... and in the land of CD, DVD, BluRay. All developed by a consortium of companies.... and in the land of open standards.
Besides, I think you can make more money in the long run by doing open innovation than closed. See also http://www.hightechcampus.com/ where the openness is an important part of the success.
Please! Please start an innovation consortium and develop this technology together. Than to each his own products based on whatever vision you might have. This way, we all benefit: the companies invest in innovation and unleash all the R&D prowess they both have, technology gets developed faster for lower prices and the general public can see nice products everywhere.
And with the money you save on laywers, you can release them in all nice hip colours.
(PS there is even more advantages: the patent offices can stop wasting time on obvious developments, Apple's image gets a little better, the judicial system gets time for real criminals and patent trolls are left alone in the rain)
This is a weird argument. I had a N900, with all the advantages you describe here: Linux, real software, free. However, since I have a Galaxy Nexus with Android, I have the feeling the overall quality of apps is *way* better. And guess what, many of the good ones are free (as in beer) too. When choosing between paying some money for an app that does do what I want, compared to a app 'from a developer with a heart of his app' that looks ugly and stays in beta forever, I'd pay.
Besides, developing for Android is a lot nicer than for the N900. I don't know how far MeeGo/Moblin/Maemo has become in the last year, but I really like Android from both a user's and developer's perspective.
I am sorry, but communication skills aren't key here. Key is understanding what the *client* wants, instead of what the *developer* wants. I have seen many clashes between sales and software development and they all boil down to this:
Sales: "we need function XYZ in our software" Developer: "no, we don't, it's useless, besides he can use tool ABC to flurb the snugger and be done with it" Sales: "but the client asks for it" Developer: "the client is a dumbass" Sales: "he pays your salary" [developer walks away and implements XYZ, but only against his will]
Both development and sales are serious skills and succesfull business manage to do them both right and in the correct balance.
We deliver realtime control systems and two things we never do is virtualization and 'puting it in the cloud'. We need the PLC to have an answer within 100msecs or capacity will go down.
Well, I do not have a Facebook account, and I do not feel any difficulty in engaging anywhere whatsoever. Okay, I might not be able to comment on every website or "I like!" something, but who really cares. It is about getting the information you need, or having the fun you want.
I fully agree. I never took notes (or only very little) and it got my through all my education. If I did take notes, I couldn't read it a week afterwards anyhow, as it was stenographic and my handwriting is generally illegable anyway.
If I couldn't understand it from lectures and books, notes were certainly not going to help me.
I might be a little off-topic, but why is rich-text editing not supported natively by the browser? With all these Web 2.0 and app-stuff, wouldn't it make sense to have a decent text editor available by default?
Let it spit out simple HTML fragments and you'll be fine for most apps.
I believe the AC's point is that there is no alternative, short of neo-Luddism.
You might forget that Apple has 100 billion dollars in the bank. They could also use that many to invest in a better work environment for Chinese workers instead of making their execs richer than they need to be.
Linux is simple. You just have to set it up (just like with Windows actually...). On my last laptop (about 3-4 years old now) I had Vista and Ubuntu installed. My wife could choose whichever she wanted. After a while, she was only using Ubuntu. She is an intelligent woman, understands computers from a user's viewpoint, but is by no means a computer nerd. And I certainly didn't push her to go either way. After some time, she actually managed to install a Wine application, by just clicking around. Linux works.
In my company, after using SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (which is a load of crap; mainly because of missing a gazillion packages), we switched back to Ubuntu and Windows 7. The Ubuntu users are happy, just as are the Windows users.
Simple, the assumption is based on the fact that any use of a phone in a moving vehicle means less attention to driving. Driving is hard. It takes a lot of brain resources to do it. Taking some of it away will result in not processing some things. An accident happens in a split second.
I know I am wildly off-topic, but why is Google banning tethering apps and why is that an issue at all? Android has the WiFi hotspot by default, which enables any WiFi device to use the mobile device's internet connection.
Posting from a galaxy nexus, just buy it separately. Or do the usaian plans not work that way? The phone is really great.
Btw what's wrong with the marketing department of Samsung/Google? There is a Nexus, a Nexus S, a Galaxy S and now a Galaxy Nexus. Pretty confusing if you ask me.
It is not retarded interfaces that killed. It is the retarded users that didn't take the time to learn it, and took their eyes ff the road too long.
A few days ago, I saw a bus driver playing with his phone. While driving. If it is this accepted (a professional driver thinking it's ok) to do this, something is wrong with the people's priorities.
High current ('insane amperage') needs very thick cabling. Not very cheap or efficient. For transport, high voltage AC is the best choice. That's why transport networks use that.
I didn't do the math on DC transport/distribution in datacenters, but it at first glance it does need high voltage for transport, just to keep the cabling anywhere near affordable. Change to lower voltages when needed.
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... and in the land of CD, DVD, BluRay. All developed by a consortium of companies. ... and in the land of open standards.
Besides, I think you can make more money in the long run by doing open innovation than closed. See also http://www.hightechcampus.com/ where the openness is an important part of the success.
Please! Please start an innovation consortium and develop this technology together. Than to each his own products based on whatever vision you might have. This way, we all benefit: the companies invest in innovation and unleash all the R&D prowess they both have, technology gets developed faster for lower prices and the general public can see nice products everywhere.
And with the money you save on laywers, you can release them in all nice hip colours.
