Why did they choose Mercury? Don't get me wrong, I think it's pretty cool, but why not some of the other planets in our system? Scientists are fascinated with Mars because of the possibility of life. There's fascination about Saturn and it having a bazillion moons. Jupiter with it's nutty red spot (man that's a hell of a storm).
So why Mercury? Especially considering the difference between the hottest daytime temps and the coldest night temps...
I see a couple options here. As stated above, yeah...Walmart could license that from NetFlix (ala "oneclick" like Apple did from Amazon).
Another alternative *gasp* would be for Walmart to come up with a different method of renting DVDs. Imagine that...more than one way to do something. They could maybe say "you get the videos for a month, but if you return them sooner then we'll send the next one out". The possibilities are endless. There really is no reason to get all bent out of shape over this one patent.
First, they artists need to stop their bellyaching. If they actually put out a $15 album that had more than 1/12 of it being good, it wouldn't be such an issue. I wonder if it's really the artists saying this, or if it's the labels speaking for them.
Just think...under normal business rules and methodology, the whole single download thing could be an excellent way to collect data on your audience. So, 50% of our songs sold are Track A, 25% are Track B, 10% Track C, and so on. They can figure out what the people like and tailor their songs accordingly (of course, I am under the opinion that if a musician is creating music as art, they should do what they want. Unfortunately they need to survive so sometimes they need to appeal to the masses). Not only that, they could look at what other bands are selling and react accordingly. It takes a lot of guesswork out of the statistics. No longer do you have to look at album sales and go "Everyone likes Metalica" or the Billboard charts which has singles tainted by the marketing of the labels.
That was the business dork in me. I have quite a few friends in bands and I can't think of anyone that may think single song sales are bad. Any sale is a good sale. I guess I'll have to ask them all and make sure.
I agree. They are so remembered because they contributed SOOOOO much to the world. But it's not all about specialization, like it is in today's society. Think about it...
A man likes to draw. He also likes physiology, natural studies, math, an science. His knowledge of math will help with his science. His love of pshysiology and anatomy will help with his depictions of the human form when he's painting. His love of art and music will stimulate the more creative areas of his brain.
I believe these men were able to use more than 10% of their brain simply because one item of study may stimulate knowldege in another area. And it grows from there.
Yet...it kind of saddens me today that being so well-rounded is not viewed favorably. Can we truly expect our kids to be geniuses when we force them to study only one thing and neglect studies that are seemingly "useless" yet tie into everything else?
I bet Microsoft will now see this as a new market to go after. The Rev A iLoo didn't take off (hm, was it REALLY a joke or was it a test...?), but now they see the trucker demand and the Trucker iLoo is born!
Either that or MS will buy all the Interstates from the government.
I'd like to see a few issues addressed. Yet oddly enough, they all seem to involve Microsoft:
1) The whole Virtual PC thing. Is Apple going to talk to developers to find ways to continue to run Windows on the Mac should MS decide to kill VPC?
2) Safari/IE. MS is killing IE for the Mac. Many sites currently don't look so hot, or don't even work, on non-IE browsers. How will this be addressed? Safari "giving in" to IE-style rendering?
I do also expect some yummy hardware announcement, I just have no idea what it is. It's beyond speculation, but whatever it is, I'll be happy.
The whole role of events with Microsoft in the past month or two has been very fascinating.
1) MS licenses UNIX crap from SCO
2) SCO goes nutty with lawsuits
3) MS buys Virtual PC from Connectix
4) MS makes deal with AOL about Netscape
5) MS buys European anti-virus company
6) MS ditches Linux support of said anti-virus company
7) MS says they are doing away with stand-alone IE
8) MS says they are done with IE for Mac (which I kind of figured when they made the stand-alone announcement)
Still, one has to wonder, what is brewing?
