Over here "up to 7.2" mbps cost 199 SEK, 99 when introduced. So 24.3 $ / month.
I don't understand why price would scale linear with bandwidth, for consumers it will probably raise much slower in price since most people won't use all the bandwidth anyway, even less all the time.
Though, Ericsson is swedish (and current services offer 7.2 mbps here in Sweden to, but it will only be that in very selected areas in big cities, which Sweden has few of:D. For most people it will be slow as shit, as always with crap like this* and DSL.)
Build fiber networks ffs.
* Oh well, some day I assume wireless technology will be decent, but until then. And wireless access points connected to households fiber connections would work just fine for most uses.
When I mailed and asked some time, probably to Microsoft though, may had been a bad idea, I got the impression that one wouldn't be able to return only Windows but would have to return the whole machine.
Rather obvious that Microsoft would prefer it that way but..
Is this true? Makes somewhat reasonable sense for the manufacturer to be able to set up rules like that.
Dunno, wasn't some philosophical dude saying that we have two "life powers", each competing for trying to have us stay alive or die?
It's rather easy to see in what way we tries to stay alive, avoiding dangers and such, but the other one makes itself remembered in enjoying the calm when not much happens, sleeping, will to just give up if you're like freezing to near death and such.
Sometimes life is a pain and in those cases the neutral "nothing" is nicer (though sometime the (emotional) pain is nice to because it makes you feel alive / know you're living.)
* On macs** ** Nag screens only included to make the software more familiar on Windows systems.
Back in the days Quicktime made sense, pre flash videos and such, but today? VLC/mplayer or k-lite codec pack or similar with Opera makes much more sense =P
Stupid question eventually but will it also remove them if you choose to manually download them thru automatic update? =P
Seems kind of obvious that it will but who knows with Microsoft.
I think I tried following some guides for registry fixes for it but it never worked afair, and in any case you couldn't set it to infinite, and that tips above isn't something average joe will find in the settings of windows update anyway.
Not that I'd care, 10.6 will most likely be pirated.
The difference is that since there don't seem to be any piracy defence system in OS X it works just as good anyway.
And in most software even if you block network access and can't update the software and so on it's still usable.
But for a virus program to work somewhat reliable you need to have the latest rulesets and if you can't get those unless you pay, well.. So a pirated copy won't help but it's not like I will pay for an antivirus software for OS X. As I said.
Except in OS X it downloads the updates and tell you that they are updated, inform you if any of them will require a reboot and let you check the ones not requiring it, all of them and reboot, or not care at all and it won't bother you until next week or something such. (Of if you decide to do it manually)
In XP however it will tell you that they are downloaded and ask you if you want to reboot to install them EVERY FIFTH MINUTE. Even if you tell the OS you don't give a shit and don't want to reboot.
I don't like that OS X installers requiring a reboot remains running until you press reboot in them however. I'd rather just choose "I don't want to reboot now" and have them do their thing the next time I choose to reboot.
Anyway, I guess there are both good and bad things with XP including a firewall now. It's good that it protects somewhat after installation, it's bad because many people probably keep that inferior firewall instead of replacing it with something decent.
For instance: http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/download_firewall.html (Bundled with antivirus, bad choice imho, for the user that is, nothing say that you want all of their products. Stupid apple technique (Oh, I see you want iTunes, here you get Quicktime and Safari to!)
I see that you have already been (correctly) moderated as troll.
But anyway, for your information those systems isn't without exploitable bugs either. I would assume that OS X is especially risky since it might have a more standard collection of software and Apple bundles a bunch of security upgrades at the same time instead of sending them out as soon as there is an issue.
I won't say that I'd rather trust Microsoft getting updates out in time than Apple because then I to will be moderated troll but well, let's just say neither of them are perfect.
Regarding BSD and Linux it will to a big extent depend on what software you have installed.
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Over here "up to 7.2" mbps cost 199 SEK, 99 when introduced. So 24.3 $ / month.
I don't understand why price would scale linear with bandwidth, for consumers it will probably raise much slower in price since most people won't use all the bandwidth anyway, even less all the time.
Though, Ericsson is swedish (and current services offer 7.2 mbps here in Sweden to, but it will only be that in very selected areas in big cities, which Sweden has few of :D. For most people it will be slow as shit, as always with crap like this* and DSL.)
Build fiber networks ffs.
* Oh well, some day I assume wireless technology will be decent, but until then. And wireless access points connected to households fiber connections would work just fine for most uses.
