The problem was that IE had a 95% share of the market, so developers thought they could get away with developing web applications that would work only on IE 6 for Windows. And, of course, they did.
I'd blame it more on the breed of "VB 6 for dummies" "developers" that also emerged around that time, that had no clue what a mess they were making.
It's not about posting their own idiocy on the internet themselves. It's about others doing it without your consent. You know the people I'm talking about, the ones who refuse to put the camera away at a party, when everyone has had a little too much to drink, and then at first chance post them to facebook and tag everyone they can. Where's the "Allow people to tag me in photos" privacy option?
. In fact, they're rather famous for not allowing you to do what you want with your phone. It took new rules to allow unlocking, for instance
None of my previous phones, besides a Blackberry, allowed you to do much of anything, and worse, the providers locked them down to the point that they were practically useless even if software was available for them. It took specialized software to unlock them just to install apps, or prevent annoying "trust this app" prompts. Apple seems a step ahead to me, or they did at that point in time.
What a bunch of wimps.
Here in southern California, a mere 5.5 would hardly even arouse anyone's interest. Probably make page 1 of the local section unless the Padres made a big trade; then it would be relegated to page 2.
Wimps?
2" of snow would make you cry for weeks. In Ottawa, we finally caved in and cheered for an extra 6" so we could break the 170" record only a few years ago. It's all about what you're accustomed to.
3 Non parent has a bunch of pictures of children (with a number of them barely dressed) PORN
Seriously?! I've got a ton of images of my niece and nephew in my library. Some of them in swimsuits playing in the pool, or running through the sprinkler on a hot summer day.
You might want to revise your definition of pornography.
3) I won't check my (work) email from my home anymore. Anyone who wants to contact me can use a phone (and better have a damn good reason if it happens at 2 a.m. in the night).
At some point there needs to be a push to ditch antiquated technology, because the average user has no clue that a change is needed. IE6 is still in use, should we continue to support it, just because it is?
Though I agree, I ask of you to suggest some numbers, some reasonable proportions rather than "much" and "reasonable".
Without knowing any physical characteristics of the person in question, their target weight and what their exercise regiment is like, assigning values is pretty pointless, and possibly misleading. Filling in "much" and "reasonable" is an exercise best left to the individual.
Some random thoughts that come to mind, from your comments:
Who's to say that your views on morality are correct, or that you have the right to push that morality on others? You say "The Chinese government completely crosses the line in my book with respect to how they treat their citizens." How do you know how they treat their citizens? You've actually lived amongst them? Or you read about it? Did you hear about it on the news? Was it FOX, or CNN?
Let me ask you this - if a significant number of people from other countries decide that YOUR country is infringing on YOUR human rights, would you support action by those countries on your behalf, or would you tell them to mind their own business? Even if the people from your country don't believe their rights are being infringed upon by their own government, or don't think those rights are a significant concern, do you support action by those other countries, just because they cite morality?
Do you know, for a fact, your internet access isn't filtered? You assume it isn't, you're told it isn't, but do you really, really know? I'd wager the majority of people here can't answer that with absolute certainty. Given that, do you know your situation is any different than in China?
...bricked doesn't mean what you think it does. To claim a "large percentage of firmware updates actually brick the hardware" is pretty silly. To think you can brick a car is even sillier. At the very least, the back seat has uses, even if the car doesn't run.
You need to dig a little deeper friend. All of the nice little things Microsoft did was part of patent infringement negotiations. The cash infusion, the agreement to continue making Office for Mac (the agreement was for 5 years) and Apple making IE the default Mac OS browser were all part of that. By the way - IE being the default browser meant Netscape wasn't. How very nice and generous of them.
They weren't being nice, they were trying to stay out of court. Saved Apple, indeed.
...but when it gets it wrong (iTunes, iPhone as anything but a music phone) it gets it really wrong.
I'm urged to ask - what they did wrong, heck even REALLY wrong? The iPhone is an unmitigated success - with one product they've displace Nokia in its own market - a market apple has only been in for two years. iTunes is part of that success story. The ecosystem they've developed, Apps, Moves, Music and TV Shows at a reasonable price, easily accessed, is exactly why Apple is the success it is today. You may not like iTunes, and you may wish the iPhone was something it's not. But what on earth did they get wrong?
