Except that movies are a visual medium and visual things have a greater impact on humans than audio mediums. Don't you ever have trouble remembering how a song goes that you heard recently? Do you have a lot of trouble remembering the plot to a movie you saw recently?
Renting movies makes sense. I still can remember movies I saw a year ago. The same cannot be said for songs I've heard.
Micron? Falcon Northwest? Who are they? Are they available internationally? Nope? Then we are talking about Apples versus Oranges.;)
It does not matter if some obscure PC manufacturer nobody has every heard of made some obscure workstation with a server CPU in them before the G5's shipped and called it a personal computer.:D
No it's not. It is a sad state of affairs if IT people cannot have lives outside of their work or cannot keep their private lives separate from their work.
It is actually quite healthy for an IT person to not want to sysadmin when they get home from work. This helps prevent nervous breakdowns and helps promote a healthy social life. Maybe that is a bit of an alien concept to some/. readers.:)
I did not realize that the internet was run on windows. What do most routers, web servers and switches run? Unix or *nix OS.
Your scenario will not happen if you vote with your dollar and support Apple and other vendors which will not implement DRM. PCs are cheaper? How much is your freedom worth?
Including DRM in music files is not the same thing as including DRM in the OS or the bios.
I don't see Apple switching from Open firmware or puting DRM in Open firmware.
As the guy said, vote with your dollar.
Hmm. The PC hardware platform is more open? What was the name of that firmware Apple uses? Oh that's right. Open Firmware. It had been used by HP and Sun in the past.
If you want to make a difference in the world instead of spreading fud about Apple not using open standards for hardware and software, petition PC makers to start using Open Firmware instead.
Well if for some reason you wanted to install another *nix based OS (other than OS X), you have a fairly wide choice of linux distros and *BSDs to choose from.
Now why you would want to install linux instead of OS X on a mac for anything other reason than a server is another matter.
How are Intel motherboard any less proprietary than Apple motherboards? Can you get "Intel" chipsets from more than one vendor?
The only thing proprietary about Apple hardware is the motherboard but the same is true of any PC motherboard.
You can replace an Apple motherboard with a CHRP PPC motherboard but you just won't have the same nice features and you will have to run MOL to run OS X on it.
The OS X kernel is open source. Ever heard of Darwin? The BSD subsystem is Open source too. The only thing that is not open source is the part of OS X based on NeXT step and the Classic environment.
As long as they don't do a static link to LGPL'd code or link in any way to GPL'd code and don't modify any GPL'd code, they are not required to release the code.
There is nothing in the GPL that prevents you from selling GPL software.
The only stipulation is that you must release any modified GPL'd code used in your product.
Apple and MS both distribute GPL'd programs with their OS and/or other commercial products but they just ensure that any modifications are published and including these individual programs does not contaminate their product.
I'm sick and tired of these clueless GPL nazis jumping to conclusions all the time.
I believe it was Mark Twain that said. "There are three types of lies which are lie, damn lies and statistics."
I don't see any reliable metric for desktop use of linux out there.
If desktop linux is bigger than Macintosh desktop market share, why is there no Photoshop or Illustrator for linux? Why would adobe bother with a linux version when customers can just boot into windows?
First of all, are we talking about laptops, desktops or workstations?
If you are comparing a desktop (P4 eMachine with onboard video and shared ram) versus a Dual G5, then you are comparing a bottom of the barrel desktop versus a workstation.
Are we talking about special Dell deals or regular retail prices?
Apple is very competitive with laptops from a price/performance/feature standpoint in the "retail" segment. You cannot compare some stripped down dell laptop with a special online coupon against a retail priced pbook. They are not even in the same category.
The are also competive in the workstation market when compared against a similar spec Dual Xeon.
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But what would be the advantage of this for business? If licence of OGG Vorbis allowed for it to be wrapped within a DRM envelope, how would this be better? ACC format can be either DRM or non-DRM and it can support 5.1 digital with high bit rates.
Granted, iTMS does not take advantage of this but it is possible.
I bought a three button logitec (mini usb optical scroll mouse) for my 12" pbook. I only ever need the mouse when I'm gaming or using photoshop. Do you really think you would be doing serious mousing without a flat desk to work on?
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Except that movies are a visual medium and visual things have a greater impact on humans than audio mediums. Don't you ever have trouble remembering how a song goes that you heard recently? Do you have a lot of trouble remembering the plot to a movie you saw recently? Renting movies makes sense. I still can remember movies I saw a year ago. The same cannot be said for songs I've heard.
