hich is probably true of Mac and Linux users, they get counted less because their IP address changes less frequently.
ROTFLMAO! I love how the Apple Army has all these made-up silly reasons that, while Google Zeitgeist shows a 3% share, it's REALLY 43% if you correct for some overlooked factor.
C'mon now! Just because your little niche platform doesn't fare well on Google's stat page doesn't mean it's inferior. The real problem is *your* inferiority complex, or your desire to be in a "persecuted minority." Maybe you should see a psychiatrist instead of agonizing over how you're unfairly miscounted!
This is flamebait? C'mon/. audience! I'm very disappointed in you.
Here I am suggesting that there may be a grain of truth in Microsoft's TCO figures, and that Open Source may not be ready, based on my own personal experience, and I get modded as flamebait?
I tried to use OpenOffice. Spent several weeks forcing myself to do everything in it.
I write a lot of documentation, but I rarely use any fancy features. Just straight text formatting, so I thought OpenOffice would be fine for me.
After almost a month, I went back to Microsoft Word. OpenOffice is not even close to the quality of Microsoft applications. When it didn't crash outright, I'd get the editor into funny states, I would see blocks of text disappear and get mangled, and I'd get corrupted files that couldn't be read back.
I was shocked! Is OpenOffice really just "FUD" from the Open Source Community?
I had one from the Bank of America a few weeks ago reminding me of how quick and easy it is for me to pay bills online through their bill paying service.
This type of Phishing is especially bad! I've been seeing a similar thing: I get a question about an ebay auction. Just a simple question, no "we need to verify your account" or anything. While I wasn't stooopid enough to click on the link accidentally, I followed one of them to see where I go. Sure enough, the link is to a very convincing looking ebay login page; as if I needed to login to see sellers history or something.
While I can train a canonical "Mom" not to answer emails that say "Your bank needs to verifyt your mother's maiden name and social", I'm not so sure I can protect her against these other than to say "NEVER, EVER LOOK AT ANY EMAIL FROM A BANK OR EBAY". If you're running an auction, just keep going back to eBay for the info.
Are you referring to the frequencies (about 530 to 1700 kHz) used for AM broadcasting in the US, or do you mean Amplitude Modulation in general, at any frequency.
And don't overlook this point: Poorer neighboorhoods have things like AM radio towers (and high tension lines) in them. Poorer people live less long than wealthy people. (Not a value judgement; it's the sad truth.) I didn't see much in the FA about correcting for this difference.
People's data is far more valuable than the software and hardware it runs under and resides upon, and very few people can afford to simply throw it away in order to expidite a repair.
I can reinstall without losing my data! All my data is backed up:
1. My entire drive is backed up to a spare SATA drive, that's used ONLY for backups once a week
2. My current "working set" (i.e., projects I'm working on) gets backed up to DVD-R once a week
So now you're telling her that she has to spend $100 on a Windows XP upgrade *and* install an OS that will be very noticeably slower on her machine? You're telling her that Microsoft made mistakes and now Jane has to pay for it?
$100? That's a BARGAIN compared to what Apple charges for OS-X.
Actually the ONLY time I was ever 0wn3d--either Windows or other--was with a circa 1996 version of RedHat!
Someone got into my pc using the
LPD Root Exploit. Of course, I was stupid enough to put a Linux box on the Internet with no firewall! Still my personal experience from that time was the Linux had a problem!
While Apple's track record on security isn't perfect, I hope she'll realize that she has these problems because she chooses to use Microsoft products. That it's a choice is debateable, given MSFT's documented predatory practices. However, it's ultimately up to her to stand up to the monopoly, since the government refused to.
While it's obvious you're one of Apple's hired astroturfers, I'll answer you anyway.
Installing Windows 98 on a machine is equivalent to installing Mac OS-8 on a machine. And pre OS-X, there were all sorts of Mac problems kicking around.
While this gives us the exciting prospect of an iMac that is all five fruit flavors at once surely the original iMac with its glowing power button, or indeed a-thousand-and-one other electronic gizmos represent prior art
Basically it stacks up. But that's not the primary disadvantage of Objective-C. The primary disadvantage is that it's not kept pace with the times and nobody knows it.
Actually, many people know it. That's why applications like FinalCut aren't written in it!
However, switching it now won't get Apple closer to its goal of being a consmer products and music publishing company (like Sony!) so it's not a priority for Steve Jobs, as long as he has enough folks in his zealot army who "believe."
