They recently improved every product line significantly
Actually, not really. Looking at MacRumors's buyers guide, the Powerbooks, eMacs, and PowerMacs are all long overdue for updates. The recent iBook updates were anything but "significant", also. And the Mac mini is a completely different ballgame than Apple's other desktops, so the Powermacs are still waiting for an update.
I can respect the fact that the author is not a native English speaker, but at least get a respectable translation! I think the last google automatic translation I got was more legible than this.
I would imagine that when 20GB of flash memory is cheap enough, you'll start seeing a lot more palm-sized tablets./me is still waiting for the iTablet to show the world how it's done.
The trend in Tiger is moving towards Smart . iPhoto has Smart Albums. Finder has Smart Folders. Mail has smart Folders. Address Book has Smart Groups. Probably a bunch that I've missed.
Some third-party developers have already taken it to heart. NewsFire recently added Smart Feeds, which combine news items from different feeds based on criteria - every news item from the last 3 hours containing the word iPod, say. And Colloquy's developer is working on adding Smart Channels, combining messages from any IRC channels you're currently a part of.
It's most definitely a good trend. This shit is cool.
I just tried NeoOffice.... and while it doesn't require X11, it still has a long way to go before it fits in to OS X half as well as MS Office does. I don't have any office work to test its actual functionality on right now, but I doubt I could look at the interface for very long. It's not Aqua, although it's a step in the right direction.
Not that Keynote really caused any problems--but iWord is a different story.
They already have iWord, only it's called TextEdit, and it's fully compatible with 98% of Word docs. Most of the rest will be compatible when tables are added in Tiger.
If the name iWorks is correct, it means that this suite won't be aimed at the pro market - that would be PowerWorks. Everything from Apple that starts with "i" has been targeted at the home user. So you almost have it, though your numbers are reversed: iWorks for the 95% that don't need the bloat Office offers, MS Office for the 5% that do.
100% of prison inmates live in prison. The people who don't like Office, aren't using it. Simple.
There are tons of people who are actually into the OSS movement, love Slashdot, run Linux servers, run OS X, etc. that *still* run MS Office when they can run OpenOffice instead?
I don't suppose this could be because OpenOffice isn't quite as good as Office? Nah... can't risk putting a dent in your precious OSS.
I would use MS Office over OpenOffice on OS X because I don't want to run X11, and because despite being from Microsoft, it fits MUCH better into the OS than OO.o does. I use a number of OSS programs, not because they're open source, but because they're better.
When/if they come out with an Aqua-ized version of OO.o, the reason will change to "because Apple believes they can do it better". And I'd give them every chance to try, too.
I have a hard time believing even the ??AA would be stupid enough to authorize malware like this. When was the last time you saw a Windows Media file being pirated? The only effect this will have will be to drive the masses back to their trusted, safe, open (relatively; I know MP3 isn't completely open but it's open enough to be trusted) formats that can't be copy-protected.
Admitting to one pirated audio file is not a big deal. In fact, I don't think they either can or would sue for that, and you can easily tuck all your other pirated files away in some encrypted file somewhere for a period of time. And malware of this sort is a much bigger deal than one (provable) pirated song.
Yeah, I was about to post the same thing. I might buy that it replaces some "more real"/in person socialization, but they sure picked a funny example of socialization that's being replaced. And as another poster mentioned, it's ridiculously easy to plan real-life social events online - in fact, if a friend calls and wants to set up an event for more than 2 or 3 people, I tell him to go on AIM because it's so much easier to coordinate online.
How about a tinfoil wallet? One pocket in the wallet is protected from reading RFID's, another is "public" - so you get to choose ona card by card basis which ones a random person can have.
What if you walked into a fancy restaurant and they scanned you on the way in, realized you had on Walmart underwear, and refused to serve you? "Excuse me, sir, but we don't serve your kind here.
That would be pretty absurd - who cares what underwear you're wearing? The credit card scenario is less absurd, but that's why they go in the tinfoil wallet:)
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They recently improved every product line significantly
Actually, not really. Looking at MacRumors's buyers guide, the Powerbooks, eMacs, and PowerMacs are all long overdue for updates. The recent iBook updates were anything but "significant", also. And the Mac mini is a completely different ballgame than Apple's other desktops, so the Powermacs are still waiting for an update.
Are you seriously suggesting that nobody could possibly prefer Linux once they've used MacOS X?
;)
I've got no arguments with that.
Still, I agree that they do seem to be lagging. I was kind of surprised that they didn't get speedbumped at MWSF.
:)
The Powerbooks just got EOL'd (along with the eMacs). Which means they're about to get bumped.
The question is.... is this the big kahuna, the Powerbook G5? Or one more in-between step?
It's not much longer to wait....
I can respect the fact that the author is not a native English speaker, but at least get a respectable translation! I think the last google automatic translation I got was more legible than this.
