I operate an internet radio station, and made the mistake of buying an Audigy MP3. What a mistake. Within one two-hour broadcast, the card locked up six times.
I replaced it with a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz, and it's been smooth sailing ever since. The Santa Cruz actually comes with software that's worth using, unlike that dung-pile that Creative saddles you with.
The unreliability of a Googlecount (which I will glady confess to) does not change the fact that Apple is using a straight-ahead lie to market their products. I simply used it as an example of how easy it is to find testimony to the contrary.
Microsoft has made all sorts of shady claims about the stability of Windows, but I don't think they've ever had the ba||s to proclaim "It Doesn't Crash".
I should have started a stopwatch to see how long it would take a Slashdotter to find a way to work Microsoft into the conversation.:)
2. It doesn't crash Are you just a tad too well acquainted with the notorious "blue screen of death"? Bid it a fond farewell. With Mac OS X, you'll become accustomed instead to industry-leading stability. In this elegant new operating system, memory is fully protected and applications can't conflict with the OS or one another. And, oh yes, Mac OS X is built on the industrial strength of UNIX. Most Fortune 500 companies, governments and universities rely on UNIX for their mission-critical applications. And now, so can you.
Marketing hyperbole is one thing, but seeing as a Google search on "osx crash" returns over eight thousand hits, it seems that Apple has crossed the line from hyperbole to deception.
I'm fortunate enough to be a member of a small virtual community that's been around for ten years. The center of this VC is a Citadel BBS, accessible only by Telnet; no web interface.
With a "core group" of about thirty people, this VC has survived migrations across several BBSs. We've grown together, met boyfriends and girlfriends, gotten married and had kids. We proofread each other's resume's, beta-test each other's web pages, give and get career advice, swap recipes, mourn our losses, laugh, cry, gossip, bicker, and do all of the other things that "real-life" groups of friends do. The only difference is that the VC gives us a common conduit of contact.
We've watched the Internet grow from "wow, that movie has a web site" to "wow, that movie DOESN'T have a web site." We've all read a lot about what virtual communities are supposed to accomplish, and most of us think that our experience has been rather unlikely.
You can build a bunch of houses close together, but that doesn't make it a neighborhood. Likewise, you can get a lot people chatting, but that doesn't make it a community. Communities can't be forged artificially; I believe that they just sort of happen.
Democracy in business is a fine idea, but it doesn't necessarily equal success. A perfect example is the turnaround that Apple has experience under Steve Jobs. Jobs did a lot of things that upset the rank-and-file at Apple. No one thought that pulling the clone-makers' licenses was a good idea. Yet, here we are, and Jobs is looking pretty smart. Most of his decisions never would have survived a majority vote.
Businesses need leaders who can make tough decisions; democracy does not encourage people to stand up for those decisions, lest the be voted out of importance.
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Settle down, Beavis.
I operate an internet radio station, and made the mistake of buying an Audigy MP3. What a mistake. Within one two-hour broadcast, the card locked up six times.
I replaced it with a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz, and it's been smooth sailing ever since. The Santa Cruz actually comes with software that's worth using, unlike that dung-pile that Creative saddles you with.
Turtle Beach forever!
Microsoft has made all sorts of shady claims about the stability of Windows, but I don't think they've ever had the ba||s to proclaim "It Doesn't Crash".
I should have started a stopwatch to see how long it would take a Slashdotter to find a way to work Microsoft into the conversation.
2. It doesn't crash
Are you just a tad too well acquainted with the notorious "blue screen of death"? Bid it a fond farewell. With Mac OS X, you'll become accustomed instead to industry-leading stability. In this elegant new operating system, memory is fully protected and applications can't conflict with the OS or one another. And, oh yes, Mac OS X is built on the industrial strength of UNIX. Most Fortune 500 companies, governments and universities rely on UNIX for their mission-critical applications. And now, so can you.
Marketing hyperbole is one thing, but seeing as a Google search on "osx crash" returns over eight thousand hits, it seems that Apple has crossed the line from hyperbole to deception.
Badly done, Mister Jobs.
I'm fortunate enough to be a member of a small virtual community that's been around for ten years. The center of this VC is a Citadel BBS, accessible only by Telnet; no web interface. With a "core group" of about thirty people, this VC has survived migrations across several BBSs. We've grown together, met boyfriends and girlfriends, gotten married and had kids. We proofread each other's resume's, beta-test each other's web pages, give and get career advice, swap recipes, mourn our losses, laugh, cry, gossip, bicker, and do all of the other things that "real-life" groups of friends do. The only difference is that the VC gives us a common conduit of contact. We've watched the Internet grow from "wow, that movie has a web site" to "wow, that movie DOESN'T have a web site." We've all read a lot about what virtual communities are supposed to accomplish, and most of us think that our experience has been rather unlikely. You can build a bunch of houses close together, but that doesn't make it a neighborhood. Likewise, you can get a lot people chatting, but that doesn't make it a community. Communities can't be forged artificially; I believe that they just sort of happen.
Democracy in business is a fine idea, but it doesn't necessarily equal success. A perfect example is the turnaround that Apple has experience under Steve Jobs. Jobs did a lot of things that upset the rank-and-file at Apple. No one thought that pulling the clone-makers' licenses was a good idea. Yet, here we are, and Jobs is looking pretty smart. Most of his decisions never would have survived a majority vote. Businesses need leaders who can make tough decisions; democracy does not encourage people to stand up for those decisions, lest the be voted out of importance.