Everyone's paranoid. Yeah, maybe people out there COULD tap my Internet connection, but who would WANT to? If the government really wants to watch me surf through articles on/., be my guest. Yes, they could maybe steal passwords or credit card numbers if they got through the encryption, but people have been stealing card numbers since credit cards began! This doesn't mean more people will be doing it, it just means they'll go about doing it in a different way.
I'd be really surprised if most of this ended up being true. First off, the iMacs with flat screens aren't due till 2000. They'd just be too expensive right now. Also, who needs Firewire on a consumer machine? It just adds cost and another port which will confuse newbiews. And DVD? Are you going to stick the machine in your living room and watch movies on its 15" screen? It'll probably have AirPort, more RAM, G4 chip, bigger HD, and new design. It'll still be a CRT monitor, although probably a larger viewable screen. As for the color, I think Apple should just stick to the current 5. It's not meant for corporate use, so why should corporate people care what color it is? And why is Slashdot posting rumors instead of actual news?
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Everyone's paranoid. Yeah, maybe people out there COULD tap my Internet connection, but who would WANT to? If the government really wants to watch me surf through articles on /., be my guest. Yes, they could maybe steal passwords or credit card numbers if they got through the encryption, but people have been stealing card numbers since credit cards began! This doesn't mean more people will be doing it, it just means they'll go about doing it in a different way.
I'd be really surprised if most of this ended up being true. First off, the iMacs with flat screens aren't due till 2000. They'd just be too expensive right now. Also, who needs Firewire on a consumer machine? It just adds cost and another port which will confuse newbiews. And DVD? Are you going to stick the machine in your living room and watch movies on its 15" screen? It'll probably have AirPort, more RAM, G4 chip, bigger HD, and new design. It'll still be a CRT monitor, although probably a larger viewable screen. As for the color, I think Apple should just stick to the current 5. It's not meant for corporate use, so why should corporate people care what color it is? And why is Slashdot posting rumors instead of actual news?