.NET was originally intended to replace Win32. Longhorn's shell was going to be written in.NET, and it was intended to be the new development paradigm for all Windows development. It's built on top of Win32 today because Microsoft's.NET effort was severely scaled back.
If Mac users keep their machines for five years on average, versus say two and a half years average for Windows PC users, then Macs could have half the sales rate of PC's and still be staying even with market share.
By definition, market share is the percentage of market sales for that time period, so what you say here isn't actually true. If Macs have half the sales rate of PCs, they have have the market share for that time period. What you want, as you later mention, is install base.
What's really funny about all this is that Slashdot is all about advocating piracy under the guise of some anti-RIAA movement (when it's really just fucking over artists), but heaven forbid someone use GPL code. I mean, EULA aren't legally binding, but a GPL text header is? The double standards seem rather self-serving.
.NET isn't that popular outside of the business server space..NET was originally supposed to replace Win32 and be the new paradigm for Windows development. Now that we have Vista, all I have to say to that is "Chyea!"
Not to mention the unreliability of relying on web browser stats to determine OS market share. How about we go by, I don't know, actual sales figures to determine market share? Call me crazy.
Because Apple hasn't given them any donations. Liberal groups are always about two things--raising taxes to get more money, and guilt-tripping people into donating more money.
There's nothing wrong with being a large part of the market. It's if you abuse that monopoly that deserves prosecution. Like when Microsoft threatened OEMs not to sell competing products on their computers or face raised Windows license fees. Because Windows owned the market, OEMs had to play along.
Apple doesn't do that with the iPod. Stores can sell whatever they want. Consumers have chosen the iPod, and a few Euro-socialists want to feel clever by hating success, as though it's their duty to "even out" the market. Fuck that.
Jobs didn't want that, though. He didn't want universally compatible music, he wanted ipod-and-only-ipod compatible music, which is why these new higher priced songs are only offered in AAC. It allows him to keep leveraging his near-monopoly between itunes and ipods in the same manner that Apple-DRM-Protected files did.
1.) There's nothing wrong with having a monopoly unless you abuse it. Like when Microsoft bullied OEMs into not shipping competing products on their machines through threats of increased Windows licensing fees.
2.) AAC is an MPEG standard format and is the official successor to MP3; a.k.a. it's "MP4."
3.) If Jobs didn't want universally available music, the iPod wouldn't be able to play MP3s. These higher-quality songs are available in AAC because it's a superior format that takes less server space. Lots of players support AAC.
Why do I have to browse the web on something that wants to be an applications platform, an office suite, a local filesystem browser, and a dessert topping?
What's more is that the figures suggest that 20 million copies of Vista are currenty being used, rather than having been shipped to OEMs and sitting on shelves. I would suspect that the actual number of Vista licenses in the wild are substantially lower, to the point of embarassment for Microsoft.
Yes, these are license sales to manufacturers, not consumer purchases. Those of you who were following XP's launch may remember that Microsoft did the same thing, only giving out OEM license sales numbers while refusing to divulge actual consumer purchases.
They're doing it again because Vista is a flop. You can't even move/copy files without it freezing up.
The 360 is a gigantic, noisy Windows PC designed to spread the Win32 monopoly into the living room. The Apple TV is a tiny, silent iTunes streaming device. I'll take the Apple TV.
Pirate a shitload of TV shows into iTunes and you won't have to bother paying for Tivo. And you get to wirelessly stream your stuff anywhere you have an AppleTV.
Hush, you're ruining Al Gore's fundraising efforts.
Everything is driven by money. Always follow the money trail. Why do you think there are people who whine about embryonic stem cell research even though only adult stem cells have yielded viable results? Because the guys getting results have private investors, and the guys not getting results run to the public to make everyone else pay them with federal funds--aka, your taxes.
George Ou's been beating this never-ending drum for page hits. Here's a response.
To address the summary:
Apple continued to claim that there were no vulnerabilities in Mac OS X but came a month later and patched their Wireless Drivers (presumably for vulnerabilities that didn't actually exist).
They said in the notes that they did a security audit with no input from the researchers and patched what they discovered.
Apple patched these 'non-existent vulnerabilities' but then refused to give any credit to David Maynor and Jon Ellch.
Not true. They are in almost complete agreement that it is primarily anthropogenic in nature
No, they're not.
The evidence for this is overwhelming.
