"There are only a handful of companies that chose to exhibit at this event..."
I'm sure only the most wonderful, coolest, slickest stuff we'll be shown at this non-event with (marketing dollars) free (marketing dollars) chow (marketing dollars) and (marketing dollars) drinks (marketing dollars).
I just happen to like the references in that blog posting. I haven't seen many other good consolidated overviews of the Google Operating System. In any case, good points!
Snarf-It -- "Snarf-It.org is a state of the art torrent indexer born out of the ashes of the legendary Suprnova, built by the old nova members for their huge community. It has access to the largest torrent, nzb and nfo database in the world where you can find torrents for dvd's, games, movies, software, anime and television all within our easy to navigate site."
Of course the other Snarf is fine too: "snarf is a command line resource grabber. It can transfer files through the http, gopher, finger, and ftp protocols without user interaction"
"Skype" still sounds like some foul disease to me. That's all, move along. Hopefully you didn't catch anything reading this post.
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For your reference, this is how "Ajax" got started. I'd say about 75% of the article is useless, but about 25% is actually useful. The main value of the article can be summed up in two words: Mi>eye candy. Jesse James Garrett is good with graphics.
I'd sum it up in one word: usability. Sure, there are other reasons, but the Amazon User Experience (UX) is outstanding. Few other sites compare in terms of ease-of-use.
The logo for Google Audio Search? No, this isn't official at all. Just meant to be something that combines Google and audio, nothing more. Move along...
Audio content on the internet is in chaos. To reign in the chaos, and to capitalize on internet audio file assets, Google will launch an audio search engine or audio file search tool by 2006, but probably sooner.
I think that podcasting will fit into the equation. More and more audio content is flowing onto the web but it is in the dark corners right now. The podcasting directories and search engines basically stink. As time goes on, and as this content grows, it'll be time for Google to enter the fray. There is every reason to believe that advertising would work just fine with podcasting, especially if you find the content have the Master Index (read: Google).
But what about music? iPods are so dominant. Near the end of 2004 Apple's share of the MP3 market was about 87%. Even if that drops it ain't no big thing since the entire pie is still growing like crazy. This dominance of hardware drives dominance of iTunes. (I'm looking for disagreement of course, but throw numbers at me please.)
"We have to discern the enthusiasm over 7 percent growth versus 30 to 50 percent growth we had seen 10 years ago..."
You have to keep in mind that it really will get harder and harder to maintain high growth rates. Multi-million dollar markets are not big enough for M$ now. They will only enter larger (billion dollar) markets. Furthermore, without market and sales growth, their stock price simply cannot grow at a high rate. Think "mature company" not "young, fast, growing company" from here going forward.
1. What good is a diagram when words work fine? I don't need no stinking diagram!
2. "Headline" also doesn't need the "a" because it is silent. In fact, Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page actually; he was the brains) chose to spell Led Zeppelin without the "a" because they thought people would be too stupid to realize it was not "leed" Zeppelin. Abolish the "a" now!
Not based on actual data. Tom's Hardware has NOT run any tests yet. Take what you read with a grain of salt.
"Sources told Tom's Hardware Guide..."
"Tom's Hardware Guide's test lab staff will run the 3D1 through its benchmark track, as soon as the card becomes available."
IMHO, this is a PR coup by Gigabyte to get something into Tom's Hardware. But more importantly, why post this on Slashdot now? Let's see some data first. Let's see the results of the tests.
"The Motion Picture Ass. of America (MPAA) today announced (PDF) that it is pursuing civil actions against hundreds of server operators of BitTorrent, eDonkey and DirectConnect P2P file-swapping networks, in its war on internet movie piracy."
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Unfortunately the folks who need the help the most are the the least likely to read. It is like a law: Those who need to RTFM are least likely to RTFM.
The deal with proprietary software is that someone is on the hook. Developers at commpanies are looking for security problems because they know that if something goes wrong, their a55 is on the line. Teir responsible. OTOH, with open source, who is responsible? If there is a flaw (yes, although is is quickly fixed) there isn't an entity or organization responsible. This is a huge reason why companies like to purchase software. They have clear legal rights, and the other guy is on the hook.
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Laat the Babelfish plaisanteries !
"There are only a handful of companies that chose to exhibit at this event..."
I'm sure only the most wonderful, coolest, slickest stuff we'll be shown at this non-event with (marketing dollars) free (marketing dollars) chow (marketing dollars) and (marketing dollars) drinks (marketing dollars).
By the way, I *was* kidding. Obviously Jason D. O'Grady is Greek . ;-)
1. The "Big Dance" link is broken on the ZDNet site. Here's what you want... (Macworld!)
2. Who's "Jason the Greek"? No dice on my initial search. Do I live in a cave? (You don't have to answer that.)
I just happen to like the references in that blog posting. I haven't seen many other good consolidated overviews of the Google Operating System. In any case, good points!
