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Right now that are assuming it is water. Until it is solidly confirmed with real science rather than theories, then it is just that... a theory.
Not being a naysayer here, but I want to see chemical analysis of this ice before we start going off the deep end.
Keep in mind its not shipping on Intel platforms. It is using Intel processors. It will still be on proprietary motherboards. But I think this is the first step. The question is whether Apple is willing to give up the hardware end.
I have used PCs since the mid 80's. I've used a wide range of machines including: an Apple IIe,a TRS-80 Model 3, a Lisa, Commodore Pet, Commodore 64, Macs, PC compats. I've worked on several operating systems ranging from Mac OS, CP/M, DOS Windows and Linux.
Linux is NOT initutive to almost 75% of the population of computer users. Until the OS is improved to the point where your mom or dad could set it up it won't be ready.
I don't like MS and I do like Linux and the Mac OS. But I suspect that if you put Linux on every machine in corporate America... it would cost them more than that the quoted number in the article to support it in the field. Now if you made OS X available to every PC desktop... then you'd have an OS that would be a viable competitor. Linux just ain't there... yet.
Wasn't trying to troll... I just had bad bad experiences with OS/2. Windows isn't great but it was never the dog that OS/2 was. That being said, while I work on wintel machines... Mac OS is the best.
Zip is an open format that is already patented, exactly how is MS going to get that patented in their name? XML is patented, exactly how is THAT going to get by the USPO? Sorry, but as stated by the lead programmer for Word said, they chose both specifically because they are open.
Wow... the lead programmer on MS Word doesn't know what he is talking about. Now that is rich. Did you even read the link I posted?
If it is documented and accessible, how exactly is it not open?
Wow, you really have it in for MS. Hate leads to the dark side. Don't give in to the hate.
The whole point of it is to make it open not proprietary. In fact document management people will likely be ga ga over this since it will be much easier to manage, index and catalog documents that are in an open format. Opening the format only helps negate erosion in marketshare. Again I hate MS, but lets not just assume things that aren't written.
RTFA, it states quite specifically, that if you take the new doc extensions and rename them with a zip extension you can view the data in pkzip or any other program that can open zip files.
I hate MS, but lets not automatically assume they are evil all the time. They very well could be evil just most of the time.
Its the SUN! RTFA, it uses the water from the top of the ocean (heated by the sun, yes the sun, solar power) to create the power differential. So in essence its not perpetual in the true sense, it has a power source, the big fireball in the sky.
How is this wasting resources? The energy is essentially derived from the sun. I guess you are assuming we are using up precious sunlight? Soon we will all be living in the dark due to our callousneess
Its actually requires very little energy, since once the flow is going it only needs to maintain it.
A nearly 50 degree difference is actually quite a bit. Think about how much energy it takes to keep your house at 80 degrees when it is 32 outside. Sorry but your logic is tragically flawed.
Is this the be all end all, no, but it does offer the potential to be a major boon to mainly energy and hydrogen production. Fresh water and farming is a extra benefit.
until he controls all aspects of your life.
MS wants to control your home (with I'm sure some form of X10 knockoff soon).
They want to control your internet access (IE).
They want to control your television and media (they are becoming the defacto choice in the cable industry with Windows media server).
The want to control your car next.
Soon they will demand you install a chip under your skin so they can track your every move.
BILL IS YOUR BIG BROTHER!!!
On the bright side, all this crap will fail on a regular basis and the "Man" will remain clueless of your whereabouts most of the time.
Not an issue of supporting. I'm using Firefox right now and Google is built into it. Exactly HOW is Google not supporting FF?
I think most of your claims that they refuse to support certain platforms may be closer to conspiracy theories rather than facts.
But that being said, if you are going to build an initial product to offer, what platform are you going to start with? One that will give you limited revenue growth or the one that everyone uses.
Don't let your understanding of technology blur your common sense.
Revenue #s for Google:
2002: $307M
2003: $840M
2004: $1.73B
Market capitalization of 50 Billion + has already surpassed Yahoo with half the employees.
Has 2 billion in cash.
All this without being evil.
Remeber not everyone is Bill Gates and Larry Ellison. There ARE good people out there in the business world. I know it is hard to believe. But it is true.
Sorry... I live in NY... if they blocked of the Empire St. Building by 100 ft in each direction NY would be in constant gridlock. Sorry, but you could drive right up next to it. So yes a in NY they could... in fact I'd bet its harder elsewhere than it is in NY.
Kinda lame argument considering that you could have explosive laden trucks hit it every single day at the bottom, likely with far more force that these small vehicles could muster.
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Right now that are assuming it is water. Until it is solidly confirmed with real science rather than theories, then it is just that... a theory. Not being a naysayer here, but I want to see chemical analysis of this ice before we start going off the deep end.
they should do the world a great service and take up Lance Bass and the rest of his NSync buddies and drop them on the dark side. :-)
Keep in mind its not shipping on Intel platforms. It is using Intel processors. It will still be on proprietary motherboards. But I think this is the first step. The question is whether Apple is willing to give up the hardware end.
