Frogs all around the world have different sounding calls, with no two being the same. The sound we commonly think of as frogs ribbit, is only found in one species of frog.
Oh yeah, you are an idiot. When you talk about across the channel, but don't refer to where you are, it is hard to guess whether you are talking about US or UK.
If apple are making a table, then we can surmise a number of things about it, as many people have. It will use itunes, play music, movies, let people buy books and magazines. These things are a given.
We can then guess at the market. I still think the poster above you is wrong, this is competing with netbooks, smart phones, laptops, UMPC and more.
If you can use this + old phone, no need to get a new smart phone.
If this can browser the web, take notes, watch movies, no need for a netbook/laptop.
This could be quite big, or it could fail. If Apple are pricing it at $1000, which they probably are (all there stuff comes out expensive in the beginning), then I can't see it being that big.
Pretty sure that means you are still dealing with bullshit, unless you are just buying chips for a laugh. Getting a chip, and then having to send it back and wait for a replacement is a major headache if you actually want to use that chip.
Well, where the fuck can you get your mythical machine? That doesn't and won't exist. If you are talking about the possible apple tablet, it won't be OLED and $300.
$3000 - cost of your current phone plan. People often forget that, almost giddy with happiness at being able to quote a larger number without justification.
Yes, but somehow Apple iPhone division made more profit worldwide than Nokia, even though Nokia sold over 100 million more phones.
You can pull out numbers to go either way.
Nokia are a big fish, but they have stumbled majorly. They risk being made irrelevant like Ericsson and Motorola if they don't change this. They fucked up the same way Microsoft fucked up and lost this battle as well.
I liked Nokia, but the fact it took someone like Apple to shake up this industry shows how out of touch they really are.
I am a complete and utter Microsoft hater, i think their OS is trash,.net is a pile of rubbish, and IE is biggest piece of shit ever made, and always will be. And I work with these products almost every day.
Saying that, I thought the ads were funny. Microsoft does enough things wrong that you don't need to make up reasons to hate them. I also like a lot of the Apple ads, but plenty of MS morons seem to dislike those.
If they want a chip installed can they do that too? I mean, this is a stupid reason to accept the uniforms. How far are you willing to go, because the company pays your wage? Can they listen to your phone calls? Read your emails?
Everybody needs to talk to IT support. Nobody needs to talk to the developers/ database guys/ sys admins, etc... Well, not many people, and those that do have proper relationships with these people.
I think it makes sense, just as cleaners have uniforms. If you work in support, you are not that much different, just with a little bit more knowledge.
In australia we already do pay for a regular bank account. Cheques are not used very frequently here either, I never had a cheque account until I lived in the UK, where is was given one without asking.
Also, Bank transfers are free and a very popular way of transferring money, very common on ebay, etc... Still takes a few days though.
yeah right. YOu live in an imaginary world. Meanwhile, while people are waiting for the machine to contact the bank, I have counted out the money and handing it over. Cards are so much slower, I hate waiting behind people who use cards. Everytime they are slower, because there is that extra step of having to contact the bank. I guess that magically doesn't happen for you.
Or even better, the same people who buy the spectrum can't sell directly to the customer, they have to be seperate customers. This encourages competition.
It is a protest, what do you not understand about this? It is the same when you get people complaining about traffic by driving slow. Or cylists complaining about cars by driving in a huge pack in peak hour.
How do you suggest the protest, by building extra infrastructure to improve ATT network, so they get better calls? Or maybe not using their phones, so they miss out on business and personal calls? Genius, bloody genius.
When you protest you have a limited number of things you can do. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT COMPLICATED CONCEPT??
I know, corporations should be able to do whatever they want. Who cares if there is only one Petrol company, and they charge 50 a litre? That is none of anybodies business. In fact, they should start implementing slavery as well.
It doesn't make it interesting for developers. As far as developers are concerned, there are only 4 browsers out there. IE6, IE7, IE8 and EVERY OTHER BROWSER THAT MAINTAINS SENSIBLE STANDARDS. Fuck you Microsoft.
To be fair, Microsoft are a large company, not just involved in consoles. Now, did their console divison make a loss? Have they ever recouped all the money they have spent on consoles?
We all know Micrsoft have huge pools of cash, and they need to spend them on something. But does that include wasting money on consoles, year after year?
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Frogs all around the world have different sounding calls, with no two being the same. The sound we commonly think of as frogs ribbit, is only found in one species of frog.
Oh yeah, you are an idiot. When you talk about across the channel, but don't refer to where you are, it is hard to guess whether you are talking about US or UK.
So what does this mean? One person made a comment that it was no good, therefore nobody can ever question an Apple product again?
That is your logic is it?
If apple are making a table, then we can surmise a number of things about it, as many people have. It will use itunes, play music, movies, let people buy books and magazines. These things are a given.
We can then guess at the market. I still think the poster above you is wrong, this is competing with netbooks, smart phones, laptops, UMPC and more.