...when the Google Browser is on the way! ;-)
Snarf-It -- "Snarf-It.org is a state of the art torrent indexer born out of the ashes of the legendary Suprnova, built by the old nova members for their huge community. It has access to the largest torrent, nzb and nfo database in the world where you can find torrents for dvd's, games, movies, software, anime and television all within our easy to navigate site."
Of course the other Snarf is fine too: "snarf is a command line resource grabber. It can transfer files through the http, gopher, finger, and ftp protocols without user interaction"
"Skype" still sounds like some foul disease to me. That's all, move along. Hopefully you didn't catch anything reading this post.
For your reference, this is how "Ajax" got started. I'd say about 75% of the article is useless, but about 25% is actually useful. The main value of the article can be summed up in two words: Mi>eye candy. Jesse James Garrett is good with graphics.
Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications
I'd sum it up in one word: usability. Sure, there are other reasons, but the Amazon User Experience (UX) is outstanding. Few other sites compare in terms of ease-of-use.
(I'd say the same thing about Google too.)
The logo for Google Audio Search? No, this isn't official at all. Just meant to be something that combines Google and audio, nothing more. Move along...
Here's my take on it:
Google Audio Search
Audio content on the internet is in chaos. To reign in the chaos, and to capitalize on internet audio file assets, Google will launch an audio search engine or audio file search tool by 2006, but probably sooner.
I think that podcasting will fit into the equation. More and more audio content is flowing onto the web but it is in the dark corners right now. The podcasting directories and search engines basically stink. As time goes on, and as this content grows, it'll be time for Google to enter the fray. There is every reason to believe that advertising would work just fine with podcasting, especially if you find the content have the Master Index (read: Google).
But what about music? iPods are so dominant. Near the end of 2004 Apple's share of the MP3 market was about 87%. Even if that drops it ain't no big thing since the entire pie is still growing like crazy. This dominance of hardware drives dominance of iTunes. (I'm looking for disagreement of course, but throw numbers at me please.)
"Both scientists and legislators praised the orbiting observatory for the many contributions it had made to science since it was launched in 1990."
I prefer to praise the humans who built Hubble versus Hubble itself. That damn Hubble gets all the m4d pr0pz.
"We have to discern the enthusiasm over 7 percent growth versus 30 to 50 percent growth we had seen 10 years ago..."
You have to keep in mind that it really will get harder and harder to maintain high growth rates. Multi-million dollar markets are not big enough for M$ now. They will only enter larger (billion dollar) markets. Furthermore, without market and sales growth, their stock price simply cannot grow at a high rate. Think "mature company" not "young, fast, growing company" from here going forward.
I might buy AT&T too. I love speculation. Who else might buy AT&T? Are you thinking about it? Raise your hand if you are thinking about anything else.
1. What good is a diagram when words work fine? I don't need no stinking diagram!
2. "Headline" also doesn't need the "a" because it is silent. In fact, Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page actually; he was the brains) chose to spell Led Zeppelin without the "a" because they thought people would be too stupid to realize it was not "leed" Zeppelin. Abolish the "a" now!
Um, it is safe to move along now.
No time to post a comment on Slashdot. Need to go read a loooooooong interview. I'll be back in a couple of hours.
Not based on actual data. Tom's Hardware has NOT run any tests yet. Take what you read with a grain of salt.
"Sources told Tom's Hardware Guide..."
"Tom's Hardware Guide's test lab staff will run the 3D1 through its benchmark track, as soon as the card becomes available."
IMHO, this is a PR coup by Gigabyte to get something into Tom's Hardware. But more importantly, why post this on Slashdot now? Let's see some data first. Let's see the results of the tests.
"The Motion Picture Ass. of America (MPAA) today announced (PDF) that it is pursuing civil actions against hundreds of server operators of BitTorrent, eDonkey and DirectConnect P2P file-swapping networks, in its war on internet movie piracy."
Emphasis mine but "Ass." is theirs.
Um, the link in the posting is broken. Amazing that so many comments about it have already appeared.
Broken! --> http://slashdot.org/NoSoftwarePatents.com
Works! --> http://nosoftwarepatents.com
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Good theory. I wrote the same thing (with less details) only seconds before you. ;-)
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We really HAVE sent a lot of jobs to low cost areas of the world. But, does this make a differnce? Hard to say.
Low wage jobs have been outsourced from the U.S. therefore the remaining jobs in U.S. drive higher mean wages, even for college graduates.
Unfortunately the folks who need the help the most are the the least likely to read. It is like a law: Those who need to RTFM are least likely to RTFM.
The deal with proprietary software is that someone is on the hook. Developers at commpanies are looking for security problems because they know that if something goes wrong, their a55 is on the line. Teir responsible. OTOH, with open source, who is responsible? If there is a flaw (yes, although is is quickly fixed) there isn't an entity or organization responsible. This is a huge reason why companies like to purchase software. They have clear legal rights, and the other guy is on the hook.