I expect most users use the store a lot like I do: We use the store to test new artists and for the occasional song that there's no way we'd buy an artist's album for. Personally, I find it shocking that the iTunes store makes up as much as 5% of the music on an iPod, when you consider an iPod can hold thousands of songs.
But the slashdot spin on this story is even worse: People may shun the iTunes store, but I doubt most iPod users are shunning iTunes.
I also don't see any link to DRM anywhere in these numbers. It's an interesting theory and may even be true, but it lacks evidence. So far as I can see, the story submitter just tacked it on for the sheer hell of it. Better standards should be applied (and no, I'm not new here, I'm just always midly surprised at how low slashdot can go).
Really? So you don't find it funny that he went to the public (and keeps doing so) when Secureworks policy says not to talk about a vulnerability until it has been patched?
Right from the top of his post, you can tell he's lying:
Secureworks absolutely insists on being exceedingly responsible and doesn't
want to release any details about anything until Apple issues a patch.
Were that the case, this would still be handled behind closed doors and wouldn't have involved a demonstration. Either they have nothing, or they've already violated their own protocols. Either way, "Johnny Cache" is a liar.
Well, Mac doesn't use an installer, so there's already some disparity there. What does Linux use? Was it the same installer as was abandoned on Windows?
I hadn't heard that Firefox was switching to NSIS.
Was the old installer Mozilla-specific code?
Either way, the switch sounds like a good idea. The old installer had its issues, and focusing on the browser and improving an existing (and already quite reasonable) installer is a great idea.
Oh. I must have missed how HP and IBM make their massive amounts of profits from strictly Open Source software.
We use Open Source, too. I haven't seen a reliable way of making money from it. Or are you, Mr. Coward, going to poo-poo everyone who wants to make a living writing software?
Thanks. I've been considering writing an open source application myself, and it's good to know enterprise pricing does work in some cases. I'm not sure it would work for me --the market I'm looking at is notoriously cheap, and has a long history of pirating our software. Since some of the features don't work when it's pirated, so we get purchases a few times a year when people need those features (and pretty much no other time).:)
Only communists opposed the McCarthy hearings, Mr. Warmenhoven. Are you a communist? Perhaps we can work out some sort of deal if you'll testify for us.
Don't underestimate the value of animation to make object containment and other relationships more intuitive. It'll largely depend on exactly how onerous the API is to use to set up simple effects, though.
Err, I am a developer. I know of what I speak here. Source control handles a lot of backside-coverage, but it doesn't get everything. I occasionally make the mistake of changing something that I think is under source control but hasn't actually made it in yet, or just generally failing to commit frequently enough. I am not suggesting this would be useful instead of source control!
As for virtual desktops, which two do you refer to? VirtueDesktops just finished crashing on me yet again. leaving all of my non-primary monitor stuff inaccessible. While it would be nice if it worked, it just isn't reliable yet.
The features shown at WWDC were generally features developers want, and hints at the technology under them:
Time Machine will be a huge aid to developers. It will be even more awesome if there's a way to integrate it with source control systems.
A good Mac OS X solution for virtual desktops are all but lusted after by many developers.
Core Animation is bigger than big.
The new system voice was a kick in the pants for developers that haven't added voice over support yet, and the hints at new navigation methods are also important since it means adding the metadata to the interface that Apple has been asking for.
Dashcode and Webclip are hints at what sort of widgets developers should be working on.
The new iChat and Mail features are hugely important to mid-scale collaborative development.
(I'm not saying all the features shown appeal only to developers, of course, just that Jobs and crew knew their audience. Many of these features appeal to other groups, too: iChat, Time Machine and Mail clearly appeal to other computer professionals who spend their job working on a Mac. WebClip will appeal to even casual users.)
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Yes, it's one thing to use the term. It's quite another to name your company using it.
I'm actually a little surprised that one million is anywhere near enough.
It looks like the Internet Explorer window will probably increase for next year; the latest exploits are being released following patch day.
As much as I like Safari, the a zero day exposure just means they got the reports earlier. As much luck as anything else, really.
