Niche: A special area of demand for a product or service
Seeing as 99% of computer users likely have never heard about AutoCAD, SolidWords, Pro/E, and so on, I'd say it's safe to call it niche software.
I think one could easily reckon that if software wasn't niche then, almost by definition, there would be version (or similar software put out by another company) on the Mac and Windows.
GM is just to big to fail, they have too many assets and some one will be brought in at some point to put them in order
Let's just hope that "someone" isn't Uncle Sam and "put them in order" isn't accomplished with tax payers' dollars a la Chrystler in the 80s.
The low stock price indicates investors' attitudes w.r.t. GM's future potential. They're, in essence, expecting bigger and better profits from Apple & MS than GM, even though GM may be larger/have higher revenues.
Could be that he wants to cash out at the top. It may not mean that he believes Apple is headed down the shitters, but perhaps he thinks it's currently overvalued as a stock. (I'd probably agree, although I'm no stock expert.)
Smart money sells at the top and buys at the bottom. Who do you think's been buying real estate over the last 1-2 years? Not the wise investors, they're the ones who sold then, who knew that the market was grossly overvalued.
Maybe I'm being nitpicky here, but Office !=.NET. It sounds like your problems are with different versions of Office and add-ons designed to work with version you have or don't have?
I won't disagree that there are versioning difficulties with certain Microsoft software, but in my experience with.NET, versioning has never been an issue. But then again, I'm working at the framework level, and not really too concerned with installing a bunch of non-Microsoft products that expect different versions.
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How many times have you found.net foundation issues installing something? Some want 1.1 then you install something 2.0 and it get overwritten next time a 1.1 thing gets installed.
Ummmm... never?.NET was designed to have different versions run side-by-side. Why, right this very moment I have.NET 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0 installed on my machine and have various desktop-based programs using different versions.
Granted, I'm not in the.NET desktop app space (an ASP.NET developer, here), but I've never heard of anyone who's had installations cause one version of.NET to overwrite another.
Microsoft is reorganizing its Windows unit by replacing the top manager of its flagship software operation.
Steven Sinofsky will be replacing Jim Allchin effective immediately, even though Allchin will continue to oversee the development of Windows Vista.
While it appears that Allchin is staying on to "oversee the development of Windows Vista," it still is a bit alarming, no? I know his plan was to leave once Vista was complete, so maybe this is just his/Microsoft's way of relieving him of extraneous crap so he can focus on Vista, but it also could mean more...
Can MCI provide you with a copy of a document you signed regarding the charges? If not (and if I'm not mistaken), what they're doing is illegal. Next time you get a call, request this information and if they can't or won't provide it, tell them that if they call you again it's off to the FCC and your state's attorney general.
I use Trillian, too, and used to have problems with the file transfer stuff. There is some good information on the official Trillian site (trillian.cc, IIRC) that talks about how to fix these problems.
If I remember, it's that w/Trillian you have to explicitly open a certain set of ports on your firewall to receive file transfers, whereas MSN/AIM use uPNP (I think that's what it's called, I'm not a networking guy) to automagically instruct the firewall to let traffic through those ports... (or something like that, I really am not too experienced in that areana)
If you have a Google account, when you search you'll see a little link titled something like: "Don't show these results" and you can have Google remember not to show you hits from a specific URL or even an entire domain (like about.com). Not only that, but if you're signed in when you search, Google remembers your search history, and you can search that (which is invaluable if you remember finding some site from three days ago, but don't remember the URL or the search terms you used...)
I did some research into the nature of flash memory, and I discovered that using it as a swap device is perhaps the worst conceivable thing. Seriously.
Well crapers, it's unfortunate that none of the thousands of developers and researchers working on Vista did any research into this.
I bet they can handle the load. The game's on at 8 AM EST on a Sunday - that means 7 AM in the Midwest, 6 AM in the Moutain Time Zone and 5 AM on the West coast... And it's hockey... I dunno, there may be some die-hard fans that get up at 5 AM to watch a hockey game live over a grainy Internet connection, but I'd be willing to bet the numbers will be small. I mean, who but the most die-hard of hockey fans is going to get up at 8 AM or earlier on a Sunday to watch a game live on a computer screen when they can wait until a decent hour and watch it on their HDTV?
Upon visiting the US the most recent time:
"I'm surprised at how thin everyone is."
Heh, he obviously didn't visit the Midwest!:-p
I have to go with the other poster. It is possible to make meaningful generalizations about a populace without implying it is true of every person.
Yeah, I agree. But I think when one catches oneself making such a generalization, even if it's a broad one and one that is statistically accurate, they ought to take a moment and reflect if they're letting generalizations influence their overall opinions about a culture/race/country/nationality/etc.
Because Americans are the kind of people who make blanket stereotypes. (I hope you see the irony/point I am making here. It's easy to generalize others, but not so much fun when you're the target of the generalizations. Now I'm not saying I'm holier than thou, as I stereotype with the best of 'em, being American and all.)
