No really, other than the sound component, you're right. Too bad MHz wasn't yet a quantifier of speed since the Atari was 79% faster than the C=64. And let's not talk about disc drive speed.
Better marketing killed the Atari, plain and simple.
And I can tell you that what MS is doing is similar to how they handle the education markets. Their goal is to get people hooked on Windows - to switch to anything else later would be a lot more painful.
Consider why MS couldn't just take a regular version of XP Home and add some handholding features without sacrificing others. Besides possible limitations of the hardware, what's the big deal? The big deal is that this software will probably be sold or bundled for $10, not $99. If MS started selling Home for less, other countries/institutions/companies would demand to know why they can't get it for that price as well.
The hardware vendors have extremely shabby support for it. Know why? It's in BETA. They won't even get close to being serious until it's officially released.
Vendors have always dragged their feet on new OS releases - remember when Win95 first came out? There was all sorts of isues with CD-Writers, sound cards, printers (Canon's 650 driver is STILL officially a beta!).
So do most of the non-conventional quantum leapers. When you have a son who has autism, you begin to see the signs of it in other people.
It isn't a matter of 'he's not trying to communicate effectively', it's that he CAN'T - at least not easily. Believe me, it's heartbreaking to see a child locked in his own world unable to communicate with others or even unaware WHY he should. It's even worse when you're an adult and no one around you can understand why you can't answer questions directly.
What pisses ME off is when you have these people contributing to the problem - making the abuses worse than they are and making everyone else pay for their yachts and BMW's.
Are they a minority? Perhaps. But the damage they are causing MORE than makes up for it. If the 'good' lawyers are really serious about improving the general public's opinion of them, then they need to rein the abusers of their profession. Things like supporting legislation curbing outrageous awards instead of spending obscene amounts of money defeating them would be a good head start.
As for my being immature and unprofessional... Well... This IS Slashdot right? And as I recall, you were the first one to use profanity in your... Uh. Argument, yes? Grow up.
The biggest power hog on laptops now is that florescent backlight. Eliminate that and I'm certain you could get twice as much battery time with current tech.
Again, this is a 'switcher' box. Most people already have a crappy PC monitor that will do fine. Over time, HDTV's will become more ubiquitous and perfect for this as well (DVI out).
"Apple confirms MacWorld rumors with fresh lawsuit"
And indeed, when you read the specifics of what they are complaining about, you wonder why they bother at all. I mean, if they really wanted to deal with this more effectively they'd wait until AFTER the 11th. As it is now, they are simply confirming the rumors.
Lawyers can and ARE leeches on the process - no matter how 'well meaning'. And some are well meaning, but the fact remains that lawyering IS A BUSINESS FIRST - like any other.
A terrific example of the problem (wipe away that foam around your mouth first and read calmly), is that the legal profession is continually one-upping themselves in civil liability suits. It may seem like gravy when you sue McDonald's for a spilled coffee and get 2.7 million but it's not free after all.
It's the same with medical malpractice suits (some of which are WAY out of control); insurance rates go up for EVERYONE. Punitive damages aren't hurting these companies more than they are hurt everyone else. And let's not get started about how some of these ambulance chasers have attacked school districts and/or gov't agencies over the stupidest things that cost real money.
You know good lawyers? That's good to hear. My general, unwashed, unexperienced impression of them isn't so hot. That opinion will no doubt change when I'm again in need of one (to defend myself against another one), but don't blame me for their bad first impressions...
Seriously, a lot of this binding arbitration language has happened because of abuses in the legal 'profession'. Once you get lawyers involved 90% of your gains from the action (or more) are history. It's like watching a family tear itself apart over an estate. No one really makes out but the lawyers.
At any rate, real reform probably won't happen through lawsuits. There's going to need to be completely transparent, independant regulatory oversight for that to happen on the scale it needs to.
My father was into sci-fi - BIG TIME. He loved almost any movie where space was represented. I was 6 years old when he started taking me to the planetarium.
A few months later (and against my mother's wishes I believe), he took me there when they had showed 2001: A Space Odyssey. My dad had to shut me up as I was bawling through the 'HAL disconnect' scenes. It was then my parents knew something wasn't right.:)
At 9, I got involved with electronics projects until the magical day the TRS-80 came to my local Radio Shack. I was shocked to see how 4K could fit INSIDE the keyboard! I ran and got another geek friend of mine from across town. When the clerks (who knew about as much as we did at the time) moved off and left us alone with the basic prompt. My buddy typed in something that gave us a 'syntax error'. We couldn't make it go away so we left in a hurry, terrified that we had 'broken' it. Nonetheless, that day changed me (a networking tech/hardware fanatic) and my friend (who became a computer engineer) forever.
