I am a professional software designer and use a 700 MHz iBook
OK, from that statement alone we know you're lying...a *real* programmer prefers dual or triple screen which you can't get with the iBook unless you want to void your warranty.
Best of all, you get the best looking and rock solid UNIX machine...
Yeah, umm I do believe the part about doing web design and graphics now though. Beautiful as in "Look out for the oversized high-lighter!!".
...that runs thousands of open source programs...
(READ: High Quality, we swear!)
...and MS Office...
until Microsoft pulls the plug because it doesn't need to keep Apple around anymore that is.
Don't let anyone tell you that the iBook is not fast enough...
We're all glad that you think it's fast enough, but you are slow...so your opinion doesn't count.
It's virtually silent, and the battery life is great.
I'm writing this on a Sony Vaio. I hear nothing but the clicking of the keyboard. Woohoo, Apple has sure out-done us this time!
I love the instant sleep and wake up feature...
Can't get that on Windows...no way.
...and use it more than 10 hours a day.
Think about it...the iBook is much less powerful than an x86 laptop running Windows...don't you think it would use less power? Apple's marketing department is at it again trying to turn a negative into a positive...it doesn't fool us.
But if you can afford it, buy the 12" PowerBook...
*If* you can afford the 12" one?? Don't you think it's a little odd that something with a diminutive screen costs so much?
Whatever you do, just keep clear of Windows - it's boring and full of security flaws.
And what is so exciting about the Mac OS? Oh yeah, it's so exciting that they couldn't even come up with a name for it. And here's a tip about security: the more people that use an OS, the more flaws will be discovered, the better it will get. You don't discover security flaws on the Mac OS because nobody uses it, therefore nobody attacks it, therefore nobody cares!
BTW, thanks for the entertainment, it was fun to read.
Unfortunately I haven't been able to find one as good as the iPod. I would love to know the player that you speak of since I would rather not give Apple my money.
You can't get good talk radio on FM except in the morning. Sometimes...most times when I don't want to listen to the latest Clear-channel tripe I tune into AM stations *anytime* during the day and I can find a good news/talk station.
NPR is good on FM but that's only one station.
Personally, I can see a definite desire for an AM receiver.
I know nobody will read this but I feel the need to post my opinion anyway. I really like the parent post. I will have to remember the technique used here for future use when I want to be really funny.
I also like the fact that you disagree with me and that you've posted it here, this is a great country.
I do not argue for any idea because "everyone" believes it however, as you noted, I was simply pointing out that money is what matters to (most) businesses. Comparing the amount of money that two competing companies can rake in is a pretty good measure of "who's winning" in any particular market.
What I am saying is just because most people think something works or is good doesn't mean it is.
I agree completely, but I feel misunderstood. I didn't say that when most people thing buy something, then that must be the top of the line one. When most people think something is good, then it's good for the people who think that, or they wouldn't have bought it.
So, don't tell me that a product or an idea, or anything is superior because a large portion of any population believes it so.
There you go again. Please point out where I said that. Just because I said that more companies spend more money on Microsoft than they do the fruity computer, you think that I said one was superior. I may think that (for myself) but that was not my point and I did not say that. All I say is that Microsoft is more succesful where it counts when you're in business.
I agree with the original poster that having a lot of Fortune 500 companies buying your product is a good measure of success, however he might have put it without the insults. We all have a bad day...
Yes, you're right Enron is a Fortune 500 company...proving what? Apple was a Fortune 500 company too. So is Ford (they are soooo evil). I suppose you think that market share doesn't mean anything? Apple would kill to get back the market share that they had in 1984.
Money may not be the center of all value for all people but when a large portion of businesses spend their money on one product over another it usually means one thing: that one product offers them something that the other one doesn't in the way of value.
He just buys whatever they use at work because that's what they know. Businesses buy Windows because it's more economically sound and has better development features. Businesses usually take advice from people like me who do know what alternatives exist.