Maybe the trend here is that Japan doesn't like big, brawny electronics. Perhaps they like simple, cute, almost frivolous electronics.
Or maybe Japan is made up of millions of individuals who have their own preferences and favorites, and make their purchasing decisions based on those rather than what THE COUNTRY does? Although the furthest "East" I've been is Amsterdam, so maybe I'm just not getting their culture.
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Seeing as 99% of computer users likely have never heard about AutoCAD, SolidWords, Pro/E, and so on, I'd say it's safe to call it niche software.
I think one could easily reckon that if software wasn't niche then, almost by definition, there would be version (or similar software put out by another company) on the Mac and Windows.
Beats the living hell out of me. My Apple experience is limited to my iPod and the Apple II's back in my elementary school.
I think it's spurious to consider niche software. Aren't there high-end graphic artist type programs that are Mac only?
Let's just hope that "someone" isn't Uncle Sam and "put them in order" isn't accomplished with tax payers' dollars a la Chrystler in the 80s.
The low stock price indicates investors' attitudes w.r.t. GM's future potential. They're, in essence, expecting bigger and better profits from Apple & MS than GM, even though GM may be larger/have higher revenues.
Smart money sells at the top and buys at the bottom. Who do you think's been buying real estate over the last 1-2 years? Not the wise investors, they're the ones who sold then, who knew that the market was grossly overvalued.
Yes, he had a higher quality desk back in 1983. I'm not so sure that his current one could support his weight.
Or his wife!
Don't worry, seeing how Vista's release date has continually slipped, his kids will probably never use that, either.
I won't disagree that there are versioning difficulties with certain Microsoft software, but in my experience with .NET, versioning has never been an issue. But then again, I'm working at the framework level, and not really too concerned with installing a bunch of non-Microsoft products that expect different versions.
Ummmm... never? .NET was designed to have different versions run side-by-side. Why, right this very moment I have .NET 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0 installed on my machine and have various desktop-based programs using different versions.
Granted, I'm not in the .NET desktop app space (an ASP.NET developer, here), but I've never heard of anyone who's had installations cause one version of .NET to overwrite another.
While it appears that Allchin is staying on to "oversee the development of Windows Vista," it still is a bit alarming, no? I know his plan was to leave once Vista was complete, so maybe this is just his/Microsoft's way of relieving him of extraneous crap so he can focus on Vista, but it also could mean more...I am with you w.r.t. to "60% figure," but here's some food for thought:
Can MCI provide you with a copy of a document you signed regarding the charges? If not (and if I'm not mistaken), what they're doing is illegal. Next time you get a call, request this information and if they can't or won't provide it, tell them that if they call you again it's off to the FCC and your state's attorney general.
If I remember, it's that w/Trillian you have to explicitly open a certain set of ports on your firewall to receive file transfers, whereas MSN/AIM use uPNP (I think that's what it's called, I'm not a networking guy) to automagically instruct the firewall to let traffic through those ports... (or something like that, I really am not too experienced in that areana)
Of course, there may be times when you don't want Google remembering your search history!
Well crapers, it's unfortunate that none of the thousands of developers and researchers working on Vista did any research into this.
And those that can't teach, teach PE. (credit goes to Woody Allen on that one... unless he stole it from someone)
I bet they can handle the load. The game's on at 8 AM EST on a Sunday - that means 7 AM in the Midwest, 6 AM in the Moutain Time Zone and 5 AM on the West coast... And it's hockey... I dunno, there may be some die-hard fans that get up at 5 AM to watch a hockey game live over a grainy Internet connection, but I'd be willing to bet the numbers will be small. I mean, who but the most die-hard of hockey fans is going to get up at 8 AM or earlier on a Sunday to watch a game live on a computer screen when they can wait until a decent hour and watch it on their HDTV?
Heh, he obviously didn't visit the Midwest! :-p
I have to go with the other poster. It is possible to make meaningful generalizations about a populace without implying it is true of every person.
Yeah, I agree. But I think when one catches oneself making such a generalization, even if it's a broad one and one that is statistically accurate, they ought to take a moment and reflect if they're letting generalizations influence their overall opinions about a culture/race/country/nationality/etc.
That's a very American attitude, sir.
But who uses or creates free software except for hippies and social deviants? Surely they wouldn't mind breaking some silly law laid out by THE MAN.
Because Americans are the kind of people who make blanket stereotypes. (I hope you see the irony/point I am making here. It's easy to generalize others, but not so much fun when you're the target of the generalizations. Now I'm not saying I'm holier than thou, as I stereotype with the best of 'em, being American and all.)
That's a very American attitude, sir.
Or maybe Japan is made up of millions of individuals who have their own preferences and favorites, and make their purchasing decisions based on those rather than what THE COUNTRY does? Although the furthest "East" I've been is Amsterdam, so maybe I'm just not getting their culture.
Ah, but how much beer have you consumed from Budweiser, Miller, Amstel Light, or Michelobe since that fateful day?