You presumably don't have to upgrade to iOS 6 immediately. Or are they removing Google apps across all versions of iOS?
If they are going to remove it altogether then do the obvious thing and either crack your iDevice, or buy an Android tablet instead of putting up with that shit.
I wasn't talking about from the user interface point of view. There isn't much difference in interface between Windows 95/98 and Windows 7. Many interface components in Windows 7 are still around from those days..
I was meaning more from things like the kernel, built in firewall and better security settings.
I actually used Windows 98 until around that time too, when a game I bought required XP. I agree that eventually running XP will become untenable, but I think you could get a few more years out of it by using products like OpenOffice even if MS do their usual thing of introducing an "incompatibility" where there is none (look at Office for Mac for example - Outlook 2008 used to connect fine to Exchange 2003, but they actually removed that feature in an update).
A lot of "business" computers only need email and an office suite. There was quite a big difference between Windows 98 and Windows 2000/XP. There's less difference between XP and Windows 7.w
If you RTFA, you'll see that GeekNet have sold on Slashdot, SourceForge and Freecode, while retaining ownership of ThinkGeek:
Ken Langone, Chairman of Geeknet, added, "We are very pleased to find a new home for our media business, providing a platform for the sites and our media teams to thrive. With this transaction completed, we will now focus our full attention on growing ThinkGeek."
My Xoom (1st Gen) has the official Jelly Bean ROM. I did mod it to the US ROM first to get that, since we don't get updates as promptly here in the UK. It seems that going Motorola is probably a safe bet for updates since they are owned by Google now. I'm hoping Asus will keep up with support on the Transformer line too.
And your superior alternative is... what, exactly? There's nothing else that makes it so easy to manage your game content, especially if you have more than one PC.
Wow, nice attitude there. I assumed LTE wasn't available in the US yet as it isn't available here in the UK and a lot of Europe, seems I was mistaken there. The "increased performance, better camera and larger screen" are a waste of time over the 4S though.
I considered the larger resolution, but the fact is that it plays HD video fine, plays games fine, and scrolls 2D elements at a nice framerate - just there are odd lags in responsiveness sometimes. Hard to define my Xoom was the same until Jelly Bean.
It's been noticeably better since removing a couple of the Asus Widgets off my desktop, but I'm definitely looking forward to Jelly Bean on it:)
Admittedly I think they're higher than 1% here in the UK, but I've wanted them to die for about 8 years now. I'm happy to see them go. Steam is due out on Linux soon-ish, and MS look like they're going to pull a Vista with Windows 8. All in all, things in the world of technology seem to be heading in a good direction:)
Did you fail to see the irony of your post before you hit submit? Anyway, I'm not complaining so much as musing. And as for Facebook/YouTube comments from the general public.. don't get me started;)
Yes, unless the user was for example a gamer, 3D artist or video editor..
Most iPhone games are like console games though, they're designed to work with a very limited set of hardware, and as such should already be running fast enough. Considering not everyone has a 4S, they're probably designed to work well even on an iPhone 4 at least.
I did recently buy a new Android tablet simply for the better screen and faster processor - but that was to go from something like 1200x800 to 1920x1200, which is quite a significant difference for watching videos and reading. Funnily enough, my old tablet still feels nicer to use because my new one doesn't have Jelly Bean and its "Project Butter" yet. Despite the hardware being faster, the UI actually feels less responsive!
I was talking from the point of view of people who already have an iPhone. They already have "a nice bit of kit that works extremely well at what it does". There is very little reason to upgrade to the new version. The best reason someone has given so far is for a better camera.
For people who actually care about picture quality though, I think even the cheapest point and shoot cameras do things better, from my own experience..
After looking at the specs of the 4S and the 5, I don't understand why anyone would even care about upgrading beyond it being a fashion statement. Especially since it doesn't even fit directly into current iPhone "accessories", which are one of the few real benefits to having an iPod/iPhone.
