Only one i would object to is the idea that IBM isn't a technology company. In fact, they still have some excellent technologists, their R&D investments and results are still significant and important - and they file LOTS of patents, and very noticeably the kind that don't make us all swear at the PTO, in that they pass the legitimacy smell test.
Having just read Charles Stross' "Rule 34"... this sounds ominous. (unless it's the best thing to ever happen to humanity - I couldn't tell, by the end).
"Every single person [you've] met has switch [back to] the iPhone"??
It's likely that has more to do with YOU than the people who are willing to discuss with you their choice in phone. Anyone who can make a statement like that just about HAS to be an iPhone devotee, and likely your access to the (far vaster) pool of people using Android -- many of them quite happy -- is limited by that selection bias.
Yeah, this is just about as believable as the Aakash being produced for $35. That they SAY they're going to do it shouldn't be read to imply they actually can.
I've read a lot of comparisons here that mention Qube as "sounding just like running things in a VM/container/chroot"... just fyi, from my reading of their architecture docs (several months ago) the difference is that they've isolated specific userspace processes to run in these lightweight VMs, and defined an API approach for other processes to interact with them. E.g., running the X server in a VM, while X apps can still make all expected calls, without being aware that they're crossing VM boundaries -- and yet under the covers, the isolation is there, and protecting both sides. That's somewhat more than just being able to run the apps you want in a VM.
Iirc, they've even isolated certain kernel processing into separate VMs, e.g. the network stack. But someone not relying on months-old memory, pls check me on that.
I've wondered this - can you tell Google Voice to ring both your carrier cell# and the VOIP # configged in grooveip/sipdroid/whatever, and then you can answer on whichever you prefer? That way, you can set your voip app to run when wifi is available (or script it to start when wifi turns on, if it doesn't have that feature), and conveniently receive calls on VOIP when possible.
(Spoilers)
Buffy gets yanked out of heaven by her best friend who gets addicted to, um, drugs so to speak who ends up going all end-the-world-crazy (with veins to boot) when her girlfriend is killed by a stray bullet (meant for Buffy) while Spike finds out that it doesn't matter how much you love. I mean, c'MON.
And don't forget "Flood". The oceans rise and keep rising, and heroes fight valiantly to ensure that humanity continues to exist - until they fail miserably because of human nature, and everyone dies. Gee, doesn't that just make you whistle while you work...
MS's competing stacks successfully stole wind from OpenGL's sails over the years, and the video card vendors have at times only grudgingly fixed problems with their OpenGL implementation in the Windows drivers. Hopefully, a sea change will reverse that tide.
Sorry... I already have a patent on getting a patent on getting a patent. I think the whole recursive process is covered out to...oh,lemme check... about 4,327 recursions at this point, you could get 4,328 if you file fast!
They're afraid to show that someone who has the resources to fight them gets sweetheart deals, effectively resulting in no financial penalty, or even benefitting the "violating" company - because it'll start to become clear and undeniable that they practice extortion against companies that DON'T have the resources to take on a legal battle. If it was all above board, they wouldn't mind releasing exact info about what patents are involved, and at least the general financial terms (while possibly withholding the exact amounts, for legitimate reason).
Oh, puh-LEEZE. From FOSS Patents, "a 'conjoint survey' conducted by one of Apple's experts 'shows that Samsung's customers are willing to pay between $90 and $100 above the base price of a $199 smartphone and a $499 tablet, respectively, to obtain the patented features covered by Apple's utility patents".
Let's test that, but in reverse... ask consumers if they would be willing to forego those utility patents on an iPad for $100 off. You can save $100 if it doesn't bounce when you scroll to the bottom of a page, and the scrolling works a little bit differently, and you zoom a bit differently.
I guarantee you that any normal person would take the money and run... not sure i'd pay $10 extra for those features. And the idea that those features allowed Samsung to pass Apple in phone sales?? Please...
... in which the theme of the movie "Liar Liar" gets applied to Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer in real life, and in a courtroom they are forced to be completely forthcoming about the backroom politics and decisions went into such situations.
I just spent an all-nighter figuring out why certain VMs wouldn't clone cleanly -- and it ended up being SideShow that was the root problem, preventing sysprep under the covers.
If only I'd known, "just be patient" would have been the best advice.
