There's much easier access to low level resources in Linux than in Windows NT/2k/XP. This makes porting software and updating for major changes (like AMD64) harder but results in better timing and performance in many cases.
Linux will get a form of HAL layer eventually, but I would imagine this will be bypassable to keep the embedded developers happy.
As for if Linux performs better, I'd say there's not much in it. While Linux has some better code for various things, GCC doesn't produce the fastest code, some say Microsoft and Intel's compilers produce faster code.
Once again, this is an example of a patent being used to gain money instead of compensate a company for having their idea used elsewhere incurring loses.
I can't see how Java impacts on Kodak's business, how can a programming language affect the sales of cameras?
These PDA's all use different ICs and it's not a simple case of install a configured Linux kernel and you're away.
The boot code can differ, the chips are sometimes proprietary (reverse engineering required) and the process of installing software into the ROM can be tricky (for one of the Toshiba's you have to solder a socket onto it).
Minimum standards for connecting to the network would be preferable. Obselete versions of Windows (those not gaining security fixes) should be barred.
Perhaps less experienced users would benefit from firewalling at the ISPs network too. I believe all the ISPs that appeal to inexperienced users (AOL) should provide this as standard.
Microsoft's patches have been known to create quite a few problems, you would hope that a company with the resources they command would be able to perform a relatively compentant test of a patch.
What about the M3 then? Slimmer than iPod, longer battery life, more features, remote is a tad fiddly if you like the child-like interface of the iPod, but the stick of the iRiver isn't brilliant either.
Simply because you follow the laws of the country you are in at the time.
If for example I steal something in one country and that ultimately results in a loss of money for a company in Saudia Arabia or somewhere does that mean they can extradite me and chop my hand off?
This just shows that countries are being intimidated into co-operating with big businesses of the US.
Dolby isn't Microsoft, doesn't have a 90% desktop monopoly to protect, probably doesn't hate open source and Linux, although they've not stated anything about that.
Also, it's a trademark, just like any other. I'm sure SCO wishes it didn't exist so they could sell their outclassed and outdated stone age Unix software.
Once again they prove they need to be contraversial and down right laughable to gain as much publicity as possible.
I did think about that, they do waste a lot of money discouraging instead of advertising online sales. They could very easily flood P2P with junk files and then have adverts promoting how much quicker, safer and faster it is to buy online music.
Of course you only have to look a the popularity of DVD burners, CD writers etc.. to see that people don't really care about these threats.
Not everyone writes music and burns audio CDs containing their own music. Not everyone uses DVD writers to create home movie DVDs. The only other uses are for data backup and given the vast size of hard disks you don't get much on a DVD eaither.
If they only sue approx 700 people a month and the net population is growing at a faster rate then can they physically keep up with the explosion of P2P and file sharing?
Millions of average users mean millions of functions.
What one user considers average and typical functionality another doesn't.
Word is a mature product that has grown and grown without any thought into how feature additions are affecting people. Microsoft depend on the revenue from Office (and Windows) and so they keep adding and tweaking features just to release a new version. This is done in the interests of their bank balance more than users.
They could release a Word Lite but then some people have a phobia against buying cut down, basic software. They feel they're missing out.
5. Rework the three cool movies making them less cool 6. Release at Cinema 7. profit! 8. Release on VHS 9. profit! 10. Rework them some more making them junk 11. Hype up release on DVD 12. Release on DVD and sucker people into buying them 13. profit!
Not to mention systems are generally more accessible to all kinds of devices if the protocols they use are in the open. Sometimes that's good, other times it's bad. But it encourages progression and the tightening of security.
Statistics are always used to bolster a case, but there's always more to it than meets the eye. You can't simply summarise the activities of a group of people by using one figure (a total percentage) to represent their behaviour.
First you need to see how their expenditure on films has progressed over time, has it decreased as a result of downloading. Then you need to see how often they have downloaded. Plus it's useful to see how this affected the company in question. So for instance if the people in question downloaded a film such as the Godfather, then the case that downloads hurts the further production of films is a weak one since that film broke even decades ago.
Is 2GB of space really much use for email? 2GB webspace would be more useful to most people, although it would be abused by many for mp3s, videos etc..
Do people really need 2GB of funny/sick/naughty videos?
Except the open free access point only serves on purpose, to let you get to their default page about signing up for access. I'm sure there are many instances of this and they skew the figures a bit.
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There's much easier access to low level resources in Linux than in Windows NT/2k/XP. This makes porting software and updating for major changes (like AMD64) harder but results in better timing and performance in many cases.
Linux will get a form of HAL layer eventually, but I would imagine this will be bypassable to keep the embedded developers happy.
As for if Linux performs better, I'd say there's not much in it. While Linux has some better code for various things, GCC doesn't produce the fastest code, some say Microsoft and Intel's compilers produce faster code.
