Why did you choose Windows specifically then? Why the "bleurgh"? Pretty much every OS throughout history apart from Unix has been closed source. Even some Unix based OSes have closed source sections. If it wasn't for AT&T being dictated terms after an antitrust case, Unix wouldn't even be open source either. I think free is good, but I think policy and quality are more important. I don't see what is so disgusting about proprietary software in general. Certainly whenever I buy a game I want to play I don't sit there going "bleurgh, I feel so dirty!".
That's a bit of a strawman argument. If you're going to argue like that then most Unix based distributions are "just like Windows" too. But yes. Though I then went on to say "as long as it works well". Microsoft aren't exactly well known for caring about stability or security - up until Vista/7 they'd done very little to even try to encourage good security practices in their users.
I would still use Linux even if it were closed source, though I am planning on looking into kernel/driver programming soon just out of interest, so I do appreciate that the source is there to learn from and tinker with.
Besides, we're talking about mobile OSes here, not the desktop versions. You can still have a walled garden (where you can only install "approved"/signed apps) whether your source is open or not. Like I said, I don't mind whether Android is open or closed source, as long as they allow you to install whatever you want.
lol:) My phone is a 32GB Dell Streak which I bought with my own money (but put my work SIM into so I get free calls/texts/data). It probably cost less than a 32GB iPhone, but price had nothing to do with it.
I also have a 32GB Motorola Xoom, which I think cost exactly the same as the 32GB iPad 2.
I don't mind spending money, but I do mind wasting it. I do own one Apple product - an iPod, which I bought used. I rarely use the iPod now because I have Spotify on all my Android devices and computers.
Yes, I did, but I'd already screwed up the install after trying to uninstall Unity and it uninstalling Gnome. After I reinstalled gnome and things still weren't working the way I wanted, I just decided that I might as well install a distro where the defaults were more to my liking. Mint Debian Edition is what I'm using right now, and it's quite nice:)
It works for Apple because they're not a monopoly. If MS try to force this shit on the desktop, they're going to be back in antitrust oversight in very short order.
I never had to fix anything on Ubuntu when I installed it on my Mini 9. Of course, then they made Unity the default, so I switched to Mint and had to download a wireless driver. *gasp*. Linux isn't perfect, but then neither is Windows. There's a big difference between "hassle free" and "enjoyable". Cooking bacon in the microwave is hassle free, but it comes out grey and disgusting. Put a tiny bit of effort into grilling or frying it and it's very enjoyable.
I'm aware that Windows and all desktop OSes before iOS didn't have the walled garden.
I included the "works well" bit specifically because I was thinking of just how great Windows is. It's so fast and securely designed that IIS still has access to kernel memory space by default just to try to keep up with Apache.
Angry Birds is only available as ad supported on Android. I would have bought it outright, but they didn't even give that options for some stupid reason. Considering it's probably the best selling app ever, that doesn't seem to bode well for an even comparison.
I rarely look at apps anyway. Beyond the obvious ones like Skype and the occasional use of a different browser (to spoof desktop mode since the built in browser doesn't seem to do it any more), I've only downloaded a few games. I bought about 3 of them I think. I don't have my android devices for gaming though really. I have my phone for being a phone with a decent web browser/media player, and my tablet as an ebook reader/browser/media player
Android is "free enough" for me. The API is open for programmers to use, and you can install what software you want. Most people don't care whether it's open source or not - just look at all the most popular OSes and devices out there. I'd prefer that they were still releasing the source, but as long as it works well and they don't try to force an Apple style walled garden, I don't mind.
You need more than just a certain amount of calories to be well nourished. It's the people pumping out the kids in areas without the infrastructure to cope with them that need to change. We can try to improve the infrastructure too, but blaming developed countries for third world hunger is like blaming the Police for drug imports.
Damn, forgot about BSG. Definitely should be in that list:p When I said sci-fi I guess I did really mean "sci-fi in space" - there have been some other entertaining non-space sci-fi shows over the years.. The Sarah Connor Chronicles deserves a mention!
The reason they're special is because they were very original for their time, and if it weren't for them then the subsequent copiers wouldn't even exist. I've never seen any Hitchcock, but I still love a bit of Star Trek. Stargate SG-1 and Firefly are about the only sci-fi series I'd consider better than any of the Star Treks (pre Enterprise anyway, I didn't see that).
