I bet that kind of veto power by AT&T is written into their contract. Once the exclusivity is up, I would also bet they need a new contract. At that point Apple can either stipulate less control from AT&T or take their phones to another provider, or both. Their strategy in the cell market seems to be similar to the music store market. They started out giving in to those that held the power, then after they grew their market share more than anyone thought they would, the tables turned.
That still misses the laptop range though. So IBM has the server market and PASemi has the ultra-power efficient end of the mobile market. That still leaves a gaping whole where Apple puts their laptops.
If they're still keeping the Mac OS X code base working on different platforms though (as they were before the Intel switch), it probably wouldn't be too hard to create devices above the iPhone but below the Macbook and Macbook Air based on Power chip designs from PASemi.
Given how important laptop sales are to Apple, they would still be facing a losing proposition where IBM just isn't focused on the type of processors needed for mobile applications.
I just assume any company over a certain size is an unethical company. As soon as you have full time lawyers on the books, it's pretty much a guarantee. That's not to say small companies can't be unethical either, just that the smaller ones who are ethical tend to lose that as they grow.
Either that or strive to be extra active on the weekends. I would look for a different job or move closer. Those extra two hours can make all the difference.
The sad part is that IBM only became a monopoly in the mainframe market because no one else wanted to make and sell them anymore. So now people are thinking about mainframes again for things like cloud computer and suddenly the argument is that IBM is not allowing competition in the market. Maybe if other companies didn't abandon the mainframe market, there would be more than just IBM left standing in it. The issue though is not whether they are a monopoly in that market (which they are, probably just as much as Microsoft is on the desktop market), but are they using it to prevent competition from others or in other markets?
Not even Kodak processes it actually. They contract out to the one lab left in the country that develops Kodachrome. And the contract runs out in 2010.
To call it one or the other would be incorrect. It has parts that are Theocratic (Supreme Leader and group of clerics overseeing everything) and Democratic (elected President, etc).
Maybe in China it could be. There is still the issue of copying the hardware which no doubt has trademarks and patents covering various portions of it.
So they wait until after Vista and in the middle of the recession? Is this a bet that Windows 7 somehow might not deliver like they want or need it to? I think they're looking to do something with the money, not sit on it for a rainy day.
Perhaps they are planning to offer these types of features in their current iPhone/iPod Touch products? Then allow developers access to the framework in some future firmware update? They could also be planning to move games into their own section on iTunes, as they are selling better than other apps. Most of this stuff already fits their existing hardware anyhow, so I'm not seeing how this leads to a new gaming console.
No, they dropped PowerPC because IBM couldn't keep up with producing faster chips and lower power envelopes (for laptops). Remember, they were never able to stuff a G5 into a Powerbook. I doubt it had anything to do with whether the hardware was "commodity" or not.
Funny, because both Chrome and Safari use WebKit, which is also "essentially a community effort" (branch from KHTML and KJS) with the backing of companies with billions of dollars of income and more than likely a few dozens of paid developers from each thrown in.
They're just scared to death that no one will upgrade, just like with Vista. They probably hope that if enough people are trying for free at home, they'll want it at work and on their next computer. Then they might be able to finally sunset XP.
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I bet that kind of veto power by AT&T is written into their contract. Once the exclusivity is up, I would also bet they need a new contract. At that point Apple can either stipulate less control from AT&T or take their phones to another provider, or both. Their strategy in the cell market seems to be similar to the music store market. They started out giving in to those that held the power, then after they grew their market share more than anyone thought they would, the tables turned.
That still misses the laptop range though. So IBM has the server market and PASemi has the ultra-power efficient end of the mobile market. That still leaves a gaping whole where Apple puts their laptops. If they're still keeping the Mac OS X code base working on different platforms though (as they were before the Intel switch), it probably wouldn't be too hard to create devices above the iPhone but below the Macbook and Macbook Air based on Power chip designs from PASemi.
Given how important laptop sales are to Apple, they would still be facing a losing proposition where IBM just isn't focused on the type of processors needed for mobile applications.
They better at least include Chuck Norris, after having to hear so much about him in-game.
I just assume any company over a certain size is an unethical company. As soon as you have full time lawyers on the books, it's pretty much a guarantee. That's not to say small companies can't be unethical either, just that the smaller ones who are ethical tend to lose that as they grow.
Either that or strive to be extra active on the weekends. I would look for a different job or move closer. Those extra two hours can make all the difference.
anyway, it's a software issue. there's a lockup somewhere, someone forgets to shut off a component, or something similarly pedestrian.
That sounds like something a hardware person would say.
That was in the article I read about her. She has had cancer and other issues that seemingly healed themselves.
The sad part is that IBM only became a monopoly in the mainframe market because no one else wanted to make and sell them anymore. So now people are thinking about mainframes again for things like cloud computer and suddenly the argument is that IBM is not allowing competition in the market. Maybe if other companies didn't abandon the mainframe market, there would be more than just IBM left standing in it. The issue though is not whether they are a monopoly in that market (which they are, probably just as much as Microsoft is on the desktop market), but are they using it to prevent competition from others or in other markets?
Maybe by then NASA will be given enough resources to cover that cost. Right now though, their budget is already tight and perpetually threatened.
Just ask Kodak how quick it was. The company isn't even a shadow of its former self.
Not even Kodak processes it actually. They contract out to the one lab left in the country that develops Kodachrome. And the contract runs out in 2010.
To call it one or the other would be incorrect. It has parts that are Theocratic (Supreme Leader and group of clerics overseeing everything) and Democratic (elected President, etc).
By that reasoning, I suppose you could look down and see part of the milky way too.
Can you say AD&D/Lord of the Rings are that original when they basically have European folklore races in them?
For example, the Volsunga saga and the Poetic Edda served as inspiration to both Tolkien and Wagner.
Next I suppose you're going to tell me buffalo don't have wings.
This might even be legal!
Maybe in China it could be. There is still the issue of copying the hardware which no doubt has trademarks and patents covering various portions of it.
So they wait until after Vista and in the middle of the recession? Is this a bet that Windows 7 somehow might not deliver like they want or need it to? I think they're looking to do something with the money, not sit on it for a rainy day.
Maybe not PC manufacturers, but all the current consoles have PPC derived processors.
Perhaps they are planning to offer these types of features in their current iPhone/iPod Touch products? Then allow developers access to the framework in some future firmware update? They could also be planning to move games into their own section on iTunes, as they are selling better than other apps. Most of this stuff already fits their existing hardware anyhow, so I'm not seeing how this leads to a new gaming console.
No, they dropped PowerPC because IBM couldn't keep up with producing faster chips and lower power envelopes (for laptops). Remember, they were never able to stuff a G5 into a Powerbook. I doubt it had anything to do with whether the hardware was "commodity" or not.
I'm willing to bet they have enough know-how available to do the design in-house. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PA_semi
Funny, because both Chrome and Safari use WebKit, which is also "essentially a community effort" (branch from KHTML and KJS) with the backing of companies with billions of dollars of income and more than likely a few dozens of paid developers from each thrown in.
They're just scared to death that no one will upgrade, just like with Vista. They probably hope that if enough people are trying for free at home, they'll want it at work and on their next computer. Then they might be able to finally sunset XP.
That makes him overqualified for a career in the music industry.