it is a tremendous advantage to have the possibility to generate real documents from (a) database(s) and other data sources.
Exactly.
Microsoft isn't scared of a few competitors to it's full Office Suite - they can do a lot of marketing to make up for the product's shortfalls.
What they're scared of is an entire ecosystem of specialised document producers and consumers. A standard and open document format has the potential to revolutionise the way we create and manage information. It could be as big a force for change as http/html was in it's day.
If ODF is adopted massively, it will precipitate the change, because it's an easy format to construct from raw data, and it's easy to parse. OOXML is much harder to work with, so if it becomes the standard, the barrier for small developers is set much higher.
Microsoft came close to missing the boat with the shift to the Web. Now they're determined to stifle the next wave.
GIMP isn't just a little weird. It's off in its own world. Most GIMP defenders write it off and say "use a better window manager"
As someone who regularly uses both Gimp and Photoshop, I disagree.
Gimp has it's own workflow which is different from Photoshop, but isn't particularly impenetrable. There are some things I find easier to do in Gimp than PS (check out liquid rescale for a cool plugin, for example), and considering Gimp's free, it's no-brainer to have it installed alongside my other graphics tools.
I think there are people for whom there is only The One graphics tool to bind them, and they'll never be comfortable with anything else. Me, I like a full toolkit.
This is because (shock) Slashdot editors manipulated the survery findings to make things seem worse for Windows than they really are.
I wrote the article, and apart from formatting, it was posted unedited.
Of that number 2/3 have already dismissed the idea outright.
From TFA:
"Clearly many companies are serious about this alternative, with 9% of those saying they have considered non-Windows operating systems already in the process of switching and a further 25% expecting to switch within the next year," I don't believe what I have written misrepresents the article in any way.
My first experience with computer games was playing Empire and/or Star Trek on an ASR-33 teletype machine (hooked up to a CDC Cyber, I think). It amazed me that I could play these games in real-time and even talk with people in places as far away as Los Angeles or Berlin.
I shudder to think how much fan-fold paper we wasted...
According to Mayan glyphs found carved in stones near one of the bridges, Bolontiku, Ixzaluoh and Ac Yanto were in fact idiots. Ixzaluoh in particular, was believed to have had difficulty finding his ass, despite using both hands.
The basic idea of offering Internet access as a public service is sound. The problem is that cities haven't thought of the Internet as a form of public infrastructure that--like subway lines, sewers, or roads--must be paid for. Instead, cities have labored under the illusion that, somehow, everything could be built easily and for free by private parties.
While I'm uneasy about what Microsoft might do with such a platform in their hands (see: my gripes about Xbox Live), having a combination gaming and media box is a very nice step forward.
Yep, chrome, lead, etc definitely DO NOT from the environment
I know you're trolling, but for anyone reading this and wondering;
The metals mentioned don't exist in nature*. Galena, Chromite, Cassiterite etc are ores which do exist in the environment and from which chrome, lead and tin etc are produced. They're relatively safe because they're locked in host rock and largely insoluble in water.
* Except crystalline lead in very rare circumstances.
"We believe that intellectual property licensing is an empowering way to bring innovation to the IT ecosystem," said David Kaefer, general manager of Intellectual Property and Licensing at Microsoft. "Empowering way to bring innovation to the IT ecosystem"??? I've been read Vogon poetry that was less nauseating than that line.
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There were 85*77.1 comments, but Groklaw used Excel to calculate how many that added up to.
So is all art.
In fact what determines how artistic a work is is how well the artist can conceal the physics and chemistry.
Exactly.
Microsoft isn't scared of a few competitors to it's full Office Suite - they can do a lot of marketing to make up for the product's shortfalls.
What they're scared of is an entire ecosystem of specialised document producers and consumers. A standard and open document format has the potential to revolutionise the way we create and manage information. It could be as big a force for change as http/html was in it's day.
If ODF is adopted massively, it will precipitate the change, because it's an easy format to construct from raw data, and it's easy to parse. OOXML is much harder to work with, so if it becomes the standard, the barrier for small developers is set much higher.
