Are you saying 1) Google integrates into the OS, rather than being an additional, non-ubiquitious application? 2) Google is extensible through plug-ins from third party software vendors, and thus not limited in its indexable file types? 3) Google does not rely on a web browser for its interface, but rather can be embedded directly to applications of any kind?
Since none of those apply, while both GDS and Spotlight have to do with searching files, the former is just a fancified local file searching engine. The latter is a true tool for deep, fast, thorough search of information.
You are in essence saying that Microsoft's MSN Search Tool brings just about everything Microsoft's WinFS was supposed to bring. I'm sure the Longhorn developers -- even though they won't even meet their WinFS deadline -- will take that as quite an insult, having researched on WinFS for over ten years already.
Oh and also, I'm sure BeOS/BFS fans will want to have a word with you.:-P
The FreeBSD personality makes up a small component of the entire OS; the kernel is Mach-based (although not quite a Microkernel), and most of the rest has nothing to do with FreeBSD (or any other OS, for that matter) whatsoever.
A bit of a write-up on the Mac OS X architecture: http://www.kernelthread.com/mac/osx/
64-bit memory addressing is available for 64-bit backend processes. As the PowerPC can handle 32-bit and 64-bit at the same time, there's no performance cut at all.
I wasn't able to test the final GCC 4.0 yet.
I don't know what you mean by performance problems, outdated hardware and expensive prices.
Why don't you moron get off your hardware-specific ass and get a Mac?;-)
No operating system stands any chance against Microsoft Windows while on the same hardware platform as Microsoft Windows, unless it's completely free as in free beer (e.g. Linux).
Mac OS X is already heavily subsidized with Apple's hardware and other sales, yet $129 is still too expensive for the average home user to consider. No, people just buy a new computer when they want a new operating system -- or they pirate it.
"One example is the Mac Mini: $US500 in the 'states, but selling for $AUD800. On today's exchange rate, $US500 is around $AUD645. Now that's a $155 gouge, and a pretty painful one at that."
No, the gouge is much less than that, since you totally forgot about 1) tax 2) customs 3) additional shipping
"Now, with their online music store, they are charging $AUD1.80 for exactly the same songs which cost $US0.99 -- yet another blatant rip off. Again, on today's exchange rate, that is a markup of over 40%!"
Since when does Apple decide about the local music store prices? Prices are negotiated with the local music industries and are entirely different per-country. Converting the price from one currency to another does not take into account 1) tax 2) local authorities (e.g. RIAA, GEMA, ROMS) 3) local music industry
A much fairer comparison can be made by comparing prices of 1) local CD albums 2) other local online music stores
Note that U.S. prices are almost *ALWAYS*/without/ sales tax, since that differs from state to state and doesn't actually exist in some states.
" Well IBM makes those processors, why not file under IBM? Or better yet under Linux or something?"
Have you even been to TerraSoft's site? Because if you had, you'd notice that they're an exclusive Apple reseller for Macs that come pre-loaded with Linux.
"Does that mean installing 10.4 over 10.3 will mean Mail 2 cannot read Mail 1 mbox files or will they be converted?"
Mail 2.0 comes with an easy-to-use, stable even in the early alphas, automatic converter.
I am not aware of any current backwards conversion, however. The emlx format should be trivial enough for people to disassemble and write tools for, though.
Yes, and the Tiger Tech Overview mentions that, whilst 10.4 will already have resolution-independent technology, 10.5 will actually expose it to the user.
"There's probably a lot more than that, but that's what I'm aware of off the top of my head."
Yup. Mellel, Nisus Express, RagTime,... Compared to this, the Windows word processing market looks small.
But like the above-mentioned ones, Pages doesn't have a lot in common with the more commonly-used apps like Word or OOo Writer. It's been written and *designed* from scratch. Its UI is unusual, and maybe so in a positive way.
They have done the same with Keynote, and I can see your unhappiness about the fact that this makes iWork incompatible with OOo. I hope that Apple will add import / export filters at some point, but writing converters should be trivial considering iWork's formats are XML-based and rather human-readable.
"There are tons of people who are actually into the OSS movement, love Slashdot, run Linux servers, run OS X, etc. that *still* run MS Office when they can run OpenOffice instead? Why is that?"
