Oh, shut the fuck up, you whiny bitch. Booting multiple operating systems on the same drive has NEVER been reliable, even between multiple Linux distros. Idiots and poor slobs dual boot. People with brains and money use a separate hard drive.
So do Bible thumpers - and they've got a lot in common with Apple fanbois.
...and you think that (other that #10, which is certainly not true anyway in the case of Steve Jobs (and likely not in the case of Jesus, either)) those "Points" do not describe Linux/Android Fanbois, too?
Really? Seriously?
You will argue about #5; but if you've had your identity stolen by one of the Googolplex of Malware-Infestations on Android, don't you think the TRUE Cost of Android COULD be far higher than a few (or even a few hundred) dollars difference in the cost of a Smartphone?
No, of course not. Because you are one of those Linux/Android "fanbois" (fangirls?)
Look, I like my iPhone, but - I'm sure there are a myriad of products which have sold more than a billion units. Q-Tips and Reynolds Wrap are probably among that august group.
Toilet paper. Pretty sure I've bought more than a billion myself.
If they are counting all models of iPhone as one, they should count all Android phones as one too. In which case the iPhone is small fry - last year Android was estimated to have 1.4 billion active users.
All Android phones from different manufacturers? That's like saying if the most popular car is the Toyota Camry, then all American cars are more popular. Apple and oranges.
We found a fanboi....
So why doesn't anyone on Slashdot refer to Android lovers as "fanbois"? They certainly engage in every single behavior you profess to eschew in Apple aficionados.
Apple will biuld cars in the same way they build phones. They buy complete components from someone else, have them bolted together by cheap labour, encase them in an body kit and then charge an arm and a leg for the "Transport Experience".
You're full of shit.
Apple designs their own SoCs for their iOS devices.
Apple designs their own PCBs.
Apple designs and manufactures their own batteries.
Apple designs and manufactures their own packaging (chassis/cases, etc.).
Apple designed and manufactures their own biometric sensor and its associated electronics.
Apple designed their own I/O connector (Lightning) and everything to go with it.
Apple designs and manufactures their own power supplies and AC adapters.
Apple designs and manufactures their own miscellaneous adapters.
Apple designs and builds iOS and many native iOS Applications.
Conversely, Apple does NOT design nor manufacture the following things in its phone:
All "passive" (and similar small) components (resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, inductors, etc.): BUT NEITHER DOES ANYONE ELSE.
Cellular, WiFi and Bluetooth Radios: BUT NEITHER DOES ANYONE ELSE.
Displays: BUT NEITHER DOES ANYONE ELSE (other than Samsung).
Glass: BUT NEITHER DOES ANYONE ELSE (except maybe Samsung).
So, it looks to me like most of the "important" stuff is at least Designed by Apple, and a good portion is also Manufactured by them (or at least exclusively for them). WAY different than your bullshit assertion.
Historically Apple haven't made most of the components in their systems anyway.
By "make" do you mean "Design", or strictly "Manufacture"?
Because, other than IBM (and maybe even including them), Apple likely Designs more custom silicon for their products than any other "high-tech" company. They wisely have steered-clear of the money-pit that is "Fabrication", though.
Oh, and the custom-chip-designing history at Apple goes back even to the Apple//c days.
Making electric car components is not hard, and there are few real gains to be made in the drive train.
Speaking as someone who makes electronic car components for a living, I'd say you have no idea what you are talking about if you think making them isn't hard. I think there are substantial gains still to be made in the drive trains, particularly for EVs and hybrid vehicles. I think gasoline and diesel engines are probably well into the diminishing returns though.
The biggest area remaining for innovation/cost reduction is the batteries, and I doubt that Apple wants to become the world's biggest battery company
Any company that wants to compete in EVs in a big way is going to have to become a battery company or have VERY tight relations with one. I agree that batteries are probably the biggest area in need of advancement and the most likely to see it happen.
And in case anyone hasn't noticed, Apple is one of the leading innovators in battery technology.
You must reboot your car to install updates. Click here to automatically pull over and do it now, or here to do it tonight. Sorry that you are driving and in the middle of something while I am pestering you with this. - Your car. PS - Last night, you were hacked.
I found your problem: You must be in a Microsoft car.
There's no "extend" here - the Linux that runs on top of WSL does not gain any additional functionality, whereas the whole point of "extend" is to create a more attractive fork.
Tesla is actually doing EXACTLY the right thing by going vertical with their production. Every time you outsource something to another company you are hemorrhaging margin and potentially quality.
But you are also saving a buttload of money on capital equipment costs. And if Apple assembles in China, they also save a metric buttload of money in not having to use outrageously-priced Union labor.
And as far as build-quality, I think that Apple's products have a proven track record of keeping their Contract Manufacturers in-line, quality (and cost) wise.
While I think there is a ton of room for innovation (Tesla is proving that) it isn't going to be easy to turn that industry on its head by just building another type of car.
