Disagree all you want. Apple does not sell a version of Windows that will run on Apple computers. Period. If I'm wrong, point me to the page on Apple's website.
Apple does sell, through its online store, Parallels (a virtualization client you mentioned) that one can use to run Windows. An important, and plainly valid, distinction.
Your original statement of "a version of Microsoft Windows available for all Mac computers that Apple Inc. still sells" is false.
There's a big difference between "Apple supported methods for running Windows on a Mac" and "a version of Microsoft Windows available for all Mac computers that Apple Inc. still sells."
The former exists and proved by your own references. The latter, your original statement, does not.
If you're getting to the point where it becomes easier to 'read' the player and adapt the game in order to engage game play, why not use the opposit to enforce breaks. After, say 12 hours (out o' my ass) of play, make the task unbearably mundane to the point where they want to quit....well, maybe not unbearably, because then they won't want to come back.
Hi. Nice to meet you. My name's Dennis. I've owned three Mac's since 1995 and only one of those was brand new.
The first was a Performa (sold because it was during the end of Amelio's run and those WERE underpowered, but not flaky).
The second is an original 233 iMac. It still works. In fact, it's sitting in my living room right now. I use it to play You Don't Know Jack. Ironically appropriate right now, no?
The third is a Quicksilver 867 that I also bought used. I've edited three short films (working on another now) on it, host my large music library on an internal slave drive and have done a wide variety of graphic design on it. It's running Tiger right now, in fact. Sure, it's a bit slow compared to a G5, but (save a HD failure a YEAR after I bought it USED) it's had no problems.
Now, you've met at least ONE actual Apple Mac user who is very happy about the lack of flakiness in his systems.
As an artist, I tend to state my opinion rather matter of factly and then look for opposition to that opinion to instigate a discussion of, in this case, aesthetics and the 'why' behind them. Quite simply, I'm an inqusitive person and merely wanted a well-thought out answer to my 'why.'
I mean no fierce emotion or attack from my end. Just an explanation as to my thought process.
Wow. I had no intention of coming off so fierce toward you, nor did I think I had. I never would have expected such a bitter response to such a simple question.
No. As I clearly stated before, I just want some intelligent explanation as to why something that wasn't broken was fixed in such an odd and (in my opinion (God Bless America)) un-Apple fashion. I thought they were just fine the old way and would have preferred they hadn't changed, or at least not so drastically.
Sorry to have troubled you. You're clearly not in the mood for an intelligent discourse.
Having read your earlier posts, I was hoping for something a little more insightful as to such an odd design decision. Also, I'm not giving anything up as I've not accepted them on to my machine in the first place and intend on buying some future version of OS X (I assume they'll be in 10.5 or 10.6).
But thanks for the write-off, dude.
dennis
And, for the record, I think Mail is hideous and I'm the one that has to use it every day.
I have a quesion regarding the new interface of Mail and since you are clearly inside Apple, was hoping you'd answer it.
Namely, why does the shelf (I guess) of Mail seems to be such a backstep? The prior Mail had it right where each button was its own icon and now each icon is buried inside its own ugly button.
Call me petty, but it's the horrible new interface of Mail alone that's keeping me from moving to Tiger. Sure, I could use Spotlight, Automator and Dashboard, but I don't need them, so I have no real compelling reason to move. Just one strong one to stay. Your thoughts?
During the last WWDC, Steve kept showing off Spotlight using the search terms 'iMac' and 'Paris' and it ended up being his way of hinting that release to the world.
This time, 'love' was the oft searched for item with Spotlight.
Could Feb. 14 be the day of the 'Books?
fs
God damn it, it pisses me off that I'm completely without mod-points today. There's so much damn FUD going around that the counter arguments need to be pushed up. Sadly, I likely would have run out of points before I got to your post. None the less, it needs to get up to 5+.
Fabulous job. Especially that third paragraph.
What REALLY dumbfounds me is that a bunch of free media monkeys like Slashdot are actually coming off as OPPOSED to what this man is proposing! THINK monkeys!
fs
p.s. I had no idea there were so damn many knee-jerk jackasses who really DIDN'T read the fucking article!
Could the reason Apple has refused to license its DRM out because they WANT it to fail? By not making it compatible with anything, it'll drive up the fury in consumers when future products are even more limited and lock-in is even worse. When the massive consumer backlash occurs, Apple simply strips DRM from their systems and they come out a champion. And, lastly, Jobs can sleep well at night knowing that he did his part to fight DRM in his own subtle way.
