That's fair enough, and thanks for the info. I know bugger all about the automotive industry, but just used it as an analogy. And as Nemyst mentions below, it probably is a good example after all:-)
Absolute bullshit. Can you imagine the state of the automobile industry today if there had been a patent on the 'look and feel' of the original automobile, and Ford had aggressively sued other automobile manufacturers? Apple are probably the richest company in the world and they are using their excessive funds to cripple any competition with frivolous patent trolling. It will become less important to Apple to innovate if there is no competition, is that what you really want?
Wait, so you bought an consumer electronics device from them well over a decade ago, it had a feature on it that didn't work very well for your purposes, and you want to throw them in the same category as crApple? I thought that I had a grudge about Apple through their recent behaviour, ever increasingly closed O/S, and hardware that is becoming more and more difficult (read impossible) to upgrade - but your grudge is slightly alarming... and you got your money back from Best Buy! As a former Apple employee and dedicated user of their products (I may have bordered on fanboy at one point), I've become so sick of Apple's despicable practices and direction that I've given my iPad to my wife and replaced it with a Google Nexus, replaced my iPhone (goodbye unlimited data!) with a Samsung S3, and my shiny late-2011 MBP has been relegated to a secondary laptop with a nice new Dell running Linux Mint 10... However, were Apple to change their business practices/policies I would again consider using their products as they are of exceptional quality.
I've been using OS X as my primary OS for the last five years, with a lightweight VM for XP and more recently Windows 7 to satisfy my employers dependency on MS Exchange and various Visio/MS Project/Internet Explorer-only applications. This worked pretty well for me, and I was happy and enthusiastic about my setup, about 90% of my work was done using OS X and it was a pleasure working in the environment. Since Lion though, I've grown increasingly concerned about the direction of the O/S and Apple's tightening grip and control. Gatekeeper is the last straw for me - sure, you can disable it (for now) I'm sure (haven't bothered to check), but it's just the first step in a path I don't want to walk down. I'm moving more and more towards Linux as my primary OS over the last year - CentOS for my server-based stuff, and either Linux Mint/Ubuntu or Fedora (17 is nice, but still a bit unstable - though better than any recent version). Anyway, this comment isn't here to provoke discussion, all the fanboys of {insert OS here} can chime in and provide their opinion - more just a comment to convince myself that it's really time to retire my nice shiny MacBook Pro (my wife or son will be grateful) and just start to move away completely from Mac OS.
For a long time I've had at least 5-6 systems at home, and naming machines was no big deal. Started off with characters from the Lensman series of novels and most recently name my systems after football grounds (ok, soccer...). Now that virtualization is so accessible though, I have literally dozens more virtual hosts on my network for development purposes, so now it gets harder. Prefacing the name of the host with "vm" helps, and the transient nature of a VM means that using a taboo convention like naming the host after its purpose (i.e. VMSIPSVR-1 for a SIP Server) is entirely acceptable. But some nice suggestions here, my footy stadiums naming convention may have to change. Possibly favourite Liverpool players, so Torres would obviously not be an option and Carroll would be the system which gets the lowest hits.....
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@jmc23 - Damn, one of the few days I don't have mod points.... Well said, sir.
http://www.joyoftech.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/1752.html :-)
I'm pleasantly surprised there were some comments that didn't involve hints about masturbation...
http://s349909351.websitehome.co.uk/blog/?p=305
One of the most unique and truly talented developers I know.
Or the "roach coach" as we used to call ours....
Yep.. £4.00 is way too much for a bit of plastic... http://www.zazzle.com/funny_geek_pocket_protector_iphone_covers-176575483589021897
Wish I had mod points. Well said.
@phantomfive: Didn't you just say that I'm wrong and right at the same time??
That's fair enough, and thanks for the info. I know bugger all about the automotive industry, but just used it as an analogy. And as Nemyst mentions below, it probably is a good example after all :-)
Says the Anonymous Coward....
Absolute bullshit. Can you imagine the state of the automobile industry today if there had been a patent on the 'look and feel' of the original automobile, and Ford had aggressively sued other automobile manufacturers? Apple are probably the richest company in the world and they are using their excessive funds to cripple any competition with frivolous patent trolling. It will become less important to Apple to innovate if there is no competition, is that what you really want?
Wait, so you bought an consumer electronics device from them well over a decade ago, it had a feature on it that didn't work very well for your purposes, and you want to throw them in the same category as crApple? I thought that I had a grudge about Apple through their recent behaviour, ever increasingly closed O/S, and hardware that is becoming more and more difficult (read impossible) to upgrade - but your grudge is slightly alarming... and you got your money back from Best Buy!
As a former Apple employee and dedicated user of their products (I may have bordered on fanboy at one point), I've become so sick of Apple's despicable practices and direction that I've given my iPad to my wife and replaced it with a Google Nexus, replaced my iPhone (goodbye unlimited data!) with a Samsung S3, and my shiny late-2011 MBP has been relegated to a secondary laptop with a nice new Dell running Linux Mint 10... However, were Apple to change their business practices/policies I would again consider using their products as they are of exceptional quality.
Hey Darinbob, your five year old kid is posting on /. again! You have to remember to sign out when you're done!
@wertigon: I like how you emphasise "will" then put "probably" in parenthesis after it....
Hell, I even bought a Nexus 7 today. My wife/son are going to be even happier when they get my iPad... ;-)
I've been using OS X as my primary OS for the last five years, with a lightweight VM for XP and more recently Windows 7 to satisfy my employers dependency on MS Exchange and various Visio/MS Project/Internet Explorer-only applications. This worked pretty well for me, and I was happy and enthusiastic about my setup, about 90% of my work was done using OS X and it was a pleasure working in the environment.
Since Lion though, I've grown increasingly concerned about the direction of the O/S and Apple's tightening grip and control. Gatekeeper is the last straw for me - sure, you can disable it (for now) I'm sure (haven't bothered to check), but it's just the first step in a path I don't want to walk down. I'm moving more and more towards Linux as my primary OS over the last year - CentOS for my server-based stuff, and either Linux Mint/Ubuntu or Fedora (17 is nice, but still a bit unstable - though better than any recent version).
Anyway, this comment isn't here to provoke discussion, all the fanboys of {insert OS here} can chime in and provide their opinion - more just a comment to convince myself that it's really time to retire my nice shiny MacBook Pro (my wife or son will be grateful) and just start to move away completely from Mac OS.
And has a "rear entry panel". Woody, are you listening?
So, admit it. You're the one that swiped his laptop bag aren't you.....? ;-)
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Getting to that point in England too mate....
For a long time I've had at least 5-6 systems at home, and naming machines was no big deal. Started off with characters from the Lensman series of novels and most recently name my systems after football grounds (ok, soccer...). Now that virtualization is so accessible though, I have literally dozens more virtual hosts on my network for development purposes, so now it gets harder. Prefacing the name of the host with "vm" helps, and the transient nature of a VM means that using a taboo convention like naming the host after its purpose (i.e. VMSIPSVR-1 for a SIP Server) is entirely acceptable.
But some nice suggestions here, my footy stadiums naming convention may have to change. Possibly favourite Liverpool players, so Torres would obviously not be an option and Carroll would be the system which gets the lowest hits.....
Unmodding...
Hey... I wonder if we're related? I will be waiting for my inheritance.
Brings a whole new meaning to the name Wiki 'leaks'....
Boobies!
http://www.joyoftech.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/1633.html