The PowerPC architecture scales to super computers, today, thanks to IBM.
We can safely say that even with Apple's major involvement in the G4, Motorola can not claim similar, and likely the 680x0 probably would not be nearly as powerful as a G5 today. The benefit of the PPC architecture was that there were two manufacturers of decent calibre.
Because Apple can't force your hand by raising prices of Windows licenses if you don't bundle iTunes.
Microsoft can force your hand by raising the price of Windows licenses, or threatening to not sell you Windows licenses, if you bundle a competitor's product. And please note, this has happened to Compaq, BeOS, Netscape, and other companies.
Since when has Apple been able to discourage users from seeking out other media players through legal and contractual means? Microsoft can, through it's monopoly status. Apple can't. Well, they can try, by saying, "If you bundle WMP or Real on your PC, each copy of iTunesPC will cost you $1; if you don't, then iTunesPC will be free."
The difference between Apple and Microsoft is that Microsoft can charge $40 and still get their way, because as a monopoly they can set their own pricing. Apple, as *not* a monopoly, can't set the prices any way they want.
My 5.17gb is from mostly from about 100 CDs. At about $20 per CD (I have a lot of imports) that would mean $2,000 of CDs. $25 a CD, and that's $2,500. My $500 iPod really is insurance; if it gets stolen, then my music is still safely stored on my computer and on CD.
Obviously if you can't be bothered to own >> $500 of music, a $500 iPod is kind of pointless.
If you have that much music available, I would think you have something like $10,000 worth of CDs.
A $500 iPod is pocket change.
Cheap insurance, especially if you keep your CDs in a safety deposit box:)
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The original iPod cost the same as the standalone drive... so therefore not *less*, but you did get free mp3 playback and battery power for the price of the hard drive:)
Or even the iPod mini... here's the hard drive and the mini only costs $249 vs $385 for the stock hard drive.
They always beef up their offerings, or have you not noticed?
Since iPod 1.0 they have added: Notes Contacts Alarm Calendars Games On the fly playlists On the fly ranking USB 2.0 Improved UI AAC ALE
I'm sure they'll improve the UI again, possibly add even more games, bluetooth headset support, possibly, encoding, and who knows what else? Oh, it will probably be smaller and/or lighter too.
When the iPod first came on sale, they cost exactly the same as a portable removeable bus powered hard drive. When you consider you get mp3 playback + battery, then the iPod was a deal.
The same with the iPod mini.
And the MuVo is lighter because plastic is lighter than aluminum. And it isn't significantly less, if you think $50 is significantly less. $50 is how much a dinner for two costs:)
Musicians would care So would home theater machines Listening to music on a PC would mean lower required volume How about being to sleep with a PC on 24/7?
I thought we were talking about integrity of information retrieval and search?
What do those people have to do with the subject? I understand my statement was a bit broad, but we're talking about Google and ethics regarding their business practices, and then they espousing those practices for other companies.
Unless there's a hidden connection I don't know about?
Google does data mining. It is most obviously visible in their search engine, but also applies equally to blogs, news, Word and PDF documents, email, catalogs, and social networking. They are in the business of cataloging, sorting, and hashing data.
It guides them when they make advertising decisions. It guides them when they decide how to present search results. It guides their privacy and security policies
So unless you define 'better than anyone else' as 'perfecting honest search results', I'd have to say their principles are very important. How can you be successful if you aren't honest?
Again, if you mean 'purely political' as 'financially responsible'.
You mean supporting Ogg in iTunes + Quicktime + iPod will get them more sales over the cost of the initial outlay in development, testing, and integration testing?
Yes, if you view 'largely politics' as 'financially untenable'
There's no incentive; Heck, iTunes just got WMA->ACC support. I'm sure with a little work Apple can just as easily support Ogg in the same way, by automatically converting Ogg->ACC in iTunes.
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The PowerPC architecture scales to super computers, today, thanks to IBM.
We can safely say that even with Apple's major involvement in the G4, Motorola can not claim similar, and likely the 680x0 probably would not be nearly as powerful as a G5 today. The benefit of the PPC architecture was that there were two manufacturers of decent calibre.
NASA is a product of our government, which is a product of voters.
NASA's risk aversion is no worse or different than our military's risk aversion.
Blame lack of civic duty, if anything. That means you, too.
Why is he mistaken? Apple computers are known for being quiet. I certainly buy Apple computers in part because they are quiet!
An alternative is to sacrifice a little performance for a little energy efficiency, which has much larger returns.
:)
So it takes you 5 minutes instead of 4 minutes, but there is a 20 deg difference and battery life is increased by 20%. I think that's worth it
Because Apple can't force your hand by raising prices of Windows licenses if you don't bundle iTunes.
