When speaking of the networking equipment, it's not root-ers. In decades of IT experience, I have heard it pronounced Gore's way once - and that was Gore.
On the contrary, for 90% of people in he industry that I've met in my decades in the industry it's pronounced "root-ers". I know it's pronounced in two acceptable ways, just as advertisement and tomato is. You don't.
So it's the 3rd option, you're lacking experience of the world, and you don't know. And that's the same reason that weapon types tend to get mis-classified by the media. They're "liars" to the same extent you are.
Talking about lies, Al Gore did not mispronounce the word router. This myth comes from small-minded, small-world people who think that the whole world pronounces everything in in their local dialect. There are (at least) two widespread pronunciations of router, and Gore used one of them. The one he used is the most common pronunciation of the word by far, from my experience.
Now, did you intend a lie, a distortion, or was this just not a topic you knew anything about?
You're fading into ever more irrelevance. You were after an explanation of post-PC computing. Which you got.
Then you started worrying about the cost of PCs in the post PC world. Specifically that students, hobbyists and start-ups might not be able to afford them.
I pointed out that they would still be manufactured because they are used in offices, and the price of still manufactured items which have less demand tends to go down, not up, especially in electronics.
Then you started wittering about specific categories. I don't care. There will be PCs at affordable prices. Though obviously not the same models as there are today. Times change.
And if I'm wrong: If PCs spectacularly rise in price, contrary to any precedent, such that some people can't afford them any more? Well that's a shame, but that concern will not stop post-PC computing - in fact it would hasten it.
I'll reply to yours because it is the funniest. You remind me of all those mini-computer specialists selling 14 inch green screens. Graphic user interface, business's will ever buy it, maybe for games but never in the business environment text is enough.
And you remind me of the people saying that Microsoft Bob was going to replace the desktop.
No matter how popular bicycles become, they're not going to replace cars.
Electronics don't tend to become more expensive as they approach obsolescence. Quite the contrary. When a market shrinks due to falling demand, the price drops.
The set labeled PC varies a bit depending on who is using the term and in what context. It always includes IBM PC compatibles and their descendants, running Windows or Linux. And it often includes Macs. Sometimes people will include other obsolete home computers in the set, but they are irrelevant to this discussion.
By examining what's in the set, we can see they run desktop operating systems. Normally a windowing gui which can display multiple applications at once in resizable windows. A physical keyboard. An indirect method of moving a pointer on screen to operate the GUI etc.
These PCs were originally designed to be on a desk with the operator sat on a chair in front of it. The laptop variety allows the use of a lap rather than a desk, but still reasonable usage requires the user to be sat down.
Originally designed for the office, they've adapted, and made their way into the home and for use on the move, and everywhere where a general purpose computing device has made sense.
"post-PC computing" describes the replacement of most of the uses of PCs with a variety of non-PC devices, such that the PC mostly withers away back to it's original place, in the office.
It's kind of like peak oil. PCs will reach their peak (or perhaps already have). And they won't immediately disappear. They'll just reduce in number over the years as more and more use cases are replaced with better devices.
Wouldn't that happen anyway? If Android didn't exist, do you think Apple would be content to leave that revenue to Google permanently, as a sort of "thank you" for not competing in the mobile space? That seems awfully nice of them.
Eric Schmidt (Google Chairman) was on Apple's board of directors until 2009. Were it not for Android ever more closely copying iPhone he wouldn't have been asked to leave.
So no, the signs are that Apple was more than happy to use Google services, and is moving away from Google now only because they abused their relationship with Apple, not because Apple wanted to provide the services themselves.
Nothing you say contradicts what I said. It's not Google's phone. Google don't manufacture it. Google don't sell it. They only make money from licensing the Android IP.
No they don't. That's a Samung phone. Google don't manufacture it, contract it for manufacturing, handle it nor sell it. The only thing they make on it is the standard licensing fees for Android that they make from any other phone that carries the Android trademark.
Google just used it as a flagship for a particular version of Android. That's why it' singled out on the Google site.
Slashdot Mirror
I do not agree that my post is a troll
You've been named and shamed for what you are.
When speaking of the networking equipment, it's not root-ers. In decades of IT experience, I have heard it pronounced Gore's way once - and that was Gore.
On the contrary, for 90% of people in he industry that I've met in my decades in the industry it's pronounced "root-ers". I know it's pronounced in two acceptable ways, just as advertisement and tomato is. You don't.
So it's the 3rd option, you're lacking experience of the world, and you don't know. And that's the same reason that weapon types tend to get mis-classified by the media. They're "liars" to the same extent you are.
Talking about lies, Al Gore did not mispronounce the word router. This myth comes from small-minded, small-world people who think that the whole world pronounces everything in in their local dialect. There are (at least) two widespread pronunciations of router, and Gore used one of them. The one he used is the most common pronunciation of the word by far, from my experience.