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ROTFLMAO! I love how the Apple Army has all these made-up silly reasons that, while Google Zeitgeist shows a 3% share, it's REALLY 43% if you correct for some overlooked factor.
C'mon now! Just because your little niche platform doesn't fare well on Google's stat page doesn't mean it's inferior. The real problem is *your* inferiority complex, or your desire to be in a "persecuted minority." Maybe you should see a psychiatrist instead of agonizing over how you're unfairly miscounted!
Maybe that's why some contries banned Apple's misleading advertising!
Here I am suggesting that there may be a grain of truth in Microsoft's TCO figures, and that Open Source may not be ready, based on my own personal experience, and I get modded as flamebait?
I write a lot of documentation, but I rarely use any fancy features. Just straight text formatting, so I thought OpenOffice would be fine for me.
After almost a month, I went back to Microsoft Word. OpenOffice is not even close to the quality of Microsoft applications. When it didn't crash outright, I'd get the editor into funny states, I would see blocks of text disappear and get mangled, and I'd get corrupted files that couldn't be read back.
I was shocked! Is OpenOffice really just "FUD" from the Open Source Community?
I'll give you my mom's phone number and you can see for yourself!
And Pixo did the iPod.
This type of Phishing is especially bad! I've been seeing a similar thing: I get a question about an ebay auction. Just a simple question, no "we need to verify your account" or anything. While I wasn't stooopid enough to click on the link accidentally, I followed one of them to see where I go. Sure enough, the link is to a very convincing looking ebay login page; as if I needed to login to see sellers history or something.
While I can train a canonical "Mom" not to answer emails that say "Your bank needs to verifyt your mother's maiden name and social", I'm not so sure I can protect her against these other than to say "NEVER, EVER LOOK AT ANY EMAIL FROM A BANK OR EBAY". If you're running an auction, just keep going back to eBay for the info.
And on their websites they should say on top: "REMEMBER: WE *NEVER* SEND YOU EMAIL ABOUT ANYTHING."
If you want to know something, you just visit eBay or your bank account.
Wow! That *is* really cool! Thanks!
Put an old red-hat system up and see how long it takes before you're r00t3d!
Or watch an OS-9 system crash!
See if you can find your favoirite bug on this list!
And don't overlook this point: Poorer neighboorhoods have things like AM radio towers (and high tension lines) in them. Poorer people live less long than wealthy people. (Not a value judgement; it's the sad truth.) I didn't see much in the FA about correcting for this difference.
BZZZZZZZZZZT!
HURP
I can reinstall without losing my data! All my data is backed up:
1. My entire drive is backed up to a spare SATA drive, that's used ONLY for backups once a week
2. My current "working set" (i.e., projects I'm working on) gets backed up to DVD-R once a week
$100? That's a BARGAIN compared to what Apple charges for OS-X.
Someone got into my pc using the LPD Root Exploit. Of course, I was stupid enough to put a Linux box on the Internet with no firewall! Still my personal experience from that time was the Linux had a problem!
While Apple's track record on security isn't perfect, I hope she'll realize that she has these problems because she chooses to use Microsoft products. That it's a choice is debateable, given MSFT's documented predatory practices. However, it's ultimately up to her to stand up to the monopoly, since the government refused to.
While it's obvious you're one of Apple's hired astroturfers, I'll answer you anyway.
Installing Windows 98 on a machine is equivalent to installing Mac OS-8 on a machine. And pre OS-X, there were all sorts of Mac problems kicking around.
C'mon now! IF runing Spybot S&D and Microsoft's own repair process didn't fix it, you could have just reinstalled Win98.
Total time, 2 hours MAX!
You people are forgetting Slashdot Rule #1:
When Microsoft patents something, it's BAD
When Apple does *anything*, it's GOOD
And how the heck did Burnadette do that thing with her arms?
I'm having a big problem with that! In fact, I had to place a drip-pan under my capacitors to catch all the leaking!
Of course, that's nothing comparied to the floods that people get when their new 2.5 GHz G5sstart to leak.
This one is pretty damn bad!
Now my G5 gets so noisy I wear sound-cancelling headphones during the day. It's a shame the PC folks are getting their silent PCs first!
Actually, many people know it. That's why applications like FinalCut aren't written in it!
However, switching it now won't get Apple closer to its goal of being a consmer products and music publishing company (like Sony!) so it's not a priority for Steve Jobs, as long as he has enough folks in his zealot army who "believe."