I was saying that most of their products aren't innovation, as they did it once, then they brought it over a range of device. I wasn't saying it was only marketing, but that it was definitely one of their best shot.
Nicest product is based on your personnal preference. It appears that there are quite a lot of other devices that appeal to a lot of people. The best user experience is certainly not the case. Being locked in quite destroy the user experience for a lot of people. Having to delete the content of the ipad when syncing someone else new app to try it out is certainly not a good user experience. Hell, even Woz says that there are things better done on his Android.
Finally, most of the products of apple aren't innovation. They certainly didn't make the first cellular phone, nor the first mp3 player, or tablet. But they did it differently enough, with a touch, at the right time (they've failed before for certain of those devices, too), and with incredible marketing. I'd say that's their best point. An example is that they've been littering all movies for years, and it's finally been paying off.
If you have a book that is falling apart, take it to your local library. At least around here they repair books free of charge. Beside, why buy books, when you can get them for free at your local library ? Beside, you can also get the latests blu rays, and you can even request them so that you will be notified of when you can come pick it up. Usually, as not many people do so, you can get it on the (blu ray) release date, which is totally fine with me =)
Most video cards that have a DVI output also support a VGA output from the same port using a simple adapter that is often provided with the video card.. Video cards which have specificed DVI-D would not support the VGA output on that one though.
The port connector might be 'huge' by your standard, but at least it won't get out by itself, from either the computer or the monitors. I'm using 3 30" monitor in 2560x1600, and the images are always perfect, switch on immediatly too.
On a TV gaming setup in the basement with HDMI, when there's way too much bass and the TV is vibrating with the sound (older retroprojection TV in which there is a lot of air), there happens some time where the security signal is lost and we lose the image for a few seconds, until it synchronize back. Doesn't happen with the DVI connector, which is a big plus for them.
Anyway, what was your point about the dual link DVI being a PITA ?
ok, ok, I was also thinking about all the ways that we can change our perception of gravity, like climbing a very tall mountain and such, but even there, it's pretty constant by our ways of noticing it naturally, so anyway I didn't go that way. Rather, I merely tried to point that the complexity of tax laws and laws in general wasn't a constant, but increased.
I was about to suggest the same. I just hope all the reviewers start doing this for games in general, so that any review published will be tanked so low that no one will buy them in the first place when DRMs are encountered =)
Considering the size of his 10kw device as we've seen before, we would waste much more space in the car than current engines takes, for much less power. Then, there's the whole 'heating up' of the device which, from what has been revealed so far, took up to an hour and half. I guess you could waste all that energy in heat to keep it 'warm' and ready to go, but then, just how much heat would we be wasting ?
Oh well, I guess we need to wait and see what he comes up with!
Actually, there's a 10 time error in the price (150/kW, 1500 => 10kW). But then, it might be only 70-90% in converting that heat into electricity for those who need the electricity rather than the heat (here, the heat would be welcome 7-8 months/12) as we have no figure on that. Anyway, can't wait to see them in action, afterward I'll see if I get one:)
I took the time to read the judgment itself and it was quite interesting how liberal the interpretation of the law can be done. Anyway, not in the UK, so I won't spend much time researching how it's done there.
He did not infringe the copyrights of the owner of the medias he had been linking too, as he himself didn't make any copy of them. Is there a law against this in the UK ?
Well, I'd go further than this, as with organised crime... Google profits from the ads on the pages showing links to (potentially) copyrighted material Everyone working at Google profits from the money that google make, and shall be liable Anyone lobbied by someone working for Google is liable too, and then you can take out quite a chunk of the governement:)
If you've read about the B&N fiasco, you'd know that they did disclose 6 patents that they were willing to license, but when they failed to reach an agreement, microsoft sue with 5 patents, including only 1 they were trying to license. That's totally different than what you were saying, although it's quite wrong that they do try to license specific patents while holding back some to sue you with should the need arise. I'd expect such agreement to prevent any further litigation in a specific time period though.
They were 6th this year on the most patents awarded list, so I guess they have patents. Do they all apply to the devices ? Certainly not. Are they all bulletproof ? I don't think so either. But the sheer number of patents to look at is enormous.
I've done a project where we started looking at other patents, to know if we'd be able to patent our idea.. well, it turns out that we dropped it all, there was just too much of them, and it was much safer not to look at them and do it anyway: in case of problem it would cost us much less as we did not yet know if we'd infringe on something or not which reduce the fees should it go to court.
Actually, very specific criterias need to be met so that a programmer can be approved in the R&D billing. It might depend on where you live, or what are the incentives for doing R&D, but the rules are pretty stringent here.
From that page: "Sitting in a chair places 400 pounds of pressure on your lower back."
That would mean there's 400 pounds of me over the lower back, not including anything supported by the desk on which I'm resting my arms. Care to explain how that's possible ? Isn't the average male weight under 200 pounds anyway ?
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I was saying that most of their products aren't innovation, as they did it once, then they brought it over a range of device. I wasn't saying it was only marketing, but that it was definitely one of their best shot.