Same with the film industry...mostly. They didn't always self censor themselves. They had The Breen Office to help them. Google for more info.
Basically the same as you said, though. Government couldn't be showin in a bad light, no violence against cops, no homosexuality, no alcohol, no sex. Really a bummer of a time. Amusingly enough, some of the best crime drama came out around that time despite those restrictions.
Spectacular argument. Very well worded and well thought out and really reaching to the heart of the matter; those infringing upon copyright know what they are doing is wrong but are still trying to justify lesser penalties.
For that, njfuzzy (if that IS your real name!), you've made my friends list.
I support copyright as it is the tool with which I make my livelihood. And while I believe the punishment should be harsh, it should not be as broad and absurd as has become, nor should copyrights extend until my children's children are in a retirement home.
Howard Stern knew full well that he was crossing lines... lots of them. He chose to cross them. He's off the air.
Unless something happened that I wasn't aware of (and I stay up on this quite well) he's not off the air. In fact, he just got picked up in NINE cities in place of the six he was dropped from almost six months ago.
The parent was incorrect in stating that the fines are enough to 'literally drive him off the airwaves' since he's, quite literally, still on.
However, in this particular case, it seems to me no such excess measures were needed. You were merely taking the long way around since all you were showing off was the new aluminum casing of the new displays.
The difference here is only partly due to the flash degrading a painting. What subtle point is being missed is that priceless artwork is typically displayed in privately owned museum. Their property, their rules.
Would you want someone to set up a camera on a tripod (No flash!) in your home and take pictures of YOU without your permission? Yeah, extreme and a kinda dumb analogy, but sufficient at the moment.
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Disagree all you want. Apple does not sell a version of Windows that will run on Apple computers. Period. If I'm wrong, point me to the page on Apple's website.
Apple does sell, through its online store, Parallels (a virtualization client you mentioned) that one can use to run Windows. An important, and plainly valid, distinction.
Your original statement of "a version of Microsoft Windows available for all Mac computers that Apple Inc. still sells" is false.
Period.
-d
There's a big difference between "Apple supported methods for running Windows on a Mac" and "a version of Microsoft Windows available for all Mac computers that Apple Inc. still sells."
The former exists and proved by your own references. The latter, your original statement, does not.
-d
Said the man whose facts were being manipulated by his 'friends'...
If you're getting to the point where it becomes easier to 'read' the player and adapt the game in order to engage game play, why not use the opposit to enforce breaks. After, say 12 hours (out o' my ass) of play, make the task unbearably mundane to the point where they want to quit. ...well, maybe not unbearably, because then they won't want to come back.
You get my point.
d
Hi. Nice to meet you. My name's Dennis. I've owned three Mac's since 1995 and only one of those was brand new.
The first was a Performa (sold because it was during the end of Amelio's run and those WERE underpowered, but not flaky).
The second is an original 233 iMac. It still works. In fact, it's sitting in my living room right now. I use it to play You Don't Know Jack. Ironically appropriate right now, no?
The third is a Quicksilver 867 that I also bought used. I've edited three short films (working on another now) on it, host my large music library on an internal slave drive and have done a wide variety of graphic design on it. It's running Tiger right now, in fact. Sure, it's a bit slow compared to a G5, but (save a HD failure a YEAR after I bought it USED) it's had no problems.
Now, you've met at least ONE actual Apple Mac user who is very happy about the lack of flakiness in his systems.
Have a wonderful evening.
dennis
Also, the Joker did it in Batman!
fs
As an artist, I tend to state my opinion rather matter of factly and then look for opposition to that opinion to instigate a discussion of, in this case, aesthetics and the 'why' behind them. Quite simply, I'm an inqusitive person and merely wanted a well-thought out answer to my 'why.'
I mean no fierce emotion or attack from my end. Just an explanation as to my thought process.
Have a nice day.
dennis
Wow. I had no intention of coming off so fierce toward you, nor did I think I had. I never would have expected such a bitter response to such a simple question.
Again, sorry to have troubled you.
dennis
No. As I clearly stated before, I just want some intelligent explanation as to why something that wasn't broken was fixed in such an odd and (in my opinion (God Bless America)) un-Apple fashion. I thought they were just fine the old way and would have preferred they hadn't changed, or at least not so drastically.
