This is my thought, make the internet free, let google run this new free internet
Then it's not really free, is it?
Unless you meant free as in beer, but who really cares about that? (Cheap 'net access can be had for 10 dollars a month. If that is too much for you, you've probably got bigger problems).
Microsoft has simply created an unbelievable amount of ill-will and lack of trust in me.
This article is about Sony and their creation of ill-will and lack of trust, not Microsoft. Yes, yes. Sony's rootkit is designed for windows, autoplay, etc and so on, but you really can't blame Microsoft in this case. It is just as possible to create a rootkit for any Macintosh or Linux machine, they just haven't because most of their customers use windows.
As for autoplay being a bad idea, it is and it isn't. I remember back when autoplay was first introduced (I can't beleive it was 10 years ago) the whole idea was that you would buy a product from the store, insert it into your computer, and bam, you're off. I remember thinking it was a pretty cool idea at the time, although only one program actually did it as cool as the Microsoft commercials, SimCity 2000. (You would insert the CD-ROM, and then play the game, w/out installation). While in retrospect it wasn't the best idea security-wise (at least without some sort of warning), I would be sad to see autoplay completely dissapear, since I'm lazy and enjoy my computer anticipating what I want it to do.
No multiplayer? Gaahh! They just lost a sale. I just spent 5 hours last night playing B&W against someone. The game was dismally unpopular for multiplayer, because the games take hours upon hours to finish. I was hoping they had fixed multiplayer in B&W2, but I guess not.
A common argument. Many people do not consider viruses to be alive, since they do not have any metabolic processes. Others say that they are, because they are able to reproduce. In the end, it's just an argument of semantics.
No, it's like Apple saying they're going to release a computer with Windows on it. Apple has nothing to do with what CPU they are using, it's the OS that's important...
Hold on, what about R&D costs? What about advertising? What about support, warranty, and RMA costs? I bet that 50% over manufacturing costs doesn't actually go all that far...
You'd be surprised. Did you know that the average computer store loses money on the computers they sell? Not only is Apple making money per unit (a good thing!) They have attachmentsattachmentsattachmentsattachments.
Their margins on the iPods are pretty good. Their margins on the attachments must be insane. $40USD for earbuds? I've seen the margins on similiar items, and they're usually around 80%. Also, don't forget that when you RMA an item, Apple will fix whatever is wrong with it, and then sell it again, re-couping some of those RMA costs.
Just think, until recently the ITMS was actually losing money. This means that the profits from Apple's iPods + Dog are enough to make up for everything AND still make a profit. Now that ITMS is breaking even, Apple has got to be making a killing.
Forget about gasoline hybrids, bring on the diesel hybrids and electric diesel cars, and I'll bat an eye. Until then, the car industry is just messing around...
That's because PCs have become commodity hardware. The good news is, you can now get more than enough computing power for most home consumer tasks for about 300 dollars, which is actually pretty cool.
Yet again I'd have to be an Apple whore and say that OS X wins on that one - one little window pops up asking you what you want to do.
I'd have to say Microsoft wins this one. The behaviour is configurable. Many people complain this is not intuitive.
While the Apple system is certainly more intuitive (I won't deny that), the way Microsoft does it is quicker (admittably not by much) once the user learns the system.
One of the things that drives me crazy about OS X is that it isn't particularly user customizable. This makes it a lot easier to use at first, but prevents the users from making their own choices about options once they learn the system, which is a shame.
Apple is still like that. I've been using iTunes for a year now, and have used up all my licenses. Even though I haven't used them illegitimately (reformats, mostly) when I e-mailed Apple, they said they were not responsible for any loss of music. Apple is the company that pretends to care about you -- but they don't. That being said, they make such bloody good MP3 players...
The Wing Commander series were hand downs one of my favorite games back in the day. In particular, Privateer. Sometimes I wonder why they don't make games like that anymore...
So basically what you're saying is, "make it impossible for users to run arbritrary files". Not only does this reduce the usefulness of a computer greatly, but IS possible under windows. The easiest way to reduce risk from trojans? Educate the users!
P.S. The "confirm you're not a script" box is insane...
Breaking music out of the shakles of DRM seems like the proper geek thing to do.
Or the Fair Use thing to do... I Love iTunes, but it doesn't love my built in CD-Burner on my Compaq Presario 2100... Without JHymm, I'd never be able to get all of my legally purchased music onto my non-apple MP3 player...
