Wow, I couldn't have said it better....of course, I never got used to Palm's 286 era interface anyhow. Instead of trying to glom on add-ons to match it feature for feature with PocketPC, just scrap the entire OS and write something that works. Palm OS was meant for nothing more than a fancy address book anyways.
When I used OS/2 I thought the OO aspects of the presentation manager GUI was a lot better than Windows back in 93'
Yeah, well that was back in 93. Now we live in 2003 and things have come a long way. I can't see how the look and feel of XP could be worse than OS/2. Don't get me wrong I used to use OS/2 and I loved it. I still have a PS/2 Model 60 running 1.3 for nostalgic purposes.
The fact is IBM cannot market its way out of a paper bag.
well, just because it can run on anything doesn't mean that people will notice it. Deskyop numbers are the most visible. Most people aren't going to know or care that Linux is the most used OS on toilets and toasters.
I'll stand on my head and pledge alliegence to GW if someone gives me 404k. I can think of a lot of other universities that would gladly take that money too.
do you even know what an Opteron is? It's architecture doesn't limit it to just servers, because it supports existing x86 instruction sets. Sorta like how Windows 95 could still run Windows 3.1 apps, the Opteron will still be able to run x86 apps. I can see one of these in my workstation a lot sooner than I'll see an Itanium.
Cause after leaving the MS camp to go join that crap Symbian stuff. Think about it:
Superior tech always available first (Netscape, Palm, etc)
Microsoft product sucks at first and everyone abandons them leaving them as the only ones to benefit when they finally work the bugs out (admit it, this always happens)
The same Japanese universities plan to store the entire Intarnet(tm) on one DoCoMo 6G 10Ghz cell phone using an old bubble gum wrapper and a used condom by the year 2020.
yeah, well Microsoft buying Sun would be like Micheal Jackson buying the Elephant Man skeleton. It's something neat to show your friends that you have, but it really just takes up space, collects dust, and generally doesn't do anything. Getting Macromedia is more like getting a ho in need of a pimp.
oh yeah, quit being competitive where the money is and go throw all your resources behind an obscure OS.....better yet, one where most of the software is free and the users don't like to pay for anything.....mmm YEAH....that's gonna make a lot of money.:rolleyes:
I know here is one person who will uninstall that trash given the chance. And they better give me the chance! If this is really allowing choice then the customer should have the choice to get rid of that shit. Java is a big dead hog that is bloated from being under the sun too long. It's day has come and gone. If a language can't survive on it's own merits (outside of any interference) then it deserves to go away.
For those of you born yesterday here is a recap:
Microsoft bought Liquid Motion back in the late 90s. It was actually a contender for about 3 months but Flash quickly surpassed it. Microsoft quietly concedes this battle. Then around 2000 Microsoft acquires Visio. Again, pushing the visualization theme here. About this time they also come out with a very capable Photodraw application that even uses Adobe Photoshop plug-ins. Clearly Microsoft hungers for visualization software in it's portfolio. And Dreamweaver is kicking FrontPage's ass. It should be no surprise to anyone that Microsoft wants Macromedia. With this piece of the puzzle they could finally off Adobe and their pesky little PDF format.
Jenna Jameson sucks.....oh wait that's not a good put down.
Jenna Jameson blows....hmmm not that either.
Jenna Jameson is a ho...uh crap.
Ok, there are better ladies out there than Jenna Jameson.
Yeah, but that was really a post WWII mentality. I think since the burst of the late 80s real estate bubble over there the Japanese have realized the err of their ways and are reflecting on what is best for them. Breaking the US backbone, or breaking even. I hope they settle for the latter and don't try to do the former.
The game runs fine on a 386sx, and on a
486/33, we're talking 35 frames per second, fully texture-mapped
at normal detail, for a large area of the screen.
I think little handheld thingies from Tiger do this now:)
No what this shows is that Sony is using Linux as a poster child in an anti-Microsoft marketing campaign. They could give a shit about Linux, they just want to fuel the fire.
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Wow, I couldn't have said it better....of course, I never got used to Palm's 286 era interface anyhow. Instead of trying to glom on add-ons to match it feature for feature with PocketPC, just scrap the entire OS and write something that works. Palm OS was meant for nothing more than a fancy address book anyways.
David Boies couldn't sink Microsoft, so now he's been hired to sink Linux. Hehe, I guessif you cant beat em, join em.
