How do I change hardware on a Chrome OS system? What about games? ChromeOS is fine as long as you can do things in a browser, which by itself is already a huge limitation.
Some may argue against it, but cost of a Windows PC is a fraction of that for a Mac. And if you want a different proc/mobo/graphics card/sound card/drives etc you can rip and replace in a Windows PC. I think OS X is a fine OS, mainly because the base is a clone of BSD, so nothing that has all the awkwardness and shortcomings of past Apple's own OS. Leaves Linux which is an excellent alternative until you divert not even that far off path. Hardware support in Linux is lagging, typically a vendor and not a community issue, but for the user it doesn't matter who stonewalled. Why can't I use my networked Brother laser with the same ease on Linux as on Windows? There are many other shortcomings and quirks with the various Linux distros, the endless variety being one of the problems.
In short, there is not a single OS on the market today that satisfies the needs of the many. It's the same as with the browsers, none of them adheres to the standards and in the end they all suck.There is not just one void, there are many small voids and different ones per OS.
But at what cost? Mainly due to massive layoffs and the product they put out clearly shows: uninspired, old, and buggy. The success of a company needs to be measured in more than quarterly numbers. Given that 98% of all desktops run Windows it is almost pathetic how little they get out of this.
Compare Intel CPUs with AMD CPUs and you pay far less with AMD for the same computational power. Plus, AMD motherboards are significantly less expensive. Yes, Intel is way overpriced.
Apple's hardware is off the shelf parts with a custom housing, yet it costs about twice as much as the parts would be individually...and that is comparing with consumer prices, not volume pricing that Apple clearly gets. Apple is far too expensive, which is also explained by the piggish margins that Apple enjoys.
Storage isn't that expensive...unless of course you have an Apple box that at times makes upgrading with 3rd party components difficult if not impossible.
It is often not that companies do not want to fix it, but that the customers demand new features. With limited resources businesses need to make a decision if they fix stuff or add features. They typically opt for new features because that allows for more sales. The only time the scale gets tipped the other way is when the company starts losing business due to quality issues. Complain to the vendor and stop buying their stuff, as long as you keep giving them money they have no incentive to do anything different.
Are you willing to pay for more quality? OK, in case of an iPhone you already overpaying....then again, why the heck do you buy an iPhone? There are plenty of droid phones that are way better at half the cost. If you keep feeding the gremlin don't complain that it sticks around. In other words: stop buying Apple products!
Testing costs money and consumers do not value quality. They always claim they do, but they do not want to pay for it. Why are you even using Win 10? That one you could have taken for a free test drive and found out that it is garbage. Yet, you bought it anyway. If you don't like Microsoft's stuff stop buying it!
They were thinking that it will cost a penny less per connector. That makes a huge difference when building ten thousands of mobos. I agree, it will get worse because folks go for cheap stuff. That said, I never had a problem with RAM once I managed to get the board to work with it. What annoys me is that you cannot just buy RAM that fits the standard supported, oh no, it was the right timings and latency and this and that. What good is a standard when many do not adhere to it?
All nice, but none of that should be necessary if MSO365 actually worked as advertised. And no, using the cloud version through a browser is not a suitable replacement. Ever tried to work with tables in online MSO365 Word? Forget it!
Yea, I wouldn't admit this too publicly because you violate Apple's shitty license agreement. What is about as bad is that hackintoshes have to use the ridiculously overpriced Intel processors because Apple did not put AMD support into the OS X kernel when they cloned BSD.
Which QA? Companies do not do QA. Before anything is built QA does not get a say and after something was built QA is seen as the delay to go to market. Then again, you bought that microwave. Did you go back to the store and ask for your money back? Did you write sternly worded letters to the manufacturers? And above all, are you willing to pay more for better quality????
The Win key on keyboards sucks...at least its placement. I cannot count how many times Windows went apeshit on me just because I hot that friggin Windows key while pressing Shift, Alt, or Control keys. Keyboard shortcuts are easy to implement even without an OS specific key....unless you use a US keyboard where an entire layer is missing. How come European keyboards have two different Alt keys allowing for a wide array of options, but not US keyboards? Instead, they stick that effen Windows key on it.
