And Verizon would lock down the iPhone (tongue in cheek), so Apps will not work. I left Verizon several years ago for this very reason, and got a RAZR from ATT, and now I am still getting my money's worth from the first gen iPhone.
Funny, maybe our politicians should investigate their own lobbying deals first.
It is light on details period. How do I know this might not actually raise rates? Or limit service? I would rather a bill requiring competition in localities that grant cable mopnopolies. That is right in many places governmnet prevents competition. Thankfully there are some alternatives not blocked (satellite, wimax, etc). I just dumped Comcast and adopted Xohm Wimax, which is working well.
Have not seen much about Win 7 on Netbooks. Only seen Ubuntu V XP, and Ubuntu seems to do much better. I have a feeling Apple has a version of OSX that will be very snappy on slower hardware.
Bashing Windows is fun! Seriously, I love Apple, but must agree that the new OS X update really does not have any new incredible features I am dying for. The new iPhones look cool, and do have some new key features, that make it much more complete.
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The place I think Apple is still blowing it is in the "netbook" space. I will not spend over $1,000 for an Air to just do email and surf the net. In fact I just bought a Dell Mini 12 with Ubuntu for that, and at $500 is much easier on the wallet. No entry here by Apple despite Apple having a Mobile ready OS, unlike bloated Windows (reason why netbooks run XP), which I just do not get. Just do not fully understand Apple's poo-pooing the netbook space. I see a Netbook as a supplement to my bigger system, that I prefer not to carry. The iPhone can do some basic stuff on the road, but the screen is just not big enough for "surfing" the web, and handling documents etc...
Been waiting for Apple to deal with this segment. As a Mac Fanboy, I have been disappointed. I need something between my iPhone and my 17" laptop, and I do not want to spend $1000+. The Dell minis loaded with Ubuntu look pretty sweet right now.
I found myself laughing at the thought that if they did meter, it will only work for Windows users, because they would probably be too lazy to create a Mac or Linux version.
But they charge too much for the smaller routes. Amtrak charges $126 round trip for the slow train Baltimore to NYC, for the faster Acela it is $220 round trip. It is too expensive. Taking a family of four would be $500 to $800. It is far cheaper to drive, and park. If the rail is built it needs to be cheap. Raise gas taxes to subsidize the train, and do not use busy train routes to subsidize a 1000 mile route.
Amtrak charges $126 round trip for the slow train Baltimore to NYC, for the faster Acela it is $220 round trip. It is too expensive. Taking a family of four would be $500 to $800. It is far cheaper to drive, and park. If the rail is built it needs to be cheap. Raise gas taxes to subsidize the train, and do not use busy train routes to subsidize a 1000 mile route.
Callwave offers a similar product (free to most anyone with any phone, computer, email - nice service), which I used before my iPhone. They are covered by patents:
* Method and Apparatus for Providing Expanded Telecommunication Service, US Patent 6,477,246:
* Methods and Apparatus for Returning a Call over a Telephony System, US Patent 6,738,461
* Methods and Systems for Telephony Call Completion, US Patent 6,879,677
* Method and Apparatus for Providing Expanded Telecommunication Service, US Patent 6,898,275
* Call Routing Apparatus, US Patent 6,968,174
* Systems and Methods for Call Screening, US Patent 7,103,167
* Methods and Apparatus for Returning a Call over a Telephony System, US Patent 7,266,185
"Our problem with the computer services is that the only state in the United States that's done it is Connecticut, and there are about 40 lawsuits on it," Hixson said. "That seems like a non-starter for us."
She added that Pennsylvania also had a tax on computer services, but "had to repeal it."
As a service purchaser, this means that I will purchase less. The way I read it is that a $750,000 project gets $45,000 in sales taxes added on. That is $45,000 less in the budget. It may simply mean doing more in house. We will see.
The Hoover Dam was built by Six Companies all of which were private. Go figure. By the way, government tells me to F off more than any private company I deal with.
I do not even know where to begin with your inane comment. Come to Baltimore where you will see a city run into the ground by countless government failures. Private developers have been the one bright spot rehabilitating much of the city.
Unless one is also trying to fight global warming, which requires 100% of fossil fuel generated power to be replaced with something. Solar footprints are huge, and wind meets oppsoition on the coasts, so those two sources have some generating limits. Nuclear will have to fill in any gaps to meet energy needs. Efficiency helps, but is not enough to replace fossil fuel electricity generation.
