In that case, you could download iTunes for free and carry your computer around with you to listen to music.
In fact, before I bought my iPod, that's just what I used to do. However, I have found that carrying my iPod to work is easier than carrying my PowerBook to work. Or jogging.
I disagree. I think the Bush administration would see this differently than the Clinton administration did. I doubt they would have a problem with it. Yes, I know that in theory the lawyers at the Justice department should be reviewing this absent of influence from the administration, but in the real world the Justice department basically dropped the antitrust case against MS after Bush came into office.
They would just make some noise about Linux being an important competitor and that would be that.
It's not about the cost of his house. Its respect for his taste.
I don't have a problem with Bill Gates having a mansion - its that I think his mansion is tacky.
I also respect Steve Jobs for being able to save Apple when everyone counted him and Apple as both being irrelevant to our industry. I respect him for the fact that he has great taste and an intolerance for poor quality.
I am not under any illusions that Steve Jobs is a "nice guy", or "morally better" than anyone else. I don't personally know him and I'm not entitled to an opinion about it.
And I'm not saying that I don't also respect Bill Gates for his philanthropy.
Only problem is AAPL's market cap is $44B, they'd need to reach about 20% above that to get the board to sign on and MS "only" has about $40B on hand. I doubt they'd be keen to try and raise $20B to finance the buyout.
Jobs works for $1/year at Apple and gets some bonuses from Apple board of directors sometimes.
Most of his wealth is in the form of Pixar stock - and he doesn't give that up because he wants to retain control of the company.
Unlike a lot of rich people (Gates, Ellison,...) he lives in a normal house and sends his children to public schools. Gates lives in a bizzaro fun house and Ellison lives in a fake Japanese McMansion.
Yes, he is not hurting for money. But he doesn't *live* like a greedy person. He could be getting paid more at Apple than he does if that was what he cared about. I think he cares more about retaining control at Apple than he does about money. He retains control by keeping Apple healthy, and also by keeping his "moral authority" by being the guy who works for $1/year.
Whatever you might say about Jobs, he's a person that I can have some respect for. He lives his life pretty modestly, works very hard, and cares a lot about quality.
The music companies aren't even paying for the bandwidth! Or paying to administer ITMS! The biggest problem they have is signing all the checks Apple sends them.
I remember reading an interview with one of my very favorite artists where she said something along the lines that digital music is theft.
And I thought to myself, that if she saw me listening to her music on my iPod she's probably be angry with me, but how many times did I buy the same album by her? I could actually count 4 times: LP, Cassette, CD, remastered "special edition" CD. The only records of hers I haven't bought more than once are out of print.
No. And I don't plan to go - ever. I avoid Disney like the plague which means I miss out on a lot of movies. But I can't stand a company that got where they are by using stories in the public domain, then uses their money and power to eliminate the public domain.
What the world really needs is the ability for you to buy stuff using your hotel room key. Because it is not easy enough to spend money currently.
If these hotels are putting credit card and other personal info on the room key unencrypted, how else might they be mis-handling your personal information?
When I worked at Microsoft there was this one kind of diet soda that they had there. I've never seen it anywhere else. God, it tasted so good. Unfortunatley it also made me really sick when I drank it, but I just couldn't stop myself. So, I took a job somewhere else.
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If you didn't care about size, maybe.
In that case, you could download iTunes for free and carry your computer around with you to listen to music.
In fact, before I bought my iPod, that's just what I used to do. However, I have found that carrying my iPod to work is easier than carrying my PowerBook to work. Or jogging.
Buy a nano and superglue the back of it to the back of a digital camera. Voila!
before Creative catches up
Has Creative shown any signs of "catching up"? I think they are probably the most misnamed company ever.
I disagree. I think the Bush administration would see this differently than the Clinton administration did. I doubt they would have a problem with it. Yes, I know that in theory the lawyers at the Justice department should be reviewing this absent of influence from the administration, but in the real world the Justice department basically dropped the antitrust case against MS after Bush came into office.
They would just make some noise about Linux being an important competitor and that would be that.
This certainly looks like something that would fit with Apple's future plans regarding iPods and other mobile devices.
Yeah. They have plans to keep making mobile devices and would like them to run as long as possible on a single charge. Thus, pleasing their customers.