As far as the whole browser mess...and we all know it's a mess...what is happening? Most coders currently code just for IE and don't give a flyin' F about Netscape. Ok. But what about all the sites coded for IE in Mac. Does this mean the entire Mac market is shot to hell? Will sites that rely on IE-based code say "screw this...I'm not going to code for Safari"?
And is Safari really THAT big of a threat? I know I use Safari for most everything, but I still need IE to visit some sites. I'm actually a bit concerned about the future. What happens now?
1) Companies continue coding for IE only, thus the Mac market is SOL if they need to do online banking or have other functions that were specifically coded for IE.
2) The people developing Safari have to give in to IE's loose standards in order to render those IE coded pages.
This is tough...really tough. And only time will tell.
Of course this won't deter the conspiracy theorisits. The very nature of the conspiracy theory is the belief that the government (or whoever) is hiding facts or changing facts around before they are released to the public. Hence...the "release" of these "de-classified" documents to the public will probably only fuel the fire more. Shall we ponder all the different conspiracies that will probably come out of this release alone?
Without knowing exactly how many PPC 970 chips are being produced, it's tough to guess where they would go in Apple's lineup. If there are enough, it's safe to venture a guess that:
1) PowerBook gets the yummy new PPC 970 chip (it IS the year of the laptop afterall)
2) iBook then gets the current G4 chip. The last of the lineup using G3s finally gets the upgrade.
3) iMac, eMac, PowerMac get new 970 chip because hey, we can't leave them out. Or can we? It's the year of the laptop...maybe let the masses go nuts over the laptops as they continue working on the new IBM chips and then blow the doors off when they're ready to be put in the desktop models.
This place is for geeks?!?!?! I thought it was for the cool kids. Oh geeze...when these stats are released, please make sure my name isn't anywhere...*smirk*
Do any of them specify exactly which flavor of UNIX they want you to know? My goodness, UNIX IS probably one of the most generic computing terms out there. Even Windows has more distinction when people are looking for WinNT or WinXP experts. And yet they're going after Apple...
I can't help but wonder why. What is the REAL motive...?
Unfreakin' believable. I'll admit, I've got a slight Mac bias. I've worked on PCs, I've worked on Macs. I know what's easier to fix. I know that studies have shown you need something like one technician for every 50 Macs whereas you need one technician for every 25 PCs. Downtime costs money too...
But the main point...it's just dumb to say "you can only use one computer system". What if they said "you can only use Ticonderoga pencils" even if you got a whole shipment of Bic mechanicals for free? Or who knows how many other goofy scenarios could happen.
Our schools are having a hard enough time as it is. To turn down free materials is just plain idiotic.
I read this over and over and read everyone's comments. I went on past experience, and on experiences of people I know. Yet this is still too vague.
1) Do you and your group plan on starting a new company? Or just all going out in different directions?
2) If not, you should at least have a job lined up.
3) What are the REAL motivations? Because you're pissed off or because you want a better work environment? It'll be much easier to interview at your next job (if you're not starting up your own) to say "I left to better my career" than to say "I was pissed so I left"
I myself quit a job at an unnamed company (7th largest in the world...do your research if you really care) but ended up starting up a company with someone else. I have friends who pretty much took their entire department at a rather large media company and went to form their own.
Again...what are your intentions, motives, goals, and backup plans?
So what will really happen with this release? Will we see droves of people buying OS X now because they've been waiting for the OS X version of Quark?
To be honest, I hope there is no big change in anything. I think Quark acted like a bratty little kid that expected the entire Mac marketplace to wait for them to release the next version. It's pretty inexcusable to use your "we're the standard for top quality publishing software" status to just sit back and work at your leisure. I seriously hope InDesign picked up a bunch of their market share so the people at Quark can be all confused as to why they only sold 100 units.
But...I just want them to learn a lesson. I don't want them to go out of business for their dumbass decisions. They need to keep pressuring Adobe and Adobe needs to keep pressuring them. I hope this is just a big kick in their ass that makes them put out an even better version next to regain their market share.
