The point I was trying to make is that Apple used to provide things like new frameworks/APIs for older OSes. That doesn't seem to be the case anymore.
Sure I didn't expect them to give me the new OS 9 Sherlock for use in 8.x, but they did continue to update stuff like CarbonLib, and even small utilities like Disk Copy for older OSes.
I don't care about Expose or the new Fast User Switching but I sure hope that apps continue to work with Jaguar when Panther comes along.
"It'll never fucking happen. Why the fuck should you care how much Apple charges for OS upgrades when you aren't even a customer?"
Who said I wasn't a customer? In this room, I have my Centris 650, Powerbook 2400, PowerMac G3, and Powerbook G4, and for many years, I was happy to give Apple money for hardware as long as they put out quality software to use on it, which they did, often, and without charging for much of it.
Unfortunately, OS X will only work well on one of the Macs that I mentioned, and I certainly won't pay more than $100 every year just to be able to use the latest version of iTunes.
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...says the announcement for QuarkXPress 6 on Apple's front page.
They are only charging you because they know that!
Apple has now both raised the price and shortened the time in between paid OS upgrades. Keep paying for them, and soon you be shelling out $200 every 6 months.
For years, people have been saying "Apple is a hardware company. They make software to get people to buy Macs" and that's fine with me, but I'm not going to start paying them for every piece of software and service they put out until they work on my PC hardware too.
I installed WMP 9 the other day, and the first thing I did was go through the settings to turn off all the "features" that I don't need.
One thing that I found interesting though, is that I unchecked the "Update my music files (WMA and MP3 files) by retrieving missing media information from the Internet" (which has an accompanying help link that explains that it would be used to add information to both the media library database and tags within the actual files), yet all the files that I played in WMP were actually still modified. Their modification dates and file sizes changed.
Now that is enough for me to decide not to use their software for playing my music, because the way that I see it, any info that is used by the media library (such as song ratings, number of times played, etc.) belongs in the separate database that it uses, and my files should not be changed unless I click a "save" or "apply" button somewhere.
So does anyone know what is being added to these files by WMP? I don't like the idea that it is changing my files just to add some stupid "This audio file was played by Windows Media Player" tag.
As much as I agree that people should upgrade in this case, I DO NOT think they should be told to when visiting a site. That site is there for them, and it should cater to their preferences.
How would (do?) you feel when a site tells YOU that it doesn't work with your browser?
"but provide a list of links to MozillaFirebird, Opera, IE, and Safari, Chimera, etc..."
That I don't mind, but they should be there just so the user goes "hmmm, there are some new browsers I should check out" just like the old IE and Netscape buttons that were on many websites back in the 20th century.
If they want to reclaim the space needed by a CRT, they could just go with a flat wall mounted TV. Combining that with a mirror doesn't really help all that much.
I think the problem is that a TV and a mirror just don't belong in the same place. Basically people like to sit infront of a TV, and stand in front of a mirror. Allow one with this combo deal, and it will cause a problem for the other.
Just look at the girl in the article's photo, and imagine having to watch TV in that position.
Then we'll have the International Association of Touch Typists, Programmers, and Courtroom Transcribers complaining about people not knowing how to use a keyboard.
I also get no spam in my main hotmail account other than the occasional (monthly?) message from the hotmail system itself.
I did once set up an account at sendmesomejunk@hotmail.com, and the box was filled in less than a week, mostly with stuff addressed to a single person, so I think it's possible that many people get spam because they picked an address that was already in use in the past, but abandoned.
On a mostly unrelated note, I once had an address that was me@myisp.net, and got tons of mail from people at my ISP that were trying to send stuff to themselves.
Yeah, I know they are different types of software, but WASTE is a text engine used by a bunch of (classic only?) Mac OS applications, including IE for the Mac and some popular text editors.
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Yeah. There was a special on lightning on the discovery channel like 5 years ago that talked about (and showed) this.
Did you miss the bit on their website about it intentionally not being a sailing simulation or even close to historically accurate?
"...and shows that this whole article shouldn't be taken seriously."
That comment alone makes me not take your post seriously.
The point I was trying to make is that Apple used to provide things like new frameworks/APIs for older OSes. That doesn't seem to be the case anymore.
Sure I didn't expect them to give me the new OS 9 Sherlock for use in 8.x, but they did continue to update stuff like CarbonLib, and even small utilities like Disk Copy for older OSes.
I don't care about Expose or the new Fast User Switching but I sure hope that apps continue to work with Jaguar when Panther comes along.
I'd thank him too if I could have gotten in.
But damn! Three stories for one keynote? And what's with hogging the FP to your own story?
"It'll never fucking happen. Why the fuck should you care how much Apple charges for OS upgrades when you aren't even a customer?"
