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it doesn't really matter what the content was, it's probably more that he was blogging about confidential unreleased products. If he signed something that said he would not do this, and went on to do just that, he violated the agreement even though his comments were positive.
iPhone's appstore isn't necessarily "curated." There are tons of shit-tastic apps on there that don't perform as advertised, crash all the time, are slow and buggy, look terrible, etc. It's only curated in the sense that nothing is in there that Apple doesn't approve of (e.g. porn, anti-apple rhetoric, competing applications)
Handwriting and typing each have their place. Typing is typically done at a desk or on your lap. Handwriting is good for when you're standing up or in the field. Further, you can handwrite things you can't type. Ever try to type an equation or a chart?
Sounds like you're trying to fit what you read into an already preconceived notion you seem to have. You characterize Microsoft collecting royalties on Android mfgrs as strong arming and patent trolling. Do you know exactly what these patents were, and what their merits are? Do you know what went down during the talks with these mfgrs? Do you even know the terms of the agreements, aside from unconfirmed speculation that one mfgr is paying $5 per handset? No, you don't. You're a clueless third party using this little knowledge to validate an already held belief, that being MS = bad.
It could be the case that MS spent millions developing real patentable technology. It could be the case that these mfgrs are clearly infringing on legitimate IP. It could be the case that the terms of the agreement are amicable and mutually beneficent. But no, of course MS is strong arming and trolling!
The thing is, what exactly is the reason not to have both? The only ones I can think of are cost, battery life, and performance. A phone-line OS needs less horsepower which costs less and takes less battery. Also without multitasking and tons of general purpose processes it can run fine on less.
So if Microsoft can do the same with a dual OS, why not? I own an iPad, but I also own a laptop. I installed Windows 8 on my latitude XT last night and I was thoroughly amazed at how well it ran, and how well switching to the standard desktop worked. Personally I want a machine like the samsung one they handed out at BUILD.
But why not use that same OS on a tablet? It runs on ARM, disable all the general purpose services, and it'll probably be as light and fast as the iPad. Even the x86 version uses less resources than Windows 7. You have your touch only interface, your designed for touch apps, your appstore, and you might never even know it's the same OS you use on your desktop aside from the start menu.
In this way I see Microsoft satisfying the novice iPad market, the people with multiple devices looking for convergence like me, and the desktop and power users.
What else exactly is going on in the tech world? You have tons of new information about the next version of the most popular operating system in the world coming from a developers conference of all places. It's literally the definition of both news for nerds and stuff that matters. Not everyone who reads/. is a linux zealot. We have jobs developing for windows, and this news is crucial.
When the iPad came out, there was a lot of griping about how it's just a big phone. No multitasking, no real productivity capabilities, limited peripheral support, and the thing is pretty much tethered to a desktop for syncing and device management.
A dual desktop/tablet OS eliminates all these gripes, but adds a few more... how will it handle resources, how expensive will tablets be, etc.
But can you just imagine, a tablet device with docking capabilities. Take it with you, it's got a full featured tablet experience. Return home, dock it, and you're back to your familiar windows desktop with full desktop apps like Photoshop and Office. You can connect any device, no need to worry about compatibility, codec limitations, appstores or jailbreaking. This is exactly what I was hoping for with the iPad, but it looks like Microsoft will deliver it first.
Excel still works as you would expect. If you're talking about a metro application doing something similar, there are several example applications that bring up an overlay dialogue (adding a new stock in the stock app or adding a new city in the weather app). I suspect you don't know what you're talking about, haven't tried it, and are essentially talking out of your ass.
For Microsoft, Slashdot is not a relevant social medium. Bashing Microsoft is like a religion here. There's no point in trying to change opinion here because 1) it will never work and 2) just trying makes opinion even worse.
You obviously haven't been paying attention, because Microsoft has made it abundantly clear the traditional desktop will be there for desktop users. It's almost as if you've formed your conclusion about Windows 8 before even learning anything about it.
Linux upgrade: A few clicks in the Update Manager (or "sudo apt-get dist-upgrade") and wait.
Oh god no.... last time I did that was a nightmare in Ubuntu, upgrading from 10.10 to 11.03. Nothing would work right so eventually I gave up and am still on 10.10. Hell the last time I let Ubuntu download updates it broke my video card driver so I could only boot in low graphics mode, and my wireless card won't connect to any networks after returning from sleep, so I have to restart.
Right, exactly what I was talking about. Sanctimonious, enlarged ego, inflated sense of self importance. This post is a good example why the people I call "nerds" infuriate me and most others. You really believe you're better and smarter than most people don't you?
Further, in this particular venue, the audience is generally a good deal smarter than, say, on Gawker.
In this particular venue it's especially annoying because we all know about relativity and it's entirely tangent to the discussion.
Because that's what nerds do (and consequently why everyone hates them). They're infuriatingly pedantic, and love to correct people even on the smallest details because it makes them seem smarter (and therefore better).
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If we say something bad about Microsoft then the people we influence will listen.
If this were true there would be no Microsoft, judging from the way they're perceived around here.
Wow... I had no idea Samsung was so big.
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Don’t post anything marked “Confidential,” “Proprietary,” or “Privileged” or material from any internal corporate emails, web pages or documents (including these FAQs).
