Ah, I love when people use personal anecdotes and experiences as "proof" of something. Scarblac's birthday party this summer PROVES it! WAY past the mainstream threshold!
Easy to install? Sure. Easy to use everyday as a desktop? No. Desktop Linux doesn't have the necessary APIs for installation/uninstallation, drivers, and so on. It's still a couple of competing widget toolkits, running on a couple of competing desktop emulators, running on an X server. There isn't a API on the level of OpenStep that fully supports a cohesive desktop environment with drag-and-drop, pasting, and so on.
Desktop Linux is great for two types of users: Old grannies and aunts who are computer illiterate and need their geek nephews to set everything up an exact way so that all they have to do is click the email icon on the desktop because they'll never do anything more, and advanced Linux types who think text configuration files should be powering everything.
No, it was an HTML rendering error. Some blamed Slashdot's non-standard HTML, and some blamed Mozilla for letting itself screw up over non-standard HTML.
The first reviews of OSX Tiger came out way before Tiger actually shipped, so it was only natural to compare the upcoming releases from Microsoft and Apple
How was it only natural? Microsoft's release was still two whole years away.
Since people have already equated Tiger and Longhorn as competitors for some time already
I have another good one for you. Why was it in nearly every single OS X Tiger review, Windows Longhorn (now Vista) was mentioned as though it was a shipping product? Do you think when Windows Vista gets reviewed in late 2006, reviewers will be comparing it to a distant OS X release two years away? Of course they won't. It was like the press needed to reassure Windows-using readers with the vaporous promise of Longhorn.
We also keep seeing "iPod killer" articles and "iPod is going to die soon." The media has a fixation on Apple going down, for some reason.
Maybe it's just a coincidence that a lot of these publications are standardized on Microsoft software, I don't know.
Should try the Marketplace section at forums.macrumors.com, or ipodlounge.com. Of course, there's eBay as well, but that's a hassle. I got my used iPod photo from the ipodlounge board. Good luck!
It really illustrates the value people place on things compared to the technical nerds here on Slashdot, who were all naysaying the iPod mini. To us, we see it as a spec list. "But for $50 more, you get this and this and this!" To everyone else, it's "Wow, it's so small and convenient and even comes in a color I like."
My point was that it doesn't matter whether it was PC hardware or Windows. Mac reliability wins.
If you're having problems, something is definitely wrong. My iBook and Mac mini run continuously day and night with no hitches (even through an upgrade to Logic Express 7.1 running an M-Audio Firewire 410).
Or maybe it's the fact that the song they're playing is from the #1 selling song in iTunes, according to the top list in the Music Store. It was #1 before his little rant.
I didn't mind it at all when it was just a few apps like iTunes that used it (it really does fit with iTunes to me). It just got way overused. I'm looking at my Dock, and every running app except Dreamweaver and iTerm are in brushed metal. If everything else dropped the brushed metal, I wouldn't mind seeing it return in updated form in a future version of iTunes. Just seems right for a music player.
The new iTunes look reminds me of OS X Tiger's new Mail visual revamp, which people are referring to as "Plastic."
Releasing these new revisions isn't about having people rebuy them all over again (though that's a very nice side effect as most people end up selling their old goodies on eBay and using the money to buy the new ones).
The point is to cover markets. You and I might not rush out and buy an iPod nano because we already have iPods (though that nano sure is tasty-looking), but now when someone is out looking for a new iPod, Apple will have iPods that cover all their needs--the small color version, the tiny keychain version without the screen, the big hefty version with big storage space, etc. It's to keep the product fresh and always changing so it doesn't stagnate, and to stay alluring in the face of competitors (though there really aren't any).
Actually, Microsoft put out a pre-emptive press release trying desperately to remind everyone that they had WMA phones out on the market already. Except that nobody noticed or cared.:) My favorite part is where Microsoft accuses iTunes and related technologies as being "proprietary."
Why are you trying to convince me of something I already agree with? I was simply pointing out the parent post's personal overreaction and that his opinion is just as invalid as he's claiming everyone else's is.
I'm not a "neocon war apologist." When someone starts insulting you instead of addressing your points, you've already won. I didn't vote for Bush.
You're just mad you can't argue around the fact that there was a specific treaty Iraq violated for over a decade that was worded to give us the right to use force.
You are getting way overworked over this. You angrily use the word "fuck" in every reply, and I can hear you seething through your teeth. Please, take a deep breath, and go have some deviant sex. After all, your opinion is just as flat-out wrong as everyone else's.
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I think it's more that nerds tend to have pornography, and nerds use technology, so nerds use technology to get pornography. Of course there was going to be porn on that NeXT computer, because you have a bunch of horny nerds in college. You're applying your nerd experiences to the rest of the world as though porn has been driving everybody. A lot of people use the Internet mostly for their online banking, email family members, and so on.
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So you're arguing for security through obscurity? Isn't full disclosure a good thing?
Ah, I love when people use personal anecdotes and experiences as "proof" of something. Scarblac's birthday party this summer PROVES it! WAY past the mainstream threshold!
Easy to install? Sure. Easy to use everyday as a desktop? No. Desktop Linux doesn't have the necessary APIs for installation/uninstallation, drivers, and so on. It's still a couple of competing widget toolkits, running on a couple of competing desktop emulators, running on an X server. There isn't a API on the level of OpenStep that fully supports a cohesive desktop environment with drag-and-drop, pasting, and so on.
