The cause here seems pretty obvious. A large proportion of Mac users are communications professionals and creative types. We make our living writing and communicating, while PC users are a more representative sample of the population.
The Mac is also a premium product (a slight premium, please, let's not rehash that battle again!) and people who buy it are likely to have more disposable income and education.
But... as an enthusiastic Mac and Unix condescender, I have to admit I'll be adding this to my little toolbox! ~grin~
The traders who picked up the shares at the so-called "unrealistic" price are not the ones who should carry the burden. They were by no means picking up free money off the floor. They took a speculative risk -- maybe the price drop was the result of an unfounded rumor, or perhaps it was the result of early knowledge of enterprise-sinking news. Let the parties who caused the error pay the price.
a dog.
Forget the terrors of nanotechnology run amuck. I'm scared of dogs acquiring the ability to open refrigerator doors.
Cataclysmic chaos. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
This update fixes what was a serious useability problem on my iMac 700, previous update 10.2.6. None of the recommended Classic mode configuration tweaks (turn off extensions, install in a separate partition etc.) fixed what was a disruptive behavior.
Casual observation indicates speed of Classic applications (app startup, Pagemaker redraws) is dramatically improved.
Sure, we all like to see the little guy yank Micro$oft's chain. But software patents are an insidious practice, meant to stifle market competition and innovation.
Think about the implications if MSFT loses. Sure, the evil empire is bought to its needs. Meanwhile, Amazon's patent on "one click shopping" and other nasty tricks get support in federal court.
I want software patents stopped now. Let the demise of MSFT take care of itself.
Call me naive, but I see the system working here. The executive branch attempted to overstep its powers, and Congress stepped in and put a stop to it.
Certainly we've experienced a shocking erosion of our civil liberties in the last couple of years. Nevertheless, this news gave me a nice glow
Sigs are overrated.
As a long-time sailor, I have heard more stories than I can count about vessels lost or damaged because skippers entered bad coordinates for a buoy or harbor entrance. Are rogue tractors next?
"For the moment, they've managed to resist the hottest new GPS tool: tractors that steer themselves. The price is still too high, but the idea is appealing, because with an auto-steer tractor, they would be able to work at night."
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The cause here seems pretty obvious. A large proportion of Mac users are communications professionals and creative types. We make our living writing and communicating, while PC users are a more representative sample of the population. The Mac is also a premium product (a slight premium, please, let's not rehash that battle again!) and people who buy it are likely to have more disposable income and education. But ... as an enthusiastic Mac and Unix condescender, I have to admit I'll be adding this to my little toolbox! ~grin~
The traders who picked up the shares at the so-called "unrealistic" price are not the ones who should carry the burden. They were by no means picking up free money off the floor. They took a speculative risk -- maybe the price drop was the result of an unfounded rumor, or perhaps it was the result of early knowledge of enterprise-sinking news. Let the parties who caused the error pay the price.
a dog. Forget the terrors of nanotechnology run amuck. I'm scared of dogs acquiring the ability to open refrigerator doors. Cataclysmic chaos. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
This update fixes what was a serious useability problem on my iMac 700, previous update 10.2.6. None of the recommended Classic mode configuration tweaks (turn off extensions, install in a separate partition etc.) fixed what was a disruptive behavior.
Casual observation indicates speed of Classic applications (app startup, Pagemaker redraws) is dramatically improved.
Yay!
Sure, we all like to see the little guy yank Micro$oft's chain. But software patents are an insidious practice, meant to stifle market competition and innovation.
Think about the implications if MSFT loses. Sure, the evil empire is bought to its needs. Meanwhile, Amazon's patent on "one click shopping" and other nasty tricks get support in federal court.
I want software patents stopped now. Let the demise of MSFT take care of itself.
Call me naive, but I see the system working here. The executive branch attempted to overstep its powers, and Congress stepped in and put a stop to it. Certainly we've experienced a shocking erosion of our civil liberties in the last couple of years. Nevertheless, this news gave me a nice glow Sigs are overrated.
As a long-time sailor, I have heard more stories than I can count about vessels lost or damaged because skippers entered bad coordinates for a buoy or harbor entrance. Are rogue tractors next?
"For the moment, they've managed to resist the hottest new GPS tool: tractors that steer themselves. The price is still too high, but the idea is appealing, because with an auto-steer tractor, they would be able to work at night."
I say they should hand over the job to Intuit.
Cool, I'm changing my will. Just don't put me in a Pontiac Xterra.