That is exactly it... It is a trade-off. It's not really a question of whether the device/os is bad or great.. its the trade-off of having a completely closed system vs an open one. It's security and stability (and for Apple, profitability) vs flexibility. IMHO Flexibility is less important to mass consumers than most here think.
I just don't think a manufacture can be held responsible for unintended and unsupported use of their products. For example, good luck getting warranty support on your Ford Taurus when you blow the engine after mounting a nitrous kit.
One of things I noticed when I started developing with Microsoft products (around 2003) was the strong community. You could usually find the answer to a technical question in a blog or forum or search engine query..Net developer forums are generally helpful and not snarky, by my experience.
My theory is MS management caught wind of this to the tune of: "Wow, all these do-gooders are documenting our products for us for FREE!!!...why should we pay employees to do this!???".
...Now I consistently see incomplete and buggy API documentation in newer MS products (Commerce Server, and Sharepoint, if you must know).
My company is based in Scandinavia and has a couple of US offices, which is where I work. The weak US dollar and lack of local technical skills makes it very attractive for us to staff IT work in the US.
Having previously worked for giant US-based companies, it is interesting to be on the other side of the coin of outsourcing.
I really can't complain. My salary is above-average for the US, but relatively cheap compared to local employees. I also see some of their culture's benefits trickle over such as reasonable work-life balance and great health coverage. Plus, the company nearly shuts down when everyone over there takes their 5 week vacations in the summer. If I were willing to move there, I could work nearly tax-free (so I understand it) for a year or so.
Its not all roses...I do see plenty of xenophobia coming my way. Miscommunications are common because English is not their native tongue. My company encourages travel to combat these things. Tolerance and communication are key.
Overall, I would have to echo the sentiments in TFA.
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Am I the only one who thinks all these motion controllers are a passing fad that we will one day look back on and laugh about?
Agree.
See: glove, power
Indeed.
And talk about a dichotomy of Karma....Here's a guy whose previous pizza posts are either +5 Funny or -2 Offtopic with not much in between.
Thank you for your posts, The Noid.
That is exactly it... It is a trade-off. It's not really a question of whether the device/os is bad or great.. its the trade-off of having a completely closed system vs an open one. It's security and stability (and for Apple, profitability) vs flexibility. IMHO Flexibility is less important to mass consumers than most here think.
I just don't think a manufacture can be held responsible for unintended and unsupported use of their products. For example, good luck getting warranty support on your Ford Taurus when you blow the engine after mounting a nitrous kit.
Wake me when a security problem surfaces on a non-jail broken iPhone.
...Still waiting.
The mac OS is not as closed as the iPhone, which is why it is more vulnerable.
"...The defendant does not profit from erotic services..."
Based on Craigslist's history of ducking most avenues towards maximizing profit, I doubt money is the motivation behind their refusal to comply.
One of things I noticed when I started developing with Microsoft products (around 2003) was the strong community. You could usually find the answer to a technical question in a blog or forum or search engine query. .Net developer forums are generally helpful and not snarky, by my experience.
...Now I consistently see incomplete and buggy API documentation in newer MS products (Commerce Server, and Sharepoint, if you must know).
My theory is MS management caught wind of this to the tune of: "Wow, all these do-gooders are documenting our products for us for FREE!!!...why should we pay employees to do this!???".
Chalk up St. Louis Park, MN as another failure: http://www.startribune.com/local/west/34437914.html
I frequent this community and the ugly solar-powered transmitters still litter every other residential block.
If a city of 45K can't pull this off, nor can the bumbling FCC, IMHO.
...poorly-made knock-off rovers are popping up on the streets of Bejing for the low price of $10 million US, undercutting NASA.
In your film, at what point will you morph her head into that of a donkey a la Looney Toons when Elmer Fudd gets duped by that wascally wabbit?
Who doesn't love a good perpetual motion machine? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbo
My company is based in Scandinavia and has a couple of US offices, which is where I work. The weak US dollar and lack of local technical skills makes it very attractive for us to staff IT work in the US.
Having previously worked for giant US-based companies, it is interesting to be on the other side of the coin of outsourcing.
I really can't complain. My salary is above-average for the US, but relatively cheap compared to local employees. I also see some of their culture's benefits trickle over such as reasonable work-life balance and great health coverage. Plus, the company nearly shuts down when everyone over there takes their 5 week vacations in the summer. If I were willing to move there, I could work nearly tax-free (so I understand it) for a year or so.
Its not all roses...I do see plenty of xenophobia coming my way. Miscommunications are common because English is not their native tongue. My company encourages travel to combat these things. Tolerance and communication are key.
Overall, I would have to echo the sentiments in TFA.
They likely exceeded their bandwidth allotment.