My eXPerience was actually quite different. I had a copy of XP Home that had been installed on a (now defunct) computer, thus preventing me from installing it on anything else. I called up the call center, and had the override code in about 5 minutes. This new campaign is only there to scare you, because Microsoft is assuming if you pirate their software you'll be too afraid to call them. Funny thing is, bet it will stop a lot of people.
Why? I don't see any star next to your name... since you're not paying anything, you have no reason to get angry at the free (perhaps sub-par in your opinion) service they are providing...
Ever use one of those? At 700mhz they feel a lot slower than my P2 300mhz... (plugged in!) They're pretty nice power-consumption wise, but powerhouses they are not.
I consider my $2 my "lucky" bill. Parent is defintely correct, peopel hoarde the things though, I actually traded mine from a person who somehow got a whole bunch from a bank...
So quality is going to go massively up, and the computers will become very trendy and liked instead of mocked by the masses? Sales will increase, and people won't think of their products as boxes anymore.
Repeat after me: Boxy but good. While I was getting my 14 year old Volvo 240 from my local mechanic (got a tune-up), I asked him how some of the newer Volvo's were holding up. Pretty much he told me the S80's were just about the biggest peices of junk money could buy. Time will only tell for the rest of the models...
I love my 240, starts every time, and just keeps going (and I've been hard on the thing). Sure, lots of people made fun of them, but who cares? Most of those people bought Ford's or Chevy's that gave up the ghost a few years later anyway. One of my friends bought a brand new Chevy Cavalier last year. Damn thing stalled out over a pothole (it is an automatic). Later on, it stalled out while going around corners, also losing all breaking (her words, not mine). Honestly, some of the American cars I've seen have been of incredibly low quality. Ever been in a Ford Expedition? The Interior is like something you'd expect from an expensive child's playhouse or something...
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This is my thought, make the internet free, let google run this new free internet
Then it's not really free, is it?
Unless you meant free as in beer, but who really cares about that? (Cheap 'net access can be had for 10 dollars a month. If that is too much for you, you've probably got bigger problems).
All of a sudden I started seeing you in a ton of threads. Did you all of a sudden start posting a lot, or what?
Microsoft has simply created an unbelievable amount of ill-will and lack of trust in me.
This article is about Sony and their creation of ill-will and lack of trust, not Microsoft. Yes, yes. Sony's rootkit is designed for windows, autoplay, etc and so on, but you really can't blame Microsoft in this case. It is just as possible to create a rootkit for any Macintosh or Linux machine, they just haven't because most of their customers use windows.
As for autoplay being a bad idea, it is and it isn't. I remember back when autoplay was first introduced (I can't beleive it was 10 years ago) the whole idea was that you would buy a product from the store, insert it into your computer, and bam, you're off. I remember thinking it was a pretty cool idea at the time, although only one program actually did it as cool as the Microsoft commercials, SimCity 2000. (You would insert the CD-ROM, and then play the game, w/out installation). While in retrospect it wasn't the best idea security-wise (at least without some sort of warning), I would be sad to see autoplay completely dissapear, since I'm lazy and enjoy my computer anticipating what I want it to do.
I understand users/groups/file permissions. I assume you do too. What about your parents?
Not at first. After their credit card #'s had been stolen enough times, you'd be surprised what a person can learn...
No multiplayer? Gaahh! They just lost a sale. I just spent 5 hours last night playing B&W against someone. The game was dismally unpopular for multiplayer, because the games take hours upon hours to finish. I was hoping they had fixed multiplayer in B&W2, but I guess not.
So real question should be "is a virus alive?"
A common argument. Many people do not consider viruses to be alive, since they do not have any metabolic processes. Others say that they are, because they are able to reproduce. In the end, it's just an argument of semantics.
Korea != the rest of the world.
No, it's like Apple saying they're going to release a computer with Windows on it. Apple has nothing to do with what CPU they are using, it's the OS that's important...
Hold on, what about R&D costs? What about advertising? What about support, warranty, and RMA costs? I bet that 50% over manufacturing costs doesn't actually go all that far...
You'd be surprised. Did you know that the average computer store loses money on the computers they sell? Not only is Apple making money per unit (a good thing!) They have attachments attachments attachments attachments.
Did I mention they have attachments?
Their margins on the iPods are pretty good. Their margins on the attachments must be insane. $40USD for earbuds? I've seen the margins on similiar items, and they're usually around 80%. Also, don't forget that when you RMA an item, Apple will fix whatever is wrong with it, and then sell it again, re-couping some of those RMA costs.
