In fairness, Steve Jobs did see this coming during the whole "why can't the iPhone multi-task?" drama from a while back. IIRC, he predicted that users would have bad experiences with multitasking too much and blame it on the phones.
Microsoft has too many "partners" to sneak in a new version 18 months after the previous version (like Apple did with Snow Leopard). As a result, they'll probably be tied into their recent 3-4 year schedule.
I think the sadness over Snow Leopard being weak was due to the fact that Apple had been shipping major new releases every 12-18 months for four straight upgrades. And then along comes Snow Leopard on the same schedule, but mostly under the hood. So yeah it was disappointing, but necessary (so no complaints here).
Is compatibility really an issue when 43% of your student body uses a particular computer? It's one thing to talk about compatibility in the workplace, where your employer might use some obscure mid-90s custom business software that ONLY runs on windows. But for email, web, word processing, and presentations, I think these students will have all the compatibility they need.
As far as how much 'extra' you get, that's a matter of personal preference. I could easily recount my friends who took a look at PCs and were disgusted at the OS, cheap build quality, etc. But what would be the point? Products that sell are obviously at a price point that makes sense to them. Either you're arguing that ~10% of the computer buying population are idiots for buying Macs, or we're seeing AND CARING ABOUT something that you're not. That's not a knock on you, but it doesn't mean we've had the wool pulled over our eyes either.
I am looking for a recommendation. SugarCRM and similar applications seem mostly directed toward sales.
What we need is an application (prefer a web application) that has built-in calendar / task / contact / email -- all linked together -- with the ability to add my own data, relationships, and screens for entering / viewing said data.
I would start with something like FileMaker Pro but 1) I'd like to go the web app direction if possible because you never know how well an app like FMP will transition to the web, and 2) it has no robust built-in cal/task/contact/email. And, of course, there are licensing fees (which I am not averse to, but I would rather not pay a yearly seat fee -- if I have to buy I'd rather just pay once for licenses).
I am open to all suggestions. I intend to build a robust and sophisticated field-specific application. But I need a good foundation to start on. I just need to identify what that foundation should be.
The FSF's problem is that they want everything to be free and open -- and aren't willing to draw lines anywhere in the middle. Sometimes they remind me of PETA complaining about Obama swatting a fly. It's ok to promote free and open software. But to act like we should all accept inferior software just because its "open" is, well, cuckoo.
Because apparently the only possible time to detonate something and bring down an airplane is in the last hour before landing. So THAT is why the shoe bomber failed....he did it too early!
How about we have a reasoned response to this instead of just blindly making shit up based on the last attack?
My point was that without immunity there is a substantial risk that a court would decide that no crime was in fact committed.
Wouldn't that be far, far worse than immunity?
If we really wanted to do something about it we would impeach those in the government who were responsible. I don't see suing telecom companies as a credible solution.
I am not too worried about the telecom immunity provision. What would have been the point of suing the telecom companies? The lawyers would have made most of the money anyway. It's not like you would have gotten any cash out of it.
And take a look at the alternative. The alternative is that someone does sue and a case gets heard. Then a jury (or, probably on appeal, a few judges) gets to decide whether or not the President has the authority to make this kind of order during "war time" (in quotes because whether we're at war is hotly disputed). What if it comes out the "wrong" way? What if the courts decide the President has that authority?
By passing the immunity provision, Congress is essentially saying that we're not going to worry about whether the President didn't have the authority. We're just going to give a pass this time.
Sometimes a pass is better than a decision (especially when the downside of a bad decision is too high and the upside is almost meaningless).
Applying that number to iTunes would net them 1.2m * $9.99 * 50% = $5.994m
So it looks like, even using the low end of the estimate, Radiohead came out at least on par with iTunes, and possibly far ahead. Plus they got to have fun doing it!
Did they take a hit financially, though? How much would Radiohead have received from even one of the more generous agreements with a music label?
By hosting their music on their own website they pretty much get to keep all that money themselves, don't they (aside from paying their ISP and the costs to produce the album, of course)?
What would be really cool is if, before you run a program with the evil bit set, it would run Time Machine to make sure your backup is up to date:
Double-click program downloaded from the internet Time machine begins to backup your computer Floyd says, "oh boy, are we going to do something dangerous now?"