I remember when wind farms started generating controversy - mainly by those bothered by sight of them (see Kennedy's and the Nantucket Sound controversy). Those type of folks have paid obscene amounts of money to stop things like the Cape Wind project. Their reasoning (besides ruining their view of the sound in the morning)? It kills birds, it might change the climate, etc. Yeah... And what about the two coal plants that currently provide them electricity? In comparison, what do THEY generate?!
So when I see possible energy solutions like this one, it makes me rack my brains to think what excuse will these NiMBY folks use THIS time? Thanks so much for 'global stasis'. I can see the lawsuits now...
I vote for moving the coal plants in CT that feed Nantucket down near the Kennedy Compound. You might as well get them closer to where the HOT AIR is generated...
Remember those cars from the 70's and 80's that LOOKED like they were convertables because they had that 'cool' cloth/vinyl covering on the roof?
Remember how 'great' it looked underneath that crap when it finally fell off? Rust-o-leum to the rescue! Hope this new stuff can do a better job keeping the moisture out, of course compared to those old Catalina's and Seville's, ANYTHING would be better...
You make it sound as if users should know the difference between 'trusted' and 'untrusted'. Hell, I'm not even sure WHO I should be trusting in the first place here! Microsoft? Yeah. It's their swiss cheese OS that's helped contribute to this mess!
But again, why is this the user's fault? You know what - it would be like getting on an airplane that crashes. You'd be like that guy from 'Airplane! - The Movie': "Susan they bought their tickets; they KNEW what they were getting into! I say, LET 'EM CRASH!"
So again, with your 'logic' we shouldn't expect too much from AV companies. In fact, it sounds as if you think having AV software is a terrible idea since people should only be running 'trusted' programs. I wonder how you might change your mind if your 'trusted' OS had a flaw that allowed an attacker access. EVERY OS has had security flaws at one time or other. The AV people are supposed to help with this - that is their purpose and it's why we pay them.
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No really, other than the sound component, you're right. Too bad MHz wasn't yet a quantifier of speed since the Atari was 79% faster than the C=64. And let's not talk about disc drive speed.
Better marketing killed the Atari, plain and simple.
And I can tell you that what MS is doing is similar to how they handle the education markets. Their goal is to get people hooked on Windows - to switch to anything else later would be a lot more painful.
Consider why MS couldn't just take a regular version of XP Home and add some handholding features without sacrificing others. Besides possible limitations of the hardware, what's the big deal? The big deal is that this software will probably be sold or bundled for $10, not $99. If MS started selling Home for less, other countries/institutions/companies would demand to know why they can't get it for that price as well.
Not too many have this standard, and believe me, you will definately get the signal! :)
One wonders (me, anyway) if he shouldn't be busy helping with the inevitable game of the upcoming movie...
The hardware vendors have extremely shabby support for it. Know why? It's in BETA. They won't even get close to being serious until it's officially released.
Vendors have always dragged their feet on new OS releases - remember when Win95 first came out? There was all sorts of isues with CD-Writers, sound cards, printers (Canon's 650 driver is STILL officially a beta!).
Yeah... Remember that article a few hours back about 'borrowing' power from airports and Starbuck's? Well, if you buy a PSP, prepare to be tethered...
So do most of the non-conventional quantum leapers. When you have a son who has autism, you begin to see the signs of it in other people.
It isn't a matter of 'he's not trying to communicate effectively', it's that he CAN'T - at least not easily. Believe me, it's heartbreaking to see a child locked in his own world unable to communicate with others or even unaware WHY he should. It's even worse when you're an adult and no one around you can understand why you can't answer questions directly.
I'm talking about manipulation of the legal system. And yes, I'm mad at the entire legal profession for not dealing decisively with that issue.
Yeah, I'm pissed... So sue me!
What pisses ME off is when you have these people contributing to the problem - making the abuses worse than they are and making everyone else pay for their yachts and BMW's.
Are they a minority? Perhaps. But the damage they are causing MORE than makes up for it. If the 'good' lawyers are really serious about improving the general public's opinion of them, then they need to rein the abusers of their profession. Things like supporting legislation curbing outrageous awards instead of spending obscene amounts of money defeating them would be a good head start.
As for my being immature and unprofessional... Well... This IS Slashdot right? And as I recall, you were the first one to use profanity in your... Uh. Argument, yes? Grow up.
The biggest power hog on laptops now is that florescent backlight. Eliminate that and I'm certain you could get twice as much battery time with current tech.
...kinetic storage could be made practical for that sort of medium. Unfortunately the power consumption is far too great for that I think.
Maybe in cooperation with solar panels though... BIG ones!
There's 'prior art' now... ;)
...he could simply meet the person face to face.
Seriously, doesn't anyone else here think 3 hours of cell phone yammering every day might be a bit excessive?
Again, this is a 'switcher' box. Most people already have a crappy PC monitor that will do fine. Over time, HDTV's will become more ubiquitous and perfect for this as well (DVI out).
