How long of run do you want? Apple's been in business just about as long as anybody on the PC stage today. They have money in the bank and people are buying their stuff.
Are they going to "kill MS or Dell", not in the foreseeable future they aren't.
Is the "OS community" going to kill Apple? Not in the foreseeable future they aren't. First off there would have to be *a* OS community or at least a universe of OS communities that weren't fragmented beyond any hope of collaboration. Also this community would have to bring something to the table that made the Joe Users of the world care.
What has the OS community brought into the mainstream? Firefox and...... OK a smallish fraction of people have heard of and actually seen Linux. A similar number use a Open Office variant.
Linux has a niche OS X has a niche. Neither are going to knock MS out of the mainstream anytime soon.
True. I think this is more interesting as it regards MS than Apple. As has been mentioned Apple has two other groups competing in this segment and an in-house dual boot solution, they're sitting pretty as far as being able to answer questions about "that one critical windows app that keeps me from switching".
But MS just walked away from a fight - and has called attention to that fact. I'm not saying that "MS is DOOMED". Just that this isn't the sort of thing we saw from MS ten years ago.
This really looks like a product in search of a market instead of one built for a known market.
Lightweight, but outdated. Linux, but pre-configured i.e. non-geeky. Fewer features, but overpriced.
Good luck with that.
Exactly. Something like this service is coming and everybody knows it. Regardless of if Apple does it soon, or even if they never do it at all. The market will decide if it is cost effective.
As for the DRM - obviously Apple's customers don't care. I've bought stuff from them fully aware that I'm getting a lower than CD quality file. Hasn't mattered to me. The DRM can be annoying, but I can burn it as a audio CD and I'm back to the (with less quality) late 90's.
Honestly I, and most people, have bigger things to worry about than the providence of my background music.
You know, I'm tired of this. One goes to the itunes store and buys a music file with a known quality (they even let you sample it), known limitations, etc. If you don't like those limitations then don't pay them and they won't let you download the file.
Do they market their product, yep sure. But complaining that their marketing "tricked you" is just admitting to being stupid. The terms of sale are very clear. Do they give you an unprotected digital copy of the original master? Nope, but neither do they claim to do so. They claim to be an easy way to get a "legal" copy of popular music of a "reasonable" quality with a, fairly lenient, policy of what you can do with it once you've downloaded it.
What you and your fellow critics don't seem to like is that they are being successful doing this. That's fine, you can complain all you want. The fact of the matter is, that the business model is working for them. It has the opportunity to change some aspects of the music industry, perhaps evening creating a market for other than just the big names and big labels. Time will see....
But, stop claiming that they are tricking people. You just look like an idiot.
Come on - this guy hasn't had anything good since he invented the keyboard, or a keyboard, or something.
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Could you repost this - but with a user name and ideally a cell phone number and e-mail address? I'd like to be able to get ahold of you in case I need any help with my cheap Linux box.
I'm not arguing in favor of Mac, though I'm typing on one, but rather pointing out that a cheap Linux box isn't the best solution to every problem.
If I need a Mac application for barcodes I go to one of my bookmarked recommended Mac apps sites and get something from one of them; for free if there seems to be a decent one or by paying for it. I've never had VPC on my Mac and rosetta is a necessary evil (though not very) of limited duration.
Now, finding those app sites requires a google search and everything, but can't see it raising to the level of "scouring". Suggesting that it would either reflects a difficulty with using google, or an attempt at FUD.
How is itunes, which is freely downloadable and accessible to a majority of the English speaking world (and beyond), not "public".
Is it because they also charge for content? If so I can't really see the complaint with a vendor giving away material for free. Presumably they have an angle, free advertisement and hoping for impulse buys spring to mind, but come on.
Sure there isn't a linux version of iTunes - but that's sort of like complaining that they aren't giving away the brand of free beer that you like.
But there have been these articles for ages. Always seem to be able to be summed up as "Mac users are being dumb by not worrying about viruses".
But - there haven't been any OS X viruses. So, as a Mac user I'm supposed to sit up nights worrying about this? Or perhaps I should keep an eye on tech news sites for when an issue actually appears in the wild and be prepared to take an appropriate action at that time.
I admit something I like about my Mac is that I don't have to be suspicious of every e-mail attachment. I keep malware in mind but I see no reason to be paranoid about it.
Off topic - but the type of "bird flu" that WHO is worried about hasn't been around for years. In fact it doesn't exist today either (we hope). What their worried about is that the current very lethal avian virus will mutate into an easily spread highly lethal human variant.
Real viruses are much more advanced than computer ones, but then again they have been around longer. If only our cells didn't grant root privileges.:)
That's not even the bad part. Those damn government bastards have installed "friction" all over the place and it is WARMING THE PLANET. It's a plot I tell you, a plot.
Possible uses:
Nightlights - turn the kids light off and it glows for a while so they go to sleep (you'd still need the little light on the way to the bathroom). Folks are willing to pay extra for baby stuff.
1 out of 5 (or 10) of the lights in a commercial or institutional (esp schools) setting. I was in a cubical farm the other day and the lights went out. A few glowing tubes would have made it much more pleasant for folks to sit around goofing off.
Stairways.
Hospitals - the one I worked at had to work on rewiring areas to provide emergency lights. This would be cheaper.
