At least now that people are talking about the next console generation, people will finally stop calling the 360, PS3, and Wii "next-gen consoles" despite being the current generation since 2005-06.
First of all, it's just dumb to think that Microsoft actively wants to make their products' user experience worse. Second, Silverlight, being a browser plugin, is also not supported by Metro.
And the story has the DRM/Straitjacket icon? Seriously, WTF? The reporting on this story is just terrible, even by Slashdot standards.
Headline: "Windows 8 Won't Support Plug-Ins..."
Reality: "... Metro interface web browser in Windows 8 will not support plug-ins..."
This announcement sounds perfectly reasonable to me--not having plugins in the Metro browser closes a lot of security holes and eliminates crap like Flash that's proprietary, hurts performance, etc. It's a competitive move that raises the bar for other browsers to become more secure and stop supporting things that people don't want.
Microsoft is not the evil company that this site thinks it still is. Time to find a new whipping boy, Slashdot.
But, clearly, Verizon either doesn't want you to use your data connection like that, or they want you to pay out the ass for the privilege. I think it's very backward that they're doing this, but it's not going to make me switch to another provider since the major telcos are all doing the same thing.
2GB is plenty for me. The most mobile data I've ever used in a month is a gig, which included heavy 3rd party tethering use. I usually use 500-700MB. Maybe 4G LTE speeds will change my usage, but I doubt it will more than *double* my usage.
I understand that won't be enough for some people, but with apps like Llama https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kebab.Llama it's really easy to set up location profiles that turn wi-fi on and off at places you trust. If that still doesn't sate your usage needs, get your workplace to pay for it or *gasp* put your damn phone away and interact with the real world.
It's a 10-year old operating system. It was all Windows users had for a long time, and Vista was a flop, but Windows 7 is really good and has a strong adoption rate.
I'm an atheist and Apple's marketing shit doesn't appeal to me. In fact, as a former Mac user, the Apple branding was my least favorite part of the whole thing. Go figure!
Your computer and internet still won't go if your power goes out. Or if your internet goes out separately. Also, this will only work in wealthy communities where everyone has broadband and a computer that meets the specifications for whatever terrible software the schools will foist on students.
This move puts Netflix in even more direct competition with traditional broadcasting/media companies than ever before--as if NBC-Comcast wasn't already looking to throttle YouTube and Netflix traffic to hell and back. Real net neutrality seems like it aligns with Netflix's business model--they may become a true defender of how many people here think the internet "should" work on top of their apparent desire to be a true independent alternative to old media.
Is there a negative here that I'm not seeing? Does one of the big media companies secretly own Netflix?
I thought it meant that Mozilla wouldn't have more releases, period. I'm sure I'm not the only one who read it that way--a much better headline would have been "Mozilla to have faster release schedule following Firefox 4" or somesuch.
Um, that's why the headline and summary say "REVENUE" and not "PROFIT." There is a difference. Unless you are a troll who made an ignorant post on purpose, you should know what words mean before you accuse the whole article of being a fraud.
I disagree--Windows 7 does a lot of good catching up to Mac OS and Linux in terms of keyboard shortcuts (Aero Snap alone is seriously worth $250 or more and is better than 3rd-party solutions,) multi-monitor management, and coherence of the different places that applications live. I can't wait till my workplace upgrades our machines to Win7 so I don't have to manually drag and resize windows anymore.
Mac OS-style upgrades that are less expensive and focus on features over infrastructure (at least from a user perspective) would be pretty neat. And it would ensure that we don't have to wait 5 years between releases (or 7 years between viable releases) again.
How are open source programmers supposed to implement a Linux port of a proprietary, third-party streaming platform based on Silverlight? Reverse engineering? More importantly, how do they convince Netflix to use it?
Especially when your business changed your 3rd party platform from Flash to Silverlight. Hopefully an HTML5 implementation of Instant Watch is in the works.
OK--let's get rid of the people that fork over tens or hundreds of millions of dollars to developers so they can create the majority of the games we enjoy. Even most of the classic games that GOG sold would have been impossible to develop in their time without the financial backing of the publishers. But let's just get rid of them--game developers don't need money!
Independently-made games are great, but I can only play arty platformers like Braid so many times before they all start to blur together just like Gears of Halo (or was that Call of War 2?)
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At least now that people are talking about the next console generation, people will finally stop calling the 360, PS3, and Wii "next-gen consoles" despite being the current generation since 2005-06.
Except you can avoid the supposed straitjacket by using a different browser. It's still Windows. You can install whatever you want on it.
Flash sucks. You can use it in a different browser for when you need flash and other extensions.