Desktop Linux is great for two types of users: Old grannies and aunts who are computer illiterate and need their geek nephews to set everything up an exact way so that all they have to do is click the email icon on the desktop because they'll never do anything more, and advanced Linux types who think text configuration files should be powering everything.
Meanwhile, do you actually have any counterargument to his points about Linux? Or is bashing blogs all you can do to try to dismiss his opinion?
No, it was an HTML rendering error. Some blamed Slashdot's non-standard HTML, and some blamed Mozilla for letting itself screw up over non-standard HTML.
The first reviews of OSX Tiger came out way before Tiger actually shipped, so it was only natural to compare the upcoming releases from Microsoft and Apple
How was it only natural? Microsoft's release was still two whole years away.
Since people have already equated Tiger and Longhorn as competitors for some time already
Yes, that's the bias I was pointing out.
I have another good one for you. Why was it in nearly every single OS X Tiger review, Windows Longhorn (now Vista) was mentioned as though it was a shipping product? Do you think when Windows Vista gets reviewed in late 2006, reviewers will be comparing it to a distant OS X release two years away? Of course they won't. It was like the press needed to reassure Windows-using readers with the vaporous promise of Longhorn.
We also keep seeing "iPod killer" articles and "iPod is going to die soon." The media has a fixation on Apple going down, for some reason.
Maybe it's just a coincidence that a lot of these publications are standardized on Microsoft software, I don't know.
Furthermore, most of the features you listed, the majority of people don't even care about. Only Slashdotters do. For example:
no radio
Who listens to the radio these days?
no voice record
How many people buying iPods to listen to music actually want this? It's available as an add-on.
no optical outputs
People don't care. Many people probably don't even know what an "optical output" is.
no OGG/WMA support
People DEFINITELY don't care. It's all MP3 or iTunes AAC.
too expensive for the size
I disagree. Those flash drives are about $200 as it is.
only work with iTunes
Most people use iTunes, so that's good to them.
Should try the Marketplace section at forums.macrumors.com, or ipodlounge.com. Of course, there's eBay as well, but that's a hassle. I got my used iPod photo from the ipodlounge board. Good luck!
Well, how much you willing to sell it for? :)
It really illustrates the value people place on things compared to the technical nerds here on Slashdot, who were all naysaying the iPod mini. To us, we see it as a spec list. "But for $50 more, you get this and this and this!" To everyone else, it's "Wow, it's so small and convenient and even comes in a color I like."
Kind of like automobiles.
My point was that it doesn't matter whether it was PC hardware or Windows. Mac reliability wins.
If you're having problems, something is definitely wrong. My iBook and Mac mini run continuously day and night with no hitches (even through an upgrade to Logic Express 7.1 running an M-Audio Firewire 410).
Uh, since when did Linux have higher desktop share than Apple's 3%? Care to cite any sources whatsoever?
Google Zeitgeist used to list Linux in a teeny little 1%.
Or maybe it's the fact that the song they're playing is from the #1 selling song in iTunes, according to the top list in the Music Store. It was #1 before his little rant.
Those kinds of incompatibilities are why Apple's control of hardware and software makes for such reliable computers.
So far removed that the letters are all jumbled and say "BSD"!
Sigh...
I didn't mind it at all when it was just a few apps like iTunes that used it (it really does fit with iTunes to me). It just got way overused. I'm looking at my Dock, and every running app except Dreamweaver and iTerm are in brushed metal. If everything else dropped the brushed metal, I wouldn't mind seeing it return in updated form in a future version of iTunes. Just seems right for a music player.
The new iTunes look reminds me of OS X Tiger's new Mail visual revamp, which people are referring to as "Plastic."
Releasing these new revisions isn't about having people rebuy them all over again (though that's a very nice side effect as most people end up selling their old goodies on eBay and using the money to buy the new ones).
The point is to cover markets. You and I might not rush out and buy an iPod nano because we already have iPods (though that nano sure is tasty-looking), but now when someone is out looking for a new iPod, Apple will have iPods that cover all their needs--the small color version, the tiny keychain version without the screen, the big hefty version with big storage space, etc. It's to keep the product fresh and always changing so it doesn't stagnate, and to stay alluring in the face of competitors (though there really aren't any).
Actually, Microsoft put out a pre-emptive press release trying desperately to remind everyone that they had WMA phones out on the market already. Except that nobody noticed or cared. :) My favorite part is where Microsoft accuses iTunes and related technologies as being "proprietary."
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Why are you trying to convince me of something I already agree with? I was simply pointing out the parent post's personal overreaction and that his opinion is just as invalid as he's claiming everyone else's is.
Relax. I slap the bitches, too.
I'm not a "neocon war apologist." When someone starts insulting you instead of addressing your points, you've already won. I didn't vote for Bush.
You're just mad you can't argue around the fact that there was a specific treaty Iraq violated for over a decade that was worded to give us the right to use force.
China didn't violate a UN treaty over ten times that specifically stated we could use force.
Just wait until Nintendogs is released in the UK and causes massive DS sales. I have a feeling the naysayers will continue to say "nay."
You are getting way overworked over this. You angrily use the word "fuck" in every reply, and I can hear you seething through your teeth. Please, take a deep breath, and go have some deviant sex. After all, your opinion is just as flat-out wrong as everyone else's.
I think it's more that nerds tend to have pornography, and nerds use technology, so nerds use technology to get pornography. Of course there was going to be porn on that NeXT computer, because you have a bunch of horny nerds in college. You're applying your nerd experiences to the rest of the world as though porn has been driving everybody. A lot of people use the Internet mostly for their online banking, email family members, and so on.