Personally, I think Microsoft is ahead in usability and I've used them both but that's just my opinion so don't persecute me for it. (Maybe that's asking too much on Slashdot.)
Market share has no opinion though, it's just straight fact.
The first one is the one I'm replying to. Oh, this is a real troll people, let me tell you. F*ck anyone who likes Microsoft, right?
The second post. This person rants on about how Microsoft stole big ideas (The Flat Panel and Graphics software...oooooh big new ideas), and the moderators think this is SOOO interesting. Really new stuff here.
This post (...ah f*ck it, the whole web) best viewed in Internet Explorer.
I don't get it, what did Microsoft steal again? Graphics software that comes with the OS? Oh yeah, that's a new idea. Doesn't Linux come with Gimp if you want? Flat panel display and a futuristic design? Sony did it first and it was an x86 with Windows. Get real.
That's brilliant, I mean Fortune 500 companies are full of genuises, that's were all the Noble Prize winners go, that's where all the Pulitzer Prize winning writers go, that's where all the sum of human intelligence is.
The Mac is even more proprietary than Windows, since it requires proprietary hardware. People (and businesses especially) like choice. This is because the fact that there exists a choice means that there is competition, which means that prices are not fixed. OTOH, pricing for Apple hardware is fixed.
In the WinTel world, only the Windows software prices are fixed but the hardware as we've seen in recent years is dropped in price due to all the competition. Besides that, for big operations, PPC chips couldn't hold a candle to some of the multi-processor configurations of x86 cpu. I know you can do dual proc w/ PPC, but you can do up to 8-way with x86 and PPC was late to the game with it anyway.
One last thing until recently there was nothing easy like VB (and all it's 3rd party components and tools) to develop apps for the Mac. Now there is RealBasic, but you still don't have a 5 billion dollar/year component industry catering to RealBasic developers.
I can tell you first hand that business owners want stuff yesterday and there's nothing like VB on any other platform to satisfy those needs. (Python my a$$, where are all the components??) It's all about ease of use *and* availability of solutions. The article says more solutions for Linux are now available, but the water's still a little murky. For me and my biz, we'll stick with Windows (for now).
I believe the iPod is the smallest around, as far as Hard Drive driven players goes.
I also own one and I can tell you that you can definitely take it anywhere. I even dropped mine once on a cement floor that was covered with a short-pile carpet (hardly any carpet). It's been about 3 months since then, and no problems.
I am an anti-Apple slut, but I have to agree with you. The iPod is a vastly superior product to anything else available.
Granted, I haven't tried all of them, I'm going on reviews and general consensus. Also, personal experience. I do own an iPod though and before that I used my girlfriend as a guinea pig for a beast known as the Archos Player. (I'm evil, I know;) It sucked hard-core.
The thing that really ticks me off is that no manufacturer really takes it all the way. Not even Apple, they just come the closest. I mean, how can it be that nobody came up with the idea of a *bigger* LCD (iPod had the biggest when it first came out...not sure now). Why do so many players have only buttons and no dial-like apparatus? Why can hardly any of them record? How about a mini speaker on the outside so a group could listen to something funny (or you could annoy someone:)
There are so many possible features that you could add to an MP3 player and the only one that seem to come close is the iPod. The world isn't perfect I guess.
Hmm, I seem to recall a few good P2P apps that already allow it to happen.
I agree that it shouldn't be free to get music online but you *should* be able to get it online. Lots of record companies don't really let you without charging you monthly fees.
Apple's got the right idea. Of course when they come out with the Windows version it'll probably be crappy just so they can trumpet how much better the Mac is. Same thing they did with the iPod until a 3rd party (MediaPlay) came out with something that actually worked right (XPlay).
The point: until I can get *all* the tracks I want (from whichever label) on whichever platform I want, there's still P2P and luckily, it's free:)
I won't be held hostage, I'll just take what I want.
