Sun writes Java for Microsoft, Sun and IBM. Apple puts together their version of Java for themselves, they always have. Sometimes this means that their version lags behind the one from Sun.
Hopefully they will get 1.5 out for Tiger quickly.
The market has clearly already made it's decision. Microsoft and the rest don't like it, so they dump $$$$ into the pockets of ignorant congressmen to get them to go after Apple, the market's choice.
If this quote is true: "US legislators are debating whether to force Apple's products to interoperate with Microsoft's." Then it just goes to show that they aren't addressing a real issue here. iTunes is compatible with Microsoft Windows and the iPod works with Windows machines as well. The problem is that the iTunes Music Store's DRM doesn't work with third party digital music players. If congress wants to address an issue, that is the issue they should be addressing. The quote doesn't actually address the issue they want to go after.
Apple shouldn't testify at these hearings as congress clearly doesn't know what it is that they are talking about.
True, the earlier shot was a full body shot and didn't include any of the background, most likely due to most of the film being shot on a green screen set, but the images aren't really anything new.
First, let's look at the article that CNN stole their story from.
Notice the end of the article, where it says: "But compared to the previous five years, the United States as a whole was quite cool, particularly during the summer."
This is not what you might expect from your presented data...
[tongue in cheek] This is obviously due to Bush and his stepping away from the Kyoto accords and environmentalism. So, it seems that the US is cooling off due to the amount of carbon emissions, which weren't shown in your direct link, from it's citizens. Yay for the USA! [/tongue in cheek]
Thanks for that link. It seems that if you can hold a valid discussion about Apple and show that they are in the right about a supposed issue, you must be a zealot. As opposed to those that "...fucking hate Apple..." who are simply Apple antagonists.
Since drwav can't seem to hold up his end of a discussion he attempts to recruit the Kuro5hin users to help him try and hold up his weak perspective by pointing them at this discussion. This is funny.
It would seem then, that this is a pot and kettle comment:
In the case of Apple, NO ONE can license their DRM for ANY PRICE.
Aww, re-branding doesn't count? In your world. It's still a contracted licensing agreement. So, regardless of what you want to think, it's still been licensed to HP. I read your inaccurate post and my point is that you don't understand contractual agreements.
Refuses to license their technology for ANY PRICE
unless all they want to do is rebrand the player...
This point is contrary to the Motorola agreement.
...wow, a cell phone that can play iTMS music, plus it doesn't compete with the iPod since it's a totally different market.
You can't just brush off the fact that Motorola has made this agreement. They licensed the DRM in order to utilize it in their devices, which you claim Apple won't do. You're wrong. This statement demonstrates your shortsightedness regarding the direction of this industry. The industry leader and many others have seen this being the direction of the portable market, it's a shame that you can't see it.
...they are
required by law to make as much money as possible regardless of anything other than federal law.
So, you don't understand business or law, thanks for clearing that up. I guess that business is just evil. Capitalism is the way of things and it's a shame that you don't understand it.
...there should be LAWS that prevent companys from having this kind of control over the market. WAIT? Don't we?
No, we don't, that would be contrary to capitalism. Since you don't understand the laws that we have, let me explain. We have laws against monopolistic control over a market. A monopoly is: A business that is the sole supplier of a particular good or service. You can buy music in many ways from many different suppliers. You can purchase many devices that will allow you to playback the music you purchase. Apple is not a sole supplier. You and too many others just don't understand how the laws work.
This isn't a lawsuit against Apple for their DRM, as you seem to be attempting to argue, but for their "monopoly", which doesn't exist. Nobody made this person buy music from the iTunes Music Store, he had many other choices. If he was unaware that the files were only able, at this point in time, to be played back on an iPod, then he didn't pay attention and he was stupid, buyer beware. The fact that the iPod was available long before the iTMS seems to escape you too.
Apple has licensed their DRM, to both HP and Motorola already. That's why their branded devices can and will be able to play back Fairplay encoded files from the iTMS. Sorry to have to say this, but, you're wrong. It is Apple's right to license their software to whomever they choose.
Companies like Virgin and Real make a huge stink about not agreeing to Apple's contract terms and therefore were not allowed to license the DRM. Then they try to sue or create a huge misleading marketing campaign to sway the general masses to their perspective. Quite sad really. What's worse, is all of those that base their opinions on the behavior and campaigns of those companies that are legally in the wrong.
It'll get thrown out. No judge/court is as stupid as this guy and his lawyer. So, there won't be any precedent set.
You hit the nail on the head when you talk about competition. That's what the laws are based on, it might be different if there was no competition in the market, but there is plenty. Nobody made him buy music from the iTunes Music Store. There are other alternatives. It has been pointed out that nobody sues Sony because they bought an XBox game and can't play it on their PS2. That's just stupid. Nobody is suing Nintendo because they could only play a particular game exclusively on their system either, because that would be just about as stupid.
It all comes down to the question of why did this moron buy music from the iTMS if he wanted some portable device other than the iPod? I would bet that he and his lawyer cooked up the idea to make some extra cash.
First, there's nothing stopping this person from purchasing their music on CD and ripping it to whatever format he desires. Then, he could use it with any device that he chooses to.