I see, so a 10 year old PC IS supported? Windows 98 is?
The problem is, you're equating a Mac (the hardware) and the OS (9 or X) and it doesn't suit your argument. My fiancee is running a nearly 5 year old iMac and loves it. It's running the most modern version of OS X it can (leopard) and doing a great job. A 10 year old mac can continue to run its original OS, or the earlier versions of OS X (mine is running Leopard, which is quite recent.)
Of course, that ignores the various Linux and BSD distros that run on older Macs, too.
Most people that are savvy enough to care, don't use their provider's DNS services. Those who aren't probably either don't care, or might even like the "feature."
That dell won't be running in 27 years to make a similar comparison. It may be huge and slow, but that atari is still running in 2009. That's no small feat.
...a cancer patient with a liver transplant has a limited life expectancy...
Unlike, say, liver transfer patient wearing a tutu? His life expectancy was limited way before his prognosis. I doubt he's ready to roll over and die quite yet. Ill he may be, but I suspect he'll do more than you give him credit for.
Having to press a key on the keyboard and click has got to be the most entertaining solution I have seen as 'good' in a long time.
It might entertain you to note that the Mighty Mouse has up to 5 buttons. The macs ship with one button enabled (vs. left and right) but it's completely configurable.
Personally, I switched back to using Control-Click, but that's a personal preference. I presume you've never tried it? Once you get used to it, it's quite fast, and since the other keys can modify the action as well, you have quite a few possibilities. I usually have a hand on the keyboard anyways so it's pretty natural; though I suppose it could be a pain if the other hand is otherwise occupied.:)
As was the Atari ST. Not trying to draw comparisons between the two systems, each had strengths and weaknesses. The point is there were a few very advanced and powerful systems around back in the day, and they likely only died out because EGA and speaker beeps was in offices everywhere.
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The problem was that IE had a 95% share of the market, so developers thought they could get away with developing web applications that would work only on IE 6 for Windows. And, of course, they did.
I'd blame it more on the breed of "VB 6 for dummies" "developers" that also emerged around that time, that had no clue what a mess they were making.
It's not about posting their own idiocy on the internet themselves. It's about others doing it without your consent. You know the people I'm talking about, the ones who refuse to put the camera away at a party, when everyone has had a little too much to drink, and then at first chance post them to facebook and tag everyone they can. Where's the "Allow people to tag me in photos" privacy option?
Someone who is security conscious enough to use this service, is also probably bright enough to actually secure their smartphone with a PIN.
. In fact, they're rather famous for not allowing you to do what you want with your phone. It took new rules to allow unlocking, for instance
None of my previous phones, besides a Blackberry, allowed you to do much of anything, and worse, the providers locked them down to the point that they were practically useless even if software was available for them. It took specialized software to unlock them just to install apps, or prevent annoying "trust this app" prompts. Apple seems a step ahead to me, or they did at that point in time.
Wimps?
2" of snow would make you cry for weeks. In Ottawa, we finally caved in and cheered for an extra 6" so we could break the 170" record only a few years ago. It's all about what you're accustomed to.
Seriously?! I've got a ton of images of my niece and nephew in my library. Some of them in swimsuits playing in the pool, or running through the sprinkler on a hot summer day.
You might want to revise your definition of pornography.
Or worse yet, at 2 a.m. in the afternoon!
At some point there needs to be a push to ditch antiquated technology, because the average user has no clue that a change is needed. IE6 is still in use, should we continue to support it, just because it is?
Just for reference sake, her name is Tamara Hope. She's actually quite pretty.
Though I agree, I ask of you to suggest some numbers, some reasonable proportions rather than "much" and "reasonable".
Without knowing any physical characteristics of the person in question, their target weight and what their exercise regiment is like, assigning values is pretty pointless, and possibly misleading. Filling in "much" and "reasonable" is an exercise best left to the individual.
And you'd likely panic upon realizing that either the car refused to shift to park entirely, or did nothing useful if you managed to get it there.
