Java is NOT a way "forward" from Obj-C. Java is marginally better than C++, and that's about all you can say in its favor.
If Apple gives up Obj-C for smalltalk, or a new language altogether, that would be fine, provided that the new language is an improvement. Java wasn't.
They switched because Intel makes great laptop chips, and neither IBM nor Freescale can.
It's not clear whether they could have gotten the G5 into a low-power version or not, the fact is that they didn't, and gave Apple no reason to believe they would remedy that problem.
Three years ago, when Sun still had a world-class enterprise sales force, this might have been worth doing, but today the only thing Sun has that Apple needs is ZFS, which they can get for no money.
Whether it's AMD, Tivo, SGI, Palm, or any other company in decline, Apple's not in the business of rescuing companies. Anything those companies have to offer to Apple could be obtained for far less than the cost of 1) buying them and 2) the management distraction of integrating them into Apple.
wouldn't ex post facto prevent this from being used to overturn patents already in place?
It would probably keep litigants who lost a patent suit from challenging the patent again, which is bad news for RIM. For current litigation though, defendants in patent infringement actions are likely to have a much easier time of it than they did before this decision.
Because his record company paid a shitload of money to promote that one-hit wonder. Fortunately, you can just use an iPod instead of listening to whatever crap ClearChannel has on the playlist these days.
Dell has some awesome deals, but they're not very well published.
Dell has a very bad habit of playing a shell game with the customers. Try pricing a machine on Dell's web site, and try pricing a machine at Apple's. Dell is acting like an airline, trying to sort the customers by how much they're willing to pay, and keep them from finding out what they could be spending if they took a different route through Dell's web maze.
There's nothing intrinsically wrong with direct sales; it's working out quite well for Apple and many other companies as well. What's wrong at Dell all comes down to them having such miniscule margins that they actually need the money they get from loading crapware, the money they save (in the short term) by substandard customer service, and most of all, the dismal quality of their hardware.
Like any other stock exchange, NASDAQ is the ultimate guarantor of any trades that take place under its auspices. Penny stocks are more likely to involve traders who can't make good on a contract, which leaves the exchange holding the bag. Penny stocks just aren't worth the trouble for an exchange to list them.
These days, buying bits pressed or burned into a plastic disk is absurd. It's almost as silly as buying water in plastic bottles and shlepping it home from the grocery store when nearly everyone in the industrialized world has potable running water in their home.
there are some more Palestinian babies alive you can kill.
Have you considered seeing a therapist about your violent fantasies?
The truth is, that Israel goes to extraordinary lengths to avoid casualties. If the Palestinians didn't have such vicious thugs for leaders, they'd have had a country of their own twenty years ago.
Imus' freedom of speech was never at issue. He can say whatever he wants, and his employers can fire his ass if he's not bringing in the money anymore because people get sick of him.
It's for ANYONE to say. The government of China is a corrupt, murderous kleptocracy, and the Chinese people deserve to bring the Red Dynasty to justice.
How about all of you mind your own business, let the Chinese handle their own affairs, and shut the Fuck up!
Request denied.
The Chinese would love to "handle their own affairs", as you put it, but they happen to be living under a dictatorship that murdered about 70 million of them in the 1950's and 60's, and still tosses dissidents into jail. If the Chinese were free to choose their leaders, you'd have a point, but they don't, so you're full of shit.
Capitalism isn't "designed", it's a consequence of free markets. Any time you save some of your income to invest in your own or another business, you're practicing capitalism. ADM and the other corporate welfare queens aren't a result of freedom, they're a result of government having usurped our power to decide which businesses to pay or not pay for their products or services. If you want an end to corporations looting the taxpayers, you can start by voting for Ron Paul.
A small fraction of the student population puts up some resistance 18 years ago (and is promptly squashed) and you call that being keen?
It was rather more than that. There were PLA units marching in support of the protests, factory workers, etc, etc. If it had just been the students, the thugs wouldn't have gotten so freaked out.
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Java is NOT a way "forward" from Obj-C. Java is marginally better than C++, and that's about all you can say in its favor.
If Apple gives up Obj-C for smalltalk, or a new language altogether, that would be fine, provided that the new language is an improvement. Java wasn't.
-jcr
IBM barely seemed to care when they lost Apple's business
They cared when they lost it, they just didn't care enough to keep it.
-jcr
They switched because Intel makes great laptop chips, and neither IBM nor Freescale can.
It's not clear whether they could have gotten the G5 into a low-power version or not, the fact is that they didn't, and gave Apple no reason to believe they would remedy that problem.
-jcr
I think what you are looking for would be "Sun".
God forbid.
Three years ago, when Sun still had a world-class enterprise sales force, this might have been worth doing, but today the only thing Sun has that Apple needs is ZFS, which they can get for no money.