Second, there is absolutely nobody forcing this idiot to buy music from the iTunes Music Store. In his lawsuit he claims that he had to buy an iPod afterchoosing to purchase music from the iTMS. There are plenty of places to buy digital music if he's to cheap to buy the CD. There is nobody forcing him to make his purchases from any particular company. This idiot and his ignorant lawyer think they can make a lot of money due to his own stupidity.
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Sun writes Java for Microsoft, Sun and IBM. Apple puts together their version of Java for themselves, they always have. Sometimes this means that their version lags behind the one from Sun.
Hopefully they will get 1.5 out for Tiger quickly.
Ahhh, customer or CONSUMER?
The market has clearly already made it's decision. Microsoft and the rest don't like it, so they dump $$$$ into the pockets of ignorant congressmen to get them to go after Apple, the market's choice.
If this quote is true: "US legislators are debating whether to force Apple's products to interoperate with Microsoft's."
Then it just goes to show that they aren't addressing a real issue here. iTunes is compatible with Microsoft Windows and the iPod works with Windows machines as well. The problem is that the iTunes Music Store's DRM doesn't work with third party digital music players. If congress wants to address an issue, that is the issue they should be addressing. The quote doesn't actually address the issue they want to go after.
Apple shouldn't testify at these hearings as congress clearly doesn't know what it is that they are talking about.
No iTunes on Linux. This won't work the way that bad_outlook wants it to work.
Besides that, he also just wants to break the DRM anyhow.
That won't affect the bit rates of the tracks you purchase from iTMS. That little option only affects the files you rip from a CD. Sorry.
GPL is irrelevant in this case. This isn't about software or open source...
Nice observations...
The only thing I really noticed is that Mozilla was spelled incorrectly.
Thanks.
The single 'l' in Mozilla?
Justify this please. It looks real enough to me. What makes you say that it isn't?
True, the earlier shot was a full body shot and didn't include any of the background, most likely due to most of the film being shot on a green screen set, but the images aren't really anything new.
Target has a 30 return policy. Did you save the receipt?
That must be the 1 GB Shuffle rather than the mini. The 4 GB mini is $199 now while last night it was $249.
That image came out back in March. It appeared in "Star Wars Insider". There's a much better shot here.
Thanks for putting it forth in such a good way.
First, let's look at the article that CNN stole their story from.
Notice the end of the article, where it says: "But compared to the previous five years, the United States as a whole was quite cool, particularly during the summer."
This is not what you might expect from your presented data...
[tongue in cheek] This is obviously due to Bush and his stepping away from the Kyoto accords and environmentalism. So, it seems that the US is cooling off due to the amount of carbon emissions, which weren't shown in your direct link, from it's citizens. Yay for the USA! [/tongue in cheek]
Nice comparison. I love a great punch-line.
Wow, couldn't use your real name? What's the matter Ballmer? Were you afraid that somebody would castigate you for it? Eh, MonkeyBoy? :P
Since drwav can't seem to hold up his end of a discussion he attempts to recruit the Kuro5hin users to help him try and hold up his weak perspective by pointing them at this discussion. This is funny.
It would seem then, that this is a pot and kettle comment:
This isn't a lawsuit against Apple for their DRM, as you seem to be attempting to argue, but for their "monopoly", which doesn't exist. Nobody made this person buy music from the iTunes Music Store, he had many other choices. If he was unaware that the files were only able, at this point in time, to be played back on an iPod, then he didn't pay attention and he was stupid, buyer beware. The fact that the iPod was available long before the iTMS seems to escape you too.
Excellent point.
Apple has licensed their DRM, to both HP and Motorola already. That's why their branded devices can and will be able to play back Fairplay encoded files from the iTMS. Sorry to have to say this, but, you're wrong. It is Apple's right to license their software to whomever they choose.
Companies like Virgin and Real make a huge stink about not agreeing to Apple's contract terms and therefore were not allowed to license the DRM. Then they try to sue or create a huge misleading marketing campaign to sway the general masses to their perspective. Quite sad really. What's worse, is all of those that base their opinions on the behavior and campaigns of those companies that are legally in the wrong.
It'll get thrown out. No judge/court is as stupid as this guy and his lawyer. So, there won't be any precedent set.
You hit the nail on the head when you talk about competition. That's what the laws are based on, it might be different if there was no competition in the market, but there is plenty. Nobody made him buy music from the iTunes Music Store. There are other alternatives. It has been pointed out that nobody sues Sony because they bought an XBox game and can't play it on their PS2. That's just stupid. Nobody is suing Nintendo because they could only play a particular game exclusively on their system either, because that would be just about as stupid.
It all comes down to the question of why did this moron buy music from the iTMS if he wanted some portable device other than the iPod? I would bet that he and his lawyer cooked up the idea to make some extra cash.
First, there's nothing stopping this person from purchasing their music on CD and ripping it to whatever format he desires. Then, he could use it with any device that he chooses to.
Second, there is absolutely nobody forcing this idiot to buy music from the iTunes Music Store. In his lawsuit he claims that he had to buy an iPod after choosing to purchase music from the iTMS. There are plenty of places to buy digital music if he's to cheap to buy the CD. There is nobody forcing him to make his purchases from any particular company. This idiot and his ignorant lawyer think they can make a lot of money due to his own stupidity.
Oh, of course...
How silly of me.