Just think, until recently the ITMS was actually losing money. This means that the profits from Apple's iPods + Dog are enough to make up for everything AND still make a profit. Now that ITMS is breaking even, Apple has got to be making a killing.
Maybe this will give cause for M$ to create some new BSOD messages (or red screen for "Vista")
Windows already has a "Red Screen of Death", it's for when hardware fails.
Forget about gasoline hybrids, bring on the diesel hybrids and electric diesel cars, and I'll bat an eye. Until then, the car industry is just messing around...
Apple doesn't have any G5 Laptops, but they also don't make G5s, IBM does. IBM has been rumored (fact?) to have a mobile G5 in the works.
Most sales clerks receive some training on spotting fakes.
In my experience, this is not true.
This goes double for most sales associates. Most companies just want a warm body that can "yes" a customer to death.
That's because PCs have become commodity hardware. The good news is, you can now get more than enough computing power for most home consumer tasks for about 300 dollars, which is actually pretty cool.
Ummmm... So where do you work? =-)
Yet again I'd have to be an Apple whore and say that OS X wins on that one - one little window pops up asking you what you want to do.
I'd have to say Microsoft wins this one. The behaviour is configurable. Many people complain this is not intuitive.
While the Apple system is certainly more intuitive (I won't deny that), the way Microsoft does it is quicker (admittably not by much) once the user learns the system.
One of the things that drives me crazy about OS X is that it isn't particularly user customizable. This makes it a lot easier to use at first, but prevents the users from making their own choices about options once they learn the system, which is a shame.
Apple is still like that. I've been using iTunes for a year now, and have used up all my licenses. Even though I haven't used them illegitimately (reformats, mostly) when I e-mailed Apple, they said they were not responsible for any loss of music. Apple is the company that pretends to care about you -- but they don't. That being said, they make such bloody good MP3 players...
The Wing Commander series were hand downs one of my favorite games back in the day. In particular, Privateer. Sometimes I wonder why they don't make games like that anymore...
So basically what you're saying is, "make it impossible for users to run arbritrary files". Not only does this reduce the usefulness of a computer greatly, but IS possible under windows. The easiest way to reduce risk from trojans? Educate the users!
P.S. The "confirm you're not a script" box is insane...
Breaking music out of the shakles of DRM seems like the proper geek thing to do.
Or the Fair Use thing to do... I Love iTunes, but it doesn't love my built in CD-Burner on my Compaq Presario 2100... Without JHymm, I'd never be able to get all of my legally purchased music onto my non-apple MP3 player...
My eXPerience was actually quite different. I had a copy of XP Home that had been installed on a (now defunct) computer, thus preventing me from installing it on anything else. I called up the call center, and had the override code in about 5 minutes. This new campaign is only there to scare you, because Microsoft is assuming if you pirate their software you'll be too afraid to call them. Funny thing is, bet it will stop a lot of people.
Why? I don't see any star next to your name... since you're not paying anything, you have no reason to get angry at the free (perhaps sub-par in your opinion) service they are providing...
Ever use one of those? At 700mhz they feel a lot slower than my P2 300mhz... (plugged in!) They're pretty nice power-consumption wise, but powerhouses they are not.
I consider my $2 my "lucky" bill. Parent is defintely correct, peopel hoarde the things though, I actually traded mine from a person who somehow got a whole bunch from a bank...
So quality is going to go massively up, and the computers will become very trendy and liked instead of mocked by the masses? Sales will increase, and people won't think of their products as boxes anymore.
Repeat after me: Boxy but good. While I was getting my 14 year old Volvo 240 from my local mechanic (got a tune-up), I asked him how some of the newer Volvo's were holding up. Pretty much he told me the S80's were just about the biggest peices of junk money could buy. Time will only tell for the rest of the models...
I love my 240, starts every time, and just keeps going (and I've been hard on the thing). Sure, lots of people made fun of them, but who cares? Most of those people bought Ford's or Chevy's that gave up the ghost a few years later anyway. One of my friends bought a brand new Chevy Cavalier last year. Damn thing stalled out over a pothole (it is an automatic). Later on, it stalled out while going around corners, also losing all breaking (her words, not mine). Honestly, some of the American cars I've seen have been of incredibly low quality. Ever been in a Ford Expedition? The Interior is like something you'd expect from an expensive child's playhouse or something...