Some people enjoy building computers, as some people may enjoy watching a football game. Plus the savings money wise is very nice in the pocket. I assume you just don't get it. ~_^
Well, as we can see, this starts with the most tech savvy users switching and continues to less tech savvy users, but by the 10% barrier, will enough people be even tech savvy enough to understand that the Big e isn't the internet? That's my major concern right there. People like that are the ones that keep me up at night, fearing for the future of our society that continues to depend more on technology but has less and less understanding of it.
"Besides, Apple already does a pretty good job of limiting what computers an OS can run on. For example, if you buy a computer and then try to use its disks to install an OS on a different model of Mac, you usually get an error message. Whereas with an OS disk that was bought separately, it will install on all supported machines."
That is for the sole reason that it relied on a Master Boot Record more likely than not, making those restore discs, and not actual copies of the OS, just crippled restores like Gateway and Dell pass out.
Or it could be the fact that AMD already has power consumption under control in their desktop chips, and has ALREADY made minor modifications, ALA the Athlon-M series of chips. As much power as a desktop practically, even less powder. 1.7 I think is drawn by a 2500-M? Try that with a P4 under your laptop's hood. (They make them. 0.o)
Doesn't it seem very strange compared to the days where the goverment had super computers and the regular people had no computers?
A stark contrast indeed.
Now we are...close to the same level?
Does this sound realistic, or are aces up their sleeves?
Why as people must we always place the blame on machines? Why can't we say that some people will always have more motivation to grow than others? This is just another example of parents passing the buck.
I said "import" not "rip". I have 50gb of albums already ripped to Vorbis. My GF (who uses iTunes as she has an iPod) has a bunch in WMA from her old player. Importing the albums is not something she (as a very non-tech-savvy person) finds obvious. I had to figure out how to tell it to import existing files, and then show her. It could be improved.
How could it be any easier? If they are in a non-compatible format and you want to conver them, right click and hit "Convert to Doubt it, but then how exactly, with the single optical drive in most computers (and almost all Macs) would you rip and burn at the same time? Whatever happened to the Unix/Linux principle of KISS, doing one thing and doing it well?
It is impossible with any program to rip and burn at exactly the same time on one drive, you can't rip from a disc your burning to. Nero simply makes a disc image, iTunes imports and burns, it's bassicaly the same.
When you purchase an Alienware computer, it surely isn't a different price bracket than Apple is in, but you also get features from Alienware that could never be imagined at a copycat line like the Dell XPS series.
For example, Alienware currently offers the only PCI-E laptop, with a 6800 To Go chipset, running at 256 MB.
You pay for what you get.
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Some people enjoy building computers, as some people may enjoy watching a football game. Plus the savings money wise is very nice in the pocket. I assume you just don't get it. ~_^
What about the perpetual fuck as a comma crowd though? How do they fit into this? Are they de-sensitized?
Man...fuck you.
Better Graphics. Better Gameplay. More Genres. I'm not playing RTS and FPS on a console. (I might play FPS on Rev.)
Well, as we can see, this starts with the most tech savvy users switching and continues to less tech savvy users, but by the 10% barrier, will enough people be even tech savvy enough to understand that the Big e isn't the internet? That's my major concern right there. People like that are the ones that keep me up at night, fearing for the future of our society that continues to depend more on technology but has less and less understanding of it.
Anyone notice the H2 Hydrogen Hummer only gets 60 miles out of a full tank?
"Besides, Apple already does a pretty good job of limiting what computers an OS can run on. For example, if you buy a computer and then try to use its disks to install an OS on a different model of Mac, you usually get an error message. Whereas with an OS disk that was bought separately, it will install on all supported machines." That is for the sole reason that it relied on a Master Boot Record more likely than not, making those restore discs, and not actual copies of the OS, just crippled restores like Gateway and Dell pass out.
Or it could be the fact that AMD already has power consumption under control in their desktop chips, and has ALREADY made minor modifications, ALA the Athlon-M series of chips. As much power as a desktop practically, even less powder. 1.7 I think is drawn by a 2500-M? Try that with a P4 under your laptop's hood. (They make them. 0.o)
Why don't you just read your signature to them. "The Revolution Will NOT Be Televised."
Doesn't it seem very strange compared to the days where the goverment had super computers and the regular people had no computers? A stark contrast indeed. Now we are...close to the same level? Does this sound realistic, or are aces up their sleeves?
Jesus, this is the stuff we are mesmerized over!? I can't...believe you get...grants for this...CRAP! I'm ashamed.
The people who keep it small are just trying to forget something. You need to counsel them. ~_^
Why as people must we always place the blame on machines? Why can't we say that some people will always have more motivation to grow than others? This is just another example of parents passing the buck.
Well, that'll be written in history.
Back in my day, I walked uphil bothways, with only 5MB of music to listen to!
I said "import" not "rip". I have 50gb of albums already ripped to Vorbis. My GF (who uses iTunes as she has an iPod) has a bunch in WMA from her old player. Importing the albums is not something she (as a very non-tech-savvy person) finds obvious. I had to figure out how to tell it to import existing files, and then show her. It could be improved. How could it be any easier? If they are in a non-compatible format and you want to conver them, right click and hit "Convert to Doubt it, but then how exactly, with the single optical drive in most computers (and almost all Macs) would you rip and burn at the same time? Whatever happened to the Unix/Linux principle of KISS, doing one thing and doing it well? It is impossible with any program to rip and burn at exactly the same time on one drive, you can't rip from a disc your burning to. Nero simply makes a disc image, iTunes imports and burns, it's bassicaly the same.
When you purchase an Alienware computer, it surely isn't a different price bracket than Apple is in, but you also get features from Alienware that could never be imagined at a copycat line like the Dell XPS series. For example, Alienware currently offers the only PCI-E laptop, with a 6800 To Go chipset, running at 256 MB. You pay for what you get.