I think you are correct, but I also wonder how much energy and momentum was lost during this forking process. Perhaps someone with inside experience can say whether work on OO stopped all at once or if there was continued effort put into that product that now looks a bit wasted. Also, the implosion of OO gives free software opponents another talking point.
What you propose makes sense: a separation between security/critical patches (presumably we all would want these, and they could be supported on older devices/OS) and features (new gee-whiz; we may not all need or want these). I wish we could do this. The difficulty is that there is probably not a clear line between the two. One example that springs to mind: some communication protocol is updated, requiring more processing. To inter-operate, you have to add the new "feature"- but is it a critical patch?
To say nothing about the costs associated with maintaining iOS [current version]-n, where n might be 2 - 5...
Still, I appreciate that wanting something better in terms of longevity would not be necessarily odd.
As for not owning our devices- you are probably right as long as you run the vendor's SW...
..is that customers know and care about updates. The real issue is that most customers don't know how serious the lack of updates can be, and/or they don't make update availability/speed a priority when choosing a handset. This is why OEMs don't respond- because it does not help them at all if they spend the resources to keep an older device patched; actually, it may hurt new sales for the reason indicated in TFS. The update issue is important to us as technical people, but not to the public at large.
You might as well ask why the web browser was promoted to be being the file system browser also;-) Seems like the browser is supposed to do all these days, even worse than back in the Win98 times. Its not even just Microsoft anymore, either. Yikes.
..but no sign of causality, as indicated in TFS. Perhaps it comes down to access to a computer, which could be an indicator of other learning opportunities?
It would be more transparent, and send less load to archive.org for Firefox to give the 404 error but then also include a link to the archived version, clearly marked. There is no good reason to hide the fact that the page is not available.
I guess it depends on how many they are still selling. I am confused about why the entire Mac line seems to be neglected, though. Presumably a company the size of Apple has some engineers working on coming up with some new Macs?
Important question 1: will this improve the quality of drivers on MS Windows?
Important question 2: will this provide any additional benefits for the "average user", e.g. keeping them from borking their systems?
It is a shame for there to be less user control over the OS, less hacking possibilities. It seems to me we are heading to a future where there will be very locked down systems for general use, and open systems that will allow user hacking (such as Linux). Perhaps that is not so bad.
Another issue for users moving to Linux is hardware support for mobile (notebook) computers. This can still be tricky, or incomplete, or not quite up to snuff (e.g. battery life). But otherwise I agree.
Looks like the key issue is "..if they are found to use VPNs fraudulently". This is a lower bar compared to the previous "(using) VPNs as part of an internet crime". Is the VPN itself even relevant here? Sounds like internet "fraud" (apparently defined in UAE as including connecting to unauthorized services) is the issue.
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These guys make the VW cheats look like amateurs. Straight keptomania by 1000s of employees. Impressive.
Now that we have completely updated flash, the year of the Linux desktop has finally arrived!
I think you are correct, but I also wonder how much energy and momentum was lost during this forking process. Perhaps someone with inside experience can say whether work on OO stopped all at once or if there was continued effort put into that product that now looks a bit wasted. Also, the implosion of OO gives free software opponents another talking point.
..iPhone owners are wealthier than Android owners. See here for similar results without the silly phone angle.
could be confusing. Transmission of some malware? two strikes? how many balls? Whose on first?
.. the ultrabook "thinness" craze set in. Refreshing.
Lately the quality of the updates reminds me of Windows ME. I was affected by this mess just recently, now dealing with broken PS.
What you propose makes sense: a separation between security/critical patches (presumably we all would want these, and they could be supported on older devices/OS) and features (new gee-whiz; we may not all need or want these). I wish we could do this. The difficulty is that there is probably not a clear line between the two. One example that springs to mind: some communication protocol is updated, requiring more processing. To inter-operate, you have to add the new "feature"- but is it a critical patch?
To say nothing about the costs associated with maintaining iOS [current version]-n, where n might be 2 - 5...
Still, I appreciate that wanting something better in terms of longevity would not be necessarily odd.
As for not owning our devices- you are probably right as long as you run the vendor's SW...
Can't stop progress. New features require new hardware after some time (years, in your case). Your complaint is rather odd.
..is that customers know and care about updates. The real issue is that most customers don't know how serious the lack of updates can be, and/or they don't make update availability/speed a priority when choosing a handset. This is why OEMs don't respond- because it does not help them at all if they spend the resources to keep an older device patched; actually, it may hurt new sales for the reason indicated in TFS. The update issue is important to us as technical people, but not to the public at large.
KDE might be dead. On the other side, Gnome seems to have suffered a stroke or lobotomy. Sad times.
...of pocket et al. Another feature nobody asked for, to solve a problem nobody was having.
You might as well ask why the web browser was promoted to be being the file system browser also ;-) Seems like the browser is supposed to do all these days, even worse than back in the Win98 times. Its not even just Microsoft anymore, either. Yikes.
..these are the folks we should have involved in internet governance
via UN
other venues
..but no sign of causality, as indicated in TFS. Perhaps it comes down to access to a computer, which could be an indicator of other learning opportunities?
It would be more transparent, and send less load to archive.org for Firefox to give the 404 error but then also include a link to the archived version, clearly marked. There is no good reason to hide the fact that the page is not available.
the first computer I used was an Osbourne 1 running CP/M. Looking forward to reading the chapter...
I guess it depends on how many they are still selling. I am confused about why the entire Mac line seems to be neglected, though. Presumably a company the size of Apple has some engineers working on coming up with some new Macs?
but...but..the cloud!
..that BIG FLOSS was behind the secret campaign to get us all to floss daily! Finally, I am vindicated!
Important question 1: will this improve the quality of drivers on MS Windows?
Important question 2: will this provide any additional benefits for the "average user", e.g. keeping them from borking their systems?
It is a shame for there to be less user control over the OS, less hacking possibilities. It seems to me we are heading to a future where there will be very locked down systems for general use, and open systems that will allow user hacking (such as Linux). Perhaps that is not so bad.
Another issue for users moving to Linux is hardware support for mobile (notebook) computers. This can still be tricky, or incomplete, or not quite up to snuff (e.g. battery life). But otherwise I agree.
Looks like the key issue is "..if they are found to use VPNs fraudulently". This is a lower bar compared to the previous "(using) VPNs as part of an internet crime". Is the VPN itself even relevant here? Sounds like internet "fraud" (apparently defined in UAE as including connecting to unauthorized services) is the issue.
....for longer and some improvements might ensure!
I see a wonderful new recipe for corporate success here.
1) Set the bar really low. In the basement, preferably.
2) Sell more than that very low value. Act surprised.
3) Success!
Im sure the stockholders will be impressed.