The idea of competition is that, when Verizon does something stupid that punishes customers, I can go somewhere else. It's a real problem if all the gatekeepers can legally get together and decide to give us all the shaft. And not even to try to hide their cooperation against consumers?! Messed up.
That has a definite monopoly ring to it, doesn't it?
On another note, we already pay them for use of their "pipes". If someone else pays them, they're recieving double. Next thing you know, the telcos will replace the oil companies on Dilbert's weaseliest organizations list for posting record profits. Don't forget that if this goes through, consumers aren't the only ones stuck with this potentially expensive new model. Every company, organization, and government agency will have to pay the price. Obviously that is not in anyone (except the telco's) best interest. So really, this fight boils down to Telcos & Cablecos vs. Everyone else in the world.
My final thought is to remind everyone to consider the source here: This is obviously a pretty liberal site. Did anyone catch the stab at the republican controlled government at the end? How about the brief, vague mentions that laws would have to be changed in order for all of this to happen? Not to say that one party is less trustworthy than the other, but scare tactics are a favorite weapon of the liberals lately.
Does anyone else find it odd that the National Institute on Media and the Family's acronym (NIMF) is pronounced the same as nymph? Maybe they should give themselves an "F" for not thinking their name through properly.
Am I the only on here who is not surprised by this news? For quite some time, everyone was predicting the video iPod, and some users screamed for it. Now the video iPod is available, and no one really cares a whole lot. I think Apple knew what they were doing by waiting, and smart by including video capabilities in the full size iPod instead of making a separate iPod video.
I think a big part of the reason that no one is too excited about this is that Apple is creating this market by having TV shows and music videos available for download. Portable DVD players exist, sure - but no one has really been able to make any waves in the portable video market until now. I'm excited about the possibilities, and I'll be watching where this goes closely. God knows I'd love to be able to buy episodes of 24 they day after they air (hint, hint, Fox).
I tend to agree. Sorry, but this war is still too hot to declare a clear winner, and don't forget we have yet to see either technology. My mind will be made up once they've both been available for a while. Sorry, but I don't trust someone else to tell me who wins, especially before either format is available.
An interesting note to make is that about 90% of the PC using market is so closed minded that their response to positive commentary about Macs is "Oh, Macs are just $#%&." The sad fact remains that 80% of these people have never touched a Mac, much less used one for more than 5 minutes.
Personally, I think that a little pro-Mac skewing in the media is a good thing. If people like John Dvorak are annoyed by it, they just need to sit back and think of the anti-Mac mentality that most of the world has. Seems to me like it more than balances out.
I don't think that Aperture is targeting Photoshop - Aperture appears to be "iPhoto pro", for lack of a better description. Its really targeted above Photoshop Elements 4 (not available on Mac) and Photoshop Album (not available on the Mac). Personally, I think it's filling a nice little spot, and Adobe has little to be worried about.
After all, pros will still know that Photoshop is for editing. The only change will be that Aperture is for everything else.
Heaven knows that I love Apples, I wouldn't ever use anything else as my main system.
In the past couple of years, however, I've become more and more concerned about the quality of their "consumer" products - battery issues aside. The pre-G4 iBooks all have a heat related video problem that requires motherboard replacement, the eMacs are - there's no other way to say it - a reliability disaster (as well as a tremendous pain to work on). I'm sorry to see the iPod nano having so many scratching problems - its such a great idea. I was actually on the verge of buying one.
I do have to admit that I've rarely encountered problems with their "pro" lines - Power Macs and PowerBooks. Those are built like tanks, and reliability has been very high.
Long story short, I really hope Apple can improve this "funk" they've been in lately. It just seems like one problem right after another.
"The hidden sub-text is that the future IBM processors will be excellent for pornographic games, providing life-like flesh tones and smooth-motion "thrusting", "quivering", and "wiggling". Pornography has traditionally be a significant driver of video-processing technology."
Pretty sad when you purchase a $400 video game console to see thrusting, quivering and wiggling, when a box of Jello and some tap water could provide you with the same effect for about 60 cents.
Althought it is true that sex sells, and that in recent years this has become increasingly true of gaming consoles, its still a sad thing for me to see. I used to go to those for a mental challenge - I can watch "Debbie does Dallas" if I want nudity.
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You clearly don't have more than 10 workstations in your domain.
At the answer to myth number two. Anyone who can suggest something like that even in jest clearly has little IT background and even less future.
