I'm sure this product is great, but what is going to attract developers to these IDEs, especially the C# IDE when Microsoft is already giving away Visual Studio Express for free. Although it is lacking some of the features of the full version of Visual Studio for hobbiests and students, the market Borland seems to be trying to attract, these tools are great and free.
I think Borland already missed their opportunity here
I think the author of this article is far too focused on the idea that Google should be trying to expand its core business, when I believe that Google is focused on finding new places for its core business to operate.
Most of the "new" services Google is offering are nothing more then ways to extend the reach of their core business. Take for example Gmail, an amazing free mail service that has allowed Google another outlet for its advertisers to place ads. Through the beta we have seen more advertising, and better ad targeting due to information being collected about you through Gmail.
Another example of this strategy is Google Video which is now placing targeted advertising in videos in order to provide their advertisers with yet another venue to attract consumers.
To me it just seems that Google has been looking for ways to increase how much money it can make from its core business, which of course is advertising. These "new" services that Google releases, in my opinion, are just extensions of this core business model.
So in the end isn't Google doing a great job?
I thought the days of Microsoft rushing products in an attempt to maintain market share were over with adoption of the trusted computing model. I guess I was wrong. When I used IE7 last, I found it to be far from completion and could definetly not recommend it to any of my clients or even my friends. I definetly saw some cool features in it, but I do not understand how they can be pushing this as a viable solution for some.
I currently attend University and in every single lecture I attend there are at least 30 people with laptops. Those 30 people spend most of their lecture on MSN, checking their email, or playing games instead of actually paying attention.
Although not every single one of them does this, you can definetly see a pattern that those with laptops/wifi access are more likely to goof off during lectures.
What's really that wrong with paper and pen anyway?
If it ain't broke don't fix it
I was rather disappointed to find that IE7 still had issues rendering graphics on widescreen displays. This is especially disappointing since Mozilla has worked flawlessly from the beginning so this is obviously an issue that is easily solved.
There has been a work around released on the MSDN Blog that involves changing an Internet explorer registry key, but I was expecting IE7 to have this feature enabled by default, unfortunately it did not.
I feel like IE7 is a definite improvement over IE6, but I think a lot of people have hit the nail on the head. Since Microsoft is playing catch-up what's the point in switching from Firefox to IE7?
IE7 is basically just adding all the features that Firefox has had since its inception. I mean even from the UI you can tell that Microsoft is looking at browsers like Safari, and Firefox and taking a little from each to make their own. I think what Microsoft needs to do is stop trying to make their browser like everyone else's and actually come up with some original ideas that will help it stand out in the market.
That being said however, not everyone has the ability to use Mozilla or alternative browsers, so for people who are in that situation I guess you can definitely look at IE7 as a vast improvement from IE6
With companies constantly looking for new ways to increase profits it was only a matter of time before they found a place cheaper then India.
And in theory it is only a matter of time before they run out of places to find. As more countries make the transition from 3rd world, the people living there will begin to realize they are worth more then the $5,000 a year they are making.
Hopefully one day it will come back to the best person for the job gets the job, no matter where they are geographically, or how expensive they are
Everyone can sit disect mistakes a company like Microsoft has made, but the important thing is that they are making steps in the right direction to improve security for users.
That being said they are no where near being perfect, but at this point in time what software company really is?
I think this type of thinking is what creates the problem. "there will always be insecurity in large applications". To some degree you are right, but thinking in that mindset is what creates the initial problem, because people are more likely to let security issues pass if they have the idea in their head that all big programs are insecure.
I think you are mistaking what hackers do and what crackers do.
I was mearly commenting on hackers, crackers are a whole different story
I think you are applying my logic to the extreme. I am simply stating that poor programming is where the initial problem starts. I was not stating that people should exploit it I was mearly stating that they do, and that because of this better programming has been forced upon us.