Not as long as they are being held back by protectionist lobbying organizations, that are keeping Tesla from daring to develop an alternative business model (direct sales). Tesla's main problems are political cronyism; not logistical nor technological issues.
But Apple isn't Tesla. They are pretty damned good at disruptive behaviors; so don't think your "tired-and-true" business model is the only viable one. If you think that is the case, just sit back and watch...
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Windows has never played well with others in a multi-boot environment.
Really? It works great on Macs, coexisting with macOS just fine.
Oh, shut the fuck up, you whiny bitch. Booting multiple operating systems on the same drive has NEVER been reliable, even between multiple Linux distros. Idiots and poor slobs dual boot. People with brains and money use a separate hard drive.
Really? Perhaps you don't have an OS with a decent (third-party) BootLoader/Boot Menu available, like macOS does.
they want ALL desktop OSes to be Microsoft OSes
I know of at least one desktop OS they won't co-opt...
either that or they are "embracing" it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik... [wikipedia.org]
That was my first thought, too.
And if the iPhone was so hard to use, why, then did EVERY SINGLE PHONE cold-copy the iPhone?
You mean by copying the rectangle form factor? I'm pretty sure someone else already invented that...
Nice try, fucktard. No, as this clearly shows, the ripoff went a LOT further than just a Rounded Rectangle, buddy-o.
I'm not American. Any more ad hominems you want to throw out there?
My apologies.
I guess there are clueless idiots like you everywhere, then.
So do Bible thumpers - and they've got a lot in common with Apple fanbois.
...and you think that (other that #10, which is certainly not true anyway in the case of Steve Jobs (and likely not in the case of Jesus, either)) those "Points" do not describe Linux/Android Fanbois, too?
Really? Seriously?
You will argue about #5; but if you've had your identity stolen by one of the Googolplex of Malware-Infestations on Android, don't you think the TRUE Cost of Android COULD be far higher than a few (or even a few hundred) dollars difference in the cost of a Smartphone?
No, of course not. Because you are one of those Linux/Android "fanbois" (fangirls?)
Now it's almost caught up with Hyper-Card.
A moment of silence for one of the greatest missed-opportunities of all time...
The mouse is for beginners.
Oh Yeah? Let's see you run Photoshop from a Command-Line.
Grow up.
All I really need is a damn spell checker in WordPad...
No, what you really need is a System-Wide Spell-and-Grammar-Checker, Dictionary and Thesaurus Service, like macOS has had since OS X 10.0.0 .
Look, I like my iPhone, but - I'm sure there are a myriad of products which have sold more than a billion units. Q-Tips and Reynolds Wrap are probably among that august group.
Toilet paper. Pretty sure I've bought more than a billion myself.
You really need to have that IBS looked into...
"It unleashed forces which we are barely able to perceive, let alone control."
translation: it "unleashes" forces that are insignificant, and it's hard to use
You can say a lot of things about the iPhone; but "Hard to use" is not one of them.
And if the iPhone was so hard to use, why, then did EVERY SINGLE PHONE cold-copy the iPhone?
The other elephant not mentioned is Android phones.
That's because not a single manufacturer of Android phones has reached the Billion-Unit mark, I'll bet.
If they are counting all models of iPhone as one, they should count all Android phones as one too. In which case the iPhone is small fry - last year Android was estimated to have 1.4 billion active users.
All Android phones from different manufacturers? That's like saying if the most popular car is the Toyota Camry, then all American cars are more popular. Apple and oranges.
We found a fanboi....
So why doesn't anyone on Slashdot refer to Android lovers as "fanbois"? They certainly engage in every single behavior you profess to eschew in Apple aficionados.
Nothing says automotive excellence like "long-time Apple executive."
Nothing says "insight" like a random Slashdot poster.
Not another hardware project led by someone with an MBA or something. Just how hands-on is this guy?
VERY.
Read the comments to this article.
He got a $10 mil. retirement bonus. He doesn't need the money. He's just that good.
Apple will biuld cars in the same way they build phones. They buy complete components from someone else, have them bolted together by cheap labour, encase them in an body kit and then charge an arm and a leg for the "Transport Experience".
You're full of shit.
Apple designs their own SoCs for their iOS devices.
Apple designs their own PCBs. Apple designs and manufactures their own batteries. Apple designs and manufactures their own packaging (chassis/cases, etc.).
Apple designed and manufactures their own biometric sensor and its associated electronics.
Apple designed their own I/O connector (Lightning) and everything to go with it.
Apple designs and manufactures their own power supplies and AC adapters.
Apple designs and manufactures their own miscellaneous adapters.
Apple designs and builds iOS and many native iOS Applications.
Conversely, Apple does NOT design nor manufacture the following things in its phone:
All "passive" (and similar small) components (resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, inductors, etc.): BUT NEITHER DOES ANYONE ELSE.
Cellular, WiFi and Bluetooth Radios: BUT NEITHER DOES ANYONE ELSE.
Displays: BUT NEITHER DOES ANYONE ELSE (other than Samsung).
