, that this application contains components required by the operating system and cannot be removed.
Realistically i expect an operating system to ship with a browser, just like Android ships with the Android browser, ChromeOS has Chrome deeply integrated, OSX and iOS ship with Safari, Ubuntu comes with Firefox...in some of these cases that browser cannot be removed, why would you expect Windows to ship without a browser?
What astounds me, is my android phone has a battery bug, since august last year, and noone cares, i'm not getting any updates. At least all the noise apple gets compels them to resolve the problem.
I suppose that depends on what sort of phone it is and how widely reported the bug is. The iphone is the most common smartphone in the world so naturally if there is a problem with the design it affects a hell of a lot of people.
No, you're wrong, 100% wrong, the ARM tablets have to have the ability to support the UEFI standard feature called SecureBoot
On a technicality they only have to support that if they want to have the 'designed for windows 8' logo sticker on them...but yes there is nothing to say it can't be turned off just like any other BIOS/EFI feature.
The innovative part of kinect is the software, if you've tried the SDKs you'll find the one from microsoft is significantly better for gaming-related tasks than the OpenNI one, such as occluded joint estimation, head/hands/feet rotation, need for calibration, etc...
So it can't take over the whole machine, only your personal files.
Oh, well that's ok then. Seriously if it can run under user privileges and access your personal files that's generally about as much as it needs to do, no-one is interested in stealing your system files.
Their claims were explicit in that they differentiated PCs from Macs ("I'm a Mac.", "And I'm a PC.") and referred to PC viruses.
But Macs are PCs according to Apple: The App Store revolutionized mobile apps,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We hope to do the same for PC apps with the Mac App Store by making finding and buying PC apps easy and fun. Apple’s Mac App Store to Open on January 6
Sorry but that says,"Macs dont get PC viruses" which is 100% correct.
Wrong, Macs can get viruses/malware and Macs are PCs: The App Store revolutionized mobile apps,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We hope to do the same for PC apps with the Mac App Store by making finding and buying PC apps easy and fun. Apple’s Mac App Store to Open on January 6
The truth is that both companies keep most of their code closed, and open some of their code.
What's more important than that is their protocols for inter-operability, AirPrint is open (AFAIK?) so anyone can implement it, but AirPlay is closed so you're restricted to Apple devices talking to other Apple devices (or officially licensed ones). They could have opened that spec - or used/contributed to/refined the DLNA spec - so anyone could implement AirPlay servers/clients, instead it has to be reverse-engineered and obviously devices can't brand themselves as AirPlay-capable. It works really well, and even software like AirServer running on my mini connected to my TV & sound system works seamlessly but if they had supported the existing defacto standard rather than coming up with a closed competing one we'd all be better off.
That's the thing, Nokia is for all bits and purposes their "first phone OEM".
Well not really, Nokia's first WP7 phone came along not that long ago, and well after other OEMs. OEMs who aren't going to like being abandoned and aren't going to take a chance on Microsoft platforms if that happens, yet MS needs them for products like Windows 8.
At the same time the basic phones are still growing in sale numbers, post stable profits and actually improve the world (they do programs like remote medical care/obstetrics in remote villages of poor third world countries on their feature phones for example).
Nokia aren't stupid enough to abandon smartphones and rely solely on the future of dumbphones. And in the end it still in no way fits the embrace, extend and extinguish, what's the thing they are embracing, extending and extinguishing?
I agree it would probably be a good move, develop their own hardware - like with the Zune and XBox - but that's a risk i don't see them taking, if they burn their partners and then this venture fails that puts them out completely. They are better off doing what they do with PCs and tablets, partner with OEMs and hardware manufacturers rather than breaking existing relationships in an attempt to go it alone.
That hardly seems logical, Microsoft's only successful foray into the device hardware business has been the XBox. I doubt they would do this for their phone business just like they wouldn't do it for the PC or Tablet business, they are primarily a software company, not a hardware one. It would also burn their device partners, many of which they are going to be relying on for windows 8.
No, obviously (well i suppose not obvious enough to you) not.
But even so i have learned probably well over a thousand names for well over a hundred different people. First names, last names, occasionally middle names, nicknames, email names, LJ names, twitter names, etc.
And it's far far easier to just remember their name and have every other contact method associated with that - heard of a rolodex? - hence the reason just about every phone does this and has done for many many years.
The integration has a dual edge to it. It handles some things well like replying to a FB message in tiles but to create a new FB message you need the FB app.
Pretty sure you just select 'Send Facebook Message' (or somesuch) in the contact card.
I'm trying to figure out what the advantage of this is. I already have a tool that integrates multiple modes of communication into one one view of a person, it's called my brain.
Why even bother with a phonebook? Just use your brain to remember the phone number and associate a name with it.