I don't think you got the point at all.
It's not about the cost of his house. Its respect for his taste.
I don't have a problem with Bill Gates having a mansion - its that I think his mansion is tacky.
I also respect Steve Jobs for being able to save Apple when everyone counted him and Apple as both being irrelevant to our industry. I respect him for the fact that he has great taste and an intolerance for poor quality.
I am not under any illusions that Steve Jobs is a "nice guy", or "morally better" than anyone else. I don't personally know him and I'm not entitled to an opinion about it.
And I'm not saying that I don't also respect Bill Gates for his philanthropy.
Only problem is AAPL's market cap is $44B, they'd need to reach about 20% above that to get the board to sign on and MS "only" has about $40B on hand. I doubt they'd be keen to try and raise $20B to finance the buyout.
They could do a stock swap perhaps.
No one here can help it if all you can be bothered to listen to is Michael Jackson.
They could release MacOS X instead of Vista.
:-)
It wouldn't cost them that much, and it would be the first really good product Microsoftt has ever shipped
They could put in compatibility box to run Win32 apps natively on OS X, kill Apple's hardware business, and ship OS X on standard PC boxes.
It is possible for someone to make a mistake and still be a person worthy of respect. Woz is over it.
Jobs works for $1/year at Apple and gets some bonuses from Apple board of directors sometimes.
...) he lives in a normal house and sends his children to public schools. Gates lives in a bizzaro fun house and Ellison lives in a fake Japanese McMansion.
Most of his wealth is in the form of Pixar stock - and he doesn't give that up because he wants to retain control of the company.
Unlike a lot of rich people (Gates, Ellison,
Yes, he is not hurting for money. But he doesn't *live* like a greedy person. He could be getting paid more at Apple than he does if that was what he cared about. I think he cares more about retaining control at Apple than he does about money. He retains control by keeping Apple healthy, and also by keeping his "moral authority" by being the guy who works for $1/year.
Whatever you might say about Jobs, he's a person that I can have some respect for. He lives his life pretty modestly, works very hard, and cares a lot about quality.
If you are a new artist, you are probably better off without a major record label.
Look at Aimee Mann. Her career has certainly gone better since going independent.
The music companies aren't even paying for the bandwidth! Or paying to administer ITMS! The biggest problem they have is signing all the checks Apple sends them.
I remember reading an interview with one of my very favorite artists where she said something along the lines that digital music is theft.
And I thought to myself, that if she saw me listening to her music on my iPod she's probably be angry with me, but how many times did I buy the same album by her? I could actually count 4 times: LP, Cassette, CD, remastered "special edition" CD. The only records of hers I haven't bought more than once are out of print.
Ever been to Disney?
No. And I don't plan to go - ever. I avoid Disney like the plague which means I miss out on a lot of movies. But I can't stand a company that got where they are by using stories in the public domain, then uses their money and power to eliminate the public domain.
What the world really needs is the ability for you to buy stuff using your hotel room key. Because it is not easy enough to spend money currently.
If these hotels are putting credit card and other personal info on the room key unencrypted, how else might they be mis-handling your personal information?
This is bad.
For people who make a living flashing lights in people's faces to take pictures, this would be very ironic.
Let me get that straight ... trees in the desert??
Perhaps they are cactus-hugging hippies?
Could it have one of those phones in case the elevator gets stuck?
For skydiving. Duh!
it's not *that* hard to get a pilot's license.
Do you have one? What did you have to do to get it?
When I worked at Microsoft there was this one kind of diet soda that they had there. I've never seen it anywhere else. God, it tasted so good. Unfortunatley it also made me really sick when I drank it, but I just couldn't stop myself. So, I took a job somewhere else.
Can a person be convicted of solely possessing stolen property, when it was purchased in good faith from the thief?
You better believe it. Possessing stolen property is a crime.
If they really believe you didn't know, the DA may choose not to prosecute.
If he's convicted, the bail will be the least of his worries.
yeah the Pippin thing! i forgot about that.. that was a while back though right?
It was approximately ten years ago.
So, yeah. Comparing Apple today to Apple back then is not really fair. Currently they have Steve Jobs as CEO - back then they had Bozo the Clown.