Because OpenOffice.org *isn't* "less bloated and slow", *doesn't* "add any sort of all-important feature set" and *has* no "improvements".
Apple Keynote, on the other hand, is a Presentation app written and designed from scratch, *without* any of the competition (PowerPoint, OpenOffice.org whatever, etc.) in mind, is neither bloated nor slow and has a dozen of improvements, feature- and Usability-wise. It was thus very well-received. The same can happen with similar applications in the word processing, spread sheeting, database, etc. areas - and not only if the apps come from Apple (or any other major software company, for that matter).
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Guess where Giampaolo has been working since 2002.
As for the SDK, I stand corrected. Your answer to 3), however, is ridiculous. Sending HTTP requests for retrieving files? Sheesh.
Are you saying
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1) Google integrates into the OS, rather than being an additional, non-ubiquitious application?
2) Google is extensible through plug-ins from third party software vendors, and thus not limited in its indexable file types?
3) Google does not rely on a web browser for its interface, but rather can be embedded directly to applications of any kind?
Since none of those apply, while both GDS and Spotlight have to do with searching files, the former is just a fancified local file searching engine. The latter is a true tool for deep, fast, thorough search of information.
You are in essence saying that Microsoft's MSN Search Tool brings just about everything Microsoft's WinFS was supposed to bring. I'm sure the Longhorn developers -- even though they won't even meet their WinFS deadline -- will take that as quite an insult, having researched on WinFS for over ten years already.
Oh and also, I'm sure BeOS/BFS fans will want to have a word with you.
No. "viri" is aleady plural for something else. RTFWPA.
"Quickdraw GX, anyone? Publish and Subscribe? OpenDoc?"
You have a point, but exactly why did those technologies fail? Exactly, lack of developer adoption was one of the main reasons.
"Or better yet, AIAT/V-Twin/SearchKit"
SearchKit has been used from Mac OS 8 (8.5?) through 10.3, which spans over seven years (late 1997 to early 2005), so I don't see your complaint.
"Well, to be fair, it's fairly reasonable of them not to want to split up their database into squillions of tiny flat files, isn't it?"
Because HFS+ is extremely fast at accessing a multitude of files, as opposed to crawling through a single file.
"Have Apple not heard of databases?"
Why add another layer? In the end, using a database means you need an abstraction layer that, in essence, turns the database rows into virtual files.
"Although in the interests of fairness, Google Desktop Search currently has a similar limitation."
But Google Desktop Search, despite what the media wants to make us believe, has nothing to do whatsoever with Spotlight.
The FreeBSD personality makes up a small component of the entire OS; the kernel is Mach-based (although not quite a Microkernel), and most of the rest has nothing to do with FreeBSD (or any other OS, for that matter) whatsoever.
A bit of a write-up on the Mac OS X architecture: http://www.kernelthread.com/mac/osx/
You mean "semi-colon".
SCNR
Indeed, "virri" won't make you look clever at all.
But there's still nothing wrong with using "virii" as plural for "virus", as the Wikipedia article you link to says itself.
It runs Oracle.
Java 1.5 isn't available yet, but will be soon.
64-bit memory addressing is available for 64-bit backend processes. As the PowerPC can handle 32-bit and 64-bit at the same time, there's no performance cut at all.
I wasn't able to test the final GCC 4.0 yet.
I don't know what you mean by performance problems, outdated hardware and expensive prices.
Oh yes, because we all know using Unix at home was very common 20 years ago.
/weren't/ hierarchical. The article is perfectly accurate.
20 years ago, most home computer file systems
"Unlike desktop search tools that encourage people not to organgize - how about tools that make it easy to organize. Eg easy symlinks."
Um, symlinks have to do with Metadata *how*?
Yes, this has been confirmed a while ago.
Btw, going to "About this Mac" and clicking on the version number also reveals the build number; the System Profiler isn't needed.
Why don't you moron get off your hardware-specific ass and get a Mac? ;-)
No operating system stands any chance against Microsoft Windows while on the same hardware platform as Microsoft Windows, unless it's completely free as in free beer (e.g. Linux).
