And us Brits have the might to thrash you too. Those nuclear missiles and subs designed to be able to destroy the entire USSR could have a new mission. =)
If you were referring to the iTunes music store, then Apple make very little on sales from it. It's mainly there to drive iPod sales. Oh, and I would not call music 'software'. It's music.
The mouse is no more expensive! It's almost exactly the same price!
£35 - VAT = £28.87 * 1.77 = $51 ($2 difference)
This is usually a problem with most tech goods however, in the UK and Europe.
There was even a BBC News article about it a few weeks back.
Basically, the manufacturers have found that people in Europe are used to paying more for their goods, so they increase the pricing for their goods they send to europe.
Example: Adobe CS 2 US Academic: $369. UK Academic: £399 ($703). For the same box.
Actually, iCab 3 passes the test too, and i believe it was the first. Just as it's a mac-only browser, it doesn't get as much attention or use as it deserves (although its javascript support is atrocious)
I can remove Quicktime, the application, from my system very easily by dragging it to the trash and emptying it.
Quicktime the framework I can't easily remove because it's part of the OS. This isn't like Microsoft stopping you uninstalling IE or WMP. It's a well documented API that handles media content for the OS. Most media apps will use it. Even Realplayer uses quicktime.
The fact that you can remove the application is different to the microsoft problem because users can have a choice of what media player they have installed. They can remove Quicktime player and replace it with VLC or MPlayerOSX.
Hold down command an option as you drag to the dock icon.
This will override what the application specifies it can open (which is often incorrect) and attempt to open it anyway.
To test.. just dragged some readme.txt and readme.rtf files onto safari's icon and they worked.
As far as README goes, Safari doesn't know how to handle a file with no specified type or file extension. So it just downloads it or shows the item location in finder for you. As far as safari knows, that file could be a binary or some cryptic file format -- it can't tell.
On the contary, watson.. this is an example of microsoft just being a bit crappy at stopping piracy.
Microsoft make a loss on each Xbox sale and make the cash back from the games.. they don't want people to be able to pirate the games.. there's no cash in it for them then!
The real issue with this is that WINE on OS X may run 'essential' windows apps 'good enough'. That's the problem.
Now, if it's going to cost you quite a bit of money to do a native port to OS X of your app, why bother? I mean your app runs 'good enough'.
This is a massive negative for mac users who (unlike most linux and windows users) are used to a consistent user interface and extremely high quality, innovative software.
These apps that will run 'good enough' in Wine will not deliver this experience, but as far as the corporations are concerned they do not need to do a mac port now their product is usable on the mac platform.
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But will it run OS x86?!
We have the miltary might to thrash you
And us Brits have the might to thrash you too. Those nuclear missiles and subs designed to be able to destroy the entire USSR could have a new mission. =)
And it will NEVER get ANY polygons out of Duke Nukem Forever.
He seems to have many of these qualities.
(Developers, developers, developers..)
Where did you pull these figures out of?
For starters, iTunes is free.
If you were referring to the iTunes music store, then Apple make very little on sales from it. It's mainly there to drive iPod sales. Oh, and I would not call music 'software'. It's music.
I believe electricity generation via means of pedal power is essentially free.
Plus, free bonus workout.
It's already happened: http://www.havenco.com/
Wurm Online uses java and I believe the performance is just fine.
The mouse is no more expensive! It's almost exactly the same price!
£35 - VAT = £28.87 * 1.77 = $51 ($2 difference)
This is usually a problem with most tech goods however, in the UK and Europe.
There was even a BBC News article about it a few weeks back.
Basically, the manufacturers have found that people in Europe are used to paying more for their goods, so they increase the pricing for their goods they send to europe.
Example: Adobe CS 2 US Academic: $369. UK Academic: £399 ($703). For the same box.
Actually, iCab 3 passes the test too, and i believe it was the first. Just as it's a mac-only browser, it doesn't get as much attention or use as it deserves (although its javascript support is atrocious)
http://www.icab.de/
I can remove Quicktime, the application, from my system very easily by dragging it to the trash and emptying it.
Quicktime the framework I can't easily remove because it's part of the OS. This isn't like Microsoft stopping you uninstalling IE or WMP. It's a well documented API that handles media content for the OS. Most media apps will use it. Even Realplayer uses quicktime.
The fact that you can remove the application is different to the microsoft problem because users can have a choice of what media player they have installed. They can remove Quicktime player and replace it with VLC or MPlayerOSX.
AND another copy of that story the next week!
Stats programs think that Opera is Internet Explorer, but it's much more subtle than that.
Problems? You mean like 'the wrong type of snow'?
Oh wait, that's the UK...
Hold down command an option as you drag to the dock icon.
This will override what the application specifies it can open (which is often incorrect) and attempt to open it anyway.
To test.. just dragged some readme.txt and readme.rtf files onto safari's icon and they worked.
As far as README goes, Safari doesn't know how to handle a file with no specified type or file extension. So it just downloads it or shows the item location in finder for you. As far as safari knows, that file could be a binary or some cryptic file format -- it can't tell.
Take a look at Quicksilver: http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/
It's truly awesome. Much better than windows Run... And it's free.
It can integrate with spotlight, let you change iTunes tracks etc. etc.
You don't even have to type then full name of an app. To launch photoshop I hit the ± key i have QS binded to and type Ph and it matches.
An economic collapse in Saudi Arabia could have massive implications all throughout the world.
The Saudis have unbelievable amounts of money invested in foreign companies.. and if they decided to pull out, it could destroy our economies.
Will the only doctor qualified to use these be Doctor Zoidberg?
You must have had rich parents.
My parents spent nothing on my 'entertainment'. If i wanted to do something, I had to find the money myself.
What kind of example does this set to any other 'leet hackers' under-18s? That they can do what they want and get off very lightly if caught.
I think that as he is now over 18, he shouldn't be tried as if he's a child.
Maybe we'll see 'etch'ed iPods soon?!
Oh wait.. that won't be soon...
Scotland is dying.. Kilroy-Silk confirms it!
It appears this software does not support the mac.
...or allofmp3 :)
So we're still stuck with iTMS
Not that iTMS is terrible or anything, but choice is nice.
On the contary, watson.. this is an example of microsoft just being a bit crappy at stopping piracy.
Microsoft make a loss on each Xbox sale and make the cash back from the games.. they don't want people to be able to pirate the games.. there's no cash in it for them then!
The real issue with this is that WINE on OS X may run 'essential' windows apps 'good enough'. That's the problem.
Now, if it's going to cost you quite a bit of money to do a native port to OS X of your app, why bother? I mean your app runs 'good enough'.
This is a massive negative for mac users who (unlike most linux and windows users) are used to a consistent user interface and extremely high quality, innovative software.
These apps that will run 'good enough' in Wine will not deliver this experience, but as far as the corporations are concerned they do not need to do a mac port now their product is usable on the mac platform.