I know the rule here is that Google can "do no evil", but when has google actually done anything with their services?
they do no more than Microsoft in terms of purchasing companies that benefit their wild fantasies of pulling venture capital investors, each of their services has done nothing more than that and most have been in beta for so long that nobody really knows when they will or if they will materialize as true google services.
I think of google in terms that they are the new kid on the block with a wild imagination and that's enough to keep investors going nutty over the "new fangled trends" they keep "inventing"
their real innovation hides behind the words "beta", and most likely will do so forever, because their real money makers are services and companies they've already absorbed.
Standards compliance means they can actually manage to validate their html, which if you c/p their site into the validator will clearly show that they cant.
switching from tables to CSS is a big job, but they're fighting uphill on a losing battle... I expect that 10 years from now they'll actually manage to upgrade the site to a real standard like xhtml, using tables for display formatting is lame no matter how you look at it from a development standpoint.
i think the person who snapped this shot wasn't very smart, considering the hardware inferred by that picture is much more than just the chip itself.
from the chip on the board you can already assume it's an intel 775 board with the 925X/ICH6, this pasted straight from intel on the board config:
800 MHz system bus Front Side Bus (FSB) support for high-performance Intel® processors. Delivers great system performance.
Supports Hyper-Threading Technology Enables increased system responsiveness and performance for multi-tasking.
Supports Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology Enables 64-bit memory addressability for greater workstation application flexibility
LGA775 socket LGA775 socket supports high performance Intel desktop processors.
PCI Express* bus architecture PCI Express* x16 graphics delivers up to 4 GB/s per direction for up to 3.5 times more bandwidth than AGP8X21. PCI Express x1 I/O offers 500 MB/s concurrently, up to 3.5 times more bandwidth than PCI at 133 MB/s32.
Dual-channel DDR2 Flexible memory support for dual-channel DDR2 533/DDR2 400 memory, providing up to 8.5 GB/s of memory bandwidth, in RAM configurations up to a maximum of 4 GB.
Direct Media Interface (DMI) For I/O intensive applications, new serial bus delivers up to 2.0 GB/s of concurrent bandwidth between the memory and I/O controllers, compared to 266 MB/s with previous-generation architecture.
Intel® High Definition Audio Support for new entertainment formats such as 7.1 surround sound, Dolby* Digital, and DTS*. Audio codec support for 192 kHz quality, multiple streams, and better voice input for speech recognition and voice-over-IP.
4 Serial ATA Ports (SATA/150) Integrated serial ATA controller facilitates high-speed data transfers at up to 150 MB/s for each of 4 ports. Allows easier hard drive upgrades and expansion for new SATA optical drives with 4 SATA/150 ports.
and in all honesty, it doesn't tell me alot. However, it does tell me what they're testing the OS on for development, and assuming the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, it means their first mactel boxes are going to be top notch PCI-E,SATA, Pentium EE boxes that retail for too much money for a consumer to want to buy in.
i was hoping for a much more toned down set of hardware, thinking that perhaps they'd be testing an itx version for a mactel mini.
the reason you don't see an OS X vs Linux argument is because it's no better than an argument of BSD vs Linux, except the user interface is more refined, the support for plug and play hardware is fantastic, and the extensibility of the OS X environment can not be matched by any Linux distro.
simply put: "no contest" is the reason you dont see the aforementioned argument spring up even on a cold day in hell.
Honestly, if honda started offering fuel cell Civics and Accords in the states, I would consider actually purchasing one.
Even if it cost more, the benefit of not having to pay exorbitant prices on gasoline makes up for it.
Verizon is one of the only providers that cripples their bluetooth featured phones because they:
want you to buy a mobile office kit!
sad but true, alot of people that are mad that their phones dont support simple features like OBEX and DUN. (look at the new moto e815 ev-do phone)
simple business rule: why give people the ability to do something you offer at a high premium for free when you control the medium it's given to the customer on?
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next time think before you speak.
doesn't hurt that novell owns Ximian
I know the rule here is that Google can "do no evil", but when has google actually done anything with their services?
they do no more than Microsoft in terms of purchasing companies that benefit their wild fantasies of pulling venture capital investors, each of their services has done nothing more than that and most have been in beta for so long that nobody really knows when they will or if they will materialize as true google services.
