Amazingly, the fact that an OS has been around for years doesn't diminish it's ability to perform on hardware that's been around for a little bit longer.
Which is more impressive/important? A new OS that will run on old hardware or new hardware that will run old OSes? You can load ancient Windows OSes on new Intel boxes, but try running System 9 on a modern Mac.
"We meant it as a rhetorical device," said Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft. "But, evidently people took us literally. That's nothing new, really. They've been believing our claims and hype for years."
-Bill Gates
Can 'user base who will believe our claims and hype' be justified as a company asset on SEC filings?
Is the judgement broad enough to allow my city to tear down a Wal*Mart in favor of building affordable housing, if the chain store is found to be adding a disproportionally low portion of its revenue back into the community?
It's just a difference of opinion. I think Yahoo created a directory that had the capability of being searched. This is completely different than creating a 'search engine' that searches the web.
Being able to find titles at your library isn't the same thing as searching the content of the books...
So that leaves Google with Search engine (yahoo created theirs first)
Whatnow? Yahoo has never created a search engine. They licensed search results from several companies including Inktomi and, yes, Google, until they bought Inktomi and used it as the basis for a revised engine. By that time Google had provided search for over 5 years, so what search engine did Yahoo create first?
Written four years ago, here's a piece about Apple's other historical tablet initiatives, and speculation about a Mac tablet (there's always speculation)...
Did anyone else notice that the QinetiQ logo 'painted' on the body of the fighter appears to be just a poor photoshop job? Looks like their logo wasn't on the aircraft (or at least visible in this shot) so they decided to slap one on after the fact.
Has anyone noticed that Bill Gates has been talking more and more about how much better Microsoft is going to be? Their old strategy was to produce better products, or buy or undercut their competition. Now that their opposition is better and not so easily bullied, Bill's new line is 'you think that thing's great? Well sure, but it's just a toy compared to what we're going to come out with."
The trouble is that Gates assumes that everyone else is dumb and he's smart, so no matter what someone else has done, he can start with their ideas and improve upon it. He doesn't take into account that others are doing the same thing, and that by the time the MS version gets out the door the innovator has moved on.
Witness:
"Google kicked our butts, but we're working on something much better. It will be out before the end of the year"
"The BlackBerry is great but we're bringing a new approach"
"As good as Apple may be, I don't believe the success of the iPod is sustainable in the long run. You can make parallels with computers: Apple was very strong in this field before, with its Macintosh and its graphics user interface -- like the iPod today -- and then lost its position."
"Speaking before a meeting of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, Mr. Gates took verbal shots at the Macintosh maker saying it was "great" that the general press was "writing about operating systems," but refused to respond to questions that Mac OS X Tiger came out earlier than Microsoft's next version of Windows with a number of features the software giant could only describe."
Now every 56ker is going to move away from google.
Why?
Lie the article says, Moz/FFX only uses bandwidth you're not already using, so it won't make any other operation slower, and if you're on a slow connection then prefetching a page saves you even more time than if you're on a fast one. What's the use case that would have you moving to the door?
This feature is even more useful if you're on a modem, since you'd otherwise have to wait longer to get your content. If you have a broadband connection and a fast destination site, the service is less useful, but if you have a slow connection prefetching is all the better you, umm.. insensitive clod.
Amazon notices you buy expensive gender-reversed gifts on an annual basis and assumes it's your wedding anniversary... or possibly your mistress's birthday.
An IE browser 'whose security model is comparable to Firefox's or Opera's' would, by definition, be a better browser.
That is to say, I think the original poster was hoping MSFT would build a browser that is better than their current offering, not necessarily one that is better than the competition.
Hell, 90% of you would have never touched a computer had it not been for Microsoft.
Rampant speculation
Oh, and that huge burst of Firefox downloads a few months back? Guess what, 80% have switched back to IE.
Source? My server logs have shown a steady increase in Firefox use over IE across the last 4 months. Perhaps you're looking at the server logs of a Microsoft-oriented site, where some of your users wanted to 'check out the competition' before heading back to the mother ship.
Is it true that your managers look down on you for bringing iPods to work?
High Tech Burrito in Berkeley used a thumbprint reader as an optional payment identification system back in 1998. It was a pilot program for SmartTouch, a Berkeley biometrics company which later changed its name to VeriStar then apparently went out of business.
The problem with biometric payment then was the barrier to entry. Most people didnt want to fill out a form with CC info just so they could easy-pay at one store. What they wanted was their burrito.
Still, when there's a confederated system (sign up once, thumb around anywhere) I'm sure we'll see a lot more uptake.
So, if you live in a town with 1 cyber-cafe, you're counted, even if you don't even know where it is, you're counted. Do you have a local library with a net connection? You're counted.
Keyspan's infra-red Express Remote has the capability to plug into an Airport Express for simple controls like rewind/ffw, volume, pause/stop, and switching between shuffle and in-order play.
Think of an AirTunes installation with the Keyspan remote as functionally equiv to an iPod shuffle, but streaming music from your central mac.
No, what you said was "This is stupid." Do you see why that's insulting?
Yes. At sufficiently large values of 'this' I can see why it's insulting. I should have specifically said something to the effect of 'the measure of watts/mile is stupid.'
But then I think anyone who RTFC would understand exactly which 'this' I found stupid.
My 'model' didn't purport to be accurate in this situation. Instead I'm saying that, at sufficiently large distances the true model approaches my model and diverges from theirs.
It's all well and good that their measurement is usefull as a ballpark measure of accomplishment, but when the stats are being used to declare a 'world record' those stats need to fit to a model that will more accurately be comparable to future accomplishments on greater scales.
