Some people have complained about the lack of a moderation breakdown, the addition of even more unnecessary javascript, and lack of unicode support. It doesn't seem to offer users anything new.
I'll describe it with a car analogy. Have you ever had some obscure problem with your car that makes it stall, overheat, or otherwise perform in such a way that driving it becomes a huge pain. You know that feeling of relief you get when you drive that car home from the garage? That's what it feels like when you install that program. Like everything is back to normal.
Well, I don't see any terrorists around, so it must be working!
It's just like the rock I keep on my nightstand to ward off tigers. Sure, it's not a recurring cost, like the war on terror, but it has a similar effect.
Proof for you naysayers: I've yet to be so much as scratched by a tiger in my sleep.
People who say Microsoft has backwards compatibility have never tried it!
Or they've had nothing but success.
A company I occasionally do work for dropped an old dos program that was in use since 1990 a couple years back. It was running just fine in Windows 7.
I've yet to see an old Windows program that wouldn't run. I've heard anecdotes, sure, but it's never been something I've actually encountered. The most I've ever had to do was check the "Run this program in compatibility mode for" box and pick an old version of Windows. That happens so infrequently I can't even recall the name of any of those programs.
What are these mysterious applications that run just fine under WINE on your Mac that don't run in Windows 7?
I'm guessing you don't carry your Garmin with you everywhere you go.
Like most people, my GPS lives in the car. I don't lug it around when I'm not driving, I leave it in the car. What possible reason would I have to carry it with me at all times?
I like that my GPS has a large screen that's easy to read in sunlight. I love that it has a loud clear voice that can even integrate with my car stereo. It doesn't require a data plan, and doesn't run down the battery on my mobile.
The advantages of a dedicated device in this case are enormous. Sure, your phone might be "good enough to get by", but why settle for a second-rate solution when a better option is available? A good GPS isn't exactly expensive.
In the hands of a competent company, and with some better hardware, WebOS could have killed Apple.
BlackBerry was wise to steal so many of their good ideas. The PlayBook and Z10 are a pleasure to use, due in no small part to the innovations pioneered by WebOS.
Before Apple, they had one of the best mobile browsers. Today, it's the best on the market. Apple's browser, in contrast, is now years behind everyone else.
"The problem wasn't that we stopped listening to customers, [...] We believed we knew better what customers needed long term than they did."
Sounds an awful lot like Apple as well...
Really, Apple today looks an awful lot like RIM in 2008 -- except that they're doing even less. Apple has taken 'resting on their laurels' to a whole new level.
Can you predict what will happen to Apple over the next few years? I have a pretty good idea.
That was a bit more powerful in the context of the personal computer revolution.
Today, it sounds empty. A bit more like "Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life, or do you want to come with me an sell premium personal electronics?"
Ignoring the rest of the URL, which clearly does not point to a.dmg file, just about everyone can safely "click" links that end in.dmg as a dramatic majority of users do not own a Mac.
Further, why would the few Macs users, having downloaded such a file, blindly execute its contents?
Really, the only people who could possibly be in danger from such a link would necessarily be both a Mac users and unimaginably incompetent.
Understanding a sentence emergently in terms of fuzzy concepts that are an internal and internally created symbol of what's "going on", not just using a dictionary and CYC [wikipedia.org]-like rules to figure it out, seems like a useful building block
Some people are sensitive to light. I have the brightness on my phone turned almost all the way down. People ask me why the screen is so dim, but it looks awful bright to me.
rather than for those smart enough to see through it?
Pure hubris.
Intelligence has absolutely nothing to do with it. Neither on the believes side (you'll find brilliant religious people not only throughout history, but in the present day) nor on the atheist side (look no farther than slashdot for some of the thickest atheists the internet has ever seen.)
so gullible that they fall for supernaturalist nonsense
There are religions that lack supernatural components, you know. Perhaps you don't?
Of course even here on slashdot, we will get modded down because "you can't attack religion"
What on earth are you talking about? Slashdot users are all but universally Atheist. The bulk of them aren't terribly competent, of course, but that's the kind that guarantee up mods for saying simple thinks like "religious people are dumb" or "ghosts don't exist".
