Until the US does something to curb this blatant BS that Fox, Rush L. and the other ultra conservative groups put out, the US will continue to spiral into hell and eliminate the dream that every American lives for.
The governments' hands are tied on this matter by that pesky thing called the First Amendment.
Apple's share of the US consumer market is approximately 30% based on the numbers I can find. Apple doesn't compete in the corporate market, so looking at that market does not tell us much.
and which statistics are those?
I linked to the statistics I was quoting from, which were by a well known statistics tracking group.
1, 2, 3. According to the Q2 2010 statistics, Apple is 4th place in the US with 9.8% of the market. Ahead of them are (3rd) Acer with 11.3%, (2nd) Dell with 23.7%, and (1st) HP with 25.7%.
Apple doesn't even make the top 6 world-wide; number 6 has 5.1%, so it's less than that.
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"The consumer PC market registered double-digit shipment growth, but consumer mobile shipment growth slowed. This was due in part to slower growth of mini-notebooks," Ms. Kitagawa said. "Surging popularity of Apple's iPad temporarily cannibalized mini-notebooks, as well as consumer notebook sales to some degree. It is not certain at this stage if the cannibalization will continue with the current price point of media tablets."
-- Gartner, talking about the US computer market
What does this mean? It means that (in the US market), the iPad has stolen some of the mini-notebook (AKA Netbook) growth, but it is still a growing market segment.
Wait a minute - if Apple has the patent on in-OS advertizing, does this mean that Google will be unable to follow suit because Steve Jobs has ensured no one else but him gets to do it?
The black hats aren't limited by weekends and holidays. Once the black hats start exploiting a vulnerability on the Wednesday night before US Thanksgiving, the start of a four-day weekend, then what should a legitimate security professional do?
adtifyj was the one who suggested Tavis Ormandy should have waited "five days" according to RFPolicy. I was pointing out to Bigjeff5 that RFPolicy actually says "five working days." If you want to argue the merits of RFPolicy, I suggesting replying to adtifyj's post, not mine.
You are mixing 2 events in your memory: 1) blue-screen due to a malware which modified a driver. 2) continuous reboots when updating an antivirus.
You're correct. I was referring to the first incident, and was under the impression that the MS update replaced (or failed to replace) the driver file, but apparently it wasn't supposed to.
For those who don't know what I'm talking about, KB977165 updated the kernel, and would cause computer infected by the Alureon rootkit to BSOD on reboot.
At my job (and at Google's company too), we are using agile methodologies, and especially TDD (and also more complete regression tests). TDD implies that you write the tests before writing code, and this allows to quickly test any kind of components automatically. Regression tests are automated too, in order to early locate any kind of problem, and we are doing it with virtual machines, to avoid installing tons of computers.
If your application has problems, the user's computer continues working.
If a Microsoft Windows update fails, the user's computer... well, have you ever had Windows die on boot?
Not surprisingly, this means that Microsoft's tests for Windows are not solely software tests.
As I understand it, they have entire labs to test Windows on different hardware. Which need to be re-tested at each patch due to obscure driver or hardware bugs.
And they sometimes still miss some. And sometimes they don't take into account certain potential problems, such as malware preventing one file from updating, making the system Bluescreen at boot.
Well, since he posted 5 days later, it sounds like that's exactly what he did.
Actually, it says "five working days." Meaning you give them five non-holiday weekdays, and then disclose it on the sixth weekday.
The sixth weekday in this case would have been 9 days after the author originally reported the bug; because it was a Saturday, you'd have two weekends before the sixth weekday, during which you'd report it.
Well, the "two previous games" comment is actually the most important bit, even if it is at the end. This game uses a modified version of the Left 4 Dead 2 engine, with some updates to it.
The problem is that the engine it's based on hasn't yet been ported to the Mac.
This makes me wonder if this isn't part of the reason for Portal 2's delay... the Mac version (and also the PS3 version) wouldn't be ready by the end of this year.
Heck, Valve doesn't even have a working Linux dedicated server for the game right now, and every multi-player Source game released (even the non-Valve ones iirc) except Alien Swarm has one.
However, some have registered: Dan Sabbagh, formerly the media correspondent for the Times, suggests that about 150,000 users registered for access to the Times and Sunday Times while they were free, with 15,000 apparently agreeing to pay money.
You sure? 90% drop in readership would imply the remaining 10% was that "150,000 users". That meaning their competitors just gained 1,350,000 readers, I'm sure they're strongly encouraging all their competitors to install paywalls.
