The article also mentions the high floating point performance of the Mac which isn't down to Apple but actually thanks to IBM and Motorola's PowerPC CPU.
I think many of us would like to build and run a PowerPC computer, but I'm not paying megabucks for a Mac simply to replace the OS with Linux.
Maybe it was more a case of why bother, too much effort for too little gain.
Games for the CD32 console used a chip that was specific to that console (it did chunky to planar bitmap conversion), yet it was emulated on the Amiga A1200/4000 in software. Ran full speed if the Amiga in question had "fast" RAM.
There's quite a difference between a dongle which is purely something that is a key to unlock some software, compared with actual hardware that is required to use the software.
Instead of wasting money developing protection dongles (which will be cracked). Why not reduce the price of the games?
Sure, they cost a lot to develop and Sony gets a royalty. But focus on the gameplay, lose the rendered intros (which take time and money to produce and get watched once, if that).
Games have been steadily rising in cost for years and the actually quality hasn't been. Sure they look pretty but the actual ideas are stale and the gameplay is weak.
Any serious website will be looking towards standard compliance. This is the only way to ensure pages don't break with all manner of devices and software (including aids for the disabled).
It's amazing how many commerce sites in the past 4 years have suddenly started working with Mozilla. Look at the leaders in the industry, Amazon, Ebay etc.., they all work with pretty much all browsers. Their success is built upon simplicity meaning a maximum web audience.
No what will happen is they will insist on building everything with Windows software, so their margins will be weak or non-existant on many products. This will mean Office and Windows remain expensive as these are their means of raising revenue (to cover the losses).
So basically they'll never move beyond the Windows/Office market (which is saturated already).
Anyway, I don't want them to embrace Linux, I want them to fail. They've abused their dominance and deserve to decline.
The problem I have with IE is the lack of updates and the fact that it's mostly now a Windows product.
Companies can manage security a lot easier with one browser across the whole organisation. They're more likely to think about deploying Firefox if the org uses different operating systems.
Logistical obstacles that can be overcome by releasing it on the Internet via a paid download.
They could release the game now if they did this and save customers a fair amount as there would be less need for box design, posters, shipping, CD pressing etc..
People are impatient, some pirate the game simply as they want it now, it's finished and they don't see why they have to wait a month or so before it is released. Often by the time the game has been officially released they're bored of it and aren't going to purchase it.
People often say you should be able to leave wear very flashy jewellery, wave around your money and leave your house unlocked. Not have to be vigilant, lock and alarm your house etc..
Likewise, some would say lets get rid of the security hackers, but this isn't going to happen any sooner than getting rid of thieves.
Cyber-crime is much easier to get away with than physical crime (ie. going out and robbing/beating someone). Therefore you have to make sure that if you have important information that can be accessed on the Internet that it is locked down well.
As for logging IP addresses, if the hacker has been dumb enough to leave a non-spoofed IP address , what are you going to do? report them to their ISP? the ISP will be under the control of the N. Korean government, hardly likely to process your claim are they?
Why have such secrets and sensitive information Internet accessible? it's their own fault if their security methods are weak and information can be accessed by hackers.
Well firstly if they're undercover then how would a member of the public know that?
Secondly, these are photos in a public place, you could accidentally photograph all kinds of security personnel if they are walking along the street in a busy city. If a member of the public doesn't know who they are then what's the problem?
If you want a fully functional PDA under Linux then the sad fact is you have to stick with the most popular brand and model for the most part. It takes time to experiment and reverse engineer code to discover how the hardware works in these things then sort out drivers.
The more developers that own a device the more likely you are to get a decent Linux port.
I'm more than happy with my Cowon M3, it's just a shame they're bringing out the M5 next month, I want one!
The only reason the iPod sells is it's the least fussy option, many of the other devices are just too rough around the edges or too quirky and ecentric. Come on, has nobody ever heard of interface design or egonomics?
