No way.... The only thing Sun has that IBM needs is its customers. Given how well p series is doing, I'd think they'd let Sun die and compete vs. HP for the carrion.....
Where are *you* from? You advocate a government (or governments) dictating to a publicly held company how they should write their software?
Should MS goosestep as well?
I think you are wrong here. Rember, OS/2 gave the user the ability to run "windows" programs under the Win/Os2 shell. Ok, so it wasn't great, but it got the job done.
This feature, which was rather nifty, led to the demise of OS/2, IMHO. The reason? Software developers decided that since OS/2 could run windows apps, there was no point in developing for OS/2. All apps were developed for Windows first, OS/2 second. Before you knew it, there were no OS/2 apps out there to choose, so going with Windows was an easy decision.
I was flabbergasted at how simple it was to configure. ! example of many: I spent a couple of hours dicking aroud with XP to get it to work with my wireless router. X just asked me which network to connect to and I was done......
Plus the UI is just plain cool.
This is a solution looking for a problem. What's worse, part of the solution contains XP, which is a problem in and of itself!
Why would ANYONE spend money on a product that does nothing and is a maintenance nightmare?
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I think when open source reaches critical mass the salaries go up as all the corporations snap up whatever is available. I hope you are wrong :)
It seems like you are also better at whining.
You rock dude....
...those inconsiderate dolts that talk on the cell while driving. You know the ones, driving half on the road, half on the shoulder.......
....right after I finish my Bald Eagle egg omelette.
You shame yourself by basing pride in your country solely on technological culture.
No way.... The only thing Sun has that IBM needs is its customers. Given how well p series is doing, I'd think they'd let Sun die and compete vs. HP for the carrion.....
how windows of you....
Where are *you* from? You advocate a government (or governments) dictating to a publicly held company how they should write their software? Should MS goosestep as well?
By the way, did you know that Apple has less than 5% market share? Yes, and did you know that 5% of the population has an IQ over 120?
This confirms what I have always suspected...
It's no wonder CA is such a welcoming environment to idiots like Larry Ellison or Arnold.
No way, man. Get the poor kid a hoooker!
I think you are wrong here. Rember, OS/2 gave the user the ability to run "windows" programs under the Win/Os2 shell. Ok, so it wasn't great, but it got the job done.
This feature, which was rather nifty, led to the demise of OS/2, IMHO. The reason? Software developers decided that since OS/2 could run windows apps, there was no point in developing for OS/2. All apps were developed for Windows first, OS/2 second. Before you knew it, there were no OS/2 apps out there to choose, so going with Windows was an easy decision.
I was flabbergasted at how simple it was to configure. ! example of many: I spent a couple of hours dicking aroud with XP to get it to work with my wireless router. X just asked me which network to connect to and I was done...... Plus the UI is just plain cool.
I bought by 1st Apple EVER last weekend (iBook 933). Just for kicks. After only a few days I believe I will never purchase a non-Apple again....
This is a solution looking for a problem. What's worse, part of the solution contains XP, which is a problem in and of itself! Why would ANYONE spend money on a product that does nothing and is a maintenance nightmare?
Your example assumes the developers use Unix.
Duh.....