See downloading the music isn't the actual crime though. It's the distribution that infringes on copyright. That's why, it isn't illegal to buy a bootleg movie, but it is illegal to make one. It's also one of the reasons why the RIAA is going after only the people distributing music and not the people downloading it.
Oh I wasn't arguing that apple should put OS X on x86, infact I think it's a horrible idea. I was just making a point to the person that was sarcasticaly commenting how burdened he is with his cornocopia of choices.
I realize there are more physical options, but when it comes down to it, you're limited by what you want out of your machine. Just look at your machine:
Intel processor
I'll bet your video card is either NVIDA or ATI
I'll bet the sound card is an SB
RAM is RAM for the most part, there are higher qualities depending on the company but the quality of the type of RAM has nothing to do with the system itself (i.e. given the same type of RAM, the same ram that works in a PC works in a mac works in a SUN)
Firewire and USB cards are again really platform independent (and more depending on whether the vendor wants to write drivers or whether your OS has good generic drivers)
A 19" monitor, barring the ADC or some other odd type connections will work on either a mac or a PC.
So in summery, the minor components (monitor, periphrial cards, RAM etc) are cross platform (meaning the choices are the same for either side, and most of the other components (CPU, Sound Card, graphics card) are limited to one or two choices by the nature of the system. I will grant the you have multiple options for motherboards, but that seems to be the only area with a major lead in choices.
Don't get me started on how rag-bag sloppy AF personnel always seemed to be when I worked with 'em; I sometimes wondered if they'd even HEARD of shoe polish
Well, I can't speak for the guys you work for, but I know I have, and know how to use it too. Though I have to say, it wasn't the airforce, but a brittish foriegn exchange student, that taught me how to really shine shoes, but I can put a shine on my shoes you could use to signal planes with. And I'm talking standard issue low quaters none of these patent leather shoes.
except for those of us that don't like two buttons on our track pads. Dont get me wrong, I love two button (or more) mice. I use one every day on my PC (logitec, optical, scrollwheel) but I hate two button trackpads. It's less of a hassle for me to use the keyboard on a laptop because my had is already there, and it makes it easier to use the button because I can click anywhere on the button.
ugh, eraser mice are worse than trackpads. Though I'll tell you, if you've only used trackpads on dells and IBMs, you haven't used a real trackpad. I really didn't think there could be a difference, but the tracking is so off on most PC trackpads it makes them almost unusable.
That said, you could always use mouse keys I suppose
actualy, one would think the extra movement nessesary to move your thumb or finger from a neutral position on the trackpad or button to another postiion is more harmful than say moving an extra pinky to a modifier key since your hand it on the keyboard anyways.
Actualy, if I have an electronic copy of anything I am much more likely to go and buy the actualy product. A good example of this is the H2G2 series. I have an electronic copy of the whole series and yet still purchased the full collection.
Likewise, I have every Billy Joel song I care to own on MP3s (aquired from Naptster et al) and I still buy his albums and DVDs.
It does suck but it's a trade off. Laptop hardrives tend to be lower speeds because they get bumped and jostled much more than their desktop counterparts. A lower speed minimizes the potential dammage from this.
the problem is not with the track pad, your problem is that you have the double click speed set too slow. Increase the speed of the double click and you will see your problems disapear. It's not called second guessing mode, it's called click, double click and click and drag and each one of those options can be turned off in the mouse/trackpad options.
You don't have to support more than one machine with one set of configurations.
Likewise, too many choices can almost be as bad as not enough choices. And when it really comes down to it, how many choices do you really have? AMD or Intel, Radeon or GForce, soundblaster or soundblaster.
The difference is, Apple doesn't nessesarily make new products. They make new products that work well.
Take for example, USB. Apple didn't invent it, but Apple made it big. USB had been arround for a while on the PCs, but everyone in the x86 world is lodged into legacy hardware. Apple was in a very good position to start making USB only based computers and as a result gave USB the life it needed to take hold.
The doesn't mean people still can't bitch or wont bitch. After all, look at the people who bitch about the ads in AIM, all they have to do is go download DeadAIM or a similar product. Look at the people that bitch about pop-ups and pop-under ads, all they have to do is get a popup blocker.
It's the priniciple of the matter that has people pissed.
If you worked an IT job that paid well enough that your SO didn't have to work, and you can't find another job to the point where your kid is starving, you got bigger problems than a lack of a job.
Slashdot Mirror
not really that much harder to track in reverse, and capable of giving you a much larger base to shoot at.
See downloading the music isn't the actual crime though. It's the distribution that infringes on copyright. That's why, it isn't illegal to buy a bootleg movie, but it is illegal to make one. It's also one of the reasons why the RIAA is going after only the people distributing music and not the people downloading it.
Oh I wasn't arguing that apple should put OS X on x86, infact I think it's a horrible idea. I was just making a point to the person that was sarcasticaly commenting how burdened he is with his cornocopia of choices.