Now, if you REALLY want to hit that +5, make a "scientific" claim that appeals to Atheists but has no actual scientific foundation or that is outside the scope of science. For example, you could say "Science has disproved the god hypothesis" and the scientifically illiterate majority of Slashdot users will immediate mod your post up.
Failing that, just repeat empty rhetoric that you heard from the less-than-competent during the Dover trial. That appears to be your approach:
Teaching religion and god is tantamount to child abuse.
Time to stop walking on egg shells when some one says something bad about religion.
It's true. Most people don't care about the OS. They're buying a tablet for internet and games.
Still, even for those of us that do care, I'd happily buy a competitively priced tablet from Microsoft if it ran whatever Windows software I wanted -- and had a real stylus.
If they can get something like the Surface Pro 2 down to around $300-$400, which is really only a matter of time, I don't see why they couldn't grab a good share. Add a few other players with their own hardware and I can see Microsoft really taking over the tablet market.
Most folks have zero worry about our "shadow" government arresting them
Exactly, most of us figured out years ago that the NWO shadow government are mere puppets controlled by the lizard men in the hollow earth. That's who they, and Apple, really fear.
They're the reason that TouchID was hacked so easily. The version Apple though they were manufacturing was secretly replaced while in transit. They're all a bunch of Android fanboys, after all.
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Some people have complained about the lack of a moderation breakdown, the addition of even more unnecessary javascript, and lack of unicode support. It doesn't seem to offer users anything new.
Also, it completely sucks.
Install IObit's Start Menu 8.
I'll describe it with a car analogy. Have you ever had some obscure problem with your car that makes it stall, overheat, or otherwise perform in such a way that driving it becomes a huge pain. You know that feeling of relief you get when you drive that car home from the garage? That's what it feels like when you install that program. Like everything is back to normal.
Well, I don't see any terrorists around, so it must be working!
It's just like the rock I keep on my nightstand to ward off tigers. Sure, it's not a recurring cost, like the war on terror, but it has a similar effect.
Proof for you naysayers: I've yet to be so much as scratched by a tiger in my sleep.
People who say Microsoft has backwards compatibility have never tried it!
Or they've had nothing but success.
A company I occasionally do work for dropped an old dos program that was in use since 1990 a couple years back. It was running just fine in Windows 7.
I've yet to see an old Windows program that wouldn't run. I've heard anecdotes, sure, but it's never been something I've actually encountered. The most I've ever had to do was check the "Run this program in compatibility mode for" box and pick an old version of Windows. That happens so infrequently I can't even recall the name of any of those programs.
What are these mysterious applications that run just fine under WINE on your Mac that don't run in Windows 7?
Just for fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE7AQY5Xk9w
You sound like someone who bought Apple at $690.
Good luck with that.
I'm guessing you don't carry your Garmin with you everywhere you go.
Like most people, my GPS lives in the car. I don't lug it around when I'm not driving, I leave it in the car. What possible reason would I have to carry it with me at all times?
I like that my GPS has a large screen that's easy to read in sunlight. I love that it has a loud clear voice that can even integrate with my car stereo. It doesn't require a data plan, and doesn't run down the battery on my mobile.
The advantages of a dedicated device in this case are enormous. Sure, your phone might be "good enough to get by", but why settle for a second-rate solution when a better option is available? A good GPS isn't exactly expensive.
Times have changed.
That "Sent from by BlackBerry" at the bottom of an email was a sign of status. It said to the recipient "This guy is busy and important".
The similar "Sent from my iPhone" message today reads like an apology.
I blame HP.
In the hands of a competent company, and with some better hardware, WebOS could have killed Apple.
BlackBerry was wise to steal so many of their good ideas. The PlayBook and Z10 are a pleasure to use, due in no small part to the innovations pioneered by WebOS.
Before Apple, they had one of the best mobile browsers. Today, it's the best on the market. Apple's browser, in contrast, is now years behind everyone else.
"The problem wasn't that we stopped listening to customers, [...] We believed we knew better what customers needed long term than they did."
