They want mid-range and high-end servers and support contracts for everything.
Well that's very nice, but aren't they interested in the business of those of us who don't? Large companies are strange beasts. They always seem to forget how they got to be large companies.
I actually prefer many of the UI features of Android over that of iOS. I don't have a huge amount of exposure to either, but from a small amount of exposure to both, I prefer Android. Perhaps it's a matter of what you get used to.
I run Ubuntu on my day-to-day home laptop. It does everything I need, but I generally don't play games on it. I do have Windows 7 installed in a VM, just in case, but I find the only time I use it is every 2 or 3 months to update security patches. (I'm always astounded at how long those things take to run). Perhaps it's just that I'm used to Ubuntu now, but I find almost *everything* easier to do in Linux. The application repositories and software centre are probably what people should show off when introducing friends to Ubuntu... those who like the "App Store" concept should love it. In 10.10, there's a few changes coming that should make it a little "prettier" as well.
How many people know that the technology is available to grab iris images from people from 10+ metres away, along with pictures for face recognition? Very convenient, but a little beyond what most people know about.
It also makes it very easy to set criminals up for a little 'self defence'. Smart law enforcement could also be doing the same sort of thing as they do with 'bait' cars in high car theft areas.
That even with the TV seasons thrown in it's just not enough time. It seems likely we'll end up with something that has the depth of the animated Lord of the Rings movie. Stephen King may not have the depth of Tolkein, but The Dark Tower deserves better.
I always thought it alluded to it sucking you in with the shiny sweetness, but quietly unleashing evil lock-down and a walled garden. Maybe I'm reading too much into it.
I'd love one, but there's a bit of work to do to get close enough to "instant-on" while still having a great battery life. I think some of the Asus 1000 series are getting pretty good battery life these days (8-10 hours) full-on. This is at least in the ballpark, I think.
They definitely got some things right. Personally, I think the forced "walled garden" is wrong, but obviously I'm not their target market. I don't think the price is right for what it is either. The devices shown here also seem a bit expensive but are a bit closer to general purpose computers.
I would guess that the performance not being sluggish under Windows 7 with that processor they've used is related to it not running any anti-virus as well. I think we know how that ends for most people. It may not be sluggish now, but it soon will be.
For me, the Windows sticker is the first one that comes off, as I'm bitter about paying Windows tax on a machine I'm going to wipe it from The Intel or AMD stickers may stay for a while, depending on my mood. (Zippo lighter fluid is my weapon of choice for removing the sticker residue, it works very well.)
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They want mid-range and high-end servers and support contracts for everything.
Well that's very nice, but aren't they interested in the business of those of us who don't? Large companies are strange beasts. They always seem to forget how they got to be large companies.
More accurately, "dumb, dumb, dumb". What's next, using the IBM mainframe approach of charging for how many MIPs you use?
I actually prefer many of the UI features of Android over that of iOS. I don't have a huge amount of exposure to either, but from a small amount of exposure to both, I prefer Android. Perhaps it's a matter of what you get used to.
I run Ubuntu on my day-to-day home laptop. It does everything I need, but I generally don't play games on it. I do have Windows 7 installed in a VM, just in case, but I find the only time I use it is every 2 or 3 months to update security patches. (I'm always astounded at how long those things take to run). Perhaps it's just that I'm used to Ubuntu now, but I find almost *everything* easier to do in Linux. The application repositories and software centre are probably what people should show off when introducing friends to Ubuntu ... those who like the "App Store" concept should love it. In 10.10, there's a few changes coming that should make it a little "prettier" as well.
Neo dual based netbooks to they are getting around 5 hours on a charge and the graphics and video performance is awesome
I have one, and only get about 3 hours out of a 6 cell battery. It does have good video and raw CPU performance for a netbook though.
I wonder if you can buy condoms in "family packs"?
How many people know that the technology is available to grab iris images from people from 10+ metres away, along with pictures for face recognition? Very convenient, but a little beyond what most people know about.
It also makes it very easy to set criminals up for a little 'self defence'. Smart law enforcement could also be doing the same sort of thing as they do with 'bait' cars in high car theft areas.
and pallbearers carrying a giant iPhone
... that's a pretty basic mistake for a tech site. It's called an "iPad".
This is a great solution to the 'too many patents' problem in a story earlier today. No lightbulbs means no ideas right?
The ideal thing for "make-once, work-everywhere" is standards compliance, otherwise we get into the IE fiasco with different companies.
That even with the TV seasons thrown in it's just not enough time. It seems likely we'll end up with something that has the depth of the animated Lord of the Rings movie. Stephen King may not have the depth of Tolkein, but The Dark Tower deserves better.
Sadly, I don't think this should be considered a "funny" comment, except maybe in the "It's funny because it's true" sense.
I always thought it alluded to it sucking you in with the shiny sweetness, but quietly unleashing evil lock-down and a walled garden. Maybe I'm reading too much into it.
The obvious problem is that you need a password to open the KeePassX file.
Actually, you can use a file based key in addition to a password, for some 2 factored goodness.
I'd love one, but there's a bit of work to do to get close enough to "instant-on" while still having a great battery life. I think some of the Asus 1000 series are getting pretty good battery life these days (8-10 hours) full-on. This is at least in the ballpark, I think.
They definitely got some things right. Personally, I think the forced "walled garden" is wrong, but obviously I'm not their target market. I don't think the price is right for what it is either. The devices shown here also seem a bit expensive but are a bit closer to general purpose computers.
I would guess that the performance not being sluggish under Windows 7 with that processor they've used is related to it not running any anti-virus as well. I think we know how that ends for most people. It may not be sluggish now, but it soon will be.
Did you just use a car analogy in an article about testing string theory?
Many people consider iTunes on Windows to be an extremely bad user experience, but Apple still supports it.
For me, the Windows sticker is the first one that comes off, as I'm bitter about paying Windows tax on a machine I'm going to wipe it from The Intel or AMD stickers may stay for a while, depending on my mood. (Zippo lighter fluid is my weapon of choice for removing the sticker residue, it works very well.)
So is it better to have a sucky experience or none at all?
It is best to be able to make the choice yourself.
Don't forget to take into account that IBM charges per instruction in addition to software licence costs and the price of the machine.
I doubt things are going to work out well for either of us.
Price?