Oh god, way to bring that up. I remember playing that on my old atari when I was four years old. I couldn't figure out back then how the nintendo and the atari version related.
I love slashdot, but I am getting sick of these little twists on news stories which generally come off as out of touch and non-relevant. Why should the lack of demand for a version of Windows that forces the user to chose their own media platforms suddenly open up alternatives?
On top of that, what is the deal with people being pissed about MS bundling thier software like WMP and IE with their OS anymore. A few years ago this practice did seem scummy and that them doing this would give them unfair control over consumer software products, but as time goes on it seems less and less the case. Hell, everyone does that anyways; Apple bundles QuickTime/Safari, and Linux platforms bundle Firefox and then try and imitate the media platforms that are not avaible to Linux. Just seems that people don't have a problem with control as long as it is the popular product controling it.
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Reasons why you shouldn't care:
1. Because no one else does.
Does anyone else realize that Safari requires Mac OS 10.2.8 or later? It seems that the only draw back to not having IE 7 on Win2k is you don't get a some must have features, however security updates will still be released.
It is the same exact thing OS X. Users of 10.1 can't use Safari, and have to go to other browsers to find something decent. In fact, to get Safari 2.0 you have to upgrade to Mac OS 10.4. I understand that it is far easier and less costly to upgrade Mac OS X, however the same policy exists.
Really, I don't see the big deal with it. As long as they're commited to security updates for Win2K, though I admit that I don't have much confidence in MS doing that. Though they have supported older products decently over the years, but that is mostly because Windows needs a lot of support.
Haha, wonderfully refreshing post. The parent was obviously very knowledgable on the subject, yet sounds like he is drunk as you read on! Bravo sir or madam.
Oh man, if you really work for Apple, you dropped a bomb about Shake and FCP at NAB. I guess we already knew this, but I work retail and we can't even remotely comment that kind of stuff.
P.S. I need a real job working at Corporate.
George Lucas used Shake made by Apple to remove the all the dirt spot and clean up the image. It was somewhat automated, but I there was quite a bit of hard manual work done too.
Perhaps you are right at a place like Best Buy, but Apple really pushes much of their sales through their retail stores as well as their online store. There is no chance that we are going to get a cheap CRT in our store, and Apple is not the kind of company that would want you to buy a second non-Apple branded monitor.
You may buy one of these machines, but of course you would, you read slashdot. I would too, but the kind of consumer who this mostly appeals to is the kind who is concerned about a headless Mac and would never want an all-in-one design.
I work in a store that sees a great deal of traffic from all kinds of consumers, and one of the main praises for the new iMac is its' slim, all-in-one design and its' small footprint and love that they don't have to have both a tower and a monitor. While it says this machine is targeted towards a different audience, I just don't think that audience is there on a profitable scale. I say this rumor is bullshit, but I said that about a U2 iPod, and unfortunately I was wrong.
One thing I don't get is where are they going to get the head from? The Apple Store doesn't sell any low end monitors (the lowest end being the 1299 20" Cinema Display), and surely they don't expect the consumer to seek a different location for a monitor? So where are they going to get this head, and how much is it going to cost? Would a consumer rather buy a $500 headless Mac and a $100 CRT monitor then a $799 eMac?
As an Apple Store employee, this just doesn't make sense to me. Why would they want to sell a $500 computer when the extra cost of a monitor would nullify the fact that it is a cheap Mac? Sure, customers could just use a monitor they already have, but most people when buying a computer expect to get the whole package, and generally have planned uses for older computers. Their planned uses may never come to fruitiion, but that doesn't matter at the time of purchase.
I think the idea overall is pretty cool for the geek community, but for the consumer I don't see it. I could certainly imagine selling these at the Apple Store, but it would take up uneccessary space for what would probably be a redundant product.
My 10.3 PowerBook seems to have both IPv4 and IPv6 running at the same time. Currently my Airport's IPv4 address is 10.0.1.25 and my airport's IPv6 address is fe80:0000:0000:0000:020d:93ff:fe88:f5c4. I can visit both http://ipv4gate.sixxs.net/ and http://ipv6gate.sixxs.net/. Does this mean my computer both has an IPv4 and IPv6 address, and I can visit both IPv4 and IPv6 websites? Maybe I am just missing the point of this news post.
Actually, the G5 can not be run to it's full potential right now. Panther is not a true 64-bit OS, but instead is a 32-bit OS with extensions that allows it to address up to 8 GB of memory. Mac OS 10.4 (tiger) will be the first truely 64 bit OS from Apple.
Um sounds like your math needs a little work too. If 4x0=0 then 4x0 is four times greater then zero. It may still equal zero, but it is still four times greater then zero.
I work at Starbucks in Northern Virginia, and drip coffee sales make up only about 20% of our daily transactions. People generally order some espresso drink, generally men in their 40's. Espresso drinks are far more common.
Ooooh those dastardly Microsoft fellows, in the computer business to make money! How dare they impede on our God given right to the internet?! Don't tread on us Microsoft!