I would imagine that when 20GB of flash memory is cheap enough, you'll start seeing a lot more palm-sized tablets. /me is still waiting for the iTablet to show the world how it's done.
I'm looking forward to the new animation tools in Keynote 2. The first version is one of apple's best kept secrets.
;-)
No, the Powerbook G5 is its best kept secret.
The trend in Tiger is moving towards Smart . iPhoto has Smart Albums. Finder has Smart Folders. Mail has smart Folders. Address Book has Smart Groups. Probably a bunch that I've missed.
Some third-party developers have already taken it to heart. NewsFire recently added Smart Feeds, which combine news items from different feeds based on criteria - every news item from the last 3 hours containing the word iPod, say. And Colloquy's developer is working on adding Smart Channels, combining messages from any IRC channels you're currently a part of.
It's most definitely a good trend. This shit is cool.
There's a hidden feature to the Submit button that you catch all spelling errors 0.2 seconds after clicking.
Look at that last name.... Wineberg? He's obviously an accountant.
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I just tried NeoOffice.... and while it doesn't require X11, it still has a long way to go before it fits in to OS X half as well as MS Office does. I don't have any office work to test its actual functionality on right now, but I doubt I could look at the interface for very long. It's not Aqua, although it's a step in the right direction.
And Apple can most certainly do it better.
Not that Keynote really caused any problems--but iWord is a different story.
They already have iWord, only it's called TextEdit, and it's fully compatible with 98% of Word docs. Most of the rest will be compatible when tables are added in Tiger.
If the name iWorks is correct, it means that this suite won't be aimed at the pro market - that would be PowerWorks. Everything from Apple that starts with "i" has been targeted at the home user. So you almost have it, though your numbers are reversed: iWorks for the 95% that don't need the bloat Office offers, MS Office for the 5% that do.
for 99% of people that use it, it's flawless
100% of prison inmates live in prison. The people who don't like Office, aren't using it. Simple.
There are tons of people who are actually into the OSS movement, love Slashdot, run Linux servers, run OS X, etc. that *still* run MS Office when they can run OpenOffice instead?
I don't suppose this could be because OpenOffice isn't quite as good as Office? Nah... can't risk putting a dent in your precious OSS.
I would use MS Office over OpenOffice on OS X because I don't want to run X11, and because despite being from Microsoft, it fits MUCH better into the OS than OO.o does. I use a number of OSS programs, not because they're open source, but because they're better.
Because normal people don't run X11.
When/if they come out with an Aqua-ized version of OO.o, the reason will change to "because Apple believes they can do it better". And I'd give them every chance to try, too.
How does it make car thefts easier? Don't you have to PAINT it on with or without this stuff? Only thing that changes is removal.
Hire all the TSS crew that G4 fired, and make the successor to TSS.
... and look up 'oxymoron'. You got one right, "Jumbo shrimp".
As for the others: Many people of both parties are hypocrites. All media is biased. Much media is liberally biased. Many professors are assholes.
Yeah, but geeks torrent all their TV shows now.
I have a hard time believing even the ??AA would be stupid enough to authorize malware like this. When was the last time you saw a Windows Media file being pirated? The only effect this will have will be to drive the masses back to their trusted, safe, open (relatively; I know MP3 isn't completely open but it's open enough to be trusted) formats that can't be copy-protected.
Morons.
While I appreciate the variety, I agree with most of the other comments more: avoid Windows Media, not P2P.
Do you work for Microsoft, by chance? Perhaps the RIAA?
Admitting to one pirated audio file is not a big deal. In fact, I don't think they either can or would sue for that, and you can easily tuck all your other pirated files away in some encrypted file somewhere for a period of time. And malware of this sort is a much bigger deal than one (provable) pirated song.
Yeah, I was about to post the same thing. I might buy that it replaces some "more real"/in person socialization, but they sure picked a funny example of socialization that's being replaced. And as another poster mentioned, it's ridiculously easy to plan real-life social events online - in fact, if a friend calls and wants to set up an event for more than 2 or 3 people, I tell him to go on AIM because it's so much easier to coordinate online.
Did you not test IBM's 970 (better known as Apple's G5), or am I just blind? I'd like to know where it stacks up....
So this asteroid has better odds of hitting earth then?
That's not flying... that's falling with style.
How about a tinfoil wallet? One pocket in the wallet is protected from reading RFID's, another is "public" - so you get to choose ona card by card basis which ones a random person can have.
:)
What if you walked into a fancy restaurant and they scanned you on the way in, realized you had on Walmart underwear, and refused to serve you? "Excuse me, sir, but we don't serve your kind here.
That would be pretty absurd - who cares what underwear you're wearing? The credit card scenario is less absurd, but that's why they go in the tinfoil wallet