Glass: BUT NEITHER DOES ANYONE ELSE (except maybe Samsung).
So, it looks to me like most of the "important" stuff is at least Designed by Apple, and a good portion is also Manufactured by them (or at least exclusively for them). WAY different than your bullshit assertion.
Historically Apple haven't made most of the components in their systems anyway.
By "make" do you mean "Design", or strictly "Manufacture"?
//c days.
Because, other than IBM (and maybe even including them), Apple likely Designs more custom silicon for their products than any other "high-tech" company. They wisely have steered-clear of the money-pit that is "Fabrication", though.
Oh, and the custom-chip-designing history at Apple goes back even to the Apple
Making electric car components is not hard, and there are few real gains to be made in the drive train.
Speaking as someone who makes electronic car components for a living, I'd say you have no idea what you are talking about if you think making them isn't hard. I think there are substantial gains still to be made in the drive trains, particularly for EVs and hybrid vehicles. I think gasoline and diesel engines are probably well into the diminishing returns though.
The biggest area remaining for innovation/cost reduction is the batteries, and I doubt that Apple wants to become the world's biggest battery company
Any company that wants to compete in EVs in a big way is going to have to become a battery company or have VERY tight relations with one. I agree that batteries are probably the biggest area in need of advancement and the most likely to see it happen.
And in case anyone hasn't noticed, Apple is one of the leading innovators in battery technology.
You must reboot your car to install updates. Click here to automatically pull over and do it now, or here to do it tonight. Sorry that you are driving and in the middle of something while I am pestering you with this. - Your car. PS - Last night, you were hacked.
I found your problem: You must be in a Microsoft car.
No thanks.
Why?
94% of AppleWatch owners are still happy after a year of ownership. Not many cars have better satisfaction ratings (though some do).
Our Smart Phone looks much like the old Palm Pilot which came from Apples Failure of the newton.
...as did most of Palm's original Engineering Team.
There's no "extend" here - the Linux that runs on top of WSL does not gain any additional functionality, whereas the whole point of "extend" is to create a more attractive fork.
Give 'em time.
The Microsoft doesn't crawl far from the slime.
Apple had vision in the 80s. They've followed the path of Microsoft since and just ripped off things from others and touted them as their own.
Of course. They just rip off things. Regardless of their individual success as products, here is a list to ponder:
///: Not Ripped Off.
Apple
AppleSOS: Not Ripped Off.
ProDOS: Not Ripped Off.
AppleWorks: Not Ripped Off.
Apple IIgs: Not Ripped Off.
GS/OS: Not Ripped Off.
Lisa: Not Ripped Off.
Twiggy Floppy Drive: Not Ripped Off.
LisaOS: Not Ripped Off.
LisaProject (became MacProject) : Not Ripped Off.
7/7 Office Suite: Not Ripped Off.
All Macs, in whatever forms: Not Ripped Off.
MacOS (Classic): Not Ripped Off.
MacWrite: Not Ripped Off.
MacDraw: Not Ripped Off.
FileMaker: Not Ripped Off.
AppleTalk: Not Ripped Off.
QuickTime: Not Ripped Off. (But later Ripped-Off BY Microsoft)
Newton MessagePad: Not Ripped Off.
Pippin: Not Ripped Off.
QuickTake Camera: Not Ripped Off.
Copeland: Not Ripped Off.
Rhapsody: Not Ripped Off.
Darwin: Not Ripped Off.
Quartz: Not Ripped Off.
OS X: Not Ripped Off.
iPod (All): Not Ripped Off.
CoreAnimation: Not Ripped Off.
Final Cut Pro: Not Ripped Off.
MainStage: Not Ripped Off.
Pages: Not Ripped Off.
Numbers: Not Ripped Off.
GCD: Not Ripped Off.
launchd: Not Ripped Off.
iPhone: Not Ripped Off.
iOS/TVOS/WatchOS: Not Ripped Off.
App Store: Not Ripped Off.
ApplePay: Not Ripped Off.
AppleTV: Not Ripped Off.
AppleWatch: Not Ripped Off.
Tesla is actually doing EXACTLY the right thing by going vertical with their production. Every time you outsource something to another company you are hemorrhaging margin and potentially quality.
But you are also saving a buttload of money on capital equipment costs. And if Apple assembles in China, they also save a metric buttload of money in not having to use outrageously-priced Union labor.
And as far as build-quality, I think that Apple's products have a proven track record of keeping their Contract Manufacturers in-line, quality (and cost) wise.
While I think there is a ton of room for innovation (Tesla is proving that) it isn't going to be easy to turn that industry on its head by just building another type of car.
Not as long as they are being held back by protectionist lobbying organizations, that are keeping Tesla from daring to develop an alternative business model (direct sales). Tesla's main problems are political cronyism; not logistical nor technological issues.
But Apple isn't Tesla. They are pretty damned good at disruptive behaviors; so don't think your "tired-and-true" business model is the only viable one. If you think that is the case, just sit back and watch...