When I read the words "discriminating against" I assumed that Comcast was simply giving higher priority to non-bittorrent traffic. Given what they are doing, I think "interfering with" would be better language. This isn't just a passive downgrading. This is active blocking.
How many years were lost fighting "The browser wars"?
Actually, the browser wars were good. It's what happened in the "dark ages" after the browser wars were over that set us back. Thankfully, the browser wars are back in full swing now.
Being part of a corporation doesn't excuse an individual from liability for their own torts. Some people might want to go after the investor because the employee who screwed up probably doesn't have much money to go after. But, if the investor was passive or not involved day-to-day, how can anyone seriously suggest that they should be held accountable? That would mean getting rid of corporations and limited liability altogether (which would do wonders for investment).
If CUPS was not released under a license which specifically included later versions of the GPL, you might not be able to just fork it and release it under GPL3. GPL2 and GPL3 are different licenses and have different rights/obligations. Having not looked at the CUPS license, I can't tell whether this is an issue.
It is also true that Apple owns Apple. I find it pretty ridiculous that the world has lost a fruit to the corporate world, and that a place that sells apples, could find themselves sued if they have this fact in their business name.
Remember that trademarks are restricted to a line of business. Apple can be used to sell computers, vacations, and music without any problem (at least until the first Apple started selling music!). I doubt any of those companies would be successful in shutting down a grocery seller using the name apple (barring other factors that might confuse consumers).
why not just sell them in the Apple store and let customers sort their own phone plan out
Because visual voice mail apparently required changes to AT&T's network. I doubt AT&T would've made that commitment if Apple were selling iPhones that could be used on T-moble as well (and vice-versa for T-mobile).
The fact that the income came from illegal activities didn't stop Al Capone from going to jail, and it won't help you either. The IRS doesn't care how you made the money, just the fact that you made it.
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You'd never get to see the pictures in any case (nor would any human anytime soon).
In fairness, Steve Jobs did see this coming during the whole "why can't the iPhone multi-task?" drama from a while back. IIRC, he predicted that users would have bad experiences with multitasking too much and blame it on the phones.
Microsoft has too many "partners" to sneak in a new version 18 months after the previous version (like Apple did with Snow Leopard). As a result, they'll probably be tied into their recent 3-4 year schedule.
I think the sadness over Snow Leopard being weak was due to the fact that Apple had been shipping major new releases every 12-18 months for four straight upgrades. And then along comes Snow Leopard on the same schedule, but mostly under the hood. So yeah it was disappointing, but necessary (so no complaints here).
Is compatibility really an issue when 43% of your student body uses a particular computer? It's one thing to talk about compatibility in the workplace, where your employer might use some obscure mid-90s custom business software that ONLY runs on windows. But for email, web, word processing, and presentations, I think these students will have all the compatibility they need.
As far as how much 'extra' you get, that's a matter of personal preference. I could easily recount my friends who took a look at PCs and were disgusted at the OS, cheap build quality, etc. But what would be the point? Products that sell are obviously at a price point that makes sense to them. Either you're arguing that ~10% of the computer buying population are idiots for buying Macs, or we're seeing AND CARING ABOUT something that you're not. That's not a knock on you, but it doesn't mean we've had the wool pulled over our eyes either.
I am looking for a recommendation. SugarCRM and similar applications seem mostly directed toward sales.
What we need is an application (prefer a web application) that has built-in calendar / task / contact / email -- all linked together -- with the ability to add my own data, relationships, and screens for entering / viewing said data.
I would start with something like FileMaker Pro but 1) I'd like to go the web app direction if possible because you never know how well an app like FMP will transition to the web, and 2) it has no robust built-in cal/task/contact/email. And, of course, there are licensing fees (which I am not averse to, but I would rather not pay a yearly seat fee -- if I have to buy I'd rather just pay once for licenses).
I am open to all suggestions. I intend to build a robust and sophisticated field-specific application. But I need a good foundation to start on. I just need to identify what that foundation should be.
The FSF's problem is that they want everything to be free and open -- and aren't willing to draw lines anywhere in the middle. Sometimes they remind me of PETA complaining about Obama swatting a fly. It's ok to promote free and open software. But to act like we should all accept inferior software just because its "open" is, well, cuckoo.
Microsoft is "tasteless" -- That's definitely a "+5 Insightful" if I ever saw one...
