Linus has admitted he doesn't look ahead far, this harms the quality of the software as future planning can reduce the need for rewrites and restricted implementations.
While Linus and others don't like microkernels, there needs to be a better way of adding additional drivers without recompiling.
This is why professional musicians wouldn't be seen dead using Vista or XP. I was at a music festival this weekend and every band that used a laptop (it was a electronic music festival) was using a Macbook Pro.
Microsoft just doesn't care about the end user experience anymore, they compromise productivity in the name of keeping the MPAA/RIAA and large businesses happy.
When there's demand, interest and available skills then there will be Indians doing open source development.
It's open source, there's no restrictions (other than English as a language?) on any nation working on Linux or open source projects, it will happen.
It's all about people skills and programming skills, if you can program well, you can accept you don't know everything and listen to others then you'll do well. Also you suggest changes you know will make a difference, changes you've tested and have proven results, not something you read on a website.
OEM licences are cheap, but if XP lasts for 5 or so years and in that time you upgrade your computer 3 times then you've bought OEM Windows 3 times.
Even if you buy a boxed version of Windows XP then you will still have to pay for OEM XP with each PC. This is the injustice in the way Microsoft bullies OEMs into not selling naked PCs.
In effect Microsoft has only been on the radar for the average computer user for 10-15 years. The decline of Microsoft is starting, it's not a decline in profits or user base. But the realisation by many people that they are sick of the Microsoft lock-in.
Microsoft is desperate to branch out into other markets and in doing so their core products suffer.
People arent prepared to pay hundreds of dollars for Office anymore.
Their planning and project management for Vista was seriously flawed and the product has not sold well.
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It has none of the Apple innovations, it's a poor clone with all the of the usual cheesy smartphone features, plus the case design is iPhone shaped but isn't anywhere near as well designed.
They wouldn't be annoyed at you for using Linux. It's more the fact you installed it without them knowing. They have to plan these things, virus protection etc..
Also if your job suddenly requires the use of some software you can't run then you'll be stuffed.
If you believe the press releases you are led to believe that piracy reduces profits, therefore a company which is affected would need to increase their price to make ends meet.
So why are they reducing prices? it's pretty obvious Microsoft realises it's software simply isn't priced realistically for the chinese market.
They claim they lost $18.2 billion last year through taping in cinemas?
How do they come up with such stupid figures? are cinemas closing, are films not being made anymore?
Of course not. I would estimate the losses are in the low millions at most. You can't just seize thousands of dodgy DVD and put a loss figure on them. You can't prove if that person did or did not see the film.
In London you don't have to pay the congestion charge if you're in a hybrid or electric car. I don't think you'll see many people want to drive one of these for safety reasons.
When you have huge 4x4 (SUVs) on the roads then you'll feel unsafe in something so small. The laws will need to change to restrict numbers of large 4x4s or just tax them off the roads, exemption if you can prove you need one for your business.
This will make chipping easier, the firmware in some cars is restricted for various reasons. Often it's a compromise of all the regulations for each country where it is sold.
The best thing is when Microsoft pay for marketing for someone else's product then hint that it is due to their products that the product was possible. Even though the product in question can run on any OS.
Claiming successes in markets they are trying to get into by partnering with people who are already in that market.
Actually, there were moon landings by the Soviet union, however these were unmanned. So he is technically incorrect but correct to point out that others did land craft there.
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Linus has admitted he doesn't look ahead far, this harms the quality of the software as future planning can reduce the need for rewrites and restricted implementations.
While Linus and others don't like microkernels, there needs to be a better way of adding additional drivers without recompiling.
We're not running on 75Mhz Pentiums anymore.
All goes to show what a load of junk Vista is, bad design, bad execution.
I can churn out 12 96Khz 24-bit audio channels on Firewire and still download things from the net, but then I'm using Mac OSX.
This is why professional musicians wouldn't be seen dead using Vista or XP. I was at a music festival this weekend and every band that used a laptop (it was a electronic music festival) was using a Macbook Pro.
Microsoft just doesn't care about the end user experience anymore, they compromise productivity in the name of keeping the MPAA/RIAA and large businesses happy.
Ok maybe not, but it was the obvious joke (and not one that's been cracked yet).
