Bill Gates was more successful because he was in the right place at the right time.
I'd say he was the better businessman (which probably means he's more evil). Just look at how he used Applesoft to not only kill MacBASIC, but also secure a perpetual license to the Macintosh UI.
What's logical about it? It's just reversely defined from the GP's definition (the beginning and ending of that range are determined by the GP's definition).
Obviously the problem is that decent apps can't get approval because Apple is backed up dealing with all the shovelware.
I have like 6 apps on my iphone, because out of 50 thousand, 99% aren't even worth 5 seconds of my time.
Or at least, that's 99% of the ones I'm able to find on the app store. It was not designed to manage that many apps. Everyone I know just looks at the top 20 lists. You can't even search by rating. I'd love to see the 20 highest rated apps, rather than the 20 most downloaded.
bandwidth, storage, server hardware and administration is all outsourced to akamai. So that's a single sunk cost.. it also powers their quicktime trailers site, which doesn't have any income.
It's nice to hear that the newest iphones don't require this because this is a problem for me. I don't run windows, my only mac is the one at work, so I'd be screwed hooking up an iphone to itunes.
Yeah, especially since Apple has been making the same mistake for almost 30 years now.
Steve Jobs' insistence that the Apple III be fanless, coupled with the cramped aluminum chassis designed to reduce radio-frequency emissions without regard to the demands of the electrical circuitry was a recipe for disaster. As the computer was used, its chips got hot, expanded slightly, and slowly worked their way out of their sockets, at which point the computer simply died. Apple's solution was to recommend lifting the front of the computer six inches off the desktop, then letting it drop with the hope that the chips would reseat themselves.
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I'd say he was the better businessman (which probably means he's more evil). Just look at how he used Applesoft to not only kill MacBASIC, but also secure a perpetual license to the Macintosh UI.
Nope. Yahoo Music partnered with EMI to offer DRM-free music in 2006.
Norah Jones was the first artist EMI tested. You can find stories about it published *before* Steve even wrote his DRM letter.
Thanks. No one was ranting on Slashdot about "ulterior motives" when TiVo, EeePC, Cisco, Skype, Sony, Atari, or Verizon violated the GPL.
Microsoft has been distributing GPL source (via Windows Services for UNIX) for well over a decade now.
They have literally never given us a reason why they wouldn't respect the GPL.
What's logical about it? It's just reversely defined from the GP's definition (the beginning and ending of that range are determined by the GP's definition).
Well, youtube is going to have code very similar to that soon. Although it specifically looks for version 6...
What? I thought you worked for apple. How can you not know that apps are submitted in compiled form?
It'd be pretty difficult to submit a project that doesn't build, since you submit it already built.
Obviously the problem is that decent apps can't get approval because Apple is backed up dealing with all the shovelware.
I have like 6 apps on my iphone, because out of 50 thousand, 99% aren't even worth 5 seconds of my time.
Or at least, that's 99% of the ones I'm able to find on the app store. It was not designed to manage that many apps. Everyone I know just looks at the top 20 lists. You can't even search by rating. I'd love to see the 20 highest rated apps, rather than the 20 most downloaded.
I believe the creators of this robot have perfected their emergency zombie plan...
bandwidth, storage, server hardware and administration is all outsourced to akamai. So that's a single sunk cost.. it also powers their quicktime trailers site, which doesn't have any income.
Did you really just argue that it's better to break them now intentionally than to risk breaking them in the future accidentally?
from the domain name alone, I can tell you that "love calculator" is most certainly for geeks.
The same could be said of the patent clause in GPL.
Not only is it license encumbered, but next year they could change the licensing so that websites hosting h264 video will be charged broadcast fees.
It's nice to hear that the newest iphones don't require this because this is a problem for me. I don't run windows, my only mac is the one at work, so I'd be screwed hooking up an iphone to itunes.
The fact that video game companies have embraced ogg vorbis pretty much shoots down most of your points.
Your arguments against ogg theora would apply just as well to ogg vorbis...
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Yeah, especially since Apple has been making the same mistake for almost 30 years now.
http://www.vectronicsappleworld.com/appleii/appleiii.html
They don't? Then why is the OSX version of Shake $499, while the Linux version is $4999?
If you weren't so eager to install software provided by random slashdotters, perhaps you wouldn't need the beta...
Turning off your mail server completely is more effective than SORBS, and blocks only slightly more legitimate email.
Does MS still have a monopoly?
In 2004, the iPod had 87% marketshare. Was that considered a monopoly?
Windows currently has 87.75% marketshare.
If you're going to say that "PC operating systems" is a separate market than "Mac operating systems" then Apple has 100% marketshare.
Neither does microsoft, if you believe Apple fans. So if MS is no longer a monopoly, then antitrust laws no longer apply.
While we're clearing up misconceptions, the 127.x.x.x network is an entire class A loopback.
That means 127.44.55.66 is identical to 127.0.0.1