While my personal preference is for Safari, as a designer, this is good news, on two fronts. First, anything that knocks IE market share down is a great thing because I, like every web designer out there, am sick and tired of uttering the phrase "it works perfectly in every browser _except_ IE..." Second, I think it's good because, pure and simple, I think the Webkit engine is phenomenal. Both Safari and Chrome have deep HTML5/CSS3 compatibility and, more importantly, they are capable of things that allow web designers to do some really spectacular things. While I would love to see Safari market share increase, I'll be very happy to see webkit market share increase any way it can.
The problem is a corporation cannot be punished for perjury. Start holding officers of the company to account for their corporation's actions and we might see a change but until then, the corporation shields them from a lot of meaningful and established repercussions...
So you use Android consumers as beta testers while you iron out the bugs in a rushed, poorly tested product?
I know I'm going to be modded troll but, sorry, that's what your "interesting" post sounds like - you prefer to release to Android first because you can quickly and rapidly fix problems rather than taking the time to properly build and test your app before releasing it into the market.
I'm even going to go one step further in my near-trollish commentary: you're one of the reasons that Android users are less inclined to actually spend money on an app because developers likely rush them out whereas iOS developers take extra time to make sure it's "just right" before putting it out because it's such a headache to fix problems. iOS users are more confident in a reliable app while Android users are faced with buggy initial releases. I don't know, call me crazy (or a troll, as you wish), but I wouldn't rush out to spend money on an Android app if your view is indicative of the majority of Android developers....
I don't own a 360 (for a variety of reasons, of which I'm about to explain the key one) but every friend I know who owns one - _EVERY ONE_ - has had at least one fatal hardware failure with their device and several have had multiple fatal hardware failures. Simply put, I'm stunned at the failure rate for the 360 and I'm blown away that people tolerated it as much as they did. I really wish I was exaggerating when I say every friend I know who has one had it fail at least once. Usually it was a disk drive failure (kind of important for a disk-driven device...) but I really don't know of anyone who didn't suffer at least once failure.
I know I amount to anecdotal evidence but when I see that large a collection of device failures (and the friends of whom I speak are spread across multiple countries from coast to coast so it isn't a local phenomenon), I have to think I'm actually not anecdotal evidence - I feel I'm witnessing a significant trend.
The most important thing Microsoft needs to focus on with a new XBox is build quality. Everything else should come a distant second.
I'm a massive Apple fanboi and proud to admit it but, seriously, we're already posting articles about the iPhone 5? Really? It's literally a year away and we're already discussing it? Give it a damn rest!
Not to mention the rumour is that the screen is for a _NEW_ iOS device. If you're going to rumour-monger, at least get the rumours right...
Garbage like that is what gives good Apple fanbois like me a bad name...
This is Google's big problem right now - throw a bunch of things at the wall and see what sticks. The problem is people are now hesitant to invest in new Google projects because, hey, they'll be shut down in a year... If they can't commit to a new project, why should their customers?...
Just because "B&N does not have the cash reserves to support similar licensing" doesn't mean the patents are frivolous. Given that most Android manufacturers have signed licensing agreements with MS, it suggests that the patents are decidedly _NOT_ frivolous. If they were or even if the average person thought they were, several other manufacturers would have pushed back and defended themselves in court.
There's also "you screwed up so badly that you're going to quit and we'll be done with this or we'll fire you, possibly forcing us to explain why we fired you revealing the extent of your screwup - your choice."
The reason Javascript is the most popular is obvious (to me at least): the web is based primarily on three languages - HTML, CSS, and Javascript. With those three, one can do most of what they want with a website. More advanced languages are for more advanced applications. Now, when some geek-lite decides they want to make a website, as many people now toy with, they are going to learn what? The advanced languages or HTML, CSS, and Javascript?
Javascript is the most common not because it's the most difficult. It's the most common because it's the most sought after. Supply - Demand.
Have you been hiding under a rock for the last decade? I seriously need to cite an example rather than you just looking at Apple's history over the last ten years and being honest about what you see?
People who view Apple's decisions as "big gambles" simply are not giving Apple the credit they deserve. Quite frankly, Apple hasn't gambled in quite a while - they are making very smart, very well thought out decisions and they are executing those decisions with skill and refinement. That isn't a gamble.
Regardless of what you think of Apple - love 'em or hate 'em - it's simply inaccurate to describe their moves as "big gambles". They are making bold business decisions.
Now, admittedly, that doesn't sound impressive but it actually is - too few companies are able to come up with a well thought out plan and to boldly follow it, sadly...
This has not only been blatantly obvious from the beginning, but now his own words back it up.