Some random thoughts that come to mind, from your comments:
Who's to say that your views on morality are correct, or that you have the right to push that morality on others? You say "The Chinese government completely crosses the line in my book with respect to how they treat their citizens." How do you know how they treat their citizens? You've actually lived amongst them? Or you read about it? Did you hear about it on the news? Was it FOX, or CNN?
Let me ask you this - if a significant number of people from other countries decide that YOUR country is infringing on YOUR human rights, would you support action by those countries on your behalf, or would you tell them to mind their own business? Even if the people from your country don't believe their rights are being infringed upon by their own government, or don't think those rights are a significant concern, do you support action by those other countries, just because they cite morality?
Do you know, for a fact, your internet access isn't filtered? You assume it isn't, you're told it isn't, but do you really, really know? I'd wager the majority of people here can't answer that with absolute certainty. Given that, do you know your situation is any different than in China?
...bricked doesn't mean what you think it does. To claim a "large percentage of firmware updates actually brick the hardware" is pretty silly. To think you can brick a car is even sillier. At the very least, the back seat has uses, even if the car doesn't run.
The same way Forrest Gump got to visit Nixon? I don't see where they said the images were actual samples.
You need to dig a little deeper friend. All of the nice little things Microsoft did was part of patent infringement negotiations. The cash infusion, the agreement to continue making Office for Mac (the agreement was for 5 years) and Apple making IE the default Mac OS browser were all part of that. By the way - IE being the default browser meant Netscape wasn't. How very nice and generous of them.
They weren't being nice, they were trying to stay out of court. Saved Apple, indeed.
I'm urged to ask - what they did wrong, heck even REALLY wrong? The iPhone is an unmitigated success - with one product they've displace Nokia in its own market - a market apple has only been in for two years. iTunes is part of that success story. The ecosystem they've developed, Apps, Moves, Music and TV Shows at a reasonable price, easily accessed, is exactly why Apple is the success it is today. You may not like iTunes, and you may wish the iPhone was something it's not. But what on earth did they get wrong?
I see, so a 10 year old PC IS supported? Windows 98 is?
The problem is, you're equating a Mac (the hardware) and the OS (9 or X) and it doesn't suit your argument. My fiancee is running a nearly 5 year old iMac and loves it. It's running the most modern version of OS X it can (leopard) and doing a great job. A 10 year old mac can continue to run its original OS, or the earlier versions of OS X (mine is running Leopard, which is quite recent.)
Of course, that ignores the various Linux and BSD distros that run on older Macs, too.
Most people that are savvy enough to care, don't use their provider's DNS services. Those who aren't probably either don't care, or might even like the "feature."
I view "pirating" of my bands' music to be an invaluable source of viral marketing, regardless of if we were signed or not.
In that case, what's your band's name - let's get the viral marketing on the road!
The solution came in three pieces: In 1996, Nintendo added third and fourth controller ports to its Nintendo 64 video game console.
This is besides the point, but I can think of at least one system that had 4 joystick ports, the Atari 800, almost 2 decades before this :)
You don't pay cash for google and flickr. Don't presume there aren't costs to you though.
That dell won't be running in 27 years to make a similar comparison. It may be huge and slow, but that atari is still running in 2009. That's no small feat.
Unlike, say, liver transfer patient wearing a tutu? His life expectancy was limited way before his prognosis. I doubt he's ready to roll over and die quite yet. Ill he may be, but I suspect he'll do more than you give him credit for.
Having to press a key on the keyboard and click has got to be the most entertaining solution I have seen as 'good' in a long time.
It might entertain you to note that the Mighty Mouse has up to 5 buttons. The macs ship with one button enabled (vs. left and right) but it's completely configurable.
Personally, I switched back to using Control-Click, but that's a personal preference. I presume you've never tried it? Once you get used to it, it's quite fast, and since the other keys can modify the action as well, you have quite a few possibilities. I usually have a hand on the keyboard anyways so it's pretty natural; though I suppose it could be a pain if the other hand is otherwise occupied. :)
As was the Atari ST. Not trying to draw comparisons between the two systems, each had strengths and weaknesses. The point is there were a few very advanced and powerful systems around back in the day, and they likely only died out because EGA and speaker beeps was in offices everywhere.