Hackers exploit code that is insecure. Who are the ones who make this code insecure, the good guys. So if people weren't so obsessed with releasing products before they have been reviewed for security, or giving programmers time to create more secure applications then hackers would have a harder time doing the things they do.
If anything the recent rise in this type of activity has done nothing but benefit the user in the long run because it is forcing companies to develop more secure and efficient code. I mean when's the last time in the last couple of years you heard Microsoft pushing back a windows release to improve security?
Although not all hackers are beneficial and sometimes their motives can be questionable, I think in the end they provide some good, and have even helped spawn completely new IT sectors
I think that this is being blown out of proportion. The integration of java into the latest version of open office, although a little annoying, is not something that is going to keep me from using it on a day to day basis. Especially considering that all of my computers have java installed anyway.
I think it's about time that the governments of the world start to work together to address the threat of an asteroid colliding with earth, instead of focusing on killing one another.
Somehow i see this type of thing going ignored for too long, until it is too late to actually do anything about it
Even if this asteroid does not hit earth, it should be a wake up call that the probability of such an occurance is higher then most people think
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I'd have to agree that most of the stuff acclaim has been putting out is crap. However stealing something and saying you are stealing it because it is crap does not justify your actions. Either buy it and then say how crappy it is, or just stay away and let the company go down in flames the right way. Although i'm sure Acclaim went south because of mis management more then people stealing their games.
Well being a student, I can't say that I have ever worked in an organization where I have to put in 80 hour work weeks, but I have had to do it during my studies, and I can definetly say that as the hours add up my work quality goes significantly down.
However, if I do it in short bursts a week here, and week there i don't find that the side affects are as bad, but you definetly need some sort of down time from a week like that, because if you don't you'll wind up like those guys at EA
I'd be more interested in the ability to natively run an entire windows environment in linux, i'd like to see further development of WINE, to the point where it can run most applications, and perhaps even an entire operating version on windows.
Since my only windows box is my laptop, i'd like the ability to still run certain windows applications i need while staying inside my favourite linux environment
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I'm sure this product is great, but what is going to attract developers to these IDEs, especially the C# IDE when Microsoft is already giving away Visual Studio Express for free. Although it is lacking some of the features of the full version of Visual Studio for hobbiests and students, the market Borland seems to be trying to attract, these tools are great and free. I think Borland already missed their opportunity here
To be honest this type of thing does not really surprise me with the governments current track record
I think the author of this article is far too focused on the idea that Google should be trying to expand its core business, when I believe that Google is focused on finding new places for its core business to operate. Most of the "new" services Google is offering are nothing more then ways to extend the reach of their core business. Take for example Gmail, an amazing free mail service that has allowed Google another outlet for its advertisers to place ads. Through the beta we have seen more advertising, and better ad targeting due to information being collected about you through Gmail. Another example of this strategy is Google Video which is now placing targeted advertising in videos in order to provide their advertisers with yet another venue to attract consumers. To me it just seems that Google has been looking for ways to increase how much money it can make from its core business, which of course is advertising. These "new" services that Google releases, in my opinion, are just extensions of this core business model. So in the end isn't Google doing a great job?
Nice to see that he still has good things to say about Microsoft and it's management.
I thought the days of Microsoft rushing products in an attempt to maintain market share were over with adoption of the trusted computing model. I guess I was wrong. When I used IE7 last, I found it to be far from completion and could definetly not recommend it to any of my clients or even my friends. I definetly saw some cool features in it, but I do not understand how they can be pushing this as a viable solution for some.
