When IBM tried to push MCA and PS/2, the world rallied around Compaq, who stuck with PC/AT. FAT is not exactly rocket science; it's easy to make a far better file system as a standard. Use of UFS is also there.
It is unclear why an exploit was made public before Apple resolved the problem.
Oh really? The 'originator' explains this in full under 'Why did you release this when you did?', and the wiretrip link only confirms this was correct.
And after the fact, it would seem it prompted Apple to act faster.
He's not the only one sitting on an advisory; in general, the experience can be quite similar: they do tend to 'string you along'.
No batteries do, but the key here is 'unreplaceable'. It's easy to Monday quarterback this one, but given what Ryan told the customer - that the pod can be 'repaired', that the battery cannot be replaced - the outcome is justified.
Apple really blew it - again. Now no one will ever know what the truth really is. If the brothers get a new battery for $50, great - but thanks to Apple, we have a new scandal which really stinks.
Like every other box vendor they are buying technologies available from others.
He never said they were making their own batteries; he said they chose a cheap one.
Which may be, but I don't think it's a deliberate move: I think it's a blunder - a catastrophical one - for iTunes exists to sell iPods, and iPods exist to sell Macs, and bad PR for failing iPods can hardly be part of an Apple corporate strategy.
It hardly matters that other pods last longer, or that OEMs will today sell you a battery replacement kit for $50. What matters is that Ryan in Apple support blew it.
Everyone's predicted the end of 32-bit computing. Some real pioneers have already predicted the end of 1,024-bit computing - somewhere four millennia from now, that is.
But AMD has always impressed me as a straight-shooting company. And if they stop producing 32-bit processors, that's a pretty good indication where the industry will go.
Now Apple are already on their way there, so it's no fantastic news exactly. But it's welcome.
It's not just their fault. MS wanted desktops and networks running their shite, and started a whole culture around this. When Dave Cutler was still in Redmond, he heard about these plans and went through the roof - or at least the walls.
But MS wanted idiots running their networks. Expensive courses attended by 'do you want fries with that' people, given a guarantee to pass sooner or later, and HR departments who only saw the MCP diploma and hired right away - for pittance salaries.
It's all in the plan. The clueless were led to believe you could actually administer networks in this fashion. The gurus were let go because they cost too much. And the companies became dependent on MS and plagued with ineptitude.
It's not how much they've bit off. They have a big mouth. It's the corporate mentality. It's very manipulative. You can't have gurus in that climate. Bill has to be top dog no matter what, and Bill can't distinguish droppings from shoe polish.
Incidently, Windows is the only popular OS that still only supports a tree-style filesystem. Classic Mac OS, modern Mac OS, BSD and Linux all support any fully connected graph you might desire, thanks to symlinks (and on classic Mac OS, aliases).
One thing is certain: if MS are planning 3D graphics, Apple will beat them anyway, and you don't have to be a Mac user to appreciate this.
Apple are always going to be in front, and they have their own hardware.
Positing that MS is somehow ahead of somebody else, when it's not a question of bugs or vulnerabilities, is just ridiculous anyway. It's never happened, it doesn't happen, and it never will happen.
Why is everyone here preaching to the choir [...] instead of educating the person who runs the "Win Super Site" on what is going on?
Thurrott is not some poor deluded individual. He's in a lucrative symbiotic relationship with Microsoft. Thousands of screen dumps are his message: he fires up the masses, Microsoft make more money, and so does he.
The guy was probably not even honest when he got married.
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When IBM tried to push MCA and PS/2, the world rallied around Compaq, who stuck with PC/AT. FAT is not exactly rocket science; it's easy to make a far better file system as a standard. Use of UFS is also there.
No, this is not new, but PJ continues to impress.
It is unclear why an exploit was made public before Apple resolved the problem.
Oh really? The 'originator' explains this in full under 'Why did you release this when you did?', and the wiretrip link only confirms this was correct.
And after the fact, it would seem it prompted Apple to act faster.
He's not the only one sitting on an advisory; in general, the experience can be quite similar: they do tend to 'string you along'.
To use the original Reuters link.
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http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=3909
... but this is all on WINDOZE...
Why don't you try to get people to switch away from that instead?
'The part about this story that gets to me is that the researcher didn't alert Microsoft before posting to a public mailing list.'
Maybe he didn't know, or maybe he just didn't care, and if it's the latter, how can anyone blame him?
How long do people have to put up with MS before they finally stand up and say they've had enough?
No - no mercy for MS.
Next thing you know, we'll be living in Isaac Asimov's The Naked Sun. Actually, we're almost there today.
But the batteries don't last forever.