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And Verizon would lock down the iPhone (tongue in cheek), so Apps will not work. I left Verizon several years ago for this very reason, and got a RAZR from ATT, and now I am still getting my money's worth from the first gen iPhone. Funny, maybe our politicians should investigate their own lobbying deals first.
It is light on details period. How do I know this might not actually raise rates? Or limit service? I would rather a bill requiring competition in localities that grant cable mopnopolies. That is right in many places governmnet prevents competition. Thankfully there are some alternatives not blocked (satellite, wimax, etc). I just dumped Comcast and adopted Xohm Wimax, which is working well.
Maybe they knocked 6GB of space off, because here come the netbooks with small SSD drives...or tablet thingy.
Story on the margin thing: Apple can make money on $599 netbook, says analyst: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=macintosh_os&articleId=9128439&taxonomyId=123&intsrc=kc_top
Have not seen much about Win 7 on Netbooks. Only seen Ubuntu V XP, and Ubuntu seems to do much better. I have a feeling Apple has a version of OSX that will be very snappy on slower hardware.
Actually, I think they could create one with the needed margins, and if done right they could get a premium.
There are some nice new features, and the upgrade price is on target, just no total wows from my perspective.
Bashing Windows is fun! Seriously, I love Apple, but must agree that the new OS X update really does not have any new incredible features I am dying for. The new iPhones look cool, and do have some new key features, that make it much more complete.
---- The place I think Apple is still blowing it is in the "netbook" space. I will not spend over $1,000 for an Air to just do email and surf the net. In fact I just bought a Dell Mini 12 with Ubuntu for that, and at $500 is much easier on the wallet. No entry here by Apple despite Apple having a Mobile ready OS, unlike bloated Windows (reason why netbooks run XP), which I just do not get. Just do not fully understand Apple's poo-pooing the netbook space. I see a Netbook as a supplement to my bigger system, that I prefer not to carry. The iPhone can do some basic stuff on the road, but the screen is just not big enough for "surfing" the web, and handling documents etc...
Been waiting for Apple to deal with this segment. As a Mac Fanboy, I have been disappointed. I need something between my iPhone and my 17" laptop, and I do not want to spend $1000+. The Dell minis loaded with Ubuntu look pretty sweet right now.
I bet they could do it for less, and on schedule.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/02/googles-data-center-secrets-revealed/
I know it doesn't, you need to turn on your sarcasm detector.
I found myself laughing at the thought that if they did meter, it will only work for Windows users, because they would probably be too lazy to create a Mac or Linux version.
But they charge too much for the smaller routes. Amtrak charges $126 round trip for the slow train Baltimore to NYC, for the faster Acela it is $220 round trip. It is too expensive. Taking a family of four would be $500 to $800. It is far cheaper to drive, and park. If the rail is built it needs to be cheap. Raise gas taxes to subsidize the train, and do not use busy train routes to subsidize a 1000 mile route.
Amtrak charges $126 round trip for the slow train Baltimore to NYC, for the faster Acela it is $220 round trip. It is too expensive. Taking a family of four would be $500 to $800. It is far cheaper to drive, and park. If the rail is built it needs to be cheap. Raise gas taxes to subsidize the train, and do not use busy train routes to subsidize a 1000 mile route.
I think, that I would never move to Florida even if you paid me to.
All work can get boring, I think you need to find a way to spice it up.
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As a service purchaser, this means that I will purchase less. The way I read it is that a $750,000 project gets $45,000 in sales taxes added on. That is $45,000 less in the budget. It may simply mean doing more in house. We will see.
$500 billion dollars.
So how does anyone think they can manage to cover a larger area. In many airports it is expensive, and thus useless to me.
The Hoover Dam was built by Six Companies all of which were private. Go figure. By the way, government tells me to F off more than any private company I deal with.
I do not even know where to begin with your inane comment. Come to Baltimore where you will see a city run into the ground by countless government failures. Private developers have been the one bright spot rehabilitating much of the city.
Unless one is also trying to fight global warming, which requires 100% of fossil fuel generated power to be replaced with something. Solar footprints are huge, and wind meets oppsoition on the coasts, so those two sources have some generating limits. Nuclear will have to fill in any gaps to meet energy needs. Efficiency helps, but is not enough to replace fossil fuel electricity generation.
The movies.
Techcrunch thinks it is a hot job by the big three credit agencies. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/17/the-hit-job-o n-lifelock/