I realize there are more physical options, but when it comes down to it, you're limited by what you want out of your machine. Just look at your machine:
Intel processor
I'll bet your video card is either NVIDA or ATI
I'll bet the sound card is an SB
RAM is RAM for the most part, there are higher qualities depending on the company but the quality of the type of RAM has nothing to do with the system itself (i.e. given the same type of RAM, the same ram that works in a PC works in a mac works in a SUN)
Firewire and USB cards are again really platform independent (and more depending on whether the vendor wants to write drivers or whether your OS has good generic drivers)
A 19" monitor, barring the ADC or some other odd type connections will work on either a mac or a PC.
So in summery, the minor components (monitor, periphrial cards, RAM etc) are cross platform (meaning the choices are the same for either side, and most of the other components (CPU, Sound Card, graphics card) are limited to one or two choices by the nature of the system. I will grant the you have multiple options for motherboards, but that seems to be the only area with a major lead in choices.
Don't get me started on how rag-bag sloppy AF personnel always seemed to be when I worked with 'em; I sometimes wondered if they'd even HEARD of shoe polish
Well, I can't speak for the guys you work for, but I know I have, and know how to use it too. Though I have to say, it wasn't the airforce, but a brittish foriegn exchange student, that taught me how to really shine shoes, but I can put a shine on my shoes you could use to signal planes with. And I'm talking standard issue low quaters none of these patent leather shoes.
funky hand positioning? what's so funky about extanding your hand?
it would probably increase the number of service calls repairs and returns as people break their trackpad buttons
I wonder what would be involved in desiigning the mouse to gnerate power similar to the way the never dying flashlight at thinkgeek does.
Might make a nice choice for on the go travlers
except for those of us that don't like two buttons on our track pads. Dont get me wrong, I love two button (or more) mice. I use one every day on my PC (logitec, optical, scrollwheel) but I hate two button trackpads. It's less of a hassle for me to use the keyboard on a laptop because my had is already there, and it makes it easier to use the button because I can click anywhere on the button.
ugh, eraser mice are worse than trackpads. Though I'll tell you, if you've only used trackpads on dells and IBMs, you haven't used a real trackpad. I really didn't think there could be a difference, but the tracking is so off on most PC trackpads it makes them almost unusable.
That said, you could always use mouse keys I suppose
actualy, one would think the extra movement nessesary to move your thumb or finger from a neutral position on the trackpad or button to another postiion is more harmful than say moving an extra pinky to a modifier key since your hand it on the keyboard anyways.
Actualy, if I have an electronic copy of anything I am much more likely to go and buy the actualy product. A good example of this is the H2G2 series. I have an electronic copy of the whole series and yet still purchased the full collection.
Likewise, I have every Billy Joel song I care to own on MP3s (aquired from Naptster et al) and I still buy his albums and DVDs.
Difference is, you never agreed to buy the book in the first place, however, you do have a contract with your boss that says he will pay you.
no g5 powerbooks untill the g3s are phased out.
It does suck but it's a trade off. Laptop hardrives tend to be lower speeds because they get bumped and jostled much more than their desktop counterparts. A lower speed minimizes the potential dammage from this.
i'll sell you mine
the problem is not with the track pad, your problem is that you have the double click speed set too slow. Increase the speed of the double click and you will see your problems disapear. It's not called second guessing mode, it's called click, double click and click and drag and each one of those options can be turned off in the mouse/trackpad options.
You don't have to support more than one machine with one set of configurations.
Likewise, too many choices can almost be as bad as not enough choices. And when it really comes down to it, how many choices do you really have? AMD or Intel, Radeon or GForce, soundblaster or soundblaster.
Not a whole lot of real choice.
The difference is, Apple doesn't nessesarily make new products. They make new products that work well.
Take for example, USB. Apple didn't invent it, but Apple made it big. USB had been arround for a while on the PCs, but everyone in the x86 world is lodged into legacy hardware. Apple was in a very good position to start making USB only based computers and as a result gave USB the life it needed to take hold.
You know you can use a mac without OS X's GUI
Give it a year or two. A few things have to be done first:
a) G3s have to be phased out and replaced with G4s (the 12 inch powerbook is a step in that direction)
b)the production bugs need to be worked out. Every new processor has it's flaws that don't show up until release and use
c)finaly a system for cooling the processors in that small of an area needs to be designed and developed.
The doesn't mean people still can't bitch or wont bitch. After all, look at the people who bitch about the ads in AIM, all they have to do is go download DeadAIM or a similar product. Look at the people that bitch about pop-ups and pop-under ads, all they have to do is get a popup blocker.
It's the priniciple of the matter that has people pissed.
If you worked an IT job that paid well enough that your SO didn't have to work, and you can't find another job to the point where your kid is starving, you got bigger problems than a lack of a job.
No one ever promised life would be roses. Hell even the constitution doesn't grant a right to happiness.
Your ignorance astounds me. Do you know how much it costs to support a family?
A family of 4, in suburbia NY, while paying for constant medical care and various extras:
About $48,000 a year
About $30,000 if you're very very very tight with money
and yes, I speak from experience