You mean that this is just a plot by teh evil corporation overloads? That this bill introduced by the BUSH administration in the end MIGHT be saving the corporations more than the average consumer? NO WAY!
Its like a politician who is "tough on crime" All words, and harsh sentences for the few that get caught, but no real preventive work or actual innovation.
And now you are touching the key feature of open source software in a big buisness enviroment. To a small company the windows licenses are cheaper than implementing and testing custom features, but to a company like Pixar og Dreamworks, the cost of a couple of hundred manhours are nothing compared to the cost of waiting for Microsoft to use that money.
Apple tried that. For a short period Apple allowed other manufactures to clone Macs but Apple lost more in Mac sales than they made in licensing MacOS.
This time they dont open up for competition on their field, they can compete on the 90%+ platform. If they just have the balls, they can have it all.
They should not decide, they should divide. One high class PC/iPod/etc company, and one software company to develop and publish OS X ++ That would leave the hardware part to blossom if it is worth it, or die if its not. The software part would then be free to port and develop for many architectures, and given Apples already good portability routines, it might become something truly great, or a failure if the software just isnt good enough. And they would probably still take every precaution to make the software and hardware work good together, because the current userbase is already addicted to the platform.
Slashdot Mirror
Looks like its working after all.
Less profit == piracy.
Good
Wouldnt that be 'Ubuntu 5.10 on Mad Penguin Preview'?
Because you dont need to be perfect, just survive :)
There is a chimp in a pretty nice suit that represents you and your country every now and then.
Back in my day, we had to walk 5 miles in 19 feet deep snow to get our porn!
I love America, and the American people.
I have been there once, and i plan to return often.
As you say, the assholes on TV is not representative of the American people. This is VERY true.
But, why do you let these assholes represent you?
Texan?
Your personal preference decides what is good for every other consumer?
Me thinks that might have been intentional
He WAS arguing that they are a software/hardware company, wouldnt itunes and ipod be a good example?
Yeah, because flash runs ine on linux, but he is talking about shockwave.
Get a clue, then open mouth
You should move to Norway.
We got taxes for everything here. You would love it.
You mean that this is just a plot by teh evil corporation overloads?
That this bill introduced by the BUSH administration in the end MIGHT be saving the corporations more than the average consumer? NO WAY!
bahahahahahaha!!!!!
You sir, are funny!
It does make really good rope! ;)
But even better bongfill
Think of the children!
(Playing CS on a laggy wifi connection)
Its like a politician who is "tough on crime"
All words, and harsh sentences for the few that get caught, but no real preventive work or actual innovation.
And now you are touching the key feature of open source software in a big buisness enviroment.
To a small company the windows licenses are cheaper than implementing and testing custom features, but to a company like Pixar og Dreamworks, the cost of a couple of hundred manhours are nothing compared to the cost of waiting for Microsoft to use that money.
Apple tried that. For a short period Apple allowed other manufactures to clone Macs but Apple lost more in Mac sales than they made in licensing MacOS.
This time they dont open up for competition on their field, they can compete on the 90%+ platform.
If they just have the balls, they can have it all.
They should not decide, they should divide.
One high class PC/iPod/etc company, and one software company to develop and publish OS X ++
That would leave the hardware part to blossom if it is worth it, or die if its not.
The software part would then be free to port and develop for many architectures, and given Apples already good portability routines, it might become something truly great, or a failure if the software just isnt good enough.
And they would probably still take every precaution to make the software and hardware work good together, because the current userbase is already addicted to the platform.
Barbienerds?
(I'm so sorry.. really..)
Yep, that is the way. Just make the data publicly aviable, and the rest will sort itself out
We all suspected that quite a while ago ;)
And we have a winner!
Stand up and receive your price sir.
*silenced rifle shot sound from the back of the audience*
Scary ;\
*WHOOOOOOSH*
I dont get it?