-jcr
Whether it's AMD, Tivo, SGI, Palm, or any other company in decline, Apple's not in the business of rescuing companies. Anything those companies have to offer to Apple could be obtained for far less than the cost of 1) buying them and 2) the management distraction of integrating them into Apple.
-jcr
You're so funny when you're seething with jealousy.
Doohan entertained millions of people for decades. People miss him. When you die, nobody will care.
-jcr
wouldn't ex post facto prevent this from being used to overturn patents already in place?
It would probably keep litigants who lost a patent suit from challenging the patent again, which is bad news for RIM. For current litigation though, defendants in patent infringement actions are likely to have a much easier time of it than they did before this decision.
-jcr
What is it about well-loved public figures that brings out the snotty, jealous little gits like you?
Jimmy Doohan accomplished far more than you ever will. He inspired two generations of engineers and scientists. What have you ever achieved?
-jcr
Ugh, why do I know that...
Because his record company paid a shitload of money to promote that one-hit wonder. Fortunately, you can just use an iPod instead of listening to whatever crap ClearChannel has on the playlist these days.
-jcr
Dell has some awesome deals, but they're not very well published.
Dell has a very bad habit of playing a shell game with the customers. Try pricing a machine on Dell's web site, and try pricing a machine at Apple's. Dell is acting like an airline, trying to sort the customers by how much they're willing to pay, and keep them from finding out what they could be spending if they took a different route through Dell's web maze.
There's nothing intrinsically wrong with direct sales; it's working out quite well for Apple and many other companies as well. What's wrong at Dell all comes down to them having such miniscule margins that they actually need the money they get from loading crapware, the money they save (in the short term) by substandard customer service, and most of all, the dismal quality of their hardware.
-jcr
Rico Suave is what every man wants to be, but 99.7% of men never live up to.
Every man wants to be a greasy little prefab pop-singer punk? That's news to me, and I'm sure it's news to most other men in the world, too.
-jcr
Like any other stock exchange, NASDAQ is the ultimate guarantor of any trades that take place under its auspices. Penny stocks are more likely to involve traders who can't make good on a contract, which leaves the exchange holding the bag. Penny stocks just aren't worth the trouble for an exchange to list them.
-jcr
Why bother when you can buy it online?
These days, buying bits pressed or burned into a plastic disk is absurd. It's almost as silly as buying water in plastic bottles and shlepping it home from the grocery store when nearly everyone in the industrialized world has potable running water in their home.
-jcr
there are some more Palestinian babies alive you can kill.
Have you considered seeing a therapist about your violent fantasies?
The truth is, that Israel goes to extraordinary lengths to avoid casualties. If the Palestinians didn't have such vicious thugs for leaders, they'd have had a country of their own twenty years ago.
-jcr
Before this no one had heard of him.
He was the #2 shock-jock in the country, right after Howard Stern, and ahead of Rush Limbaugh. Lots of people had heard of him.
-jcr
He wasn't fired because he wasn't bringing money in.
He lost several major sponsors in the week before they canned him. His boss decided he wasn't worth the trouble anymore.
-jcr
That's precisely why the ACLU sends Jewish lawyers to defend the nazis who want to march through Jewish neighborhoods.
-jcr
Imus' freedom of speech was never at issue. He can say whatever he wants, and his employers can fire his ass if he's not bringing in the money anymore because people get sick of him.
-jcr
On the other hand, in Europe, where you can't say something even remotely critical of the jews,
Sure you can, as long as you're cheering for head-choppers and burning a car while you do it.
-jcr
That's NOT for you to say!
It's for ANYONE to say. The government of China is a corrupt, murderous kleptocracy, and the Chinese people deserve to bring the Red Dynasty to justice.
-jcr
True communism, for example, rewards those who work hard and make good choices as well.
I'd send that quote to a Russian friend of mine, but I'm afraid he'd die of laughter.
-jcr
You should get your facts straight
I've got my facts straight, sunshine. Mao killed tens of millions more Chinese than Tojo ever did.
-jcr
How about all of you mind your own business, let the Chinese handle their own affairs, and shut the Fuck up!
Request denied.
The Chinese would love to "handle their own affairs", as you put it, but they happen to be living under a dictatorship that murdered about 70 million of them in the 1950's and 60's, and still tosses dissidents into jail. If the Chinese were free to choose their leaders, you'd have a point, but they don't, so you're full of shit.
-jcr
Capitalism isn't "designed", it's a consequence of free markets. Any time you save some of your income to invest in your own or another business, you're practicing capitalism. ADM and the other corporate welfare queens aren't a result of freedom, they're a result of government having usurped our power to decide which businesses to pay or not pay for their products or services. If you want an end to corporations looting the taxpayers, you can start by voting for Ron Paul.
-jcr
A small fraction of the student population puts up some resistance 18 years ago (and is promptly squashed) and you call that being keen?
It was rather more than that. There were PLA units marching in support of the protests, factory workers, etc, etc. If it had just been the students, the thugs wouldn't have gotten so freaked out.
-jcr