Firefox is leaking like a sieve since forever. Mentioned many times, typically got a rant with personal insults from Asa Dotzler in return blaming it on stupid user and add-ons. If the Mozillas spent as much effort on their software as they do on insulting their users we all would be in a way better position.
The ribbon and craptastic UI WERE found during testing and thousands of beta testers commented on it, many with quite floral language. In Win 10 we get a bokred up UI and still suffer from an inadequate and totally outdated file system. The UI was the least of the issues in Windows.
VisualStudio isn't too bad, but I wish MS would put the same attention and effort onto Test Manager. Glitchy as hell and no, the web view even in TFS2017 doesn't cut it. What is worse is that it is impossible to query on many fields. Say what? I cannot get a list of all tests that are assigned to a specific tester? I have to create a project in VS and write C# code to get that information through the TFS API? It's one thing if Microsoft gives a damn about QA, but don't sabotage the QA of other companies.
Outlook in general, worst calendar program that as email bolted on. The biggest shit in Outlook is that it is unable to properly quote messages when replying, slaps the signature in the middle of messages, and cuts stuff off when using too many dashes to separate content. Worse even, companies pay money for this stinking pile of garbage. Then again, still better than the total clusterfuck called Sharepoint.
Same applies to the horrible ribbon menus. Especially in MSO they are a shape-shifting horror. Why would anyone think that I do not want to change formatting while working in tables? Constantly have to switch between the big hunking ribbon menus. The menu system was the least of the problems in MSO. Worse, that effen ribbon now pops up in every app, Microsoft or not. I hate it! Dumbest UI change ever, worst user experience since Zuse invented the computer!
Then stop buying those broken apps and write to the company's CEOs to hire more QA staff. At the same time, reduce the expectations to have a new version come out at least every other month. It is the worst in the mobile arena, if vendors do not ship an update within two weeks the comments come in declaring it abandonware. The users carry as much fault as the vendors. Stop buying the buggy crap and dial down the expectations for accelerated release schedules.
I have an older Toshiba Satellite laptop that still works fine. Win7 runs like an asthmatic snail on it, but it at least boots. I used to have Linux on it, but at some point kernel and other updates caused the laptop to stop booting. I even tried those distros that advertise themselves as great for older hardware. To be fair, Win 10 doesn't boot on it either.
Not so much as a glitch as I assume it is done intentionally so, but I have by now a stack of older tablets that would be neat to refurb with a newer version of Android, but those suckers are locked down and closed up. Some of them are barely three years old and otherwise in perfect condition although a bit slow. Way to go with reducing e-waste!
Win 10 on VMWare Server is a major pain. Each time a new build comes through the system boots into a black screen and that's the end of it. By the time I figure out what might be going on I have the new build downloaded and reinstalled. Still, glitchy as hell.
OS X not being allowed to be used on non-Apple hardware...also not really a glitch, but intentional. I could understand if Apple makes its money with Mac hardware sales, but compared to other stuff those sales figures are dismal. And Mac hardware is nothing special, outdated off the shelf components wrapped in a pretty box. Detaching OS X from Mac hardware might even drive more sales in other areas.
Seems to be the case for the billionaires club that is our current federal government. They clearly are only concerned with what applies to them...and therefore cut heating aid, meals on wheels funding, health care for anyone (although they eff that up constantly).
Would you be happier if profs doled out right-wing nationalistic propaganda? Anyhow, I have yet to find any unbiased indication that profs hate America and indoctrinate and brainwash students with any kind of political propaganda. When I got my masters I only came across one who tried and he clearly was a right-winger (hated gays and lesbians, was in favor of mandatory military service, hated foreigners, hated any kind of government handout unless it was big tax breaks to corps and rich people, etc.). Most others simply did their job and did it well. That one prof was an exception and I don't think he meant anything by it.
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How do I change hardware on a Chrome OS system? What about games? ChromeOS is fine as long as you can do things in a browser, which by itself is already a huge limitation.
