I think it's a setup for the "IT Industry Invaded by Incompetent Idiots" and "CIOs Found Replacing Working Systems with Crap Made By Their Hunting Buddies" articles.
A large portion of/. readers are in IT and already knew this. However, seeing it in "print" in a newsrag you might find in a CIOs office is a little noteworthy. It means it's only a matter of time before someone comes rushing to your desk to say "Our CIO just read an article about infrastructure and we need an ans..."
The US was still the worlds leading manufacturer as of 2009... I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that the US still holds that position today.
You're right, and there's more trouble than that. They have an aging population thanks to the one child rule, and are running out of places and materials for them (also thanks to the one child rule).
If they don't do something about their top heavy population, they're in for a world of hurt.
Ahhhh, a voice of reason. I'm glad you've said what little you could, and hopefully people will give it a chance. I plan on it, and a few online buddies from TR and SWG are going to with me.
You're right. However, NCSoft had suffered through $10MM of mostly wasted funding. While I see lots of games release too early, I don't necessarily disagree with NCSoft's decision to release and at least slow the bleeding.
Engineer actually worked as intended though... dropping turrets while on the run from an OP medic was kind of fun.
NCsoft never learned anything from SOE though. When you drive players from one game, a great many hold a grudge and don't return for the next epic.
Oh, you jerk (for reminding me)... I really miss that game. The only thing missing at and soon after launch was endgame content, but to me that was to be expected and "coming soon."
NCSoft's rapid shutdown after Garriott got space-goofy on them left me holding a grudge.
I completely agree with you. People have been in the cloud for years now without realizing it. Facebook is part of it, Photobucket is part of it, etc...
Apps in the cloud have been provided as well. Google, Zoho, etc... have been providing that service for years. People haven't moved everything there yet because they're hesitant to give up control. Market it as flashy/shiny/hip though, and they'll start to.
Then one day they'll realize they can't get to their spreadsheet because they're not able to connect to the intertubes. Oops!
I don't have a huge problem with apps in the cloud, but people need to be aware that they're no longer in charge of securing that data, and if there's no local cache/backup, they could be hosed due to an ISP or NIC failure.
While smartphones certainly existed before the iPhone, Apple was instrumental in putting them in the hands of non-techies. The stereotypical soccer mom isn't exactly the most tech savvy person out there.
You're right except I'll disagree with Vista's shortcomings. The lack of ability to fine tune UAC meant most people simply turned it off and the DRM scheme baked in was terrible in many ways.
However, the complaints about speed of file copy were based on perception... Vista actually was faster, but didn't hide some of the operation from the end user like XP and before, so users felt like it was taking longer.
Windows 7 is very nice, and easily the best OS Microsoft has made to date. _Obligatory Ubuntu comment here_ it hasn't replaced what I prefer to use, but has certainly made working in the enterprises I tend to much nicer.
You're kidding... I'm the one pointing out that Dell computers are NOT a fair comparison since they tend to use low end hardware. So I'm saying not everything functions the same.
And for reference, the Mac Pro uses an Intel mobo manufactured by Hai Hon (Foxconn) which is insanely similar to the Intel S5000XVNSATA.
What are you talking about? I did point out that 1) Apple uses Intel motherboards, and although I can't buy the specific mobo, I can buy a similar or better one. They use x86 processors... I can buy those. I can buy any of the components used to make a Mac but run Windows or Linux on it. So yes, I'm saying they use the same hardware.
What I'm pointing out in the choice of vendor to compare to is the lack of fair comparison in using vendors that use lower end hardware. And the point I'm really trying to make is that there's nothing at all special about the hardware used by Apple other than the fact that they don't use cheapo crap (for the most part). Intel motherboards are not made only for Apple hardware, x86 processors are not made only for Apple hardware.
Fair enough on the G5, but for the record it's less than 2 years old. I bought it so I could compile iPhone apps (business practice hate #1) and didn't want to be slowed by a Mac Mini which certainly could have done the job as well.
Like you, I'll agree to disagree. And to further answer you regarding the business practices, I dislike
The walled garden. I don't care for Apple's ownership of everything in their ecosystem. I get that it promotes more stability in the platform(s) but I want choice.
