Never. This is not only old news, it's been covered in depth that the operating system will not become something you have to pay each year for. Get out from under your rock and read the news once in a while.
It doesn't, which is why I think this article is useless PCworld crap trying to gain clicks through sensationalism. Nadella has already stated that they're probably going to axe the mobile division.
Actually Windows Phone is pretty good, it's just that the software development isn't there which makes them less useful than an Android phone. Try one the next time you see one in a store with a display - it might surprise you.
I'm not debating that he did. This is why I mentioned that he made "significant contributions" in an earlier post. Thing is, he hasn't done anything but talk and write books since then. He has all these grand ideas, but he's waiting for someone else to invent the relevant technologies instead of taking the initiative and at least trying to work towards it. This is why I can't stand the guy much anymore - he talks an amazing game, but he's like an NFL player that retired 25 years ago who still thinks he's in the game.
You are not "everyone", and therein lies the problem. You can't hold your own experience and situation up as an absolute standard to which all people must subscribe.
But we're not talking about people like him, we're talking about him. Yes, the world needs visionaries, and we have a lot of those these days. I just prefer to hear more from the people who are actively trying to bring their visions to reality instead of doing nothing but talking and writing a stream of books.
"No he said people can't leave their jobs. I read this as, we totally depend on doing *something* for a living."
But that's not at all what the sentence actually means. You absolutely can leave your job. You could even decide not to get another job. Some people do exactly that. There's a HUGE difference between "can't" and "not a desirable situation to put yourself in".
Sure he is. The poster before him said the system is predicated on the idea that you can't quit your job. He quit his job, thus proving that the predicate is false. In fact, you are expected to change jobs several times throughout your life - at least some percentage of those people are quitting their jobs and moving to something else.
I don't think I'd go so far as calling a man with his achievements a hack, but I would say he's a bit of a self-promoting blowhard that sometimes tries to sell science fiction as science fact.
I'm sorry, but there was little of either in that disaster. It sounds like they're trying to make it out like some kind of heroic war story instead of the unmitigated disaster that it was. The only upside is that many of the people who were killed were among the wealthiest elite of the time, and that it lead to improved safety regulations as a result of who died. I don't understand why they keep trying to put some kind of heroic spin on something that was a combination of gross incompetence and insufficient safety precautions.
It's well known that corners were cut when building the titanic - particularly with the rivets which metallurgical analysis confirmed were cheaply made and weak due to large amounts of iron slag in the composition of the metal. The crew was operating at night in a stretch of water that was well known to contain icebergs and had claimed a recorded 20 ships already. Essentially they were operating blind. Lookouts failed to spot it, either due to environmental conditions, pure laziness, or overconfidence in the ship design - we may never really know.
The electric company will probably wind up tripling or quadrupling the price of electricity because people will now locked in to needing it for everything.
Give people what they want, on demand, at a reasonable price, without tying it to some other service people don't want and watch your userbase grow. Netflix has done a first class job on this score and comcast hasn't.
"It's not pretentious to point out that McDonald's or Keurig are terrible."
It's entirely pretentious when we have to listen to the opinions of people who can't be bothered to actually try the stuff. Keurig is not a coffee - it's a brewing system and not all the coffees are the same. As for McDonalds - most people who talk about them negatively last went a decade ago and no longer have any idea what the coffee is like.
It's sort of like the idiots who say windows constantly crashes, then you find out the last Windows version they used was 98me.
It sells too fast to become stale or burnt. It's just not very strong, and in my opinion not very good. Of course, not everyone likes strong coffee like I do.
"Much better to get a known sub-standard coffee from McD's"
When was the last time you had a coffee from McDonalds? That's one of the few things they actually get right.
Apparently a low slashdot ID shouldn't be confused with being insightful or intelligent.
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Never. This is not only old news, it's been covered in depth that the operating system will not become something you have to pay each year for. Get out from under your rock and read the news once in a while.
It doesn't, which is why I think this article is useless PCworld crap trying to gain clicks through sensationalism. Nadella has already stated that they're probably going to axe the mobile division.
Unfortunately there isn't. Windows phone is on its deathbed. I agree that if it had more apps it would be a serious contender .
Actually Windows Phone is pretty good, it's just that the software development isn't there which makes them less useful than an Android phone. Try one the next time you see one in a store with a display - it might surprise you.
