You can just get audio from the 3.5mm jack, video can be output through HDMI or MHL, anything else needs more complex processing anyway (all of which is easily done by the phone)
Switching to just a micro-USB would have been stupid as you can't get analog audio or HD video through USB 2.0. Still I feel for all the people who've invested in accessories that use the standar Apple 30-pin. Expensive accessories like docks, iHome clocks, etc.
Analog audio is easily available from the 3.5mm jack they moved right next to the new dock connector. HD video is easily available through HDMI (mini or micro, both of which have cheap adapters to full-size HDMI) or MHL, which can be implemented in a microUSB connector. USB handles all other data you might need.
As you see, there's no reason to use something proprietary, especially if you won't be supporting analog video out anymore.
Of course, the US is probably the only first world country where something like this is considered business as usual by the supreme court. "Consumer protection" is probably a vague, mysterious concept in the US.
Aren't you supposed to get something (say, a copy of the final product) in exchange for your contribution? Sounds like some Bureaucrat thinks his workload is a bit low...
You're absolutely right. However, Apple was pretty successful in convincing your stereotypical consumer that non-removable batteries are an OK tradeoff for "improved" aesthetics.
I'm not sure if you're kidding with the patent part, but at this point, no patent they may have can surprise me.
What kind of morality judgement would be needed? "Do not harm humans" and "Do what humans say unless you would have to harm one" sound pretty simple to me.
Considering CPUs these days are pretty much at idle, except for gaming and other niches that actually require that much power, it makes no difference whatsoever. Disk access times are also the same, and if they really are a problem, SSDs are the solution.
From what I've gathered, his interests are pretty much the same as Apple's: defending patents that are pretty obvious and have quite a bit of prior art.
Perhaps, or perhaps something along the lines of carrying a crucifix - replace crucifix with bible app. In either case, the real meaning can easily be ignored or avoided and the object becomes a status symbol, devoid of any true meaning.
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You can just get audio from the 3.5mm jack, video can be output through HDMI or MHL, anything else needs more complex processing anyway (all of which is easily done by the phone)
Switching to just a micro-USB would have been stupid as you can't get analog audio or HD video through USB 2.0. Still I feel for all the people who've invested in accessories that use the standar Apple 30-pin. Expensive accessories like docks, iHome clocks, etc.
Analog audio is easily available from the 3.5mm jack they moved right next to the new dock connector. HD video is easily available through HDMI (mini or micro, both of which have cheap adapters to full-size HDMI) or MHL, which can be implemented in a microUSB connector. USB handles all other data you might need.
As you see, there's no reason to use something proprietary, especially if you won't be supporting analog video out anymore.
Of course, the US is probably the only first world country where something like this is considered business as usual by the supreme court. "Consumer protection" is probably a vague, mysterious concept in the US.
Writing some illegal clause in caps does not magically make it legal.
Hell, it's more than feasible to count the votes in a few hours by hand, no need to wait weeks.
That's not of much use if they don't enforce it.
Aren't you supposed to get something (say, a copy of the final product) in exchange for your contribution? Sounds like some Bureaucrat thinks his workload is a bit low...
You're absolutely right. However, Apple was pretty successful in convincing your stereotypical consumer that non-removable batteries are an OK tradeoff for "improved" aesthetics.
I'm not sure if you're kidding with the patent part, but at this point, no patent they may have can surprise me.
The battery isn't removable, so it wouldn't have made that much of a difference.
That's a bad place for the chocolate
What kind of morality judgement would be needed? "Do not harm humans" and "Do what humans say unless you would have to harm one" sound pretty simple to me.
Rest assured that all lethal military androids have been given a copy of the Laws of Robotics. To Share.
Give robots rights, but when lethal military androids are built, I'd rather have them bound to the Laws of Robotics.
Considering CPUs these days are pretty much at idle, except for gaming and other niches that actually require that much power, it makes no difference whatsoever. Disk access times are also the same, and if they really are a problem, SSDs are the solution.
From what I've gathered, his interests are pretty much the same as Apple's: defending patents that are pretty obvious and have quite a bit of prior art.
So what's safer? OS X?
Free would be a huge step up! Since I use Windows XP I am, in fact, inviting hackers into my system every day and paying for the privilege.
FTFY
The last thing we need is for Facebook to trick people into making it powerful in a whole new way.
In other words, stupid idiots are putting other people at risk because "that's how they control us" or "That's how you become autistic!"
Rule #2.5: Post a completely different escape plan on /. With luck, they'll get confused and follow the wrong plan.
I'd just have the local ISP supply me one of their 1Gb/s links.
We could add a second station wagon and allow for full-duplex communications
Ethernet's specs account for encoding overhead. That means 1Gb/s is 1Gb/s minus protocol overhead, not 800Mb/s minus protocol overhead.
I'd buy two just to burn them in a public execution.
Anyone with 1000 people is big enough to warrant good service. Anything larger than 5 people warrants minimum service.
Perhaps, or perhaps something along the lines of carrying a crucifix - replace crucifix with bible app. In either case, the real meaning can easily be ignored or avoided and the object becomes a status symbol, devoid of any true meaning.