I expect most users use the store a lot like I do: We use the store to test new artists and for the occasional song that there's no way we'd buy an artist's album for. Personally, I find it shocking that the iTunes store makes up as much as 5% of the music on an iPod, when you consider an iPod can hold thousands of songs.
But the slashdot spin on this story is even worse: People may shun the iTunes store, but I doubt most iPod users are shunning iTunes.
I also don't see any link to DRM anywhere in these numbers. It's an interesting theory and may even be true, but it lacks evidence. So far as I can see, the story submitter just tacked it on for the sheer hell of it. Better standards should be applied (and no, I'm not new here, I'm just always midly surprised at how low slashdot can go).
That assumes the tapes are still in the dump. One or more of them could have escaped (with help, of course).
We'll have to nuke the planet. Just to be sure.
Really? So you don't find it funny that he went to the public (and keeps doing so) when Secureworks policy says not to talk about a vulnerability until it has been patched?
Right from the top of his post, you can tell he's lying:
Secureworks absolutely insists on being exceedingly responsible and doesn't want to release any details about anything until Apple issues a patch.
Were that the case, this would still be handled behind closed doors and wouldn't have involved a demonstration. Either they have nothing, or they've already violated their own protocols. Either way, "Johnny Cache" is a liar.
Well, Mac doesn't use an installer, so there's already some disparity there. What does Linux use? Was it the same installer as was abandoned on Windows?
You must have missed where I said "Internet Explorer 7," as opposed to "the beta of Internet Explorer 7."
You must have incredible lung capacity. If I'd held my breath waiting for Internet Explorer 7 I'd have been dead for just over five years now.
I hadn't heard that Firefox was switching to NSIS.
Was the old installer Mozilla-specific code?
Either way, the switch sounds like a good idea. The old installer had its issues, and focusing on the browser and improving an existing (and already quite reasonable) installer is a great idea.
5) Use it to clean the toner dust in the most hidden part of your printer
I think you missed one:
6) Give your printer a cigarette to relax it in the after glow.
Oh. I must have missed how HP and IBM make their massive amounts of profits from strictly Open Source software.
We use Open Source, too. I haven't seen a reliable way of making money from it. Or are you, Mr. Coward, going to poo-poo everyone who wants to make a living writing software?
Thanks. I've been considering writing an open source application myself, and it's good to know enterprise pricing does work in some cases. I'm not sure it would work for me --the market I'm looking at is notoriously cheap, and has a long history of pirating our software. Since some of the features don't work when it's pirated, so we get purchases a few times a year when people need those features (and pretty much no other time). :)
So I take that your flame bait response to mean you don't have a good answer?
How do they plan to keep making money going forward?
I'm not trying to be negative or cynical, but it's surely the most interesting question as an external observer.
Can you provide proof of any of that? I'd like to see it.
Only communists opposed the McCarthy hearings, Mr. Warmenhoven. Are you a communist? Perhaps we can work out some sort of deal if you'll testify for us.
I was wondering if that's what you meant. Thanks for clarifying -- sounds like we're on the same page.
Actually, I forgot its name. I'm checking it out now. It already seems more stable... Thanks!
That's great news! Xcode 3 is sounding like a solid revision.
Actually, the Spotlight hook fires on every file change, not every 12 or 24 hours.
Don't underestimate the value of animation to make object containment and other relationships more intuitive. It'll largely depend on exactly how onerous the API is to use to set up simple effects, though.
Err, I am a developer. I know of what I speak here. Source control handles a lot of backside-coverage, but it doesn't get everything. I occasionally make the mistake of changing something that I think is under source control but hasn't actually made it in yet, or just generally failing to commit frequently enough. I am not suggesting this would be useful instead of source control!
As for virtual desktops, which two do you refer to? VirtueDesktops just finished crashing on me yet again. leaving all of my non-primary monitor stuff inaccessible. While it would be nice if it worked, it just isn't reliable yet.
The features shown at WWDC were generally features developers want, and hints at the technology under them:
(I'm not saying all the features shown appeal only to developers, of course, just that Jobs and crew knew their audience. Many of these features appeal to other groups, too: iChat, Time Machine and Mail clearly appeal to other computer professionals who spend their job working on a Mac. WebClip will appeal to even casual users.)