When you read stories like this one, you start to realize that "Big Brother" is "The Mob" is "The Big Corporations" is "The Government". All of which maintain large quantities of data about their "undesirables".
Beware of the unmarked black helicopters.
Steve Jobs seems to be trying to prove that he has ADD. They never stick with anything long enough to make a scratch in the market, it seems. Highly unscientific opinion, but it appears that Apple can't stay focused. They've been around for 20-something years and still haven't decided who their market is....(home users, ubergeeks, non-geeks, IT depts, and around again).
GUI != OS...or is this the only thing that really makes Mac OS distinctive? If you were to change the interface in Mac OS, would it still be Mac OS?
These aren't rhetorical questions. I'm actually curious about what advantages the Mac OS offers beyond the interface.
If the governments were doing this to protect the people, they'd go just a step further automatically prevent collisions by halting cars that are detected as being too close. The governments stand to make alot of money by not taking it a step further. Law enforcement agencies would lobby against any technology that eliminates the need for their services anyway.
It seems that this type of legal action tends to be made by companies that are in 2nd or 3rd place as just a part of their attempt to move to 1st place. The strategy of using lawsuits to squash or bruise competition or copycats (such as CMGI's search engine patent suits) appeases the short-term goals of marketing teams and company officers, but it usually hurts the company in terms of PR in that the public sees these actions as frivolous attempts to protect a weak marketing strategy as well as building resentment among the communities which might have helped build support otherwise.
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Maybe next time you'll read the article. It's a bi-partisan effort.
When you read stories like this one, you start to realize that "Big Brother" is "The Mob" is "The Big Corporations" is "The Government". All of which maintain large quantities of data about their "undesirables". Beware of the unmarked black helicopters.
Steve Jobs seems to be trying to prove that he has ADD. They never stick with anything long enough to make a scratch in the market, it seems. Highly unscientific opinion, but it appears that Apple can't stay focused. They've been around for 20-something years and still haven't decided who their market is....(home users, ubergeeks, non-geeks, IT depts, and around again).
How long until the local police officers decide they need a similar vehicle to keep us in check?
Here you go.
GUI != OS...or is this the only thing that really makes Mac OS distinctive? If you were to change the interface in Mac OS, would it still be Mac OS? These aren't rhetorical questions. I'm actually curious about what advantages the Mac OS offers beyond the interface.
If the governments were doing this to protect the people, they'd go just a step further automatically prevent collisions by halting cars that are detected as being too close. The governments stand to make alot of money by not taking it a step further. Law enforcement agencies would lobby against any technology that eliminates the need for their services anyway.
It seems that this type of legal action tends to be made by companies that are in 2nd or 3rd place as just a part of their attempt to move to 1st place. The strategy of using lawsuits to squash or bruise competition or copycats (such as CMGI's search engine patent suits) appeases the short-term goals of marketing teams and company officers, but it usually hurts the company in terms of PR in that the public sees these actions as frivolous attempts to protect a weak marketing strategy as well as building resentment among the communities which might have helped build support otherwise.