When there's demand, interest and available skills then there will be Indians doing open source development.
It's open source, there's no restrictions (other than English as a language?) on any nation working on Linux or open source projects, it will happen.
It's all about people skills and programming skills, if you can program well, you can accept you don't know everything and listen to others then you'll do well. Also you suggest changes you know will make a difference, changes you've tested and have proven results, not something you read on a website.
OEM licences are cheap, but if XP lasts for 5 or so years and in that time you upgrade your computer 3 times then you've bought OEM Windows 3 times.
Even if you buy a boxed version of Windows XP then you will still have to pay for OEM XP with each PC. This is the injustice in the way Microsoft bullies OEMs into not selling naked PCs.
Indeed, devices at the lowest level don't always look that pretty. As Linus said, with Itanium Intel threw away all the good bits.
There's no DRM solution that works for Linux, Windows and Mac. Or at least no solution that has been proven?
The annoying thing is the DRM just enforces an expiry time, it doesn't stop people without a TV licence (mandatory in UK) from viewing such content.
Activate XP more than 5 times and you need to buy a new copy. Microsoft didn't seem to think you would need to keep it last long.
a) it's already in the enterprise.
b) the fact that the code is open means anyone can offer suport.
In effect Microsoft has only been on the radar for the average computer user for 10-15 years. The decline of Microsoft is starting, it's not a decline in profits or user base. But the realisation by many people that they are sick of the Microsoft lock-in.
Microsoft is desperate to branch out into other markets and in doing so their core products suffer.
People arent prepared to pay hundreds of dollars for Office anymore.
Their planning and project management for Vista was seriously flawed and the product has not sold well.
And you won't bankrupt them so easily.
It has none of the Apple innovations, it's a poor clone with all the of the usual cheesy smartphone features, plus the case design is iPhone shaped but isn't anywhere near as well designed.
It's just an iPhone style cheap smartphone.
They're serious, but they don't have a clue.
They'll buy up some small company who does have a clue.
Also they're very keen to replace jpeg with something of their own.
Alternately, climate change destroys much of human life on the planet.
It won't be Mad Max, Waterworld or Soylent Green but certain foods are going to become a luxary. Certain fish already are.
They wouldn't be annoyed at you for using Linux. It's more the fact you installed it without them knowing. They have to plan these things, virus protection etc..
Also if your job suddenly requires the use of some software you can't run then you'll be stuffed.
If you believe the press releases you are led to believe that piracy reduces profits, therefore a company which is affected would need to increase their price to make ends meet.
So why are they reducing prices? it's pretty obvious Microsoft realises it's software simply isn't priced realistically for the chinese market.
Im sure the first version will be free, but they will then start charging etc..
Microsoft cares only about money and anything they can do to bring more is good for them.
They want their tech in digital cameras and devices to get the licence fees from such devices.
They claim they lost $18.2 billion last year through taping in cinemas?
How do they come up with such stupid figures? are cinemas closing, are films not being made anymore?
Of course not. I would estimate the losses are in the low millions at most. You can't just seize thousands of dodgy DVD and put a loss figure on them. You can't prove if that person did or did not see the film.
It's all lies lies and statistics.
In London you don't have to pay the congestion charge if you're in a hybrid or electric car. I don't think you'll see many people want to drive one of these for safety reasons.
When you have huge 4x4 (SUVs) on the roads then you'll feel unsafe in something so small. The laws will need to change to restrict numbers of large 4x4s or just tax them off the roads, exemption if you can prove you need one for your business.
Toshiba do a 32GB USB flash drive, so storage isn't a problem :)
This will make chipping easier, the firmware in some cars is restricted for various reasons. Often it's a compromise of all the regulations for each country where it is sold.
The best thing is when Microsoft pay for marketing for someone else's product then hint that it is due to their products that the product was possible. Even though the product in question can run on any OS.
Claiming successes in markets they are trying to get into by partnering with people who are already in that market.
Actually, there were moon landings by the Soviet union, however these were unmanned. So he is technically incorrect but correct to point out that others did land craft there.
It's a pain when you have dual screens though. With OSX you have to choose which screen gets the menubar.
There's hacks to work around it of course.