I hate soldered batteries. While you might suggest that's not a business practice, I believe it is. It promotes having to use Apple's techs to support the hardware. They recently started doing this in their laptops as well.
Sneaking Safari into the Apple software update utility. Safari already automatically ships on the desktop of their OSs... but wasn't this company on the list of complaintants that Microsoft did the same thing with IE?
The downplaying of the attenuation problem in the iPhone 4. Apple doesn't have many hardware screwups, and doesn't have a history of dealing with bad press. But their handling of the issue was horrible.
Don't forget Apple is being investigated by the DOJ for strongarming the digital music industry, including trying to convince providers to deal with iTunes and specifically not with Amazon.
They also were being investigated for not allowing Google Voice on their platform because it did something Apple already does... sort of. That's been a long running excuse for app rejection from the app market as well.
Again, not a fair comparison. Dell's business model is (mostly) built on lower end machines and pricing. Try Hypersonic, Cyberpower, Falcon Northwest, etc.
I do like how you went right after the "build your own piece" though... I'll let you look up the debate fallacy there. However, nobody compares a BMW 5 series to a Taurus. It cracks me up that Apple fans do exactly that though.
BTW, I'm not an Apple hater, and own a few of their products including a G5. I'm no fan of their business practices though, and am not likely to buy any more of their products.
And like you, I get irritated with people bashing those that want to buy a high-quality tool... especially when they think only Apple provides that service.
Wrong again sport. By foundation I still meant platform... by mentioning the three what I was saying was that I have the magic included in the iPhone platform, as well as the drudgery of the other two.
The only fragmentation in the Android is by device manufacturers, and most people who see it for what it is rather than regurgitating Lord Jobs, which is as a good thing. Read: choice.
As a developer, I love writing for Android. I can do more with it than the other two, and with ease. I don't have to use Objective-C which is a chore at best. And, here's the shocker, both Android and Blackberry have dev kits as well.
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I think it's a setup for the "IT Industry Invaded by Incompetent Idiots" and "CIOs Found Replacing Working Systems with Crap Made By Their Hunting Buddies" articles.
A large portion of /. readers are in IT and already knew this. However, seeing it in "print" in a newsrag you might find in a CIOs office is a little noteworthy. It means it's only a matter of time before someone comes rushing to your desk to say "Our CIO just read an article about infrastructure and we need an ans..."
Hang on, someone's at my desk.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/business/worldbusiness/20iht-wbmake.1.20332814.html?_r=1
The US was still the worlds leading manufacturer as of 2009... I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that the US still holds that position today.
And somewhere among the yelling crowd, nobody could hear the Constitution whimper...
That's ok... it makes me wonder about the morons who vote party rather than who's the better candidate.
If food were part of the CPI in the US, the inflationary numbers would be MUCH higher ;)
WindBourne for President in 2012... you'd get my vote :)
You're right, and there's more trouble than that. They have an aging population thanks to the one child rule, and are running out of places and materials for them (also thanks to the one child rule).
If they don't do something about their top heavy population, they're in for a world of hurt.
None of that would have mattered had it not been for opportunity, cheap land, and little-or-no income taxes.
The drawbacks... someone has to pay for it. Oh sorry, the drawback.
Ahhhh, a voice of reason. I'm glad you've said what little you could, and hopefully people will give it a chance. I plan on it, and a few online buddies from TR and SWG are going to with me.
Oh the can of worms you've opened....
The game had two major engine changes and went from "create your own story" to "be one of the main characters from the movie."
Do a search on "swg sucks" and watch the hate spill through your monitor.
You're right. However, NCSoft had suffered through $10MM of mostly wasted funding. While I see lots of games release too early, I don't necessarily disagree with NCSoft's decision to release and at least slow the bleeding.
Engineer actually worked as intended though... dropping turrets while on the run from an OP medic was kind of fun.
NCsoft never learned anything from SOE though. When you drive players from one game, a great many hold a grudge and don't return for the next epic.
Oh, you jerk (for reminding me)... I really miss that game. The only thing missing at and soon after launch was endgame content, but to me that was to be expected and "coming soon."
