Pros and cons, hmm, let's see. OSX is more solid and user-friendly than Windows, but has fewer apps. PCs tend to be cheaper, Macs ALWAYS look better (just don't try to discuss that with people who think neon lights make a computer look good, they just don't get it).
What exactly is the problem? Companys save money. Home users get access to more software on their macs. Companys gain a migration path. It seems to me that everyone wins.
Mac users expect a superior interface. Among other things, that means consistency. A properly done Mac app has to follow the HIG. Emulated, virtualized, or poorly ported applications will always look like intruders.
Not only Mathematica is universal, it was probably the first third-party app to be universalized:
Many developers reading this news may be thinking that they'll have to go through the same woes they had to in order to get their Mac OS 9 applications "Carbonized" to run on Mac OS X. Jobs assured the crowd that this isn't like that at all. To demonstrate, he brought on stage Theo Gray, cofounder of Mathematica maker Wolfram Research.
Gray said that Mathematica it only took about two hours to get Mathematica's Mac OS X code running on an Intel-based Mac. "We're talking about twenty lines of source code out of millions, from a dead cold start. This is nothing like Carbonizing. It's pretty good when the biggest problem from your port is to figure out what to do with the rest of your weekend."
I think he has referring to the MySpace banner-ad which would use the WMF vulnerability to download ad-ware to the user, the 0.0000001% being those not vulnerable.
Hey! The market share of non-Microsoft operating systems is not THAT low!
if I play a shooter on my PS2 for 30 minutes, my wrist and forearm aches for two days.
In case you haven't noticed, the problem is not you, it's the PS2 controller. That thing SUCKS! Its bizarre shape with the huge handles, the d-pad chopped in four, the position of the analogs that make you twist your wrists -- I just can't stand that shit! And most third-party controllers mimick every one of these problems.
Want a controller that won't cripple your hands? Get a Dreamcast. Dirt cheap, tons of nice games.
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or develop more web functionality into Xboxen - they can already goto the live site, why shouldn't they be used for email and google too?
One has to wonder why they failed to add that feature. It's not like it'd be anything new. Back in 1996, you could do it with the NetLink modem for the Sega Saturn; in 1998, the Dreamcast had web access out of the box; and now, the DS and the Wii use the Opera browser.
Also, keep in mind that genetic engineering of humans will eventually become necessary. Medical technology is allowing people with severe genetic defects to live and reproduce that would have died without it. Eventually this will result in a polluted gene pool. Considering the only ways to stop this are removing medical technology, eugenics, and genetic engineering, which one would you rather have?
Prebirth testing and abortion of fetuses in which congenital disorders are detected.
How about a game in which you don't fight ANYTHING? I realise the main problem might be the gamers themselves: "What fun would THAT be?" Will Wright and Chris Sawyer have proven that it CAN be fun
I'm seriously going to cry when PS/2 ports go extinct and USB adapaters stop supporting Vista DRM or whatever
Don't cry, emo boy! Unicomp sells an USB-based Customizer keyboard (the "heir" of the Model M). Also, I've emailed them, and they're planning to release a Macintosh-specific keyboard in a few months.
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- Giant enemy crab.
- Attack its weak point for massive damage.
- Riiiiiiiiiidge Raceeeerr!
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Pros and cons, hmm, let's see. OSX is more solid and user-friendly than Windows, but has fewer apps. PCs tend to be cheaper, Macs ALWAYS look better (just don't try to discuss that with people who think neon lights make a computer look good, they just don't get it).
But [to remember], we [to be] no longer [to allow] to [to conjugate] verbs.
[NELSON] Ha ha! [/NELSON]
So in the future DRM will prevent people from listening to Britney Spears? This is Slashdot, damnit, you're not supposed to defend DRM here!
Here: I, for one, [to welcome] our new verb-[to conjugate] overlords.
If the other guy still sells his outdated piece of junk, that means there is a market for it -- you could try selling your app too!
Good thing they went with SoundJam, because Audion was quite crash-prone.
As much as I'm rooting for that, I doubt it'll flop as bad as Windows Me.
Want a controller that won't cripple your hands? Get a Dreamcast. Dirt cheap, tons of nice games.
You are the one who is mistaken: NeXT bought Apple for minus 377.5 million dollars.