Because Apple is a HARDWARE company. They want to sell BOXES. To make OS X available for other hardware would mean the inclusion of countless drivers, support for vitually limitless hardware configurations, and the hiring of a huge support staff to manage the problems associated with a market that is far from manageable (among other things). These are just some of the problems Microsoft must deal with on a daily basis. But because Apple is a HARDWARE company, they can keep a short leash on the hardware they support, which helps keep their OS lean, the development cycles short, and launches rock-solid.
Maybe we're all looking at this in reverse. Perhaps something at the top of the light pole ejected an object via a small explosion, resulting in a faintly detectable smoke trail leading away from the pole.
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Charging for email doesn't discourage spam. It discourages mass email.
If we think in terms of postal mail, postage has not reduced or eliminated direct mail advertising. The reason? Mass mailers can negotiate reduced rates. Think it will be any different for spammers?
As a programmer myself, I have come to realize that programmers are not always afforded the opportunity to "see the bigger picture." On larger projects, programmers can be assigned stubs or modules to write with guidelines on how to handle specific events. But in cases where a potential event hasn't been specifically defined -- yet the programmer knows it could occur -- a "default" event must be coded. This was ever so evident in Windows 3.1 when the error "not enough memory" could have meant one of dozens of problems.
Back in the '70s, GM stripped the engine from and Oldsmobile so that they were left with an empty engine compartment. Then, in that same lab that resembled nothing like a petri dish, they inserted a Chevy engine. POOF! They had just created a new car from scratch!
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Because Apple is a HARDWARE company. They want to sell BOXES. To make OS X available for other hardware would mean the inclusion of countless drivers, support for vitually limitless hardware configurations, and the hiring of a huge support staff to manage the problems associated with a market that is far from manageable (among other things). These are just some of the problems Microsoft must deal with on a daily basis. But because Apple is a HARDWARE company, they can keep a short leash on the hardware they support, which helps keep their OS lean, the development cycles short, and launches rock-solid.
Is it only me, or does anyone else think a space port is better built...in space?
This AV mode button makes the instant Mode available in 12secs without any booting process.
Is 12secs the new definition for "instant"?
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That's odd -- my screen reads "5.21 percentage points."
Maybe we're all looking at this in reverse. Perhaps something at the top of the light pole ejected an object via a small explosion, resulting in a faintly detectable smoke trail leading away from the pole.
Any invites left? I'd sure like to see what all the fuss is about...!
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Except that bears aren't considered primates.
Charging for email doesn't discourage spam. It discourages mass email.
If we think in terms of postal mail, postage has not reduced or eliminated direct mail advertising. The reason? Mass mailers can negotiate reduced rates. Think it will be any different for spammers?
Here's my version: The Direct Marketing Association drafted an anti-spam law to protect US from THEM.
We're screwed.
Whatever you do, don't download that soundbite! The RIAA is tracking all downloads and will SUE YOUR ASS for copyright violations!
As a programmer myself, I have come to realize that programmers are not always afforded the opportunity to "see the bigger picture." On larger projects, programmers can be assigned stubs or modules to write with guidelines on how to handle specific events. But in cases where a potential event hasn't been specifically defined -- yet the programmer knows it could occur -- a "default" event must be coded. This was ever so evident in Windows 3.1 when the error "not enough memory" could have meant one of dozens of problems.
Back in the '70s, GM stripped the engine from and Oldsmobile so that they were left with an empty engine compartment. Then, in that same lab that resembled nothing like a petri dish, they inserted a Chevy engine. POOF! They had just created a new car from scratch!