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How long of run do you want? Apple's been in business just about as long as anybody on the PC stage today. They have money in the bank and people are buying their stuff. Are they going to "kill MS or Dell", not in the foreseeable future they aren't. Is the "OS community" going to kill Apple? Not in the foreseeable future they aren't. First off there would have to be *a* OS community or at least a universe of OS communities that weren't fragmented beyond any hope of collaboration. Also this community would have to bring something to the table that made the Joe Users of the world care. What has the OS community brought into the mainstream? Firefox and...... OK a smallish fraction of people have heard of and actually seen Linux. A similar number use a Open Office variant. Linux has a niche OS X has a niche. Neither are going to knock MS out of the mainstream anytime soon.
True. I think this is more interesting as it regards MS than Apple. As has been mentioned Apple has two other groups competing in this segment and an in-house dual boot solution, they're sitting pretty as far as being able to answer questions about "that one critical windows app that keeps me from switching". But MS just walked away from a fight - and has called attention to that fact. I'm not saying that "MS is DOOMED". Just that this isn't the sort of thing we saw from MS ten years ago.
Well sure, you could do it that way. What you don't HAVE any plutonium? I guess I'm just a traditionalist.
This really looks like a product in search of a market instead of one built for a known market. Lightweight, but outdated. Linux, but pre-configured i.e. non-geeky. Fewer features, but overpriced. Good luck with that.
Exactly. Something like this service is coming and everybody knows it. Regardless of if Apple does it soon, or even if they never do it at all. The market will decide if it is cost effective. As for the DRM - obviously Apple's customers don't care. I've bought stuff from them fully aware that I'm getting a lower than CD quality file. Hasn't mattered to me. The DRM can be annoying, but I can burn it as a audio CD and I'm back to the (with less quality) late 90's. Honestly I, and most people, have bigger things to worry about than the providence of my background music.
You know, I'm tired of this. One goes to the itunes store and buys a music file with a known quality (they even let you sample it), known limitations, etc. If you don't like those limitations then don't pay them and they won't let you download the file. Do they market their product, yep sure. But complaining that their marketing "tricked you" is just admitting to being stupid. The terms of sale are very clear. Do they give you an unprotected digital copy of the original master? Nope, but neither do they claim to do so. They claim to be an easy way to get a "legal" copy of popular music of a "reasonable" quality with a, fairly lenient, policy of what you can do with it once you've downloaded it. What you and your fellow critics don't seem to like is that they are being successful doing this. That's fine, you can complain all you want. The fact of the matter is, that the business model is working for them. It has the opportunity to change some aspects of the music industry, perhaps evening creating a market for other than just the big names and big labels. Time will see.... But, stop claiming that they are tricking people. You just look like an idiot.
Because they want to buy it? Behold the free market.
No no - this is for WOMEN'S breasts - not man boobs. As such it has no relevance to Slashdot, and was correctly not mentioned in the summary.
Come on - this guy hasn't had anything good since he invented the keyboard, or a keyboard, or something.
Could you repost this - but with a user name and ideally a cell phone number and e-mail address? I'd like to be able to get ahold of you in case I need any help with my cheap Linux box. I'm not arguing in favor of Mac, though I'm typing on one, but rather pointing out that a cheap Linux box isn't the best solution to every problem.
But if you did switch, OS X has a built in spell checker that is not only not as expensiver but more better two. Unprobbable but twue.
If I need a Mac application for barcodes I go to one of my bookmarked recommended Mac apps sites and get something from one of them; for free if there seems to be a decent one or by paying for it. I've never had VPC on my Mac and rosetta is a necessary evil (though not very) of limited duration.
Now, finding those app sites requires a google search and everything, but can't see it raising to the level of "scouring". Suggesting that it would either reflects a difficulty with using google, or an attempt at FUD.
How is itunes, which is freely downloadable and accessible to a majority of the English speaking world (and beyond), not "public". Is it because they also charge for content? If so I can't really see the complaint with a vendor giving away material for free. Presumably they have an angle, free advertisement and hoping for impulse buys spring to mind, but come on. Sure there isn't a linux version of iTunes - but that's sort of like complaining that they aren't giving away the brand of free beer that you like.
Well this should get you started http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=754 59 when you make your switch to OS X.
Back to the topic - get broadband.
But there have been these articles for ages. Always seem to be able to be summed up as "Mac users are being dumb by not worrying about viruses". But - there haven't been any OS X viruses. So, as a Mac user I'm supposed to sit up nights worrying about this? Or perhaps I should keep an eye on tech news sites for when an issue actually appears in the wild and be prepared to take an appropriate action at that time. I admit something I like about my Mac is that I don't have to be suspicious of every e-mail attachment. I keep malware in mind but I see no reason to be paranoid about it.
Off topic - but the type of "bird flu" that WHO is worried about hasn't been around for years. In fact it doesn't exist today either (we hope). What their worried about is that the current very lethal avian virus will mutate into an easily spread highly lethal human variant. Real viruses are much more advanced than computer ones, but then again they have been around longer. If only our cells didn't grant root privileges. :)
Exactly - they are selling something!!! The horror. It really is so basic, if you don't want to pay them for it then don't buy it.
That's not even the bad part. Those damn government bastards have installed "friction" all over the place and it is WARMING THE PLANET. It's a plot I tell you, a plot.
I'm a military officer in health care - and a big Apple guy. How does that fit the stereotype?
Because you notice the gestalt effect of all the little features that you don't notice individually.
Possible uses: Nightlights - turn the kids light off and it glows for a while so they go to sleep (you'd still need the little light on the way to the bathroom). Folks are willing to pay extra for baby stuff. 1 out of 5 (or 10) of the lights in a commercial or institutional (esp schools) setting. I was in a cubical farm the other day and the lights went out. A few glowing tubes would have made it much more pleasant for folks to sit around goofing off. Stairways. Hospitals - the one I worked at had to work on rewiring areas to provide emergency lights. This would be cheaper.