I think most people who read the NYT, not to mention most businesses, are more concerned with a product that works well [and is secure], and would be willing to pay for such, rather than using a free alternative.
I'm sorry, but I respect Apple's design principles, and I don't believe that adding these other features is going to affect the ease of listening to music.
[and please don't buy an iMac for the purpose of playing Doom 3 acceptably - the 'Ultra' tacked onto the end doesn't change much].
On second thought, if you just run around the game without ever using the flashlight, you won't be able to see anything anyway, so you won't realize that you're only getting 13 frames per second!
While this is true, I think that it does not enter into their equation. The study compares Windows XP vs. Windows NT and others, all of which are governed by the same testing standard. So in comparing them to _each other_, Windows XP is less stable.
Yeah, all of the models [even the most high-end model] come with 256 MB's, which is pretty lean. However, the maximum is supposedly 2 GB; this just means that Apple is trying to save a few dollars by making buyers upgrade from the base model.
I totally agree with this, and so far, has been the only [yet major] turnoff of the service.
Coming from Yahoo! Mail, I really liked how Yahoo would allow you to make e-mail groups [to send to multiple parties on a repeated basis] and all. I wanted to send an e-mail to the people on my gaming league [12-15 people] and would have to constantly copy and paste the e-mail addresses.
Google does let you just start typing into the To: line and bring up names, however. slick! just needs a good mass e-mail setup, which could be added fairly easily.
Product stagnation: this is the definition of a monopoly.
Microsoft cannot benefit from dumping more money into IE; they already have 90% marketshare. This in turn happens to be good for Microsoft, but hurts the consumers (because most users will simply stick with their current browser, even if better ones are available).
And on top of that, Microsoft is trying to squish these competitors!
Can you imagine what browsers would look like now if Microsoft hadn't gained a monopoly? They'd be better than the current Opera, even. And IE would be forced to have:
- a pop-up blocker (oooh, it's coming kids!) - full png support - tabbed browsing - cached browsing that moves quicker than a sloth - mouse gestures
I could go on and on.
monopoly = bad for new development, since the monoplizer has NO INCENTIVE to innovate.
This is really BS; the better the first movie in the trilogy, the harder it is to make the whole trilogy work.
One could argue that the first Star Wars movie (A New Hope) wasn't that strong (but wasn't terrible), and the next two movies really bolstered the series.
As for Episode 3, I really don't have high hopes. There's a certain inertia of suckiness here, and I doubt Lucas will totally change his mindset on film at this point. But then again, this final movie may look good in comparison to its immediate predecessors.
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It's used by quite a few software companies. Games for example, since they are large in size.
I believe you are referring to game demos... game demos, my good friend.
I think most people who read the NYT, not to mention most businesses, are more concerned with a product that works well [and is secure], and would be willing to pay for such, rather than using a free alternative.
On still another hand, Indiana Jones relies on the Nazis to make him cool.
ooooh, I got it. Indiana Jones and the Middle-Eastern Terrorists.
other vocals = direct to video! ... it's all win-win for Disney!
Am I the only one who wants a 6 megapixel camera built right into his iPod?
:)~
I think not.
-Bullseye
I'm sorry, but I respect Apple's design principles, and I don't believe that adding these other features is going to affect the ease of listening to music.
-Bullseye
When borrowing someone else's code to finish an assignment that totally stumps you... don't forget to change the variable names.
-Bullseye
Is this the OS port that makes the game fun?
-Bullseye
Heh, at least the link is working for you... torrent?
-Bullseye
Oh, that's right... this game wasn't meant to be played anyway, just looked at.
I forgot!
-Bullseye
"Time to see what my FX5200 can do..."
Please don't.
[and please don't buy an iMac for the purpose of playing Doom 3 acceptably - the 'Ultra' tacked onto the end doesn't change much].
On second thought, if you just run around the game without ever using the flashlight, you won't be able to see anything anyway, so you won't realize that you're only getting 13 frames per second!
-Bullseye
While this is true, I think that it does not enter into their equation. The study compares Windows XP vs. Windows NT and others, all of which are governed by the same testing standard. So in comparing them to _each other_, Windows XP is less stable.
-Bullseye
Yeah, also missing the fact that this is the first problem of two problems - the second one being a bit tougher.
-Bullseye
Seems like a good point to me. Until such a file is released, I suggest we all slam the torrent. ;)
-Bullseye
Yeah, all of the models [even the most high-end model] come with 256 MB's, which is pretty lean. However, the maximum is supposedly 2 GB; this just means that Apple is trying to save a few dollars by making buyers upgrade from the base model.
-Bullseye
Hmm, let's see, also:
he made these very SUBTLE changes, and then expected them to be magically fixed in the period of 1-3 days?
This guy is ludicrous.
-Bullseye
Sorry, I prefer to keep my [very limited] desktop space.
Thanks anyway!
-Bullseye
Darn?
I totally agree with this, and so far, has been the only [yet major] turnoff of the service.
Coming from Yahoo! Mail, I really liked how Yahoo would allow you to make e-mail groups [to send to multiple parties on a repeated basis] and all. I wanted to send an e-mail to the people on my gaming league [12-15 people] and would have to constantly copy and paste the e-mail addresses.
Google does let you just start typing into the To: line and bring up names, however. slick! just needs a good mass e-mail setup, which could be added fairly easily.
-Bullseye
Product stagnation: this is the definition of a monopoly.
Microsoft cannot benefit from dumping more money into IE; they already have 90% marketshare. This in turn happens to be good for Microsoft, but hurts the consumers (because most users will simply stick with their current browser, even if better ones are available).
And on top of that, Microsoft is trying to squish these competitors!
Can you imagine what browsers would look like now if Microsoft hadn't gained a monopoly? They'd be better than the current Opera, even. And IE would be forced to have:
- a pop-up blocker (oooh, it's coming kids!)
- full png support
- tabbed browsing
- cached browsing that moves quicker than a sloth
- mouse gestures
I could go on and on.
monopoly = bad for new development, since the monoplizer has NO INCENTIVE to innovate.
This is rediculous. Lucas has totally lost his balls, and would never let this happen.
This is the same guy who REMADE THE ORIGINAL STAR WARS to have Greedo shoot first. You really think he would let Jar-Jar die?
WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS!!!
This is really BS; the better the first movie in the trilogy, the harder it is to make the whole trilogy work.
One could argue that the first Star Wars movie (A New Hope) wasn't that strong (but wasn't terrible), and the next two movies really bolstered the series.
As for Episode 3, I really don't have high hopes. There's a certain inertia of suckiness here, and I doubt Lucas will totally change his mindset on film at this point. But then again, this final movie may look good in comparison to its immediate predecessors.
But CG is expensive! They can't just throw away all those pointless Jar-Jar scenes rendered on their outrageously high dollar/hour CPU's :(
Yes, but does the metric system have guns and bombs to defend its freedoms? I THINK NOT!
Hmmm, after reading the parent poster's username and some of his other comments, I'm not sure he was kidding. :/