What? Did you actually read the post you replied to? Even the part you quoted?
They started with 150,000 readers and lost 135,000 (90%), leaving 15,000 readers (10%).
At no point does the part you quoted imply in any way that 150,000 users is the 10%. In fact, it outright states that 150,000 were the number of people who registered accounts when they were free.
Valve made a big deal about how Portal 2 was going to be their first simultaneous Windows/Mac release. Since Portal 2 hasn't come out yet, they clearly didn't plan a simultaneous release.
Add to that that the two most recent Source games before this (L4D & L4D2) still haven't been ported to the Mac...
Since PS3 sales have only recently become profitable, you would think Sony would be more concerned about their customer relations.
OK, while I mostly agree with what you'd said up to this point, the models of PS3 that were (finally) made profitable never shipped with the feature you're complaining was removed.
That's right, the PS3 Slim doesn't, and never has, supported the Other OS feature.
Now, having said that, I own an older model PS3. Not for the Other OS feature, but for PS2 compatibility. I, like most consumers, don't give a rats ass about the Other OS feature. If I wanted a Linux box, I'd put it on one of my PCs that has better support for it.
Actually, I'd notice more if the "data" service were out for a full day. I use my cell phone's browser, email and google maps apps nearly every day. But those don't involve "phone" service.
If you're talking about 3G data service, yes it does. It may not be a call, but it's still done using the cell network, meaning that you get a dropped connection instead.
Yes, there would be a difference in how it's measured, but I know I'd be ticked off if I was downloading a large file from somewhere that doesn't support resume and my connection died. Particularly if this phenomenon happened multiple times a day.
But plenty of other browsers are supported on those systems.
Which ones and how old are they?
Of their Windows versions: Firefox 3.6.6 requires Windows 2000 or newer. Chrome (all versions) requires Windows XP or newer. Opera 10.60 requires Windows XP or newer. Safari 5 requires Windows XP SP2 or newer.
I haven't tried it for recent games, but VMWare and VirtualBox both support 3D graphics in Windows VMs. VirtualBox is a little more involved to set up, though, and uses the Wine3D library (which only supports DX 8/9).
I have a VMWare Windows XP install just for playing old pre-DX8 Windows games.
Note that this didn't apply to finding passwords, just that invalid users would immediately return an error after the password was entered, while a valid user and incorrect password would have a delay.
I actually checked if my wireless router was on here.
It is, but what concerns me the most is this: The router I have is listed as NO, but the firmware version they tested against was released 3 years ago and the firmware has had four revisions since then, the latest released in Q4 2009.
Which makes me wonder: How many of the other firmware versions are out of date, and why haven't they been tested against the latest firmware versions?
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The governments' hands are tied on this matter by that pesky thing called the First Amendment.
and which statistics are those?
I linked to the statistics I was quoting from, which were by a well known statistics tracking group.
1, 2, 3. According to the Q2 2010 statistics, Apple is 4th place in the US with 9.8% of the market. Ahead of them are (3rd) Acer with 11.3%, (2nd) Dell with 23.7%, and (1st) HP with 25.7%.
Apple doesn't even make the top 6 world-wide; number 6 has 5.1%, so it's less than that.
6.
-- Gartner, talking about the US computer market
What does this mean? It means that (in the US market), the iPad has stolen some of the mini-notebook (AKA Netbook) growth, but it is still a growing market segment.
Source: Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Increased 21 Percent in Second Quarter of 2010
FTFY
adtifyj was the one who suggested Tavis Ormandy should have waited "five days" according to RFPolicy. I was pointing out to Bigjeff5 that RFPolicy actually says "five working days." If you want to argue the merits of RFPolicy, I suggesting replying to adtifyj's post, not mine.
You're correct. I was referring to the first incident, and was under the impression that the MS update replaced (or failed to replace) the driver file, but apparently it wasn't supposed to.
For those who don't know what I'm talking about, KB977165 updated the kernel, and would cause computer infected by the Alureon rootkit to BSOD on reboot.
If your application has problems, the user's computer continues working.
If a Microsoft Windows update fails, the user's computer... well, have you ever had Windows die on boot?
Not surprisingly, this means that Microsoft's tests for Windows are not solely software tests.
As I understand it, they have entire labs to test Windows on different hardware. Which need to be re-tested at each patch due to obscure driver or hardware bugs.
