We all know that the IBM 970 chip is going to come, but these systems are testing new technologies (FW 800 and BlueTooth to name a few - plus, some people will buy them, they are the same price as the old stuff - if not a little less so)
When the 970 does come out, they should have ironed out all the bugs with FW 800...
If Safari is any indication of what we have in store for OS X and the iApps, Apple is going to really start embracing Open Source projects. Everyone, including Apple, is starting to realize that it's going to end up being a Linux/Unix vs. Windows "war".
Apple has realized that it will win over more Linux users by showing them that OS X is everything Linux strives to be, but with a larger user base, a unified vision, commercial applications and a WOW factor.
The question to Apple should be, will Linux users use an OS that has a proprietary GUI and hardware? That being said, I bet many Linux users would love to get a little of that Mac user base money...
95% of the population doesn't even know about OGG
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I feel, as a well informed computer user, that there are various reasons to choose Ogg over MP3. The major issue facing Ogg is that almost nobody knows about the format and almost nobody really feels the legal/$$ issues associated with MP3.
A typical Mac/iTunes user receives a free encoder and decoder with their computer system so for the end user, MP3 is essentially free (actually, Apple picks up the bill on that one -- Thanks Apple!). The argument of superior sound quality is moot then most computer users can't tell the difference between an MP3 and a raw music file (I'm saying most because their are defiantly some that can, but many don't care). I also feel that the if the MP3 people were trying to limit the availability of the encoders/decoders we would have issues, but they really aren't.
There is no motivation for the end user to switch from MP3 to Ogg.
Unfortunately, this is a serious issue. If your position at an online banking environment is "Director of Network Security" and you are hacked for say $5,000 and you plug the security vulnerability, the only people that know are you, your boss, and perhaps some people from the accounting department. Is the negative PR you will receive over the hack to your "secure" system worth $5,000?
If you lost one account over this hack, it wouldn't be worth it. I think the FBI is trying to inform the public that they understand "HI!, We are from the FBI. We are here regarding the security breach of your trusted online banking system" isn't acceptable in every situation.
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We all know that the IBM 970 chip is going to come, but these systems are testing new technologies (FW 800 and BlueTooth to name a few - plus, some people will buy them, they are the same price as the old stuff - if not a little less so)
When the 970 does come out, they should have ironed out all the bugs with FW 800...
If Safari is any indication of what we have in store for OS X and the iApps, Apple is going to really start embracing Open Source projects. Everyone, including Apple, is starting to realize that it's going to end up being a Linux/Unix vs. Windows "war". Apple has realized that it will win over more Linux users by showing them that OS X is everything Linux strives to be, but with a larger user base, a unified vision, commercial applications and a WOW factor. The question to Apple should be, will Linux users use an OS that has a proprietary GUI and hardware? That being said, I bet many Linux users would love to get a little of that Mac user base money...
I feel, as a well informed computer user, that there are various reasons to choose Ogg over MP3. The major issue facing Ogg is that almost nobody knows about the format and almost nobody really feels the legal/$$ issues associated with MP3. A typical Mac/iTunes user receives a free encoder and decoder with their computer system so for the end user, MP3 is essentially free (actually, Apple picks up the bill on that one -- Thanks Apple!). The argument of superior sound quality is moot then most computer users can't tell the difference between an MP3 and a raw music file (I'm saying most because their are defiantly some that can, but many don't care). I also feel that the if the MP3 people were trying to limit the availability of the encoders/decoders we would have issues, but they really aren't. There is no motivation for the end user to switch from MP3 to Ogg.
Unfortunately, this is a serious issue. If your position at an online banking environment is "Director of Network Security" and you are hacked for say $5,000 and you plug the security vulnerability, the only people that know are you, your boss, and perhaps some people from the accounting department. Is the negative PR you will receive over the hack to your "secure" system worth $5,000?
If you lost one account over this hack, it wouldn't be worth it. I think the FBI is trying to inform the public that they understand "HI!, We are from the FBI. We are here regarding the security breach of your trusted online banking system" isn't acceptable in every situation.
Nazi Germany dominated most of Europe during the early 1940's. I wouldn't consider them a success story.