It's pretty obvious that you don't know much about cars. The Nissan Maxima has as much room as a Ford Tarus and more than a Chevy Malibu, I should know, because i own a 2000 Nissan Maxima SE; the Maxima doesn't ever come out and try to compete with a car the size of a Licoln Town car. What it does compete with is the Grand Prix, Grand Am, Malibu, Montecarlo, V6 Camaro, etc. The Maxima has 222 horsepower and really embodies in SE form or 227 hp in 20th Anniversary itteration. Coupled with a limited slip differential and four doors the Maxima is far superior to the other cars I mentioned (I've raced my friend in his new V6 Camero and won so I can attest to the last matchup personally. American cars don't share the fit and finish of Japanese, British, German, or Italian car makers. American cars may be becoming more reliable, but this is only because they began losing business to other car makers.
As for the comparison with the T100 and 85 GMC. Toyota stopped making them a few years back and replaced it with the Tundra. Where the Tundra lacks in horsepower difference and towing, it makes up in safety. If you believe nothing that I say in this article, at least believe this. On Dateline several weeks back they had a segment on pickup crashtest. Among the Toyota, General Motors, Ford, and Dodge pickups tested the Tundra was the only truck to pass. Think about that the next time you climb into your large pickup and realize that it's nothing more than a cardboard box with a large engie.
I agree that Linux is extremely stable and that most "babyboomers" as you put it don't want to switch, but I don't know if that makes them dumb. Linux is a great operating system, but in a lot of respects it is a gigantic pain in the ass. I use Windows 2000 and like it, but I have used Linux before and like it as well. Computers are now becoming more mainstream, hence the "babyboomers" gaining more access to computers as they have become less expensive and easier to use. Microsoft and Macintosh, whether you like it or not have realized that this parcticular group of users does not want to bother with recompiling their kernel or searching high and low for drivers or support for a certain peripheral that they purchase; they want it to work and they want it to work now. Linux has made strides to make it's installation eaiser, but until they have the wide product support that the Macintosh and Microsoft do, they will never gain the universal acceptance that both enjoy. Linux is a great opperating system, don't get me wrong. Users like Grandma, however, will never accept Linux until there is a version that lets them email their grandchildren or check the price of pink Cadillacs on eBay with ease; I don' think this inherit need for simplicity makes them dumb, just a different type of user than you or I
I definately agree that server based Java is very much viable in todays market place. Having Java out of the browser is not such a good idea. I have a friend who works for the Principal Finacial Group in Des Moines, IA. He mostly does java programming for clients and administrators to gain access to information as well as keep track of account status, etc. While it is easy for clients and administrators alike to download a java plug-in when or if the upgrade to Windows XP, this will probably be cause for a lot of un-needed techinical support calls for Principal. Flash really makes web pages look nice, but browser developers such as Microsoft and Mozilla and others need to remember that Java does have some viable uses and should not be left out
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It's pretty obvious that you don't know much about cars. The Nissan Maxima has as much room as a Ford Tarus and more than a Chevy Malibu, I should know, because i own a 2000 Nissan Maxima SE; the Maxima doesn't ever come out and try to compete with a car the size of a Licoln Town car. What it does compete with is the Grand Prix, Grand Am, Malibu, Montecarlo, V6 Camaro, etc. The Maxima has 222 horsepower and really embodies in SE form or 227 hp in 20th Anniversary itteration. Coupled with a limited slip differential and four doors the Maxima is far superior to the other cars I mentioned (I've raced my friend in his new V6 Camero and won so I can attest to the last matchup personally. American cars don't share the fit and finish of Japanese, British, German, or Italian car makers. American cars may be becoming more reliable, but this is only because they began losing business to other car makers. As for the comparison with the T100 and 85 GMC. Toyota stopped making them a few years back and replaced it with the Tundra. Where the Tundra lacks in horsepower difference and towing, it makes up in safety. If you believe nothing that I say in this article, at least believe this. On Dateline several weeks back they had a segment on pickup crashtest. Among the Toyota, General Motors, Ford, and Dodge pickups tested the Tundra was the only truck to pass. Think about that the next time you climb into your large pickup and realize that it's nothing more than a cardboard box with a large engie.
That's like telling a person to go buy a Ferrari when they bought a Geo Metro instead.
I agree that Linux is extremely stable and that most "babyboomers" as you put it don't want to switch, but I don't know if that makes them dumb. Linux is a great operating system, but in a lot of respects it is a gigantic pain in the ass. I use Windows 2000 and like it, but I have used Linux before and like it as well. Computers are now becoming more mainstream, hence the "babyboomers" gaining more access to computers as they have become less expensive and easier to use. Microsoft and Macintosh, whether you like it or not have realized that this parcticular group of users does not want to bother with recompiling their kernel or searching high and low for drivers or support for a certain peripheral that they purchase; they want it to work and they want it to work now. Linux has made strides to make it's installation eaiser, but until they have the wide product support that the Macintosh and Microsoft do, they will never gain the universal acceptance that both enjoy. Linux is a great opperating system, don't get me wrong. Users like Grandma, however, will never accept Linux until there is a version that lets them email their grandchildren or check the price of pink Cadillacs on eBay with ease; I don' think this inherit need for simplicity makes them dumb, just a different type of user than you or I
I definately agree that server based Java is very much viable in todays market place. Having Java out of the browser is not such a good idea. I have a friend who works for the Principal Finacial Group in Des Moines, IA. He mostly does java programming for clients and administrators to gain access to information as well as keep track of account status, etc. While it is easy for clients and administrators alike to download a java plug-in when or if the upgrade to Windows XP, this will probably be cause for a lot of un-needed techinical support calls for Principal. Flash really makes web pages look nice, but browser developers such as Microsoft and Mozilla and others need to remember that Java does have some viable uses and should not be left out