...and because it's an x86 machine it has far better processor performance than the G4 and a far higher resolution screen.
Now, regarding quality my experience with Apple quality is that it sucks. Every Apple product I've owned has failed---the two macs each within a month of purchase. You may prefer the aesthetics of the Powerbook but I seriously doubt the quality is better "across-the-board". Frankly many of the parts are identical between the two and I can promise you that Dell does far more regression testing on their systems than Apple does. I've had nothing but good luck with Dell notebooks and have owned more than 6. After 10 days my Powermac failed and has been in the shop getting fixed now for two weeks. You don't have to put up with that shit on a Dell. Apple quality is a myth.
Same could be said for a 17" laptop or (pick your size). Bigger screens are useful in some applications and Dell is an unlikely manufacturer to enter an unproven market after all. Digital photo pros will like the large real estate as will video editors and Dell isn't hung up on the 100 dpi resolution like Apple is (meaning the size will actually be useful).
"...and that, by its nature, makes your job much more difficult."
No it doesn't. Nothing you said makes any sense at all. Linux, compared to other products that may be used, is not "so well understood and documented that you can produce products much faster". It's all a matter of what your development team already knows. Linux is unlikely to be easier to work with than other products made specifically for the purpose and keeping secrets does not require extra work. Linux has been around long enough already that we'd see the migration if what you said was true. Linux has so far failed as a PDA platform. Phones will be even harder.
T1 isn't fiber, it's twisted pair. Just a POTS line with the filters taken off. Part of T1 is a builtin backup line so it's two pairs in reality. DSL data rates are fixed just like T1 but frequently assymetrical. The difference is the business grade monitoring and failover and the attitude at the ISP that the service is important.
He's not deriding them for that. He criticises them, and rightly so, for bigotry and hatred. Whether they have a legal right to exclude others is beside the point. The KKK has a legal right to exclude blacks and jews as well. Hurrah for them.
PC manufacturers have been making multiprocessor computers longer than Apple has. I can't see any advantage that Apple has in this regard.
It may be cheaper for IBM to make a dualcore 970 relative to Intel/AMD and it may not. Who knows, but you're speculating and it has nothing to do with Apple anyway.
That's the popular/. belief anyway. Doesn't need to be true.
Apple does cool things in the eyes of some so a mundane product update is somehow cool.
Dell does far more ID than Apple does, it's just spread out over a relatively vast product line. Dell doesn't design to impress since that's not where it's business is. All it's mechanicals are internally designed and a large amount of its electricals are as well.
Regarding being a repackager, Apple is every bit as much a repackager as Dell. The bulk of all parts in a mac are commondity PC parts with the exception of the processor which Apple provides no engineering work for. How is Apple different than Dell except for the details of its industrial design? Not at all.
Apple is unique in that it provides an OS and applications for its PC's. As a hardware company it's really no different than Dell except that its boxes are shinier.
not sure that anything you said was actually correct, but the dual 2.5 Powermac sure as hell isn't quiet. It's far louder than any of my PC's unless it's doing nothing. Sounds like a jet taking off and it's in a nice, cool room.
Just because they aren't clocked faster doesn't mean they can't be. They aren't because of the heat density, so if that can be solved then they could be clocked as fast as single core processors.
I don't accept the argument that multiple cores can be clocked faster but there's no reason they must be clocked slower either. Just happens to be true right now.
This is, in fact, exactly why Dell has two product lines for notebooks and desktops. Dimension/Inspiron is for more responsiveness to technology while Latitude/Optiplex is for more stability for large business purchasers. It's been that way for a long time and came about as Dell was growing and feeling pressure from larger accounts for stability while having to deal with Gateway at the lower end.
Apple's more concerned with maintaining its image as a premium brand than it is about product longevity for large purchasers. It doesn't have the same kind of technology pressure that PC builders have since it's a sole source provider so it doesn't need to (and can't) refresh its lineup as quickly. Who's to say it's slow to introduce improvements when it competes with no one on its hardware? Dell doesn't have that luxury.
He absolutely is trying to do that. He can't stand that Linux has the visibility that GNU does not. He doesn't complain about other software that uses GNU work without using GNU in the name.
Now, regardless of RMS's intentions he does not get to say what is improper or proper and what he wants certain software to be called doesn't matter unless it's GNU software.
RMS is not entitled to name other people's works. Linux refers to both the kernel and the system if the kernel guys and the system guys choose for it to be so. Nothing about the GPL gives RMS the right to rename the system GNU/Linux.
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what a shithead
as if what a woman wants is important :)
bring on the rotting cheese!
...and because it's an x86 machine it has far better processor performance than the G4 and a far higher resolution screen.
Now, regarding quality my experience with Apple quality is that it sucks. Every Apple product I've owned has failed---the two macs each within a month of purchase. You may prefer the aesthetics of the Powerbook but I seriously doubt the quality is better "across-the-board". Frankly many of the parts are identical between the two and I can promise you that Dell does far more regression testing on their systems than Apple does. I've had nothing but good luck with Dell notebooks and have owned more than 6. After 10 days my Powermac failed and has been in the shop getting fixed now for two weeks. You don't have to put up with that shit on a Dell. Apple quality is a myth.