You are perhaps overlooking the point of my post. These people likely do take personal responsibility for their own actions, but their consideration of what is right and wrong is guided by their cultural and religious influences. They don't feel they need an excuse to do what they're doing - they feel everyone else needs to justify their actions in not agreeing with them. There is no such thing as objective right and wrong, so it's basically impossible to get people to agree on everything 100% because everyone has different opinions and beliefs.
Yeah, my own analysis system was saying the same thing, but it upsets me to see that some people actually fall for it. Unless all the mods he gets are done by more sock puppet accounts, which wouldn't surprise me all that much.
Anti-google, pro MS. Always in as soon as the article is posted, completely derailing everything. He actually stopped me visiting completely for a few months before..
Have you ever tried having a reasoned conversation with a religious person? At some point you will hit the fact that they have to do what they're doing because their "god" commands it. You can't reason against that mindset on such a high level. The only way to remove such brainwashing, is more brainwashing.
They will, however, be a competent and skilled musician.
No, they won't. Some people just don't have rhythm, or can't even tell when something is "in tune".
I think you have spent too much time around talented and driven people to realise how many people there are out there that just wouldn't be able to handle writing anything more than a trivial piece of software.
Programmers aren't "special" as in "better than others", but they are "different" in the same way that a lot of engineers are. More likely to be on the autistic spectrum for a start, which generally means they are more logical, focused and able to solve problems systematically.
Well, after actually reading up on this I see that Islamic "protesters" have killed people in US embassies over this, so maybe Google are trying to save lives here. They've left the videos up in countries where people are less retarde- oh sorry, I mean religious.
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So not to sound snippy, but lets see some links to these devices?
Umm... let me google that for you
What gave you the impression that I would want or own any iDevices? :p I have a HTC One S, Xoom and a Transformer Infinity..
You presumably don't have to upgrade to iOS 6 immediately. Or are they removing Google apps across all versions of iOS?
If they are going to remove it altogether then do the obvious thing and either crack your iDevice, or buy an Android tablet instead of putting up with that shit.
I wasn't talking about from the user interface point of view. There isn't much difference in interface between Windows 95/98 and Windows 7. Many interface components in Windows 7 are still around from those days..
I was meaning more from things like the kernel, built in firewall and better security settings.
I actually used Windows 98 until around that time too, when a game I bought required XP. I agree that eventually running XP will become untenable, but I think you could get a few more years out of it by using products like OpenOffice even if MS do their usual thing of introducing an "incompatibility" where there is none (look at Office for Mac for example - Outlook 2008 used to connect fine to Exchange 2003, but they actually removed that feature in an update).
Some of them are okay, but the one with the clipboard sewn into a hardwood floor is pretty hilarious :)
A lot of "business" computers only need email and an office suite. There was quite a big difference between Windows 98 and Windows 2000/XP. There's less difference between XP and Windows 7.w
You should read the article. Passing such a high current through the tube causes it to ionise.
Aaaaaand.. do you remember back all the way to the start of his comment, ie the bit I was responding to?
If you RTFA, you'll see that GeekNet have sold on Slashdot, SourceForge and Freecode, while retaining ownership of ThinkGeek:
Ken Langone, Chairman of Geeknet, added, "We are very pleased to find a new home for our media business, providing a platform for the sites and our media teams to thrive. With this transaction completed, we will now focus our full attention on growing ThinkGeek."
My Xoom (1st Gen) has the official Jelly Bean ROM. I did mod it to the US ROM first to get that, since we don't get updates as promptly here in the UK. It seems that going Motorola is probably a safe bet for updates since they are owned by Google now. I'm hoping Asus will keep up with support on the Transformer line too.
And your superior alternative is... what, exactly? There's nothing else that makes it so easy to manage your game content, especially if you have more than one PC.
The "crusts" on cheese are more commonly known as skins.
Cheese cake doesn't have a crust, it has a base.. and we haven't seen any moon bases yet.
I have to say that I'm sorely disappointed in the lack of moon poppers. Poppers are the moondog's nuts.