Don't you know ? You can be held as a terrorist if you use this phrase; this guy certainly regretted it : http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Blow+away+competition+text+lands+Muslim+Canada+jail/6099224/story.html
Nicest product is based on your personnal preference. It appears that there are quite a lot of other devices that appeal to a lot of people. The best user experience is certainly not the case. Being locked in quite destroy the user experience for a lot of people. Having to delete the content of the ipad when syncing someone else new app to try it out is certainly not a good user experience. Hell, even Woz says that there are things better done on his Android.
Finally, most of the products of apple aren't innovation. They certainly didn't make the first cellular phone, nor the first mp3 player, or tablet. But they did it differently enough, with a touch, at the right time (they've failed before for certain of those devices, too), and with incredible marketing. I'd say that's their best point. An example is that they've been littering all movies for years, and it's finally been paying off.
If you have a book that is falling apart, take it to your local library. At least around here they repair books free of charge. Beside, why buy books, when you can get them for free at your local library ? Beside, you can also get the latests blu rays, and you can even request them so that you will be notified of when you can come pick it up. Usually, as not many people do so, you can get it on the
(blu ray) release date, which is totally fine with me =)
I'd be dead if I had just though about doing this.
It's not the price, it's what you can do with it ... ;)
Most video cards that have a DVI output also support a VGA output from the same port using a simple adapter that is often provided with the video card.. Video cards which have specificed DVI-D would not support the VGA output on that one though.
The port connector might be 'huge' by your standard, but at least it won't get out by itself, from either the computer or the monitors. I'm using 3 30" monitor in 2560x1600, and the images are always perfect, switch on immediatly too.
On a TV gaming setup in the basement with HDMI, when there's way too much bass and the TV is vibrating with the sound (older retroprojection TV in which there is a lot of air), there happens some time where the security signal is lost and we lose the image for a few seconds, until it synchronize back. Doesn't happen with the DVI connector, which is a big plus for them.
Anyway, what was your point about the dual link DVI being a PITA ?
Geniuses know they don't know everything.
ok, ok, I was also thinking about all the ways that we can change our perception of gravity, like climbing a very tall mountain and such, but even there, it's pretty constant by our ways of noticing it naturally, so anyway I didn't go that way. Rather, I merely tried to point that the complexity of tax laws and laws in general wasn't a constant, but increased.
I was about to suggest the same. I just hope all the reviewers start doing this for games in general, so that any review published will be tanked so low that no one will buy them in the first place when DRMs are encountered =)
At least gravity does not increase...
Considering the size of his 10kw device as we've seen before, we would waste much more space in the car than current engines takes, for much less power. Then, there's the whole 'heating up' of the device which, from what has been revealed so far, took up to an hour and half. I guess you could waste all that energy in heat to keep it 'warm' and ready to go, but then, just how much heat would we be wasting ?
Oh well, I guess we need to wait and see what he comes up with!
Actually, there's a 10 time error in the price (150/kW, 1500 => 10kW). But then, it might be only 70-90% in converting that heat into electricity for those who need the electricity rather than the heat (here, the heat would be welcome 7-8 months /12) as we have no figure on that. Anyway, can't wait to see them in action, afterward I'll see if I get one :)
I took the time to read the judgment itself and it was quite interesting how liberal the interpretation of the law can be done. Anyway, not in the UK, so I won't spend much time researching how it's done there.
He did not infringe the copyrights of the owner of the medias he had been linking too, as he himself didn't make any copy of them. Is there a law against this in the UK ?
Well, I'd go further than this, as with organised crime ... :)
Google profits from the ads on the pages showing links to (potentially) copyrighted material
Everyone working at Google profits from the money that google make, and shall be liable
Anyone lobbied by someone working for Google is liable too, and then you can take out quite a chunk of the governement
It has to start somewhere. What was once an idea became the computer!
Did you purposely miss the part that they had disclosed 6 patents to B&N before failing to agree on the terms of a deal ?
And you think that they only showed them to B&N, yet the others paid out ?
If that really interest you, I'm in QC, Canada. Your mileage may vary depending on location :)
If you've read about the B&N fiasco, you'd know that they did disclose 6 patents that they were willing to license, but when they failed to reach an agreement, microsoft sue with 5 patents, including only 1 they were trying to license. That's totally different than what you were saying, although it's quite wrong that they do try to license specific patents while holding back some to sue you with should the need arise. I'd expect such agreement to prevent any further litigation in a specific time period though.
we do not even know whether they have patents or not.
Just check http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/01/11/225212/ibm-tops-most-patents-list-for-19th-straight-year
They were 6th this year on the most patents awarded list, so I guess they have patents. Do they all apply to the devices ? Certainly not. Are they all bulletproof ? I don't think so either. But the sheer number of patents to look at is enormous.
I've done a project where we started looking at other patents, to know if we'd be able to patent our idea.. well, it turns out that we dropped it all, there was just too much of them, and it was much safer not to look at them and do it anyway: in case of problem it would cost us much less as we did not yet know if we'd infringe on something or not which reduce the fees should it go to court.
Actually, very specific criterias need to be met so that a programmer can be approved in the R&D billing. It might depend on where you live, or what are the incentives for doing R&D, but the rules are pretty stringent here.
From that page: "Sitting in a chair places 400 pounds of pressure on your lower back."
That would mean there's 400 pounds of me over the lower back, not including anything supported by the desk on which I'm resting my arms. Care to explain how that's possible ? Isn't the average male weight under 200 pounds anyway ?