Also, several of the applications I use multiple times on a daily basis -- MobileScrobbler, Terminal, sshd, AFPd, others -- would not be permitted under Apple's SDK terms.
I am eagerly anticipating the release of an.ipsw cracking tool in the near future.
Search your feelings, you know it to be true, etc.
Seriously, that project has never had a single shred of vision or direction. It was "LETS PUT LINUX ON A FONE HURR" and there was never anything resembling a cohesive PURPOSE to it.
There is no alternative, and saving my money for an alternative that will never come will accomplish nothing.
So what do I do instead? Spend it on things that approach what I want, to try and push the industry with what little voting power my dollars have in the right direction.
Everyone does know this thing is a piece of crap, right? The reason the iPhone works with no buttons is because you have this highly flexible capacitive touchscreen which enables two things: more UI utility with the use of advanced controls, and a more durable touchscreen that doesn't slowly become damaged with use -- no worries about stylus scratches or repetitive stress on the soft touchscreen surface.
Then, of course, there's the fact that the software is abysmal. You can barely make a phone call reliably.
Call me back when this thing doesn't fail so hard.
Slashdot is an American website. It is United States centric, and will remain so. If you don't like it, you are welcome to leave, install Slashcode on a server in Portugal or wherever the fuck you're from, and have a Portugal-centric site.
Failing these, you are also quite free to fuck off.
The world of political news, especially with this historic national election coming up, will be poorer for his passing. I wish he could have lived to see it and report on it.
The implication is quite evident, and I wholly agree with you.
If I want to run a freeware/open source drawing application on my Nintendo DS that lets me save PNG files on a SD card, should that be illegal since it's not approved by Nintendo?
People honestly believe that corporations can write laws.
for official development. Jailbreaking is not an end-of-the-world process. You'd still be able to update to software version 2.0 and use that (probably jailbroken, no less).
Usually I find John Conyers to be one hell of a stand-up American. It's really unfortunate that on this issue he's either allowed himself to be bought or duped.
Why does the scenario you depict not happen with PC makers? No one blames Dell when they change something in their PC and it breaks. The people who are savvy enough to upgrade their own graphics are savvy enough to know that Shit Happens When You Open The Case Sometimes.
don't HAVE to be higher-margin than the machine you describe. The Mac Pro is, in fact, the best deal per-unit-hardware that Apple offers. Apple could make more margin on cheaper machines that do everything the Mac Pro does with very, very few exceptions.
The problem is that no one actually NEEDS a Mac Pro. Nothing takes advantage of 8 cores. Nothing takes advantage of Xeons. Nothing requires higher-latency FB-DIMM RAM.
Gamers and geeks simply aren't their target consumer market.
And yet, with just a minimal amount of effort, they could easily serve the needs of these markets. All you have to do is hide a PCIe slot in there somewhere. You don't even have to advertise its existence; those who need it will know where to look.
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Trying to make VOIP calls over EDGE is a REALLY stupid idea. I doubt the latency is good enough even on 3G.
You're quite right.
Also, several of the applications I use multiple times on a daily basis -- MobileScrobbler, Terminal, sshd, AFPd, others -- would not be permitted under Apple's SDK terms.
I am eagerly anticipating the release of an .ipsw cracking tool in the near future.
Which is portability. Then people get that portability and decide they want better specs. The price goes up.
There's nothing wrong with this.
and will never amount to anything.
Search your feelings, you know it to be true, etc.
Seriously, that project has never had a single shred of vision or direction. It was "LETS PUT LINUX ON A FONE HURR" and there was never anything resembling a cohesive PURPOSE to it.
There is no alternative, and saving my money for an alternative that will never come will accomplish nothing.
So what do I do instead? Spend it on things that approach what I want, to try and push the industry with what little voting power my dollars have in the right direction.
When there is no alternative.
OpenMoko: Useless.
Android: Not for sale.
LiMo: Nowhere to be seen.
Got any other ideas?
Your post also implies (wrongly) that free software is unusable on the iPhone. My OpenSSH, links, etc. would like to have a word with you.
What exactly is "naughty" about using hardware you paid for in the way you want?
Value judgements on behavior that harms no one. Delightful.
I'm sure someone who has some amount of respect for freedom will come up with an app that delivers similar functionality soon.
Windows Classic wouldn't suffer from these problems thanks to VT-x.
Everyone does know this thing is a piece of crap, right? The reason the iPhone works with no buttons is because you have this highly flexible capacitive touchscreen which enables two things: more UI utility with the use of advanced controls, and a more durable touchscreen that doesn't slowly become damaged with use -- no worries about stylus scratches or repetitive stress on the soft touchscreen surface.
Then, of course, there's the fact that the software is abysmal. You can barely make a phone call reliably.
Call me back when this thing doesn't fail so hard.
He really did 38 years worth of damage to society by hacking a high school? Really? Whom did he hurt?
Democratyatize is a perfectly cromulent word.
Control of a consumer device should belong to the end-user, not to the corporation that produced it.
I don't understand the criticism. It looks like a better card across the board. What am I missing?
Slashdot is an American website. It is United States centric, and will remain so. If you don't like it, you are welcome to leave, install Slashcode on a server in Portugal or wherever the fuck you're from, and have a Portugal-centric site.
Failing these, you are also quite free to fuck off.
The world of political news, especially with this historic national election coming up, will be poorer for his passing. I wish he could have lived to see it and report on it.
The implication is quite evident, and I wholly agree with you.
If I want to run a freeware/open source drawing application on my Nintendo DS that lets me save PNG files on a SD card, should that be illegal since it's not approved by Nintendo?
People honestly believe that corporations can write laws.
for official development. Jailbreaking is not an end-of-the-world process. You'd still be able to update to software version 2.0 and use that (probably jailbroken, no less).
It doesn't try to tell you what you mean in MobileTerminal. Autocomplete/correct is turned off.
Stock, an iPhone would be worthless to me.
Jailbroken, it is the mobile, UNIX-powered computing device I have always wanted.
He can editorialize about Britishisms, but he can't correct the spelling of "commercialize?"
Usually I find John Conyers to be one hell of a stand-up American. It's really unfortunate that on this issue he's either allowed himself to be bought or duped.
I could get almost as much done with either of those apps on a quad-core Q6600 box with 8GB of normal DDR2 or DDR3.
How many people need a machine to do Maya and Final Cut professionally?
How many people need a fast machine that they would like to be a Mac and want some level of future-proofing graphics-wise?
How many gamers and tech enthusiasts is Apple slamming the door on by telling them there's no computer for them?
Why does the scenario you depict not happen with PC makers? No one blames Dell when they change something in their PC and it breaks. The people who are savvy enough to upgrade their own graphics are savvy enough to know that Shit Happens When You Open The Case Sometimes.
don't HAVE to be higher-margin than the machine you describe. The Mac Pro is, in fact, the best deal per-unit-hardware that Apple offers. Apple could make more margin on cheaper machines that do everything the Mac Pro does with very, very few exceptions.
The problem is that no one actually NEEDS a Mac Pro. Nothing takes advantage of 8 cores. Nothing takes advantage of Xeons. Nothing requires higher-latency FB-DIMM RAM.
Gamers and geeks simply aren't their target consumer market.
And yet, with just a minimal amount of effort, they could easily serve the needs of these markets. All you have to do is hide a PCIe slot in there somewhere. You don't even have to advertise its existence; those who need it will know where to look.