Because apparently the only possible time to detonate something and bring down an airplane is in the last hour before landing. So THAT is why the shoe bomber failed....he did it too early!
How about we have a reasoned response to this instead of just blindly making shit up based on the last attack?
My point was that without immunity there is a substantial risk that a court would decide that no crime was in fact committed.
Wouldn't that be far, far worse than immunity?
If we really wanted to do something about it we would impeach those in the government who were responsible. I don't see suing telecom companies as a credible solution.
I am not too worried about the telecom immunity provision. What would have been the point of suing the telecom companies? The lawyers would have made most of the money anyway. It's not like you would have gotten any cash out of it.
And take a look at the alternative. The alternative is that someone does sue and a case gets heard. Then a jury (or, probably on appeal, a few judges) gets to decide whether or not the President has the authority to make this kind of order during "war time" (in quotes because whether we're at war is hotly disputed). What if it comes out the "wrong" way? What if the courts decide the President has that authority?
By passing the immunity provision, Congress is essentially saying that we're not going to worry about whether the President didn't have the authority. We're just going to give a pass this time.
Sometimes a pass is better than a decision (especially when the downside of a bad decision is too high and the upside is almost meaningless).
This isn't new. MS posted an earlier revision on February 20 this year. Today's announcement is mostly about the fact that it's out of "beta".
In all likelihood it means 2 million active player accounts, 1 million mule accounts, and 6.3 million gold farming accounts.
Applying that number to iTunes would net them 1.2m * $9.99 * 50% = $5.994m
So it looks like, even using the low end of the estimate, Radiohead came out at least on par with iTunes, and possibly far ahead. Plus they got to have fun doing it!
Did they take a hit financially, though? How much would Radiohead have received from even one of the more generous agreements with a music label?
By hosting their music on their own website they pretty much get to keep all that money themselves, don't they (aside from paying their ISP and the costs to produce the album, of course)?
What would be really cool is if, before you run a program with the evil bit set, it would run Time Machine to make sure your backup is up to date:
Double-click program downloaded from the internet
Time machine begins to backup your computer
Floyd says, "oh boy, are we going to do something dangerous now?"
To paraphrase George Carlin:
Have you ever noticed that most of the people who are against DRM are people you wouldn't want to take video of in the first place?
If you want to transfer large data, you should pay for it yourself instead of making your customers (and their ISP) pay for it.
Customers always pay. That's what makes them a customer, right?
When I read the words "discriminating against" I assumed that Comcast was simply giving higher priority to non-bittorrent traffic. Given what they are doing, I think "interfering with" would be better language. This isn't just a passive downgrading. This is active blocking.
Viacom not only pays for the bandwidth, but they also earn the ad revenue.
If revenue > bandwidth charges, Viacom gets to go to Step 3.
How many years were lost fighting "The browser wars"?
Actually, the browser wars were good. It's what happened in the "dark ages" after the browser wars were over that set us back. Thankfully, the browser wars are back in full swing now.
Being part of a corporation doesn't excuse an individual from liability for their own torts. Some people might want to go after the investor because the employee who screwed up probably doesn't have much money to go after. But, if the investor was passive or not involved day-to-day, how can anyone seriously suggest that they should be held accountable? That would mean getting rid of corporations and limited liability altogether (which would do wonders for investment).
If CUPS was not released under a license which specifically included later versions of the GPL, you might not be able to just fork it and release it under GPL3. GPL2 and GPL3 are different licenses and have different rights/obligations. Having not looked at the CUPS license, I can't tell whether this is an issue.
It is also true that Apple owns Apple. I find it pretty ridiculous that the world has lost a fruit to the corporate world, and that a place that sells apples, could find themselves sued if they have this fact in their business name.
Remember that trademarks are restricted to a line of business. Apple can be used to sell computers, vacations, and music without any problem (at least until the first Apple started selling music!). I doubt any of those companies would be successful in shutting down a grocery seller using the name apple (barring other factors that might confuse consumers).
why not just sell them in the Apple store and let customers sort their own phone plan out
Because visual voice mail apparently required changes to AT&T's network. I doubt AT&T would've made that commitment if Apple were selling iPhones that could be used on T-moble as well (and vice-versa for T-mobile).
The fact that the income came from illegal activities didn't stop Al Capone from going to jail, and it won't help you either. The IRS doesn't care how you made the money, just the fact that you made it.