Some may argue against it, but cost of a Windows PC is a fraction of that for a Mac. And if you want a different proc/mobo/graphics card/sound card/drives etc you can rip and replace in a Windows PC. I think OS X is a fine OS, mainly because the base is a clone of BSD, so nothing that has all the awkwardness and shortcomings of past Apple's own OS. Leaves Linux which is an excellent alternative until you divert not even that far off path. Hardware support in Linux is lagging, typically a vendor and not a community issue, but for the user it doesn't matter who stonewalled. Why can't I use my networked Brother laser with the same ease on Linux as on Windows? There are many other shortcomings and quirks with the various Linux distros, the endless variety being one of the problems. In short, there is not a single OS on the market today that satisfies the needs of the many. It's the same as with the browsers, none of them adheres to the standards and in the end they all suck.There is not just one void, there are many small voids and different ones per OS.
But at what cost? Mainly due to massive layoffs and the product they put out clearly shows: uninspired, old, and buggy. The success of a company needs to be measured in more than quarterly numbers. Given that 98% of all desktops run Windows it is almost pathetic how little they get out of this.
Outlook is the worst email client ever.
Haven't tried Antix...duly noted, downloading right now.
Compare Intel CPUs with AMD CPUs and you pay far less with AMD for the same computational power. Plus, AMD motherboards are significantly less expensive. Yes, Intel is way overpriced. Apple's hardware is off the shelf parts with a custom housing, yet it costs about twice as much as the parts would be individually...and that is comparing with consumer prices, not volume pricing that Apple clearly gets. Apple is far too expensive, which is also explained by the piggish margins that Apple enjoys. Storage isn't that expensive...unless of course you have an Apple box that at times makes upgrading with 3rd party components difficult if not impossible.
It is often not that companies do not want to fix it, but that the customers demand new features. With limited resources businesses need to make a decision if they fix stuff or add features. They typically opt for new features because that allows for more sales. The only time the scale gets tipped the other way is when the company starts losing business due to quality issues. Complain to the vendor and stop buying their stuff, as long as you keep giving them money they have no incentive to do anything different.
Are you willing to pay for more quality? OK, in case of an iPhone you already overpaying....then again, why the heck do you buy an iPhone? There are plenty of droid phones that are way better at half the cost. If you keep feeding the gremlin don't complain that it sticks around. In other words: stop buying Apple products!
Testing costs money and consumers do not value quality. They always claim they do, but they do not want to pay for it. Why are you even using Win 10? That one you could have taken for a free test drive and found out that it is garbage. Yet, you bought it anyway. If you don't like Microsoft's stuff stop buying it!
They were thinking that it will cost a penny less per connector. That makes a huge difference when building ten thousands of mobos. I agree, it will get worse because folks go for cheap stuff. That said, I never had a problem with RAM once I managed to get the board to work with it. What annoys me is that you cannot just buy RAM that fits the standard supported, oh no, it was the right timings and latency and this and that. What good is a standard when many do not adhere to it?
All nice, but none of that should be necessary if MSO365 actually worked as advertised. And no, using the cloud version through a browser is not a suitable replacement. Ever tried to work with tables in online MSO365 Word? Forget it!
Yea, I wouldn't admit this too publicly because you violate Apple's shitty license agreement. What is about as bad is that hackintoshes have to use the ridiculously overpriced Intel processors because Apple did not put AMD support into the OS X kernel when they cloned BSD.
Which QA? Companies do not do QA. Before anything is built QA does not get a say and after something was built QA is seen as the delay to go to market. Then again, you bought that microwave. Did you go back to the store and ask for your money back? Did you write sternly worded letters to the manufacturers? And above all, are you willing to pay more for better quality????
The Win key on keyboards sucks...at least its placement. I cannot count how many times Windows went apeshit on me just because I hot that friggin Windows key while pressing Shift, Alt, or Control keys. Keyboard shortcuts are easy to implement even without an OS specific key....unless you use a US keyboard where an entire layer is missing. How come European keyboards have two different Alt keys allowing for a wide array of options, but not US keyboards? Instead, they stick that effen Windows key on it.