They focused on making Jelly Bean far more responsive, it's definitely noticeable. I have had the default browser crashing on me sometimes though.
Wow, nice attitude there. I assumed LTE wasn't available in the US yet as it isn't available here in the UK and a lot of Europe, seems I was mistaken there. The "increased performance, better camera and larger screen" are a waste of time over the 4S though.
I considered the larger resolution, but the fact is that it plays HD video fine, plays games fine, and scrolls 2D elements at a nice framerate - just there are odd lags in responsiveness sometimes. Hard to define my Xoom was the same until Jelly Bean.
It's been noticeably better since removing a couple of the Asus Widgets off my desktop, but I'm definitely looking forward to Jelly Bean on it :)
1% is "common" now?
Admittedly I think they're higher than 1% here in the UK, but I've wanted them to die for about 8 years now. I'm happy to see them go. Steam is due out on Linux soon-ish, and MS look like they're going to pull a Vista with Windows 8. All in all, things in the world of technology seem to be heading in a good direction :)
Did you fail to see the irony of your post before you hit submit? Anyway, I'm not complaining so much as musing. And as for Facebook/YouTube comments from the general public.. don't get me started ;)
Yes, unless the user was for example a gamer, 3D artist or video editor..
Most iPhone games are like console games though, they're designed to work with a very limited set of hardware, and as such should already be running fast enough. Considering not everyone has a 4S, they're probably designed to work well even on an iPhone 4 at least.
I did recently buy a new Android tablet simply for the better screen and faster processor - but that was to go from something like 1200x800 to 1920x1200, which is quite a significant difference for watching videos and reading. Funnily enough, my old tablet still feels nicer to use because my new one doesn't have Jelly Bean and its "Project Butter" yet. Despite the hardware being faster, the UI actually feels less responsive!
I was talking from the point of view of people who already have an iPhone. They already have "a nice bit of kit that works extremely well at what it does". There is very little reason to upgrade to the new version. The best reason someone has given so far is for a better camera.
For people who actually care about picture quality though, I think even the cheapest point and shoot cameras do things better, from my own experience..
After looking at the specs of the 4S and the 5, I don't understand why anyone would even care about upgrading beyond it being a fashion statement. Especially since it doesn't even fit directly into current iPhone "accessories", which are one of the few real benefits to having an iPod/iPhone.
You are perhaps overlooking the point of my post. These people likely do take personal responsibility for their own actions, but their consideration of what is right and wrong is guided by their cultural and religious influences. They don't feel they need an excuse to do what they're doing - they feel everyone else needs to justify their actions in not agreeing with them. There is no such thing as objective right and wrong, so it's basically impossible to get people to agree on everything 100% because everyone has different opinions and beliefs.
Yeah, my own analysis system was saying the same thing, but it upsets me to see that some people actually fall for it. Unless all the mods he gets are done by more sock puppet accounts, which wouldn't surprise me all that much.
Anti-google, pro MS. Always in as soon as the article is posted, completely derailing everything. He actually stopped me visiting completely for a few months before..
Have you ever tried having a reasoned conversation with a religious person? At some point you will hit the fact that they have to do what they're doing because their "god" commands it. You can't reason against that mindset on such a high level. The only way to remove such brainwashing, is more brainwashing.
They will, however, be a competent and skilled musician.
No, they won't. Some people just don't have rhythm, or can't even tell when something is "in tune".
I think you have spent too much time around talented and driven people to realise how many people there are out there that just wouldn't be able to handle writing anything more than a trivial piece of software.
Programmers aren't "special" as in "better than others", but they are "different" in the same way that a lot of engineers are. More likely to be on the autistic spectrum for a start, which generally means they are more logical, focused and able to solve problems systematically.
Well, after actually reading up on this I see that Islamic "protesters" have killed people in US embassies over this, so maybe Google are trying to save lives here. They've left the videos up in countries where people are less retarde- oh sorry, I mean religious.