Do you have the right to buy a computer that is designed to get its Internet service from only one ISP, modify it to get its service from any ISP you choose, and re-sell it?
It isn't just about up front cost. It's about the ongoing cost, and the sucky service you get for the cost. Satellite internet service isn't bad for just gaming, it also makes VPN basically impossible.
I'm speaking here from personal experience. Satellite internet is no better than dial-up.
I work for the State of New Mexico. Our Microsoft "Account Technology Specialist" had this to say about buying Vista licenses but using XP:
OEM OS License: Only Vista Business and Vista Ultimate have downgrade rights to Windows XP. Rights to OEM versions of systems software are granted in the OEM License Terms. The OEM License Terms for most OEM versions of systems software do not grant downgrade rights. The exception is the OEM License Terms for the Windows® XP Professional operating system and the Windows Vista(TM) Business and Windows Vista Ultimate operating systems, which grant downgrade rights. See the full text of the OEM License Terms for the specific downgrade rights. End users can use the following media for their downgrade: Volume Licensing media (provided the end user has a Volume Licensing agreement).
Does he know what he's talking about? I have no idea. But I'd say he's in a better position to have the correct information than most of us, who are merely guessing.
I really wish that Apple would have cut a deal with more than one mobile phone service. AT&T is not my ideal wireless company.
In the US, they only had two choices, if you make the assumption that Apple didn't want to manufacture different versions of the phone for different markets (GSM vs. CDMA): AT&T and T-Mobile. Those are the only two national GSM carriers.
Once that's established, Apple really had no choice but to go with AT T-Mobile just isn't big enough, doesn't have the amount of coverage that AT&T has. I'm not happy about it either, because AT&T's service sucks in my area (northern New Mexico). Besides, I still have a year to go on my Verizon plan.
Apple tends to release patches in bulk as well (bundled into a "Security Update"). The only difference between Microsoft's bulk release method and Apple's bulk release method is that Microsoft's is on a schedule.
In addition, once this road is crossed -- impeaching for , and every time the president/vp is in office, and a different party has a majority in the senate and house, you'll see an impeachment.
BS!
If certain elected officials would stop committing impeachable offenses, there'd be no basis for impeachment, now would there?
Thirded. My iTunes music library is currently just over 45GB. That's without any video.
However, I don't see the need for a portable device that will hold my entire collection, I certainly don't listen to everything every day! That's why my iPod is an 8GB nano. It has plenty of capacity for whatever music, etc. I want to listen to.
Actually, they have softer rubber so they stick to the road better. That's why they don't last as long, and why they're worthless in winter weather (the rubber compound hardens at cold temperatures and they lose all their traction, not to mention the shallower tread depth, as the parent poster mentioned).
I think that would be a great idea (it's rather analogous to private IP networks like 192.168.x.x and 10.x.x.x). The only problem is that there probably aren't any FM frequencies that have no existing stations already broadcasting on them.
I can't buy one (not that I would if I could). I can't find anything but a presskit on Microsoft's website. There's no Zune website. There's no mention of pricing, nor when the things will be available.
All I see here is a half-assed response to Apple's new iPod product launch a couple days ago.
But in this scenario, they aren't switching because of Microsoft EOLing Win98, they're switching because their PC died. That's not the situation the previous poster was talking about, nor is it the situation this whole article is about. Apples & oranges (pun intended).
Slashdot Mirror
(lame)
But only in Soviet Russia!
(/lame)
Actually, a better analogy question would be:
Do you have the right to buy a computer that is designed to get its Internet service from only one ISP, modify it to get its service from any ISP you choose, and re-sell it?
Or log to a RAM disk.
It isn't just about up front cost. It's about the ongoing cost, and the sucky service you get for the cost. Satellite internet service isn't bad for just gaming, it also makes VPN basically impossible.
I'm speaking here from personal experience. Satellite internet is no better than dial-up.
Does he know what he's talking about? I have no idea. But I'd say he's in a better position to have the correct information than most of us, who are merely guessing.
In the US, they only had two choices, if you make the assumption that Apple didn't want to manufacture different versions of the phone for different markets (GSM vs. CDMA): AT&T and T-Mobile. Those are the only two national GSM carriers.
Once that's established, Apple really had no choice but to go with AT T-Mobile just isn't big enough, doesn't have the amount of coverage that AT&T has. I'm not happy about it either, because AT&T's service sucks in my area (northern New Mexico). Besides, I still have a year to go on my Verizon plan.
MythTV already comes preconfigured with at least two Linux distributions:
MythDora (Fedora-based)
KnoppMyth (Debian-based)
What, you think people don't have cups of hot coffee on their desks?
Apple tends to release patches in bulk as well (bundled into a "Security Update"). The only difference between Microsoft's bulk release method and Apple's bulk release method is that Microsoft's is on a schedule.
BS!
If certain elected officials would stop committing impeachable offenses, there'd be no basis for impeachment, now would there?
Thirded. My iTunes music library is currently just over 45GB. That's without any video.
However, I don't see the need for a portable device that will hold my entire collection, I certainly don't listen to everything every day! That's why my iPod is an 8GB nano. It has plenty of capacity for whatever music, etc. I want to listen to.
Actually, they have softer rubber so they stick to the road better. That's why they don't last as long, and why they're worthless in winter weather (the rubber compound hardens at cold temperatures and they lose all their traction, not to mention the shallower tread depth, as the parent poster mentioned).
Imagine a Beowulf cluster ... ahh, never mind.
Mod parent +1 Hilarious!!!!
We have one (that I know of) here in Santa Fe (population 63,000).
It looks more like a "The Reg" headline than a Slashdot headline...
...in which case this would be useless to you, since Verizon disables Bluetooth file transfer on their phones.
It's generally the smaller airports that do. Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) for example.
iTMS is so popular because Apple did it right. It's that simple.
...when the site is slashdotted.
I think that would be a great idea (it's rather analogous to private IP networks like 192.168.x.x and 10.x.x.x). The only problem is that there probably aren't any FM frequencies that have no existing stations already broadcasting on them.
I can't buy one (not that I would if I could). I can't find anything but a presskit on Microsoft's website. There's no Zune website. There's no mention of pricing, nor when the things will be available.
All I see here is a half-assed response to Apple's new iPod product launch a couple days ago.
If only I had some mod points at the moment - this is one of the most insightful things I've read on /. in a long time.
But in this scenario, they aren't switching because of Microsoft EOLing Win98, they're switching because their PC died. That's not the situation the previous poster was talking about, nor is it the situation this whole article is about. Apples & oranges (pun intended).