I can see where people may infer elitism in some of these postings. And having worked in the tech industry I've seen it displayed at a vulgar level. But the intention here was to point out that we are privy to news that most people are not aware of. Hell, I don't even own a TiVo, yet I'm reading over this with great interest. Why? Because it's interesting.
The fact of the matter is, this information really hasn't been released to the general public. Sure you can dig it up if you want to, but you're not going to open up your Sunday paper and read about how ReplayTV took the features out. When someone is ready to buy one, they will go to their store, they will look online, they will read reviews and decide on what system to buy that is currently available.
The same holds true for any industry. Only people attending an auto show will see all the features that are supposed to be in the next Chevy Impala. When it actually comes out next year, they'll say "where in the hell is my built-in GameBoy Advance?" whereas someone walking into the dealership will go "ohhhh...wow, look at the 50 new features!"
ReplayTV may be a viable option when it's released. Marketing may make it seem better than a TiVo. When it comes out, do your research and decide what's best for you.
An interesting point to consider with this whole ordeal. For us Slashdotters, we're rambling on about features and cracks. By the time this thing gets out to Circuit City with the stripped features, the common masses will have no idea they've been "robbed". They'll just go with the marketing that they are fed. "As good as TiVo" or "better than your VCR". For us geeks, this is news. For the average consumer (who STILL doesn't get the joys of TiVo), they won't even notice.
Heh heh...first off I'll do the disclaimer of saying I'm far from being a minor...oh my. Thanks though. *smirk*
Now for my ponderances. I agree and yet find some things that still make me think as I read over your reply. Yes, it's all a question of responsibility re: guns and wifi setups. However, these are finished products sold to the marketplace. But can we really toss someone in jail because they SAID something was going to be finished or have more functionality?
I wish it was that easy though...to just fire someone if they didn't do what they promised. But we all know it's not. A big contract was signed, time has been spent on the project, you can't just say "you failed to deliver, you're fired". In theory, that's how our economy works. In reality...it doesn't.
It would definitely be a shame for people to miss out on a lot of history. A lot of works (written in English nonetheless) were written in cursive and our kids won't have any idea what they're reading. It will all be Greek to them. Granted I don't write in cursive much either, unless I'm writing a nice letter to someone, but the inability to read it would be quite detrimental.
If something like this happens, would it be just for software? Where does the line end? This is a very gray area. How many times have you seen roads or bridges "scheduled to be completed by and yet you're still taking a detour six months later? Does that mean we'd get to send the DOT or workers to jail? New features for phones, new concept cars that are supposed to be in production in X years, restaurants that are supposed to open...this kind of thing happens all the time. Hell, do I get to send my mom to jail because "dinner is almost ready" and so I had to stop building my model and sit around waiting for another 20 minutes? Where does it begin? Where does it end?
Based on principle, I don't think someone should ask for permission to search for files. Based on fear, I would be afraid to write anything that could somehow be connected to an MP3, even if it just mentioned one. I'm sure the RIAA would somehow link my mention of a song to loss of sales. Yes, it's absolutely rediculous. But this is what their scare tactics are doing.
With organizations like the RIAA, people are going to fear innovating. This kid, obviously fairly smart or innovative, gets slammed for coming up with a nifty way to searc for files on his school's network. Granted, he probably should have checked with the school, the President, God, Homer, and a few others to make sure it was ok to do, but he got nailed for solving a problem. In our lawsuit-happy society, people will fear getting sued and thus will stop trying to come up with solutions to problems.
It's just very scary how as a society we are unable to solve simple things now. I'd be afraid to open a lemonade stand because of the IRS coming down on me or someone suing me for getting sick, maybe I didn't meet some health code. And yet I probably could have made 50 people in my neighborhood happy. You're probably thinking "what does lemonade have to do with this?" A bit. Read the my first paragraph. Read the second. What kind of idea have you or a friend come up with? If not fearing the lawsuit itself, the costs associated with hiring a lawyer to make sure it's legal is certainly cost-prohibitive enough.
