Their entire Linux strategy is based on the idea of luring people in with Linux and then signing them up for ridiculously overpriced "consulting services' that usually results in a recommendation to purchase their own proprietary hardware running AIX and ever more extensive service contracts and recurring revenue for IBM.
When I set up two HPC clusters using IBM hardware, they had no intention of recommending AIX. It was in their scope of work that we use RedHat, as it was what we wanted. And they even through in a life sciences consultant to help with PBS setup.
True, the service contracts are recurring (which service contracts aren't?), but no more expensive than a Sun service contract would be. They were a good deal cheaper than Sun contracts, actually. If you have any Sun service contract history (and it sounds like you don't) you'd know that their hardware maintenance contracts are some of the most expensive in the industry.
I use my.yahoo.com every day. Not for the clutter, since I use Firefox w/adblock. I don't see a whole lot of ads.
Yahoo mail - eh - I could take it or leave it, but my.yahoo.com is unblievably configurable. I can put and arrange content from just about any site I find on the front page.
Great for people willing to hack and muck around, but for someone who just wants to connect a USB keyboard (yes, I know Nokia believes bluetooth is the future) or a thumb drive, they'll look elsewhere.
You can also connect it to a specially powered USB hub and connect USB media/peripherals
Does the 770 now have USB host capabilities with the latest OS release? In the past, the only thing USB was good for was connecting the tablet to a PC for file tranfers.
An obviously biased statement with a link to some pics posted on Flicr. Yeah, that'll convince me.
Look, I too own a Zaurus, but have been looking for reasons as to why I should get a Nokia. The unit really does look nice, but why on earth would I go out and buy a Nokia if it can't do more than what my Zaurus does? Point out some of the positive things.
How's the battery life (that's one of the bad things I've actually heard about the Nokia)? How's multitasking? How's the selection of applications available?
All these things, if positive of course, would go a long way to promoting the device, instead of a bunch of pictures and a one line comment that really doesn't mean anything.
In a year or two, it'll be interesting to see how the Intel Macs fare...
My guess is that there will be every bit as much failure rate as any other Intel/AMD based machine.
If you have any experience with Sun machines, you'll know that their non-Sparc based machines have as high a failure rate as any other Intel/AMD based machine.
When you start using cheap off-the-shelf parts, and don't kid yourself - that's is what is being used, you're bound to have higher failure rates.
meaning another country, yes. I live in the Chicago area (Chicago proper) and internet access is pervasive. I'm not just talking about in the home. I'm talking about other places that offer free internet access in addition to beverages and food.
Good luck, but currently, I don't think it's a viable business plan.
Muttering comment to self: why does English usage keep rotting out to the point where any short concise statement is often made 100% contrary to its intended meaning? If we have to decide everything by context and intuition, why not just have everybody say, "statistically appropriate speach act" as a placeholder? (Or "statistically inappropriate speach act" if we want to go with a nudge and a wink.)
I'm not trying to troll. I'm just saying, look around a bit before saying that Apple is doing something new/better.
The easiest way to tell if a person is a fanboy is to look at their sig. You replied to an Apple fanboy, but it could have just as easliy been a Linux or Windows fanboy.
What this is really showing us all is that it's really hard to get excited about Intel-based boxes. And that Apple, aside from IPods, are now really just another software company.
It's hard to get excited about features that have been available in other OSes - either bundled with the OS or separately by a third party - such as multiple desktops and virtualization.
To be honest, I would be suprised if Apple did NOT turn a blind eye to pirating of OSX
No way will Apple allow that to happen.
I'm one of those people who wanted to see OSX running in VMWare (under Linux, in my case). Have you heard of Maxxuss? He had actually done quite a lot to get Tiger running under VMWare. Even got networking to run fine. And it was easy enough for me to get running in VMWare. About the only thing left for him to accomplish, to my knowledge, was to get sound working. Apple shut him down, before that happened. Too bad. He could have been a real asset to Apple.
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When I set up two HPC clusters using IBM hardware, they had no intention of recommending AIX. It was in their scope of work that we use RedHat, as it was what we wanted. And they even through in a life sciences consultant to help with PBS setup.
True, the service contracts are recurring (which service contracts aren't?), but no more expensive than a Sun service contract would be. They were a good deal cheaper than Sun contracts, actually. If you have any Sun service contract history (and it sounds like you don't) you'd know that their hardware maintenance contracts are some of the most expensive in the industry.
Yahoo mail - eh - I could take it or leave it, but my.yahoo.com is unblievably configurable. I can put and arrange content from just about any site I find on the front page.
It's not a selling point.
Great for people willing to hack and muck around, but for someone who just wants to connect a USB keyboard (yes, I know Nokia believes bluetooth is the future) or a thumb drive, they'll look elsewhere.
Does the 770 now have USB host capabilities with the latest OS release? In the past, the only thing USB was good for was connecting the tablet to a PC for file tranfers.
Said the geek in the darkened basement.
On the other hand, the whole thing is pretty ugly, so...
It's because many have already chosen not to take any part in the system. We're not all pirates.
An obviously biased statement with a link to some pics posted on Flicr. Yeah, that'll convince me.
Look, I too own a Zaurus, but have been looking for reasons as to why I should get a Nokia. The unit really does look nice, but why on earth would I go out and buy a Nokia if it can't do more than what my Zaurus does? Point out some of the positive things.
How's the battery life (that's one of the bad things I've actually heard about the Nokia)? How's multitasking? How's the selection of applications available?
All these things, if positive of course, would go a long way to promoting the device, instead of a bunch of pictures and a one line comment that really doesn't mean anything.
They sure are ramping up though. They're heavily recruiting. I went through a round of interviews with them for a travelling support position.
When I say travelling, I mean 95% of your job is travelling to other sites.
If you want to take a raw look at the files, they're located in c:\windows\system32\config\... event, application and security.
This isn't anything new. It's been around for ages.
as they had an article with a link to http://flagrantdisregard.com/flickr/motivator.php explaining how to do it.
My guess is that there will be every bit as much failure rate as any other Intel/AMD based machine.
If you have any experience with Sun machines, you'll know that their non-Sparc based machines have as high a failure rate as any other Intel/AMD based machine.
When you start using cheap off-the-shelf parts, and don't kid yourself - that's is what is being used, you're bound to have higher failure rates.
Good luck, but currently, I don't think it's a viable business plan.
Indeed.
I didn't need the sarcasm tag, did I?
It's a common misconception that cargo holds are not pressurized or climatized.
in Hungaria.
Familiar applications, I would guess.
Scutttlemonkey is.
The easiest way to tell if a person is a fanboy is to look at their sig. You replied to an Apple fanboy, but it could have just as easliy been a Linux or Windows fanboy.
It's hard to get excited about features that have been available in other OSes - either bundled with the OS or separately by a third party - such as multiple desktops and virtualization.
Sorry Mac fans.
It would be nice if the headline were less... sensationalist.
No way will Apple allow that to happen.
I'm one of those people who wanted to see OSX running in VMWare (under Linux, in my case). Have you heard of Maxxuss? He had actually done quite a lot to get Tiger running under VMWare. Even got networking to run fine. And it was easy enough for me to get running in VMWare. About the only thing left for him to accomplish, to my knowledge, was to get sound working. Apple shut him down, before that happened. Too bad. He could have been a real asset to Apple.
It's a good thing I don't filter out as much, otherwise I'd never have been able to read this offtopic response.
Knee-jerk now, read the article later.