Sweet Jesus - and to think that some people think that Microsoft software is easy to use.
Huh? That's part of the beta program registration procedure, not about software ease-of-use. Of course no one will need to go through that when the product is finished.
MSH supports both \ and / for directory separators, and uses - for command options, maybe also / if you want to, don't quite remember, but definitely -.
All Phil Schiller said was that Apple would do nothing to stop people from trying to run Windows on Apple computers; he never said Windows would run on Macs.
He said he thought they would run Windows on their Mac's too. That pretty much tells me it's entirely possible and not too hard to do either.
I'm actually surprised Google let others leech on their bandwidth like this without paying them or anything. Same with e.g. GoogleFS and other hacks. Either this is a sign of more things to come, or it's just one of few sites they didn't like even with their highly relaxed stance about others leeching on their services.
Hm.. Now this is kind of off-topic but that gave me an idea that Apple hardware may become much more popular than ever before. Sure, OS X won't run everywhere since Apple is locking it down, but during the keynote, Apple said they'd fully expect people to install and run Windows on their computers and didn't intend to do anything about it. And if Windows is compatible enough out of the box with their hardware, I guess Linux will be as well, or at least not too hard to make it so.
This has to be a major reason to why Apple switched architecture -- to make their hardware far more attractive part thanks to OS X, and to build a great multi-OS system. I feel stupid for not having connected the dots before, now.:-)
If Apple computers can dual-boot between OS X and Linux, guess which hardware anti-Microsoft people will come in droves for. Heck, even Windows users should find them interesting.
It's also interesting that while it at first sight has a good and clean design, it's surprisingly unergonomic. Putting one icon in each corner of the screen must be among the most stupid you can do as a UI designer. It's no coincidence Microsoft decided to even put "Shut Down" in the Start Menu -- it's because you're often already there with your mouse pointer when working with your computer.
Same reason to why we often have Minimize, Maximize, and Close in the same place, and so on...
Well the implications are still pretty big... The architecture switch will make it far easier to make high performing emulators. I don't consider PearPC to be high performing and feature rich, just a masterful feat at emulating PowerPC at a decent speed. I mean, VMWare may be able to support OS X at very good speeds now.
"We have a strong relationship with Apple and will work closely with them to continue our long tradition of making great applications for a great platform."
You're a bit diffuse about some things I'd like to see more about, like how a powered down brain couldn't be wrong and what the brains were "correct" about at all.
So you get nothing of what Google is planning for the rest of the earth?
I mean, regular *maps* with location names can I get for free with NASA World Wind, my question is basically if I get anything extra for what I'd pay for, and if Google is planning to add anything extra when introducing this new version of Keyhole as Google Earth.
Last I check Microsoft was not pointing a gun at your head, and telling you to buy their crap.
These things are about Microsoft's market position and business practices. No, they aren't pointing guns, because they aren't armored criminals, but they are using certain business practices some organizations don't like.
Let the free-market decide.
The problem is that the market is less free to choose when one company is by far dominating the software market, and in addition to this trying to ensure others have a hard time competing (what this case is about).
You've got Apple as well, go buy a Mac; or install Linux.
Yes, this is a good tip if you wish to easier see the problem.
Is this really Google Earth and Virtual Earth and not Google USA and Virtual USA?
I haven't really found any information about their coverage goals with these tools. I personally know my neighborhood well, and there are good national resources for my country in my own language too, so I imagine it's when I travel I'd find it would be nice to have a virtual Earth for this, but at the same time I can't imagine Google making this effort seen in the screenshots on more than a fraction of the actual Earth.
I mean... Something like half the web's translation services seem to be licensing Systran's aging engine, and the rest are even worse. Yes, there are ambiguities that are hard to take care of, but with computers great at managing a lot of data, you'd think they'd at least have more complete dictionaries.:-p And regarding the ambiguities -- it's here a good engine comes into play. The better it is, the more it'll be able to correctly resolve by analyzing the context.
If.NET is not fit for Longhorn, how is it fit in this enlarged and more crucial role?
Because speed isn't as much of an issue for this?
You're comparing OS kernels with ID systems. Apples and oranges. OS kernels require extreme performance and direct hardware access among other things; obviously an ID system may not need these things as badly.
So if someone exploits a security hole in.NET they can take my identity?
Maybe, maybe not, it depends on how their platform works. But the same can of course be said with any other API an application may use. Not sure what you're trying to say -- that these important systems should always be built from scratch? But the downside of that is you'd rely on 100% homebrewn code that hasn't been tested in production ready systems since before.
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Sweet Jesus - and to think that some people think that Microsoft software is easy to use.
Huh? That's part of the beta program registration procedure, not about software ease-of-use.
Of course no one will need to go through that when the product is finished.
This is actually a dupe from 2003.
MSH supports both \ and / for directory separators, and uses - for command options, maybe also / if you want to, don't quite remember, but definitely -.
Bush being the "patriot" here, it made more sense to me than I wish it would have.
Hmm, what is this european country you're speaking of?
The scary numbers are helpful to diagnose the cause of the error.
A typical example of visuals going before usability.