*sigh* I fear our great nation of innovators will be too scared to use their brains...
Aye aye aye, now don't get me wrong. I'd LOVE to see the next generation of chips being put in Apple's machines, but doesn't this just seem too easy a rumor to put out? C'mon rumor-mongers, there are much better ones to go after.
Take for instance, this snippet taken from the article: ""In the box" connectivity among the news systems is based on Hypertransport -- a universal chip-to-chip interconnect developed by AMD and partners..."...why don't we start the speculation that we're going to AMD chips? Hm...that could be fun. And to be honest, I'm surprised nobody brought it up yet.
Then again...it wouldn't really surprise me to have IBM's new chips in there (I'm still wondering what's going to happen with Motorola and their silly little antics). We've got FinalCut Pro 4 coming out, Panther (OS 10.3) coming out, a couple new updates just happened (ie, iSynch)...all setting the stage for something new.
Now if they'd just hurry up with the Windows version of the music service to ward off the Redmond fellows...
What's the hubbub here? Outsourcing is outsourcing. If Company A needs workers, it's going to find them. Perhaps they want someone that can drive into work every day, or perhaps they're fine with someone overseas. Once you reach the "overseas level", does it really matter where overseas they came from?
Also, consider this. We (the US, other nations using a particular region for manpower, etc) are building up an infrastructure and a skilled workforce in a way by creating demand for workers in that area. The area becomes known as a hotspot, wages (and usually the standard of living) rise, all is well. Then it's on to the next area that provides "cheap" labor.
And it's not just overseas where this happens. How many US companies are based in DE or NV because of their tax laws (no, this doesn't relate to actual labor but it does have to do with business decisions and where something is based).
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Why did they choose Mercury? Don't get me wrong, I think it's pretty cool, but why not some of the other planets in our system? Scientists are fascinated with Mars because of the possibility of life. There's fascination about Saturn and it having a bazillion moons. Jupiter with it's nutty red spot (man that's a hell of a storm).
So why Mercury? Especially considering the difference between the hottest daytime temps and the coldest night temps...
This has me on curiosity alone.
I see a couple options here. As stated above, yeah...Walmart could license that from NetFlix (ala "oneclick" like Apple did from Amazon).
Another alternative *gasp* would be for Walmart to come up with a different method of renting DVDs. Imagine that...more than one way to do something. They could maybe say "you get the videos for a month, but if you return them sooner then we'll send the next one out". The possibilities are endless. There really is no reason to get all bent out of shape over this one patent.
First, they artists need to stop their bellyaching. If they actually put out a $15 album that had more than 1/12 of it being good, it wouldn't be such an issue. I wonder if it's really the artists saying this, or if it's the labels speaking for them.
Just think...under normal business rules and methodology, the whole single download thing could be an excellent way to collect data on your audience. So, 50% of our songs sold are Track A, 25% are Track B, 10% Track C, and so on. They can figure out what the people like and tailor their songs accordingly (of course, I am under the opinion that if a musician is creating music as art, they should do what they want. Unfortunately they need to survive so sometimes they need to appeal to the masses). Not only that, they could look at what other bands are selling and react accordingly. It takes a lot of guesswork out of the statistics. No longer do you have to look at album sales and go "Everyone likes Metalica" or the Billboard charts which has singles tainted by the marketing of the labels.
That was the business dork in me. I have quite a few friends in bands and I can't think of anyone that may think single song sales are bad. Any sale is a good sale. I guess I'll have to ask them all and make sure.
I agree. They are so remembered because they contributed SOOOOO much to the world. But it's not all about specialization, like it is in today's society. Think about it...
A man likes to draw. He also likes physiology, natural studies, math, an science. His knowledge of math will help with his science. His love of pshysiology and anatomy will help with his depictions of the human form when he's painting. His love of art and music will stimulate the more creative areas of his brain.