I think of google in terms that they are the new kid on the block with a wild imagination and that's enough to keep investors going nutty over the "new fangled trends" they keep "inventing"
their real innovation hides behind the words "beta", and most likely will do so forever, because their real money makers are services and companies they've already absorbed.
the issue there is not why IE "sucks at rendering CSS" it's why you and many other web devs cant write compliant xhtml...
because there is no free alternative to exchange email?
because there is no free alternative to Active Directory?
pop3/openLDAP does not count as a proper alternative.
Standards compliance means they can actually manage to validate their html, which if you c/p their site into the validator will clearly show that they cant.
switching from tables to CSS is a big job, but they're fighting uphill on a losing battle... I expect that 10 years from now they'll actually manage to upgrade the site to a real standard like xhtml, using tables for display formatting is lame no matter how you look at it from a development standpoint.
i think the person who snapped this shot wasn't very smart, considering the hardware inferred by that picture is much more than just the chip itself. from the chip on the board you can already assume it's an intel 775 board with the 925X/ICH6, this pasted straight from intel on the board config: 800 MHz system bus Front Side Bus (FSB) support for high-performance Intel® processors. Delivers great system performance. Supports Hyper-Threading Technology Enables increased system responsiveness and performance for multi-tasking. Supports Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology Enables 64-bit memory addressability for greater workstation application flexibility LGA775 socket LGA775 socket supports high performance Intel desktop processors. PCI Express* bus architecture PCI Express* x16 graphics delivers up to 4 GB/s per direction for up to 3.5 times more bandwidth than AGP8X21. PCI Express x1 I/O offers 500 MB/s concurrently, up to 3.5 times more bandwidth than PCI at 133 MB/s32. Dual-channel DDR2 Flexible memory support for dual-channel DDR2 533/DDR2 400 memory, providing up to 8.5 GB/s of memory bandwidth, in RAM configurations up to a maximum of 4 GB. Direct Media Interface (DMI) For I/O intensive applications, new serial bus delivers up to 2.0 GB/s of concurrent bandwidth between the memory and I/O controllers, compared to 266 MB/s with previous-generation architecture. Intel® High Definition Audio Support for new entertainment formats such as 7.1 surround sound, Dolby* Digital, and DTS*. Audio codec support for 192 kHz quality, multiple streams, and better voice input for speech recognition and voice-over-IP. 4 Serial ATA Ports (SATA/150) Integrated serial ATA controller facilitates high-speed data transfers at up to 150 MB/s for each of 4 ports. Allows easier hard drive upgrades and expansion for new SATA optical drives with 4 SATA/150 ports. and in all honesty, it doesn't tell me alot. However, it does tell me what they're testing the OS on for development, and assuming the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, it means their first mactel boxes are going to be top notch PCI-E,SATA, Pentium EE boxes that retail for too much money for a consumer to want to buy in. i was hoping for a much more toned down set of hardware, thinking that perhaps they'd be testing an itx version for a mactel mini.
the reason you don't see an OS X vs Linux argument is because it's no better than an argument of BSD vs Linux, except the user interface is more refined, the support for plug and play hardware is fantastic, and the extensibility of the OS X environment can not be matched by any Linux distro. simply put: "no contest" is the reason you dont see the aforementioned argument spring up even on a cold day in hell.
from a pda/cellphone standpoint, you should be careful about promoting the PalmOS.
it won't be around much longer. they're already testing their devices on pocket pc for the next treo.
Honestly, if honda started offering fuel cell Civics and Accords in the states, I would consider actually purchasing one.
Even if it cost more, the benefit of not having to pay exorbitant prices on gasoline makes up for it.
Verizon is one of the only providers that cripples their bluetooth featured phones because they: want you to buy a mobile office kit! sad but true, alot of people that are mad that their phones dont support simple features like OBEX and DUN. (look at the new moto e815 ev-do phone) simple business rule: why give people the ability to do something you offer at a high premium for free when you control the medium it's given to the customer on?