What many people would like to see is less of the short term pop bands and more work on long term artists who will be selling albums in 10-20 years time (think Stones, Beatles, Bowie etc..).
The money spend hyping up all the rubbish boy/girl bands could be spread more evenly, promoting all of the bands a label has on its books. Spending a million dollars or pounds on a video is ludicrous just for one rubbish song.
Microsoft is waiting for the competition to come up with all the new ideas and take the lead. Microsoft will then implement these ideas in IE with their own take on the idea.
Microsoft will then hype up these new developments as if they were their ideas and go on about how their right to innovate is important.
Rather than say we need to make breaking the law undetectable (and all the problems that can occur with that, ie. illegal porn).
Lets suppose a band covers a really old rubbish song and turns it into a great song. Suppose they do it without permission and get sued.
While the band broke laws they released a great song which made people happy. So while strong copyright laws can ensure that artists get revenue for their hard work, they can also limit peoples enjoyment.
Why not make the laws simpler, basically if you cover a song the author of that song is automatically entitled to 50% of the earnings. Likewise if you sample something, it much easier than arguing things out in court and seeking permission.
This isn't such a problem in the richer nations. However in parts of Brazil and Africa where they can barely afford the hardware they are bound to put up with the steeper learning curve of free operating systems to avoid the steep software licenses.
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The article also mentions the high floating point performance of the Mac which isn't down to Apple but actually thanks to IBM and Motorola's PowerPC CPU.
I think many of us would like to build and run a PowerPC computer, but I'm not paying megabucks for a Mac simply to replace the OS with Linux.
Maybe it was more a case of why bother, too much effort for too little gain.
Games for the CD32 console used a chip that was specific to that console (it did chunky to planar bitmap conversion), yet it was emulated on the Amiga A1200/4000 in software. Ran full speed if the Amiga in question had "fast" RAM.
There's quite a difference between a dongle which is purely something that is a key to unlock some software, compared with actual hardware that is required to use the software.
Knowing BT it will be cheaper just to walk into a shop and buy the CD.
Instead of wasting money developing protection dongles (which will be cracked). Why not reduce the price of the games?
Sure, they cost a lot to develop and Sony gets a royalty. But focus on the gameplay, lose the rendered intros (which take time and money to produce and get watched once, if that).
Games have been steadily rising in cost for years and the actually quality hasn't been. Sure they look pretty but the actual ideas are stale and the gameplay is weak.
Well if Spam and Spyware continue to increase then the net experience will be affected for some.
Thing is spyware can be avoided by ditching Windows and Spam is starting to being tackled with email system changes such as the one proposed by Yahoo.
Any serious website will be looking towards standard compliance. This is the only way to ensure pages don't break with all manner of devices and software (including aids for the disabled).
It's amazing how many commerce sites in the past 4 years have suddenly started working with Mozilla. Look at the leaders in the industry, Amazon, Ebay etc.., they all work with pretty much all browsers. Their success is built upon simplicity meaning a maximum web audience.
Apple makes money on the hardware and so doesn't need to charge so much for the OS.
Plus they know they have to be competitive on pricing else they will never shift half as much as they do.
No what will happen is they will insist on building everything with Windows software, so their margins will be weak or non-existant on many products. This will mean Office and Windows remain expensive as these are their means of raising revenue (to cover the losses).
So basically they'll never move beyond the Windows/Office market (which is saturated already).
Anyway, I don't want them to embrace Linux, I want them to fail. They've abused their dominance and deserve to decline.
I agree with all those points.
The problem I have with IE is the lack of updates and the fact that it's mostly now a Windows product.
Companies can manage security a lot easier with one browser across the whole organisation. They're more likely to think about deploying Firefox if the org uses different operating systems.
I own one, it's also aluminium metal not some cheap white plastic like a hypOD.
I only wish I'd have waited for the M5 with its colour screen.
Trouble is RISC is a good idea but has not always been 'real world'. So the PowerPC has been accumulating instructions over time.