That's the thing, you have to pay through the ass just to make OSX tolerable. You may as well just use the commandline if you're forced to use a mac.
Belief does not equal proof. Nobody cares if you believe in zombie Jesus, just stop trying to pass it off as fact until you've got evidence.
"Old guys, especially successful old guys, often evolve away from handling the soldering irons themselves."
That makes them useless. If you want to invent, then get in there and do it. If you want to talk, get a TV slot and stop wasting our time.
I'm not debating that he did. This is why I mentioned that he made "significant contributions" in an earlier post. Thing is, he hasn't done anything but talk and write books since then. He has all these grand ideas, but he's waiting for someone else to invent the relevant technologies instead of taking the initiative and at least trying to work towards it. This is why I can't stand the guy much anymore - he talks an amazing game, but he's like an NFL player that retired 25 years ago who still thinks he's in the game.
You are not "everyone", and therein lies the problem. You can't hold your own experience and situation up as an absolute standard to which all people must subscribe.
But we're not talking about people like him, we're talking about him. Yes, the world needs visionaries, and we have a lot of those these days. I just prefer to hear more from the people who are actively trying to bring their visions to reality instead of doing nothing but talking and writing a stream of books.
"No he said people can't leave their jobs. I read this as, we totally depend on doing *something* for a living."
But that's not at all what the sentence actually means. You absolutely can leave your job. You could even decide not to get another job. Some people do exactly that. There's a HUGE difference between "can't" and "not a desirable situation to put yourself in".
I don't think he's personally responsible for keeping anything moving. Technology is going to advance whether he has something to say about it or not.
Sure he is. The poster before him said the system is predicated on the idea that you can't quit your job. He quit his job, thus proving that the predicate is false. In fact, you are expected to change jobs several times throughout your life - at least some percentage of those people are quitting their jobs and moving to something else.
I hope you're right. This would work a whole lot better as a cautionary tale.
I don't think I'd go so far as calling a man with his achievements a hack, but I would say he's a bit of a self-promoting blowhard that sometimes tries to sell science fiction as science fact.
How about I give you the finger, and you give me my phone call.
I'm sorry, but there was little of either in that disaster. It sounds like they're trying to make it out like some kind of heroic war story instead of the unmitigated disaster that it was. The only upside is that many of the people who were killed were among the wealthiest elite of the time, and that it lead to improved safety regulations as a result of who died. I don't understand why they keep trying to put some kind of heroic spin on something that was a combination of gross incompetence and insufficient safety precautions.
It's well known that corners were cut when building the titanic - particularly with the rivets which metallurgical analysis confirmed were cheaply made and weak due to large amounts of iron slag in the composition of the metal. The crew was operating at night in a stretch of water that was well known to contain icebergs and had claimed a recorded 20 ships already. Essentially they were operating blind. Lookouts failed to spot it, either due to environmental conditions, pure laziness, or overconfidence in the ship design - we may never really know.
Then you seriously underestimate greed.
How long do you think it will stay that way when it's demand doubles or even triples?
...just as soon as you finish training her to use version control.
The electric company will probably wind up tripling or quadrupling the price of electricity because people will now locked in to needing it for everything.
As a non-American who often hears of Comcast related issues, I hope Netflix paves OVER them.
Give people what they want, on demand, at a reasonable price, without tying it to some other service people don't want and watch your userbase grow. Netflix has done a first class job on this score and comcast hasn't.
"It's not pretentious to point out that McDonald's or Keurig are terrible."
It's entirely pretentious when we have to listen to the opinions of people who can't be bothered to actually try the stuff. Keurig is not a coffee - it's a brewing system and not all the coffees are the same. As for McDonalds - most people who talk about them negatively last went a decade ago and no longer have any idea what the coffee is like.
It's sort of like the idiots who say windows constantly crashes, then you find out the last Windows version they used was 98me.
"Stale burned coffee"
It sells too fast to become stale or burnt. It's just not very strong, and in my opinion not very good. Of course, not everyone likes strong coffee like I do.
"Much better to get a known sub-standard coffee from McD's"
When was the last time you had a coffee from McDonalds? That's one of the few things they actually get right.
Apparently a low slashdot ID shouldn't be confused with being insightful or intelligent.