"Current law only requires broadcasters to give up their current airwaves by 2007, or when 85 percent of the nation can receive the new digital signals, whichever comes later. Most predict that could take a decade or more. "
"McCain's measure would require broadcasters to air only digital television signals by 2009"
I guess we all agree that curling up in a big comfy chair for a nice read with an e-book would be unpleasant. There is something nice about the feel of real paper on your finger tips.
I do agree with the writer of the article that there are a few good books that I would like to be able to have with me all of the time. I would have more use for that than a laptop, if you can believe it. There are quite a few books I simply use as a reference, and they would be much nicer in e-book format.
"The delays are quality driven," a Microsoft statement said. The company needs more time for tuning and testing "in order to meet the high quality requirements of our customers."
Doesn't that mean they have to pack more crap into it so it runs slower than molasses in winter?
Really, though, it's nice if they are working on the quality of the product. Maybe this one won't ever crash, eh?
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"Current law only requires broadcasters to give up their current airwaves by 2007, or when 85 percent of the nation can receive the new digital signals, whichever comes later. Most predict that could take a decade or more. "
/. never posts an innaccurate story.
"McCain's measure would require broadcasters to air only digital television signals by 2009"
shh..
I'll make sure my pointers are explicit in my future rants
Do that. Some of us need at least 3 cups of coffee before we get the point of rants.
So, we can interpret that line as saying "Our product sucks so we need to fix a few bugs to avoid our dumbass customers calling us all day"?
I agree! My sci-fi vision:
A e-book that looks and feels like a normal book only it has a search option and a menu. Is that too much to ask? Yes. I know.
I guess we all agree that curling up in a big comfy chair for a nice read with an e-book would be unpleasant. There is something nice about the feel of real paper on your finger tips.
I do agree with the writer of the article that there are a few good books that I would like to be able to have with me all of the time. I would have more use for that than a laptop, if you can believe it. There are quite a few books I simply use as a reference, and they would be much nicer in e-book format.
The resources are the problem aren't they?
Homer: In case you couldn't tell, I was being sarcastic.
I appreciate the wording because it shows there really is a way to say 'we suck' nicely.
"The delays are quality driven," a Microsoft statement said. The company needs more time for tuning and testing "in order to meet the high quality requirements of our customers."
Doesn't that mean they have to pack more crap into it so it runs slower than molasses in winter?
Really, though, it's nice if they are working on the quality of the product. Maybe this one won't ever crash, eh?
Doesn't the fact that 'revolutionizes polo' is in the topic let us know that it's useless? I mean if that's the best you have...
At least horses can do other tricks. They're darn pretty, too.