Most other companies will give you a cheaper option. Apple just did that with their phones for the first time, and seems resistant to options in general, in both their hardware and software. It's not better, it's just different. If you don't have a lot of money but still want a laptop or phone, it's most definitely not better.
If Apple made it an open design that anyone could use, that would be a possibility, but as with most things Apple, it's about lock-in and nothing else.
I agree completely. I'm just advocating the use of a standards agency the isn't US government controlled and can't be bought. ISO fails on at least one of those requirements.
Correct. Martha is not one of the typical fly-in CEOs that's there for 3 quarters and throws away the long term viability of the company for the quick profit. This is _her_ company.
From what I've seen of iCloud, Apple could learn a lot about both quality, functionality, and openness. Some of their software seems pretty solid, but their web stuff seems flakey as hell.
They all suck for specifics. _All_ of them. If it's not written specifically for your business, you're not going to be very happy. If you want something that's not perfect pretty much by definition, you might as well consider something from Apache.
I find the built-in setting quite easy to use, although they're spread across about 3 different groups. In general, You end up tweaking your display configuration and preferences once, to exactly the way you want them, and never really need to do it again. It's worth the initial effort and you get get a very nice result.
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Most other companies will give you a cheaper option. Apple just did that with their phones for the first time, and seems resistant to options in general, in both their hardware and software. It's not better, it's just different. If you don't have a lot of money but still want a laptop or phone, it's most definitely not better.
iPads are fundamentally aimed at 'user-is-owner' scenarios
In most cases they appear to aimed more squarely at the 'Apple is owner' scenario.
Micro-USB is also more than a charging port. Apple only went with a proprietary connector to continue the lock-in.
If Apple made it an open design that anyone could use, that would be a possibility, but as with most things Apple, it's about lock-in and nothing else.
I agree completely. I'm just advocating the use of a standards agency the isn't US government controlled and can't be bought. ISO fails on at least one of those requirements.
Right, just not through Steam. It's a general purpose computer that is guaranteed to work well for games.
ISO can be bought, as shown so well by Microsoft. They've lost any trust they ever had.
Correct. Martha is not one of the typical fly-in CEOs that's there for 3 quarters and throws away the long term viability of the company for the quick profit. This is _her_ company.
Perhaps it's how the US claims it's still innovating, when the opposite is actually happening because of it.
From what I've seen of iCloud, Apple could learn a lot about both quality, functionality, and openness. Some of their software seems pretty solid, but their web stuff seems flakey as hell.
I'm a regular poster and haven't had mod points in over two years. I'm getting a little annoyed.
Don't complain to me. I *told* you you wouldn't be happy.
They all suck for specifics. _All_ of them. If it's not written specifically for your business, you're not going to be very happy. If you want something that's not perfect pretty much by definition, you might as well consider something from Apache.
Well, that and the inconsistencies.
I'm obviously not very bright, I used "you're" insteads of "your".
I was going to say something similar: You're runway is obviously in the wrong place.
I find the built-in setting quite easy to use, although they're spread across about 3 different groups. In general, You end up tweaking your display configuration and preferences once, to exactly the way you want them, and never really need to do it again. It's worth the initial effort and you get get a very nice result.
Battery costs will likely go down significantly in the future, although electricity costs will likely go up at least slightly.
I'm coming into it as of 4.x, and have no history with it. I find that for my needs, there's almost nothing I can''t configure.
No love for KDE. I'm an ex-Gnome user. XFCE is okay, but I love the configureability of KDE.
... or meddling with those kids.
... a slow HDMI splitter.
Based on their respective histories, a sensible person would probably trust CCC over Apple.
Not for Apple. Your list doesn't contain any of the following: amazing, insanely, or magical.
Left for Dead (1 and 2) and Portal 2 both sold very well on console as well. I think the games mentioned would do quite well as release titles.