Why should you be able to patent it for thinking of it? With hardware, you need to implement it, and if someone can figure out a better implementation they can patent that. With software, you can't, and that pretty much stops innovation in places that have software patents.
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Having worked on their z series machines and put up with the living hell that is z/OS and most of its related products, I think a big part of the reason they're still around is that PHBs will buy from IBM because they trust the name, even if what they're buying is overpriced and nowhere close to the 'best of breed' product. In many cases, the support is not even particularly good. I dread working at a place where you still hear the phrase "we''re an IBM stop". It still amazes me that people actually pay them (large) fees for using their processors. The cost/performance ratio is awful... I assume that because the money came from operating budgets rather than capital it made some sort of sense to someone.
He might also want to grab a dictionary, as I meant "polish" as in "to smooth", which I think I spelled correctly. I'm actually a little bothered by the "Funny" mods... I think more than just this guy misunderstood.
I still think they released it way too soon. I would never point a new user at 11.04 due to its stability, regardless of its usability. I really expected to see some of the problems fixed by this point too, but the patches seem to be just starting to trickle in. I'm hoping they don't yank out the 'Classic' Gnome interface on 11.10 as planned.
To be fair, the summary says that "Some police departments actually supply the data used". If it's not illegal, they should allow the app, or allow people to install things outside their store, but as usual, that just my opinion, and one of the big reasons I won't buy any of their products anymore. They've lowered their 'Evil' rating in my books a little today already by dropping the "can't charge a lower price somewhere else" portion of their anti-competitive subscription policy though. Sadly, I think that was because of legal ramifications and publishers looking harder at Android than anything else though.
Doesn't it only sync once a day? (... or that's what I remember from reading the original release) If so, that doesn't really sound like 'done right', although I'm sure the OS integration will be fairly smooth.
If you stick to the stock repositories, it's very similar. One of my main complaints about iOS and the OS X app store is that they limit you to *only* those choices. If they allowed you to install other sources like Apt does it would go a long way to making me (and probably quite a few others) consider using their products.
A great place to start for anyone. It involves a bit of imagination, but a fantastic game, and it's available for free on pretty much all platforms. It's the one I always find myself coming back to every once in a while. No multiplayer that I'm aware of unfortunately.
You're probably doing like I am, and using it as a full-blown laptop with a tiny screen and keyboard, which really wasn't the original intention. It is damn handy to have that extra space, but I think I'd actually prefer the reduced boot time and increased battery life.
I think they stopped making them when most netbooks switched to being shipped with XP. I believe XP requires quite a lot more space than a Linux install, so most of the netbooks started shipping with 120 GB hard disks. As usual, I may be wrong, or at least have my timing off on the change.
10.10 is the right version to distribute... 11.04 is (Unity aside) way too flaky to inflict of someone you wish to impress with the reliability of Linux. this is cool though... I've been thinking for a while that Canonical should distribute their own line of hardware, perhaps 3 models of laptop at various levels of power and price, similar to the Apple model, but cheaper, and open. This would get around some of the problems people run into with unusual, unsupported wireless and video cards. If done right, it could probably pull off marketing it as a bit of an upscale laptop.
The Android one works extremely well, and is very good for composing texts quickly as well. Its accuracy is pretty amazing. I think Apple just bought a company that specializes in voice (Nuance), so it's quite likely that it will be fixed.
There are many, and across multiple operating systems. The next version of Ubuntu 11.10, will also switch to ThunderBird from Evolution as its default email client.
I found the comment that this may delay their release the most interesting. If true, perhaps this will stop Apple and others from abusing the legal system in the future. Smart move on Samsung's part.
I'm amazed by the displeasure displayed on their FaceBook page and in other places. I was actually surprised by the number of people commenting. I've always wondered what the benefit to the hardware vendors is that would make them go to the work of locking bootloaders, or even taking away the 'check this box for root access' that Android phones should really have.
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Why should you be able to patent it for thinking of it? With hardware, you need to implement it, and if someone can figure out a better implementation they can patent that. With software, you can't, and that pretty much stops innovation in places that have software patents.