A perfect model of ionic reflection isn't something that fits on a tidy 80col line, but dumbed-down science isn't any slashdotter's friend.
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Amazingly, the fact that an OS has been around for years doesn't diminish it's ability to perform on hardware that's been around for a little bit longer.
Which is more impressive/important? A new OS that will run on old hardware or new hardware that will run old OSes? You can load ancient Windows OSes on new Intel boxes, but try running System 9 on a modern Mac.
Great - you've just fired the one employee you know will always and forever more, triple check everything she ever does.
On the contrary. Fire her and everyone will triple-check their numbers. Don't fire her and they have less reason to.
Can 'user base who will believe our claims and hype' be justified as a company asset on SEC filings?
Is the judgement broad enough to allow my city to tear down a Wal*Mart in favor of building affordable housing, if the chain store is found to be adding a disproportionally low portion of its revenue back into the community?
It's just a difference of opinion. I think Yahoo created a directory that had the capability of being searched. This is completely different than creating a 'search engine' that searches the web.
Being able to find titles at your library isn't the same thing as searching the content of the books...
So that leaves Google with Search engine (yahoo created theirs first)
Whatnow? Yahoo has never created a search engine. They licensed search results from several companies including Inktomi and, yes, Google, until they bought Inktomi and used it as the basis for a revised engine. By that time Google had provided search for over 5 years, so what search engine did Yahoo create first?
Not 2003...
Written four years ago, here's a piece about Apple's other historical tablet initiatives, and speculation about a Mac tablet (there's always speculation)...
It's funny how even the best artists love hats because hair is the hardest thing to get right.
Did anyone else notice that the QinetiQ logo 'painted' on the body of the fighter appears to be just a poor photoshop job? Looks like their logo wasn't on the aircraft (or at least visible in this shot) so they decided to slap one on after the fact.
High-res photo and a zoomed close-up
The trouble is that Gates assumes that everyone else is dumb and he's smart, so no matter what someone else has done, he can start with their ideas and improve upon it. He doesn't take into account that others are doing the same thing, and that by the time the MS version gets out the door the innovator has moved on.
Witness:
At least some journalists are taking notice:
how big does my sign have to be?
This big (0.95km tall)
Now every 56ker is going to move away from google.
Why?
Lie the article says, Moz/FFX only uses bandwidth you're not already using, so it won't make any other operation slower, and if you're on a slow connection then prefetching a page saves you even more time than if you're on a fast one. What's the use case that would have you moving to the door?
This feature is even more useful if you're on a modem, since you'd otherwise have to wait longer to get your content. If you have a broadband connection and a fast destination site, the service is less useful, but if you have a slow connection prefetching is all the better you, umm.. insensitive clod.
Amazon notices you buy expensive gender-reversed gifts on an annual basis and assumes it's your wedding anniversary... or possibly your mistress's birthday.
An IE browser 'whose security model is comparable to Firefox's or Opera's' would, by definition, be a better browser.
That is to say, I think the original poster was hoping MSFT would build a browser that is better than their current offering, not necessarily one that is better than the competition.
"By standing near this sign, you agree to pay us $24.99."
Wonder if that'd hold up in court?
I'm sure with a wooden stick and enough duct tape you'd have no problem. But they frown on signage in the galleys.
Or did you mean the judge would be the one charging people $24.99? Sorry I misunderstood.
Hell, 90% of you would have never touched a computer had it not been for Microsoft.
Rampant speculation
Oh, and that huge burst of Firefox downloads a few months back? Guess what, 80% have switched back to IE.
Source? My server logs have shown a steady increase in Firefox use over IE across the last 4 months. Perhaps you're looking at the server logs of a Microsoft-oriented site, where some of your users wanted to 'check out the competition' before heading back to the mother ship.
Is it true that your managers look down on you for bringing iPods to work?
High Tech Burrito in Berkeley used a thumbprint reader as an optional payment identification system back in 1998. It was a pilot program for SmartTouch, a Berkeley biometrics company which later changed its name to VeriStar then apparently went out of business.
The problem with biometric payment then was the barrier to entry. Most people didnt want to fill out a form with CC info just so they could easy-pay at one store. What they wanted was their burrito.
Still, when there's a confederated system (sign up once, thumb around anywhere) I'm sure we'll see a lot more uptake.
So, if you live in a town with 1 cyber-cafe, you're counted, even if you don't even know where it is, you're counted. Do you have a local library with a net connection? You're counted.
Is this fact, or just speculation?
I don't believe you.
Keyspan's infra-red Express Remote has the capability to plug into an Airport Express for simple controls like rewind/ffw, volume, pause/stop, and switching between shuffle and in-order play.
Think of an AirTunes installation with the Keyspan remote as functionally equiv to an iPod shuffle, but streaming music from your central mac.
At least according to the report in question.
No, what you said was "This is stupid." Do you see why that's insulting?
Yes. At sufficiently large values of 'this' I can see why it's insulting. I should have specifically said something to the effect of 'the measure of watts/mile is stupid.'
But then I think anyone who RTFC would understand exactly which 'this' I found stupid.
My 'model' didn't purport to be accurate in this situation. Instead I'm saying that, at sufficiently large distances the true model approaches my model and diverges from theirs.
It's all well and good that their measurement is usefull as a ballpark measure of accomplishment, but when the stats are being used to declare a 'world record' those stats need to fit to a model that will more accurately be comparable to future accomplishments on greater scales.
A perfect model of ionic reflection isn't something that fits on a tidy 80col line, but dumbed-down science isn't any slashdotter's friend.
>Since watts dissipate by the inverse square law,
Only if the source is isotropic.
Untrue, actually. A flashlight isn't isotropic, yet obeys the inverse square law.
Even columnated beams obey inverse square at the limit.