Microsoft didn't sell hardware... now they do. If they could get away with pulling an Apple and locking everyone else out, they would. Look at the "Metro" store. Google puts out cross platform stuff because they want to sell ads on all platforms. As for their mobile OS... if Apple did not have any serious competition in that area, do you think iOS would get more open or more closed? Would Google make more money or less? It ain't necessarily altruistic, but it's good for users.
Microsoft cares about Office for iOS and Android about as much as Apple cares about FaceTime and iMessage for other platforms, and for the same reasons.
On top of it, with Apple, you get one hardware vendor and one software source. Want a USB connector, a replaceable battery, or a physical keyboard? Apple says too bad, you'll get what we decide you need. Beyond that, trusting everything to a single, proprietary vendor is rarely a good decision in the end. You tend to get locked in and even when you want to leave, it's difficult and expensive.
It's too bad too, as the time spent cleaning up code to improve readability, maintainability,and frequently performance generally pay off quite quickly if you're still adding features or tracking down bugs. I also find that cleaning up legacy code by extracting the intentions and implementing it cleanly can be very fulfilling work, right up there with developing something new. Done in a pairing environment, it's a great way too teach junior programmers what *not* to do and why.
The reason those specs got pushed up was generally to run XP rather than Linux. The general thought seems to be that this was done due to some threats by Microsoft about raising licencing costs for suppliers who did not sell Windows on all their machines. Wasn't the commercial availability of XP extended to allow it to be used on NetBooks as well?
... and unlike netbooks, It's unlikely Microsoft will weasel in with a version of their OS for this hardware... although with WinRT, I guess it is possible. At least it will force the price down. I kind of like the idea of this in general as a maintenance-free laptopn, but I really don't understand why people don't just install Ubuntu or something. They'd get almost all of the safety, but with a full offline OS.
I still don't recall a single story in the mainstream media that had a picture of the victim as anything other than a kid of 11 or so. They're obviously trying to generate outrage for attrcting clicks or purchases.
Yes, you re-snapshot after updates (both games and OS). Not sure about WoW, but can profile data be saves in a shared directory on the host OS? This would allow game state to be kept as well.
If your machines have the power for it. you may be able to get away with running Windows in a VM. Install everything, get it set up properly, then snapshot it and restore to that point at the end of every gaming session. It's one fairly sure way of keeping Windows safe.
So what the hell is "visual mail"? On a mildly unrelated topic, I think people should make the effort of getting their own domain so they don't end up tied to a service they don't want. You should never need another email address if you have control over it... just change clients (or use multiple ones).
He's been doing a more sentimental version in his live shows for years. It is a sad little story, and it's nice to hear a different take on it every once in a while.
Child pornography causes a very large amount of harm to children. The video in question hurts some people's feelings. Comparing the two is a vast stretch of the imagination.
It's not like TV stations are slipping this video in amongst their shows and commercials to trick you into watching it. If you don't like it, don't watch it, and stop trying to force your religious views on others.
Like so many things here, many people will say "Only a handful of nerds care about stuff like that". The space program used to be a point of national pride and global hope for the future.
It wouldn't have helped. The 'scanning' model is reactive most the most part, and you need to discover the malware before you can scan for it. Microsoft's biggest problem was no interest in security and a bad security model. Google's problem is that people don't read the permissions they're giving to the apps they install. (It's not Google's fault as such, but it is their problem).
No, it's not. The vast majority of malware for Android (of which there's really not that much) is from alternative Chinese markets that carry copies apps.
The model Android uses is the same as Linux. You can use a trusted respository (of your choice), or install things manually. The only question is the level of trust and how deeply apps in the repositories are reviewed. It's a great model and gives you choice. I do think Google or someone else should provide a more carefully reviewed repository, but that can still happen. Even with that, and with the completely locked down iOS model though, things will sneak through. Exploits will be found through the browser, etc.
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Google hasn't directly been the victim of their abuse yet. They've been going after the phone manufacturers so far.
Microsoft didn't sell hardware ... now they do. If they could get away with pulling an Apple and locking everyone else out, they would. Look at the "Metro" store. Google puts out cross platform stuff because they want to sell ads on all platforms. As for their mobile OS ... if Apple did not have any serious competition in that area, do you think iOS would get more open or more closed? Would Google make more money or less? It ain't necessarily altruistic, but it's good for users.
