I am glad to see Chrome coming along so well, it's nice having 5 legitimate choices to use (IE, Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari). The competition is driving improvements, and it's the users that are benefiting.
There are still some WebApps that I have to use IE or Firefox for, but now that Chrome has extensions (delicious bookmarks, IEtab, etc.) it has been my browser of choice.
Computer science degrees look a lot better in IT applications than Information Systems degrees.
At least there is somewhat of a standard for Computer Science... I've seen Information Systems classes that teach you Microsoft Word.
My University uses CCA, and to bypass it... you can either not use Windows, or use Firefox and install a plug-in that allows you to modify the User-Agent to identify itself as if it were running Linux/OSX. This might not work in all cases, though.
The Wii is not much more advanced than the gamecube. The gamecube is five year old technology that sold (for a profit) at $200 when it was new technology. The Wii costs significantly less than $250 to make, I suspect. The motion sensor technology isn't that expensive. Also, they removed the DVD playback, that they promised to include, to keep it cheap. To keep it cheap for THEM, not us... hence, it's still the max $250. If you think they removed DVD playback because it wasn't needed, you're foolish. Read Iwata's interview with the developers. They made it small because they wanted it to fit in tiny spaces with your TV (they stressed that EXTREMELY in the interview)... yet they removed DVD functionality so that you have to put a DVD player beside it to take up more space?
Also, have you seen Virtual Console game prices? $5, $8, and $10 for NES, SNES, and N64, respectively. Why so much? All it costs them to sell them to you is the price of their auction software and the bandwidth and servers to get it to you. Way too high for what it is, even if it isn't THAT expensive.
Is it worth $250 for the technology you get? Probably not. I'd suspect the highest bang for the buck is the PS3 even if it is expensive. Xbox 360 isn't a bad deal either. The Wii, for what you get, is a rip off. Overclocked Gamecube with a new controller and (finally) online support.
Don't get me wrong, I was excited about this system, and I still look forward to playing it and buying one. However, acting like Nintendo is better than Sony or Microsoft is stupid. If anything, they're just as bad, if not worse. Nintendo managed to lose the console war after having a stronghold on it for years for a reason. They're arrogant. They lost that arrogance after the gamecube, so they were making the Wii to be an awesome system... then they saw the hype over the Wii and the value they promised. Now, they're arrogant again. They're close to ruining a great system, in my opinion. Botched launch date for old technology, the Leizpeg event where they kicked Nintendo loyalists in the balls, dropping DVD to save money, $60 controllers for a system that is supposed to be heavy multiplayer, expensive VC games, overpricing, etc.
I don't understand why people, such as yourself, still hate Windows so much. I use XP practically non-stop 24/7 on my laptop, and I never seem to have any problems. If I do, there's always System Restore. I also use Debian on my Ultra, and FreeBSD on my Desktop. I like both of them as well, they're both really nice operating systems, but so is Windows.
I guess it is perhaps because Microsoft is viewed as the evil corporation, because they're trying to make money. But, isn't all the good work Bill Gates' foundation is doing for the world help kind of null out some of that bitterness?
What are the Norwegians going to do when the US or British governments, for example, send them a.doc? Tell them they have to redo it over again in a non-proprietary format?
Norway isn't really a big enough country for other countries to worry about conforming to its standards of documents. They're probably still going need Office, or OO.org atleast, to read files sent to them from other countries.
Is it Microsofts responsibility to advertise for Linux? Is it not Microsofts choice as owner of code to decide who can license it, under any circumstance?
Just because you don't like it doesn't mean Microsoft shouldn't have the FREEDOM to do what it wants with its software. FREEDOM is nice... I like it... I think everyone should be FREE to do what they want with their property... INCLUDING MICROSOFT.
The Supreme Court that consists of nine 70~ year old men and women that have about as much computer experience as my grandfather? Or is that the Supreme Court that just ruled that the government can take any private property and replace it with a strip mall if it wants? Both? Okay. I don't know how THEY could be wrong.
Also, does Windows have code in the kernel like Linux that reads/* Does this go here? */ ?
Windows is a monopoly? FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, DragonflyBSD, Debian Linux, SuSE Linux, Red Hat Linux, Gentoo Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, FreeDOS, DrDOS, Plan9, SkyOS, etc. don't exist? Just because everyone prefers Windows doesn't make it a monopoly.
A monopoly is definited as "A right granted by a government giving exclusive control over a specified commercial activity to a single party." The government has not given Microsoft sole power over Operating Systems in the US. Sorry, pal.
I realize you hate Microsoft and Windows for some ludicrous reason (BUSINESS BAD! COMMUNISM GOOD! PEOPLE WITH BIZ BAD! TROG KILL!), but don't let it cloud your brain.
Unfair business practices are ridiculous lawsuits. It's Microsofts code and software... they should have the freedom to with it as they like.
Freedom isn't just for you. Microsoft should have the freedom to do what they want with their software, plain and simple. How would you like it if someone sued Debian and said they couldn't include apt because it's unfair to other package managers?
Opening seperate explorer.exe's instead of tabs takes a lot more system resources than opening another tab. It's alot easier on your system to have 20 tabs open instead of 20 IE windows.
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It's interesting to see the article focus so much on Citrix, when VMware currently has the most market share in VDI.
You can lock the screen orientation with a switch on the side of the iPad.
...if only for the fact that Century Gothic looks better than Arial.
I am glad to see Chrome coming along so well, it's nice having 5 legitimate choices to use (IE, Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari). The competition is driving improvements, and it's the users that are benefiting. There are still some WebApps that I have to use IE or Firefox for, but now that Chrome has extensions (delicious bookmarks, IEtab, etc.) it has been my browser of choice.