Yeah, well that was back in 93. Now we live in 2003 and things have come a long way. I can't see how the look and feel of XP could be worse than OS/2. Don't get me wrong I used to use OS/2 and I loved it. I still have a PS/2 Model 60 running 1.3 for nostalgic purposes. The fact is IBM cannot market its way out of a paper bag.
well, just because it can run on anything doesn't mean that people will notice it. Deskyop numbers are the most visible. Most people aren't going to know or care that Linux is the most used OS on toilets and toasters.
I'll stand on my head and pledge alliegence to GW if someone gives me 404k. I can think of a lot of other universities that would gladly take that money too.
do you even know what an Opteron is? It's architecture doesn't limit it to just servers, because it supports existing x86 instruction sets. Sorta like how Windows 95 could still run Windows 3.1 apps, the Opteron will still be able to run x86 apps. I can see one of these in my workstation a lot sooner than I'll see an Itanium.
I dunno, sounds like the perfect place for a cheapskate platform like Linux.
Cause after leaving the MS camp to go join that crap Symbian stuff. Think about it:
Superior tech always available first (Netscape, Palm, etc)
Microsoft product sucks at first and everyone abandons them leaving them as the only ones to benefit when they finally work the bugs out (admit it, this always happens)
....Microsoft buys Apple software makers and forces them convert all future development to PC only.
huh? I thought we still spoke in terms of: "this thing will hold X^N 1.44 floppies!"
The same Japanese universities plan to store the entire Intarnet(tm) on one DoCoMo 6G 10Ghz cell phone using an old bubble gum wrapper and a used condom by the year 2020.
yeah, well Microsoft buying Sun would be like Micheal Jackson buying the Elephant Man skeleton. It's something neat to show your friends that you have, but it really just takes up space, collects dust, and generally doesn't do anything. Getting Macromedia is more like getting a ho in need of a pimp.
oh yeah, quit being competitive where the money is and go throw all your resources behind an obscure OS.....better yet, one where most of the software is free and the users don't like to pay for anything.....mmm YEAH....that's gonna make a lot of money. :rolleyes:
um well, you shouldn't be viewing the web on other computers besides a PC. Geez,everyone knows that the Intarnet is best viewed on a PC, sheesh.
I know here is one person who will uninstall that trash given the chance. And they better give me the chance! If this is really allowing choice then the customer should have the choice to get rid of that shit. Java is a big dead hog that is bloated from being under the sun too long. It's day has come and gone. If a language can't survive on it's own merits (outside of any interference) then it deserves to go away.
I think what is the worst is that they are releasing two sequels the same year. Whatever happened to waiting, speculation, and hype?
it's called hostile takeover and it's done all the time.
when someone buys you, you don't have a lot of say over shit....especially if it's a hostile takeover.
For those of you born yesterday here is a recap: Microsoft bought Liquid Motion back in the late 90s. It was actually a contender for about 3 months but Flash quickly surpassed it. Microsoft quietly concedes this battle. Then around 2000 Microsoft acquires Visio. Again, pushing the visualization theme here. About this time they also come out with a very capable Photodraw application that even uses Adobe Photoshop plug-ins. Clearly Microsoft hungers for visualization software in it's portfolio. And Dreamweaver is kicking FrontPage's ass. It should be no surprise to anyone that Microsoft wants Macromedia. With this piece of the puzzle they could finally off Adobe and their pesky little PDF format.
Sometimes you just need to bite the bullet and do it. Screw the bean counters. I'm sure this never stopped the Wright bros.
Jenna Jameson sucks.....oh wait that's not a good put down. Jenna Jameson blows....hmmm not that either. Jenna Jameson is a ho...uh crap. Ok, there are better ladies out there than Jenna Jameson.
Yeah, but that was really a post WWII mentality. I think since the burst of the late 80s real estate bubble over there the Japanese have realized the err of their ways and are reflecting on what is best for them. Breaking the US backbone, or breaking even. I hope they settle for the latter and don't try to do the former.
I think little handheld thingies from Tiger do this now :)
I believe that yahoo alerts don't cost anything. Except for the annoyance.
No what this shows is that Sony is using Linux as a poster child in an anti-Microsoft marketing campaign. They could give a shit about Linux, they just want to fuel the fire.