You can still use browsers besides Metro if you want.
First of all, it's just dumb to think that Microsoft actively wants to make their products' user experience worse. Second, Silverlight, being a browser plugin, is also not supported by Metro.
And the story has the DRM/Straitjacket icon? Seriously, WTF? The reporting on this story is just terrible, even by Slashdot standards.
Headline: "Windows 8 Won't Support Plug-Ins ..." ..."
Reality: "... Metro interface web browser in Windows 8 will not support plug-ins
This announcement sounds perfectly reasonable to me--not having plugins in the Metro browser closes a lot of security holes and eliminates crap like Flash that's proprietary, hurts performance, etc. It's a competitive move that raises the bar for other browsers to become more secure and stop supporting things that people don't want.
Microsoft is not the evil company that this site thinks it still is. Time to find a new whipping boy, Slashdot.
But, clearly, Verizon either doesn't want you to use your data connection like that, or they want you to pay out the ass for the privilege. I think it's very backward that they're doing this, but it's not going to make me switch to another provider since the major telcos are all doing the same thing.
2GB is plenty for me. The most mobile data I've ever used in a month is a gig, which included heavy 3rd party tethering use. I usually use 500-700MB. Maybe 4G LTE speeds will change my usage, but I doubt it will more than *double* my usage.
I understand that won't be enough for some people, but with apps like Llama https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kebab.Llama it's really easy to set up location profiles that turn wi-fi on and off at places you trust. If that still doesn't sate your usage needs, get your workplace to pay for it or *gasp* put your damn phone away and interact with the real world.
It's a 10-year old operating system. It was all Windows users had for a long time, and Vista was a flop, but Windows 7 is really good and has a strong adoption rate.
I'm an atheist and Apple's marketing shit doesn't appeal to me. In fact, as a former Mac user, the Apple branding was my least favorite part of the whole thing. Go figure!
Your computer and internet still won't go if your power goes out. Or if your internet goes out separately. Also, this will only work in wealthy communities where everyone has broadband and a computer that meets the specifications for whatever terrible software the schools will foist on students.
...Apptel? Inpple?
This move puts Netflix in even more direct competition with traditional broadcasting/media companies than ever before--as if NBC-Comcast wasn't already looking to throttle YouTube and Netflix traffic to hell and back. Real net neutrality seems like it aligns with Netflix's business model--they may become a true defender of how many people here think the internet "should" work on top of their apparent desire to be a true independent alternative to old media.
Is there a negative here that I'm not seeing? Does one of the big media companies secretly own Netflix?
I thought it meant that Mozilla wouldn't have more releases, period. I'm sure I'm not the only one who read it that way--a much better headline would have been "Mozilla to have faster release schedule following Firefox 4" or somesuch.
You're right, a better subject would have been "Bad article, too obvious." :)
The article says that poorly deployed firewalls and IPS systems create a single point of failure.
I forgive them, because the word "pentalobular" is hilarious to say.
I also don't own an iPhone, so it's all academic to me anyway. :D
Um, that's why the headline and summary say "REVENUE" and not "PROFIT." There is a difference. Unless you are a troll who made an ignorant post on purpose, you should know what words mean before you accuse the whole article of being a fraud.
I disagree--Windows 7 does a lot of good catching up to Mac OS and Linux in terms of keyboard shortcuts (Aero Snap alone is seriously worth $250 or more and is better than 3rd-party solutions,) multi-monitor management, and coherence of the different places that applications live. I can't wait till my workplace upgrades our machines to Win7 so I don't have to manually drag and resize windows anymore.
Mac OS-style upgrades that are less expensive and focus on features over infrastructure (at least from a user perspective) would be pretty neat. And it would ensure that we don't have to wait 5 years between releases (or 7 years between viable releases) again.
How are open source programmers supposed to implement a Linux port of a proprietary, third-party streaming platform based on Silverlight? Reverse engineering? More importantly, how do they convince Netflix to use it?
Especially when your business changed your 3rd party platform from Flash to Silverlight. Hopefully an HTML5 implementation of Instant Watch is in the works.
OK--let's get rid of the people that fork over tens or hundreds of millions of dollars to developers so they can create the majority of the games we enjoy. Even most of the classic games that GOG sold would have been impossible to develop in their time without the financial backing of the publishers. But let's just get rid of them--game developers don't need money!
Independently-made games are great, but I can only play arty platformers like Braid so many times before they all start to blur together just like Gears of Halo (or was that Call of War 2?)
The real fun is when they take it home and turn it on--the CPUs will melt the cement!
The PowerBook g5 would have looked like this