IBM's ineptitude indeed... I remember being perplexed, back in the day, seeing IBM machines bundled with Windows. "They have their own system, supposedly it is very good, so why won't they use it instead?"
.Net is not bad at all, although not a solution for every problem. As an alternative to Java, it's better in every way except cross-platform compatibility.
.Net is inferior in the one aspect that matters, then, as total cross-platform compatibility is the raison d'être of Java.
In the late 90s, when Sega was developing the Dreamcast, Yuzo Koshiro knew it would be the perfect console for a Streets of Rage 4. He pitched the idea to them, and Sega of Japan was interested, but Sega of America shot it down. They owned the most successful brawler series ever (shut up, Final Fight fans), and if certain rumors are true, those people were completely oblivious to it!
I don't get the point of high-end portables. They're a waste of processing power. Portables are great to kill time when you have to stay in a boring place, but they simply do not make sense as full-fledged consoles.
I mean, for example... the PS Vita, to be generous, is the portable with the largest screen. And what do you get when you cram a hundred million polygons, high-res textures, advanced lighting and shaders, and the kitchen sink, onto its 5-inch screen? Not much, because it's still a goddamn 5-inch screen. It's a waste, it's eye strain. For anything that has to fit in your pocket, highly detailed modern 3D graphics simply go to waste.
What do you want to do with the Dock, exactly? A lot of hidden options in OSX can be customized with programs like Tinker Tool, iTweax, OnyX, or Secrets.
Ban all deletionists. And don't be so insanely strict on fair use picture size. I swear, I've seen pics being resized to be smaller than their thumbnails!
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Prey's portals were of very little relevance to the gameplay. So it doesn't really count.
IBM's ineptitude indeed... I remember being perplexed, back in the day, seeing IBM machines bundled with Windows. "They have their own system, supposedly it is very good, so why won't they use it instead?"
.Net is not bad at all, although not a solution for every problem. As an alternative to Java, it's better in every way except cross-platform compatibility.
.Net is inferior in the one aspect that matters, then, as total cross-platform compatibility is the raison d'être of Java.
It's still amusing to see Microsoft touching Linux at all while their monkey of a CEO slanders it and throws veiled threats at its userbase.
Indeed, as we all know, Apple doesn't release any free software...
Businessmen, like politicians, are like that: they can speak, speak, speak -- and say nothing.
Emulation, duh.
But most importantly: South Korea has possibly the worst case of Microsoft monoculture in the world.
In the late 90s, when Sega was developing the Dreamcast, Yuzo Koshiro knew it would be the perfect console for a Streets of Rage 4. He pitched the idea to them, and Sega of Japan was interested, but Sega of America shot it down. They owned the most successful brawler series ever (shut up, Final Fight fans), and if certain rumors are true, those people were completely oblivious to it!
No need, they will just import energy from their neighbor France.
Nearly all nuclear, of course.
I don't get the point of high-end portables. They're a waste of processing power. Portables are great to kill time when you have to stay in a boring place, but they simply do not make sense as full-fledged consoles.
I mean, for example... the PS Vita, to be generous, is the portable with the largest screen. And what do you get when you cram a hundred million polygons, high-res textures, advanced lighting and shaders, and the kitchen sink, onto its 5-inch screen? Not much, because it's still a goddamn 5-inch screen. It's a waste, it's eye strain. For anything that has to fit in your pocket, highly detailed modern 3D graphics simply go to waste.
How about AROS -- a free AmigaOS clone ported to several architectures.
Why? It's a fact, patents hinder innovation -- history shows that.
It works in an URL bar because the suggestions can easily be ignored. But it makes little sense as a font chooser.
No, a combo box is a drop down list that also has a field in which you may type. For example, the font menu in Word is a combo box.
Microsoft seems to have something against Nebraska.
No. No one has. Patents are a scam, a hindrance to innovation and the free market. They must be ABOLISHED.
I think I recall that site. It said that Microsoft's only innovation in user interfaces was the combo box -- which is a terrible design.
Wtf, my post's title got cut. It was supposed to read "They're a perfect couple".
When you deal with the Chinese, sooner or later they will backstab you.
And when you deal with Microsoft, sooner or later they will backstab you.
Who's going to reach for the knife first?
What do you want to do with the Dock, exactly? A lot of hidden options in OSX can be customized with programs like Tinker Tool, iTweax, OnyX, or Secrets.
They're so used to lying to the people that they will lie even when they don't have to.
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You should be punished for that.
Yes, let's have no government intervention.
Patents ARE government intervention. Therefore, let's have no patents.
Sounds like a great deal for me.
Ban all deletionists. And don't be so insanely strict on fair use picture size. I swear, I've seen pics being resized to be smaller than their thumbnails!