Not to mention like many Apple devices it was something people looked at and went "cool" then saw the price tag and went "ouch".
Once again, this is an example of a patent being used to gain money instead of compensate a company for having their idea used elsewhere incurring loses.
I can't see how Java impacts on Kodak's business, how can a programming language affect the sales of cameras?
These PDA's all use different ICs and it's not a simple case of install a configured Linux kernel and you're away.
The boot code can differ, the chips are sometimes proprietary (reverse engineering required) and the process of installing software into the ROM can be tricky (for one of the Toshiba's you have to solder a socket onto it).
This firewalling is provided by my ISP, i don't subscribe to the service. You tell them which ports you want open.
Sure he now resides in the US, but he was made in Britain :)
Minimum standards for connecting to the network would be preferable. Obselete versions of Windows (those not gaining security fixes) should be barred.
Perhaps less experienced users would benefit from firewalling at the ISPs network too. I believe all the ISPs that appeal to inexperienced users (AOL) should provide this as standard.
Microsoft's patches have been known to create quite a few problems, you would hope that a company with the resources they command would be able to perform a relatively compentant test of a patch.
It's a 2D imagine that won't alter based on the angle you view the screen at.
This sort of thing is nice to add some atmosphere to a drab apartment, but it's always going to be just a simulation.
I'm sure it will require a lot of grunt.
With enough CPU power you can emulate things full speed. But it's the quirks and bugs of the silicon which you are emulating that causes problems.
Not to mention the emulation code probably contains bugs too. Can be hard to achieve 100% compatibility.
What about the M3 then? Slimmer than iPod, longer battery life, more features, remote is a tad fiddly if you like the child-like interface of the iPod, but the stick of the iRiver isn't brilliant either.
Simply because you follow the laws of the country you are in at the time.
If for example I steal something in one country and that ultimately results in a loss of money for a company in Saudia Arabia or somewhere does that mean they can extradite me and chop my hand off?
This just shows that countries are being intimidated into co-operating with big businesses of the US.
Dolby isn't Microsoft, doesn't have a 90% desktop monopoly to protect, probably doesn't hate open source and Linux, although they've not stated anything about that.
Also, it's a trademark, just like any other. I'm sure SCO wishes it didn't exist so they could sell their outclassed and outdated stone age Unix software.
Once again they prove they need to be contraversial and down right laughable to gain as much publicity as possible.
I did think about that, they do waste a lot of money discouraging instead of advertising online sales. They could very easily flood P2P with junk files and then have adverts promoting how much quicker, safer and faster it is to buy online music.
Of course you only have to look a the popularity of DVD burners, CD writers etc.. to see that people don't really care about these threats.
Not everyone writes music and burns audio CDs containing their own music. Not everyone uses DVD writers to create home movie DVDs. The only other uses are for data backup and given the vast size of hard disks you don't get much on a DVD eaither.
If they only sue approx 700 people a month and the net population is growing at a faster rate then can they physically keep up with the explosion of P2P and file sharing?
Millions of average users mean millions of functions.
What one user considers average and typical functionality another doesn't.
Word is a mature product that has grown and grown without any thought into how feature additions are affecting people. Microsoft depend on the revenue from Office (and Windows) and so they keep adding and tweaking features just to release a new version. This is done in the interests of their bank balance more than users.
They could release a Word Lite but then some people have a phobia against buying cut down, basic software. They feel they're missing out.
However I don't see why keyboards can't just come with different caps that you press onto the keyboard. Customise those Windows and function keys.
:D
Hell, we could even have funny ones like an "any" key
5. Rework the three cool movies making them less cool
6. Release at Cinema
7. profit!
8. Release on VHS
9. profit!
10. Rework them some more making them junk
11. Hype up release on DVD
12. Release on DVD and sucker people into buying them
13. profit!
Not to mention systems are generally more accessible to all kinds of devices if the protocols they use are in the open. Sometimes that's good, other times it's bad. But it encourages progression and the tightening of security.
Being a wizard would be good, you die and just come back as a different colour :D
I'm Gandalf the #FF0101.
Statistics are always used to bolster a case, but there's always more to it than meets the eye. You can't simply summarise the activities of a group of people by using one figure (a total percentage) to represent their behaviour.
First you need to see how their expenditure on films has progressed over time, has it decreased as a result of downloading. Then you need to see how often they have downloaded. Plus it's useful to see how this affected the company in question. So for instance if the people in question downloaded a film such as the Godfather, then the case that downloads hurts the further production of films is a weak one since that film broke even decades ago.
Is 2GB of space really much use for email? 2GB webspace would be more useful to most people, although it would be abused by many for mp3s, videos etc..
Do people really need 2GB of funny/sick/naughty videos?
Except the open free access point only serves on purpose, to let you get to their default page about signing up for access. I'm sure there are many instances of this and they skew the figures a bit.
He's not world famous for saving money is he? look at what he drives, hardly economical :)