I don't know anyone who elevated Steve Jobs to god status. I guess it's indicative of someone who's drastically out of touch when they get upset about something that doesn't really exist outside of their own head - while clearly dreaming of how wonderful everything would be if only he were worshipped.
I guess what I'm saying is that your comment says a lot more about you and your dreams than it does about the actual, real society we live in.
Yeah, and Apple makes more profit on smartphones than everyone else in the market combined. That's TOTALLY running scared.
Also, this is about tablets. I won't bother linking numbers here because it's 99% Apple, everyone else fighting for scraps.
This isn't running scared, this is Apple saying "We won't stand by while you try to use our work." I know that's not the Slashdot wisdom, but frankly Slashdot wisdom ain't exactly wise outside of certain limited facets of technology.
People are angry, but what they are angry about is that the universe hasn't handed them everything they want without them having to do anything to earn it. They are angry at the perceived injustice of the simple fact that the universe isn't fair. Boo-fucking-hoo, frankly. Get angry. Riot. Destroy everything. It won't get you anything you want, and it won't hurt anybody but the people who would nominally be on your side had you not hurt them.
It's a foolish response that has never worked, will never work, and frankly, shouldn't work. Justifying it, rationalizing it, and excusing it won't change that simple fact.
That's not "the world" friend. At best, it's a consumption-only province. Even considering that, there's no particular requirement that every product in every market meet your every need, and such a system never has and never will exist.
I know nerds can't bear the idea that there are people who would make different choices because OBVIOUSLY your choices are objectively superior, but hey! that's just how it is.
Is that what's happening here? Cause what it seems the court saw is that a Korean company decided to take for its own use protected intellectual property.
I guess it's hard to reconcile that with the geek dream that Apple is running scared, though. Also, Microsoft is dying.
Yeah, that's not a retarded slippery slope argument based on a dark fantasy of some "consumption-only" world that doesn't actually exist - and that no one is even trying to bring about. Not at all retarded. Not at all.
What about the jesushumpers who kill doctors because they feel life is precious? I guess it's not a death warrant so much as cold-blooded murder, but it's the same basic principle.
Are you serious in that belief? If you are, I recommend you stop with the faith-based technology and come back to reality. It will make your life simpler.
And of course, in reality, where people aren't actually tested before providing bad code that performs these tasks poorly and has terrible effects on society at large, your attitude is approximately as useful as a purse to a fish.
Quick lesson in reality for you - the government doesn't subsidize anything. Taxpayers do. The government owns nothing, has no money of its own, and fortunately here in America, is not (yet) the all powerful daddy who gets to tell us how we can live.
You're absolutely ignorant if you believe that. Or you restricted your definition of "most" to an incredibly limited subset of the highest-profile AAA releases, which is to say, nothing even approaching the actual definition of the word "most."
I often wonder, when people say things like you just said - do you feel clever for having said it? Was there a point? I mean it doesn't actually have any bearing on the discussion, and it doesn't reflect any sort of facts in any way. It's not even really much of an opinion. It's just... hot air, floating uselessly out of reach.
I also wonder how so many self-identified intelligent people can have so little sense of how business is done.
Your logic doesn't pass the sniff test on several levels. I'd bother with rebutting specifics but you're so far from reality it's kinda pointless.
You'd do better to look past your own biases when performing these analyses, assuming you want your opinion to mean anything outside of an echo chamber of people predisposed to agreeing with you.
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I don't know anyone who elevated Steve Jobs to god status. I guess it's indicative of someone who's drastically out of touch when they get upset about something that doesn't really exist outside of their own head - while clearly dreaming of how wonderful everything would be if only he were worshipped.
I guess what I'm saying is that your comment says a lot more about you and your dreams than it does about the actual, real society we live in.
Yeah, and Apple makes more profit on smartphones than everyone else in the market combined. That's TOTALLY running scared.
Also, this is about tablets. I won't bother linking numbers here because it's 99% Apple, everyone else fighting for scraps.
