instead of the way Apple does it, releasing a slightly upgraded OS at full price (Cheetah, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger and now Leopard, 2001 - present)?
Why does everybody have the allusion that Apple releases small updates? Every update since the Puma has had a hundreds of new features and optimizations. Apple has always tried to stay on top by using the latest compilers to increase the speed and responsiveness and new technologies that Microsoft is still only dreaming about.
Tiger introduced more than 200 new features to Panther. Jaguar and Panther introduced at least 150 to each of the predecessors. All of them compiled with the latest compilers and optimized more than the previous versions.
What has Windows XP really added to ME/2000? What did ME really do for 98? How much of Vista was scrapped because they couldn't get it out in time?
I'm not saying that Apple is perfect and that Microsoft is Evil. But if you're going to bag on Apple in comparison to updates talk about the 9 updates Tiger has seen since its release, talk about the 10 that Panther saw, talk about the 8 that Jaguar had. You might mention that in each of those there was a screw up with a release that Apple had to release a hot fix for. 10.4.7a Intel where the video drivers slowed things down. Or 10.2.7 that could delete your home folder. Or the initial release of Panther that ate firewire drives for lunch. These are the things that you should be bagging on Apple... You don't need to make things up or repeat the rhetoric of the anti-Apple camp.
When it comes down to it, Microsoft does suck at putting out software they always have. Windows 98 (which was halfway Windows 99 ) offered the minimum upgrades to keep up with technology. Windows ME (Might Explode or Mediocre Edition) offered less features than bugs and has been hailed as the worst operating system ever. The only major upgrade was Windows 95, which again was almost Windows 96. Any of us that were working in the computer field in those days can remember how 95 turned out.
1. Market yourself in the local music scene.
2. Get local gigs and save that money towards studio time.
3. Studios can be rented for as little as $100/hr and you can even have them supply you with an Engineer.
4. Get a website (myspace, etc...) and market your to your fan base.
5. Get your audio masters and submit them to lulu or CD Baby.
6. Submit your audio to radio stations, satellite stations and even cable TV networks for air play.
I know I've oversimplified the process, but it can work. I have several friends who are doing this exact thing. One friend of mine started the band Serpent Underground. They are self produced have weekly radio play on XM, have had Cable spots on Playboy and are competing in MTV2's On The Rise contest for MTV Play.
My point is, you can eliminate the middle man and you can bypass the RIAA.
My take on the whole RIAA situation is that it is the equivalent of seeing a black lab crap on your lawn, subpoenaing the records of all the black lab owners in your neighborhood from the city, sending all the owners a settlement offer to pay $100 for your cleanup costs of all the poop on your lawn in the last year(when you can't prove how much you actually paid for the cleanup), If they don't remit payment then you sue for $100 for each incident even though you still can't prove you ever paid.
The RIAA bases their initial lawsuits on IP addresses. Everybody on slashdot knows that is completely unreliable proof of who was actually using the computer that was sharing the song or file. Once they know who had that song according to the unreliable IP address, they go after the owner of the ISP account. They CANNOT PROVE that anybody ever DOWNLOADED that song and they CANNOT PROVE that the song you possessed was not legally yours or another file named the same and they CANNOT PROVE that the IP address was your computer or that the files were shared of any users' free will without infringing on your 14th amendment rights and the CANNOT PROVE that they've actually lost any money (i.e. damages).
The problem is that most judges, attorneys and defendants involved do not understand the technology. So they give in and pay. It is extortion and it is borderline illegal. Only a class action suit will bring this to an end.
(I appologize for the double post, That's what I get for not paying attention)
I can help...
1. Market yourself in the local music scene.
2. Get local gigs and save that money towards studio time.
3. Studios can be rented for as little as $100/hr and you can even have them supply you with an Engineer
4. Get a website (myspace, etc...) and market your to your fan base
5. Get your audio masters and submit them to lulu or CD Baby
6. Submit your audio to radio stations, satellite stations and even cable TV networks for air play.
I know I've oversimplified the process, but it can work. I have several friends who are doing this exact thing. One friend of mine started the band Serpent Underground. They are self produced have weekly radio play on XM, have had Cable spots on Playboy and are competing in MTV2's On The Rise contest for MTV Play.
My point is, you can eliminate the middle man and you can bypass the RIAA.
My take on the whole RIAA situation is that it is the equivalent of seeing a black lab crap on your lawn, subpoenaing the records of all the black lab owners in your neighborhood from the city, sending all the owners a settlement offer to pay $100 for your cleanup costs of all the poop on your lawn in the last year(when you can't prove how much you actually paid for the cleanup), If they don't remit payment then you sue for $100 for each incident even though you still can't prove you ever paid.
The RIAA bases their initial lawsuits on IP addresses. Everybody on slashdot knows that is completely unreliable proof of who was actually using the computer that was sharing the song or file. Once they know who had that song according to the unreliable IP address, they go after the owner of the ISP account. They CANNOT PROVE that anybody ever DOWNLOADED that song and they CANNOT PROVE that the song you possessed was not legally yours or another file named the same and they CANNOT PROVE that the IP address was your computer or that the files were shared of any users' free will without infringing on your 14th amendment rights and the CANNOT PROVE that they've actually lost any money (i.e. damages).
The problem is that most judges, attorneys and defendants involved do not understand the technology. So they give in and pay. It is extortion and it is borderline illegal. Only a class action suit will bring this to an end.