I have this irrational behavior where if I see someone saying something immature, I have to comment on it, and sometimes I can be quite immature myself in my response. Its fun too.
This could be the driving principal surrounding the success of such online communities such as this one. I can say whatever the hell I want and there's no immediate consequence except for my own consciousness.
Unless of course, you have an active imagination and you think there's some evil hacker out to get you 'cause they don't agree with what you said. Then there could be trouble.
This is a good example of the type of immaturity that happens to be by-product of the slashdot community. Of course it's not just the linux people. Chaulk it up to Human Behavior I guess:)
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2.) Do you think that your sub-average IQ friends could run linux without breaking something? No.
OK, from that statement alone we know you're lying...a *real* programmer prefers dual or triple screen which you can't get with the iBook unless you want to void your warranty.
Best of all, you get the best looking and rock solid UNIX machineYeah, umm I do believe the part about doing web design and graphics now though. Beautiful as in "Look out for the oversized high-lighter!!".
(READ: High Quality, we swear!)
until Microsoft pulls the plug because it doesn't need to keep Apple around anymore that is.
Don't let anyone tell you that the iBook is not fast enough...We're all glad that you think it's fast enough, but you are slow...so your opinion doesn't count.
It's virtually silent, and the battery life is great.I'm writing this on a Sony Vaio. I hear nothing but the clicking of the keyboard. Woohoo, Apple has sure out-done us this time!
I love the instant sleep and wake up feature...Can't get that on Windows...no way.
Think about it...the iBook is much less powerful than an x86 laptop running Windows...don't you think it would use less power? Apple's marketing department is at it again trying to turn a negative into a positive...it doesn't fool us.
But if you can afford it, buy the 12" PowerBook*If* you can afford the 12" one?? Don't you think it's a little odd that something with a diminutive screen costs so much?
Whatever you do, just keep clear of Windows - it's boring and full of security flaws.And what is so exciting about the Mac OS? Oh yeah, it's so exciting that they couldn't even come up with a name for it. And here's a tip about security: the more people that use an OS, the more flaws will be discovered, the better it will get. You don't discover security flaws on the Mac OS because nobody uses it, therefore nobody attacks it, therefore nobody cares!
BTW, thanks for the entertainment, it was fun to read.
Unfortunately I haven't been able to find one as good as the iPod. I would love to know the player that you speak of since I would rather not give Apple my money.
NPR is good on FM but that's only one station.
Personally, I can see a definite desire for an AM receiver.
Hmm, troll much? Oh yeah this is /., you're a winner.
sorry people, I always feed the trolls ;)
News at 11.
I agree, the original poster was being mean. Glad we cleared that up :) Have a nice day.
I also like the fact that you disagree with me and that you've posted it here, this is a great country.
What I am saying is just because most people think something works or is good doesn't mean it is.
I agree completely, but I feel misunderstood. I didn't say that when most people thing buy something, then that must be the top of the line one. When most people think something is good, then it's good for the people who think that, or they wouldn't have bought it.
So, don't tell me that a product or an idea, or anything is superior because a large portion of any population believes it so.There you go again. Please point out where I said that. Just because I said that more companies spend more money on Microsoft than they do the fruity computer, you think that I said one was superior. I may think that (for myself) but that was not my point and I did not say that. All I say is that Microsoft is more succesful where it counts when you're in business.
I agree with the original poster that having a lot of Fortune 500 companies buying your product is a good measure of success, however he might have put it without the insults. We all have a bad day...
Money may not be the center of all value for all people but when a large portion of businesses spend their money on one product over another it usually means one thing: that one product offers them something that the other one doesn't in the way of value.
He just buys whatever they use at work because that's what they know. Businesses buy Windows because it's more economically sound and has better development features. Businesses usually take advice from people like me who do know what alternatives exist.
And 95% behind (in market share).