This isn't running scared, this is Apple saying "We won't stand by while you try to use our work." I know that's not the Slashdot wisdom, but frankly Slashdot wisdom ain't exactly wise outside of certain limited facets of technology.
People are angry, but what they are angry about is that the universe hasn't handed them everything they want without them having to do anything to earn it. They are angry at the perceived injustice of the simple fact that the universe isn't fair. Boo-fucking-hoo, frankly. Get angry. Riot. Destroy everything. It won't get you anything you want, and it won't hurt anybody but the people who would nominally be on your side had you not hurt them.
It's a foolish response that has never worked, will never work, and frankly, shouldn't work. Justifying it, rationalizing it, and excusing it won't change that simple fact.
So basically you have nothing relevant to say, but you needed that last word.
That's not "the world" friend. At best, it's a consumption-only province. Even considering that, there's no particular requirement that every product in every market meet your every need, and such a system never has and never will exist.
I know nerds can't bear the idea that there are people who would make different choices because OBVIOUSLY your choices are objectively superior, but hey! that's just how it is.
Is that what's happening here? Cause what it seems the court saw is that a Korean company decided to take for its own use protected intellectual property.
I guess it's hard to reconcile that with the geek dream that Apple is running scared, though. Also, Microsoft is dying.
Yeah, that's not a retarded slippery slope argument based on a dark fantasy of some "consumption-only" world that doesn't actually exist - and that no one is even trying to bring about. Not at all retarded. Not at all.
There are so many links even the author got confused. Or he's under the delusion that XULRunner is synonymous with Gecko.
You are so wrong about that it made me laugh. Next time you pick on someone's reading comprehension, make sure you aren't the one fucking up.
What about the jesushumpers who kill doctors because they feel life is precious? I guess it's not a death warrant so much as cold-blooded murder, but it's the same basic principle.
What? Did you reply to the right thread?
Are you serious in that belief? If you are, I recommend you stop with the faith-based technology and come back to reality. It will make your life simpler.
And you're using a typical Slashdotter's reading comprehension skills.
Ahh, hatred. The funniest of all emotions.
And of course, in reality, where people aren't actually tested before providing bad code that performs these tasks poorly and has terrible effects on society at large, your attitude is approximately as useful as a purse to a fish.
The real issue here is that Slashdot is embracing its increasing irrelevance by posting non-stories like this.
You're so close... except you can say "no" and they don't give it away.
But hey! Why let facts get in the way? This is a populist cause! Amazon is rich! DOWN WITH THEM!
Quick lesson in reality for you - the government doesn't subsidize anything. Taxpayers do. The government owns nothing, has no money of its own, and fortunately here in America, is not (yet) the all powerful daddy who gets to tell us how we can live.
Yeah? "Most" countries? Are you sure you aren't just talking about "your" country and you really have no idea?
Did you read the post you replied to? Your response was predicted, and prebutted.
Twenty years ago, it was decided this wasn't legal. They decided to do it anyway and were shut down. This somehow makes content owners evil.
Do I have the facts straight?
You're absolutely ignorant if you believe that. Or you restricted your definition of "most" to an incredibly limited subset of the highest-profile AAA releases, which is to say, nothing even approaching the actual definition of the word "most."
Yeah, everything sucks man! You tell 'em!
I often wonder, when people say things like you just said - do you feel clever for having said it? Was there a point? I mean it doesn't actually have any bearing on the discussion, and it doesn't reflect any sort of facts in any way. It's not even really much of an opinion. It's just... hot air, floating uselessly out of reach.
I also wonder how so many self-identified intelligent people can have so little sense of how business is done.
Your logic doesn't pass the sniff test on several levels. I'd bother with rebutting specifics but you're so far from reality it's kinda pointless.
You'd do better to look past your own biases when performing these analyses, assuming you want your opinion to mean anything outside of an echo chamber of people predisposed to agreeing with you.