"Longhorn" will be renamed to "LongHaul" to reflect the wait users are in for. Another suggestion which was rejected by MS marketing was "ShortFeatures", said to be accurate but unwieldy in the marketplace.
Good to see that Microsoft have not been concentrating on the frivolous activity of making the GUI sexy (obviously) and have been concentrating instead on the more serious improvements "under the hood".
You know, super secret stuff that they don't want to talk about in case Apple steal for the "Future Cat" operating system in 2020.
Can't you register? Your venom would work better with a score.
In reference to the actual issue, all I can say is I'm glad many software developers aren't ignoring the needs of only 1 in 20 computer owners who have a Mac. On this occasion Apple could follow the logic.
I'm sure Microsoft will have "more robust" versions of all of Tigers 200 new features one day. This combined with the 100,000 viruses that are exclusively available on Windows will make it worth the wait....
Greed at least partly drove the music industry to digital format. Let's face it CDs should be cheaper than Vinyl records were but mysteriously they aren't.
Now that all of our music is nicely digitized it's entirely portable and 100% copyable.
Now they are scrambling for legislation to fix their dilemma.
Of course further stupidity like that mentioned in this article will not kill downloading, just LEGAL downloading. Someone in the industry needs a clue. Steve Jobs tried to give them a clue and they want to tax his service at 25% as a "thankyou".
Let's be fair guys, Longhorn and Tiger are completely different! It's like trying to compare Apples with um.....some....er..... other fruit.... that is trying to look like an apple.
You make it sound like I advocate stealing. I don't. Reread my last post. I'm just saying that large corporations get to lay the ground rules in a way that we do not.
I AGREE with paying, but once you have paid you should be able to play where and when you wish.
The only thing is apparently you CAN compete with free. People buy bottled water. People buy from the iTunes store even thought the tracks are available via P2P networks.
While it is true they provide the entertainment we desire, they do not currently provide the functionality we desire.
Looking at the bottled water analogy, DRM is like a cap that makes it possible for you to drink but not pour the water into a glass. Imagine then, legislation that would make it illegal for you to remove the cap. That seems to be what we have now with DRM.
The entertainment industry don't like the fact that digitization makes it easy to copy things - so they lobby congress and get laws made to turn people into criminals.
Why is it that this argument always comes down to "Well, if you don't like DRM then you don't HAVE to buy their product" What about a line for the companies "If you don't like the nature of digital media then don't distribute that way".
The difference is large corporations have big dollars to change the ground rules in their favor, the individual consumer doesn't.
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Hmmm. Every time some some corporate genius says they have an "iPod killer" the buying public says "iPod ay? I must get one of those."
The poor little white plastic bastard can't take any more of this incessant pounding. Just leave the little guy alone!
Is anyone else amused at the timing of the release of Tiger? By all accounts it was ready to go a month ago.
WINHEC finishes and then Tiger is released. Longhorn is shown to be an investment in distant future mediocrity and Tiger is released tomorrow.
And in more other news...
"Longhorn" will be renamed to "LongHaul" to reflect the wait users are in for. Another suggestion which was rejected by MS marketing was "ShortFeatures", said to be accurate but unwieldy in the marketplace.
Good to see that Microsoft have not been concentrating on the frivolous activity of making the GUI sexy (obviously) and have been concentrating instead on the more serious improvements "under the hood".
You know, super secret stuff that they don't want to talk about in case Apple steal for the "Future Cat" operating system in 2020.
...is another man's "somewhat negative" I guess...
If I remember correctly they were "iFrisbees" and they were made of way-cool plastic...
Now, be reasonable! You can't expect Microsoft to commit to the Longhorn UI until Tiger is actually released can you?
Can't you register? Your venom would work better with a score.
In reference to the actual issue, all I can say is I'm glad many software developers aren't ignoring the needs of only 1 in 20 computer owners who have a Mac. On this occasion Apple could follow the logic.
I don't suppose you guys could have shipped CDs and a DVD? If the motivation is user experience then this would have covered all the bases.
How about this for succinct : " Think Same."
Q-How many MENSA-types does it take to fix Windows security?
A-More than Microsoft have hired.
And much better than "Plug and blue-screen"
Apple: Proudly going out of business since 1984
I'm sure Microsoft will have "more robust" versions of all of Tigers 200 new features one day. This combined with the 100,000 viruses that are exclusively available on Windows will make it worth the wait....
Karma gets you doesn't it?
Greed at least partly drove the music industry to digital format. Let's face it CDs should be cheaper than Vinyl records were but mysteriously they aren't.
Now that all of our music is nicely digitized it's entirely portable and 100% copyable.
Now they are scrambling for legislation to fix their dilemma.
Of course further stupidity like that mentioned in this article will not kill downloading, just LEGAL downloading. Someone in the industry needs a clue. Steve Jobs tried to give them a clue and they want to tax his service at 25% as a "thankyou".
It's OK mate, I was just kidding. I know Slashdot readers get laid sometimes - even OFFline sometimes.
As for getting modded down - get used to it. This is Slashdot. One mans insightful is another mans flame-bait. It happens!
You're a slashdot reader and you expect us to believe you've had not one but TWO girls at once...
I don't know about the article numbers but I think yours don't add up!
Good points.
Go and have a look at emusic.com my latest favorites have come from there.
They will let you join up and get 50 free downloads. After that you can subscribe and download songs for about 25c each or less.
My latest favorite albums have come from there, including stuff from Nick Cave, John Cale, Jethro Tull, 20 minute loop and others - all DRM free.
Check out the editor picks and cross reference with reviews elsewhere on the net - you won't be disappointed. Plus the first 50 are free.
Let's be fair guys, Longhorn and Tiger are completely different! It's like trying to compare Apples with um.....some....er..... other fruit.... that is trying to look like an apple.
18.9% of Slashdot users are using IE? That's got to be wrong... ePeer-pressure should have stamped this browser out completely ages ago.
That is funny...
But having said that Jethro Tull's latest album is available over at emusic.com. You can go and legally buy it DRM free.
Yes I know they are old, but it's pretty good.
What they really need is a bunch of Bender units instead. Everyone might learn to lighten up a bit over there...
You make it sound like I advocate stealing. I don't. Reread my last post. I'm just saying that large corporations get to lay the ground rules in a way that we do not.
I AGREE with paying, but once you have paid you should be able to play where and when you wish.
Hmmm,
The only thing is apparently you CAN compete with free. People buy bottled water. People buy from the iTunes store even thought the tracks are available via P2P networks.
While it is true they provide the entertainment we desire, they do not currently provide the functionality we desire.
Looking at the bottled water analogy, DRM is like a cap that makes it possible for you to drink but not pour the water into a glass. Imagine then, legislation that would make it illegal for you to remove the cap. That seems to be what we have now with DRM.
The entertainment industry don't like the fact that digitization makes it easy to copy things - so they lobby congress and get laws made to turn people into criminals.
Why is it that this argument always comes down to "Well, if you don't like DRM then you don't HAVE to buy their product" What about a line for the companies "If you don't like the nature of digital media then don't distribute that way".
The difference is large corporations have big dollars to change the ground rules in their favor, the individual consumer doesn't.