Sounds an awful lot like Apple as well...
Really, Apple today looks an awful lot like RIM in 2008 -- except that they're doing even less. Apple has taken 'resting on their laurels' to a whole new level.
Can you predict what will happen to Apple over the next few years? I have a pretty good idea.
That was a bit more powerful in the context of the personal computer revolution.
Today, it sounds empty. A bit more like "Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life, or do you want to come with me an sell premium personal electronics?"
Ignoring the rest of the URL, which clearly does not point to a .dmg file, just about everyone can safely "click" links that end in .dmg as a dramatic majority of users do not own a Mac.
Further, why would the few Macs users, having downloaded such a file, blindly execute its contents?
Really, the only people who could possibly be in danger from such a link would necessarily be both a Mac users and unimaginably incompetent.
Understanding a sentence emergently in terms of fuzzy concepts that are an internal and internally created symbol of what's "going on", not just using a dictionary and CYC [wikipedia.org]-like rules to figure it out, seems like a useful building block
Yeah, that's not what's happening at all.
it may pick up the other meaning
In a manner of speaking. The actual meaning of the words is completely irrelevant.
Hear, hear!
Some people are sensitive to light. I have the brightness on my phone turned almost all the way down. People ask me why the screen is so dim, but it looks awful bright to me.
Oddly enough, the iPhone has the best accessibility solution for blind and visual impaired users on the market.
I don't know how that happened either. It must have been an oversight.
rather than for those smart enough to see through it?
Pure hubris.
Intelligence has absolutely nothing to do with it. Neither on the believes side (you'll find brilliant religious people not only throughout history, but in the present day) nor on the atheist side (look no farther than slashdot for some of the thickest atheists the internet has ever seen.)
so gullible that they fall for supernaturalist nonsense
There are religions that lack supernatural components, you know. Perhaps you don't?
I think that's his point.
Of course even here on slashdot, we will get modded down because "you can't attack religion"
What on earth are you talking about? Slashdot users are all but universally Atheist. The bulk of them aren't terribly competent, of course, but that's the kind that guarantee up mods for saying simple thinks like "religious people are dumb" or "ghosts don't exist".
Now, if you REALLY want to hit that +5, make a "scientific" claim that appeals to Atheists but has no actual scientific foundation or that is outside the scope of science. For example, you could say "Science has disproved the god hypothesis" and the scientifically illiterate majority of Slashdot users will immediate mod your post up.
Failing that, just repeat empty rhetoric that you heard from the less-than-competent during the Dover trial. That appears to be your approach:
Teaching religion and god is tantamount to child abuse.
Time to stop walking on egg shells when some one says something bad about religion.
It's sad, really.
RT was Microsoft's attempt at playing Apple and getting total control over (and a keen 30% of) the market for Windows software. It will kill RT.
What Blamer doesn't realizes is that people won't put up with that sort of nonsense from any company except for Apple. They are the only exception.
Had they allowed anyone to develop and distribute RT software, it might have had a fighting chance.
Thank you!
It's true. Most people don't care about the OS. They're buying a tablet for internet and games.
Still, even for those of us that do care, I'd happily buy a competitively priced tablet from Microsoft if it ran whatever Windows software I wanted -- and had a real stylus.
If they can get something like the Surface Pro 2 down to around $300-$400, which is really only a matter of time, I don't see why they couldn't grab a good share. Add a few other players with their own hardware and I can see Microsoft really taking over the tablet market.
That would be fantastic, but it seems pretty unrealistic at this point.
Oh, HP ... Why do you get all your CEO's from the Smile Time employment center for special needs adults?
Or you could just look at the smudges on the screen. Google will tell you all about that.
Most folks have zero worry about our "shadow" government arresting them
Exactly, most of us figured out years ago that the NWO shadow government are mere puppets controlled by the lizard men in the hollow earth. That's who they, and Apple, really fear.
They're the reason that TouchID was hacked so easily. The version Apple though they were manufacturing was secretly replaced while in transit. They're all a bunch of Android fanboys, after all.