Think of it this way. The heaviest half of the moon points toward Earth. The same phenomenon doesn't happen with the Sun, because the Sun is primarily a fluid.
Doesn't matter who you buy it from. If you buy a diamond, you're going to get rooked, assuming you're considering only the financial implications of diamond ownership.
Me, I won't buy diamonds because I don't like the business practices of the miners. And my girl agrees with me.
Well, I hate to bust on you too much, but Apple never released IR keyboards and mice. They had IrDA adaptors on some computers, and remote control sensors on some computers, but kb and mouse are ADB or USB or BlueTooth (at least on anything newer than a ToasterMac).
In that context, doing ANYTHING is not an "essential liberty".
I disagree with you. Being secure in my person and my effects IS an "essential liberty", and that is compromised by any party surveilling me without due process.
What would make me switch? Having to pay for the next update of Windows. If I'm using all OSS apps, and MS wants me to give them another $200, I might just say "Ehh. Might as well go with Linux."
I use a Powerbook, which is the best solution for me. But if somebody is using all OSS apps on top of Windows, why would they buy Windows again?
"If more than fourpeople continue to research and only buy hardware they know will work fine on Linux, then the companies that don't support will see a decline in their market share."
The Linux market is teeny. I'd argue that it's both smaller and less visible than the OS X market, but I'd probably get flamed, so I won't.
"Apple pretty much had to reinvent the Mac for MacOSX, and, even then, needed a MS-based infusion of $$$."
This is such a tired argument.
Microsoft did not rescue Apple from bankruptcy. Microsoft settled a lawsuit with Apple for a modest sized pile of cash (far less than Apple's cash reserves on hand at the time) in the form of non-voting stock.
Apple was not then, nor are they now, beleaguered.
I'm curious how you could cast Apple's reinvention of the Macintosh (which you might note has been more than a little bit successful) as a bad thing.
Being a monopoly is neither unethical or illegal. Abusing your monopoly power is both, and that's what'll get you cross-wise with the law (and with my own personal opinion).
Apple hasn't done that. They simply make best-of-breed solutions (again, my opinion) and sell the shit out of them.
Well, I'm guessing that the companies whose products are broken with the new firmware releases will work around the problems and revise their software.
You know, like always happens within a day or two with all these utilities.
OK, so what happens to your argument when I tell you that ABS and stability management (I assume that's what you're talking about when you say ASR) are banned in F1 racing?
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Sure. Desire for fame is a powerful motivator. It still outstripped her desire to control her work.
So, again: She's a big girl, and she made a decision she now might regret. Them's the breaks.
Think of it this way. The heaviest half of the moon points toward Earth. The same phenomenon doesn't happen with the Sun, because the Sun is primarily a fluid.
Yeah, because you sure couldn't use a cheap, flat, high-res TV as the screen for an interactive book, could you?
*dope slap*
Doesn't matter who you buy it from. If you buy a diamond, you're going to get rooked, assuming you're considering only the financial implications of diamond ownership.
Me, I won't buy diamonds because I don't like the business practices of the miners. And my girl agrees with me.
Well, I hate to bust on you too much, but Apple never released IR keyboards and mice. They had IrDA adaptors on some computers, and remote control sensors on some computers, but kb and mouse are ADB or USB or BlueTooth (at least on anything newer than a ToasterMac).
In that context, doing ANYTHING is not an "essential liberty".
I disagree with you. Being secure in my person and my effects IS an "essential liberty", and that is compromised by any party surveilling me without due process.
She always had the option to walk away before the deal was signed.
Her desire for money outstripped her desire for control. That's cool, of course...the decision was hers to make.
Maybe she'll make different ones in the future.
Perhaps your Windows programmers are more experienced with their platform than your Mac developers? Just a guess, mind you...
Mine doesn't.
Something about Apple, like their almost bulletproof list of successfull OS upgrades?
Then you should write your license accordingly, and cede your claim to being a Free software developer.
What would make me switch? Having to pay for the next update of Windows. If I'm using all OSS apps, and MS wants me to give them another $200, I might just say "Ehh. Might as well go with Linux."
I use a Powerbook, which is the best solution for me. But if somebody is using all OSS apps on top of Windows, why would they buy Windows again?
In other words, you would much rather have the developers porting the code following your agenda rather than their own.
Guess what.
I think you left out a bit. Italics are mine.
"If more than fourpeople continue to research and only buy hardware they know will work fine on Linux, then the companies that don't support will see a decline in their market share."
The Linux market is teeny. I'd argue that it's both smaller and less visible than the OS X market, but I'd probably get flamed, so I won't.
"Apple pretty much had to reinvent the Mac for MacOSX, and, even then, needed a MS-based infusion of $$$."
This is such a tired argument.
Microsoft did not rescue Apple from bankruptcy. Microsoft settled a lawsuit with Apple for a modest sized pile of cash (far less than Apple's cash reserves on hand at the time) in the form of non-voting stock.
Apple was not then, nor are they now, beleaguered.
I'm curious how you could cast Apple's reinvention of the Macintosh (which you might note has been more than a little bit successful) as a bad thing.
...which is exactly why I don't use it on my Mac.
I bought a Mac for a reason. I like the interface (no, not just the skin on top of the interface), and Firefox is flexible, powerful, and kludgy.
Safari works for 99.9% of the pages I throw at it, and Camino neatly handles the remainder.
If it's Free software, people can do what they want with it, regardless of the developers' agenda (which they are certainly Free to advocate).
I must be missing something.
Being a monopoly is neither unethical or illegal. Abusing your monopoly power is both, and that's what'll get you cross-wise with the law (and with my own personal opinion).
Apple hasn't done that. They simply make best-of-breed solutions (again, my opinion) and sell the shit out of them.
Who is this "we"? Are you a member of the Slashdot hive mind?
Microsoft was not a legal monopoly until it was found to be so by a court of law, no. To think otherwise is to misunderstand the concept.
Well, I'm guessing that the companies whose products are broken with the new firmware releases will work around the problems and revise their software.
You know, like always happens within a day or two with all these utilities.
Great way to introduce exploits into whatever program you might be working on. Never has remote 0wning of computers been so EASY!
The critical design difference is that you simply don't NEED the RMB to get the Mac to work. Sure, it's sometimes handy, but it's never NECESSARY.
I can think of half a dozen things in Windows that are really hard to do without the RMB.
So, er, what's your point?
OK, so what happens to your argument when I tell you that ABS and stability management (I assume that's what you're talking about when you say ASR) are banned in F1 racing?