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...is soon I'll be using myspace to update my boss on my TPS reports?
Oh, awesome! Yale researchers have discovered the new Pro-Life debate! Those guys are amazing.
Oh god, way to bring that up. I remember playing that on my old atari when I was four years old. I couldn't figure out back then how the nintendo and the atari version related.
On top of that, what is the deal with people being pissed about MS bundling thier software like WMP and IE with their OS anymore. A few years ago this practice did seem scummy and that them doing this would give them unfair control over consumer software products, but as time goes on it seems less and less the case. Hell, everyone does that anyways; Apple bundles QuickTime/Safari, and Linux platforms bundle Firefox and then try and imitate the media platforms that are not avaible to Linux. Just seems that people don't have a problem with control as long as it is the popular product controling it.
Reasons why you shouldn't care: 1. Because no one else does.
Not fair! I want to be Intel's show pony!
It is the same exact thing OS X. Users of 10.1 can't use Safari, and have to go to other browsers to find something decent. In fact, to get Safari 2.0 you have to upgrade to Mac OS 10.4. I understand that it is far easier and less costly to upgrade Mac OS X, however the same policy exists.
Really, I don't see the big deal with it. As long as they're commited to security updates for Win2K, though I admit that I don't have much confidence in MS doing that. Though they have supported older products decently over the years, but that is mostly because Windows needs a lot of support.
Apple's got hell to pay from one Ms. Granny Delicious.
Haha, wonderfully refreshing post. The parent was obviously very knowledgable on the subject, yet sounds like he is drunk as you read on! Bravo sir or madam.
I like how this is listed under Apple. Clearly this service is doomed.
Oh man, if you really work for Apple, you dropped a bomb about Shake and FCP at NAB. I guess we already knew this, but I work retail and we can't even remotely comment that kind of stuff. P.S. I need a real job working at Corporate.
We'll make Windows more competitive in Brazil by making it shittier!
"If you need all the hardware and options fully supported, these open source options won't do it for you ... yet."
Oh really? Then when?
George Lucas used Shake made by Apple to remove the all the dirt spot and clean up the image. It was somewhat automated, but I there was quite a bit of hard manual work done too.
Uhh... no they don't buddy. For example... I work there.
You may buy one of these machines, but of course you would, you read slashdot. I would too, but the kind of consumer who this mostly appeals to is the kind who is concerned about a headless Mac and would never want an all-in-one design.
I work in a store that sees a great deal of traffic from all kinds of consumers, and one of the main praises for the new iMac is its' slim, all-in-one design and its' small footprint and love that they don't have to have both a tower and a monitor. While it says this machine is targeted towards a different audience, I just don't think that audience is there on a profitable scale. I say this rumor is bullshit, but I said that about a U2 iPod, and unfortunately I was wrong.
One thing I don't get is where are they going to get the head from? The Apple Store doesn't sell any low end monitors (the lowest end being the 1299 20" Cinema Display), and surely they don't expect the consumer to seek a different location for a monitor? So where are they going to get this head, and how much is it going to cost? Would a consumer rather buy a $500 headless Mac and a $100 CRT monitor then a $799 eMac? As an Apple Store employee, this just doesn't make sense to me. Why would they want to sell a $500 computer when the extra cost of a monitor would nullify the fact that it is a cheap Mac? Sure, customers could just use a monitor they already have, but most people when buying a computer expect to get the whole package, and generally have planned uses for older computers. Their planned uses may never come to fruitiion, but that doesn't matter at the time of purchase. I think the idea overall is pretty cool for the geek community, but for the consumer I don't see it. I could certainly imagine selling these at the Apple Store, but it would take up uneccessary space for what would probably be a redundant product.
My 10.3 PowerBook seems to have both IPv4 and IPv6 running at the same time. Currently my Airport's IPv4 address is 10.0.1.25 and my airport's IPv6 address is fe80:0000:0000:0000:020d:93ff:fe88:f5c4. I can visit both http://ipv4gate.sixxs.net/ and http://ipv6gate.sixxs.net/. Does this mean my computer both has an IPv4 and IPv6 address, and I can visit both IPv4 and IPv6 websites? Maybe I am just missing the point of this news post.
Actually, the G5 can not be run to it's full potential right now. Panther is not a true 64-bit OS, but instead is a 32-bit OS with extensions that allows it to address up to 8 GB of memory. Mac OS 10.4 (tiger) will be the first truely 64 bit OS from Apple.
Um sounds like your math needs a little work too. If 4x0=0 then 4x0 is four times greater then zero. It may still equal zero, but it is still four times greater then zero.
What the hell, U2 threatens to... release the album!!!! Holy crap!
Who gives a fuck?
You have no soul.
I work at Starbucks in Northern Virginia, and drip coffee sales make up only about 20% of our daily transactions. People generally order some espresso drink, generally men in their 40's. Espresso drinks are far more common.
Ooooh those dastardly Microsoft fellows, in the computer business to make money! How dare they impede on our God given right to the internet?! Don't tread on us Microsoft!