if all companies today had as many vehicles as they have computer systems, programs in development, and networks then mechanics would still be in high demand.
You assume that computer systems in ten or twenty years will still require as much IT staff as they do now. Cars used to be much more unreliable...
I've been following criticism of OS X on slashdot for a while. It seems that people here mainly reject OS X because either it's closed source or the hardware's too expensive.
Well, criticizing OS X because it is closed source is ridiculous. Choose a product based on quality, not ideology. Linux will never gain many mainstream users because of ethics- people will choose the best product offered to them. Granted, compatibility, available software, and conformity may play into this more than some would want, (perhaps explaining why my parents use MS) but it is still a matter of quality.
The cost of the hardware is a valid issue. However, the computers are well built, especially the laptops. If you're obsessed with customizing beige boxes, then stick to a different operating system. But, regardless, stick to criticizing features, not attitudes.
Clearly you haven't been reading the other posts. Sucky gnutella may soon become sucky openFT, which may soon become &!$%^*! awesome openFT. The actual file-trading on KaZaa is completely distributed, and can be easily emulated once the whole two tier system is reverse-engineered.
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if all companies today had as many vehicles as they have computer systems, programs in development, and networks then mechanics would still be in high demand.
You assume that computer systems in ten or twenty years will still require as much IT staff as they do now. Cars used to be much more unreliable...
I've been following criticism of OS X on slashdot for a while. It seems that people here mainly reject OS X because either it's closed source or the hardware's too expensive.
Well, criticizing OS X because it is closed source is ridiculous. Choose a product based on quality, not ideology. Linux will never gain many mainstream users because of ethics- people will choose the best product offered to them. Granted, compatibility, available software, and conformity may play into this more than some would want, (perhaps explaining why my parents use MS) but it is still a matter of quality.
The cost of the hardware is a valid issue. However, the computers are well built, especially the laptops. If you're obsessed with customizing beige boxes, then stick to a different operating system. But, regardless, stick to criticizing features, not attitudes.
Clearly you haven't been reading the other posts. Sucky gnutella may soon become sucky openFT, which may soon become &!$%^*! awesome openFT. The actual file-trading on KaZaa is completely distributed, and can be easily emulated once the whole two tier system is reverse-engineered.