I can kinda relate to this. MS is my bread and butter, but when faced recently with Android for the first time, and leaving 5 years of Windows Mobile, or WP7, I had to opt for Android. And I'm really glad I did.
It is weird, but Android feels like the Windows of the smartphone World. I can install anything I like on it, which will lead to a support nightmare in years to come, when non-tech have installed the Chinese 'super speed up my phone' app. But in allowing people to install what they like, I'm there. I don't want my mobile phone locked down tighter than a ducks ass into iTunes or Windows Marketplace, tyvm.
And those WP7 ads are fantastic - the phone you don't need to use much. What the hell? I admit to having to pull myself away from my new phone, as between using it as an ebook reader, mp3 device, gaming platform, web browser, ticket system for my public transport, etc - this thing is immense. I 'want' to use my phone a lot - as a commuter, it's a fantastic device. But then, when has MS marketing ever 'helped' MS - I swear they're paid per cock-up they achieve.
The lock-in on WP7, and massive restrictions at launch feel very unprofessional. MS knew they were playing catch-up, and had to launch something superb, that was ahead of the game. The gaming does look good on WP7, but it seems they completely abandoned their enterprise market to do it - what used to be fleets on Win Mobile devices will soon be no more - and still MS keeps saying "Yes, it's coming. You'll be able to do 'x' on it, soon". It should have been ready to cater to business on day 1, not as an after thought.
It seems MS really believed they could launch a consumer product that would float on its own merits - even with my MS tinted glasses on, I admit that's something they've never really been good at. They lack 'coolness' to do what apple can do in the consumer market - something I hate as a concept, but concede is a big issue in getting consumer electronics to sell. I originally thought I'd look at Windows Phone again next time my contract's up, but to be honest, I can't see it still being a player in 2 years time.
but I've had more hard drives than I can care to think about, with 1 genuine failure.
I recently bought an SSD for my laptop, from Corsair. Many people seem to have had a problem with the drive, from it disappearing from the BIOS through to massive data corruption (me, yay).
Yes, it's a sample of 1. But I won't be going near SSD for a hell of a long time - Corsair refuse to admit to a problem, despite them having phased out the model very quickly. SSD has potential, but not at current prices, with their current life-span and failure / fault rates.
Sorry to answer my own post, but I got curious and did some googling. After searching around a bit I came across this blog (opinion piece by the looks, but the quotes seem solid.)
Ozzie is now in charge of setting the future direction for the world’s largest software maker and unlike his predecessor, he has little interest in milking past successes. He is the guy behind Microsoft’s cloud computing efforts and the products and services he’s working on have little do with Windows, Office, or Server. He knows that the world is moving on and he’s trying to move Microsoft with the same pace to this new world. Some people there will go willingly. others will go screaming, while some may simply retire, unable to handle the future Microsoft. Regardless, change is happening and its clearly visible now..
So the result of all this is that you see the birth of Live Mesh. Microsoft’s Software + Services initiative...
Seems like Ozzie was the Pappa of MOE - so some short-sighted pratt ripped anything useful out of it and turned it into a toy sync program. And as that toy was released, I'm guessing they're still at Microsoft while Ozzie leaves.
What I count as fucking up Live Mesh is the neutering it received between beta and "Oh Christ, we'll rename Live Sync 'Live Mesh' because people like the name. It's not that they like the product - oh no" - as the outcry when it was announced proves.
Was it Ozzie who did decided to cripple a fantastic product, and turn it into the steaming pile Live Mesh 2011 is? I'm honestly curious - I'd love to know who had the vision to create the original MOE.
First browser to give me Tamper Data and Web Developer Toolkit extensions gains a big fan. Sick and tired of 400 meg RAM use from a browser. I'm looking at you, Firefox.
O'course, sods law would be that somehow my extensions cause the FF memory leak.:o/
The shame involved must be incredible - public records proving that you downloaded a Uwe Boll movie. The only time I'd be willing to settle for whatever amount they wanted in an attempt to keep it from going to court.