I believe these men were able to use more than 10% of their brain simply because one item of study may stimulate knowldege in another area. And it grows from there.
Yet...it kind of saddens me today that being so well-rounded is not viewed favorably. Can we truly expect our kids to be geniuses when we force them to study only one thing and neglect studies that are seemingly "useless" yet tie into everything else?
I bet Microsoft will now see this as a new market to go after. The Rev A iLoo didn't take off (hm, was it REALLY a joke or was it a test...?), but now they see the trucker demand and the Trucker iLoo is born!
Either that or MS will buy all the Interstates from the government.
I'd like to see a few issues addressed. Yet oddly enough, they all seem to involve Microsoft:
1) The whole Virtual PC thing. Is Apple going to talk to developers to find ways to continue to run Windows on the Mac should MS decide to kill VPC?
2) Safari/IE. MS is killing IE for the Mac. Many sites currently don't look so hot, or don't even work, on non-IE browsers. How will this be addressed? Safari "giving in" to IE-style rendering?
I do also expect some yummy hardware announcement, I just have no idea what it is. It's beyond speculation, but whatever it is, I'll be happy.
This I ponder much. Much much much.
The whole role of events with Microsoft in the past month or two has been very fascinating.
1) MS licenses UNIX crap from SCO
2) SCO goes nutty with lawsuits
3) MS buys Virtual PC from Connectix
4) MS makes deal with AOL about Netscape
5) MS buys European anti-virus company
6) MS ditches Linux support of said anti-virus company
7) MS says they are doing away with stand-alone IE
8) MS says they are done with IE for Mac (which I kind of figured when they made the stand-alone announcement)
Still, one has to wonder, what is brewing?
As far as the whole browser mess...and we all know it's a mess...what is happening? Most coders currently code just for IE and don't give a flyin' F about Netscape. Ok. But what about all the sites coded for IE in Mac. Does this mean the entire Mac market is shot to hell? Will sites that rely on IE-based code say "screw this...I'm not going to code for Safari"?
And is Safari really THAT big of a threat? I know I use Safari for most everything, but I still need IE to visit some sites. I'm actually a bit concerned about the future. What happens now?
1) Companies continue coding for IE only, thus the Mac market is SOL if they need to do online banking or have other functions that were specifically coded for IE.
2) The people developing Safari have to give in to IE's loose standards in order to render those IE coded pages.
This is tough...really tough. And only time will tell.
Of course this won't deter the conspiracy theorisits. The very nature of the conspiracy theory is the belief that the government (or whoever) is hiding facts or changing facts around before they are released to the public. Hence...the "release" of these "de-classified" documents to the public will probably only fuel the fire more. Shall we ponder all the different conspiracies that will probably come out of this release alone?
Wah...
Microsoft has competition so they're going to quit. Poor babies.
This is kinda funny too 'cause normally, when MS has competition, they just buy the company.
Without knowing exactly how many PPC 970 chips are being produced, it's tough to guess where they would go in Apple's lineup. If there are enough, it's safe to venture a guess that:
1) PowerBook gets the yummy new PPC 970 chip (it IS the year of the laptop afterall)
2) iBook then gets the current G4 chip. The last of the lineup using G3s finally gets the upgrade.
3) iMac, eMac, PowerMac get new 970 chip because hey, we can't leave them out. Or can we? It's the year of the laptop...maybe let the masses go nuts over the laptops as they continue working on the new IBM chips and then blow the doors off when they're ready to be put in the desktop models.
OMG!!!!
This place is for geeks?!?!?! I thought it was for the cool kids. Oh geeze...when these stats are released, please make sure my name isn't anywhere...*smirk*
Do any of them specify exactly which flavor of UNIX they want you to know? My goodness, UNIX IS probably one of the most generic computing terms out there. Even Windows has more distinction when people are looking for WinNT or WinXP experts. And yet they're going after Apple...
I can't help but wonder why. What is the REAL motive...?