No, it's not, in fact most of it is correlative which is why you get terminology like relying on global "fingerprints," as in it's just an assumption based two things that look like they could be affecting each other but haven't been proven to with any direct evidence.
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"Blizzard Seeks to Block User Rights, Privacy"
Now that's not a leading headline. Thanks for telling me what to think, Slashdot!
IP and trademarks are important. The GPL, for instance, relies on the concept of IP.
.NET was originally intended to replace Win32. Longhorn's shell was going to be written in .NET, and it was intended to be the new development paradigm for all Windows development. It's built on top of Win32 today because Microsoft's .NET effort was severely scaled back.
By definition, market share is the percentage of market sales for that time period, so what you say here isn't actually true. If Macs have half the sales rate of PCs, they have have the market share for that time period. What you want, as you later mention, is install base.
What's really funny about all this is that Slashdot is all about advocating piracy under the guise of some anti-RIAA movement (when it's really just fucking over artists), but heaven forbid someone use GPL code. I mean, EULA aren't legally binding, but a GPL text header is? The double standards seem rather self-serving.
.NET isn't that popular outside of the business server space. .NET was originally supposed to replace Win32 and be the new paradigm for Windows development. Now that we have Vista, all I have to say to that is "Chyea!"
Not to mention the unreliability of relying on web browser stats to determine OS market share. How about we go by, I don't know, actual sales figures to determine market share? Call me crazy.
Because Apple hasn't given them any donations. Liberal groups are always about two things--raising taxes to get more money, and guilt-tripping people into donating more money.
How exactly is the UK getting ripped off?
There's nothing wrong with being a large part of the market. It's if you abuse that monopoly that deserves prosecution. Like when Microsoft threatened OEMs not to sell competing products on their computers or face raised Windows license fees. Because Windows owned the market, OEMs had to play along.
Apple doesn't do that with the iPod. Stores can sell whatever they want. Consumers have chosen the iPod, and a few Euro-socialists want to feel clever by hating success, as though it's their duty to "even out" the market. Fuck that.
1.) There's nothing wrong with having a monopoly unless you abuse it. Like when Microsoft bullied OEMs into not shipping competing products on their machines through threats of increased Windows licensing fees.
2.) AAC is an MPEG standard format and is the official successor to MP3; a.k.a. it's "MP4."
3.) If Jobs didn't want universally available music, the iPod wouldn't be able to play MP3s. These higher-quality songs are available in AAC because it's a superior format that takes less server space. Lots of players support AAC.
4.) The Apple-haters really need to try harder.
Um, because that's what computers are for?
Actually, I would say that of AMD.
Yes, these are license sales to manufacturers, not consumer purchases. Those of you who were following XP's launch may remember that Microsoft did the same thing, only giving out OEM license sales numbers while refusing to divulge actual consumer purchases.
They're doing it again because Vista is a flop. You can't even move/copy files without it freezing up.
So was his father. That's why you can buy Lord of the Rings in a store. People work to make money...
The 360 is a gigantic, noisy Windows PC designed to spread the Win32 monopoly into the living room. The Apple TV is a tiny, silent iTunes streaming device. I'll take the Apple TV.
That was Jaws. Jaws gave birth to the summer movie as we know it.
Let's face it, most of the people here are shy, nerdy guys who at most are in some girl's inescapable friend zone.
Before people get too attached to this notion, remember that the same was said about the iPod mini. And the iPod. And probably the original iMac.
Pirate a shitload of TV shows into iTunes and you won't have to bother paying for Tivo. And you get to wirelessly stream your stuff anywhere you have an AppleTV.
Hush, you're ruining Al Gore's fundraising efforts.
Everything is driven by money. Always follow the money trail. Why do you think there are people who whine about embryonic stem cell research even though only adult stem cells have yielded viable results? Because the guys getting results have private investors, and the guys not getting results run to the public to make everyone else pay them with federal funds--aka, your taxes.
To address the summary:
They said in the notes that they did a security audit with no input from the researchers and patched what they discovered.
Why should they have?
There is no privacy, folks.
No, they're not.
No, it's not, in fact most of it is correlative which is why you get terminology like relying on global "fingerprints," as in it's just an assumption based two things that look like they could be affecting each other but haven't been proven to with any direct evidence.
You haven't seen emotional global warming alarmists? Where have you been?
I was quoting the bottom of the article in your link.