"Now"? It's been obvious for several _YEARS_. He never claimed to have invented the iPhone. Pretty much everyone with a clue knows the story of an engineer walking into his office with an early version of the iPad, showing it to Steve, who was enormously impressed but put the prototype on a shelf and said "we can make this into a phone." I've known that story for a very long time so, perhaps, your version of "now" is a bit later than the rest of us.
I'm a diehard Apple fanboy so I'll almost always love a story that knocks Android down a peg or two but, seriously, this is the biggest load of crap possible.
It's simply one of two things - he's either entirely out of touch or he's spreading FUD. Given that I don't believe he's out of touch (like some CEO's recently who have spouted off some of the dumbest nonsense that I think I've ever heard...), that leaves FUD. And Microsoft/Balmer has a long history of doing this so it's not the least bit surprising.
What I do find surprising is how obvious he is about it. Love him or hate him, when Steve Jobs talked down about a competitor's product, it always seemed like he believed what he was saying (obviously I can't speak for what he did or did not believe but, for example, if he said he didn't think there was a market for 7" tablets, thereby saying all 7" tablets weren't going to sell well, you believed he believed there wasn't a market for 7" tablets). Balmer doesn't even make his trash talking remotely believable. How am I supposed to believe that Android is too confusing to use if I know he doesn't believe it? In fact, his inability to convince me that he believes what he's saying tells me that Android is not, in fact, too confusing to use (something I already knew, but now I know it even more...:).
Not only are his comments FUD but they're obviously FUD. Anyone who believes the snake oil that he's selling is a fool (one of the many reasons I believe Ballmer's days as CEO of Microsoft are nearing an end...).
How many times does Samsung need to copy Apple outright before people finally recognize that yes, they are, in fact, copying Apple at every turn. Yes, I know it's easy to blow off this story or the icons or the shape or that individual story and that other individual story but, for most people, when viewing all of these examples as a whole, the picture becomes very clear - Samsung copies Apple every chance they get. Time and time and time and time again, Samsung is copying Apple.
When are people going to realize this?
You don't have to like Apple to acknowledge the truth when it's obvious. Feel free to hate Apple all you want, as seems so en vogue on/. lately, but you demonstrate a disconnect from reality when you stick your head in the sand and ignore the simple fact that Samsung really is copying Apple. Often. In many ways.
I would think that the/. crowd would be opposed to that, regardless of who is doing it and to whom it is being done...
Yeah. I know. I must be new here/I'm an Apple fanboy (take your pick).
I've never understood why professionals think that targets shouldn't move. I absolutely understand disliking it when your favourite software suite loses or changes a feature you love but if you think that the world must remain exactly as it is today so that you can be a creative professional then you aren't as creative as you think. Sorry - the world is evolving and companies are going to adapt. Some companies adapt faster than others but any creative professional who complains about it is not going to be employed in their creative efforts for long.
The iPhone 4S is faster than virtually every mobile device currently on the market with the sole exception of a two top-tier tablets (the iPad 2 and, in one test, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, which have more space enabling more power). Against other phones, the 4S is currently ahead of everything else.
So, how is it that you can claim that the iPhone 4S is only on par, if not lagging behind Android devices when the facts don't support that?
I love how people like you take this concept to the extreme in an effort to make it all seem ludicrous. The problem is most people could identify an iPad, Playbook, Xoom, and Transformer (to name a few) at ten feet, easily. Or, a bare minimum, if they weren't vaguely aware of tablet devices (as I assume it's safe to claim a lawyer trying a case about tablets should be), they'd be able to tell they were not the same device... So, rather than go to an extreme in an effort to prove a point that is pointless, recognize that there's actually a point here - you can make a tablet without it being a clone of an iPad. Several tablet makers have managed to do it. Samsung has not.
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While my personal preference is for Safari, as a designer, this is good news, on two fronts. First, anything that knocks IE market share down is a great thing because I, like every web designer out there, am sick and tired of uttering the phrase "it works perfectly in every browser _except_ IE..." Second, I think it's good because, pure and simple, I think the Webkit engine is phenomenal. Both Safari and Chrome have deep HTML5/CSS3 compatibility and, more importantly, they are capable of things that allow web designers to do some really spectacular things. While I would love to see Safari market share increase, I'll be very happy to see webkit market share increase any way it can.
The problem is a corporation cannot be punished for perjury. Start holding officers of the company to account for their corporation's actions and we might see a change but until then, the corporation shields them from a lot of meaningful and established repercussions...
So you use Android consumers as beta testers while you iron out the bugs in a rushed, poorly tested product?
