Apple's only moral responsibility is to let their users do whatever they feel like, and they have failed.
No. It isn't. Their moral responsibility is to maximize shareholder profits which they have succeeded in doing, beyond expectations. They have decided to not appeal to fringe geeks and nerds but to instead appeal to the affluent mass market in order to meet their moral responsibility. That moral mass market would prefer if "porn" was not readily available on their consumer electronic devices.
_YOU_ may not like that but Apple's shareholders, to whom Apple answers, likes it quite a bit.
They have a legal responsibility to maximize shareholder profits, not a moral one.
So, you want people to trade in thier paranoia about terrorism for paranoia about privacy concerns.
But statistically, I'd be more worried about being killed by a shark than about being personally effected by the NSA spying program. It isn't a threat to my daily life.
It is the way cable television is sold. Given that I watch little television, I would prefer to pay only for the programs I watch. But, I'm not given that choice. I have to sign up for a monthly subscription for a ton of channels I never watch.
Yes, because we all know that the feds are only interested in charging criminals and never ever arrest someone for the newsworthiness of their arrest. Just ask Richard Jewell
How is this insightful? The very first link in the google search is "Richard Jewell to get more than $500,000 from NBC." It was the media, not the "feds," that screwed Richard Jewell over.
So, if I submit my photos of my '04 Grand Marquis, wherein I have not ONLY added a 30G Neo35 MP3 player, but a Kenwood dual-band transciever plus two extra speakers for it, the antenna for the Kenwood, a second battery, extra power points, a battery isolator to charge the secondary battery, a second power distribution panel, would that make the front page?
Replace the 30G Neo35 with either Linux or an iPod, and maybe we'll talk.
It's not like a bunch of concerned scientists got together one day for the purposes of releasing this statement- the USC is an established political activist group like any other, with a very specific agenda.
They wouldn't give two whits if scientific data was being distorted to support THIER views. In fact, they're probably not above doing so themselves! I mean, there ARE scientists who disagree with them. Do you think those views, or the evidence that supports them, will be presented fairly on the UCS Web site?
(note- this isn't at all a defense of George Bush. Just a healthy dose of political skepticism, because I think skepticism is pretty cool.)
Now, correct me if I am wrong, cause, hey, I probably am, but does this not seem like just one more subtle insult from Apple to Microsoft? Well-deserved, I might add, but why all these recent jabs?
I don't think the point of this article is to be critical of Microsoft or of IE5.
Web developers need to know the limitations of browsers they're coding for, that's all.
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Apple's only moral responsibility is to let their users do whatever they feel like, and they have failed.
No. It isn't. Their moral responsibility is to maximize shareholder profits which they have succeeded in doing, beyond expectations. They have decided to not appeal to fringe geeks and nerds but to instead appeal to the affluent mass market in order to meet their moral responsibility. That moral mass market would prefer if "porn" was not readily available on their consumer electronic devices. _YOU_ may not like that but Apple's shareholders, to whom Apple answers, likes it quite a bit.
They have a legal responsibility to maximize shareholder profits, not a moral one.
So, you want people to trade in thier paranoia about terrorism for paranoia about privacy concerns.
But statistically, I'd be more worried about being killed by a shark than about being personally effected by the NSA spying program. It isn't a threat to my daily life.
Yeah, my misspelling and incorrect grammar are, like, a conscious act of rebellion. Yeah. That's it.
Don't get me wrong. I love the Japanese vision of the future.
Well, you listed 6 anime series/films that you liked and only one that you didn't. I don't think anyone will mistake you for an anime hater.Someone with at least rudimentary reading comprehension skills would have figured it out.
Unfortunately, these rudimentary reading comprehension skills you speak of did nothing to help you understand the article.
So, what, you found it so uninteresting that you watched the whole series?
It is the way cable television is sold. Given that I watch little television, I would prefer to pay only for the programs I watch. But, I'm not given that choice. I have to sign up for a monthly subscription for a ton of channels I never watch.
Cancel cable, sign up for netflix.Naw, Snow Crash is kid stuff compared to the Baroque Cycle.
The problem is this: I, and I can only speak for myself here, don't really care what's on the radio.
If you're not interested in radio, the product's name might might be you first indication that it isn't meant for you...In a world where billions don't have enough to eat..
Truly sick.
It was determined a long time ago that requiring someone to purchase a second item with a first item was a monopolistic tactic.
This isn't the case here, though. Both the iTMS and the iPod can be used independently of each other.
Yes, because we all know that the feds are only interested in charging criminals and never ever arrest someone for the newsworthiness of their arrest. Just ask Richard Jewell
How is this insightful? The very first link in the google search is "Richard Jewell to get more than $500,000 from NBC." It was the media, not the "feds," that screwed Richard Jewell over.
You can't even "quit" RealPlayer without being assaulted with pop-up ads begging you to buy the so-called "Gold" version.
Apple respects the consumer. That's why I pray they will never, ever, bow to this so-called "pressure" from Real.
You must have never started up Quicktime.So, if I submit my photos of my '04 Grand Marquis, wherein I have not ONLY added a 30G Neo35 MP3 player, but a Kenwood dual-band transciever plus two extra speakers for it, the antenna for the Kenwood, a second battery, extra power points, a battery isolator to charge the secondary battery, a second power distribution panel, would that make the front page?
Replace the 30G Neo35 with either Linux or an iPod, and maybe we'll talk.It's called apple engineering... Most of their shit is poorly engineered. They just hide it behind marketing, ignorant customers, and pretty cases.
Just some of the poorly engineered pieces I have come across as working as an apple authroized service provider for 4 years:
Wow. Some who's job is repairing broken apple products has seen a lot of broken apple products. Who'd have figured?
so it'll getted modded to -1. But here goes.
I'll probably be modded off topic for asking, but why is that whenever a post starts of by predicting it will be modded down, it ends up with a 5?but women tend to care more about aesthetics more, i think. also, i would guess women to care a little more about [the small size]
Wow... it's turns out I'm a woman and never knew it until now...
But seriously, there's few things I hate more than sweeping generalizations based on gender. Everyone is different.
What's all this talk about "the scientists"?
It's not like a bunch of concerned scientists got together one day for the purposes of releasing this statement- the USC is an established political activist group like any other, with a very specific agenda.
They wouldn't give two whits if scientific data was being distorted to support THIER views. In fact, they're probably not above doing so themselves! I mean, there ARE scientists who disagree with them. Do you think those views, or the evidence that supports them, will be presented fairly on the UCS Web site?
(note- this isn't at all a defense of George Bush. Just a healthy dose of political skepticism, because I think skepticism is pretty cool.)
I understand the argument that one mouse button is less confusing for some users, but for whom?
My parents.Or better yet, a shiny new 30GB iPod...
I use Virtual PC when I need to run Windows programs, such as music jukebox Winamp, that have Mac versions but are markedly superior on PC platforms.
WTF?
He spends hundreds of dollars on PC emulation software because he "needs" to run Winamp?!?
With the release of Safari, Apple has continued the time honored tradition of naming web browsers after SUVs.
(okay, so the Safari is a van, but its close enough.)
Now, correct me if I am wrong, cause, hey, I probably am, but does this not seem like just one more subtle insult from Apple to Microsoft? Well-deserved, I might add, but why all these recent jabs?
I don't think the point of this article is to be critical of Microsoft or of IE5.
Web developers need to know the limitations of browsers they're coding for, that's all.