Having worked on their z series machines and put up with the living hell that is z/OS and most of its related products, I think a big part of the reason they're still around is that PHBs will buy from IBM because they trust the name, even if what they're buying is overpriced and nowhere close to the 'best of breed' product. In many cases, the support is not even particularly good. I dread working at a place where you still hear the phrase "we''re an IBM stop". It still amazes me that people actually pay them (large) fees for using their processors. The cost/performance ratio is awful ... I assume that because the money came from operating budgets rather than capital it made some sort of sense to someone.
He might also want to grab a dictionary, as I meant "polish" as in "to smooth", which I think I spelled correctly. I'm actually a little bothered by the "Funny" mods ... I think more than just this guy misunderstood.
I still think they released it way too soon. I would never point a new user at 11.04 due to its stability, regardless of its usability. I really expected to see some of the problems fixed by this point too, but the patches seem to be just starting to trickle in. I'm hoping they don't yank out the 'Classic' Gnome interface on 11.10 as planned.
Didn't he want him to join the Dark side? I hear it's nice, but a bit of a walled garden.
Of course the classic "Pray I don't alter it again" line comes to mind when talking about Apple's rules at times.
To be fair, the summary says that "Some police departments actually supply the data used". If it's not illegal, they should allow the app, or allow people to install things outside their store, but as usual, that just my opinion, and one of the big reasons I won't buy any of their products anymore. They've lowered their 'Evil' rating in my books a little today already by dropping the "can't charge a lower price somewhere else" portion of their anti-competitive subscription policy though. Sadly, I think that was because of legal ramifications and publishers looking harder at Android than anything else though.
Doesn't it only sync once a day? (... or that's what I remember from reading the original release) If so, that doesn't really sound like 'done right', although I'm sure the OS integration will be fairly smooth.
Not rewarding companies that do things that people don't like is more important to some than having the latest toys.
If you stick to the stock repositories, it's very similar. One of my main complaints about iOS and the OS X app store is that they limit you to *only* those choices. If they allowed you to install other sources like Apt does it would go a long way to making me (and probably quite a few others) consider using their products.
There's reasons for both points of view; the trouble comes when can can't see at least a little of both.
How is it not for the iPhone and iPad, and not just software now, but subscriptions as well?
... yet profitable.
A great place to start for anyone. It involves a bit of imagination, but a fantastic game, and it's available for free on pretty much all platforms. It's the one I always find myself coming back to every once in a while. No multiplayer that I'm aware of unfortunately.
You're probably doing like I am, and using it as a full-blown laptop with a tiny screen and keyboard, which really wasn't the original intention. It is damn handy to have that extra space, but I think I'd actually prefer the reduced boot time and increased battery life.
I think they stopped making them when most netbooks switched to being shipped with XP. I believe XP requires quite a lot more space than a Linux install, so most of the netbooks started shipping with 120 GB hard disks. As usual, I may be wrong, or at least have my timing off on the change.
10.10 is the right version to distribute ... 11.04 is (Unity aside) way too flaky to inflict of someone you wish to impress with the reliability of Linux. this is cool though ... I've been thinking for a while that Canonical should distribute their own line of hardware, perhaps 3 models of laptop at various levels of power and price, similar to the Apple model, but cheaper, and open. This would get around some of the problems people run into with unusual, unsupported wireless and video cards. If done right, it could probably pull off marketing it as a bit of an upscale laptop.
The Android one works extremely well, and is very good for composing texts quickly as well. Its accuracy is pretty amazing. I think Apple just bought a company that specializes in voice (Nuance), so it's quite likely that it will be fixed.
There are many, and across multiple operating systems. The next version of Ubuntu 11.10, will also switch to ThunderBird from Evolution as its default email client.
Microsoft has a lot more power over the chip makers than they do over the device manufacturers.
Not really any different than Microsoft's monthly "Malicious Software Removal" update that's pushed for Windows.
Exactly. Sad to say, but exactly.
Turn on TinyUrl previews. It saves lives.
I found the comment that this may delay their release the most interesting. If true, perhaps this will stop Apple and others from abusing the legal system in the future. Smart move on Samsung's part.
I'm amazed by the displeasure displayed on their FaceBook page and in other places. I was actually surprised by the number of people commenting. I've always wondered what the benefit to the hardware vendors is that would make them go to the work of locking bootloaders, or even taking away the 'check this box for root access' that Android phones should really have.