When I mailed and asked some time, probably to Microsoft though, may had been a bad idea, I got the impression that one wouldn't be able to return only Windows but would have to return the whole machine.
Rather obvious that Microsoft would prefer it that way but ..
Is this true? Makes somewhat reasonable sense for the manufacturer to be able to set up rules like that.
I know he was speaking about units (though african don't make much sense, if not as a second joke.)
I was just suggesting africans would had a better chance since they make better runners ;/
Oh well, here you go, it was Sigmund Freud:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud#The_life_and_death_drives
The voyagers is already on their way!
Probably african, everyone knows they are faster!
Dunno, wasn't some philosophical dude saying that we have two "life powers", each competing for trying to have us stay alive or die?
It's rather easy to see in what way we tries to stay alive, avoiding dangers and such, but the other one makes itself remembered in enjoying the calm when not much happens, sleeping, will to just give up if you're like freezing to near death and such.
Sometimes life is a pain and in those cases the neutral "nothing" is nicer (though sometime the (emotional) pain is nice to because it makes you feel alive / know you're living.)
In capitalistic authoritan china ..
Don't worry, even if they run out of Falun Gong practising people I'm sure they will find a new "resource."
Is there any memory checksums in the human brain or will the whole system screw up if some parts is accidently lost? :D
Hum, Redundant Array of Independent Brains ...
*goes back to planing*
Rather that than spending the time with whatever kind of christians :D
Maybe time for a new advertisement slogan:
Apple Software - Free of nag screens*
* On macs**
** Nag screens only included to make the software more familiar on Windows systems.
Back in the days Quicktime made sense, pre flash videos and such, but today? VLC/mplayer or k-lite codec pack or similar with Opera makes much more sense =P
Stupid question eventually but will it also remove them if you choose to manually download them thru automatic update? =P
Seems kind of obvious that it will but who knows with Microsoft.
I think I tried following some guides for registry fixes for it but it never worked afair, and in any case you couldn't set it to infinite, and that tips above isn't something average joe will find in the settings of windows update anyway.
Not that I'd care, 10.6 will most likely be pirated.
The difference is that since there don't seem to be any piracy defence system in OS X it works just as good anyway.
And in most software even if you block network access and can't update the software and so on it's still usable.
But for a virus program to work somewhat reliable you need to have the latest rulesets and if you can't get those unless you pay, well .. So a pirated copy won't help but it's not like I will pay for an antivirus software for OS X. As I said.
I didn't paid for it but it's legal.
I mean like, come on?
Copied information vs stolen property, personal assault, rape, murder, ?
Probably not as much "it's Windows" as "more things run with excessive privileges."
Mine just tries to add a bookmark :/
Guess you have added the shortcut yourself.
I for sure won't install anything unless it's free of charge.
Nah just write it here.
Please fill in your last three numbers on the backside of the card to in case you mess some of the other numbers up.
Except in OS X it downloads the updates and tell you that they are updated, inform you if any of them will require a reboot and let you check the ones not requiring it, all of them and reboot, or not care at all and it won't bother you until next week or something such. (Of if you decide to do it manually)
In XP however it will tell you that they are downloaded and ask you if you want to reboot to install them EVERY FIFTH MINUTE. Even if you tell the OS you don't give a shit and don't want to reboot.
I don't like that OS X installers requiring a reboot remains running until you press reboot in them however. I'd rather just choose "I don't want to reboot now" and have them do their thing the next time I choose to reboot.
How do you manage to find an image without SP2?!! :D
http://thepiratebay.org/search/xp%20sp2%20integrated/0/99/300
Anyway, I guess there are both good and bad things with XP including a firewall now. It's good that it protects somewhat after installation, it's bad because many people probably keep that inferior firewall instead of replacing it with something decent.
For instance:
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/download_firewall.html (Bundled with antivirus, bad choice imho, for the user that is, nothing say that you want all of their products. Stupid apple technique (Oh, I see you want iTunes, here you get Quicktime and Safari to!)
So, what are the rootkit scanners for? Or are there only rootkit guards?
And I'm serious with this question, I'm not stating anything.
I see that you have already been (correctly) moderated as troll.
But anyway, for your information those systems isn't without exploitable bugs either. I would assume that OS X is especially risky since it might have a more standard collection of software and Apple bundles a bunch of security upgrades at the same time instead of sending them out as soon as there is an issue.
I won't say that I'd rather trust Microsoft getting updates out in time than Apple because then I to will be moderated troll but well, let's just say neither of them are perfect.
Regarding BSD and Linux it will to a big extent depend on what software you have installed.
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