Computer science degrees look a lot better in IT applications than Information Systems degrees. At least there is somewhat of a standard for Computer Science... I've seen Information Systems classes that teach you Microsoft Word.
If you look for any higher-end IT job, they will request a CS degree. It is the most applicable, well-known college degree for the field.
My University uses CCA, and to bypass it... you can either not use Windows, or use Firefox and install a plug-in that allows you to modify the User-Agent to identify itself as if it were running Linux/OSX. This might not work in all cases, though.
The Wii is not much more advanced than the gamecube. The gamecube is five year old technology that sold (for a profit) at $200 when it was new technology. The Wii costs significantly less than $250 to make, I suspect. The motion sensor technology isn't that expensive. Also, they removed the DVD playback, that they promised to include, to keep it cheap. To keep it cheap for THEM, not us... hence, it's still the max $250. If you think they removed DVD playback because it wasn't needed, you're foolish. Read Iwata's interview with the developers. They made it small because they wanted it to fit in tiny spaces with your TV (they stressed that EXTREMELY in the interview)... yet they removed DVD functionality so that you have to put a DVD player beside it to take up more space?
Also, have you seen Virtual Console game prices? $5, $8, and $10 for NES, SNES, and N64, respectively. Why so much? All it costs them to sell them to you is the price of their auction software and the bandwidth and servers to get it to you. Way too high for what it is, even if it isn't THAT expensive.
Is it worth $250 for the technology you get? Probably not. I'd suspect the highest bang for the buck is the PS3 even if it is expensive. Xbox 360 isn't a bad deal either. The Wii, for what you get, is a rip off. Overclocked Gamecube with a new controller and (finally) online support.
Don't get me wrong, I was excited about this system, and I still look forward to playing it and buying one. However, acting like Nintendo is better than Sony or Microsoft is stupid. If anything, they're just as bad, if not worse. Nintendo managed to lose the console war after having a stronghold on it for years for a reason. They're arrogant. They lost that arrogance after the gamecube, so they were making the Wii to be an awesome system... then they saw the hype over the Wii and the value they promised. Now, they're arrogant again. They're close to ruining a great system, in my opinion. Botched launch date for old technology, the Leizpeg event where they kicked Nintendo loyalists in the balls, dropping DVD to save money, $60 controllers for a system that is supposed to be heavy multiplayer, expensive VC games, overpricing, etc.
More like, now they have to verify that no backdoors or other malicious code were inserted.
...everyone has moved to GNU/Ubuntu.
I don't understand why people, such as yourself, still hate Windows so much. I use XP practically non-stop 24/7 on my laptop, and I never seem to have any problems. If I do, there's always System Restore. I also use Debian on my Ultra, and FreeBSD on my Desktop. I like both of them as well, they're both really nice operating systems, but so is Windows.
I guess it is perhaps because Microsoft is viewed as the evil corporation, because they're trying to make money. But, isn't all the good work Bill Gates' foundation is doing for the world help kind of null out some of that bitterness?
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So, you downloaded a browser with the predisposition that no browser will be better than the one you have? Wow, what a waste of time.
We're the #1 super power, it's hard to get off without us. Mod me troll, but it's true.
Personally, i'd rather make them buy a product from the US, as it would help the US economy for them to have spend money on a US product.
What are the Norwegians going to do when the US or British governments, for example, send them a .doc? Tell them they have to redo it over again in a non-proprietary format?
Norway isn't really a big enough country for other countries to worry about conforming to its standards of documents. They're probably still going need Office, or OO.org atleast, to read files sent to them from other countries.
That's what you get for not conforming to societies typical game list. Play DOOM 3, Quake, or Everquest... OR ELSE!
Do you have evidence of this? Proof? Reasoning? No? I guess ranting with a pessimistic tone is fun. Keep up the good work!
Your being lazy and not installing another OS on your own is Microsoft's fault? Interesting logic.
Is it Microsofts responsibility to advertise for Linux? Is it not Microsofts choice as owner of code to decide who can license it, under any circumstance? Just because you don't like it doesn't mean Microsoft shouldn't have the FREEDOM to do what it wants with its software. FREEDOM is nice... I like it... I think everyone should be FREE to do what they want with their property... INCLUDING MICROSOFT.
The Supreme Court that consists of nine 70~ year old men and women that have about as much computer experience as my grandfather? Or is that the Supreme Court that just ruled that the government can take any private property and replace it with a strip mall if it wants? Both? Okay. I don't know how THEY could be wrong.
/* Does this go here? */ ?
Also, does Windows have code in the kernel like Linux that reads
Windows is a monopoly? FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, DragonflyBSD, Debian Linux, SuSE Linux, Red Hat Linux, Gentoo Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, FreeDOS, DrDOS, Plan9, SkyOS, etc. don't exist? Just because everyone prefers Windows doesn't make it a monopoly.
A monopoly is definited as "A right granted by a government giving exclusive control over a specified commercial activity to a single party." The government has not given Microsoft sole power over Operating Systems in the US. Sorry, pal.
I realize you hate Microsoft and Windows for some ludicrous reason (BUSINESS BAD! COMMUNISM GOOD! PEOPLE WITH BIZ BAD! TROG KILL!), but don't let it cloud your brain.
Unfair business practices are ridiculous lawsuits. It's Microsofts code and software... they should have the freedom to with it as they like.
Freedom isn't just for you. Microsoft should have the freedom to do what they want with their software, plain and simple. How would you like it if someone sued Debian and said they couldn't include apt because it's unfair to other package managers?
Opening seperate explorer.exe's instead of tabs takes a lot more system resources than opening another tab. It's alot easier on your system to have 20 tabs open instead of 20 IE windows.
Wasn't she leaving like a year ago?