His customers appear happy, and given that he's marketing to die-hard Windows & Mac users (no Linux version mentioned), the fee probably makes them feel more comfortable. It's a feature...
" Wow this software is incredible. I have owned Maya, 3DMax and PoserPro. I can tell you, this is by FAR, the easiest software to use."
Soon what will matter will not be the user interface, the OS or the apps, but the utility to the end user:
I'd like to see it work that way, but I suspect end users will be subject to the same lock in as we're used to on the desktop.
There's too much vested interest in trapping consumers for the big players to allow the open formats, protocols and APIs that are needed for real competition. Oracle attempting to kill Davilik is just the tip of the that rather nasty iceberg.
push us further towards a "Standards and Compliance" posture, and not a real security posture.
There's a reason for that.
Echoing the comments of Microsoft security chief Scott Charney from his Tuesday keynote calling for a “collective defense” of the Internet
The manufacturer of the deeply flawed system at the hear of most security problems wants everybody else to pay for the consequences, so they're lobbying lawmakers. They'd also be pretty happy if it props up a few buggy whip businesses on the way.
What's the bet the certification requirements will read like:
Microsoft IIS Server (TM) is current and patched.
McAfee Antivirus (TM) installed and updated.
Microsoft.NET (TM) registered with Microsoft update and verification tool.
All online systems systems pass Microsoft WGA (TM) checks.
Because Sony and Nintendo are even more restrictive than Microsoft. I thought I discussed this with you in other articles.
Why the non sequitur?
I don't use Microsoft software either. That has nothing at all to do with restrictive practices by Sony, Nintendo or the Egyptian government, for that matter.
Have you been hearing all the issues early adopters have been having with getting their Android devices updated?
There's been a lot of negative marketing, sure.
but Android gives you far more choices than iOS, both in hardware and software.
FTFY
I'm sure a few of the early generation of Android devices will be hard (though not impossible) to upgrade, but the companies that sell those defective products will lose marketshare pretty quickly as buyers realise there are better options. It's the result of a system called "Capitalism".
Windows Phone 7 (not "the Windows 7 Phone") is doing just fine.
Have you ever USED one?
They're not as appallingly bad as previous incarnations, but they're not interesting either. The interface doesn't actually do anything different or better, it's all just looks.
WP7 doesn't bring anything new to the market,and the interface won't scale to tablets. That's why MS is thrashing around trying to persuade partners to shoehorn an OS designed around desktop mouse/keyboard interaction onto them.
It'll be horrible, it'll be clunky, but they're right. The corporates will buy them because they're just as locked into proprietary formats and protocols as they were a decade ago. It's sad how much innovation is being strangled by this monopoly.
They were HIRED. Yes, hired, because of their "potential" to add to the company.
Hey, givien the state of WP7's sales, it'd be cheaper to hire the whole homebrew scene than pay a psychiatrist to cure the other few delusional souls...
That's possible the worst argument I've ever heard.
I absolutely agree.
In fact, the real problem with using insects for protein will be milking the jumpy little buggers. I mean, even if you can get 'em to squat over the bucket, ordinary fingers will just be way too big for those tiny nipples. We'll have to train squads of baby capuchin monkeys, and you know what a short attention span THEY have. In five minutes, their smocks'll be off and they'll be flinging poo and demanding very small bananas.
Even better to be without malware for 10 years now! Thanks Debian and Ubuntu!
Why the Troll mod?
If you take a step back, the whole idea of needing (CPU, $ expensive) external programs like virus checkers and firewalls to protect your OS is ridiculous. Microsoft should be deeply ashamed that such a massive industry has grown up around their failure to build a secure OS.
Maybe if they paid more attention to their engineers and less to their reputation managers, they wouldn't need to manipulate social networks and tech sites.
On Android, all you need to do to is tap the "USB Debugging" button in "settings and your phone is your own to do as you please with. Tools like App Inventor
will help even non-geeks develop and load their own apps onto the phone.
Microsoft's new phone OS isn't downright bad, like their previous attempts. It's just not that interesting either, effective enough, but a little bland and corporate-y. Probably very well aligned to their target market, but there's no surprise that their nod towards openness is also bland and corporate-y.
Microsoft's most recent Windows sales totals got a boost from the fact the company quietly added revenues it previously assigned to other groups to its operating systems unit, a bit of accounting legerdemain that, along with other bookkeeping moves, helped the Windows group post big gains in the past quarter,
Windows sales from the OEM channel, which account for 75% of all Windows sales, increased just 11% year-over-year when the deferral program is considered. Not bad, but it's pretty much in line with most estimates for overall PC market growth during the period, including Microsoft's own.
To boot, data from market watcher Net Applications shows Windows has actually lost more than 1% of market share since last December, though it still commands more than 91% of the PC OS market.
I'm not sure why you're getting "Troll" mods for this.
It does allow you to have outdated and unsecure software where it is likely to be used.
Windows does lack proper package management.
There are better ways to achieve the goal.
It isn't a good idea to turn Linux into Windows. In fact, most mainstream OSs are switching to package managers.
Guo comes from a Windows background (He interned at Microsoft last year), so it's understandable why he might have a Window perspective. That doesn't make it good for Linux to adopt that mindset.
Sort of. At best, it's Visible Source, not Open Source.
From the InfoQ article;
But since it is a code drop, the users won’t have access to the main trunk, so they cannot enhance it, fix it, determine its future. Microsoft will continue to exercise full control over their releases.
Smoke and mirrors, folks. All just smoke and mirrors...
Slashdot Mirror
What he's doing is completely legal.
His customers appear happy, and given that he's marketing to die-hard Windows & Mac users (no Linux version mentioned), the fee probably makes them feel more comfortable. It's a feature...