Agreed - it's only a problem if you're forming a Government. However, if you're trying to interest prospective voters, they tend to be the questions you get asked. It doesn't have to be a comprehensive budget breakdown of how we'd be lifted out of the economic downturn if the Pirate Party come to power, but just "where does your party stand on...?". If you can't answer a few of these generic "Where does the party stand on education, taxation, etc", the pool of prospective voters will remain tiny and geekie.
I'm a member of the PP UK, and I couldn't agree with you more, tbh. It's all well and good saying where the party stands on copyright law... but prospective voters would also be kinda interested in plans for dealing with the economy, how the public sector will be handled, taxes, education, etc. And as someone I believe jokingly put, that does not mean turning every answer into a copyright-slanted argument. "Education? We would propose Open Source software for all students!"... ok, but would you continue to build Academies, consider Grammar Schools, etc? If it's going to be taken seriously, it needs serious policies, across the board.
I've installed the beta of Weave across all my Firefox installations, including at work. I've noticed a couple of 'interesting' items of history coming up in the awesome bar, having synced with my home PC... Might need to tweak my Weave settings.
Speaks for itself... it had brilliant game play, a very twisty-turny plot with magic and undead galore, mixing medieval with technology with magic - the story could go pretty much wherever the story-teller wanted it to.
Combined with this research, which shows that ugly men release more sperm, the chance of conception appears to be highest when a stunningly attractive woman sleeps with an truly ugly man.
I was showing a Linux user Live Mesh today - and I've got to say it's shaping up to be a really impressive 'something'. Not quite sure what it is, but it's impressive. 5 gig syncing across my desktop PC, laptop, home server, work PC, and mobile phone. So it's a cloud storage thingy, I hear you cry. Ah ha, but it also has built-in remote desktop. And you can invite other people to have access to your remotely shared files.
So... it's syncing cloud storage, and a remote control system thrown in. Maybe I don't get its place in the Universe, but there's no denying the technology works well.
This is me commenting on the technology I know about - not used Wave, but it read as a heck of a technology, on paper. I'd be very interested to get my hands on it.
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In unrelated news, most of Amazon in Europe suffered an outage tonight. BBC story
Oh you have SO just made the no-fly list.
I can kinda relate to this. MS is my bread and butter, but when faced recently with Android for the first time, and leaving 5 years of Windows Mobile, or WP7, I had to opt for Android. And I'm really glad I did.
It is weird, but Android feels like the Windows of the smartphone World. I can install anything I like on it, which will lead to a support nightmare in years to come, when non-tech have installed the Chinese 'super speed up my phone' app. But in allowing people to install what they like, I'm there. I don't want my mobile phone locked down tighter than a ducks ass into iTunes or Windows Marketplace, tyvm.
And those WP7 ads are fantastic - the phone you don't need to use much. What the hell? I admit to having to pull myself away from my new phone, as between using it as an ebook reader, mp3 device, gaming platform, web browser, ticket system for my public transport, etc - this thing is immense. I 'want' to use my phone a lot - as a commuter, it's a fantastic device. But then, when has MS marketing ever 'helped' MS - I swear they're paid per cock-up they achieve.
The lock-in on WP7, and massive restrictions at launch feel very unprofessional. MS knew they were playing catch-up, and had to launch something superb, that was ahead of the game. The gaming does look good on WP7, but it seems they completely abandoned their enterprise market to do it - what used to be fleets on Win Mobile devices will soon be no more - and still MS keeps saying "Yes, it's coming. You'll be able to do 'x' on it, soon". It should have been ready to cater to business on day 1, not as an after thought.
It seems MS really believed they could launch a consumer product that would float on its own merits - even with my MS tinted glasses on, I admit that's something they've never really been good at. They lack 'coolness' to do what apple can do in the consumer market - something I hate as a concept, but concede is a big issue in getting consumer electronics to sell. I originally thought I'd look at Windows Phone again next time my contract's up, but to be honest, I can't see it still being a player in 2 years time.
I didn't ask for insightful - I kinda clearly flagged it up as hopelessly biased, can't really do much more. *shrugs*
but I've had more hard drives than I can care to think about, with 1 genuine failure.