Microsoft cares about Office for iOS and Android about as much as Apple cares about FaceTime and iMessage for other platforms, and for the same reasons.
On top of it, with Apple, you get one hardware vendor and one software source. Want a USB connector, a replaceable battery, or a physical keyboard? Apple says too bad, you'll get what we decide you need. Beyond that, trusting everything to a single, proprietary vendor is rarely a good decision in the end. You tend to get locked in and even when you want to leave, it's difficult and expensive.
It's too bad too, as the time spent cleaning up code to improve readability, maintainability,and frequently performance generally pay off quite quickly if you're still adding features or tracking down bugs. I also find that cleaning up legacy code by extracting the intentions and implementing it cleanly can be very fulfilling work, right up there with developing something new. Done in a pairing environment, it's a great way too teach junior programmers what *not* to do and why.
I can't watch voyager because of her. The arrogance in her voice grates on me enough to outweigh watching 7 of 9.
Pardon me for saying so, but what an absolute dick of a company.
The reason those specs got pushed up was generally to run XP rather than Linux. The general thought seems to be that this was done due to some threats by Microsoft about raising licencing costs for suppliers who did not sell Windows on all their machines. Wasn't the commercial availability of XP extended to allow it to be used on NetBooks as well?
... and unlike netbooks, It's unlikely Microsoft will weasel in with a version of their OS for this hardware ... although with WinRT, I guess it is possible. At least it will force the price down. I kind of like the idea of this in general as a maintenance-free laptopn, but I really don't understand why people don't just install Ubuntu or something. They'd get almost all of the safety, but with a full offline OS.
Apple completely understands managing resources centrally, they just choose to interpret it as under *their* control.
I still don't recall a single story in the mainstream media that had a picture of the victim as anything other than a kid of 11 or so. They're obviously trying to generate outrage for attrcting clicks or purchases.
Yes, you re-snapshot after updates (both games and OS). Not sure about WoW, but can profile data be saves in a shared directory on the host OS? This would allow game state to be kept as well.
If your machines have the power for it. you may be able to get away with running Windows in a VM. Install everything, get it set up properly, then snapshot it and restore to that point at the end of every gaming session. It's one fairly sure way of keeping Windows safe.
So what the hell is "visual mail"? On a mildly unrelated topic, I think people should make the effort of getting their own domain so they don't end up tied to a service they don't want. You should never need another email address if you have control over it ... just change clients (or use multiple ones).
Since both Microsoft and Apple insist on a pretty significant cut of the price of an application, it may very well become that.
He's been doing a more sentimental version in his live shows for years. It is a sad little story, and it's nice to hear a different take on it every once in a while.
There was a bit in the original script of "The Meaning of Life" involving catholic priests and little girls that was cut from the final edit.
There is a difference between insulting a religion and discriminating against or inciting violence against the followers.
Child pornography causes a very large amount of harm to children. The video in question hurts some people's feelings. Comparing the two is a vast stretch of the imagination.
It's not like TV stations are slipping this video in amongst their shows and commercials to trick you into watching it. If you don't like it, don't watch it, and stop trying to force your religious views on others.
Like so many things here, many people will say "Only a handful of nerds care about stuff like that". The space program used to be a point of national pride and global hope for the future.
It wouldn't have helped. The 'scanning' model is reactive most the most part, and you need to discover the malware before you can scan for it. Microsoft's biggest problem was no interest in security and a bad security model. Google's problem is that people don't read the permissions they're giving to the apps they install. (It's not Google's fault as such, but it is their problem).
Scanning your phone would help out everyone using the OS, including people using other stores like Amazon's, or installing apps directly.
No, it's not. The vast majority of malware for Android (of which there's really not that much) is from alternative Chinese markets that carry copies apps.
The model Android uses is the same as Linux. You can use a trusted respository (of your choice), or install things manually. The only question is the level of trust and how deeply apps in the repositories are reviewed. It's a great model and gives you choice. I do think Google or someone else should provide a more carefully reviewed repository, but that can still happen. Even with that, and with the completely locked down iOS model though, things will sneak through. Exploits will be found through the browser, etc.