The sales on their OS are a pittance compared to what they make on their overpriced hardware. Tying the OS to the hardware is what helps them keep the hardware gravy train flowing.
So how is that different from what Psystar is doing - apart from Apple actually developing the OS?
"The 16-page document, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, states that, in April of this year, Psystar began selling a computer called OpenMac (later renamed Open Computer), which apparently runs a "modified unauthorized version of the Leopard operating system."
As long as it's about the bloody iphone, it makes the front page. Who the fuck are these idiots who vote up every crap story in the firehose as long as it's about fucking Apple?
Looking at most posts to these stories - it's probably the "Apple sucks" crowd, who want some article they can post in.
No.
A condition of the cease fire was that Iraq would allow complete access to UN inspection teams.
The goal was to find out if they had any secret missile or WMD programs. They where to have total and free access.
That is "spying" except that it isn't any type of secert. Iraq had no right to privacy or any right to secrecy after the war.
In other words they where not cooperating.
No, that is not "spying". This is spying. The UN inspection teams did not have the goal of planning a coup against Saddam, nor mapping areas for effective bombing raids.
Two points: Hans Blix said that Iraq didn't cooperate well before 1999, but in January 2003 he said: "It would appear from our experience so far that Iraq has decided in principle to provide cooperation on process, notably access."
And the non-cooperation in the 90s had a lot to do with not allowing US members of the Inspection teams access to plants and information, alleging they were spying for the CIA - which later turned out to be true.
Funny, though, when it's about depleted Uranium everybody gets paranoid, even if depleted uranium is obtained when the radioactive uranium is taken out of "the yellow cake". When it's yellow cake only, it's nothing...
So when it's yellow cake in a bomb that doesn't exist, its a WMD, and when its DU that is intentionally evaporated, its obviously harmless?
You actually pretend that Bush didn't handpick flawed intelligence (and ignored anyone saying it was flawed) because the non-flawed intelligence didn't give him a reason to attack Iraq?
Or have you see software prices decrease over time? Well, actually, they have. According to this page and Amazon, Photoshop has decreased in price. $1000 - $999.00 = One dollar
Oh sure, if you ignore inflation and added features.
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Seems clear to me. You go through with the contract or you pay the Early Termination Fee or you "may have to" return the phone - period.
Bavaria's capital is big on using Linux - and what better target could the conservative Bavarian state government find than the liberal city council of the capital?
Ok, think of the/. effect. Now take that on almost any website who's servers aren't as strong. This is basically a huge DDoS attack on many websites by AVG that has a reason behind it. But it is still a DDoS attack.
If your server isn't that strong, you shouldn't SEO for a term that gets searched a lot.
Aluminum is quite often used in electrical cables and wiring. It is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust, and third most abundant element found there by weight. It is also easily and commonly recycled.
Aluminum also needs quite a bit of electricity to be refined out of the Earth's crust - and electricity isn't getting any cheaper. Why do you think it's been getting recycled for so long - because getting "new" aluminum is damn costly.
No, they're not. There are generally two reasons why "poor people" have more children:
* The need for more humans in places where manual labour is the rule, rather than the exception.
* Very poor (if any) access to sexual education and contraception (or extensive brainwashing that contraception and/or sex is a "sin").
Well, a month ago people doubted the switching between incoming cell call and VoIP could work, and now they set up a video showing it. So it's not really a dupe, it's an update.
The point of the article could be to get more people to watch this stuff.
No, the point of the article is to get advertising revenue. The point of the submission is to get people to read the article (see reason 1). Since that failed for me: did the article point out that DELL's upgrades are also much too expensive?
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The reason NeXT failed, as well as OS/2, BeOS, etc, etc is because they have no installed, mainstream software base.
I hear the same about the Mac all the time.
People use applications, not operating systems.
So you say Apple should focus on selling their OS because nobody will buy it - and thus they make more money.
So if Dahon were the only company that makes bikes, you'd complain they don't make unicycles.
The sales on their OS are a pittance compared to what they make on their overpriced hardware. Tying the OS to the hardware is what helps them keep the hardware gravy train flowing.
So how is that different from what Psystar is doing - apart from Apple actually developing the OS?
It's hardly Apple's fault that Microsoft still doesn't support EFI and is still stuck on only booting with BIOS.
"The 16-page document, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, states that, in April of this year, Psystar began selling a computer called OpenMac (later renamed Open Computer), which apparently runs a "modified unauthorized version of the Leopard operating system."