Who said I wasn't a customer? In this room, I have my Centris 650, Powerbook 2400, PowerMac G3, and Powerbook G4, and for many years, I was happy to give Apple money for hardware as long as they put out quality software to use on it, which they did, often, and without charging for much of it.
Unfortunately, OS X will only work well on one of the Macs that I mentioned, and I certainly won't pay more than $100 every year just to be able to use the latest version of iTunes.
...says the announcement for QuarkXPress 6 on Apple's front page.
So Quark has fallen behind once again?
"Got to do it, though...."
They are only charging you because they know that!
Apple has now both raised the price and shortened the time in between paid OS upgrades. Keep paying for them, and soon you be shelling out $200 every 6 months.
For years, people have been saying "Apple is a hardware company. They make software to get people to buy Macs" and that's fine with me, but I'm not going to start paying them for every piece of software and service they put out until they work on my PC hardware too.
Being there and watching the keynote is nowhere near as nerdy as posting about it (and your insecurities) here.
So the G3 was redesignated 960 instead of 750 because all of the consumers wanted the 970 and it was nowhere to be seen?
It's funny that you phrased that in the form of a question.
I installed WMP 9 the other day, and the first thing I did was go through the settings to turn off all the "features" that I don't need.
One thing that I found interesting though, is that I unchecked the "Update my music files (WMA and MP3 files) by retrieving missing media information from the Internet" (which has an accompanying help link that explains that it would be used to add information to both the media library database and tags within the actual files), yet all the files that I played in WMP were actually still modified. Their modification dates and file sizes changed.
Now that is enough for me to decide not to use their software for playing my music, because the way that I see it, any info that is used by the media library (such as song ratings, number of times played, etc.) belongs in the separate database that it uses, and my files should not be changed unless I click a "save" or "apply" button somewhere.
So does anyone know what is being added to these files by WMP? I don't like the idea that it is changing my files just to add some stupid "This audio file was played by Windows Media Player" tag.
Jobs: Are you a virgin?
Mike Markkula [Apple chairman]: Steve, c'mon.
Brewster: What? no!
Jobs: How old were you when you first got laid?
Markkula: Steve...leave him alone.
Jobs: I asked you a question!
Brewster [squirming]: My wife and I have been married for...
Jobs: I didn't ask you about your wife. You're still a virgin. You just think you're not. You don't fit in here. Why have you been wasting our time?
As much as I agree that people should upgrade in this case, I DO NOT think they should be told to when visiting a site. That site is there for them, and it should cater to their preferences.
How would (do?) you feel when a site tells YOU that it doesn't work with your browser?
"but provide a list of links to MozillaFirebird, Opera, IE, and Safari, Chimera, etc..."
That I don't mind, but they should be there just so the user goes "hmmm, there are some new browsers I should check out" just like the old IE and Netscape buttons that were on many websites back in the 20th century.
That, I don't understand.
If they want to reclaim the space needed by a CRT, they could just go with a flat wall mounted TV. Combining that with a mirror doesn't really help all that much.
I think the problem is that a TV and a mirror just don't belong in the same place. Basically people like to sit infront of a TV, and stand in front of a mirror. Allow one with this combo deal, and it will cause a problem for the other.
Just look at the girl in the article's photo, and imagine having to watch TV in that position.
"I don't even have a clue what they do."
That's probably the reason they're complaining.
Yeah. Just imagine when the fan on that AMD processor goes out.
...to become mainstream.
Then we'll have the International Association of Touch Typists, Programmers, and Courtroom Transcribers complaining about people not knowing how to use a keyboard.
"Did I miss any?"
I'd say so, considering 90% of the posts below are complaining about the fact that Java and Javascript were mentioned in the same article.
I also get no spam in my main hotmail account other than the occasional (monthly?) message from the hotmail system itself.
I did once set up an account at sendmesomejunk@hotmail.com, and the box was filled in less than a week, mostly with stuff addressed to a single person, so I think it's possible that many people get spam because they picked an address that was already in use in the past, but abandoned.
On a mostly unrelated note, I once had an address that was me@myisp.net, and got tons of mail from people at my ISP that were trying to send stuff to themselves.
"As for now, I'm more looking forward to the physics engine of Half Life 2..."
So, when are you going to learn?
"Most windows users turn off the automatic update feature as soon as they finish installing windows."
Somehow, I don't think "most" is the right word there, since "most" Windows users don't know anything about these updates.
I was thinking the same thing, but I've never been sure how the payment gets delt out to those signed with Emusic.
Isn't it possible that they would make less money on a service where people might be more hesitant to try indie stuff on a pay per song basis?
Yeah, I know they are different types of software, but WASTE is a text engine used by a bunch of (classic only?) Mac OS applications, including IE for the Mac and some popular text editors.
I just checked my wallet, and I've only got 79. Anybody want to spot me the rest?