Ah, but this is only true if you actually would by the software. Most people would not go out and buy the software but they would gladly copy it if the opportunity came by.
In this case, whar are you stealing? An opportunity for Apple to sell a license to someone who isn't interested?
Agreed, there is a lot for the average home user for Mac OS X. But when it comes to software most companies require there is very little available for OS X.
Some things missing:
Document management systems with Office integration such as Documentum, Windows Sharepoint Services etc.
ERP systems. A previous poster mentioned that some of them have web interfaces. These, however, tend to rely heavily on Active X controls and hence won't work in any OS X browser.
Well, I hardly believe they are the first company to offer streaming video to cell phones. Europe is already switching to the third generation of mobile communications (3G) and most networks offer streaming video at a much higher quality than what is displayed in their demo.
3G networks have a much higher bandwidth (384 kbps) compared to previous technology such as GSM.
Most of the 3G phones have two-way simultaneous video chat as well.
Generally, no. So I ordered it with the basic 128 Mb configuration. But the salesguy was right. It was really sluggish with 128 Mb as soon as you opened e.g. Word. After upgrading to 384 Mb all went smoothly.
The problem is that a lot of web based applications depend on the Rich Text Editor control included with MSIE. If you look at professional CMS-applications many of them use this editor field to format content areas and this makes life a lot easier for content producers.
If Mozilla had a similar editor field that could be embedded I believe that a lot of CMS manufacturers could make cross-browser CMS-software. This could eventually lead to an easier corporate switch from IE to Mozilla.
The difference is that Apple sells their systems with base models that are usable configurations.
What a load of crap. I called Apple to get the iBook 800Mhz two years ago in the basic configuration with 128 Mb RAM. The Apple sales person told me (and I quote): "128 Mb is not enough memory for this computer, it will barely be usable".
They have since upgraded memory for their bottom line computers, but they are in no way better than Dell in this area.
Ah, but this whole discussion is about switching from one computing platform (A. Windows on Intel) to another (B. OS X on Apple). Being able to switch computing platform means that they can be considered to compete in the same market.
Microsoft has a near monopoly on one part of computing system A. The hardware part of A has fierce competition with many suppliers of even parts of the hardware. This has created a lot of benefits for consumers with lower prices and increased price/performance ratio.
For computing system B Apple has a solid monopoly on the hardware (OS X does not run on anything else) and close to a monopoly on the OS (you can buy an Apple computer and run Linux on it but I would guess that it can be difficult to develop drivers for certain parts of the hardware as it would be of little interest for Apple to disclose specifications).
I bought an iBook for my wife's mom for christmas and it came with AppleWorks installed and ready to use. It also came woth the PowerBook my friend bought two months ago.
[...]and there is no concrete evidence to support the claim that such experiements will result in these cures
Yes there is. Take for example multiple sclerosis, a neurological disease where your own body attacks the myelin sheath covering your nerves. As the disease progress this results in paralysis, severe pain, fatigue, loss of vision and many other symptoms that create a lot of suffering for those affected by the disease. There is currently no cure.
Here are some promising results from stem cell research that shows some of the potential for stem cell based therapies:
Anyone who takes the claims of a twelve word advertisement as gospel is a retarded idiot who shouldn't be allowed to buy anything more expensive than a pack of bubble gum. If this is the situation in England, then I truly feel sorry for the few intelligent people who are trapped there and have to be protected by this type of "truth in advertising" laws.
The problem is that in most countries outside the US, governmens make sure that citizens are protected from lies as much as possible. This is to keep some order in the area of marketing where claims tend to deteriorate into lies very quickly. Most of us are bombarded with ads every day and I, for one, would welcome governmental restrictions on what the marketing droids try to shove down my trhoat.
I would be happy to use OS X on intel / AMD based hardware. In many ways I like it more than Windows XP.
What I don't like is the fact that Apple is the sole manufacturer of the hardware required to run the OS. Monopolies tend to create weird pricing and reduce innovation. It still seems to be a fact that Apple hardware price/performance ratio is poor compared to intel/amd-based hardware (but let's not go deeper into that dark alley again).
