The loads of people you know acounted for only 1,046,000 Macs as of a recent quarterly earning report from Apple.
Now, ok, admittedly IBMs new "clients" haven't started selling their PowerPC (or Cell) based consoles yet, but look at the lifetime sales figures for consoles...
Microsoft Xbox: 20 Million+ (In 5 Years)
Sony PS2: 90 Million+ (In 4 Years)
Nintendo Gamecude: 19 Million+ (In 4 Years)
And as you know, these numbers are bound to rise as the console (virtually everyone of them powered with an IBM chip) transforms into a media hub for the living room... so who's bitch would IBM be then?
Nobody'll absolutely have to buy a new digital TV.
Cable/Fios/Satellite already (or will) subsidize digital boxes for a nominal monthly fee and if you want to stay with free-to-air broadcasts (really, why?) then you can go to BestBuy and get once.
And everyone thought IBM was at a loss when it chose the three largest game console manufacturers instead of a computer manufacturer with 4% market share.
I download movies from Starz Ticket on RealOne all the time. They don't have the latest or the greatest, but at any given time there are over 300 movies (plus all the extras you get on DVDs), and that's more than enough to choose from. A typical (500-600MB) movie takes about 25 minutes to download on my 10Mbps OptimumOnline connection. I play them on my PC, turn off the monitor and switch to the TV out display. Plus I can watch a live Stream of Starz (the channel) with more latest movies that aren't available on demand. I pay only $13 bucks a month for that.
So now, if Blockbuster can make it this simple for me without asking me to shell out more bucks for Tivo service, I'd jump ship... otherwise I'm happy with next day home delivery of DVDs with all those deleted scenes.
I don't understand why we some new Longhorn screenshots would get slashdotted? Isn't it time to move on from making fun of MS and their products?
Microsoft doesn't care about what is said here on Slashdot about the missing file system or the shinny over-the-top GUI... what it does care about is 90% (minus the pirates) of the world computer users who use it's OS and are HIGHLY likely to buy (or upgrade to) this new OS, either in retail packaging or as part of a brand-name PC deal.
Just because it supports iTunes and comes with an Apple logo doesn't mean it'll be as good as an iPod. And btw, Motorola has the shittiest & clunkiest user interfaces among all major cellphone manufactureres.
For a better example, check out Samsung's SGH-i300, a tri-band GSM bar phone that comes with a 3GB 1-inch HDD, a 1.3MP Camera and looks much better that this Motorola presentative piece. Oh, and it comes with Windows Mobile.
Two years ago I noted in my blog about how Pakistan's entire bandwidth is depended on this one undersea connection (SMW3) and how 'little' it is when compared to what ordinary consumers have in the developed world.
Since then, Pakistan has leased a Hughes HGS-3 satellite and using it for various purposes, including telecommunications. Apparently now, all internet traffic is going through that and other satellite links... and from what I can tell even the country's biggest ISP Brain.NET (known for it's founders' famous DOS virus of the same name) site is taking forever to load. (Damn 6 second lags!)
Obviously, this is bad for the country's outsourcing ambitions, especially with a recent spike in interest in this sector due to rising costs in Bangalore.
Repost due to errors in original. Damn no edit rule!
Two years ago I noted in my blog about how Pakistan's entire bandwidth is depended on this one undersea connection (SMW3) and how 'little' it is when compared to what ordinary consumers have in the developed world.
Since then, Pakistan has leased a Hughes HGS-3 satellite and using it for various purposes, including telecommunications. Apparently now, all internet traffic is going through that and other satellite links... and from what I can tell even the country's biggest ISP Brain.NET (known for it's of the same name) site is taking forever to load. (Damn 6 second lags!)
Geoffrey should do some more research, because start.com v1 does indeed support Firefox. Newer versions are supposedly soon to follow. And the project isn't even ready yet.
And what's so special about AOL offering an RSS reader, like there already aren't a ton of them out there (and I'm talking about the ones with a web interface).
Doesn't it kill you to see AOL dropping it's pants by the way? Wow... what a sad way to go out!