Sorry to have troubled you. You're clearly not in the mood for an intelligent discourse.
dennis
Having read your earlier posts, I was hoping for something a little more insightful as to such an odd design decision. Also, I'm not giving anything up as I've not accepted them on to my machine in the first place and intend on buying some future version of OS X (I assume they'll be in 10.5 or 10.6).
But thanks for the write-off, dude.
dennis
And, for the record, I think Mail is hideous and I'm the one that has to use it every day.
I have a quesion regarding the new interface of Mail and since you are clearly inside Apple, was hoping you'd answer it.
Namely, why does the shelf (I guess) of Mail seems to be such a backstep? The prior Mail had it right where each button was its own icon and now each icon is buried inside its own ugly button.
Call me petty, but it's the horrible new interface of Mail alone that's keeping me from moving to Tiger. Sure, I could use Spotlight, Automator and Dashboard, but I don't need them, so I have no real compelling reason to move. Just one strong one to stay. Your thoughts?
dennis
p.s Sorry for the offtopic-ness of this post.
Talk about a spoilsport!
Seriously, though, as a Graphic Designer, I don't like the implications of this either.
fs
What a shockingly appropriate username you have right now...
Preaching to the choir is how you make them sing.
fs
During the last WWDC, Steve kept showing off Spotlight using the search terms 'iMac' and 'Paris' and it ended up being his way of hinting that release to the world. This time, 'love' was the oft searched for item with Spotlight. Could Feb. 14 be the day of the 'Books? fs
God damn it, it pisses me off that I'm completely without mod-points today. There's so much damn FUD going around that the counter arguments need to be pushed up. Sadly, I likely would have run out of points before I got to your post. None the less, it needs to get up to 5+.
Fabulous job. Especially that third paragraph.
What REALLY dumbfounds me is that a bunch of free media monkeys like Slashdot are actually coming off as OPPOSED to what this man is proposing! THINK monkeys!
fs
p.s. I had no idea there were so damn many knee-jerk jackasses who really DIDN'T read the fucking article!
Your comment got me to thinking...
Could the reason Apple has refused to license its DRM out because they WANT it to fail? By not making it compatible with anything, it'll drive up the fury in consumers when future products are even more limited and lock-in is even worse. When the massive consumer backlash occurs, Apple simply strips DRM from their systems and they come out a champion. And, lastly, Jobs can sleep well at night knowing that he did his part to fight DRM in his own subtle way.
If you can't beat'em...
fs
Same with the film industry...mostly. They didn't always self censor themselves. They had The Breen Office to help them. Google for more info.
Basically the same as you said, though. Government couldn't be showin in a bad light, no violence against cops, no homosexuality, no alcohol, no sex. Really a bummer of a time. Amusingly enough, some of the best crime drama came out around that time despite those restrictions.
fs
Spectacular argument. Very well worded and well thought out and really reaching to the heart of the matter; those infringing upon copyright know what they are doing is wrong but are still trying to justify lesser penalties.
For that, njfuzzy (if that IS your real name!), you've made my friends list.
I support copyright as it is the tool with which I make my livelihood. And while I believe the punishment should be harsh, it should not be as broad and absurd as has become, nor should copyrights extend until my children's children are in a retirement home.
fs
Howard Stern knew full well that he was crossing lines ... lots of them. He chose to cross them. He's off the air.
Unless something happened that I wasn't aware of (and I stay up on this quite well) he's not off the air. In fact, he just got picked up in NINE cities in place of the six he was dropped from almost six months ago.
The parent was incorrect in stating that the fines are enough to 'literally drive him off the airwaves' since he's, quite literally, still on.
Power to the people!
fs
Granted.
However, in this particular case, it seems to me no such excess measures were needed. You were merely taking the long way around since all you were showing off was the new aluminum casing of the new displays.
fs
Or, you could save people a little time and link directly to the displays themselves.
I'll never understand this linking to Slashdot articles that only refers to someplace else. Especially on news items!
fs
Funny. I just tried searching for 'Search' on MSN's search page and Google came up first.
On Google, however, the same search returned Google as being SEVENTH!
fs
The difference here is only partly due to the flash degrading a painting. What subtle point is being missed is that priceless artwork is typically displayed in privately owned museum. Their property, their rules.
Would you want someone to set up a camera on a tripod (No flash!) in your home and take pictures of YOU without your permission? Yeah, extreme and a kinda dumb analogy, but sufficient at the moment.
fs
Don't leave just yet. It's Mac. Short for Macintosh. Not MAC, short for Media Access Control.
And my penis actually grew 5.2 inches.
fs