Except they weren't really "Apple innovations". Apple did a great job with the design and engineering of the iPhone, and they popularized these ideas and interfaces. But the innovations themselves largely came from Palm, Nokia, and a whole bunch of startups.
The word "innovation" does not mean "invention." What you're describing, however, does fit the definition of innovation.
You can't really extrapolate from a handful of CEOs what a good management strategy is. Very, very few managers are CEOs, or ever will be.
And is what's being described here even micromanagement? It's one thing to "micromanage" by insisting that your products meet your standards, it's another to insist on specific details like underlying technologies or what color the office chairs should be.
On the flip side, there's certain aspects of the old "HP Way" that could be described as micromanagement. But I guess it would be toxic to even mention HP when you're talking about best practices in running a company these days.
While it requires power, something like the PirateBox seems like a safer alternative. It relies on wifi, which means you don't have to be in one physical spot to use it, and you don't run the risk of pluggin your computer into something you can't see. You never know, it could be a 240 volt power line attached to that USB plug.
Asking why Myst is no longer relevant is sort of asking like why people stopped buying Encarta. The reason Myst was such a sleeper hit is that it coincided with the start of the "multimedia era" in the 90's. Once you went out and spent $150+ on a soundcard, speakers, and a CD-ROM drive, then what?
Multimedia features are no fun without software, and Myst managed to be family-friendly and take advantage of your computer's new features. It was the right game at the right time.
When a contractor fails to deliver whats promised within budget then its a failure on the contractor for adequating estimating the cost involved.
Sure, but if that contractor is making unrealistic promises, at some point it's a matter of caveat emptor. The contributors knew exactly what they were getting into, and if they didn't, who's fault is that?
Obviously the money went to making the game, otherwise it wouldn't have run out. And I'd hope that anyone who backs a project like is capable of recognizing that $500,000 is not enough to build a game like this.
Legally the difference is that taxi cabs can be hailed on the street. No other type of private transportation (limos, airport shuttles, ridesharing, etc.) can be hired this way -- they require a separate, prior arrangement.
So if the US does something that a third world nation does, that makes us a third world nation? By that logic, Americans who breathe have turned the US into a third world nation.
A pay per view/rental model could be a huge improvement. Just look at Amazon Instant -- they get content fast, there's a huge selection and you only pay for what you want to see. Makes a lot more sense than "unlimited" streaming of shows you don't care about.
Ugh, again? Seems like every two months there's another "revolutionary" company that wants to bring bounties to open source. And every time they have to learn the hard way that bounties are a TERRIBLE way to do software development.
Can someone please just write a big, heavy book about how stupid this bounty idea is so that next time some moron suggests it we have something to hit them with?
There's a bunch of really basic deprecations, including GtkStock (every app will now have to have its own translations of "Cancel" and "OK" for some reason) and GtkActionGroup.
Lots of new code will have to be written to port apps to Gtk 3.10, which makes one wonder if it's worth the upgrade. Normally I update my toolkits because I want new features, not new obligations.
It's the oldest sales trick in the book -- you lure people in with promises of a bargain, then try to upsell them to a more expensive product. Movie theater popcorn is the classic example of this (OMG it's 2x the popcorn for only $1 more!) but electronics companies have done this for decades.
The one (personal) thing storage-related that I'd like to re-iterate is that I think that rotating storage is going the way of the dodo (or the tape). "How do I hate thee, let me count the ways". The latencies of rotational storage are horrendous, and I personally refuse to use a machine that has those nasty platters of spinning rust in them.
Who cares if KDE or whatever desktop is "ugly"? The last thing the Linux desktop needs at this point is more designers putting their stamp on things -- just give me software that is finished and works and I'll be happy.
Given the high resale value of iPhones, this isn't particularly necessary from a customer perspective. Obviously Apple's goal is to get more used iPhones out of circulation so they can sell new ones.
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The word "innovation" does not mean "invention." What you're describing, however, does fit the definition of innovation.
Which if you've been an engineer for more than, say, 10 minutes, is something you've experienced in your career.
