As long as it's tax avoidance, rather than tax evasion, nothing illegal in this. Everyone (corporations included) want to pay as little tax as possible. It's the governments job to close the loopholes.
Yet Apple is a heavy user of the government-provided resources in my country that my taxes pay for, and is one of the organisations with far more frequent access to the very politicians you're suggesting should fix the problem.
Are you suggesting I should be happy about their ability to manipulate the situation so I get to pay for their infrastructure?
Is it fair, to say, then, that Samba4 and AD are both good choices for people with strong admin background, but perhaps AD is a beter choice for someone who, for instance, administers the server in addition to other business tasks?
Not really.
If you want to admin Windows, then admin Windows, but don't pretend there's anything particularly challenging about setting up and managing Samba4 on Linux. Just step through one of the many guides. e.g: http://praxis.edoceo.com/howto/samba4
Slashdot's an Apple/Microsoft site now, so most of the comments here will be FUD. That shouldn't deter anyone with an interest from trying Samba4. It's simple enough that even a MSCE shouldn't have a problem.
For jutting down notes, I prefer to pluck a single hair from the ass of the nearest ermine, dip it in kokeiboku ink made from Visayan deer horn and charcoaled relictus cycad, then waft my thoughts across 15-momme silken paper balanced on the ass of a Xianbei virgin.
If "the car accelerates to 115 miles per hour and then breaks" several fragments of it might make it around the corner as TFA suggest, but typically, the larger portions of the broken car will continue in a straight line until deflected or destroyed by a wall.
In that event, the idea that "Passengers tend to relax, putting their faith in the automatically spinning wheel" seems unlikely, unless we're talking about permanent relaxation and some kind of Tibetan prayer wheel.
it's a vast untapped market that could soon explode in numbers to the smart phone market.
You and Microsoft are about a year too late.
The latest research on global smartphone shipments shows that 42 million smartphones were shipped in China in the second quarter, versus 25 million in the United States. Chinese smartphone sales tripled last year, according to Canalys.
Chinese vendors ZTE, Lenovo and Huawei all saw their smartphone sales increase by more than 100% in China last year. (Lenovo’s smartphone sales in China were up 2,665%.)
With Apple in fifth place in the Chinese smartphone market, Android is the country’s dominant operating system. Canalys says 81% of the smartphones shipped in China last quarter were Android phones.
I had several WM phones (for development). All of them were crash-prone and unreliable to the extent that you had to have a backup alarm clock if you wanted to be sure of waking up on time.
Linux = Phone and tablet and desktop and clouds and embedded and....
In fact the key undiscussed event that's happening in computing is the decoupling of data and applications from devices. For most of the world, it doesn't matter if they have an iPhone, Android tablet, Windows laptop, Google Chromebook or Linux desktop in front of them. The things they value and interact with will be available and will work.
There are still a few straggling pockets of vendor lockin, (like office document formats), but the world is beginning to route around that bit of damage.
You change from a car to a train. The infrastructure is different and less flexible, but while the vehicle doesn't let you go as many places, it's much more efficient, less prone to breakage and less stressful at getting you to your workplace day in, day out.
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We don't have either of them in Australia. It hasn't seemed to make much difference to the corporate influence.
you should be UNhappy about the defective LAW and advocate it be changed.
Apple spent more than $2.5 million on political lobbying last year. I can't afford to pay that much.
the real power is the power invested BY YOU to YOUR GOVERNMENT. So, yeah. The Gov. should fix those holes.
How do I get my government to pay as much attention to me as they do to Apple?
As long as it's tax avoidance, rather than tax evasion, nothing illegal in this. Everyone (corporations included) want to pay as little tax as possible. It's the governments job to close the loopholes.
Yet Apple is a heavy user of the government-provided resources in my country that my taxes pay for, and is one of the organisations with far more frequent access to the very politicians you're suggesting should fix the problem.
Are you suggesting I should be happy about their ability to manipulate the situation so I get to pay for their infrastructure?
Is it fair, to say, then, that Samba4 and AD are both good choices for people with strong admin background, but perhaps AD is a beter choice for someone who, for instance, administers the server in addition to other business tasks?
Not really.