I'm pretty sure Intel had words with Microsoft too. They were a lot friendlier back then.
Fair enough for consoles, but for the PC it's not a problem.
Sure you run into copy protection issues, but these can be overcome by logging IDs and IP addresses when the game is played online.
Logistical obstacles that can be overcome by releasing it on the Internet via a paid download.
They could release the game now if they did this and save customers a fair amount as there would be less need for box design, posters, shipping, CD pressing etc..
People are impatient, some pirate the game simply as they want it now, it's finished and they don't see why they have to wait a month or so before it is released. Often by the time the game has been officially released they're bored of it and aren't going to purchase it.
People often say you should be able to leave wear very flashy jewellery, wave around your money and leave your house unlocked. Not have to be vigilant, lock and alarm your house etc..
Likewise, some would say lets get rid of the security hackers, but this isn't going to happen any sooner than getting rid of thieves.
Cyber-crime is much easier to get away with than physical crime (ie. going out and robbing/beating someone). Therefore you have to make sure that if you have important information that can be accessed on the Internet that it is locked down well.
As for logging IP addresses, if the hacker has been dumb enough to leave a non-spoofed IP address , what are you going to do? report them to their ISP? the ISP will be under the control of the N. Korean government, hardly likely to process your claim are they?
Why have such secrets and sensitive information Internet accessible? it's their own fault if their security methods are weak and information can be accessed by hackers.
Well firstly if they're undercover then how would a member of the public know that?
Secondly, these are photos in a public place, you could accidentally photograph all kinds of security personnel if they are walking along the street in a busy city. If a member of the public doesn't know who they are then what's the problem?
If you want a fully functional PDA under Linux then the sad fact is you have to stick with the most popular brand and model for the most part. It takes time to experiment and reverse engineer code to discover how the hardware works in these things then sort out drivers.
The more developers that own a device the more likely you are to get a decent Linux port.
It's damn ugly and resembles a £10 stopwatch.
I'm more than happy with my Cowon M3, it's just a shame they're bringing out the M5 next month, I want one!
The only reason the iPod sells is it's the least fussy option, many of the other devices are just too rough around the edges or too quirky and ecentric. Come on, has nobody ever heard of interface design or egonomics?
What many people would like to see is less of the short term pop bands and more work on long term artists who will be selling albums in 10-20 years time (think Stones, Beatles, Bowie etc..).
The money spend hyping up all the rubbish boy/girl bands could be spread more evenly, promoting all of the bands a label has on its books. Spending a million dollars or pounds on a video is ludicrous just for one rubbish song.
Microsoft is waiting for the competition to come up with all the new ideas and take the lead. Microsoft will then implement these ideas in IE with their own take on the idea.
Microsoft will then hype up these new developments as if they were their ideas and go on about how their right to innovate is important.
Rather than say we need to make breaking the law undetectable (and all the problems that can occur with that, ie. illegal porn).
Lets suppose a band covers a really old rubbish song and turns it into a great song. Suppose they do it without permission and get sued.
While the band broke laws they released a great song which made people happy. So while strong copyright laws can ensure that artists get revenue for their hard work, they can also limit peoples enjoyment.
Why not make the laws simpler, basically if you cover a song the author of that song is automatically entitled to 50% of the earnings. Likewise if you sample something, it much easier than arguing things out in court and seeking permission.
Try finding a free (and working) open source plugin to connect Outlook to an Open Source Exchange replacement. Give me the URL if you ever do.
It's possible the Install disc is still 32-bit code, possibly to allow more widespread testing. It then boots into a 64-bit system.
If it actually ran on an Intel 32-bit box that would be interesting. I know Intel have x86_64 compatibility planned.
This isn't such a problem in the richer nations. However in parts of Brazil and Africa where they can barely afford the hardware they are bound to put up with the steeper learning curve of free operating systems to avoid the steep software licenses.