well there in item 4 we have an interesting point that i think is the reverse of how you meant to shape it. If the users who don't defrag for a year and like the "new puter feeling" keep up with the way they've maintained their systems for the last x number of years, Dell will never run out of customers... there's billions of these users to go around and the same exact computer with a different name will me just like that upgraded one when they unpack it turn it on. They won't even notice that all dell did was take someone's old unit, low level format the hard drive, re-install windows and their 9000 non-removable adware/spyware components, ans ship it right back to them.
--dingding66@attbi.com
(...and until we looked at it, your cat was either both dead and alive or neither dead nor alive, Mr. Schroedinger.)
ah this is where the real adventure begins. But the thought of Bill Gates and Feynman diagrams sends a chill of dread down my spine.
--dingding66@attbi.com
the problem here isn't hitting the brick wall of moore's law... the people freaking out about this are a perfect example of a few rampant social setbacks of our day. "Instant gratification takes too long," is the first... what next,light move too slow for ya? 8 whole seconds from the sun to the earth just too long for anyone to tolerate?
Secondly, they can't rely on the quick fix/cover up of faster processors to hide the fact that the real issue is with the lack of optimization of all other areas. They're going to have to actually work now and this is nothing short of the best thing that ever happened for the end user. Adding bells and whistles won't sell hardware anymore, a good efficient, clean product will be in demand.
Yay! I can keep a peice of hardware for more than 2 weeks before no one supports it anymore! Planned obsolescence, nap in peace.
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well there in item 4 we have an interesting point that i think is the reverse of how you meant to shape it. If the users who don't defrag for a year and like the "new puter feeling" keep up with the way they've maintained their systems for the last x number of years, Dell will never run out of customers... there's billions of these users to go around and the same exact computer with a different name will me just like that upgraded one when they unpack it turn it on. They won't even notice that all dell did was take someone's old unit, low level format the hard drive, re-install windows and their 9000 non-removable adware/spyware components, ans ship it right back to them. --dingding66@attbi.com
(...and until we looked at it, your cat was either both dead and alive or neither dead nor alive, Mr. Schroedinger.) ah this is where the real adventure begins. But the thought of Bill Gates and Feynman diagrams sends a chill of dread down my spine. --dingding66@attbi.com
the problem here isn't hitting the brick wall of moore's law... the people freaking out about this are a perfect example of a few rampant social setbacks of our day. "Instant gratification takes too long," is the first... what next,light move too slow for ya? 8 whole seconds from the sun to the earth just too long for anyone to tolerate? Secondly, they can't rely on the quick fix/cover up of faster processors to hide the fact that the real issue is with the lack of optimization of all other areas. They're going to have to actually work now and this is nothing short of the best thing that ever happened for the end user. Adding bells and whistles won't sell hardware anymore, a good efficient, clean product will be in demand. Yay! I can keep a peice of hardware for more than 2 weeks before no one supports it anymore! Planned obsolescence, nap in peace.