NCSoft's rapid shutdown after Garriott got space-goofy on them left me holding a grudge.
I completely agree with you. People have been in the cloud for years now without realizing it. Facebook is part of it, Photobucket is part of it, etc...
Apps in the cloud have been provided as well. Google, Zoho, etc... have been providing that service for years. People haven't moved everything there yet because they're hesitant to give up control. Market it as flashy/shiny/hip though, and they'll start to.
Then one day they'll realize they can't get to their spreadsheet because they're not able to connect to the intertubes. Oops!
I don't have a huge problem with apps in the cloud, but people need to be aware that they're no longer in charge of securing that data, and if there's no local cache/backup, they could be hosed due to an ISP or NIC failure.
Behavioral Learning for Adaptive Electronic Warfare (BLADE)
Acronym fail? Or did they realize quickly that BLAEW would be pronounced "blew" and saw what happened when the FBI created the WTF?
Ought to be modded insightful.
While smartphones certainly existed before the iPhone, Apple was instrumental in putting them in the hands of non-techies. The stereotypical soccer mom isn't exactly the most tech savvy person out there.
Oh come on.. anyone who watches CSI knows "Pick up milk" or "Will be late" are code for "I have the c4" and "we start in 12 hours." So elementary.
You're right except I'll disagree with Vista's shortcomings. The lack of ability to fine tune UAC meant most people simply turned it off and the DRM scheme baked in was terrible in many ways.
However, the complaints about speed of file copy were based on perception... Vista actually was faster, but didn't hide some of the operation from the end user like XP and before, so users felt like it was taking longer.
Windows 7 is very nice, and easily the best OS Microsoft has made to date. _Obligatory Ubuntu comment here_ it hasn't replaced what I prefer to use, but has certainly made working in the enterprises I tend to much nicer.
Combine that with the robot that learned to shoot a bow and arrow and the robots that learned to lie to each other and we're either living in very interesting or very scary times... or both.
You're kidding... I'm the one pointing out that Dell computers are NOT a fair comparison since they tend to use low end hardware. So I'm saying not everything functions the same.
And for reference, the Mac Pro uses an Intel mobo manufactured by Hai Hon (Foxconn) which is insanely similar to the Intel S5000XVNSATA.
What are you talking about? I did point out that 1) Apple uses Intel motherboards, and although I can't buy the specific mobo, I can buy a similar or better one. They use x86 processors... I can buy those. I can buy any of the components used to make a Mac but run Windows or Linux on it. So yes, I'm saying they use the same hardware.
What I'm pointing out in the choice of vendor to compare to is the lack of fair comparison in using vendors that use lower end hardware. And the point I'm really trying to make is that there's nothing at all special about the hardware used by Apple other than the fact that they don't use cheapo crap (for the most part). Intel motherboards are not made only for Apple hardware, x86 processors are not made only for Apple hardware.
Like you, I'll agree to disagree. And to further answer you regarding the business practices, I dislike
Again, not a fair comparison. Dell's business model is (mostly) built on lower end machines and pricing. Try Hypersonic, Cyberpower, Falcon Northwest, etc.
I do like how you went right after the "build your own piece" though... I'll let you look up the debate fallacy there. However, nobody compares a BMW 5 series to a Taurus. It cracks me up that Apple fans do exactly that though.
BTW, I'm not an Apple hater, and own a few of their products including a G5. I'm no fan of their business practices though, and am not likely to buy any more of their products.
And like you, I get irritated with people bashing those that want to buy a high-quality tool... especially when they think only Apple provides that service.
Wrong again sport. By foundation I still meant platform... by mentioning the three what I was saying was that I have the magic included in the iPhone platform, as well as the drudgery of the other two.
The only fragmentation in the Android is by device manufacturers, and most people who see it for what it is rather than regurgitating Lord Jobs, which is as a good thing. Read: choice.
As a developer, I love writing for Android. I can do more with it than the other two, and with ease. I don't have to use Objective-C which is a chore at best. And, here's the shocker, both Android and Blackberry have dev kits as well.
Take your uninformed Apple fanboi'ism elsewhere.