And they sometimes still miss some. And sometimes they don't take into account certain potential problems, such as malware preventing one file from updating, making the system Bluescreen at boot.
Actually, it says "five working days." Meaning you give them five non-holiday weekdays, and then disclose it on the sixth weekday.
The sixth weekday in this case would have been 9 days after the author originally reported the bug; because it was a Saturday, you'd have two weekends before the sixth weekday, during which you'd report it.
Getting back to the original point, if you're stupid enough to buy a product that limits how much you can use it over WiFi, that's your problem.
I hate to say it, but Cheap Canadian Online Pharmaceuticals is not your friend.
Well, the "two previous games" comment is actually the most important bit, even if it is at the end. This game uses a modified version of the Left 4 Dead 2 engine, with some updates to it.
The problem is that the engine it's based on hasn't yet been ported to the Mac.
This makes me wonder if this isn't part of the reason for Portal 2's delay... the Mac version (and also the PS3 version) wouldn't be ready by the end of this year.
Heck, Valve doesn't even have a working Linux dedicated server for the game right now, and every multi-player Source game released (even the non-Valve ones iirc) except Alien Swarm has one.
This article isn't about the New York Times, it's about The Times / The Sunday Times... a UK newspaper.
What? Did you actually read the post you replied to? Even the part you quoted?
They started with 150,000 readers and lost 135,000 (90%), leaving 15,000 readers (10%).
At no point does the part you quoted imply in any way that 150,000 users is the 10%. In fact, it outright states that 150,000 were the number of people who registered accounts when they were free .
er... if you always use it in the same room, wouldn't a desktop (even an iMac!) have made more sense?
No, because that would be counter-intuitive.
Why would iPhone users get limited allowance of minutes on a network outside of AT&T/Apple's control?
I don't have a Mac so I can't be disappointed.
However, I'm also not surprised.
Valve made a big deal about how Portal 2 was going to be their first simultaneous Windows/Mac release. Since Portal 2 hasn't come out yet, they clearly didn't plan a simultaneous release.
Add to that that the two most recent Source games before this (L4D & L4D2) still haven't been ported to the Mac...
Well, of course. Dell doesn't sell Apple computers, so they're not going to advocate OSX!
They're also too lazy to support multiple Linux distros.
OK, while I mostly agree with what you'd said up to this point, the models of PS3 that were (finally) made profitable never shipped with the feature you're complaining was removed.
That's right, the PS3 Slim doesn't, and never has, supported the Other OS feature.
Now, having said that, I own an older model PS3. Not for the Other OS feature, but for PS2 compatibility. I, like most consumers, don't give a rats ass about the Other OS feature. If I wanted a Linux box, I'd put it on one of my PCs that has better support for it.
If you're talking about 3G data service, yes it does. It may not be a call, but it's still done using the cell network, meaning that you get a dropped connection instead.
Yes, there would be a difference in how it's measured, but I know I'd be ticked off if I was downloading a large file from somewhere that doesn't support resume and my connection died. Particularly if this phenomenon happened multiple times a day.
Which ones and how old are they?
Of their Windows versions:
Firefox 3.6.6 requires Windows 2000 or newer.
Chrome (all versions) requires Windows XP or newer.
Opera 10.60 requires Windows XP or newer.
Safari 5 requires Windows XP SP2 or newer.
I haven't tried it for recent games, but VMWare and VirtualBox both support 3D graphics in Windows VMs. VirtualBox is a little more involved to set up, though, and uses the Wine3D library (which only supports DX 8/9).
I have a VMWare Windows XP install just for playing old pre-DX8 Windows games.
By badly, do you mean "Just like it runs on Windows" or something else?
A better example from the past of this same sort of attack was back in OpenSSH Portable. Specifically, OpenSSH/PAM timing attack allows remote users identification
Note that this didn't apply to finding passwords, just that invalid users would immediately return an error after the password was entered, while a valid user and incorrect password would have a delay.
Best Buy's computer repair department isn't staffed by the people from the sales floor either.
Not that I would actually trust Best Buy with my computer. I'd take it to my local computer shop first (Digilink in my case).
I actually checked if my wireless router was on here.
It is, but what concerns me the most is this:
The router I have is listed as NO, but the firmware version they tested against was released 3 years ago and the firmware has had four revisions since then, the latest released in Q4 2009.
Which makes me wonder: How many of the other firmware versions are out of date, and why haven't they been tested against the latest firmware versions?