All Phil Schiller said was that Apple would do nothing to stop people from trying to run Windows on Apple computers; he never said Windows would run on Macs.
He said he thought they would run Windows on their Mac's too. That pretty much tells me it's entirely possible and not too hard to do either.
I'm actually surprised Google let others leech on their bandwidth like this without paying them or anything. Same with e.g. GoogleFS and other hacks. Either this is a sign of more things to come, or it's just one of few sites they didn't like even with their highly relaxed stance about others leeching on their services.
Hm.. Now this is kind of off-topic but that gave me an idea that Apple hardware may become much more popular than ever before. Sure, OS X won't run everywhere since Apple is locking it down, but during the keynote, Apple said they'd fully expect people to install and run Windows on their computers and didn't intend to do anything about it. And if Windows is compatible enough out of the box with their hardware, I guess Linux will be as well, or at least not too hard to make it so.
:-)
This has to be a major reason to why Apple switched architecture -- to make their hardware far more attractive part thanks to OS X, and to build a great multi-OS system. I feel stupid for not having connected the dots before, now.
If Apple computers can dual-boot between OS X and Linux, guess which hardware anti-Microsoft people will come in droves for. Heck, even Windows users should find them interesting.
It's also interesting that while it at first sight has a good and clean design, it's surprisingly unergonomic. Putting one icon in each corner of the screen must be among the most stupid you can do as a UI designer. It's no coincidence Microsoft decided to even put "Shut Down" in the Start Menu -- it's because you're often already there with your mouse pointer when working with your computer.
Same reason to why we often have Minimize, Maximize, and Close in the same place, and so on...
Yeah, they 'su root' and mess up their system.
No wait, that was the wrong OS...
But seriously, even l337 hackers do these "I know better" mistakes now and then.
Nothing new, nothing specific to Microsoft.
Non-PC compatible? But Jobs said Windows should be able to run on it and it's solely designed for regular PC components.
Why not just do that? :-/
Well the implications are still pretty big... The architecture switch will make it far easier to make high performing emulators. I don't consider PearPC to be high performing and feature rich, just a masterful feat at emulating PowerPC at a decent speed. I mean, VMWare may be able to support OS X at very good speeds now.
... and this is from Microsoft's Mac division:
:-o
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"We have a strong relationship with Apple and will work closely with them to continue our long tradition of making great applications for a great platform."
What can I say. Indeed!
Source:
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2005/jun/06intel.
Source? Would be an interesting read.
You're a bit diffuse about some things I'd like to see more about, like how a powered down brain couldn't be wrong and what the brains were "correct" about at all.
So you get nothing of what Google is planning for the rest of the earth?
I mean, regular *maps* with location names can I get for free with NASA World Wind, my question is basically if I get anything extra for what I'd pay for, and if Google is planning to add anything extra when introducing this new version of Keyhole as Google Earth.
Last I check Microsoft was not pointing a gun at your head, and telling you to buy their crap.
These things are about Microsoft's market position and business practices. No, they aren't pointing guns, because they aren't armored criminals, but they are using certain business practices some organizations don't like.
Let the free-market decide.
The problem is that the market is less free to choose when one company is by far dominating the software market, and in addition to this trying to ensure others have a hard time competing (what this case is about).
You've got Apple as well, go buy a Mac; or install Linux.
Yes, this is a good tip if you wish to easier see the problem.
But nowadays NASA has World Wind which is open source too.
:-)
C# open source running on DirectX, yes, but open source.
Is this really Google Earth and Virtual Earth and not Google USA and Virtual USA?
I haven't really found any information about their coverage goals with these tools. I personally know my neighborhood well, and there are good national resources for my country in my own language too, so I imagine it's when I travel I'd find it would be nice to have a virtual Earth for this, but at the same time I can't imagine Google making this effort seen in the screenshots on more than a fraction of the actual Earth.
I mean... Something like half the web's translation services seem to be licensing Systran's aging engine, and the rest are even worse. Yes, there are ambiguities that are hard to take care of, but with computers great at managing a lot of data, you'd think they'd at least have more complete dictionaries. :-p And regarding the ambiguities -- it's here a good engine comes into play. The better it is, the more it'll be able to correctly resolve by analyzing the context.
Yes, or to summarize opinions like these, nothing will ever kill MS because nothing in the past have so far!
How about the lists on the M$ site which document current major programs which XP SP2 breaks?
Unaffected.
How about a buggy firewall?
Using my own, as I'd have if I'd use 2K anyway?
How about networking problems?
Huuh?
If .NET is not fit for Longhorn, how is it fit in this enlarged and more crucial role?
Because speed isn't as much of an issue for this?
You're comparing OS kernels with ID systems. Apples and oranges. OS kernels require extreme performance and direct hardware access among other things; obviously an ID system may not need these things as badly.
So if someone exploits a security hole in .NET they can take my identity?
Maybe, maybe not, it depends on how their platform works. But the same can of course be said with any other API an application may use. Not sure what you're trying to say -- that these important systems should always be built from scratch? But the downside of that is you'd rely on 100% homebrewn code that hasn't been tested in production ready systems since before.