The idea of competition is that, when Verizon does something stupid that punishes customers, I can go somewhere else. It's a real problem if all the gatekeepers can legally get together and decide to give us all the shaft. And not even to try to hide their cooperation against consumers?! Messed up.
That has a definite monopoly ring to it, doesn't it?
On another note, we already pay them for use of their "pipes". If someone else pays them, they're recieving double. Next thing you know, the telcos will replace the oil companies on Dilbert's weaseliest organizations list for posting record profits. Don't forget that if this goes through, consumers aren't the only ones stuck with this potentially expensive new model. Every company, organization, and government agency will have to pay the price. Obviously that is not in anyone (except the telco's) best interest. So really, this fight boils down to Telcos & Cablecos vs. Everyone else in the world.
My final thought is to remind everyone to consider the source here: This is obviously a pretty liberal site. Did anyone catch the stab at the republican controlled government at the end? How about the brief, vague mentions that laws would have to be changed in order for all of this to happen? Not to say that one party is less trustworthy than the other, but scare tactics are a favorite weapon of the liberals lately.
Just something to chew on.
Does anyone else find it odd that the National Institute on Media and the Family's acronym (NIMF) is pronounced the same as nymph? Maybe they should give themselves an "F" for not thinking their name through properly.
Am I the only on here who is not surprised by this news? For quite some time, everyone was predicting the video iPod, and some users screamed for it. Now the video iPod is available, and no one really cares a whole lot. I think Apple knew what they were doing by waiting, and smart by including video capabilities in the full size iPod instead of making a separate iPod video.
I think a big part of the reason that no one is too excited about this is that Apple is creating this market by having TV shows and music videos available for download. Portable DVD players exist, sure - but no one has really been able to make any waves in the portable video market until now. I'm excited about the possibilities, and I'll be watching where this goes closely. God knows I'd love to be able to buy episodes of 24 they day after they air (hint, hint, Fox).
I tend to agree. Sorry, but this war is still too hot to declare a clear winner, and don't forget we have yet to see either technology. My mind will be made up once they've both been available for a while. Sorry, but I don't trust someone else to tell me who wins, especially before either format is available.
I have to concur.
An interesting note to make is that about 90% of the PC using market is so closed minded that their response to positive commentary about Macs is "Oh, Macs are just $#%&." The sad fact remains that 80% of these people have never touched a Mac, much less used one for more than 5 minutes.
Personally, I think that a little pro-Mac skewing in the media is a good thing. If people like John Dvorak are annoyed by it, they just need to sit back and think of the anti-Mac mentality that most of the world has. Seems to me like it more than balances out.
I don't think that Aperture is targeting Photoshop - Aperture appears to be "iPhoto pro", for lack of a better description. Its really targeted above Photoshop Elements 4 (not available on Mac) and Photoshop Album (not available on the Mac). Personally, I think it's filling a nice little spot, and Adobe has little to be worried about.
After all, pros will still know that Photoshop is for editing. The only change will be that Aperture is for everything else.
Heaven knows that I love Apples, I wouldn't ever use anything else as my main system.
In the past couple of years, however, I've become more and more concerned about the quality of their "consumer" products - battery issues aside. The pre-G4 iBooks all have a heat related video problem that requires motherboard replacement, the eMacs are - there's no other way to say it - a reliability disaster (as well as a tremendous pain to work on). I'm sorry to see the iPod nano having so many scratching problems - its such a great idea. I was actually on the verge of buying one.
I do have to admit that I've rarely encountered problems with their "pro" lines - Power Macs and PowerBooks. Those are built like tanks, and reliability has been very high.
Long story short, I really hope Apple can improve this "funk" they've been in lately. It just seems like one problem right after another.
Thats not the point I was trying to make. What I mean is these things aren't worth $1. At least, not to me.
They're asking too much money for all of these things. It's entertainment, not medication.
You'll catch me holding out for the $59.99 used Revolution in 3 years.
They're just assuming that since Microsoft files 99% of copyrights, why bother using anything else?
"The hidden sub-text is that the future IBM processors will be excellent for pornographic games, providing life-like flesh tones and smooth-motion "thrusting", "quivering", and "wiggling". Pornography has traditionally be a significant driver of video-processing technology." Pretty sad when you purchase a $400 video game console to see thrusting, quivering and wiggling, when a box of Jello and some tap water could provide you with the same effect for about 60 cents. Althought it is true that sex sells, and that in recent years this has become increasingly true of gaming consoles, its still a sad thing for me to see. I used to go to those for a mental challenge - I can watch "Debbie does Dallas" if I want nudity.