I know I'm going to be modded troll but, sorry, that's what your "interesting" post sounds like - you prefer to release to Android first because you can quickly and rapidly fix problems rather than taking the time to properly build and test your app before releasing it into the market.
I'm even going to go one step further in my near-trollish commentary: you're one of the reasons that Android users are less inclined to actually spend money on an app because developers likely rush them out whereas iOS developers take extra time to make sure it's "just right" before putting it out because it's such a headache to fix problems. iOS users are more confident in a reliable app while Android users are faced with buggy initial releases. I don't know, call me crazy (or a troll, as you wish), but I wouldn't rush out to spend money on an Android app if your view is indicative of the majority of Android developers....
I don't own a 360 (for a variety of reasons, of which I'm about to explain the key one) but every friend I know who owns one - _EVERY ONE_ - has had at least one fatal hardware failure with their device and several have had multiple fatal hardware failures. Simply put, I'm stunned at the failure rate for the 360 and I'm blown away that people tolerated it as much as they did. I really wish I was exaggerating when I say every friend I know who has one had it fail at least once. Usually it was a disk drive failure (kind of important for a disk-driven device...) but I really don't know of anyone who didn't suffer at least once failure.
I know I amount to anecdotal evidence but when I see that large a collection of device failures (and the friends of whom I speak are spread across multiple countries from coast to coast so it isn't a local phenomenon), I have to think I'm actually not anecdotal evidence - I feel I'm witnessing a significant trend.
The most important thing Microsoft needs to focus on with a new XBox is build quality. Everything else should come a distant second.
Is anyone else sick and tired of hearing about the benefits of millionaires and the "trickle down effect"? I know I am...
I'm a massive Apple fanboi and proud to admit it but, seriously, we're already posting articles about the iPhone 5? Really? It's literally a year away and we're already discussing it? Give it a damn rest!
Not to mention the rumour is that the screen is for a _NEW_ iOS device. If you're going to rumour-monger, at least get the rumours right...
Garbage like that is what gives good Apple fanbois like me a bad name...
1920x1080 over an SVGA port with a low quality cable looks absolutely horrible...
Totally! Buy Monster cables for everything, right! They're totally worth the massive markup!
Right?
Right?
Oh...
This is Google's big problem right now - throw a bunch of things at the wall and see what sticks. The problem is people are now hesitant to invest in new Google projects because, hey, they'll be shut down in a year... If they can't commit to a new project, why should their customers?...
Now get on with your Google hate - that's the flavor of the month here on slashdot these days
Wait. What?
Seriously?
What Slashdot are you reading?...
I'm not convinced Google has an overarching strategic plan.
Of course they do - it used to be "do everything Microsoft does" but it's now become "do everything Apple does."
Sadly, I wish I was joking...
Just because "B&N does not have the cash reserves to support similar licensing" doesn't mean the patents are frivolous. Given that most Android manufacturers have signed licensing agreements with MS, it suggests that the patents are decidedly _NOT_ frivolous. If they were or even if the average person thought they were, several other manufacturers would have pushed back and defended themselves in court.
There's also "you screwed up so badly that you're going to quit and we'll be done with this or we'll fire you, possibly forcing us to explain why we fired you revealing the extent of your screwup - your choice."
The reason Javascript is the most popular is obvious (to me at least): the web is based primarily on three languages - HTML, CSS, and Javascript. With those three, one can do most of what they want with a website. More advanced languages are for more advanced applications. Now, when some geek-lite decides they want to make a website, as many people now toy with, they are going to learn what? The advanced languages or HTML, CSS, and Javascript?
Javascript is the most common not because it's the most difficult. It's the most common because it's the most sought after. Supply - Demand.
Seems obvious to me.
Have you been hiding under a rock for the last decade? I seriously need to cite an example rather than you just looking at Apple's history over the last ten years and being honest about what you see?
There is also the theory that 7" is a better size than 9.5" for this market.
There was once also the theory that the world was flat. Thankfully, theories often turn out to be wrong.
People who view Apple's decisions as "big gambles" simply are not giving Apple the credit they deserve. Quite frankly, Apple hasn't gambled in quite a while - they are making very smart, very well thought out decisions and they are executing those decisions with skill and refinement. That isn't a gamble.
Regardless of what you think of Apple - love 'em or hate 'em - it's simply inaccurate to describe their moves as "big gambles". They are making bold business decisions.
Now, admittedly, that doesn't sound impressive but it actually is - too few companies are able to come up with a well thought out plan and to boldly follow it, sadly...
This has not only been blatantly obvious from the beginning, but now his own words back it up.