If the interface layout was part of the original '96 filling, then it's very clear that the patent was infringed upon. Just because the one being sued here isn't MS doesn't mean it's a farce or a scam to make quick money.
I don't know if someone has mentioned it already, but Microsoft announced Longhorn, WinFS* and it's search capabilities years before Tiger came out. And as a matter of fact, Google's Desktop Search uses similar technique as the proposed system in Longhorn by creating a db of files and their content, and now this feature is available in multiple browser toolbars, like the one from MSN. Therefore, Apple just took the oppurtunity to add this existing feature to their OS. Booha!
So apparenrently copying in this respect is the other way around, atleast in essense.
*WinFS is not going to be shipped with Longhorn, but the search capabilities are still going to be there.
"Staff can make the three-mile voyage into town in their off hours by calling a water taxi. Or they can spend time shopping in the on-board duty-free shop."
I'm not sure how this would work. If they are in international waters because they didn't wanna be a part of the whole H1-B quotas etc., they don't have U.S. visas! So apparently they are stuck there, unless they're employer can get them flown to Mexico or somewhere else in the Carribean, in which case again they would need visas. Dumb idea. Dumber in fact.
"Ignite an industry of support" ???
I am not sure if a lot of the mp3 players available in market today need much service due to breakdowns and all.
Although I know that the 5.3 million iPods sold last year will indeed need 5.3 million new batteries in 18 months. I'm sure a lot of people will try to beat Apple's $99 battery replacement service with something cheaper and faster. Or may be bring in your dead iPod and get a brand spanking new SONY MP3 Walkman instead. Talk about rade-ins!
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The loads of people you know acounted for only 1,046,000 Macs as of a recent quarterly earning report from Apple.
Now, ok, admittedly IBMs new "clients" haven't started selling their PowerPC (or Cell) based consoles yet, but look at the lifetime sales figures for consoles...
And as you know, these numbers are bound to rise as the console (virtually everyone of them powered with an IBM chip) transforms into a media hub for the living room... so who's bitch would IBM be then?
Nobody'll absolutely have to buy a new digital TV.
Cable/Fios/Satellite already (or will) subsidize digital boxes for a nominal monthly fee and if you want to stay with free-to-air broadcasts (really, why?) then you can go to BestBuy and get once.
And everyone thought IBM was at a loss when it chose the three largest game console manufacturers instead of a computer manufacturer with 4% market share.
...Microsoft alleges that Linux boxes emit gamma rays that keeps Windows boxes getting blue screens!
...Yahoo! alleges that Google Toolbar alters it's search results to include irrelevant pr0n pages!
...Cingular alleges that T-Mobile customer service reps prank call their support line during free time, resulting in shitty service!
(add your own...)
I download movies from Starz Ticket on RealOne all the time. They don't have the latest or the greatest, but at any given time there are over 300 movies (plus all the extras you get on DVDs), and that's more than enough to choose from. A typical (500-600MB) movie takes about 25 minutes to download on my 10Mbps OptimumOnline connection. I play them on my PC, turn off the monitor and switch to the TV out display. Plus I can watch a live Stream of Starz (the channel) with more latest movies that aren't available on demand. I pay only $13 bucks a month for that.
So now, if Blockbuster can make it this simple for me without asking me to shell out more bucks for Tivo service, I'd jump ship... otherwise I'm happy with next day home delivery of DVDs with all those deleted scenes.
(Ok, I'm daring a being troll here)
I don't understand why we some new Longhorn screenshots would get slashdotted? Isn't it time to move on from making fun of MS and their products?
Microsoft doesn't care about what is said here on Slashdot about the missing file system or the shinny over-the-top GUI... what it does care about is 90% (minus the pirates) of the world computer users who use it's OS and are HIGHLY likely to buy
(or upgrade to) this new OS, either in retail packaging or as part of a brand-name PC deal.
It might be a reference to Red Hat 8.0...
(may be!)Just because it supports iTunes and comes with an Apple logo doesn't mean it'll be as good as an iPod. And btw, Motorola has the shittiest & clunkiest user interfaces among all major cellphone manufactureres.