If you want to admin Windows, then admin Windows, but don't pretend there's anything particularly challenging about setting up and managing Samba4 on Linux. Just step through one of the many guides. e.g: http://praxis.edoceo.com/howto/samba4
Slashdot's an Apple/Microsoft site now, so most of the comments here will be FUD. That shouldn't deter anyone with an interest from trying Samba4. It's simple enough that even a MSCE shouldn't have a problem.
It's been on TV.
South Park Season 1 Episode 5.
Apple.
Need I go on?
You forgot Poland.
Friction.
Retinas are breaking?
Absolutely true.
For jutting down notes, I prefer to pluck a single hair from the ass of the nearest ermine, dip it in kokeiboku ink made from Visayan deer horn and charcoaled relictus cycad, then waft my thoughts across 15-momme silken paper balanced on the ass of a Xianbei virgin.
Crayons are good too.
No.
If "the car accelerates to 115 miles per hour and then breaks" several fragments of it might make it around the corner as TFA suggest, but typically, the larger portions of the broken car will continue in a straight line until deflected or destroyed by a wall.
In that event, the idea that "Passengers tend to relax, putting their faith in the automatically spinning wheel" seems unlikely, unless we're talking about permanent relaxation and some kind of Tibetan prayer wheel.
The browser ballet is dumb.
It was Microsoft's own suggestion.
Not so British - Jerry Lewis.
And try some Malaysian Fatt Put (crispy yam ring, filled with chicken and cashew), if you get a chance.
I doubt it would have made it through had it been an electrified parsnip or burning yam.
Dunno mate.
I would totally go to a Burning Yam festival, especially if they have electric pumpkins there. Not so keen on Cinderfella though.
it's a vast untapped market that could soon explode in numbers to the smart phone market.
You and Microsoft are about a year too late.
The latest research on global smartphone shipments shows that 42 million smartphones were shipped in China in the second quarter, versus 25 million in the United States. Chinese smartphone sales tripled last year, according to Canalys.
Chinese vendors ZTE, Lenovo and Huawei all saw their smartphone sales increase by more than 100% in China last year. (Lenovo’s smartphone sales in China were up 2,665%.)
With Apple in fifth place in the Chinese smartphone market, Android is the country’s dominant operating system. Canalys says 81% of the smartphones shipped in China last quarter were Android phones.
http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20120803/devices/smartphone-sales-surge-china/
it was a solid piece of gear in its time.
No it wasn't.
I had several WM phones (for development). All of them were crash-prone and unreliable to the extent that you had to have a backup alarm clock if you wanted to be sure of waking up on time.
Google "Zomney", you'll be pleasantly surprised.
And they named her Venus.
They probably didn't realise "The Good Ship Venus" had a fair bit of prior art. I wonder who they'll sue for that?
How much jet fuel does it take to ship a Technet subscription?
Microsoft charges $599 in the US compared to $1048 in AU.
http://i.imgur.com/qQNn4.png
what makes you think that Cisco equipment don't come with backdoors?
Cisco gear does have backdoors. Google "Cisco lawful intercept". No doubt there are more.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/7600/ios/12.2SR/configuration/lawful_intercept/76LIch1.html
the Hardware itself is simply beautiful.
Shame you'll never be able to install a decent OS on it.
Better look forward to being locked in, locked down, and nickel-and-dimed for every song, movie and app for the life of the device.
You missed one:
Linux = Phone and tablet and desktop and clouds and embedded and....
In fact the key undiscussed event that's happening in computing is the decoupling of data and applications from devices. For most of the world, it doesn't matter if they have an iPhone, Android tablet, Windows laptop, Google Chromebook or Linux desktop in front of them. The things they value and interact with will be available and will work.
There are still a few straggling pockets of vendor lockin, (like office document formats), but the world is beginning to route around that bit of damage.
I travel on trains/trams in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Singapore regularly, less frequently in other cities.
All of the public transport I've used in those places has been efficient and unstressful. Where are you that public transport is so bad?
Vehicle analogy time:
You change from a car to a train. The infrastructure is different and less flexible, but while the vehicle doesn't let you go as many places, it's much more efficient, less prone to breakage and less stressful at getting you to your workplace day in, day out.