You can't really extrapolate from a handful of CEOs what a good management strategy is. Very, very few managers are CEOs, or ever will be.
And is what's being described here even micromanagement? It's one thing to "micromanage" by insisting that your products meet your standards, it's another to insist on specific details like underlying technologies or what color the office chairs should be.
On the flip side, there's certain aspects of the old "HP Way" that could be described as micromanagement. But I guess it would be toxic to even mention HP when you're talking about best practices in running a company these days.
While it requires power, something like the PirateBox seems like a safer alternative. It relies on wifi, which means you don't have to be in one physical spot to use it, and you don't run the risk of pluggin your computer into something you can't see. You never know, it could be a 240 volt power line attached to that USB plug.
GNU is 30 years old, but Hurd is "only" 23. It started while the first Bush was still president rather than Reagan.
As we've seen recently, bad decisions can be made from errors in spreadsheets. We need these published so they can be double-checked as well.
Asking why Myst is no longer relevant is sort of asking like why people stopped buying Encarta. The reason Myst was such a sleeper hit is that it coincided with the start of the "multimedia era" in the 90's. Once you went out and spent $150+ on a soundcard, speakers, and a CD-ROM drive, then what?
Multimedia features are no fun without software, and Myst managed to be family-friendly and take advantage of your computer's new features. It was the right game at the right time.
Sure, but if that contractor is making unrealistic promises, at some point it's a matter of caveat emptor. The contributors knew exactly what they were getting into, and if they didn't, who's fault is that?
Obviously the money went to making the game, otherwise it wouldn't have run out. And I'd hope that anyone who backs a project like is capable of recognizing that $500,000 is not enough to build a game like this.
Legally the difference is that taxi cabs can be hailed on the street. No other type of private transportation (limos, airport shuttles, ridesharing, etc.) can be hired this way -- they require a separate, prior arrangement.
So if the US does something that a third world nation does, that makes us a third world nation? By that logic, Americans who breathe have turned the US into a third world nation.
Try watching the last few episodes of Breaking Bad with the Netflix model. Oh right, you can't.
Also the $2/episode thing is somewhat of a red herring here, with Amazon's model you can usually buy the entire season for a steep discount.
A pay per view/rental model could be a huge improvement. Just look at Amazon Instant -- they get content fast, there's a huge selection and you only pay for what you want to see. Makes a lot more sense than "unlimited" streaming of shows you don't care about.
Ugh, again? Seems like every two months there's another "revolutionary" company that wants to bring bounties to open source. And every time they have to learn the hard way that bounties are a TERRIBLE way to do software development.
Can someone please just write a big, heavy book about how stupid this bounty idea is so that next time some moron suggests it we have something to hit them with?
There's a bunch of really basic deprecations, including GtkStock (every app will now have to have its own translations of "Cancel" and "OK" for some reason) and GtkActionGroup.
Lots of new code will have to be written to port apps to Gtk 3.10, which makes one wonder if it's worth the upgrade. Normally I update my toolkits because I want new features, not new obligations.
It's the oldest sales trick in the book -- you lure people in with promises of a bargain, then try to upsell them to a more expensive product. Movie theater popcorn is the classic example of this (OMG it's 2x the popcorn for only $1 more!) but electronics companies have done this for decades.
Would Google count as "big money"?
Why do you need a RasPi for this? Why not do this in the router itself and save a little bit of power?
Um, what the hell are you talking about? iOS has had a complete implementation of virtual memory since day one.
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Bet you regret knocking those platters of spinning rust now, don't you Mr. Torvalds?
It's exactly what the Linux desktop needed! Thanks, everyone!
Who cares if KDE or whatever desktop is "ugly"? The last thing the Linux desktop needs at this point is more designers putting their stamp on things -- just give me software that is finished and works and I'll be happy.
ED 209? I'll buy that for a dollar!
Given the high resale value of iPhones, this isn't particularly necessary from a customer perspective. Obviously Apple's goal is to get more used iPhones out of circulation so they can sell new ones.