Pardon? Have you ever heard of Foreign Exchange Brokerage firms and off shore accounts?
It does not matter if some obscure PC manufacturer nobody has every heard of made some obscure workstation with a server CPU in them before the G5's shipped and called it a personal computer. :D
People that sit all day in front of a computer might get bed sores? ;)
Please do some research next time.
No it's not. It is a sad state of affairs if IT people cannot have lives outside of their work or cannot keep their private lives separate from their work. It is actually quite healthy for an IT person to not want to sysadmin when they get home from work. This helps prevent nervous breakdowns and helps promote a healthy social life. Maybe that is a bit of an alien concept to some /. readers. :)
I'm a win32 developer and I my free time is very valuable to me. That is why I have a mac at home. I think of my mac as an appliance. It just works.
I did not realize that the internet was run on windows. What do most routers, web servers and switches run? Unix or *nix OS. Your scenario will not happen if you vote with your dollar and support Apple and other vendors which will not implement DRM. PCs are cheaper? How much is your freedom worth?
Including DRM in music files is not the same thing as including DRM in the OS or the bios. I don't see Apple switching from Open firmware or puting DRM in Open firmware. As the guy said, vote with your dollar.
I can run OS X on non-apple CHRP hardware through MOL.
Hmm. The PC hardware platform is more open? What was the name of that firmware Apple uses? Oh that's right. Open Firmware. It had been used by HP and Sun in the past. If you want to make a difference in the world instead of spreading fud about Apple not using open standards for hardware and software, petition PC makers to start using Open Firmware instead.
Well if for some reason you wanted to install another *nix based OS (other than OS X), you have a fairly wide choice of linux distros and *BSDs to choose from. Now why you would want to install linux instead of OS X on a mac for anything other reason than a server is another matter.
Hmm.... Most people buy products based on their needs. If Apple products meet your need, get one but it does not then don't.
The only thing proprietary about Apple hardware is the motherboard but the same is true of any PC motherboard.
You can replace an Apple motherboard with a CHRP PPC motherboard but you just won't have the same nice features and you will have to run MOL to run OS X on it.
The OS X kernel is open source. Ever heard of Darwin? The BSD subsystem is Open source too. The only thing that is not open source is the part of OS X based on NeXT step and the Classic environment.
Can I get a dual P4? No? We are talking about clustering dual CPU machines, not a bunch of cheap desktop boxes crammed into 1U units.
There is nothing in the GPL that prevents you from selling GPL software.
The only stipulation is that you must release any modified GPL'd code used in your product.
Apple and MS both distribute GPL'd programs with their OS and/or other commercial products but they just ensure that any modifications are published and including these individual programs does not contaminate their product.
I'm sick and tired of these clueless GPL nazis jumping to conclusions all the time.
Are the mods on crack? Just because you don't hold his views does not make it a troll. Have some respect for other cultures/religions/beliefs.
You blabbed Quaid. You blabbed about mars. Now we are going to having to kill you. I'm just following Cohagen's orders.
I don't see any reliable metric for desktop use of linux out there.
If desktop linux is bigger than Macintosh desktop market share, why is there no Photoshop or Illustrator for linux? Why would adobe bother with a linux version when customers can just boot into windows?
First of all, are we talking about laptops, desktops or workstations? If you are comparing a desktop (P4 eMachine with onboard video and shared ram) versus a Dual G5, then you are comparing a bottom of the barrel desktop versus a workstation. Are we talking about special Dell deals or regular retail prices? Apple is very competitive with laptops from a price/performance/feature standpoint in the "retail" segment. You cannot compare some stripped down dell laptop with a special online coupon against a retail priced pbook. They are not even in the same category. The are also competive in the workstation market when compared against a similar spec Dual Xeon.
But what would be the advantage of this for business? If licence of OGG Vorbis allowed for it to be wrapped within a DRM envelope, how would this be better? ACC format can be either DRM or non-DRM and it can support 5.1 digital with high bit rates. Granted, iTMS does not take advantage of this but it is possible.
Steve Jobs already got bit in the butt with your idea once already at NeXT.
Incidently, many former Be Inc employees also work at Apple now. I don't think you would get much support from them for your idea.
You mean like bash? Get an OS X box and look in /bin /usr/bin /usr/sbin for kicks.
NTFS read support has been in there since Jaguar. IIRC. Jaguar and onward also has read/write support for FAT32.
I bought a three button logitec (mini usb optical scroll mouse) for my 12" pbook. I only ever need the mouse when I'm gaming or using photoshop. Do you really think you would be doing serious mousing without a flat desk to work on?