Personally, I think Microsoft is ahead in usability and I've used them both but that's just my opinion so don't persecute me for it. (Maybe that's asking too much on Slashdot.)
Market share has no opinion though, it's just straight fact.
The second post. This person rants on about how Microsoft stole big ideas (The Flat Panel and Graphics software...oooooh big new ideas), and the moderators think this is SOOO interesting. Really new stuff here.
This post (...ah f*ck it, the whole web) best viewed in Internet Explorer.
I don't get it, what did Microsoft steal again? Graphics software that comes with the OS? Oh yeah, that's a new idea. Doesn't Linux come with Gimp if you want? Flat panel display and a futuristic design? Sony did it first and it was an x86 with Windows. Get real.
No, that's where all the MONEY is though.
You mean you don't point images.slashdot.org to 127.0.0.1 in your hosts file?
In the WinTel world, only the Windows software prices are fixed but the hardware as we've seen in recent years is dropped in price due to all the competition. Besides that, for big operations, PPC chips couldn't hold a candle to some of the multi-processor configurations of x86 cpu. I know you can do dual proc w/ PPC, but you can do up to 8-way with x86 and PPC was late to the game with it anyway.
One last thing until recently there was nothing easy like VB (and all it's 3rd party components and tools) to develop apps for the Mac. Now there is RealBasic, but you still don't have a 5 billion dollar/year component industry catering to RealBasic developers.
I can tell you first hand that business owners want stuff yesterday and there's nothing like VB on any other platform to satisfy those needs. (Python my a$$, where are all the components??) It's all about ease of use *and* availability of solutions. The article says more solutions for Linux are now available, but the water's still a little murky. For me and my biz, we'll stick with Windows (for now).
I also own one and I can tell you that you can definitely take it anywhere. I even dropped mine once on a cement floor that was covered with a short-pile carpet (hardly any carpet). It's been about 3 months since then, and no problems.
I am an anti-Apple slut, but I have to agree with you. The iPod is a vastly superior product to anything else available.
Granted, I haven't tried all of them, I'm going on reviews and general consensus. Also, personal experience. I do own an iPod though and before that I used my girlfriend as a guinea pig for a beast known as the Archos Player. (I'm evil, I know ;) It sucked hard-core.
The thing that really ticks me off is that no manufacturer really takes it all the way. Not even Apple, they just come the closest. I mean, how can it be that nobody came up with the idea of a *bigger* LCD (iPod had the biggest when it first came out...not sure now). Why do so many players have only buttons and no dial-like apparatus? Why can hardly any of them record? How about a mini speaker on the outside so a group could listen to something funny (or you could annoy someone :)
There are so many possible features that you could add to an MP3 player and the only one that seem to come close is the iPod. The world isn't perfect I guess.
I agree that it shouldn't be free to get music online but you *should* be able to get it online. Lots of record companies don't really let you without charging you monthly fees.
Apple's got the right idea. Of course when they come out with the Windows version it'll probably be crappy just so they can trumpet how much better the Mac is. Same thing they did with the iPod until a 3rd party (MediaPlay) came out with something that actually worked right (XPlay).
The point: until I can get *all* the tracks I want (from whichever label) on whichever platform I want, there's still P2P and luckily, it's free :)
I won't be held hostage, I'll just take what I want.
Does this work with Digital cable?
Does it playback through my TV?
Does it come with a Remote?
I didn't see mention of these in the parts of the article that I could get to.
This could be the driving principal surrounding the success of such online communities such as this one. I can say whatever the hell I want and there's no immediate consequence except for my own consciousness.
Unless of course, you have an active imagination and you think there's some evil hacker out to get you 'cause they don't agree with what you said. Then there could be trouble.
This is a good example of the type of immaturity that happens to be by-product of the slashdot community. Of course it's not just the linux people. Chaulk it up to Human Behavior I guess :)
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I really enjoy reading a fellow troller's past history. I'm gonna miss that.