I have used PCs since the mid 80's. I've used a wide range of machines including: an Apple IIe,a TRS-80 Model 3, a Lisa, Commodore Pet, Commodore 64, Macs, PC compats. I've worked on several operating systems ranging from Mac OS, CP/M, DOS Windows and Linux.
Linux is NOT initutive to almost 75% of the population of computer users. Until the OS is improved to the point where your mom or dad could set it up it won't be ready.
I don't like MS and I do like Linux and the Mac OS. But I suspect that if you put Linux on every machine in corporate America... it would cost them more than that the quoted number in the article to support it in the field. Now if you made OS X available to every PC desktop... then you'd have an OS that would be a viable competitor. Linux just ain't there... yet.
that he was whacked for spamming. It is more likely he was part of a mob hit that had to do with money rather than his line of business.
Wasn't trying to troll... I just had bad bad experiences with OS/2. Windows isn't great but it was never the dog that OS/2 was. That being said, while I work on wintel machines... Mac OS is the best.
why would anyone want to continue to use it. It was slower than anything. Just a horrible weighted down peice of garbage.
Yeah... right.
Just think of the plastic dialog we'd be hearing. But the special effects will be great. :-)
Zip is an open format that is already patented, exactly how is MS going to get that patented in their name? XML is patented, exactly how is THAT going to get by the USPO? Sorry, but as stated by the lead programmer for Word said, they chose both specifically because they are open. Wow... the lead programmer on MS Word doesn't know what he is talking about. Now that is rich. Did you even read the link I posted? If it is documented and accessible, how exactly is it not open? Wow, you really have it in for MS. Hate leads to the dark side. Don't give in to the hate.
If anything you are reading INTO the article rather than just plain reading it.
Take a look at this site.
http://blogs.msdn.com/brian_jones/default.aspx
The whole point of it is to make it open not proprietary. In fact document management people will likely be ga ga over this since it will be much easier to manage, index and catalog documents that are in an open format. Opening the format only helps negate erosion in marketshare. Again I hate MS, but lets not just assume things that aren't written.
RTFA, it states quite specifically, that if you take the new doc extensions and rename them with a zip extension you can view the data in pkzip or any other program that can open zip files.
I hate MS, but lets not automatically assume they are evil all the time. They very well could be evil just most of the time.
Its the SUN! RTFA, it uses the water from the top of the ocean (heated by the sun, yes the sun, solar power) to create the power differential. So in essence its not perpetual in the true sense, it has a power source, the big fireball in the sky.
Man, some people are so bitter and negative.
How is this wasting resources? The energy is essentially derived from the sun. I guess you are assuming we are using up precious sunlight? Soon we will all be living in the dark due to our callousneess
Its actually requires very little energy, since once the flow is going it only needs to maintain it. A nearly 50 degree difference is actually quite a bit. Think about how much energy it takes to keep your house at 80 degrees when it is 32 outside. Sorry but your logic is tragically flawed. Is this the be all end all, no, but it does offer the potential to be a major boon to mainly energy and hydrogen production. Fresh water and farming is a extra benefit.
until he controls all aspects of your life. MS wants to control your home (with I'm sure some form of X10 knockoff soon). They want to control your internet access (IE). They want to control your television and media (they are becoming the defacto choice in the cable industry with Windows media server). The want to control your car next. Soon they will demand you install a chip under your skin so they can track your every move. BILL IS YOUR BIG BROTHER!!! On the bright side, all this crap will fail on a regular basis and the "Man" will remain clueless of your whereabouts most of the time.
I guess if you define a garage as a "large enterprise" and two peope as staffing and expertise you are right.
Where you go with your ideas once you conceive them is only limited by your desire to bring it to market.
Not an issue of supporting. I'm using Firefox right now and Google is built into it. Exactly HOW is Google not supporting FF? I think most of your claims that they refuse to support certain platforms may be closer to conspiracy theories rather than facts. But that being said, if you are going to build an initial product to offer, what platform are you going to start with? One that will give you limited revenue growth or the one that everyone uses. Don't let your understanding of technology blur your common sense.
is that you don't take into account that there is nothing, and I mean nothing, keeping anyone from doing what they are doing.
No offense, but 90+% of the world uses Windows. It is not being evil, its realizing your market.
I hate MS and think the Mac has a much better OS... but would you write an app that would be available to 2% of the market?
Because they used some level of business sense, it doesn't make them evil.
Revenue #s for Google: 2002: $307M 2003: $840M 2004: $1.73B Market capitalization of 50 Billion + has already surpassed Yahoo with half the employees. Has 2 billion in cash. All this without being evil. Remeber not everyone is Bill Gates and Larry Ellison. There ARE good people out there in the business world. I know it is hard to believe. But it is true.
Sorry... I live in NY... if they blocked of the Empire St. Building by 100 ft in each direction NY would be in constant gridlock. Sorry, but you could drive right up next to it. So yes a in NY they could... in fact I'd bet its harder elsewhere than it is in NY.
I would suspect that would be the least of it... more like first born child. BTW...people actually read manuals???
Moeler gets just as much press on this as the AirScooter.
Kinda lame argument considering that you could have explosive laden trucks hit it every single day at the bottom, likely with far more force that these small vehicles could muster.