In fact the iphone unlock to camera copied the way windows phone unlocks (slide the lock screen out of the way), they even copied the 'hint' about how to do it (hit the camera icon and the lockscreen 'bumps' up and down a bit to indicate that you need to slide it up).
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It's pretty obvious sarcasm.
So they're trying to have their cake (Java made more popular by way of Android dev) and eat it too (grab lots of monies from Google for using Java in that manner).
Are you sure you understand the meaning of that proverb? You usage of it suggests you don't because you most certainly can have a company make your product popular through their use of it and also reap the rewards of that popularity.
Since it's not a virus, they have a point. Idiot.
You know what very few end users care about? The difference between the terms virus, trojan, malware, worm, etc... If it's any of them it's bad.
Well, to be fiar the claims were that they were immune to Windows viruses.
That's like saying Macs can't run Windows software like, Photoshop, which is true, they can't, but they can run the Mac version of Photoshop.
In the second link they state 'Mac OS X isn’t plagued by constant attacks from PC viruses and malware.' and given that even Apple say that a Mac is a PC that is indeed untrue. It certainly lulls many (not all) Mac users into a false sense of security.
If only we could master that and create 80 year old scotch without having to wait 80 years.
Obvious example of where a brand suffix would make sense: Apple/iPhone/iPad/iOS, Android, etc.. For example:
"Check out our new mobile Tux racing game at www.disgruntledpenguins.apple or download the Android version at www.disgruntledpenguins.android.
Why bother with that when you can just search disgruntledpenguins in the requisite app store, google disgruntledpenguins or if you really want to, type disgruntledpenguins.com into your address bar.
If every app from Google's store, for example, could easily be found by typing its name dot android, it would be a win.
Or you could just type it into the app store search, which works exactly like that. Or type it into the Google Play search.
I'm not sure about the status of the current Java in OS X, but Apple previously announced that Oracle would be handling the development of Java for OS X for future OS X releases.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/11/12Oracle-and-Apple-Announce-OpenJDK-Project-for-Mac-OS-X.html
Well from your link:
Java SE 7 and future versions of Java for Mac OS X will be available from Oracle.
Then in reference to the update targeting the current malware threat:
Java for OS X Lion 2012-003 delivers Java SE 6 version 1.6.0_31
Even with the OpenJDK Apple will contribute most of the key components, tools and technology required for a Java SE 7 implementation on Mac OS X so i'm still not sure what you're defining as 'Add ons', you mean anything outside of the kernel?
The software was written by Rare in the UK.
Which was/is owned by Microsoft and thus is just the part of Microsoft that was tasked with development of the Kinect SDK.
Rare was purchased by MS.
In 2002, long before even the idea of Kinect existed, in fact it was only just after the release of the original XBox. Rare had been a part of MS long before they were tasked with developing the Kinect software.
Most of the problems have been related to people installing software from the internet manually and things like Java.
That's pretty much the case with all platforms, compromise the user and you compromise the security of the system. All the email attachment malware, screensavers, etc... are user exploits and it doesn't matter what platform they are on, of course modern operating systems require explicit privilege escalation but again that's up to the user.
Add ons like Java are always going to be a source of headaches.
What do you mean 'Add ons'? You mean 3rd party software? Or in this case not even that since it's Apple that maintains Java releases for OSX.
All I know is I rarely have trouble with my Macs but the PCs are another story. One of mine I had to surrender for internet use because it got nailed by a redirect and I tried everything and short of redoing the OS there was no way to scrub it out. I find it safer to use Mac for web surfing and downloading things like software and I use a lot of licensed photos in my work. It's just my personal experience that I run into far fewer issues with the Macs.
I'm equally as careful whether i'm running Windows or OSX, i'm not going to be naive and just install anything downloaded from the net or visit questionable sites on either platform because - as these recent publicized events have highlighted - neither platform is completely secure and it would be pretty irresponsible to tell users that they don't have to worry about security just because it's OSX, best to be just as careful no matter what you use. Sure there are less known issues with OSX - even less for most linux or BSD distros - but as their marketshare increases we are seeing instances of infection increase so best to take as much care no matter which platform you're on.
Or the fact that despite anti trust rulings, we still get Windows bundled with all non Apple laptops with no option to avoid paying for it, and IE is still bundled?
Because aside from the EU ruling - where IE is no longer bundled - there was no anti-trust ruling regarding IE, seems a pretty obvious reason doesn't it? I'm pretty sure you'll find lots of non-Windows laptops and even many people have gotten a refund for the license cost.
In any case you can at least remove IE if you don't want it, but you've got Apple bundling Safari with OSX and if you try to remove that you get - oddly enough - a message telling you pretty much what MS said about IE, that this application contains components required by the operating system and cannot be removed.
Realistically i expect an operating system to ship with a browser, just like Android ships with the Android browser, ChromeOS has Chrome deeply integrated, OSX and iOS ship with Safari, Ubuntu comes with Firefox...in some of these cases that browser cannot be removed, why would you expect Windows to ship without a browser?