(PS there is even more advantages: the patent offices can stop wasting time on obvious developments, Apple's image gets a little better, the judicial system gets time for real criminals and patent trolls are left alone in the rain)
I only have AdBlock Plus, and I also do not have video and audio starting or stuff moving around. I guess it's the kind of site you go to...
This is a weird argument. I had a N900, with all the advantages you describe here: Linux, real software, free. However, since I have a Galaxy Nexus with Android, I have the feeling the overall quality of apps is *way* better. And guess what, many of the good ones are free (as in beer) too. When choosing between paying some money for an app that does do what I want, compared to a app 'from a developer with a heart of his app' that looks ugly and stays in beta forever, I'd pay.
Besides, developing for Android is a lot nicer than for the N900. I don't know how far MeeGo/Moblin/Maemo has become in the last year, but I really like Android from both a user's and developer's perspective.
I once met a man that could remember all PIN codes. Amazing guy.
I am sorry, but communication skills aren't key here. Key is understanding what the *client* wants, instead of what the *developer* wants. I have seen many clashes between sales and software development and they all boil down to this:
Sales: "we need function XYZ in our software"
Developer: "no, we don't, it's useless, besides he can use tool ABC to flurb the snugger and be done with it"
Sales: "but the client asks for it"
Developer: "the client is a dumbass"
Sales: "he pays your salary"
[developer walks away and implements XYZ, but only against his will]
Both development and sales are serious skills and succesfull business manage to do them both right and in the correct balance.
Anything realtime.
We deliver realtime control systems and two things we never do is virtualization and 'puting it in the cloud'. We need the PLC to have an answer within 100msecs or capacity will go down.
And, in other news, a Dutch judge approved blocking of the piratebay, as requested by a private party Brein (dutch RIAA).
The net neutrality law actually allows blocking of sites through court orders.
Well, I do not have a Facebook account, and I do not feel any difficulty in engaging anywhere whatsoever. Okay, I might not be able to comment on every website or "I like!" something, but who really cares. It is about getting the information you need, or having the fun you want.
I fully agree. I never took notes (or only very little) and it got my through all my education. If I did take notes, I couldn't read it a week afterwards anyhow, as it was stenographic and my handwriting is generally illegable anyway.
If I couldn't understand it from lectures and books, notes were certainly not going to help me.
Wo do have the power to steer Apple: don't buy Apple.
I might be a little off-topic, but why is rich-text editing not supported natively by the browser? With all these Web 2.0 and app-stuff, wouldn't it make sense to have a decent text editor available by default?
Let it spit out simple HTML fragments and you'll be fine for most apps.
I believe the AC's point is that there is no alternative, short of neo-Luddism.
You might forget that Apple has 100 billion dollars in the bank. They could also use that many to invest in a better work environment for Chinese workers instead of making their execs richer than they need to be.
So, basically, Go doesn't compile to native code, it just wraps the runtime engine (VM?) with it ....
... only to have their act be completed debunked by the most basic physics.
You forget that most people's knowledge on physics comes from Hollywoord. Hence it is completely understandable that they buy into this.
Simple for Slashdoters != Simple for everyone
Linux is simple. You just have to set it up (just like with Windows actually...). On my last laptop (about 3-4 years old now) I had Vista and Ubuntu installed. My wife could choose whichever she wanted. After a while, she was only using Ubuntu. She is an intelligent woman, understands computers from a user's viewpoint, but is by no means a computer nerd. And I certainly didn't push her to go either way. After some time, she actually managed to install a Wine application, by just clicking around. Linux works.
In my company, after using SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (which is a load of crap; mainly because of missing a gazillion packages), we switched back to Ubuntu and Windows 7. The Ubuntu users are happy, just as are the Windows users.
Simple, the assumption is based on the fact that any use of a phone in a moving vehicle means less attention to driving. Driving is hard. It takes a lot of brain resources to do it. Taking some of it away will result in not processing some things. An accident happens in a split second.
Everybody who does something else than drive while driving is an idiot.
Here in the Netherlands, just *holding* a phone will cost you 180 euros. I really do not understand why people think it is OK to text and drive.
It is all for the protection of young, emerging artists.
I know I am wildly off-topic, but why is Google banning tethering apps and why is that an issue at all? Android has the WiFi hotspot by default, which enables any WiFi device to use the mobile device's internet connection.
Or am I missing something?
Interesting here would be some statistics. How many Boeings have come into serious trouble, and how many Airbuses?
Posting from a galaxy nexus, just buy it separately. Or do the usaian plans not work that way? The phone is really great.
Btw what's wrong with the marketing department of Samsung/Google? There is a Nexus, a Nexus S, a Galaxy S and now a Galaxy Nexus. Pretty confusing if you ask me.
It is not retarded interfaces that killed. It is the retarded users that didn't take the time to learn it, and took their eyes ff the road too long.
A few days ago, I saw a bus driver playing with his phone. While driving. If it is this accepted (a professional driver thinking it's ok) to do this, something is wrong with the people's priorities.
High current ('insane amperage') needs very thick cabling. Not very cheap or efficient. For transport, high voltage AC is the best choice. That's why transport networks use that.
I didn't do the math on DC transport/distribution in datacenters, but it at first glance it does need high voltage for transport, just to keep the cabling anywhere near affordable. Change to lower voltages when needed.
Instead of comparing to PDFs, image files, and things written 30 years later, why not compare to contemporaries?
He also compares it to the 'touch' command. Not even close in being an editor, let alone compiler as well. And still bigger.