it would seem that this would allow for an operating system which would be available for a reduced price
I think that this already happened.*GIANT COUGH*
it would be ideal for libraries, internet cafes, and in the homes of casual users
LIBRARIES? I thought those stayed away from windows and used some obscure sun operating system (I got proof) And internet cafes?
FR... AD...EE... AD... INT... AD...ER... AD...NET!
Why does it always have to be microsoft? why not OSX? I would love to try that out on my PC for free if it included ads, and I may pira... er buy it in the future.
and using some sort of ramped up Active X or a rootkit to interact with local files this could be the future of the ad-supported operating system.
sonyOS anyone?
I am against ads anywhere on my computer unless:
A. It supports a good* cause
B. Is text based and only on the internet
C. Is nessesary*
*vague terms
(note: gnome-user)
Wow, I had the opposite experience... I decided to try out Kde, and wam.. got hit with a slow are unresponsive desktop, on really good hardware, I had konsole output much slower that gnome-terminal, and generally everything about Kde seemed like they packed a lot of eye-candy are eye candy apps together into one giant monolith lump of programming. Then again that was fedora core 3, I should try again in kubuntu now. In fact, right now
note2: actual experience, not troll.
the argument here is that on linux, the workspaces are shown and it says: BAM we got workspaces! WE ARE BOLD!, not 'i think if you do that and that, you can use workspaces... maybe'
are you kidding me?
most innovations now start at the linux level. Aero? Vista eye candy? compiz did it a year BEFORE not AFTER.
Workspaces? windows still doesn't have that.
all the new desktop usability comes from linux, while windows kept the windows 95 desktop going for 10+ years with minor changes.
linux thinks AHEAD not 3 year ago like closed source.
OPEN means you can risk new ideas, while CLOSED means risks can rouin you.
I chose to take bold new innovations out for a spin.
no it won't. (disclamer: I use linux)
most people buy preinstalled windows machines, and don't think:
Windows + Computer
OSX + Computer
they think:
Mac
PC
OS = Computer
It's nice to wish though
The difference with FireFox extensions is that they can't be embedded in a web page; you need to download them and install them manually. You will never visit a site which requires a particular FireFox extension (running with the same privileges as the rest of your applications) in order to navigate.
WRONG! you need an extension to run pages with xhtml ruby.
i have to diagree with 2 over there... flash is now actually used for productive stuff, like youtube or google video, very popular websites right now. flash is now a PLATFORM. it is a NECESSITY for 90% of joe five-pack computer users, just like windows...
wow, i am russian and you just made me realize that all of you native english speakers read diffrently, and think about words diffrently, I always thought of expressions as seperate entities from the words of which they are made up... wow.
why don't they just make an ad for ODF instead of making an ad for OO.o Isn't this thing really about promoting the format instead of the product? Personally I use abiword and still use ODF because it is better than default abiword format.
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LIBRARIES? I thought those stayed away from windows and used some obscure sun operating system (I got proof)
And internet cafes?
FR... AD
Why does it always have to be microsoft? why not OSX? I would love to try that out on my PC for free if it included ads, and I may pira... er buy it in the future.
sonyOS anyone?
I am against ads anywhere on my computer unless:
A. It supports a good* cause
B. Is text based and only on the internet
C. Is nessesary*
*vague terms
(note: gnome-user) Wow, I had the opposite experience... I decided to try out Kde, and wam.. got hit with a slow are unresponsive desktop, on really good hardware, I had konsole output much slower that gnome-terminal, and generally everything about Kde seemed like they packed a lot of eye-candy are eye candy apps together into one giant monolith lump of programming. Then again that was fedora core 3, I should try again in kubuntu now. In fact, right now note2: actual experience, not troll.
the argument here is that on linux, the workspaces are shown and it says: BAM we got workspaces! WE ARE BOLD!, not 'i think if you do that and that, you can use workspaces... maybe'
are you kidding me? most innovations now start at the linux level. Aero? Vista eye candy? compiz did it a year BEFORE not AFTER. Workspaces? windows still doesn't have that. all the new desktop usability comes from linux, while windows kept the windows 95 desktop going for 10+ years with minor changes. linux thinks AHEAD not 3 year ago like closed source. OPEN means you can risk new ideas, while CLOSED means risks can rouin you. I chose to take bold new innovations out for a spin.
no it won't. (disclamer: I use linux)
most people buy preinstalled windows machines, and don't think:
Windows + Computer
OSX + Computer
they think:
Mac
PC
OS = Computer
It's nice to wish though
and that is why apple is evil*
*©Microsoft
WRONG! you need an extension to run pages with xhtml ruby.
the z is american english, and the s is british english.
i have to diagree with 2 over there... flash is now actually used for productive stuff, like youtube or google video, very popular websites right now. flash is now a PLATFORM. it is a NECESSITY for 90% of joe five-pack computer users, just like windows...
actually the facebook got banned then dennab
don't you mean on top?
The scary part is that I want to be like that...
That's because you don't live in america, the country made of gold!
The Bill and Malinda Gates foundation!
wow, i am russian and you just made me realize that all of you native english speakers read diffrently, and think about words diffrently, I always thought of expressions as seperate entities from the words of which they are made up... wow.
why don't they just make an ad for ODF instead of making an ad for OO.o
Isn't this thing really about promoting the format instead of the product?
Personally I use abiword and still use ODF because it is better than default abiword format.
nope, Apple makes "Apple Brand Computers", not pc's!
wow, the analog stick, the rumble pack, the wii-mote functionality, ALL SONY'S IDEA'S!!!111!!!!one-hundred-eleven!!!!111!1!
seriously, the industry has been copying nintendo for the past 20 years... wow
Hentai Kall? what's that, a hentai voice chat simulator?
1. patent capitalism 2. sue america 3. ...
4. PROFIT!!!
yes, tetris.
should be legal, I want to express MY hate against MY race!
It's not even a BALL game!
They don't even use a BALL!!
Seriously, why do you care about FIREFOX vs IE, when it should be GECKO-BASED-BROWSERS vs. IE
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