Sure, that's obvious. Their software is bloated and runs better on more powerful computers. But who's going to argue that the latest versions aren't more user-friendly and feature laden than earlier editions? Their software is getting better, you know.
Ok, code bloat accompanies improvements. But is that really such a big deal? Newer computers can handle it. If you've got an old computer, don't upgrade.
Anyway, you can see the same trends in Linux. I mean Linux distros aren't getting any smaller. And the newest window managers definitely take some processing power. But if you don't like it, who's forcing you to upgrade?
For those who didn't read it, Bill Joy wrote a thoughtful article back in April 2000 in Wired Magazine, entitled Why the Future Doesn't need Us.
Joy argues that, with the advent of Genetic Engineering, Nanotechnology, and Robotics (GNR), normal (non-modified, non-cybernetic) humans will be outdated and perhaps unable to compete. He makes a good argument, and there have been a large number of responses to his article.
Bill Joy isn't a Luddite either. We can thank him for Java & vi (for better and for worse...) He's definitely well versed in technology and social interactions...
Capitolism does not always = innovation. America = way behind Japan and Europe.
That's more likely caused by the lack of reliance on cell phones than by 'socialist' innovation. Americans have a well rooted telephone system that is more than capable of handling voice and data. Many companies in Europe skipped the reliable phone system to go straight to wireless. For them this is easier and more efficient.
So they have a reason to be innovative in wireless. They've got nothing better to do.
The embedded space is only going to get bigger, and it needs a small, stable, fast, and standards-compliant browser
what about mozilla will make it better than IE 5.5 for embedded apps? m$ may be bastards, but they can do some amazing things, and i have no doubt that they could release a trimmed down version of ie for embedded apps. it also seems illogical to assume that somehow mozilla will magically become more stable than ie... ie is decently complete, and mozilla has a long way to go...
how related is this to the recent news about IE 5.5 adding more of its own features? one of the best attacks on m$ now is that they are deviating from standards compliancy...
i know they never directly mention 5.5 in the letter, but it seems to me that they are saying "we can't ciriticize microsoft simply because there is no current alternative."
But then how hard would it be to make this system fully customizable, so that each incoming event as a priority level associated with it. Then your boss logging on and your wife's email would show up anyway. As long as this system is fully customizable, it can't *hurt* anyone...
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Sure, that's obvious. Their software is bloated and runs better on more powerful computers. But who's going to argue that the latest versions aren't more user-friendly and feature laden than earlier editions? Their software is getting better, you know.
Ok, code bloat accompanies improvements. But is that really such a big deal? Newer computers can handle it. If you've got an old computer, don't upgrade.
Anyway, you can see the same trends in Linux. I mean Linux distros aren't getting any smaller. And the newest window managers definitely take some processing power. But if you don't like it, who's forcing you to upgrade?
For those who didn't read it, Bill Joy wrote a thoughtful article back in April 2000 in Wired Magazine, entitled Why the Future Doesn't need Us.
Joy argues that, with the advent of Genetic Engineering, Nanotechnology, and Robotics (GNR), normal (non-modified, non-cybernetic) humans will be outdated and perhaps unable to compete. He makes a good argument, and there have been a large number of responses to his article.
Here's another page with a lot of related info.
Bill Joy isn't a Luddite either. We can thank him for Java & vi (for better and for worse...) He's definitely well versed in technology and social interactions...
Why can't you moderate to (Score: -1, Retarded) ?
but imagine a Beowulf Cluster of these!
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Probably not Sega's intention, but wonderful nonetheless.
That's more likely caused by the lack of reliance on cell phones than by 'socialist' innovation. Americans have a well rooted telephone system that is more than capable of handling voice and data. Many companies in Europe skipped the reliable phone system to go straight to wireless. For them this is easier and more efficient.
So they have a reason to be innovative in wireless. They've got nothing better to do.
in the past AMD has (publicly) made its goal to *follow* intel's latest releases.
for the first time, at least in the multi-processor market, it will be Intel doing the catching up.
The embedded space is only going to get bigger, and it needs a small, stable, fast, and standards-compliant browser
what about mozilla will make it better than IE 5.5 for embedded apps? m$ may be bastards, but they can do some amazing things, and i have no doubt that they could release a trimmed down version of ie for embedded apps. it also seems illogical to assume that somehow mozilla will magically become more stable than ie... ie is decently complete, and mozilla has a long way to go...
how related is this to the recent news about IE 5.5 adding more of its own features? one of the best attacks on m$ now is that they are deviating from standards compliancy...
i know they never directly mention 5.5 in the letter, but it seems to me that they are saying "we can't ciriticize microsoft simply because there is no current alternative."
But then how hard would it be to make this system fully customizable, so that each incoming event as a priority level associated with it. Then your boss logging on and your wife's email would show up anyway. As long as this system is fully customizable, it can't *hurt* anyone...