...came from The Register in the U.K.:
"Apple confirms MacWorld rumors with fresh lawsuit"
And indeed, when you read the specifics of what they are complaining about, you wonder why they bother at all. I mean, if they really wanted to deal with this more effectively they'd wait until AFTER the 11th. As it is now, they are simply confirming the rumors.
...I see why you're called 'caveman' now.
Lawyers can and ARE leeches on the process - no matter how 'well meaning'. And some are well meaning, but the fact remains that lawyering IS A BUSINESS FIRST - like any other.
A terrific example of the problem (wipe away that foam around your mouth first and read calmly), is that the legal profession is continually one-upping themselves in civil liability suits. It may seem like gravy when you sue McDonald's for a spilled coffee and get 2.7 million but it's not free after all.
It's the same with medical malpractice suits (some of which are WAY out of control); insurance rates go up for EVERYONE. Punitive damages aren't hurting these companies more than they are hurt everyone else. And let's not get started about how some of these ambulance chasers have attacked school districts and/or gov't agencies over the stupidest things that cost real money.
You know good lawyers? That's good to hear. My general, unwashed, unexperienced impression of them isn't so hot. That opinion will no doubt change when I'm again in need of one (to defend myself against another one), but don't blame me for their bad first impressions...
Hmmm.. Considering one of their highest profile employees was Linus Torvalds...
I'd hazard a guess that the answer here would be:
NO.
...we can get a similar judgement with SCO.
Yes sir... 2005 is shaping up to be a GREAT year!
Oh, I'm not disagreeing with you there! It's unfortunate how the system always seems to get manipulated to the lowest common denominator...
Seriously, a lot of this binding arbitration language has happened because of abuses in the legal 'profession'. Once you get lawyers involved 90% of your gains from the action (or more) are history. It's like watching a family tear itself apart over an estate. No one really makes out but the lawyers.
At any rate, real reform probably won't happen through lawsuits. There's going to need to be completely transparent, independant regulatory oversight for that to happen on the scale it needs to.
My father was into sci-fi - BIG TIME. He loved almost any movie where space was represented. I was 6 years old when he started taking me to the planetarium.
:)
A few months later (and against my mother's wishes I believe), he took me there when they had showed 2001: A Space Odyssey. My dad had to shut me up as I was bawling through the 'HAL disconnect' scenes. It was then my parents knew something wasn't right.
At 9, I got involved with electronics projects until the magical day the TRS-80 came to my local Radio Shack. I was shocked to see how 4K could fit INSIDE the keyboard! I ran and got another geek friend of mine from across town. When the clerks (who knew about as much as we did at the time) moved off and left us alone with the basic prompt. My buddy typed in something that gave us a 'syntax error'. We couldn't make it go away so we left in a hurry, terrified that we had 'broken' it. Nonetheless, that day changed me (a networking tech/hardware fanatic) and my friend (who became a computer engineer) forever.
I remember when wind farms started generating controversy - mainly by those bothered by sight of them (see Kennedy's and the Nantucket Sound controversy). Those type of folks have paid obscene amounts of money to stop things like the Cape Wind project. Their reasoning (besides ruining their view of the sound in the morning)? It kills birds, it might change the climate, etc. Yeah... And what about the two coal plants that currently provide them electricity? In comparison, what do THEY generate?!
So when I see possible energy solutions like this one, it makes me rack my brains to think what excuse will these NiMBY folks use THIS time? Thanks so much for 'global stasis'. I can see the lawsuits now...
I vote for moving the coal plants in CT that feed Nantucket down near the Kennedy Compound. You might as well get them closer to where the HOT AIR is generated...
Remember those cars from the 70's and 80's that LOOKED like they were convertables because they had that 'cool' cloth/vinyl covering on the roof?
Remember how 'great' it looked underneath that crap when it finally fell off? Rust-o-leum to the rescue! Hope this new stuff can do a better job keeping the moisture out, of course compared to those old Catalina's and Seville's, ANYTHING would be better...
"Overpeer is in our sights commander!"
:)
FIRE AT WILL!
Do you live in the real world Mr. AC?
You make it sound as if users should know the difference between 'trusted' and 'untrusted'. Hell, I'm not even sure WHO I should be trusting in the first place here! Microsoft? Yeah. It's their swiss cheese OS that's helped contribute to this mess!
But again, why is this the user's fault? You know what - it would be like getting on an airplane that crashes. You'd be like that guy from 'Airplane! - The Movie': "Susan they bought their tickets; they KNEW what they were getting into! I say, LET 'EM CRASH!"
So again, with your 'logic' we shouldn't expect too much from AV companies. In fact, it sounds as if you think having AV software is a terrible idea since people should only be running 'trusted' programs. I wonder how you might change your mind if your 'trusted' OS had a flaw that allowed an attacker access. EVERY OS has had security flaws at one time or other. The AV people are supposed to help with this - that is their purpose and it's why we pay them.