Microsoft came close to missing the boat with the shift to the Web. Now they're determined to stifle the next wave.
In today's Slashdot, you're far more likely to be modded down for negative comments on Microsoft.
Personally, I suspect their marketing team (or a proxy) is gaming user-moderated tech sites.
No, and it wouldn't have worked on Mars either.
The wind energy is already being conserved and eventually becomes heart.
This shouldn't be modded troll.
For only a little more than the $400, you can get a much more capable and less DRM'd Nokia N810 .
It would be more realistic to put up a requester saying "Do want a secure connection?" Cancel or Allow.
Anyone who clicked "Allow" more than a dozen times could be presumed to be infected...
As someone who regularly uses both Gimp and Photoshop, I disagree.
Gimp has it's own workflow which is different from Photoshop, but isn't particularly impenetrable. There are some things I find easier to do in Gimp than PS (check out liquid rescale for a cool plugin, for example), and considering Gimp's free, it's no-brainer to have it installed alongside my other graphics tools.
I think there are people for whom there is only The One graphics tool to bind them, and they'll never be comfortable with anything else. Me, I like a full toolkit.
Ah, another classic astroturf technique. Firefox doesn't do X, ergo no Firefox for anyone, anywhere!
Meanwhile, back in the real world, millions of people are happily using Firefox without difficulty, and will continue to do so.
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I wrote the article, and apart from formatting, it was posted unedited.
Of that number 2/3 have already dismissed the idea outright.
From TFA:
"Clearly many companies are serious about this alternative, with 9% of those saying they have considered non-Windows operating systems already in the process of switching and a further 25% expecting to switch within the next year," I don't believe what I have written misrepresents the article in any way.A little over a trillion dollars, so far.
Microsoft have had plenty of opportunities to solve that problem, from virtualising their old OS (as did Apple) or re-implementing Win32 (like Wine).
Thanks Steve. Can you get Bill to give us his opinion next?
Now that brings back memories.
My first experience with computer games was playing Empire and/or Star Trek on an ASR-33 teletype machine (hooked up to a CDC Cyber, I think). It amazed me that I could play these games in real-time and even talk with people in places as far away as Los Angeles or Berlin.
I shudder to think how much fan-fold paper we wasted...
According to Mayan glyphs found carved in stones near one of the bridges, Bolontiku, Ixzaluoh and Ac Yanto were in fact idiots. Ixzaluoh in particular, was believed to have had difficulty finding his ass, despite using both hands.
You call that wardriving?
This is wardriving...
Tell that to WA Freenet.
The basic idea of offering Internet access as a public service is sound. The problem is that cities haven't thought of the Internet as a form of public infrastructure that--like subway lines, sewers, or roads--must be paid for. Instead, cities have labored under the illusion that, somehow, everything could be built easily and for free by private parties.Yep.
Truly innovative...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Pippin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_CD32
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DO_Console
It could have funded a a bit more than that.
There's a nice funding comparison chart that puts some perspective on it here
Microsoft has been granted patents to FAT32 and VFAT, so there's a good chance Kyocera would want rights to use that.
I know you're trolling, but for anyone reading this and wondering;
The metals mentioned don't exist in nature*. Galena, Chromite, Cassiterite etc are ores which do exist in the environment and from which chrome, lead and tin etc are produced. They're relatively safe because they're locked in host rock and largely insoluble in water.
* Except crystalline lead in very rare circumstances.
Worse than that.
"We believe that intellectual property licensing is an empowering way to bring innovation to the IT ecosystem," said David Kaefer, general manager of Intellectual Property and Licensing at Microsoft. "Empowering way to bring innovation to the IT ecosystem"??? I've been read Vogon poetry that was less nauseating than that line.The Hooversaurus was contemporary, but became extinct when it's bag filled up.
It's probably not, but as far as I'm aware, Thomson's Mustang ASIC is the only commonly available one.
Most hardware video encoding is done with general-purpose DSPs and specialised software.