What astounds me, is my android phone has a battery bug, since august last year, and noone cares, i'm not getting any updates. At least all the noise apple gets compels them to resolve the problem.
I suppose that depends on what sort of phone it is and how widely reported the bug is. The iphone is the most common smartphone in the world so naturally if there is a problem with the design it affects a hell of a lot of people.
No, you're wrong, 100% wrong, the ARM tablets have to have the ability to support the UEFI standard feature called SecureBoot
On a technicality they only have to support that if they want to have the 'designed for windows 8' logo sticker on them...but yes there is nothing to say it can't be turned off just like any other BIOS/EFI feature.
The innovative part of kinect is the software, if you've tried the SDKs you'll find the one from microsoft is significantly better for gaming-related tasks than the OpenNI one, such as occluded joint estimation, head/hands/feet rotation, need for calibration, etc...
So it can't take over the whole machine, only your personal files.
Oh, well that's ok then. Seriously if it can run under user privileges and access your personal files that's generally about as much as it needs to do, no-one is interested in stealing your system files.
Their claims were explicit in that they differentiated PCs from Macs ("I'm a Mac.", "And I'm a PC.") and referred to PC viruses.
But Macs are PCs according to Apple:
The App Store revolutionized mobile apps,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We hope to do the same for PC apps with the Mac App Store by making finding and buying PC apps easy and fun.
Apple’s Mac App Store to Open on January 6
Sorry but that says ,"Macs dont get PC viruses" which is 100% correct.
Wrong, Macs can get viruses/malware and Macs are PCs:
The App Store revolutionized mobile apps,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We hope to do the same for PC apps with the Mac App Store by making finding and buying PC apps easy and fun.
Apple’s Mac App Store to Open on January 6
The truth is that both companies keep most of their code closed, and open some of their code.
What's more important than that is their protocols for inter-operability, AirPrint is open (AFAIK?) so anyone can implement it, but AirPlay is closed so you're restricted to Apple devices talking to other Apple devices (or officially licensed ones). They could have opened that spec - or used/contributed to/refined the DLNA spec - so anyone could implement AirPlay servers/clients, instead it has to be reverse-engineered and obviously devices can't brand themselves as AirPlay-capable.
It works really well, and even software like AirServer running on my mini connected to my TV & sound system works seamlessly but if they had supported the existing defacto standard rather than coming up with a closed competing one we'd all be better off.
That's the thing, Nokia is for all bits and purposes their "first phone OEM".
Well not really, Nokia's first WP7 phone came along not that long ago, and well after other OEMs. OEMs who aren't going to like being abandoned and aren't going to take a chance on Microsoft platforms if that happens, yet MS needs them for products like Windows 8.
At the same time the basic phones are still growing in sale numbers, post stable profits and actually improve the world (they do programs like remote medical care/obstetrics in remote villages of poor third world countries on their feature phones for example).
Nokia aren't stupid enough to abandon smartphones and rely solely on the future of dumbphones. And in the end it still in no way fits the embrace, extend and extinguish, what's the thing they are embracing, extending and extinguishing?
I agree it would probably be a good move, develop their own hardware - like with the Zune and XBox - but that's a risk i don't see them taking, if they burn their partners and then this venture fails that puts them out completely. They are better off doing what they do with PCs and tablets, partner with OEMs and hardware manufacturers rather than breaking existing relationships in an attempt to go it alone.
That hardly seems logical, Microsoft's only successful foray into the device hardware business has been the XBox. I doubt they would do this for their phone business just like they wouldn't do it for the PC or Tablet business, they are primarily a software company, not a hardware one. It would also burn their device partners, many of which they are going to be relying on for windows 8.
Seriously?
No, obviously (well i suppose not obvious enough to you) not.
But even so i have learned probably well over a thousand names for well over a hundred different people. First names, last names, occasionally middle names, nicknames, email names, LJ names, twitter names, etc.
And it's far far easier to just remember their name and have every other contact method associated with that - heard of a rolodex? - hence the reason just about every phone does this and has done for many many years.
The integration has a dual edge to it. It handles some things well like replying to a FB message in tiles but to create a new FB message you need the FB app.
Pretty sure you just select 'Send Facebook Message' (or somesuch) in the contact card.
I'm trying to figure out what the advantage of this is. I already have a tool that integrates multiple modes of communication into one one view of a person, it's called my brain.
Why even bother with a phonebook? Just use your brain to remember the phone number and associate a name with it.
Hell, the iPhone is also in on it
In fact the iphone unlock to camera copied the way windows phone unlocks (slide the lock screen out of the way), they even copied the 'hint' about how to do it (hit the camera icon and the lockscreen 'bumps' up and down a bit to indicate that you need to slide it up).