If you can use this + old phone, no need to get a new smart phone.
If this can browser the web, take notes, watch movies, no need for a netbook/laptop.
This could be quite big, or it could fail. If Apple are pricing it at $1000, which they probably are (all there stuff comes out expensive in the beginning), then I can't see it being that big.
Really going to trust someone who can't even change their own fucking oil. Who useless can you get?
Pretty sure that means you are still dealing with bullshit, unless you are just buying chips for a laugh. Getting a chip, and then having to send it back and wait for a replacement is a major headache if you actually want to use that chip.
Well, where the fuck can you get your mythical machine? That doesn't and won't exist. If you are talking about the possible apple tablet, it won't be OLED and $300.
There is far too much money going around for companies to ignore this.
What is wrong with competition, or do you feel that there is too many netbooks? Can't see how that is necessarily a bad thing.
$3000 - cost of your current phone plan. People often forget that, almost giddy with happiness at being able to quote a larger number without justification.
Yes, but somehow Apple iPhone division made more profit worldwide than Nokia, even though Nokia sold over 100 million more phones.
You can pull out numbers to go either way.
Nokia are a big fish, but they have stumbled majorly. They risk being made irrelevant like Ericsson and Motorola if they don't change this. They fucked up the same way Microsoft fucked up and lost this battle as well.
I liked Nokia, but the fact it took someone like Apple to shake up this industry shows how out of touch they really are.
I am a complete and utter Microsoft hater, i think their OS is trash, .net is a pile of rubbish, and IE is biggest piece of shit ever made, and always will be. And I work with these products almost every day.
Saying that, I thought the ads were funny. Microsoft does enough things wrong that you don't need to make up reasons to hate them. I also like a lot of the Apple ads, but plenty of MS morons seem to dislike those.
If they want a chip installed can they do that too? I mean, this is a stupid reason to accept the uniforms. How far are you willing to go, because the company pays your wage? Can they listen to your phone calls? Read your emails?
I own 5 shirts. The time it takes me decide which one to wear is not long. Maybe you have too many clothes. Maybe you are a girl?
But I agree, let the support staff standout.
Everybody needs to talk to IT support. Nobody needs to talk to the developers/ database guys/ sys admins, etc... Well, not many people, and those that do have proper relationships with these people.
I think it makes sense, just as cleaners have uniforms. If you work in support, you are not that much different, just with a little bit more knowledge.
You are wrong. There are only four different browsers for web developers.
IE6, IE7, IE8 and all other standard compliant browswers.
I code for all other browsers, then check them out in ie6,7,8 and make adjustments.
Damn I hate ie.
So you are saying there a million to 1 good PHP programmers to non-good. (yeah, we aren't very good at maths either).
There are 3 types of PHP programmers in the world. Those that can count, and those that can't.
Yes, that is all fucking obvious and we now that.
Just can't see why $500m. Sure, you save a lot of time, but $500m worth?
In australia we already do pay for a regular bank account. Cheques are not used very frequently here either, I never had a cheque account until I lived in the UK, where is was given one without asking.
Also, Bank transfers are free and a very popular way of transferring money, very common on ebay, etc... Still takes a few days though.
Credit cards cost money each year though.
yeah right. YOu live in an imaginary world. Meanwhile, while people are waiting for the machine to contact the bank, I have counted out the money and handing it over. Cards are so much slower, I hate waiting behind people who use cards. Everytime they are slower, because there is that extra step of having to contact the bank. I guess that magically doesn't happen for you.
Or even better, the same people who buy the spectrum can't sell directly to the customer, they have to be seperate customers. This encourages competition.
It is a protest, what do you not understand about this? It is the same when you get people complaining about traffic by driving slow. Or cylists complaining about cars by driving in a huge pack in peak hour.
How do you suggest the protest, by building extra infrastructure to improve ATT network, so they get better calls? Or maybe not using their phones, so they miss out on business and personal calls? Genius, bloody genius.
When you protest you have a limited number of things you can do. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT COMPLICATED CONCEPT??
I know, corporations should be able to do whatever they want. Who cares if there is only one Petrol company, and they charge 50 a litre? That is none of anybodies business. In fact, they should start implementing slavery as well.
It doesn't make it interesting for developers. As far as developers are concerned, there are only 4 browsers out there. IE6, IE7, IE8 and EVERY OTHER BROWSER THAT MAINTAINS SENSIBLE STANDARDS. Fuck you Microsoft.
Oh yeah, the fact that we get exactly the same comment everytime a fast computer + GPU is mentioned shouldn't stop the next moron from posting it.
Ok, fair point, but I am not sure how much you spend to post on slashdot? I don't spend anything at all, in fact I get paid to do it.
To be fair, Microsoft are a large company, not just involved in consoles. Now, did their console divison make a loss? Have they ever recouped all the money they have spent on consoles?
We all know Micrsoft have huge pools of cash, and they need to spend them on something. But does that include wasting money on consoles, year after year?