Because they remove any reference to negative comments, ignore upset customers, and generally sweep it all under the rug.
Stop dragging Dell into this.
Psystar could still sell computers if apple didn't exist.
Nobody is keeping Psystar from selling computers, just from selling "Mac compatibles" with modified versions of OS X.
As long as it's about the bloody iphone, it makes the front page. Who the fuck are these idiots who vote up every crap story in the firehose as long as it's about fucking Apple?
Looking at most posts to these stories - it's probably the "Apple sucks" crowd, who want some article they can post in.
If people stopped using Helium to make funny voices, we could fill hundreds of these blimps.
No. A condition of the cease fire was that Iraq would allow complete access to UN inspection teams. The goal was to find out if they had any secret missile or WMD programs. They where to have total and free access. That is "spying" except that it isn't any type of secert. Iraq had no right to privacy or any right to secrecy after the war. In other words they where not cooperating.
No, that is not "spying". This is spying. The UN inspection teams did not have the goal of planning a coup against Saddam, nor mapping areas for effective bombing raids.
Of course they where spying. That is exactly what inspection teams do.
No, they don't. Well, yes, if they are American, obviously, then they do.
And the non-cooperation in the 90s had a lot to do with not allowing US members of the Inspection teams access to plants and information, alleging they were spying for the CIA - which later turned out to be true.
Funny, though, when it's about depleted Uranium everybody gets paranoid, even if depleted uranium is obtained when the radioactive uranium is taken out of "the yellow cake". When it's yellow cake only, it's nothing ...
So when it's yellow cake in a bomb that doesn't exist, its a WMD, and when its DU that is intentionally evaporated, its obviously harmless?
You actually pretend that Bush didn't handpick flawed intelligence (and ignored anyone saying it was flawed) because the non-flawed intelligence didn't give him a reason to attack Iraq?
And yet, for some reason, Blix saw no reason for an invasion - but then, even the neo-cons had to make up several...
It was IBM, not least through there open hardware policy
Good one.
Or have you see software prices decrease over time? Well, actually, they have. According to this page and Amazon, Photoshop has decreased in price. $1000 - $999.00 = One dollar
Oh sure, if you ignore inflation and added features.
30-DAY CANCELLATION PERIOD/TERMINATION You may terminate this Agreement within thirty (30) days after activating service without paying an Early Termination Fee. You will pay for service fees and charges incurred through the termination date, but AT&T will refund your activation fee, if any, if you terminate within three (3) days of activating the service. Also, you may have to return any handsets and accessories purchased with this Agreement. If you terminate after the 30th day but before expiration of the Agreement's Service Commitment, you will pay AT&T an Early Termination Fee for each wireless telephone number associated with the service.
Seems clear to me. You go through with the contract or you pay the Early Termination Fee or you "may have to" return the phone - period.
Bavaria's capital is big on using Linux - and what better target could the conservative Bavarian state government find than the liberal city council of the capital?
Ok, think of the /. effect. Now take that on almost any website who's servers aren't as strong. This is basically a huge DDoS attack on many websites by AVG that has a reason behind it. But it is still a DDoS attack.
If your server isn't that strong, you shouldn't SEO for a term that gets searched a lot.
But you can't just call "bullshit" on the idea that higher prices often result in greater availability.
But we can call bullshit on the idea that higher prices always result in greater availability.
Aluminum is quite often used in electrical cables and wiring. It is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust, and third most abundant element found there by weight. It is also easily and commonly recycled.
Aluminum also needs quite a bit of electricity to be refined out of the Earth's crust - and electricity isn't getting any cheaper. Why do you think it's been getting recycled for so long - because getting "new" aluminum is damn costly.
No, they're not. There are generally two reasons why "poor people" have more children:
* The need for more humans in places where manual labour is the rule, rather than the exception.
* Very poor (if any) access to sexual education and contraception (or extensive brainwashing that contraception and/or sex is a "sin").
Number three: support for old age.
This came up a month or so ago, so I call DUPE!
Well, a month ago people doubted the switching between incoming cell call and VoIP could work, and now they set up a video showing it. So it's not really a dupe, it's an update.
The point of the article could be to get more people to watch this stuff.
No, the point of the article is to get advertising revenue. The point of the submission is to get people to read the article (see reason 1). Since that failed for me: did the article point out that DELL's upgrades are also much too expensive?