For a better example, check out Samsung's SGH-i300, a tri-band GSM bar phone that comes with a 3GB 1-inch HDD, a 1.3MP Camera and looks much better that this Motorola presentative piece. Oh, and it comes with Windows Mobile.
Two years ago I noted in my blog about how Pakistan's entire bandwidth is depended on this one undersea connection (SMW3) and how 'little' it is when compared to what ordinary consumers have in the developed world.
Since then, Pakistan has leased a Hughes HGS-3 satellite and using it for various purposes, including telecommunications. Apparently now, all internet traffic is going through that and other satellite links... and from what I can tell even the country's biggest ISP Brain.NET (known for it's founders' famous DOS virus of the same name) site is taking forever to load. (Damn 6 second lags!)
Obviously, this is bad for the country's outsourcing ambitions, especially with a recent spike in interest in this sector due to rising costs in Bangalore.
Repost due to errors in original. Damn no edit rule!
Two years ago I noted in my blog about how Pakistan's entire bandwidth is depended on this one undersea connection (SMW3) and how 'little' it is when compared to what ordinary consumers have in the developed world.
Since then, Pakistan has leased a Hughes HGS-3 satellite and using it for various purposes, including telecommunications. Apparently now, all internet traffic is going through that and other satellite links... and from what I can tell even the country's biggest ISP Brain.NET (known for it's of the same name) site is taking forever to load. (Damn 6 second lags!)
Obviously, this is bad for the country's outsourcing ambitions, especially with a recent this sector due to rising costs in Bangalore.
Damn. I knew the twelve signs of the end of the world were missing something.
Geoffrey should do some more research, because start.com v1 does indeed support Firefox. Newer versions are supposedly soon to follow. And the project isn't even ready yet. And what's so special about AOL offering an RSS reader, like there already aren't a ton of them out there (and I'm talking about the ones with a web interface). Doesn't it kill you to see AOL dropping it's pants by the way? Wow... what a sad way to go out!
If the interface layout was part of the original '96 filling, then it's very clear that the patent was infringed upon. Just because the one being sued here isn't MS doesn't mean it's a farce or a scam to make quick money.
He's actually running it on a 3Ghz AMD Box!
...at how no one has come forward to blame MS and Windows for this problem.
hmmm... must be Mother's Day business!
Nokia N91 w/o FairPlay VS. Apple iPod w/ FairPlay
So which would you choose?
Nope, I'm not talking about MS copying Apple... I'm talking about the submitter, who carefully left out this important point from Thurrott's post:
"Apparently, there is a condition in the EULA preventing people from posting screenshots."
You may continue MS bashing now...
I don't know if someone has mentioned it already, but Microsoft announced Longhorn, WinFS* and it's search capabilities years before Tiger came out. And as a matter of fact, Google's Desktop Search uses similar technique as the proposed system in Longhorn by creating a db of files and their content, and now this feature is available in multiple browser toolbars, like the one from MSN. Therefore, Apple just took the oppurtunity to add this existing feature to their OS. Booha!
So apparenrently copying in this respect is the other way around, atleast in essense.
*WinFS is not going to be shipped with Longhorn, but the search capabilities are still going to be there.
"Staff can make the three-mile voyage into town in their off hours by calling a water taxi. Or they can spend time shopping in the on-board duty-free shop."
I'm not sure how this would work. If they are in international waters because they didn't wanna be a part of the whole H1-B quotas etc., they don't have U.S. visas! So apparently they are stuck there, unless they're employer can get them flown to Mexico or somewhere else in the Carribean, in which case again they would need visas.
Dumb idea. Dumber in fact.
That's exactly why the gods gave PyMusique.
"Ignite an industry of support" ??? I am not sure if a lot of the mp3 players available in market today need much service due to breakdowns and all. Although I know that the 5.3 million iPods sold last year will indeed need 5.3 million new batteries in 18 months. I'm sure a lot of people will try to beat Apple's $99 battery replacement service with something cheaper and faster. Or may be bring in your dead iPod and get a brand spanking new SONY MP3 Walkman instead. Talk about rade-ins!