Unfreakin' believable. I'll admit, I've got a slight Mac bias. I've worked on PCs, I've worked on Macs. I know what's easier to fix. I know that studies have shown you need something like one technician for every 50 Macs whereas you need one technician for every 25 PCs. Downtime costs money too...
But the main point...it's just dumb to say "you can only use one computer system". What if they said "you can only use Ticonderoga pencils" even if you got a whole shipment of Bic mechanicals for free? Or who knows how many other goofy scenarios could happen.
Our schools are having a hard enough time as it is. To turn down free materials is just plain idiotic.
I read this over and over and read everyone's comments. I went on past experience, and on experiences of people I know. Yet this is still too vague.
1) Do you and your group plan on starting a new company? Or just all going out in different directions?
2) If not, you should at least have a job lined up.
3) What are the REAL motivations? Because you're pissed off or because you want a better work environment? It'll be much easier to interview at your next job (if you're not starting up your own) to say "I left to better my career" than to say "I was pissed so I left"
I myself quit a job at an unnamed company (7th largest in the world...do your research if you really care) but ended up starting up a company with someone else. I have friends who pretty much took their entire department at a rather large media company and went to form their own.
Again...what are your intentions, motives, goals, and backup plans?
So what will really happen with this release? Will we see droves of people buying OS X now because they've been waiting for the OS X version of Quark?
To be honest, I hope there is no big change in anything. I think Quark acted like a bratty little kid that expected the entire Mac marketplace to wait for them to release the next version. It's pretty inexcusable to use your "we're the standard for top quality publishing software" status to just sit back and work at your leisure. I seriously hope InDesign picked up a bunch of their market share so the people at Quark can be all confused as to why they only sold 100 units.
But...I just want them to learn a lesson. I don't want them to go out of business for their dumbass decisions. They need to keep pressuring Adobe and Adobe needs to keep pressuring them. I hope this is just a big kick in their ass that makes them put out an even better version next to regain their market share.
I can see where people may infer elitism in some of these postings. And having worked in the tech industry I've seen it displayed at a vulgar level. But the intention here was to point out that we are privy to news that most people are not aware of. Hell, I don't even own a TiVo, yet I'm reading over this with great interest. Why? Because it's interesting.
The fact of the matter is, this information really hasn't been released to the general public. Sure you can dig it up if you want to, but you're not going to open up your Sunday paper and read about how ReplayTV took the features out. When someone is ready to buy one, they will go to their store, they will look online, they will read reviews and decide on what system to buy that is currently available.
The same holds true for any industry. Only people attending an auto show will see all the features that are supposed to be in the next Chevy Impala. When it actually comes out next year, they'll say "where in the hell is my built-in GameBoy Advance?" whereas someone walking into the dealership will go "ohhhh...wow, look at the 50 new features!"
ReplayTV may be a viable option when it's released. Marketing may make it seem better than a TiVo. When it comes out, do your research and decide what's best for you.
An interesting point to consider with this whole ordeal. For us Slashdotters, we're rambling on about features and cracks. By the time this thing gets out to Circuit City with the stripped features, the common masses will have no idea they've been "robbed". They'll just go with the marketing that they are fed. "As good as TiVo" or "better than your VCR". For us geeks, this is news. For the average consumer (who STILL doesn't get the joys of TiVo), they won't even notice.
Heh heh...first off I'll do the disclaimer of saying I'm far from being a minor...oh my. Thanks though. *smirk*
Now for my ponderances. I agree and yet find some things that still make me think as I read over your reply. Yes, it's all a question of responsibility re: guns and wifi setups. However, these are finished products sold to the marketplace. But can we really toss someone in jail because they SAID something was going to be finished or have more functionality?
I wish it was that easy though...to just fire someone if they didn't do what they promised. But we all know it's not. A big contract was signed, time has been spent on the project, you can't just say "you failed to deliver, you're fired". In theory, that's how our economy works. In reality...it doesn't.
