So what you're saying is that it would be very interesting if someone actually managed to "Read The Article". It might be possible, since it is linked here and probably available on the Internet.
You're right about that, but the other biggest problem is that some developers spend too much time listening to the random, unfocused rantings of the general public, and end up trying to make devices which are soft and cuddly but with lots of firepower, telescopes, microscopes, and periscopes that never stop dancing.
The only way to win is to walk a middle path between having a coherent vision for the product and having an idea of what your customers want.
To pull examples from the movies, "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" and "Gigli" were examples of films created entirely from the top down without any concern for what the viewers wanted while "Catwoman" and "Showgirls" spent so much time giving the audience what they thought they wanted that there wasn't much room for anything but sucking.
The biggest problem is that while a room full of engineers and a table covered with marketing reports is no substitute for one brilliant designer, that doesn't mean that the one brilliant designer can't use a little guidance in what people want.
Only if you hang your robe on the hook, put the towel over the grate, drop your satchel in front of the panel and then put the pile of junk mail on top of the satchel before pressing the dispenser button.
It seems like the people who have spent the last ten months working on this project don't see any reason to suddenly switch to a completely different operating system just because it has a shiny logo on it and some billionare wants to attach his name to all of their press releases.
They started this system out with Linux, the got the design working with Linux, why change everything to OS/X?
The obvious lesson to be leared from this is that the next time you get laid off after writing code that gets your company into deep legal doo-doo, just describe it as "I quit for ethical reasons".
I would hazard a guess that not more than 30% of slashdot readers are the kind of people who think it is fun to pop the heat sink off while playing Quake 3, but that is still good to know.
Slashdot Mirror
So what you're saying is that it would be very interesting if someone actually managed to "Read The Article". It might be possible, since it is linked here and probably available on the Internet.
Who knew it involved shopping too?
Well, Mr. Shatner, I think you might have enjoyed Mystery Men.
The fans will love you for it. Trust me.
And more importantly, _he_ is not making money off of filtering port 80.
The only way to win is to walk a middle path between having a coherent vision for the product and having an idea of what your customers want.
To pull examples from the movies, "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" and "Gigli" were examples of films created entirely from the top down without any concern for what the viewers wanted while "Catwoman" and "Showgirls" spent so much time giving the audience what they thought they wanted that there wasn't much room for anything but sucking.
The biggest problem is that while a room full of engineers and a table covered with marketing reports is no substitute for one brilliant designer, that doesn't mean that the one brilliant designer can't use a little guidance in what people want.
Getting USB 2.0 compatability _and_ a fresh minty flavour would drive the prices through the roof so it's just not going to happen.
"Mr. Chappell, Ajax seems to have the momentum of a runaway freight train. Why is it so popular?"
Oh, something's being made more of a zero...
...until you buy it at WalMart.
For recreational use, obviously.
"On another note, how do they plan to mask it on non-Windows OSs."
By the time your mark is able to do stuff like that you've already got their money.
It's a lip bomb! Take cover!
Only if you hang your robe on the hook, put the towel over the grate, drop your satchel in front of the panel and then put the pile of junk mail on top of the satchel before pressing the dispenser button.
Then Usenet is just what you need.
Remember, punch the EthicsBuddy and you can win a free* iPod!
They started this system out with Linux, the got the design working with Linux, why change everything to OS/X?
It could be worse. William Shatner was originally considered for that role.
So did the Coca-Cola corporation.
The obvious lesson to be leared from this is that the next time you get laid off after writing code that gets your company into deep legal doo-doo, just describe it as "I quit for ethical reasons".
Shhh... Stop trying to bring inconvenient facts into this argument.
Yes, but only for nine months at a time.
Pedant. If you're going to whine, at least do it right.
My old friends Samuel Johnson and Noah Webster disagree with you on that.
"Rebuttle" is not a word. Neither is "Buttle". It's "Rebuttal". Look it up.
I would hazard a guess that not more than 30% of slashdot readers are the kind of people who think it is fun to pop the heat sink off while playing Quake 3, but that is still good to know.