Firefox is leaking like a sieve since forever. Mentioned many times, typically got a rant with personal insults from Asa Dotzler in return blaming it on stupid user and add-ons. If the Mozillas spent as much effort on their software as they do on insulting their users we all would be in a way better position.
The ribbon and craptastic UI WERE found during testing and thousands of beta testers commented on it, many with quite floral language. In Win 10 we get a bokred up UI and still suffer from an inadequate and totally outdated file system. The UI was the least of the issues in Windows. VisualStudio isn't too bad, but I wish MS would put the same attention and effort onto Test Manager. Glitchy as hell and no, the web view even in TFS2017 doesn't cut it. What is worse is that it is impossible to query on many fields. Say what? I cannot get a list of all tests that are assigned to a specific tester? I have to create a project in VS and write C# code to get that information through the TFS API? It's one thing if Microsoft gives a damn about QA, but don't sabotage the QA of other companies.
Outlook in general, worst calendar program that as email bolted on. The biggest shit in Outlook is that it is unable to properly quote messages when replying, slaps the signature in the middle of messages, and cuts stuff off when using too many dashes to separate content. Worse even, companies pay money for this stinking pile of garbage. Then again, still better than the total clusterfuck called Sharepoint.
Yes, it is 2017, why are we still tapping away in command line interfaces. Give me a GUI or go away!
Same applies to the horrible ribbon menus. Especially in MSO they are a shape-shifting horror. Why would anyone think that I do not want to change formatting while working in tables? Constantly have to switch between the big hunking ribbon menus. The menu system was the least of the problems in MSO. Worse, that effen ribbon now pops up in every app, Microsoft or not. I hate it! Dumbest UI change ever, worst user experience since Zuse invented the computer!
Then stop buying those broken apps and write to the company's CEOs to hire more QA staff. At the same time, reduce the expectations to have a new version come out at least every other month. It is the worst in the mobile arena, if vendors do not ship an update within two weeks the comments come in declaring it abandonware. The users carry as much fault as the vendors. Stop buying the buggy crap and dial down the expectations for accelerated release schedules.
I have an older Toshiba Satellite laptop that still works fine. Win7 runs like an asthmatic snail on it, but it at least boots. I used to have Linux on it, but at some point kernel and other updates caused the laptop to stop booting. I even tried those distros that advertise themselves as great for older hardware. To be fair, Win 10 doesn't boot on it either. Not so much as a glitch as I assume it is done intentionally so, but I have by now a stack of older tablets that would be neat to refurb with a newer version of Android, but those suckers are locked down and closed up. Some of them are barely three years old and otherwise in perfect condition although a bit slow. Way to go with reducing e-waste! Win 10 on VMWare Server is a major pain. Each time a new build comes through the system boots into a black screen and that's the end of it. By the time I figure out what might be going on I have the new build downloaded and reinstalled. Still, glitchy as hell. OS X not being allowed to be used on non-Apple hardware...also not really a glitch, but intentional. I could understand if Apple makes its money with Mac hardware sales, but compared to other stuff those sales figures are dismal. And Mac hardware is nothing special, outdated off the shelf components wrapped in a pretty box. Detaching OS X from Mac hardware might even drive more sales in other areas.
Seems to be the case for the billionaires club that is our current federal government. They clearly are only concerned with what applies to them...and therefore cut heating aid, meals on wheels funding, health care for anyone (although they eff that up constantly).
Would you be happier if profs doled out right-wing nationalistic propaganda? Anyhow, I have yet to find any unbiased indication that profs hate America and indoctrinate and brainwash students with any kind of political propaganda. When I got my masters I only came across one who tried and he clearly was a right-winger (hated gays and lesbians, was in favor of mandatory military service, hated foreigners, hated any kind of government handout unless it was big tax breaks to corps and rich people, etc.). Most others simply did their job and did it well. That one prof was an exception and I don't think he meant anything by it.
That survey states otherwise. Maybe the Rep fans are only jealous that their intellect is insufficient to make it through college.
Fascists have always been alt-right fundamental nationalists, much like those who diss higher education.