It would definitely be a shame for people to miss out on a lot of history. A lot of works (written in English nonetheless) were written in cursive and our kids won't have any idea what they're reading. It will all be Greek to them. Granted I don't write in cursive much either, unless I'm writing a nice letter to someone, but the inability to read it would be quite detrimental.
Makes sense, doesn't it? CD sales have dropped because those pesky kids with those pesky cable modems are downloading music. The nerve!
Kinda funny how my screen turned poopy-brown too. It's a sign...
ps...it's all sarcasm up there...no...really
If something like this happens, would it be just for software? Where does the line end? This is a very gray area. How many times have you seen roads or bridges "scheduled to be completed by and yet you're still taking a detour six months later? Does that mean we'd get to send the DOT or workers to jail? New features for phones, new concept cars that are supposed to be in production in X years, restaurants that are supposed to open...this kind of thing happens all the time. Hell, do I get to send my mom to jail because "dinner is almost ready" and so I had to stop building my model and sit around waiting for another 20 minutes? Where does it begin? Where does it end?
Based on principle, I don't think someone should ask for permission to search for files. Based on fear, I would be afraid to write anything that could somehow be connected to an MP3, even if it just mentioned one. I'm sure the RIAA would somehow link my mention of a song to loss of sales. Yes, it's absolutely rediculous. But this is what their scare tactics are doing.
With organizations like the RIAA, people are going to fear innovating. This kid, obviously fairly smart or innovative, gets slammed for coming up with a nifty way to searc for files on his school's network. Granted, he probably should have checked with the school, the President, God, Homer, and a few others to make sure it was ok to do, but he got nailed for solving a problem. In our lawsuit-happy society, people will fear getting sued and thus will stop trying to come up with solutions to problems.
It's just very scary how as a society we are unable to solve simple things now. I'd be afraid to open a lemonade stand because of the IRS coming down on me or someone suing me for getting sick, maybe I didn't meet some health code. And yet I probably could have made 50 people in my neighborhood happy. You're probably thinking "what does lemonade have to do with this?" A bit. Read the my first paragraph. Read the second. What kind of idea have you or a friend come up with? If not fearing the lawsuit itself, the costs associated with hiring a lawyer to make sure it's legal is certainly cost-prohibitive enough.
*sigh* I fear our great nation of innovators will be too scared to use their brains...
Aye aye aye, now don't get me wrong. I'd LOVE to see the next generation of chips being put in Apple's machines, but doesn't this just seem too easy a rumor to put out? C'mon rumor-mongers, there are much better ones to go after.
Take for instance, this snippet taken from the article: ""In the box" connectivity among the news systems is based on Hypertransport -- a universal chip-to-chip interconnect developed by AMD and partners..."...why don't we start the speculation that we're going to AMD chips? Hm...that could be fun. And to be honest, I'm surprised nobody brought it up yet.
Then again...it wouldn't really surprise me to have IBM's new chips in there (I'm still wondering what's going to happen with Motorola and their silly little antics). We've got FinalCut Pro 4 coming out, Panther (OS 10.3) coming out, a couple new updates just happened (ie, iSynch)...all setting the stage for something new.
Now if they'd just hurry up with the Windows version of the music service to ward off the Redmond fellows...
What's the hubbub here? Outsourcing is outsourcing. If Company A needs workers, it's going to find them. Perhaps they want someone that can drive into work every day, or perhaps they're fine with someone overseas. Once you reach the "overseas level", does it really matter where overseas they came from?
Also, consider this. We (the US, other nations using a particular region for manpower, etc) are building up an infrastructure and a skilled workforce in a way by creating demand for workers in that area. The area becomes known as a hotspot, wages (and usually the standard of living) rise, all is well. Then it's on to the next area that provides "cheap" labor.
And it's not just overseas where this happens. How many US companies are based in DE or NV because of their tax laws (no, this doesn't relate to actual labor but it does have to do with business decisions and where something is based).