No batteries do, but the key here is 'unreplaceable'. It's easy to Monday quarterback this one, but given what Ryan told the customer - that the pod can be 'repaired', that the battery cannot be replaced - the outcome is justified.
Apple really blew it - again. Now no one will ever know what the truth really is. If the brothers get a new battery for $50, great - but thanks to Apple, we have a new scandal which really stinks.
I changed my mind - I do NOT want a 64-bit Voodoo for Xmas.
The Voodoo comes with XP pre-installed. Who would ever want that?
I think I'll take one of those short-lived iPods instead.
ATI's Mobility Radeon 9600 3D graphics
;P
OK, now there's no question what I want from Father Christmas.
OK, all right, OK, now I'm hungry for a dual 2GHz G5 PowerBook and I won't wait any longer. I want it NOW... ;P
Like every other box vendor they are buying technologies available from others.
He never said they were making their own batteries; he said they chose a cheap one.
Which may be, but I don't think it's a deliberate move: I think it's a blunder - a catastrophical one - for iTunes exists to sell iPods, and iPods exist to sell Macs, and bad PR for failing iPods can hardly be part of an Apple corporate strategy.
Eat some paint, Bob!
When was it you paid $255 for a battery?
It hardly matters that other pods last longer, or that OEMs will today sell you a battery replacement kit for $50. What matters is that Ryan in Apple support blew it.
Everyone's predicted the end of 32-bit computing. Some real pioneers have already predicted the end of 1,024-bit computing - somewhere four millennia from now, that is.
But AMD has always impressed me as a straight-shooting company. And if they stop producing 32-bit processors, that's a pretty good indication where the industry will go.
Now Apple are already on their way there, so it's no fantastic news exactly. But it's welcome.
It's not just their fault. MS wanted desktops and networks running their shite, and started a whole culture around this. When Dave Cutler was still in Redmond, he heard about these plans and went through the roof - or at least the walls.
But MS wanted idiots running their networks. Expensive courses attended by 'do you want fries with that' people, given a guarantee to pass sooner or later, and HR departments who only saw the MCP diploma and hired right away - for pittance salaries.
It's all in the plan. The clueless were led to believe you could actually administer networks in this fashion. The gurus were let go because they cost too much. And the companies became dependent on MS and plagued with ineptitude.
It's all part of the Gates plan...
It's not how much they've bit off. They have a big mouth. It's the corporate mentality. It's very manipulative. You can't have gurus in that climate. Bill has to be top dog no matter what, and Bill can't distinguish droppings from shoe polish.
Incidently, Windows is the only popular OS that still only supports a tree-style filesystem. Classic Mac OS, modern Mac OS, BSD and Linux all support any fully connected graph you might desire, thanks to symlinks (and on classic Mac OS, aliases).
WHAT??!??
I've never seen so much gobbledegook.
I truly hope that Apple is looking into developing a database-like-extension to their HFS (hierarchal file system).
I think if it ever goes that far, you'll be in trouble. HFS+ is far too convoluted as is, and the NS forces in Cupertino do not want it to continue.
And they have my vote on it.
Ellen, you should register here at Slash Dot instead of posting as AC.
We've missed you.
Yeah, sniff, sniff... It sounds like you're running Windows...
Why? Have you spoken to your doctor about this?
Sorry, but it's just totally lame with X and the GTK. If Moz can give us Cocoa (Camino), so can GIMP.
'Steve Jobs said the X Window System is brain-damaged and will disappear in two years. He got it half-right.'
-- Dennis Ritchie
One thing is certain: if MS are planning 3D graphics, Apple will beat them anyway, and you don't have to be a Mac user to appreciate this.
Apple are always going to be in front, and they have their own hardware.
Positing that MS is somehow ahead of somebody else, when it's not a question of bugs or vulnerabilities, is just ridiculous anyway. It's never happened, it doesn't happen, and it never will happen.
What happens in the last chapter?
Luke finds out he has a twin sister, leaving the way clear for the jealous Han Solo.
you wouldn't open a discrete app to print a document. You wouldn't open a discrete app to pull images off a digital camera
Sounds like poor Paul is a fan of the wrong things. This is exactly what Unix is built on, why it's so stable.
The kind of 'head up the butt' thinking Thurrott hypes is typical Microsoft - and we all know where that gets them.
basically, Microsoft is working on making the system extremely easy to use for people who have absolutely no clue what they're doing
They've always done this. That's their only achievement: dumbing it all down (and increasing their control).
Why is everyone here preaching to the choir [...] instead of educating the person who runs the "Win Super Site" on what is going on?
Thurrott is not some poor deluded individual. He's in a lucrative symbiotic relationship with Microsoft. Thousands of screen dumps are his message: he fires up the masses, Microsoft make more money, and so does he.
The guy was probably not even honest when he got married.