At a guess, nearer $30 from the people supported by each reader of/.
IBM learned the hard way that if you support the geeks, they promote your offerings. If you don't, they will let
everyone know about your support policy, and they are the ones people ask and trust.
whose skills start depreciating almost as soon as they are laid off,
In the eyes of the HR department. The same assholes who want 5 years experience of a product released a year ago, don't value experience gained a year ago if you were involved in a task that would broaden your skills base. HR departments are a far greater threat to the Western World than Bin Laden and Al Quaida put together.
Bankers are probably a bigger threat, but they are well paid, so they are exempt from any kind of management. ("If you are so clever, why aren't you rich?" is the other side of "he is rich, so he must be clever!")
The PDP8 was the first computer that sold more than 12 units. Over 12 MILLION PDP8's were sold. The architecture of the PDP8 is VERY HARD TO PROGRAM compared to others of its generation but it was 1,000th of the price.
The PDP11, which came after, was a hardware Fortran machine. Its assembler was redesigned as a language called C. The Intel architecture is essentially a PDP11 clone.
Before the IBM PC, there were over 100 computer architecture being made. After the PC there were less than 12. The architecture of the IBM PC is VERY HARD TO PROGRAM compared to others of its generation, but it had the IBM brand recognition. (The PS2 architecture had IBM brand recognition, but by then there were 10 million users who did not want to learn a new architecture.)
The original PC had 320x240 resolution using the Crap Graphic Adaptor. There were loads of different screen resolutions until VGA (800x600). For the next 20 years, VGA was good enough.
Over 100 million PC compatibles have been sold.
Before digital mobiles there were only about 10,000 mobiles world wide. Now there are over 1 billion.
The original phones had loads of different screen resolutions until 800x480. For the next 20 years, this will be good enough.
Before Android there were over 20 different software platforms for mobiles. Soon there will be less than 5.
Volume is the big deal in electronics. It does not matter if the design is good. If it works, and you can sell it to suckers, you have won.
Instead of being an elitist dick about it, why not print yourself up some business cards and hand them out to people who need help with their computers.
Because business cards saying "I am an elitist dick" dont bring in much business?
I believe "Swan Lake" vs "Funky Gibbon" comes close. However, my HTC desire has yet to arrive, so I am guessing. My Samsung Video Recorder did not record videos, and was replaced by the store without quibble as "Goods not of merchandisable quality"
The Military spend $100 to buy what costs you and me $1, cos they are the military. (not to mention pork barrels)
If you go hunting in a jeep, you can use the battery to power your GPS device, Android or not. My Tomtom has a battery life of about 10 minutes when not plugged into the cigar lighter socket.
It should be obvious to anyone who ever dealt with programs writen by bean counters that these are BUGS.
People who got the decimal point in the wrong place, or did not know the difference between integer and float,
or used the wrong variable to divide by when computing averages.
Never blame a conspiracy when stupidity explains the phenomenon.
BluRay has only been broken because of software players.OTOH, large numbers of people are convinced BluRay a waste of time and money. HDCP has contributed substantially to this. Here in the UK, research shows that although most people have HD capable kit, hardly any own an HDMI cable, and have never seen HD anyway.
You could abandon the idea of independence, and become part of the British Empire, which would entitle you to vote for Screaming Lord Such, and his Monster Raving Loony Party", who are not likely to be influenced by commercial bribes - not least because Screaming Lord Such is dead. (Being dead does not disbar you from being a member of the UK government, but may reduce your voting rights marginally). Indeed there are many, including myself, who suspect "the only good politician is a dead politician".
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IBM learned the hard way that if you support the geeks, they promote your offerings. If you don't, they will let everyone know about your support policy, and they are the ones people ask and trust.
You Americans really ought to ask your government for your freedoms back!
Why is the box for posting in so damn small? (Opera on Ubuntu?) Looks like someone cant write HTML properly!
Better value than Make-A-Fee then!
In the eyes of the HR department. The same assholes who want 5 years experience of a product released a year ago, don't value experience gained a year ago if you were involved in a task that would broaden your skills base. HR departments are a far greater threat to the Western World than Bin Laden and Al Quaida put together.