Mac OS X is already heavily subsidized with Apple's hardware and other sales, yet $129 is still too expensive for the average home user to consider. No, people just buy a new computer when they want a new operating system -- or they pirate it.
"One example is the Mac Mini: $US500 in the 'states, but selling for $AUD800. On today's exchange rate, $US500 is around $AUD645. Now that's a $155 gouge, and a pretty painful one at that."
/without/ sales tax, since that differs from state to state and doesn't actually exist in some states.
:-)
No, the gouge is much less than that, since you totally forgot about
1) tax
2) customs
3) additional shipping
"Now, with their online music store, they are charging $AUD1.80 for exactly the same songs which cost $US0.99 -- yet another blatant rip off. Again, on today's exchange rate, that is a markup of over 40%!"
Since when does Apple decide about the local music store prices? Prices are negotiated with the local music industries and are entirely different per-country. Converting the price from one currency to another does not take into account
1) tax
2) local authorities (e.g. RIAA, GEMA, ROMS)
3) local music industry
A much fairer comparison can be made by comparing prices of
1) local CD albums
2) other local online music stores
Note that U.S. prices are almost *ALWAYS*
Sorry dude, but you're simplifying matters
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Well IBM makes those processors, why not file under IBM? Or better yet under Linux or something?"
Have you even been to TerraSoft's site? Because if you had, you'd notice that they're an exclusive Apple reseller for Macs that come pre-loaded with Linux.
Nothing to do with IBM, btw, except for the G5s.
"Does that mean installing 10.4 over 10.3 will mean Mail 2 cannot read Mail 1 mbox files or will they be converted?"
Mail 2.0 comes with an easy-to-use, stable even in the early alphas, automatic converter.
I am not aware of any current backwards conversion, however. The emlx format should be trivial enough for people to disassemble and write tools for, though.
That may be because we've had a Firewall since 10.2, back in August 2002, and a pop-up blocker since Safari, in January 2003.
Calling anything Thurrott writes an "encyclopedia" is a rather interesting kind of sarcasm, btw.
Now just guess who was Raskin's previous employer.
Also, whilst Xerox got all the basics right, they didn't have anything like the desktop metaphor, or a menu bar.
Yes, and the Tiger Tech Overview mentions that, whilst 10.4 will already have resolution-independent technology, 10.5 will actually expose it to the user.
You could have actually received this very info without any NDAs - the "Tiger Tech Overview" PDF has it.
"There's probably a lot more than that, but that's what I'm aware of off the top of my head."
... Compared to this, the Windows word processing market looks small.
Yup. Mellel, Nisus Express, RagTime,
But like the above-mentioned ones, Pages doesn't have a lot in common with the more commonly-used apps like Word or OOo Writer. It's been written and *designed* from scratch. Its UI is unusual, and maybe so in a positive way.
They have done the same with Keynote, and I can see your unhappiness about the fact that this makes iWork incompatible with OOo. I hope that Apple will add import / export filters at some point, but writing converters should be trivial considering iWork's formats are XML-based and rather human-readable.
What if it was $500 or more?
"There are tons of people who are actually into the OSS movement, love Slashdot, run Linux servers, run OS X, etc. that *still* run MS Office when they can run OpenOffice instead? Why is that?"
Because OpenOffice.org *isn't* "less bloated and slow", *doesn't* "add any sort of all-important feature set" and *has* no "improvements".
Apple Keynote, on the other hand, is a Presentation app written and designed from scratch, *without* any of the competition (PowerPoint, OpenOffice.org whatever, etc.) in mind, is neither bloated nor slow and has a dozen of improvements, feature- and Usability-wise. It was thus very well-received. The same can happen with similar applications in the word processing, spread sheeting, database, etc. areas - and not only if the apps come from Apple (or any other major software company, for that matter).
Apple often (but not always) does the same. Mail, Address Book, Terminal, System Preferences, Remote Desktop, Console, etc.
Yup, tables, lists, links and some other features will be introduced in Tiger's TextEdit (and thusly available in all Cocoa applications).
Care to elaborate on what Macromedia Flash has to do with the iPod?
In case you're confusing the word "Flash-based"; this is about flash memory, i.e. CompactFlash, MemoryStick, etc. Not Macromedia Shockwave Flash.