"Now"? It's been obvious for several _YEARS_. He never claimed to have invented the iPhone. Pretty much everyone with a clue knows the story of an engineer walking into his office with an early version of the iPad, showing it to Steve, who was enormously impressed but put the prototype on a shelf and said "we can make this into a phone." I've known that story for a very long time so, perhaps, your version of "now" is a bit later than the rest of us.
Why has there been so much Apple crap here on Slashdot lately?
Are you joking? Seriously? A news site for nerds with a typical focus on the tech industry and you're surprised Apple gets a lot of play? Really?
Are you upset Android/Google gets a lot of play as well? Or is this just a one-sided, idiotic complaint about Apple?
Seriously, complaining about the quantity of Apple stories on Slashdot is just daft.
Did you even read the summary?
You must be new here.
I'm a diehard Apple fanboy so I'll almost always love a story that knocks Android down a peg or two but, seriously, this is the biggest load of crap possible.
:).
It's simply one of two things - he's either entirely out of touch or he's spreading FUD. Given that I don't believe he's out of touch (like some CEO's recently who have spouted off some of the dumbest nonsense that I think I've ever heard...), that leaves FUD. And Microsoft/Balmer has a long history of doing this so it's not the least bit surprising.
What I do find surprising is how obvious he is about it. Love him or hate him, when Steve Jobs talked down about a competitor's product, it always seemed like he believed what he was saying (obviously I can't speak for what he did or did not believe but, for example, if he said he didn't think there was a market for 7" tablets, thereby saying all 7" tablets weren't going to sell well, you believed he believed there wasn't a market for 7" tablets). Balmer doesn't even make his trash talking remotely believable. How am I supposed to believe that Android is too confusing to use if I know he doesn't believe it? In fact, his inability to convince me that he believes what he's saying tells me that Android is not, in fact, too confusing to use (something I already knew, but now I know it even more...
Not only are his comments FUD but they're
obviously FUD. Anyone who believes the snake oil that he's selling is a fool (one of the many reasons I believe Ballmer's days as CEO of Microsoft are nearing an end...).
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/18/samsung_accused_of_lifting_iphone_screenshot_for_galaxy_player_promo.html
/. lately, but you demonstrate a disconnect from reality when you stick your head in the sand and ignore the simple fact that Samsung really is copying Apple. Often. In many ways.
/. crowd would be opposed to that, regardless of who is doing it and to whom it is being done...
How many times does Samsung need to copy Apple outright before people finally recognize that yes, they are, in fact, copying Apple at every turn. Yes, I know it's easy to blow off this story or the icons or the shape or that individual story and that other individual story but, for most people, when viewing all of these examples as a whole, the picture becomes very clear - Samsung copies Apple every chance they get. Time and time and time and time again, Samsung is copying Apple.
When are people going to realize this?
You don't have to like Apple to acknowledge the truth when it's obvious. Feel free to hate Apple all you want, as seems so en vogue on
I would think that the
Yeah. I know. I must be new here/I'm an Apple fanboy (take your pick).
When you're dad dies, I hope you don't shed a tear because, you know, "he was just a man."
I've never understood why professionals think that targets shouldn't move. I absolutely understand disliking it when your favourite software suite loses or changes a feature you love but if you think that the world must remain exactly as it is today so that you can be a creative professional then you aren't as creative as you think. Sorry - the world is evolving and companies are going to adapt. Some companies adapt faster than others but any creative professional who complains about it is not going to be employed in their creative efforts for long.
Insert buggy-whip analogy, should you desire.
They had a top notch cool phone, but now it's par, if not lagging behind many android devises.
Citation needed.
And, let's make it clear, you won't find a citation to support your comment because it is false.
Here - unlike you, I'll back up my claim:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4951/iphone-4s-preliminary-benchmarks-800mhz-a5-slightly-slower-gpu-than-ipad-2
The iPhone 4S is faster than virtually every mobile device currently on the market with the sole exception of a two top-tier tablets (the iPad 2 and, in one test, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, which have more space enabling more power). Against other phones, the 4S is currently ahead of everything else.
So, how is it that you can claim that the iPhone 4S is only on par, if not lagging behind Android devices when the facts don't support that?
I love how people like you take this concept to the extreme in an effort to make it all seem ludicrous. The problem is most people could identify an iPad, Playbook, Xoom, and Transformer (to name a few) at ten feet, easily. Or, a bare minimum, if they weren't vaguely aware of tablet devices (as I assume it's safe to claim a lawyer trying a case about tablets should be), they'd be able to tell they were not the same device... So, rather than go to an extreme in an effort to prove a point that is pointless, recognize that there's actually a point here - you can make a tablet without it being a clone of an iPad. Several tablet makers have managed to do it. Samsung has not.