Of course. If the whole chain is in-house they'll be able to eliminate a lot of unnecessary overhead, making it more efficient and profitable than having to deal with external business partners stuck in the 19th century.
He's probably thinking of the whole Yost/Kinetix/Discreet thing, which looks different on the outside.
As for Max on different platforms, the only thing I remember is someone claiming to have been at a closed-circle presentation of an experimental (partially working) Linux port. But that was back in the days when it was sold under the Kinetix/Discreet label.
Looks like the author has only done some superficial research on some aspects.
For example, 3ds Max is a Windows-only application, but it's far from the only major application in this sector. For example, LightWave licenses are less expensive, there's a Mac client as well and right now the features it has to offer are running circles around Max. And that's coming from a long-time Max user. It's one of the major applications in the business, but far from dominating.
CAD is mostly done on Windows and *nix, but that's partly for historical reasons (code bas which has grown over decades in some cases).
Part of the problem is also the specialized hardware support on the Mac platform. You just can't expect an overpriced two year old entertainment graphics card to beat the results professional graphics software will achieve on a Quadro/Fire with optimized drivers and certified compatibility. That's like expecting an AMC Gremlin to beat a well-tuned Formula 1 racer.
They're Russians. If it hadn't been for us whining westerners the Russians would still be getting their money's worth out of the Mir station, simply patching it up as they go.
It actually hasn't been altered but retains its initial functionality even though a prominent decision by Germany's constitutional court requires the abilities to be limited to tapping into digital phone calls. They simply didn't castrate the program, violating that court order in the process.
Better don't forget to streamline it so just installing the OS itself won't use up several dozen gigabytes of fucking HDD space (especially in light of SSD-based systems).
Borders? Last time I checked some moron had the bright idea of tightening control over the border to the north (because those evil Canadians are such a dangerous bunch) while the one to the south is basically a revolving door in all but name.
The last time they tried something like this it turned into a complete clusterfuck, e.g. revoking the drivers licenses of innocent people due to similar names and facial features.
And their solution to the problem is to implement another project which could backfire even worse???
Depends on the motivation. Would they want to continue it or simply take their patent portfolio, some assets (datacenters, key employees,...) and nuke the rest sky high?
Usually an old version is already installed. You need to install additional runtimes, reboot a couple of times and sacrifice a first-born to get newer applications working.
Well, if you cause the browser to crash before it gets any chance to theoretically access a malware source that could be counted as a form of protection.
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At least until the authorities come knocking because someone was downloading child pornography through the exit node you're running.
Not touching that with a ten foot pole!
Of course. If the whole chain is in-house they'll be able to eliminate a lot of unnecessary overhead, making it more efficient and profitable than having to deal with external business partners stuck in the 19th century.
Nope, the White House isn't burning yet.
Pretty much. That limit is there for the same reason your gas tank still has a small emergency reserve left once the indicator reaches zero.
He's probably thinking of the whole Yost/Kinetix/Discreet thing, which looks different on the outside.
As for Max on different platforms, the only thing I remember is someone claiming to have been at a closed-circle presentation of an experimental (partially working) Linux port. But that was back in the days when it was sold under the Kinetix/Discreet label.
Looks like the author has only done some superficial research on some aspects.
For example, 3ds Max is a Windows-only application, but it's far from the only major application in this sector. For example, LightWave licenses are less expensive, there's a Mac client as well and right now the features it has to offer are running circles around Max. And that's coming from a long-time Max user.
It's one of the major applications in the business, but far from dominating.
CAD is mostly done on Windows and *nix, but that's partly for historical reasons (code bas which has grown over decades in some cases).
Part of the problem is also the specialized hardware support on the Mac platform. You just can't expect an overpriced two year old entertainment graphics card to beat the results professional graphics software will achieve on a Quadro/Fire with optimized drivers and certified compatibility. That's like expecting an AMC Gremlin to beat a well-tuned Formula 1 racer.
At least Google+ leads to some kickbacks from game companies instead of only costing them money.
Gnome 3 is moving in the same direction as as the Unity project. You'd be trading cholera for pestilence.
They're Russians. If it hadn't been for us whining westerners the Russians would still be getting their money's worth out of the Mir station, simply patching it up as they go.
Seems like you're still rather new to this whole "reading" thing.
Yes, thanks to sloppy wording there could even be trouble if you're using Wireshark to analyze traffic on a network you're doing maintenance for.
It actually hasn't been altered but retains its initial functionality even though a prominent decision by Germany's constitutional court requires the abilities to be limited to tapping into digital phone calls.
They simply didn't castrate the program, violating that court order in the process.
Sarcasm apparently isn't your strong suit.
Until the attempts in Windows 8, which will have its own app store.
Better don't forget to streamline it so just installing the OS itself won't use up several dozen gigabytes of fucking HDD space (especially in light of SSD-based systems).
Borders?
Last time I checked some moron had the bright idea of tightening control over the border to the north (because those evil Canadians are such a dangerous bunch) while the one to the south is basically a revolving door in all but name.
The last time they tried something like this it turned into a complete clusterfuck, e.g. revoking the drivers licenses of innocent people due to similar names and facial features.
And their solution to the problem is to implement another project which could backfire even worse???
... Option C: All sides are talking out of their asses and the truth is somewhere in the middle.
Depends on the motivation. Would they want to continue it or simply take their patent portfolio, some assets (datacenters, key employees, ...) and nuke the rest sky high?
Allaire/Macromedia/Adobe has prior art on that.
Since the Java Updater tries to download a new update every other day I'm not surprised people don't give a shit anymore if the message pops up.
Usually an old version is already installed. You need to install additional runtimes, reboot a couple of times and sacrifice a first-born to get newer applications working.
30 gig? Let's hope they'll release it as a Blu-ray title or people are going to be in trouble.
Well, if you cause the browser to crash before it gets any chance to theoretically access a malware source that could be counted as a form of protection.