Okay, look. You and many of the other posters are missing the point. This isn't about the personal computer at all; this is about the fact that your BMW 7 series, the rollercoasters at Disneyland, and your microwave will all be running an operating system. And, according to the figures calculated by this company, Microsoft's operating system will be the one of choice.
I don't agree with this company's assessment one bit. Microsoft is NOT skilled at embedded systems, and the problems with the new BMW 7 series are *proof* that Microsoft has a long way to go before they truly understand the severity of the problems which can result from crappy code. (This is why I will definitely stay away from the new 5 series.
Look for interesting things to come out of Motorola once they complete their cultural overhaul, and from the manufacturers themselves - self-organizing and creating generic platforms specific to their industry (Daimler+BMW+VW; Sony+Panasonic+JVC; etc). I'm no open source zealot here, but the real winner here appears to be Linux.
In the PC world, Linux is the fringe option for the crazy people. In the post-PC world, Windows is the fringe option for the crazy people. Ahh -- sweet, sweet redemption, eh?
You have to click on a number of pictures in the right area in the right order. This is easier to remember than a bunch of keys in order (which is what happens after you've typed your password enough times)?
I'll stick to my text-based pass *phrases* while the Wal-Mart XP crowd sits and clicks on images like a 3 year old, thank you very much...
The basis of his case rests on the fact that http:// is actually HTTP. Luckily, neither he nor IBM patented this invention.
I want to meet this guy... he sounds cool.
Here's the definition, straight from the source...
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What is.NET?
.NET is your life made truly mobile. It brings you new, more wonderful ways of communicating with the people you care about most. It's wireless reinvented.
I hate it when you go to a site (such as, say www.BLINK-182.com), and instead of getting what you expect, you get nothing. Why? Because (as a quick check at http://www.networksolutions.com/cgi-bin/whois/whoi s? shows) some idiot cybersquatter has decided that he can make a little money out of the name. Selling domain names is the most idiotic practice I have heard of, and it's pretty sad that people make money off the names as well.
Some thing I dont get is how you can make an IMAX mini series. Are they just going to film it on IMAX film and play it on regular TV, or will you have to go to the movie theatre and put on those goggle things to see the movie? If it's the latter, will you have to keep going back for the next part? Doesn't sound like a good business model . . .
I've seen this same technology about a year ago in MIT's Technology Review magazine. They said it seems as though companies aren't interested in the technology, even though this pretty damn cool.
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Okay, look. You and many of the other posters are missing the point. This isn't about the personal computer at all; this is about the fact that your BMW 7 series, the rollercoasters at Disneyland, and your microwave will all be running an operating system. And, according to the figures calculated by this company, Microsoft's operating system will be the one of choice.
I don't agree with this company's assessment one bit. Microsoft is NOT skilled at embedded systems, and the problems with the new BMW 7 series are *proof* that Microsoft has a long way to go before they truly understand the severity of the problems which can result from crappy code. (This is why I will definitely stay away from the new 5 series.
Look for interesting things to come out of Motorola once they complete their cultural overhaul, and from the manufacturers themselves - self-organizing and creating generic platforms specific to their industry (Daimler+BMW+VW; Sony+Panasonic+JVC; etc). I'm no open source zealot here, but the real winner here appears to be Linux.
In the PC world, Linux is the fringe option for the crazy people. In the post-PC world, Windows is the fringe option for the crazy people. Ahh -- sweet, sweet redemption, eh?
10 years late and two dollars short.
Looks like Square isn't the only one having serious problems with their servers ...
You have to click on a number of pictures in the right area in the right order. This is easier to remember than a bunch of keys in order (which is what happens after you've typed your password enough times)?
I'll stick to my text-based pass *phrases* while the Wal-Mart XP crowd sits and clicks on images like a 3 year old, thank you very much...
This is a really great post. It reminds me why I even bother reading Slashdot these days.
Numair Faraz
Damn slashcode ... I meant HTTP -colon- -ESC- -ESC-.
He invented the ESCAPE KEY!
... he sounds cool.
The basis of his case rests on the fact that http:// is actually HTTP. Luckily, neither he nor IBM patented this invention.
I want to meet this guy
What is .NET?
.NET
.NET is your life made truly mobile. It brings you new, more wonderful ways of communicating with the people you care about most. It's wireless reinvented.
People will no longer be able to say "that's a really crappy picture of me, I actually look a lot like Ricky Martin's second cousin" anymore?
I hate it when you go to a site (such as, say www.BLINK-182.com), and instead of getting what you expect, you get nothing. Why? Because (as a quick check at http://www.networksolutions.com/cgi-bin/whois/whoi s? shows) some idiot cybersquatter has decided that he can make a little money out of the name. Selling domain names is the most idiotic practice I have heard of, and it's pretty sad that people make money off the names as well.
Some thing I dont get is how you can make an IMAX mini series. Are they just going to film it on IMAX film and play it on regular TV, or will you have to go to the movie theatre and put on those goggle things to see the movie? If it's the latter, will you have to keep going back for the next part? Doesn't sound like a good business model . . .
I've seen this same technology about a year ago in MIT's Technology Review magazine. They said it seems as though companies aren't interested in the technology, even though this pretty damn cool.