...the economy. A lot of people are tightening their belts, and are not in the mood to buy anything from anyone. For any tech company to be making any sort of profit in this climate is a minor miracle in and of itself.
When is the last time you saw an Intel or M$ commercial (what did happen to those funny Intel guys in cleanroom suits?)
They got laughed off the TV from all the non-Intel zealots. The only thing more embarassing than a white guy doing the Hustle was a white guy wearing a dorky cleanroom suit doing the Hustle.
And calling them "bunnymen" certainly didn't help.
It's not much of a "Mom test," is it? I mean,all she did was boot it up, poke around the desktop, and eventually find the office suite. How about something a bit mor robust, like letting her use it for a week for everyday tasks without tech support?
That's part of his Buddhist background -- he's adopting a Zen Buddhism training technique where the master (Jobs) brutally assaults the student, and sees if the student can defend himself adequately. It's normally done with ideas (the student presents a view to the master for approval/analysis), but Jobs reportedly does this often with business dealings. The Second Coming of Steve Jobs includes anecdotes of several such meetings, including one where he reduced a new gal from an ad agency to tears -- but she ultimately defended her ideas against him, and he gave her the account.
The rationale for this technique is that if your idea/invention/proposal/etc. is bulletproof, you can deflect all of his arguments and fight back in the process. If you crumple under his attack, then your proposal was flawed and needs rework. It's brutal, yes, especially if you're used to the "polite" way of doing business. But damn effective.
The atari-8 bit had one program that i'm aware that supported 80col mode, and that was a vt-100 terminal emulator. Actually it wasn't all that bad, but a touch hard to read.
I used that program in my freshman year of college to access the campus computers via dial-up. Squinty, 80-column terminal display crawling at 300 baud... Wheeee!
Just out of curiousity, I wonder if any of the gaming sites publicized Rockstar Games' nomination and urged their readers to "stuff the ballot box" for Grand Theft Auto...
Us Macheads aren't the only guys with a cult following, y'know.
1. He's British. It's an award for British designers.
2. The iLamp iMac is instantly recognizable ("having the most impact"). You can show a picture of the iMac to Australian aborigines, and they'll talk about how kewl the new 17" widescreen version is.
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Yes, iMovie is (effectively) free, and perhaps that discourages the light users from buying high-end packages from third parties.
I can't imagine Joe Consumer dropping several thousand on a pro-level video app just to edit his vacation movies, can you?
Damn, now the movie's spoiled for me...
Only in George W. Bush's America.
...the economy. A lot of people are tightening their belts, and are not in the mood to buy anything from anyone. For any tech company to be making any sort of profit in this climate is a minor miracle in and of itself.
When is the last time you saw an Intel or M$ commercial (what did happen to those funny Intel guys in cleanroom suits?)
They got laughed off the TV from all the non-Intel zealots. The only thing more embarassing than a white guy doing the Hustle was a white guy wearing a dorky cleanroom suit doing the Hustle.
And calling them "bunnymen" certainly didn't help.
The Nintendo Entertainment System turned 20 this week.
Anyone up for a port?
That's the Lynx, silly.
It's not much of a "Mom test," is it? I mean,all she did was boot it up, poke around the desktop, and eventually find the office suite. How about something a bit mor robust, like letting her use it for a week for everyday tasks without tech support?
I'd love to be that guy, as he will probably get a big promotion for generating even more interest into Apple's upcoming event.
I'm sure that will look great on the resume he's now sending out to the local headhunters. ;-)
If I had the room for an Atari 800 setup right now, I'd compete with you for it.
(Ooooh, imagine an Atari 800 with Star Raiders hooked up to a 55" Widescreen TV... *drool*)
Give the guy credit, he's got great taste!
Why does everyone hear assume that a complex auto-breaking system is going to be built by idiots that do not even consider simple situations?
This is Slashdot -- we assume everyone's an idiot until proven otherwise.
If you do that, you're really inept and shouldn't be given a motor vehicle, much less a license.
Is the system from Honda or Microsoft?
But man can he act like an arrogant prick!
That's part of his Buddhist background -- he's adopting a Zen Buddhism training technique where the master (Jobs) brutally assaults the student, and sees if the student can defend himself adequately. It's normally done with ideas (the student presents a view to the master for approval/analysis), but Jobs reportedly does this often with business dealings. The Second Coming of Steve Jobs includes anecdotes of several such meetings, including one where he reduced a new gal from an ad agency to tears -- but she ultimately defended her ideas against him, and he gave her the account.
The rationale for this technique is that if your idea/invention/proposal/etc. is bulletproof, you can deflect all of his arguments and fight back in the process. If you crumple under his attack, then your proposal was flawed and needs rework. It's brutal, yes, especially if you're used to the "polite" way of doing business. But damn effective.
The atari-8 bit had one program that i'm aware that supported 80col mode, and that was a vt-100 terminal emulator. Actually it wasn't all that bad, but a touch hard to read.
I used that program in my freshman year of college to access the campus computers via dial-up. Squinty, 80-column terminal display crawling at 300 baud... Wheeee!
So that's why Jobs is vegan!
What about that "Halo" thingie running on the XBox? Wasn't that originally a Mac game as well, before Microsoft decided to assimilate the company?
If you had bought the right computer to begin with, you could have avoided this problem. ;-)
Considering Ive is now 25,000 British pounds richer than Tycho and Gabe, I don't think their petty sniping counts for much.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, doodle cartoons...
Am I the only one who doesn't give a fuck what his computer looks like?
So, out of curiousity, what kind of car do you drive?
If it's not a cheap-ass Hyundai in white or beige, you've just shot your own argument in the foot.
Microsoft?
Just out of curiousity, I wonder if any of the gaming sites publicized Rockstar Games' nomination and urged their readers to "stuff the ballot box" for Grand Theft Auto...
Us Macheads aren't the only guys with a cult following, y'know.
1. He's British. It's an award for British designers.
2. The iLamp iMac is instantly recognizable ("having the most impact"). You can show a picture of the iMac to Australian aborigines, and they'll talk about how kewl the new 17" widescreen version is.
If Disney is pissing off the conservative Christian right, that's a great reason for me to patronize them more!