I used my stylus and tablet pc ;)
I currently attend University and in every single lecture I attend there are at least 30 people with laptops. Those 30 people spend most of their lecture on MSN, checking their email, or playing games instead of actually paying attention. Although not every single one of them does this, you can definetly see a pattern that those with laptops/wifi access are more likely to goof off during lectures. What's really that wrong with paper and pen anyway? If it ain't broke don't fix it
I was rather disappointed to find that IE7 still had issues rendering graphics on widescreen displays. This is especially disappointing since Mozilla has worked flawlessly from the beginning so this is obviously an issue that is easily solved. There has been a work around released on the MSDN Blog that involves changing an Internet explorer registry key, but I was expecting IE7 to have this feature enabled by default, unfortunately it did not. I feel like IE7 is a definite improvement over IE6, but I think a lot of people have hit the nail on the head. Since Microsoft is playing catch-up what's the point in switching from Firefox to IE7? IE7 is basically just adding all the features that Firefox has had since its inception. I mean even from the UI you can tell that Microsoft is looking at browsers like Safari, and Firefox and taking a little from each to make their own. I think what Microsoft needs to do is stop trying to make their browser like everyone else's and actually come up with some original ideas that will help it stand out in the market. That being said however, not everyone has the ability to use Mozilla or alternative browsers, so for people who are in that situation I guess you can definitely look at IE7 as a vast improvement from IE6
With companies constantly looking for new ways to increase profits it was only a matter of time before they found a place cheaper then India. And in theory it is only a matter of time before they run out of places to find. As more countries make the transition from 3rd world, the people living there will begin to realize they are worth more then the $5,000 a year they are making. Hopefully one day it will come back to the best person for the job gets the job, no matter where they are geographically, or how expensive they are
Everyone can sit disect mistakes a company like Microsoft has made, but the important thing is that they are making steps in the right direction to improve security for users. That being said they are no where near being perfect, but at this point in time what software company really is?
I think this type of thinking is what creates the problem. "there will always be insecurity in large applications". To some degree you are right, but thinking in that mindset is what creates the initial problem, because people are more likely to let security issues pass if they have the idea in their head that all big programs are insecure. I think you are mistaking what hackers do and what crackers do. I was mearly commenting on hackers, crackers are a whole different story
I think you are applying my logic to the extreme. I am simply stating that poor programming is where the initial problem starts. I was not stating that people should exploit it I was mearly stating that they do, and that because of this better programming has been forced upon us.
Hackers exploit code that is insecure. Who are the ones who make this code insecure, the good guys. So if people weren't so obsessed with releasing products before they have been reviewed for security, or giving programmers time to create more secure applications then hackers would have a harder time doing the things they do. If anything the recent rise in this type of activity has done nothing but benefit the user in the long run because it is forcing companies to develop more secure and efficient code. I mean when's the last time in the last couple of years you heard Microsoft pushing back a windows release to improve security? Although not all hackers are beneficial and sometimes their motives can be questionable, I think in the end they provide some good, and have even helped spawn completely new IT sectors
guess it's about that time
I think that this is being blown out of proportion. The integration of java into the latest version of open office, although a little annoying, is not something that is going to keep me from using it on a day to day basis. Especially considering that all of my computers have java installed anyway.
I think it's about time that the governments of the world start to work together to address the threat of an asteroid colliding with earth, instead of focusing on killing one another. Somehow i see this type of thing going ignored for too long, until it is too late to actually do anything about it Even if this asteroid does not hit earth, it should be a wake up call that the probability of such an occurance is higher then most people think
I'd have to agree that most of the stuff acclaim has been putting out is crap. However stealing something and saying you are stealing it because it is crap does not justify your actions. Either buy it and then say how crappy it is, or just stay away and let the company go down in flames the right way. Although i'm sure Acclaim went south because of mis management more then people stealing their games.
Well being a student, I can't say that I have ever worked in an organization where I have to put in 80 hour work weeks, but I have had to do it during my studies, and I can definetly say that as the hours add up my work quality goes significantly down. However, if I do it in short bursts a week here, and week there i don't find that the side affects are as bad, but you definetly need some sort of down time from a week like that, because if you don't you'll wind up like those guys at EA
I'd be more interested in the ability to natively run an entire windows environment in linux, i'd like to see further development of WINE, to the point where it can run most applications, and perhaps even an entire operating version on windows. Since my only windows box is my laptop, i'd like the ability to still run certain windows applications i need while staying inside my favourite linux environment