Whatever, dude! Go crazy. Last time I checked, Apple had over 70% market share in digital audio players. And, since you're squawking about digital audio players, I fail to see what the importance of Apple's computer market share has to your rant.
"Seriously they are even more proprietary and evil than Microsoft (and cost more and have an even worse UI and better customer lock-in), and they have evil bad-quality expensive proprietary hardware too (on top of the software) which is actually worse."
Whatever, nimrod. Your ignorance is showing. It is quite obvious you know nothing about Macintosh computers, so what possesses you to even try to debate their merits.
But with PlayFair, the song still has to be purchased for the full 99 cents. I don't think the ability to download (and keep) thousands of songs for a mere $14.95 is what Crapster had in mind with this service.
What the hell is your point? If the information was obtained illegally (e.g. breaking a non-disclosure agreement) then the person responsible for the leak should be held accountable and the journalist responsible for publishing the leaked information should be required to cough up the culprit. I see no injustice here.
"If you install a windows computer, stick it online, yep, it probably will get infected. Yes you could install Linux, or by a Mac, but, unfortunately, 90+% of the software isn't written for those OS's"
There's a helluva lot of great software available for Mac OS X. Most of it is better designed than Windows' counterparts.
"I suspect it is simply because it's cool, and much though you may loath them you've got to get MS that. They go where it's cool, even if it's not profitable all the time - they can afford it."
"Microsoft" and "cool" in the same sentence. Whoa, I don't think so.
Still rationalizing after all these years. Frankly, it doesn't matter what crashed. The fact is, MS should learn from past experience with technical problems, that their software is crap and, as a result, should be MUCH better prepared for a live demo...of anything.
Let's see. We're up to version 6.X of IE. Safari is only at version 1.2.4 and Firefox is only at version 1.0. Yet both are far superior products to IE. This is just an example, but it's pretty much par for the course regarding anything MS. Regardless, MS drones' rationalizations will continue. Yeah, let's blame it on the hardware. Typical MS BS.
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Yeah, and eveything Apples does works much better than anything out of Redmond.
I guess we could say the same about LinSux and Windblows fanatics as well.
Whatever, dude! Go crazy. Last time I checked, Apple had over 70% market share in digital audio players. And, since you're squawking about digital audio players, I fail to see what the importance of Apple's computer market share has to your rant.
You're allowed to criticize whatever you want, but, in your case, doing so only magnifies your ignorance.
Remember, it helps to know what you are talking about before attempting to talk about it."Seriously they are even more proprietary and evil than Microsoft (and cost more and have an even worse UI and better customer lock-in), and they have evil bad-quality expensive proprietary hardware too (on top of the software) which is actually worse."
Whatever, nimrod. Your ignorance is showing. It is quite obvious you know nothing about Macintosh computers, so what possesses you to even try to debate their merits.But with PlayFair, the song still has to be purchased for the full 99 cents. I don't think the ability to download (and keep) thousands of songs for a mere $14.95 is what Crapster had in mind with this service.
What the hell is your point? If the information was obtained illegally (e.g. breaking a non-disclosure agreement) then the person responsible for the leak should be held accountable and the journalist responsible for publishing the leaked information should be required to cough up the culprit. I see no injustice here.
"If you install a windows computer, stick it online, yep, it probably will get infected. Yes you could install Linux, or by a Mac, but, unfortunately, 90+% of the software isn't written for those OS's"
There's a helluva lot of great software available for Mac OS X. Most of it is better designed than Windows' counterparts.Wow. Hardware synths are so...yesterday!
"I suspect it is simply because it's cool, and much though you may loath them you've got to get MS that. They go where it's cool, even if it's not profitable all the time - they can afford it."
"Microsoft" and "cool" in the same sentence. Whoa, I don't think so.
Spoken like a true, Nike shoe wearin' pseudo-anarchist.
Yes, I believe that firewire supports up to 63 devices.
They may be alive, but not for the average consumer.
The Shuttle is a large, ugly monster compared to the Mac mini. No comparison.
Oh, really? And you know this, how?
Let me guess. You use Windows?!
Nice try. Still no OS X
Yeah, we know you suck.
Still rationalizing after all these years. Frankly, it doesn't matter what crashed. The fact is, MS should learn from past experience with technical problems, that their software is crap and, as a result, should be MUCH better prepared for a live demo...of anything.
I cut my teeth on DOS and Windblows. That's how I know what a POS anything MS produces is.
I would say that there is quite a big difference between having an OS work properly and a game.
Yup. Sounds like another rationalization to me.
Let's see. We're up to version 6.X of IE. Safari is only at version 1.2.4 and Firefox is only at version 1.0. Yet both are far superior products to IE. This is just an example, but it's pretty much par for the course regarding anything MS. Regardless, MS drones' rationalizations will continue. Yeah, let's blame it on the hardware. Typical MS BS.
Sounds a lot like MS finger-pointing to me, and you're trying, but failing miserably, to justify it.
"I see Apple as worse than MS here" Well, then, I guess it's time to open your eyes.