Me, so long as the resolution is higher than 1920x1200. Want a dual core processor in it, too. Very valuable for photo editing on the road.
Not everyone values small size in a notebook. Some require high function and are willing to tolerate a luggable.
Same could be said for a 17" laptop or (pick your size). Bigger screens are useful in some applications and Dell is an unlikely manufacturer to enter an unproven market after all. Digital photo pros will like the large real estate as will video editors and Dell isn't hung up on the 100 dpi resolution like Apple is (meaning the size will actually be useful).
Hardly. Sam Walton maybe. Michael Dell's success makes a laughingstock of Steve Jobs.
Dell doesn't give a rat's ass about Apple. Their product lines bear little resemblence.
he doesn't have to give changes to the community, only to the clients he distributes to. Selling has nothing to do with it.
just like my Treo 650 20 times a day.
"No one is saying Apple is perfect or OS X is immune"
Actually, a lot of people say that. It's in fact the most common response to the malware question from mac fanboys.
"...and that, by its nature, makes your job much more difficult."
No it doesn't. Nothing you said makes any sense at all. Linux, compared to other products that may be used, is not "so well understood and documented that you can produce products much faster". It's all a matter of what your development team already knows. Linux is unlikely to be easier to work with than other products made specifically for the purpose and keeping secrets does not require extra work. Linux has been around long enough already that we'd see the migration if what you said was true. Linux has so far failed as a PDA platform. Phones will be even harder.
T1 isn't fiber, it's twisted pair. Just a POTS line with the filters taken off. Part of T1 is a builtin backup line so it's two pairs in reality. DSL data rates are fixed just like T1 but frequently assymetrical. The difference is the business grade monitoring and failover and the attitude at the ISP that the service is important.
Who says he doesn't understand and since when is positive contributions and excuse for bigotry and hatred?
No one or organization is perfect but that doesn't excuse the BSA's hateful position.
He's not deriding them for that. He criticises them, and rightly so, for bigotry and hatred. Whether they have a legal right to exclude others is beside the point. The KKK has a legal right to exclude blacks and jews as well. Hurrah for them.
Exactly!
...and about hating homosexuals.
Who says respecting IP rights isn't what is right? Be more outraged by teaching the children bigotry.
Yes, IBM has clearly demonstrated it knows nothing of processor and memory design. Perhaps you can enlighten them.
PC manufacturers have been making multiprocessor computers longer than Apple has. I can't see any advantage that Apple has in this regard.
It may be cheaper for IBM to make a dualcore 970 relative to Intel/AMD and it may not. Who knows, but you're speculating and it has nothing to do with Apple anyway.
That's the popular /. belief anyway. Doesn't need to be true.
Apple does cool things in the eyes of some so a mundane product update is somehow cool.
Dell does far more ID than Apple does, it's just spread out over a relatively vast product line. Dell doesn't design to impress since that's not where it's business is. All it's mechanicals are internally designed and a large amount of its electricals are as well.
Regarding being a repackager, Apple is every bit as much a repackager as Dell. The bulk of all parts in a mac are commondity PC parts with the exception of the processor which Apple provides no engineering work for. How is Apple different than Dell except for the details of its industrial design? Not at all.
Apple is unique in that it provides an OS and applications for its PC's. As a hardware company it's really no different than Dell except that its boxes are shinier.
not sure that anything you said was actually correct, but the dual 2.5 Powermac sure as hell isn't quiet. It's far louder than any of my PC's unless it's doing nothing. Sounds like a jet taking off and it's in a nice, cool room.
Just because they aren't clocked faster doesn't mean they can't be. They aren't because of the heat density, so if that can be solved then they could be clocked as fast as single core processors.
I don't accept the argument that multiple cores can be clocked faster but there's no reason they must be clocked slower either. Just happens to be true right now.
This is, in fact, exactly why Dell has two product lines for notebooks and desktops. Dimension/Inspiron is for more responsiveness to technology while Latitude/Optiplex is for more stability for large business purchasers. It's been that way for a long time and came about as Dell was growing and feeling pressure from larger accounts for stability while having to deal with Gateway at the lower end.
Apple's more concerned with maintaining its image as a premium brand than it is about product longevity for large purchasers. It doesn't have the same kind of technology pressure that PC builders have since it's a sole source provider so it doesn't need to (and can't) refresh its lineup as quickly. Who's to say it's slow to introduce improvements when it competes with no one on its hardware? Dell doesn't have that luxury.
Well, it's not great for RMS. Of course he's never had to work for a living.
only sometimes. They are also sometimes inversely proportional to stupidity. So what.
He absolutely is trying to do that. He can't stand that Linux has the visibility that GNU does not. He doesn't complain about other software that uses GNU work without using GNU in the name.
Now, regardless of RMS's intentions he does not get to say what is improper or proper and what he wants certain software to be called doesn't matter unless it's GNU software.
RMS is not entitled to name other people's works. Linux refers to both the kernel and the system if the kernel guys and the system guys choose for it to be so. Nothing about the GPL gives RMS the right to rename the system GNU/Linux.