There have been some good sci-fi movies in the last 20 years, but the original Star Wars trilogy definitely are still awesome. They have lightsabers and speeder bikes. Enough said.
Plus, I didn't even ever listen to the Beatles until Beatles Rock Band came out, but now that I've heard more of their music I have to say they're pretty damn good. Definitely a lot better than most other music from that era, and still a lot better than most music today.
It would be kind of silly to post a single word comment where the word is the first word of the summary's title. That's YouTube style commenting.
Besides, if you look at all his other comments, they're flamebait/trolls all the way. Quite likely that he's just being grouchy, rather than actually being positive.
It says right in the YouTube description, though yeah I guessed correctly where it was as it passed Mexico, that little sliver of land between North and South America is fairly recognisable even when it's "upside down":p
Did you actually watch the video? Even if you weren't literally stunned, you have to admit those lightning storms must be slightly more stunning than your typical tazer.
The originals could be released in THX and HD. That's the point. He keeps changing the editing too though. I'm not that bothered overall. Some of the changes have been good, some bad.
I think it's something more to do with the browser than the hardware specs (dual core Tegra, 1GB RAM). The software keyboard really sucks on JavaScript heavy pages.
If you want to do work on your phone, a stylus could be acceptable I guess. For those of us that just want to use the phone generally, we don't want to whap out a stylus every time we need to add a contact or check our email. Capacitive touch with large buttons is much more pleasant for that kind of use.
I never looked at Blackberrys seriously. Any time I've had to deal with them or the desktop software for them they seemed very poorly designed. If it wasn't for the crazy cheap roaming costs, we wouldn't use them where I work.
Yes, the iPhone has always been a joke in one way or another, but it did force an improvement on the interface end.
There are still resistive phones out there if you want them. I don't understand why you would. Then again, my phone has a 5 inch screen so precision isn't really a problem.
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Why did you choose Windows specifically then? Why the "bleurgh"? Pretty much every OS throughout history apart from Unix has been closed source. Even some Unix based OSes have closed source sections. If it wasn't for AT&T being dictated terms after an antitrust case, Unix wouldn't even be open source either. I think free is good, but I think policy and quality are more important. I don't see what is so disgusting about proprietary software in general. Certainly whenever I buy a game I want to play I don't sit there going "bleurgh, I feel so dirty!".
That's a bit of a strawman argument. If you're going to argue like that then most Unix based distributions are "just like Windows" too. But yes. Though I then went on to say "as long as it works well". Microsoft aren't exactly well known for caring about stability or security - up until Vista/7 they'd done very little to even try to encourage good security practices in their users.
I would still use Linux even if it were closed source, though I am planning on looking into kernel/driver programming soon just out of interest, so I do appreciate that the source is there to learn from and tinker with.
I've always known that OSX was based on an open source kernel, but I didn't know that the interface was now open.
Looking at http://www.opensource.apple.com/release/mac-os-x-1071/, I still don't see anything about Cocoa on there, apart from one Ruby library. So I don't think it really is fully open source.
Besides, we're talking about mobile OSes here, not the desktop versions. You can still have a walled garden (where you can only install "approved"/signed apps) whether your source is open or not. Like I said, I don't mind whether Android is open or closed source, as long as they allow you to install whatever you want.
They still have a monopoly on the business and games market. Macs are popular yes, but very often people have Windows running on them..
lol :) My phone is a 32GB Dell Streak which I bought with my own money (but put my work SIM into so I get free calls/texts/data). It probably cost less than a 32GB iPhone, but price had nothing to do with it.
I also have a 32GB Motorola Xoom, which I think cost exactly the same as the 32GB iPad 2.
I don't mind spending money, but I do mind wasting it. I do own one Apple product - an iPod, which I bought used. I rarely use the iPod now because I have Spotify on all my Android devices and computers.
Yes, I did, but I'd already screwed up the install after trying to uninstall Unity and it uninstalling Gnome. After I reinstalled gnome and things still weren't working the way I wanted, I just decided that I might as well install a distro where the defaults were more to my liking. Mint Debian Edition is what I'm using right now, and it's quite nice :)
It works for Apple because they're not a monopoly. If MS try to force this shit on the desktop, they're going to be back in antitrust oversight in very short order.