Same goes for me. I have used my WinXP box for heavy development for weeks without rebooting. Same goes for all other developers I know. It is a common misconception among Mac users that Windows is constantly suffering from blue screens and rebooting. The mantra "My computer used to crash constantly yada yada, but now I have a Mac and yada yada..." will take some time before it goes away.
As another poster mentioned earlier, this type of material has been creted earlier, but had to be kept at a temperature below -101 deg Celsius to function. A more detailed look at this field is available here.
This article (from feb 2003) mentions that one of the major obstacles is making it work at room temperature which now has been achieved. Apparently this is a huge breakthrough.
Let's face it: most people will not buy a new computer for > $4000.
It would be far more interesting to see what you can get for different amounts of money. E.g. What is the price / performance for a system for $900, $1000, $2000 and so on. This is where I believe Apple will have a hard time keeping up with Intel based products.
I have had a look at some.Net code generators and have seen a lot of them popping up lately. One of the more interesting ones is Visual Welder from Sembleware which will create a complete web application (although with a horrible GUI) from the object descriptions and relationships you set up in a 3D view(!).
Their webpage says you can create simple business rules as well, but I have yet to try this feature.
Finale has a pretty steep learning curve compared to other notation software. I have used quite a few of them and found that Igor engraver is one of the best (and easiest to learn).
I can see a lot of consumers picking stores they know won't collect the VAT. After all, those stores will have a 15% discount on their items compared to the stores that collect VAT.
Living in Sweden (where VAT is a heft 25%) it has always been lucrative to order stuff on the internet from the US. I remember when buying a single CD from Amazon (inluding shipping) was cheaper and faster than ordering it from a local e-merchant.
This is especially true for software where you can download the product immediately after buying it. Last week I purchased Norton AV from Symantec. Price on Symantec's swedish store = SEK 620. Price on symantects US store = 350 SEK, That's almost a 50% discount just a few clicks away!
Serious interface developers that know how to set up and use library items in dreamweaver can develop large scale web sites and applications very efficiently. I have yet to come across another tool that enables the same level of productivity when it comes to creating web pages.
Pairing dreaweaver with a good UI guidelines document also enables consistency across a team when developing new pages.
PS. In retrospect this looks like I am employed by Macromedia to deliver shameless plugs.. This is not the case.
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Ah, but this is only true if you actually would by the software. Most people would not go out and buy the software but they would gladly copy it if the opportunity came by.
In this case, whar are you stealing? An opportunity for Apple to sell a license to someone who isn't interested?
Since when did e.g. Denmarks foreign policy influence your life?
The reason for letting foreigners participate in the US election is because the outcome may indicate if YOU WILL GET BOMBS DROPPED ON YOU!
?! When did US start "sheltering" Sweden? Has the US placed troops in Sweden secretly?
3G networks have a much higher bandwidth (384 kbps) compared to previous technology such as GSM.
Most of the 3G phones have two-way simultaneous video chat as well.
This is great! Now all we need is Apple to include a similar feature in Safari and then we can move to any client platform we like.
Generally, no. So I ordered it with the basic 128 Mb configuration. But the salesguy was right. It was really sluggish with 128 Mb as soon as you opened e.g. Word. After upgrading to 384 Mb all went smoothly.
The problem is that a lot of web based applications depend on the Rich Text Editor control included with MSIE. If you look at professional CMS-applications many of them use this editor field to format content areas and this makes life a lot easier for content producers.
If Mozilla had a similar editor field that could be embedded I believe that a lot of CMS manufacturers could make cross-browser CMS-software. This could eventually lead to an easier corporate switch from IE to Mozilla.
What a load of crap. I called Apple to get the iBook 800Mhz two years ago in the basic configuration with 128 Mb RAM. The Apple sales person told me (and I quote): "128 Mb is not enough memory for this computer, it will barely be usable".
They have since upgraded memory for their bottom line computers, but they are in no way better than Dell in this area.Ah, but this whole discussion is about switching from one computing platform (A. Windows on Intel) to another (B. OS X on Apple). Being able to switch computing platform means that they can be considered to compete in the same market.
Microsoft has a near monopoly on one part of computing system A. The hardware part of A has fierce competition with many suppliers of even parts of the hardware. This has created a lot of benefits for consumers with lower prices and increased price/performance ratio.