Bankers are probably a bigger threat, but they are well paid, so they are exempt from any kind of management. ("If you are so clever, why aren't you rich?" is the other side of "he is rich, so he must be clever!")
Think how much could be saved by sacking Michael O'Leary!
I fly RyanAir quite often - it is better than walking backwards across the Irish Sea (Ask Spike Milligan)
I am particularly hostile: because I cant login as root! I also want to open a terminal window and SSH into my servers.
You are a minority, pal. its tough titties for you.
Personally, I prefer a tough titty to a wet fish too, but that's just me, obviously, or marketing of this type would never catch on!
The PDP8 was the first computer that sold more than 12 units. Over 12 MILLION PDP8's were sold. The architecture of the PDP8 is VERY HARD TO PROGRAM compared to others of its generation but it was 1,000th of the price.
The PDP11, which came after, was a hardware Fortran machine. Its assembler was redesigned as a language called C. The Intel architecture is essentially a PDP11 clone.
Before the IBM PC, there were over 100 computer architecture being made. After the PC there were less than 12. The architecture of the IBM PC is VERY HARD TO PROGRAM compared to others of its generation, but it had the IBM brand recognition. (The PS2 architecture had IBM brand recognition, but by then there were 10 million users who did not want to learn a new architecture.) The original PC had 320x240 resolution using the Crap Graphic Adaptor. There were loads of different screen resolutions until VGA (800x600). For the next 20 years, VGA was good enough. Over 100 million PC compatibles have been sold.
Before digital mobiles there were only about 10,000 mobiles world wide. Now there are over 1 billion.
The original phones had loads of different screen resolutions until 800x480. For the next 20 years, this will be good enough. Before Android there were over 20 different software platforms for mobiles. Soon there will be less than 5.
Volume is the big deal in electronics. It does not matter if the design is good. If it works, and you can sell it to suckers, you have won.
I use Sparc64, you insensitive clod!
The word he was trying to avoid is "pornographic", as in "Pornographic material officer? we dont even own a pornograph!"
I for one, welcome a Beowolf cluster of Pentagons. Yes, Siree!
And nominally, all the power of a 486! (Actually, it supported 12 users doing data entry.) Not what I called a super computer, even then.
I think my phone outperforms it in proportion to its 16G or memory: 12,000 times more powerful - Now THAT is what I call a super computer!
You must be new here
Because business cards saying "I am an elitist dick" dont bring in much business?
(They are the low hung fruit.)
I believe "Swan Lake" vs "Funky Gibbon" comes close. However, my HTC desire has yet to arrive, so I am guessing. My Samsung Video Recorder did not record videos, and was replaced by the store without quibble as "Goods not of merchandisable quality"
Have you never hunted tortoises in your back garden?
(You dont use a bow and arrow, you just pop them in a used plastic bag - its clean quiet and risk-free entertainment!)
I use a Nokia 6210. It doesnt have GPS, but I can see all four walls of my garden at once, and I can phone the kids if I need a beer!
The Military spend $100 to buy what costs you and me $1, cos they are the military. (not to mention pork barrels)
If you go hunting in a jeep, you can use the battery to power your GPS device, Android or not. My Tomtom has a battery life of about 10 minutes when not plugged into the cigar lighter socket.
No: we really must have "Ireland for the Irish" and Peckham for the Peckish"
Or is your life expectancy so short dont you do backup any more?
It should be obvious to anyone who ever dealt with programs writen by bean counters that these are BUGS. People who got the decimal point in the wrong place, or did not know the difference between integer and float, or used the wrong variable to divide by when computing averages.
Never blame a conspiracy when stupidity explains the phenomenon.
... and it will heat your home in Winter.
BluRay has only been broken because of software players.OTOH, large numbers of people are convinced BluRay a waste of time and money. HDCP has contributed substantially to this. Here in the UK, research shows that although most people have HD capable kit, hardly any own an HDMI cable, and have never seen HD anyway.
You could abandon the idea of independence, and become part of the British Empire, which would entitle you to vote for Screaming Lord Such, and his Monster Raving Loony Party", who are not likely to be influenced by commercial bribes - not least because Screaming Lord Such is dead. (Being dead does not disbar you from being a member of the UK government, but may reduce your voting rights marginally). Indeed there are many, including myself, who suspect "the only good politician is a dead politician".