iPhone over EDGE is a premature product Really? Because I find my iPhone to be a much more useful web browser over EDGE than my previous phone (Treo 750) was over 3G. I know many people with iPhones and not one of them regrets their investment. When the 3G iPhone comes out I'll buy that too - happily.
I really like the Mac and I would love to see it get more traction in the corporate world, but I fail to understand how Boot Camp or Parallels helps with corporate adoption under the banner of "ease of administration."
Both of these solutions require the admin to maintain a 2nd full desktop environment for each user. How does a full Mac desktop environment + a full Windows environment require less administration than one Windows machine? In the case of Boot Camp are we really going to tell users to reboot during the workday to run some application? That does not sound like good use of employee time and requires training on two different desktop environments.
Obviously there are companies that don't require a Windows desktop per user (using in-house apps that can be ported or those companies that are able to deploy their apps via Citrix for example) but I would think that these shops would already be seriously considering Linux with the ability to run on commodity hardware and an OS cost of zero.
Also I wonder how committed Apple is to the enterprise. They appear to me to have become a very consumer-oriented company. How is Apple at enterprise-level tech support? (I'm asking - I don't know.)
Of course the whole point of the Samsung Q1 is that it runs regular Windows XP and therefore Windows XP compatible applications. Obviously an OS specifically developed for a mobile format would be superior in some areas on a mobile device.
I have been a Netflix subscriber since the service started. I have gone through phases where I turned around movies immediately and went through many in a month. I have also gone through phases where an entire month goes by and I send nothing back. I have never experienced "shipping delays" and always get something sent to me out of my queue even if it is not my first choice. In fact shipping times have gotten better and better (down to next day now) as they add distribution locations and the price has gone *down*.
Netflix clearly has a limited number of each title. When multiple subscribers have requested the same movie why shouldn't the subscriber who hasn't returned a movie for 3 weeks be given priority for first choice over the guy who is ripping and has already gotten 20 movies for the month? Odds are that the ripper has a queue 50 movies deep and will be just as satisfied with choice #2.
To those that think Blockbuster is a better alternative please switch immediately and give it a shot. I did. You'll be back.
The reason for decline in theater attendance is that it is just too damn expensive.
I have a family of 6. The cost for us to go to the theater is about $70 even at matinee pricing. That's about $35 for admission and another $35 for popcorn and drinks. It's just too much money for 90 minutes of entertainment. It's really the snack prices that put me over the edge. $35 for popcorn and soda is absurd.
We *like* going to movies but at these prices I choose to invest in my own home theater and wait a few months for the DVD release.
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So you're saying that the design and manufacturer of Ares V http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ares_V has been outsourced to Asia? Please cite your sources.
This has nothing to do with technology. The US achieved this in 1966 with Surveyor 1. This is about political will.
(I'm kidding, I'm kidding...)
I really like the Mac and I would love to see it get more traction in the corporate world, but I fail to understand how Boot Camp or Parallels helps with corporate adoption under the banner of "ease of administration."
Both of these solutions require the admin to maintain a 2nd full desktop environment for each user. How does a full Mac desktop environment + a full Windows environment require less administration than one Windows machine? In the case of Boot Camp are we really going to tell users to reboot during the workday to run some application? That does not sound like good use of employee time and requires training on two different desktop environments.
Obviously there are companies that don't require a Windows desktop per user (using in-house apps that can be ported or those companies that are able to deploy their apps via Citrix for example) but I would think that these shops would already be seriously considering Linux with the ability to run on commodity hardware and an OS cost of zero.
Also I wonder how committed Apple is to the enterprise. They appear to me to have become a very consumer-oriented company. How is Apple at enterprise-level tech support? (I'm asking - I don't know.)
Does this have something to do with Penguins?
They're planning on calling it "Java"
He said he got rid of his wife, not his girlfriend.
You need cable.
Of course the whole point of the Samsung Q1 is that it runs regular Windows XP and therefore Windows XP compatible applications. Obviously an OS specifically developed for a mobile format would be superior in some areas on a mobile device.
Netflix clearly has a limited number of each title. When multiple subscribers have requested the same movie why shouldn't the subscriber who hasn't returned a movie for 3 weeks be given priority for first choice over the guy who is ripping and has already gotten 20 movies for the month? Odds are that the ripper has a queue 50 movies deep and will be just as satisfied with choice #2.
To those that think Blockbuster is a better alternative please switch immediately and give it a shot. I did. You'll be back.
Yes but your fish have no backbone.
Move to a trailer park. One will be along shortly.
or even a sub dermal tag inserted somewhere in the user's body
Mark of the couch potato!
The reason for decline in theater attendance is that it is just too damn expensive. I have a family of 6. The cost for us to go to the theater is about $70 even at matinee pricing. That's about $35 for admission and another $35 for popcorn and drinks. It's just too much money for 90 minutes of entertainment. It's really the snack prices that put me over the edge. $35 for popcorn and soda is absurd. We *like* going to movies but at these prices I choose to invest in my own home theater and wait a few months for the DVD release.