I never had to fix anything on Ubuntu when I installed it on my Mini 9. Of course, then they made Unity the default, so I switched to Mint and had to download a wireless driver. *gasp*. Linux isn't perfect, but then neither is Windows. There's a big difference between "hassle free" and "enjoyable". Cooking bacon in the microwave is hassle free, but it comes out grey and disgusting. Put a tiny bit of effort into grilling or frying it and it's very enjoyable.
Not wasting money is a good principle.
I'm aware that Windows and all desktop OSes before iOS didn't have the walled garden.
I included the "works well" bit specifically because I was thinking of just how great Windows is. It's so fast and securely designed that IIS still has access to kernel memory space by default just to try to keep up with Apache.
Wow. It's always sad to be reminded how ready people are to be ripped off for the sake of fashion.
Angry Birds is only available as ad supported on Android. I would have bought it outright, but they didn't even give that options for some stupid reason. Considering it's probably the best selling app ever, that doesn't seem to bode well for an even comparison.
I rarely look at apps anyway. Beyond the obvious ones like Skype and the occasional use of a different browser (to spoof desktop mode since the built in browser doesn't seem to do it any more), I've only downloaded a few games. I bought about 3 of them I think. I don't have my android devices for gaming though really. I have my phone for being a phone with a decent web browser/media player, and my tablet as an ebook reader/browser/media player
Android is "free enough" for me. The API is open for programmers to use, and you can install what software you want. Most people don't care whether it's open source or not - just look at all the most popular OSes and devices out there. I'd prefer that they were still releasing the source, but as long as it works well and they don't try to force an Apple style walled garden, I don't mind.
You need more than just a certain amount of calories to be well nourished. It's the people pumping out the kids in areas without the infrastructure to cope with them that need to change. We can try to improve the infrastructure too, but blaming developed countries for third world hunger is like blaming the Police for drug imports.
Damn, forgot about BSG. Definitely should be in that list :p When I said sci-fi I guess I did really mean "sci-fi in space" - there have been some other entertaining non-space sci-fi shows over the years.. The Sarah Connor Chronicles deserves a mention!
The reason they're special is because they were very original for their time, and if it weren't for them then the subsequent copiers wouldn't even exist. I've never seen any Hitchcock, but I still love a bit of Star Trek. Stargate SG-1 and Firefly are about the only sci-fi series I'd consider better than any of the Star Treks (pre Enterprise anyway, I didn't see that).
There have been some good sci-fi movies in the last 20 years, but the original Star Wars trilogy definitely are still awesome. They have lightsabers and speeder bikes. Enough said.
Plus, I didn't even ever listen to the Beatles until Beatles Rock Band came out, but now that I've heard more of their music I have to say they're pretty damn good. Definitely a lot better than most other music from that era, and still a lot better than most music today.
It would be kind of silly to post a single word comment where the word is the first word of the summary's title. That's YouTube style commenting.
Besides, if you look at all his other comments, they're flamebait/trolls all the way. Quite likely that he's just being grouchy, rather than actually being positive.
It says right in the YouTube description, though yeah I guessed correctly where it was as it passed Mexico, that little sliver of land between North and South America is fairly recognisable even when it's "upside down" :p
Did you actually watch the video? Even if you weren't literally stunned, you have to admit those lightning storms must be slightly more stunning than your typical tazer.
The originals could be released in THX and HD. That's the point. He keeps changing the editing too though. I'm not that bothered overall. Some of the changes have been good, some bad.
Depends on the game, and the girl.
I think it's something more to do with the browser than the hardware specs (dual core Tegra, 1GB RAM). The software keyboard really sucks on JavaScript heavy pages.
If you want to do work on your phone, a stylus could be acceptable I guess. For those of us that just want to use the phone generally, we don't want to whap out a stylus every time we need to add a contact or check our email. Capacitive touch with large buttons is much more pleasant for that kind of use.
I never looked at Blackberrys seriously. Any time I've had to deal with them or the desktop software for them they seemed very poorly designed. If it wasn't for the crazy cheap roaming costs, we wouldn't use them where I work.
Yes, the iPhone has always been a joke in one way or another, but it did force an improvement on the interface end.
There are still resistive phones out there if you want them. I don't understand why you would. Then again, my phone has a 5 inch screen so precision isn't really a problem.
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Maybe the teachers got some too. Or they're skimming off the top..