" Wow this software is incredible. I have owned Maya, 3DMax and PoserPro. I can tell you, this is by FAR, the easiest software to use."
Isaac Oneil - Marion, NC
That's how this whole mess started.
And anybody who's been on the internet for more than a few days knows what happens when the oil hits the bottom...
Soon what will matter will not be the user interface, the OS or the apps, but the utility to the end user:
I'd like to see it work that way, but I suspect end users will be subject to the same lock in as we're used to on the desktop.
There's too much vested interest in trapping consumers for the big players to allow the open formats, protocols and APIs that are needed for real competition. Oracle attempting to kill Davilik is just the tip of the that rather nasty iceberg.
push us further towards a "Standards and Compliance" posture, and not a real security posture.
There's a reason for that.
Echoing the comments of Microsoft security chief Scott Charney from his Tuesday keynote calling for a “collective defense” of the Internet
The manufacturer of the deeply flawed system at the hear of most security problems wants everybody else to pay for the consequences, so they're lobbying lawmakers. They'd also be pretty happy if it props up a few buggy whip businesses on the way.
What's the bet the certification requirements will read like:
Because Sony and Nintendo are even more restrictive than Microsoft. I thought I discussed this with you in other articles.
Why the non sequitur?
I don't use Microsoft software either. That has nothing at all to do with restrictive practices by Sony, Nintendo or the Egyptian government, for that matter.
..willful infrigement.
Fortunately neither WP7 owner was particularly interested in the game, so not much was lost.
Have you been hearing all the issues early adopters have been having with getting their Android devices updated?
There's been a lot of negative marketing, sure.
but Android gives you far more choices than iOS, both in hardware and software.
FTFY
I'm sure a few of the early generation of Android devices will be hard (though not impossible) to upgrade, but the companies that sell those defective products will lose marketshare pretty quickly as buyers realise there are better options. It's the result of a system called "Capitalism".
Have you ever USED one?
They're not as appallingly bad as previous incarnations, but they're not interesting either. The interface doesn't actually do anything different or better, it's all just looks.
WP7 doesn't bring anything new to the market,and the interface won't scale to tablets. That's why MS is thrashing around trying to persuade partners to shoehorn an OS designed around desktop mouse/keyboard interaction onto them.
It'll be horrible, it'll be clunky, but they're right. The corporates will buy them because they're just as locked into proprietary formats and protocols as they were a decade ago. It's sad how much innovation is being strangled by this monopoly.
I'm trying to decide whether you've never used Windows at all, or whether you've used it for so long you're entirely delusional.
Hey, givien the state of WP7's sales, it'd be cheaper to hire the whole homebrew scene than pay a psychiatrist to cure the other few delusional souls...
I absolutely agree.
In fact, the real problem with using insects for protein will be milking the jumpy little buggers. I mean, even if you can get 'em to squat over the bucket, ordinary fingers will just be way too big for those tiny nipples. We'll have to train squads of baby capuchin monkeys, and you know what a short attention span THEY have. In five minutes, their smocks'll be off and they'll be flinging poo and demanding very small bananas.
It'll never work. Madness, I tell you.
Linux, of course.
That's the classic Microsoft experience...
To replace Mugabe with what?
Why the Troll mod?
If you take a step back, the whole idea of needing (CPU, $ expensive) external programs like virus checkers and firewalls to protect your OS is ridiculous. Microsoft should be deeply ashamed that such a massive industry has grown up around their failure to build a secure OS.
Maybe if they paid more attention to their engineers and less to their reputation managers, they wouldn't need to manipulate social networks and tech sites.
It's more on topic this time though.
On Android, all you need to do to is tap the "USB Debugging" button in "settings and your phone is your own to do as you please with. Tools like App Inventor will help even non-geeks develop and load their own apps onto the phone.
Microsoft's new phone OS isn't downright bad, like their previous attempts. It's just not that interesting either, effective enough, but a little bland and corporate-y. Probably very well aligned to their target market, but there's no surprise that their nod towards openness is also bland and corporate-y.
Or clones.
I've used SME Server with FreePBX in similar roles.
It's as close to appliance-level simplicity as you're likely to get.
Please do go on.
Not much, but Vista is reasonably snappy.
Not the sales they're reporting at least.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=4XPMLS5U3OEIRQE1GHRSKH4ATMY32JVN?articleID=228200850&pgno=2&queryText=&isPrev=
Microsoft's most recent Windows sales totals got a boost from the fact the company quietly added revenues it previously assigned to other groups to its operating systems unit, a bit of accounting legerdemain that, along with other bookkeeping moves, helped the Windows group post big gains in the past quarter,
Windows sales from the OEM channel, which account for 75% of all Windows sales, increased just 11% year-over-year when the deferral program is considered. Not bad, but it's pretty much in line with most estimates for overall PC market growth during the period, including Microsoft's own.
To boot, data from market watcher Net Applications shows Windows has actually lost more than 1% of market share since last December, though it still commands more than 91% of the PC OS market.
Microsoft is running scared and cooking their books. Ballmer knows - he's dumping 30% of his Microsoft shares.
They're heading for an Enron for sure...
Really, shipping products? Such as?
How many of Microsoft's own products are written in .NET?
Guo comes from a Windows background (He interned at Microsoft last year), so it's understandable why he might have a Window perspective. That doesn't make it good for Linux to adopt that mindset.
Sort of. At best, it's Visible Source, not Open Source.
From the InfoQ article;
But since it is a code drop, the users won’t have access to the main trunk, so they cannot enhance it, fix it, determine its future. Microsoft will continue to exercise full control over their releases.
Smoke and mirrors, folks. All just smoke and mirrors...