I'd suggest reading them chronologically in the order he wrote them, since there are some recurring characters. They are all quick reads, and well worth your time.
I believe so as well. Maybe it's not just coincidence that Vonnegut died at 84, exactly twice the number 42.
"Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt."
So it goes.
I agree, and can see your point, but how much more are you willing to pay to avoid those lines? A 12 track album will now cost $15.48. The question is, will you pay $15.48 from iTunes when you could buy it for, let's say, $12.99 from Amazon.com?
I don't understand why the per song price is increasing. Shouldn't the absence of DRM make the music file "cheaper" to produce? Where do they get these files from anyway? Is there some guy sitting in a room somewhere burning CDs to a server? Seems like having that guy change the format of the song he's ripping shouldn't cost an extra 30 cents to me. Do they realize that an entire album, which I can purchase at a brick-and-mortar or an online retailer, will now be cheaper. I can rip that CD using Apple Lossless encoding. Maybe I'm missing the point???
Don't get me wrong, I love the fact that you can upgrade already purchased song for an extra 30 cents, and I understand that Apple is in this to make a buck. But I always thought the point of the iTMS was to sell iPods. Has that business model changed? Does Apple get a bigger cut of the pie now, or does EMI? Maybe jacking the price up was the only way for EMI to agree to DRM free music. Also, when do the Beatles come to iTunes. I was really hoping that the announcement would include them.
I had a Gateway for a while in the 90's. I agree that they were absolutely terrible! I hadn't thought about it from a Mac to PC perspective. Well, you can always switch back right?
I can see the logic in your reply; Windows users especially have a tough time with the Maximize button on OSX windows. Windows users expect that Maximize means take up the entire screen (which is where I agree with your point). Apple takes maximize to mean fit the contents horizontally and fill the screen vertically within those contents. You have to admit that with the advent of widescreen displays, and high resolution screens, this functionality will make more and more sense. If I have two windows open, and I can hit the maximize button once for each to see them next to each other, it's pretty cool.
You mean by Apple, right? You said yourself that Linux is much bigger in India. That just shows that Microsoft is being attacked on multiple fronts. They have to deal with pirating of their OS (which they have tried to squelch by demanding insane license verifications), OSS (the various Linux distros), and the Mac. Granted, not all of those are rampant in the same locale, but it still shows that MS has their work cut out for them. Vast empires have been lost to less competition. The Mac has found a wonderful niche market, and I don't think they really want to grow too quickly. A slow and steady incline is fine for them. With the release of the Apple TV, and soon (hopefully) a wide-screen iPod, they are positioning themselves to attack Microsoft in key areas. Think of it as a guerrilla war.
You're getting away from the Apple Experience. Buying a Mac is about more than just OS X; buying a Mac is about getting an operating system that works (mostly) flawlessly with the hardware. You don't have to worry about finding that elusive driver when you re-install the OS. Everything just works. Mac users (and I'm one of them) understand that most of the time Apple thinks like you do. If you think a button should do "x", then most likely the button does "x". They take the guess-work out of the user experience. Mac users appreciate the extra thought, from the packaging down to the lowest detail of the OS.
Sure, it'd be nice if there were more games available, and they were available at the same times as the Windows-version. But at the end of the day, the average user cares more about getting their everyday work done than being able to play Halo 2 on their Mac. At least, that's my opinion. This is Slashdot after all, so maybe the majority of users on this site don't feel that way. As for the warranty protection, that's all about hardware. You can always get a hardware warranty on a laptop (for x dollars of course). If you mean Apple Support, then there is no way that would ever happen. The beauty of Apple Support is they just have to ask you what type of computer you have. Then they have all the info they need.
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I'd suggest reading them chronologically in the order he wrote them, since there are some recurring characters. They are all quick reads, and well worth your time.
I believe so as well. Maybe it's not just coincidence that Vonnegut died at 84, exactly twice the number 42. "Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt." So it goes.
I agree, and can see your point, but how much more are you willing to pay to avoid those lines? A 12 track album will now cost $15.48. The question is, will you pay $15.48 from iTunes when you could buy it for, let's say, $12.99 from Amazon.com?
I don't understand why the per song price is increasing. Shouldn't the absence of DRM make the music file "cheaper" to produce? Where do they get these files from anyway? Is there some guy sitting in a room somewhere burning CDs to a server? Seems like having that guy change the format of the song he's ripping shouldn't cost an extra 30 cents to me. Do they realize that an entire album, which I can purchase at a brick-and-mortar or an online retailer, will now be cheaper. I can rip that CD using Apple Lossless encoding. Maybe I'm missing the point???
Don't get me wrong, I love the fact that you can upgrade already purchased song for an extra 30 cents, and I understand that Apple is in this to make a buck. But I always thought the point of the iTMS was to sell iPods. Has that business model changed? Does Apple get a bigger cut of the pie now, or does EMI? Maybe jacking the price up was the only way for EMI to agree to DRM free music. Also, when do the Beatles come to iTunes. I was really hoping that the announcement would include them.
It's definitely short distances; TFA says it's about 3 ft.
I had a Gateway for a while in the 90's. I agree that they were absolutely terrible! I hadn't thought about it from a Mac to PC perspective. Well, you can always switch back right?
I can see the logic in your reply; Windows users especially have a tough time with the Maximize button on OSX windows. Windows users expect that Maximize means take up the entire screen (which is where I agree with your point). Apple takes maximize to mean fit the contents horizontally and fill the screen vertically within those contents. You have to admit that with the advent of widescreen displays, and high resolution screens, this functionality will make more and more sense. If I have two windows open, and I can hit the maximize button once for each to see them next to each other, it's pretty cool.
Is the Mini not an option? I know that's sub-600 US dollars, but it may not have the processing punch you need.
You mean by Apple, right? You said yourself that Linux is much bigger in India. That just shows that Microsoft is being attacked on multiple fronts. They have to deal with pirating of their OS (which they have tried to squelch by demanding insane license verifications), OSS (the various Linux distros), and the Mac. Granted, not all of those are rampant in the same locale, but it still shows that MS has their work cut out for them. Vast empires have been lost to less competition. The Mac has found a wonderful niche market, and I don't think they really want to grow too quickly. A slow and steady incline is fine for them. With the release of the Apple TV, and soon (hopefully) a wide-screen iPod, they are positioning themselves to attack Microsoft in key areas. Think of it as a guerrilla war.
You're getting away from the Apple Experience. Buying a Mac is about more than just OS X; buying a Mac is about getting an operating system that works (mostly) flawlessly with the hardware. You don't have to worry about finding that elusive driver when you re-install the OS. Everything just works. Mac users (and I'm one of them) understand that most of the time Apple thinks like you do. If you think a button should do "x", then most likely the button does "x". They take the guess-work out of the user experience. Mac users appreciate the extra thought, from the packaging down to the lowest detail of the OS.
Sure, it'd be nice if there were more games available, and they were available at the same times as the Windows-version. But at the end of the day, the average user cares more about getting their everyday work done than being able to play Halo 2 on their Mac. At least, that's my opinion. This is Slashdot after all, so maybe the majority of users on this site don't feel that way. As for the warranty protection, that's all about hardware. You can always get a hardware warranty on a laptop (for x dollars of course). If you mean Apple Support, then there is no way that would ever happen. The beauty of Apple Support is they just have to ask you what type of computer you have. Then they have all the info they need.