Where the fuck do you Apple kooks get this crap! Apple's worldwide marketshare has been in a constant decline ever since Jobs took over.
Where do you get yours? Are you reading financial reports from 6 years ago? Apple has been in steady growth cycle for the last several years. They have consistently reported that 50% of thier sales or more were not previous Mac owners.
There should be a mod up for mentioning your "Girlfriend" on slashdot every chance you get... everybody knows that slashdotters don't have girlfriends. This guy even goes as far as to try and add a verifiable fact about his girlfriend that sounds impressive but is about as good as saying 'My girlfriend has ten fingers':)
Sorry Nevynxxxx just having a little fun.
Slashdot Mirror
I did too, but when I didn't see one... I have to say I was disappointed. Somebody had to step up to the plate. :)
The UN has asked the Iranian government for full access to search for George Bush's 28 missing copies of the DUF1220 Gene. ::ducks::
Save Money towards studio time.
1. Market yourself in the local music scene.
2. Get local gigs and save that money towards studio time.
3. Studios can be rented for as little as $100/hr and you can even have them supply you with an Engineer.
4. Get a website (myspace, etc...) and market your to your fan base.
5. Get your audio masters and submit them to lulu or CD Baby.
6. Submit your audio to radio stations, satellite stations and even cable TV networks for air play.
I know I've oversimplified the process, but it can work. I have several friends who are doing this exact thing. One friend of mine started the band Serpent Underground. They are self produced have weekly radio play on XM, have had Cable spots on Playboy and are competing in MTV2's On The Rise contest for MTV Play.
My point is, you can eliminate the middle man and you can bypass the RIAA.
My take on the whole RIAA situation is that it is the equivalent of seeing a black lab crap on your lawn, subpoenaing the records of all the black lab owners in your neighborhood from the city, sending all the owners a settlement offer to pay $100 for your cleanup costs of all the poop on your lawn in the last year(when you can't prove how much you actually paid for the cleanup), If they don't remit payment then you sue for $100 for each incident even though you still can't prove you ever paid.
The RIAA bases their initial lawsuits on IP addresses. Everybody on slashdot knows that is completely unreliable proof of who was actually using the computer that was sharing the song or file. Once they know who had that song according to the unreliable IP address, they go after the owner of the ISP account. They CANNOT PROVE that anybody ever DOWNLOADED that song and they CANNOT PROVE that the song you possessed was not legally yours or another file named the same and they CANNOT PROVE that the IP address was your computer or that the files were shared of any users' free will without infringing on your 14th amendment rights and the CANNOT PROVE that they've actually lost any money (i.e. damages).
The problem is that most judges, attorneys and defendants involved do not understand the technology. So they give in and pay. It is extortion and it is borderline illegal. Only a class action suit will bring this to an end.
(I appologize for the double post, That's what I get for not paying attention)
I can help... 1. Market yourself in the local music scene. 2. Get local gigs and save that money towards studio time. 3. Studios can be rented for as little as $100/hr and you can even have them supply you with an Engineer 4. Get a website (myspace, etc...) and market your to your fan base 5. Get your audio masters and submit them to lulu or CD Baby 6. Submit your audio to radio stations, satellite stations and even cable TV networks for air play. I know I've oversimplified the process, but it can work. I have several friends who are doing this exact thing. One friend of mine started the band Serpent Underground. They are self produced have weekly radio play on XM, have had Cable spots on Playboy and are competing in MTV2's On The Rise contest for MTV Play. My point is, you can eliminate the middle man and you can bypass the RIAA. My take on the whole RIAA situation is that it is the equivalent of seeing a black lab crap on your lawn, subpoenaing the records of all the black lab owners in your neighborhood from the city, sending all the owners a settlement offer to pay $100 for your cleanup costs of all the poop on your lawn in the last year(when you can't prove how much you actually paid for the cleanup), If they don't remit payment then you sue for $100 for each incident even though you still can't prove you ever paid. The RIAA bases their initial lawsuits on IP addresses. Everybody on slashdot knows that is completely unreliable proof of who was actually using the computer that was sharing the song or file. Once they know who had that song according to the unreliable IP address, they go after the owner of the ISP account. They CANNOT PROVE that anybody ever DOWNLOADED that song and they CANNOT PROVE that the song you possessed was not legally yours or another file named the same and they CANNOT PROVE that the IP address was your computer or that the files were shared of any users' free will without infringing on your 14th amendment rights and the CANNOT PROVE that they've actually lost any money (i.e. damages). The problem is that most judges, attorneys and defendants involved do not understand the technology. So they give in and pay. It is extortion and it is borderline illegal. Only a class action suit will bring this to an end.
Bring in the old astronauts to show them how to rig the wires and set up the lights.
Where do you get yours? Are you reading financial reports from 6 years ago? Apple has been in steady growth cycle for the last several years. They have consistently reported that 50% of thier sales or more were not previous Mac owners.
Apple Financial Results
Here's some more links on the subject
http://www.macnn.com/articles/05/12/02/safari.popu larity.growing/
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jun 2006/tc20060615_080175.htm
http://www.macobserver.com/article/2006/07/19.18.s html
Explaination of the Myth of Market Share (Google Cache)
I absolutely agree. My iBook Gets great reception where my friend's Dell gets none. Something's wrong with your wife's machine.
What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen seagull? Sorry... I'll probably be banned for misquoting Monte Python.
'Vagisil Commercial'
Whole new meaning to the words feminine itch and odor.... (heh - scratch and sniff)