Now, did you intend a lie, a distortion, or was this just not a topic you knew anything about?
You listed some facts. They're not in question, and in no way are they "not on my side". Again, you're just coming across as a gun nut.
You're fading into ever more irrelevance. You were after an explanation of post-PC computing. Which you got.
Then you started worrying about the cost of PCs in the post PC world. Specifically that students, hobbyists and start-ups might not be able to afford them.
I pointed out that they would still be manufactured because they are used in offices, and the price of still manufactured items which have less demand tends to go down, not up, especially in electronics.
Then you started wittering about specific categories. I don't care. There will be PCs at affordable prices. Though obviously not the same models as there are today. Times change.
And if I'm wrong: If PCs spectacularly rise in price, contrary to any precedent, such that some people can't afford them any more? Well that's a shame, but that concern will not stop post-PC computing - in fact it would hasten it.
There are no facts in question. And yet in your mind there are, and they are on your side. Go seek help.
You're talking second hand gear, not currently manufactured office electronics.
Your sounding ever more like someone who's going to do one of those massacres in a school.
I'll reply to yours because it is the funniest. You remind me of all those mini-computer specialists selling 14 inch green screens. Graphic user interface, business's will ever buy it, maybe for games but never in the business environment text is enough.
And you remind me of the people saying that Microsoft Bob was going to replace the desktop.
No matter how popular bicycles become, they're not going to replace cars.
You didn't actually follow the link in that article you posted, Unbanna idiot.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/08/03Dr-Eric-Schmidt-Resigns-from-Apples-Board-of-Directors.html
"Conflict of Interest" over Android and Chrome.
Redundant.
Doesn't happen. Especially in electronics.
Official freedom? Oxymoron.
Electronics don't tend to become more expensive as they approach obsolescence. Quite the contrary. When a market shrinks due to falling demand, the price drops.
No it's not. No they don't.
The set labeled PC varies a bit depending on who is using the term and in what context. It always includes IBM PC compatibles and their descendants, running Windows or Linux. And it often includes Macs. Sometimes people will include other obsolete home computers in the set, but they are irrelevant to this discussion.
By examining what's in the set, we can see they run desktop operating systems. Normally a windowing gui which can display multiple applications at once in resizable windows. A physical keyboard. An indirect method of moving a pointer on screen to operate the GUI etc.
These PCs were originally designed to be on a desk with the operator sat on a chair in front of it. The laptop variety allows the use of a lap rather than a desk, but still reasonable usage requires the user to be sat down.
Originally designed for the office, they've adapted, and made their way into the home and for use on the move, and everywhere where a general purpose computing device has made sense.
"post-PC computing" describes the replacement of most of the uses of PCs with a variety of non-PC devices, such that the PC mostly withers away back to it's original place, in the office.
It's kind of like peak oil. PCs will reach their peak (or perhaps already have). And they won't immediately disappear. They'll just reduce in number over the years as more and more use cases are replaced with better devices.
Hey everyone makes mistakes. Good on you for correcting yours.
And it's a short hop from tablet to desktop.
Were you born yesterday?
Why would I need to see the contract?
Wouldn't that happen anyway? If Android didn't exist, do you think Apple would be content to leave that revenue to Google permanently, as a sort of "thank you" for not competing in the mobile space? That seems awfully nice of them.
Eric Schmidt (Google Chairman) was on Apple's board of directors until 2009. Were it not for Android ever more closely copying iPhone he wouldn't have been asked to leave.
On the next version of OSX, the instant share option will offer Vimeo, not YouTube OR a Apple proprietary solution.
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/44418/vimeo-not-youtube-gets-instant-share-mountain-lion
So no, the signs are that Apple was more than happy to use Google services, and is moving away from Google now only because they abused their relationship with Apple, not because Apple wanted to provide the services themselves.
In fact, I think it might be illegal.
I think you don't know what you're talking about.
Nothing you say contradicts what I said. It's not Google's phone. Google don't manufacture it. Google don't sell it. They only make money from licensing the Android IP.
Different words for exactly the same thing I said. It's not Google's phone. Google don't sell it.
You inserted some weasel words in there: "of useful apps", which allows you to pick and choose which take notice of and which to ignore.
As I said the vast majority of Android apps are free adware.
I'm sure Windows Phone will be as successful as the Zune, the Kin and the Spot Watch.
No they don't. That's a Samung phone. Google don't manufacture it, contract it for manufacturing, handle it nor sell it. The only thing they make on it is the standard licensing fees for Android that they make from any other phone that carries the Android trademark.
Google just used it as a flagship for a particular version of Android. That's why it' singled out on the Google site.