I recently bought an SSD for my laptop, from Corsair. Many people seem to have had a problem with the drive, from it disappearing from the BIOS through to massive data corruption (me, yay).
Yes, it's a sample of 1. But I won't be going near SSD for a hell of a long time - Corsair refuse to admit to a problem, despite them having phased out the model very quickly. SSD has potential, but not at current prices, with their current life-span and failure / fault rates.
Seems like Ozzie was the Pappa of MOE - so some short-sighted pratt ripped anything useful out of it and turned it into a toy sync program. And as that toy was released, I'm guessing they're still at Microsoft while Ozzie leaves.
What I count as fucking up Live Mesh is the neutering it received between beta and "Oh Christ, we'll rename Live Sync 'Live Mesh' because people like the name. It's not that they like the product - oh no" - as the outcry when it was announced proves.
Was it Ozzie who did decided to cripple a fantastic product, and turn it into the steaming pile Live Mesh 2011 is? I'm honestly curious - I'd love to know who had the vision to create the original MOE.
First browser to give me Tamper Data and Web Developer Toolkit extensions gains a big fan. Sick and tired of 400 meg RAM use from a browser. I'm looking at you, Firefox. O'course, sods law would be that somehow my extensions cause the FF memory leak. :o/
If God really is all-knowing and all-powerful, He would have created Esperanto and written the Bible in that.
The shame involved must be incredible - public records proving that you downloaded a Uwe Boll movie. The only time I'd be willing to settle for whatever amount they wanted in an attempt to keep it from going to court.
Not often I laugh out loud at /. - thank you.
Agreed - it's only a problem if you're forming a Government. However, if you're trying to interest prospective voters, they tend to be the questions you get asked. It doesn't have to be a comprehensive budget breakdown of how we'd be lifted out of the economic downturn if the Pirate Party come to power, but just "where does your party stand on...?". If you can't answer a few of these generic "Where does the party stand on education, taxation, etc", the pool of prospective voters will remain tiny and geekie.
I'm a member of the PP UK, and I couldn't agree with you more, tbh. It's all well and good saying where the party stands on copyright law... but prospective voters would also be kinda interested in plans for dealing with the economy, how the public sector will be handled, taxes, education, etc. And as someone I believe jokingly put, that does not mean turning every answer into a copyright-slanted argument. "Education? We would propose Open Source software for all students!"... ok, but would you continue to build Academies, consider Grammar Schools, etc? If it's going to be taken seriously, it needs serious policies, across the board.
Do you actively encourage pissing up walls where you're from?
I wish I'd noticed the article earlier, seeing as I've just been awake all night. Aw well, off to work.
Have you tried the 'shitting golden bricks' plug-in?
I've installed the beta of Weave across all my Firefox installations, including at work. I've noticed a couple of 'interesting' items of history coming up in the awesome bar, having synced with my home PC... Might need to tweak my Weave settings.
Fully back this - Carmageddon 2 needs a real sequal creating. Awesome game, hours of fun.
Speaks for itself... it had brilliant game play, a very twisty-turny plot with magic and undead galore, mixing medieval with technology with magic - the story could go pretty much wherever the story-teller wanted it to.
Combined with this research, which shows that ugly men release more sperm, the chance of conception appears to be highest when a stunningly attractive woman sleeps with an truly ugly man.
THANK YOU GOD!!
I was showing a Linux user Live Mesh today - and I've got to say it's shaping up to be a really impressive 'something'. Not quite sure what it is, but it's impressive. 5 gig syncing across my desktop PC, laptop, home server, work PC, and mobile phone. So it's a cloud storage thingy, I hear you cry. Ah ha, but it also has built-in remote desktop. And you can invite other people to have access to your remotely shared files.
So... it's syncing cloud storage, and a remote control system thrown in. Maybe I don't get its place in the Universe, but there's no denying the technology works well.
This is me commenting on the technology I know about - not used Wave, but it read as a heck of a technology, on paper. I'd be very interested to get my hands on it.
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Snap - what a really well thought out piece of typing. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Jacqui Smith will just ensure we're no longer listed as a democratic society. That should side-step this issue.