Tags and chips in everyday items. Smart clothes and shoes. "Yawn!"
There has to be an exciting NEED to do these things before they'll take off. Remember: just because something is technologically possible, that doesn't mean it will be taken up by the public.
Remember the inflated data for the PS2s performance during pre-release? Well it seems they've started lying about the PS3s performance already! Just in time for the GameCube release too.
Even if it was 1000 times as powerful, we'd probably still end up watching crap pre-rendered movies during Final Fantasy games.
OS X sounds good, but so did Linux...
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REMEMBER: THE OS IS A MEANS TO AN END, NOT THE END ITSELF.
This OS X sounds good, but so did Linux before I tried it, and I don't want to try that again:
It didn't recognise pnp modem.
Installed Linux on 2nd HDD on better PC.
Tried popular driver for Lucent Winmodem. It complained about the kernel being compiled for Symmetric Multiprocessing and didn't work.
Installed Intel HaM quasi-soft modem. Was delighted to find drivers for it on web. Unfortunately they were only compiled for newer kernels.
Tried to install it anyway. It too complained about SMP.
The bottom line is I do not want to spend weeks in front of the screen configuring an OS which is supposed to be transparent and let me get on with other things. To me, LINUX is GARBAGE.
They say Mandrake 8.1 installation is easy, but you can bet there'll be something wrong with that too. So that's the crux with linux: There'll always be something else wrong.
Think about it: Linux has not yet been able to offer a straightforward installation, something which Windows has been doing since around 1995!
And yes, I know Win was lacking sorely in several areas, but MS are currently moving towards a solution very quickly; whereas Linux is trying to ignore its problem.
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Tags and chips in everyday items. Smart clothes and shoes. "Yawn!"
There has to be an exciting NEED to do these things before they'll take off. Remember: just because something is technologically possible, that doesn't mean it will be taken up by the public.
Even if it was 1000 times as powerful, we'd probably still end up watching crap pre-rendered movies during Final Fantasy games.
REMEMBER: THE OS IS A MEANS TO AN END, NOT THE END ITSELF. This OS X sounds good, but so did Linux before I tried it, and I don't want to try that again: It didn't recognise pnp modem. Installed Linux on 2nd HDD on better PC. Tried popular driver for Lucent Winmodem. It complained about the kernel being compiled for Symmetric Multiprocessing and didn't work. Installed Intel HaM quasi-soft modem. Was delighted to find drivers for it on web. Unfortunately they were only compiled for newer kernels. Tried to install it anyway. It too complained about SMP. The bottom line is I do not want to spend weeks in front of the screen configuring an OS which is supposed to be transparent and let me get on with other things. To me, LINUX is GARBAGE. They say Mandrake 8.1 installation is easy, but you can bet there'll be something wrong with that too. So that's the crux with linux: There'll always be something else wrong. Think about it: Linux has not yet been able to offer a straightforward installation, something which Windows has been doing since around 1995! And yes, I know Win was lacking sorely in several areas, but MS are currently moving towards a solution very quickly; whereas Linux is trying to ignore its problem.
You're obviously a moron. It's spelt "pity". Although you spelled the curses right, but that just means you're a scumbag.