For computing system B Apple has a solid monopoly on the hardware (OS X does not run on anything else) and close to a monopoly on the OS (you can buy an Apple computer and run Linux on it but I would guess that it can be difficult to develop drivers for certain parts of the hardware as it would be of little interest for Apple to disclose specifications).
Microsoft is a convicted monopoly, and Apple isn't
Agreed. But Apple runs a thorough monopoly on its hardware. You switch from an OS monopoly to a hardware one. Which one is worse?
I bought an iBook for my wife's mom for christmas and it came with AppleWorks installed and ready to use. It also came woth the PowerBook my friend bought two months ago.
[...]and there is no concrete evidence to support the claim that such experiements will result in these cures
Yes there is. Take for example multiple sclerosis, a neurological disease where your own body attacks the myelin sheath covering your nerves. As the disease progress this results in paralysis, severe pain, fatigue, loss of vision and many other symptoms that create a lot of suffering for those affected by the disease. There is currently no cure.
Here are some promising results from stem cell research that shows some of the potential for stem cell based therapies:
Curing paralysis in a a mouse model of MS
Stem cell transplants are being tried on humans as we speak.
The problem is that in most countries outside the US, governmens make sure that citizens are protected from lies as much as possible. This is to keep some order in the area of marketing where claims tend to deteriorate into lies very quickly. Most of us are bombarded with ads every day and I, for one, would welcome governmental restrictions on what the marketing droids try to shove down my trhoat.
I was more thinking of the internal production / supply chain / distribution process innovation that influence the manufacturing cost of the hardware.
I find it hard to believe that Apple has putting as much effort into that as e.g. Dell or other PC-manufacturers that face fierce competition.
I would be happy to use OS X on intel / AMD based hardware. In many ways I like it more than Windows XP.
What I don't like is the fact that Apple is the sole manufacturer of the hardware required to run the OS. Monopolies tend to create weird pricing and reduce innovation. It still seems to be a fact that Apple hardware price/performance ratio is poor compared to intel/amd-based hardware (but let's not go deeper into that dark alley again).
Same goes for me. I have used my WinXP box for heavy development for weeks without rebooting. Same goes for all other developers I know. It is a common misconception among Mac users that Windows is constantly suffering from blue screens and rebooting. The mantra "My computer used to crash constantly yada yada, but now I have a Mac and yada yada..." will take some time before it goes away.
This article (from feb 2003) mentions that one of the major obstacles is making it work at room temperature which now has been achieved. Apparently this is a huge breakthrough.
Let's face it: most people will not buy a new computer for > $4000.
It would be far more interesting to see what you can get for different amounts of money. E.g. What is the price / performance for a system for $900, $1000, $2000 and so on. This is where I believe Apple will have a hard time keeping up with Intel based products.
Their webpage says you can create simple business rules as well, but I have yet to try this feature.
I was going to post something about how long it would take before some american shouts "terrorist training facility" but someone beat me to it.
Might just as well outlaw driving simulators too. And hey, have you seen the new The Sims game?
Finale has a pretty steep learning curve compared to other notation software. I have used quite a few of them and found that Igor engraver is one of the best (and easiest to learn).
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I can see a lot of consumers picking stores they know won't collect the VAT. After all, those stores will have a 15% discount on their items compared to the stores that collect VAT.
Living in Sweden (where VAT is a heft 25%) it has always been lucrative to order stuff on the internet from the US. I remember when buying a single CD from Amazon (inluding shipping) was cheaper and faster than ordering it from a local e-merchant.
This is especially true for software where you can download the product immediately after buying it. Last week I purchased Norton AV from Symantec. Price on Symantec's swedish store = SEK 620. Price on symantects US store = 350 SEK, That's almost a 50% discount just a few clicks away!
Serious interface developers that know how to set up and use library items in dreamweaver can develop large scale web sites and applications very efficiently. I have yet to come across another tool that enables the same level of productivity when it comes to creating web pages.
Pairing dreaweaver with a good UI guidelines document also enables consistency across a team when developing new pages.
PS. In retrospect this looks like I am employed by Macromedia to deliver shameless plugs.. This is not the case.
Why email Saddam Hussein? If you have followed recent news you will find that it is the US that is about to invade Iraq, not the other way around.
I bet that the coming US invasion of Iraq will end up in this list pretty soon...