Microsoft can force your hand by raising the price of Windows licenses, or threatening to not sell you Windows licenses, if you bundle a competitor's product. And please note, this has happened to Compaq, BeOS, Netscape, and other companies.
Since when has Apple been able to discourage users from seeking out other media players through legal and contractual means? Microsoft can, through it's monopoly status. Apple can't. Well, they can try, by saying, "If you bundle WMP or Real on your PC, each copy of iTunesPC will cost you $1; if you don't, then iTunesPC will be free."
The difference between Apple and Microsoft is that Microsoft can charge $40 and still get their way, because as a monopoly they can set their own pricing. Apple, as *not* a monopoly, can't set the prices any way they want.
You're right.
Ferraris are more expensive than the average car, of *lower* quality than the average car, and not leaps and bounds beyond everyone else.
My point was only that people pay for what they think is value, and different people have different values.
I'd rather have a house than a Ferrari; yet I would have a Mac rather than a PC.
And how about the other 90% of the population who cannot do that?
People pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for Ferraris and Lamborghinis too you know.
You forget fans of automobiles, they obviously care how their products look!
You didn't say XBoxes, you said consoles.
Which is why there isbe FFXI on PS2 and Everquest on PS2, right?
My 5.17gb is from mostly from about 100 CDs. At about $20 per CD (I have a lot of imports) that would mean $2,000 of CDs. $25 a CD, and that's $2,500. My $500 iPod really is insurance; if it gets stolen, then my music is still safely stored on my computer and on CD.
Obviously if you can't be bothered to own >> $500 of music, a $500 iPod is kind of pointless.
Well, the iPod has something the iRiver doesn't. It's a Firewire storage class device :P
:)
If you get the USB cable for it, *then* the iPod becomes a USB storage class device.
Plug in the iPod and drag and drop files.
If you have that much music available, I would think you have something like $10,000 worth of CDs.
:)
A $500 iPod is pocket change.
Cheap insurance, especially if you keep your CDs in a safety deposit box
The original iPod cost the same as the standalone drive... so therefore not *less*, but you did get free mp3 playback and battery power for the price of the hard drive :)
Or even the iPod mini... here's the hard drive and the mini only costs $249 vs $385 for the stock hard drive.
They always beef up their offerings, or have you not noticed?
On the fly playlists
Since iPod 1.0 they have added:
Notes
Contacts
Alarm
Calendars
Games
On the fly ranking
USB 2.0
Improved UI
AAC
ALE
I'm sure they'll improve the UI again, possibly add even more games, bluetooth headset support, possibly, encoding, and who knows what else? Oh, it will probably be smaller and/or lighter too.
Well, how about 1,500 CDs at a measly $15 per CD == $22,500, plus whatever storage costs.
You mean these I think.
:)
When the iPod first came on sale, they cost exactly the same as a portable removeable bus powered hard drive. When you consider you get mp3 playback + battery, then the iPod was a deal.
The same with the iPod mini.
And the MuVo is lighter because plastic is lighter than aluminum. And it isn't significantly less, if you think $50 is significantly less. $50 is how much a dinner for two costs
Musicians would care
So would home theater machines
Listening to music on a PC would mean lower required volume
How about being to sleep with a PC on 24/7?
Why do you think I misunderstand?
I understand Google has ethics. It's why I use their search engine. It's why I look forward to GMail.
I thought we were talking about integrity of information retrieval and search?
What do those people have to do with the subject? I understand my statement was a bit broad, but we're talking about Google and ethics regarding their business practices, and then they espousing those practices for other companies.
Unless there's a hidden connection I don't know about?
I think you misunderstand.
Google does data mining. It is most obviously visible in their search engine, but also applies equally to blogs, news, Word and PDF documents, email, catalogs, and social networking. They are in the business of cataloging, sorting, and hashing data.
Their principles are important.
It guides them when they make advertising decisions.
It guides them when they decide how to present search results.
It guides their privacy and security policies
So unless you define 'better than anyone else' as 'perfecting honest search results', I'd have to say their principles are very important. How can you be successful if you aren't honest?
Again, if you mean 'purely political' as 'financially responsible'.
You mean supporting Ogg in iTunes + Quicktime + iPod will get them more sales over the cost of the initial outlay in development, testing, and integration testing?
Yes, if you view 'largely politics' as 'financially untenable'
There's no incentive; Heck, iTunes just got WMA->ACC support. I'm sure with a little work Apple can just as easily support Ogg in the same way, by automatically converting Ogg->ACC in iTunes.
I bet you wouldn't be happy though ^^
Everything is a bad idea until someone implements it in a particularly brilliant way.
Imagine throwing oxygen and gasoline inside a steel box and using the explosive reaction to move.
Imagine powering a state with a nuclear reaction.
It takes real work to make raw unfinished ideas and make them usable.