So... who posted the FAQs?
it doesn't really matter what the content was, it's probably more that he was blogging about confidential unreleased products. If he signed something that said he would not do this, and went on to do just that, he violated the agreement even though his comments were positive.
iPhone's appstore isn't necessarily "curated." There are tons of shit-tastic apps on there that don't perform as advertised, crash all the time, are slow and buggy, look terrible, etc. It's only curated in the sense that nothing is in there that Apple doesn't approve of (e.g. porn, anti-apple rhetoric, competing applications)
And guess what's inside of that police box.
Handwriting and typing each have their place. Typing is typically done at a desk or on your lap. Handwriting is good for when you're standing up or in the field. Further, you can handwrite things you can't type. Ever try to type an equation or a chart?
The Vatican is in its own state, not Italy.
wow, a piece of marketing that makes a company's product look better than the others... how unprecedented! This is truly the face of evil
Sounds like you're trying to fit what you read into an already preconceived notion you seem to have. You characterize Microsoft collecting royalties on Android mfgrs as strong arming and patent trolling. Do you know exactly what these patents were, and what their merits are? Do you know what went down during the talks with these mfgrs? Do you even know the terms of the agreements, aside from unconfirmed speculation that one mfgr is paying $5 per handset? No, you don't. You're a clueless third party using this little knowledge to validate an already held belief, that being MS = bad.
It could be the case that MS spent millions developing real patentable technology. It could be the case that these mfgrs are clearly infringing on legitimate IP. It could be the case that the terms of the agreement are amicable and mutually beneficent. But no, of course MS is strong arming and trolling!
Where's microsoft contributing open source voluntarily
Why does a corporation not contributing to open source make them evil? Seems like you have an us vs. them mentality you need to get over.
The thing is, what exactly is the reason not to have both? The only ones I can think of are cost, battery life, and performance. A phone-line OS needs less horsepower which costs less and takes less battery. Also without multitasking and tons of general purpose processes it can run fine on less.
So if Microsoft can do the same with a dual OS, why not? I own an iPad, but I also own a laptop. I installed Windows 8 on my latitude XT last night and I was thoroughly amazed at how well it ran, and how well switching to the standard desktop worked. Personally I want a machine like the samsung one they handed out at BUILD.
But why not use that same OS on a tablet? It runs on ARM, disable all the general purpose services, and it'll probably be as light and fast as the iPad. Even the x86 version uses less resources than Windows 7. You have your touch only interface, your designed for touch apps, your appstore, and you might never even know it's the same OS you use on your desktop aside from the start menu.
In this way I see Microsoft satisfying the novice iPad market, the people with multiple devices looking for convergence like me, and the desktop and power users.
Wrong, it's about the metro IE 10. Desktop IE 10 will use plugins.
What else exactly is going on in the tech world? You have tons of new information about the next version of the most popular operating system in the world coming from a developers conference of all places. It's literally the definition of both news for nerds and stuff that matters. Not everyone who reads /. is a linux zealot. We have jobs developing for windows, and this news is crucial.
When the iPad came out, there was a lot of griping about how it's just a big phone. No multitasking, no real productivity capabilities, limited peripheral support, and the thing is pretty much tethered to a desktop for syncing and device management.
A dual desktop/tablet OS eliminates all these gripes, but adds a few more... how will it handle resources, how expensive will tablets be, etc.
But can you just imagine, a tablet device with docking capabilities. Take it with you, it's got a full featured tablet experience. Return home, dock it, and you're back to your familiar windows desktop with full desktop apps like Photoshop and Office. You can connect any device, no need to worry about compatibility, codec limitations, appstores or jailbreaking. This is exactly what I was hoping for with the iPad, but it looks like Microsoft will deliver it first.
Excel still works as you would expect. If you're talking about a metro application doing something similar, there are several example applications that bring up an overlay dialogue (adding a new stock in the stock app or adding a new city in the weather app). I suspect you don't know what you're talking about, haven't tried it, and are essentially talking out of your ass.
A week? An app? It's a registry hack and it's out today. http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/get-windows-7-start-menu-explorer-and-task-manager-in-windows-8/
What? He's comparing Android now with Windows 8 now. That is released Android with pre-beta Windows 8.
For Microsoft, Slashdot is not a relevant social medium. Bashing Microsoft is like a religion here. There's no point in trying to change opinion here because 1) it will never work and 2) just trying makes opinion even worse.
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It's called a lemniscate. Thanks Snapple! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemniscate
You obviously haven't been paying attention, because Microsoft has made it abundantly clear the traditional desktop will be there for desktop users. It's almost as if you've formed your conclusion about Windows 8 before even learning anything about it.
Linux upgrade: A few clicks in the Update Manager (or "sudo apt-get dist-upgrade") and wait.
Oh god no.... last time I did that was a nightmare in Ubuntu, upgrading from 10.10 to 11.03. Nothing would work right so eventually I gave up and am still on 10.10. Hell the last time I let Ubuntu download updates it broke my video card driver so I could only boot in low graphics mode, and my wireless card won't connect to any networks after returning from sleep, so I have to restart.
Because it's a dig at Windows. I'll be surprised if it doesn't make it to +5 Insightful.
Right, exactly what I was talking about. Sanctimonious, enlarged ego, inflated sense of self importance. This post is a good example why the people I call "nerds" infuriate me and most others. You really believe you're better and smarter than most people don't you?
Further, in this particular venue, the audience is generally a good deal smarter than, say, on Gawker.
In this particular venue it's especially annoying because we all know about relativity and it's entirely tangent to the discussion.
Because that's what nerds do (and consequently why everyone hates them). They're infuriatingly pedantic, and love to correct people even on the smallest details because it makes them seem smarter (and therefore better).