What you're talking about is a temporary, ultimately counter-productive economic benefit from maintaining a system of artificial scarcity. Right now, the software industry is riding a bubble of artificial price inflation, based on perceived scarcity. For example, a severe premium is paid to license Oracle RDBMS over open source alternatives, without recognizing that a large part of the Oracle solution is basically a commodity at this point. Yes, there IS some value-add over competing FOSS solutions... but Oracle charges as if the solution as a whole were value-add, when in fact only a few small parts of the solution, or a few specific use cases for the product, really act as differentiators.
History would say it's inevitable that market forces will eventually deal with this situation - industries based on artificial scarcity don't survive over time.
But fear not - once the energy being applied to maintaining artificially-inflated prices on things like Windows, Oracle, etc. is freed up, there WILL be other, truly value-add software development efforts to focus on.
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Only one i would object to is the idea that IBM isn't a technology company. In fact, they still have some excellent technologists, their R&D investments and results are still significant and important - and they file LOTS of patents, and very noticeably the kind that don't make us all swear at the PTO, in that they pass the legitimacy smell test.
Having just read Charles Stross' "Rule 34" ... this sounds ominous. (unless it's the best thing to ever happen to humanity - I couldn't tell, by the end).
"Every single person [you've] met has switch [back to] the iPhone"??
It's likely that has more to do with YOU than the people who are willing to discuss with you their choice in phone. Anyone who can make a statement like that just about HAS to be an iPhone devotee, and likely your access to the (far vaster) pool of people using Android -- many of them quite happy -- is limited by that selection bias.
Yeah, this is just about as believable as the Aakash being produced for $35. That they SAY they're going to do it shouldn't be read to imply they actually can.
The invasion clearly has begun, where else could they have "discovered" this radical new use of wood pulp?!
I've read a lot of comparisons here that mention Qube as "sounding just like running things in a VM/container/chroot" ... just fyi, from my reading of their architecture docs (several months ago) the difference is that they've isolated specific userspace processes to run in these lightweight VMs, and defined an API approach for other processes to interact with them. E.g., running the X server in a VM, while X apps can still make all expected calls, without being aware that they're crossing VM boundaries -- and yet under the covers, the isolation is there, and protecting both sides. That's somewhat more than just being able to run the apps you want in a VM.
Iirc, they've even isolated certain kernel processing into separate VMs, e.g. the network stack. But someone not relying on months-old memory, pls check me on that.
I've wondered this - can you tell Google Voice to ring both your carrier cell# and the VOIP # configged in grooveip/sipdroid/whatever, and then you can answer on whichever you prefer? That way, you can set your voip app to run when wifi is available (or script it to start when wifi turns on, if it doesn't have that feature), and conveniently receive calls on VOIP when possible.
that would look damn funny.
All of us with monstrously huge heads resent such statements. Finally, a "phone" for us!!
(Spoilers) Buffy gets yanked out of heaven by her best friend who gets addicted to, um, drugs so to speak who ends up going all end-the-world-crazy (with veins to boot) when her girlfriend is killed by a stray bullet (meant for Buffy) while Spike finds out that it doesn't matter how much you love. I mean, c'MON.
I know, not sci-fi.
And don't forget "Flood". The oceans rise and keep rising, and heroes fight valiantly to ensure that humanity continues to exist - until they fail miserably because of human nature, and everyone dies. Gee, doesn't that just make you whistle while you work ...
MS's competing stacks successfully stole wind from OpenGL's sails over the years, and the video card vendors have at times only grudgingly fixed problems with their OpenGL implementation in the Windows drivers. Hopefully, a sea change will reverse that tide.
Sorry ... I already have a patent on getting a patent on getting a patent. I think the whole recursive process is covered out to ...oh,lemme check ... about 4,327 recursions at this point, you could get 4,328 if you file fast!
They're afraid to show that someone who has the resources to fight them gets sweetheart deals, effectively resulting in no financial penalty, or even benefitting the "violating" company - because it'll start to become clear and undeniable that they practice extortion against companies that DON'T have the resources to take on a legal battle. If it was all above board, they wouldn't mind releasing exact info about what patents are involved, and at least the general financial terms (while possibly withholding the exact amounts, for legitimate reason).
Why female armor sucks.
Oh, puh-LEEZE. From FOSS Patents, "a 'conjoint survey' conducted by one of Apple's experts 'shows that Samsung's customers are willing to pay between $90 and $100 above the base price of a $199 smartphone and a $499 tablet, respectively, to obtain the patented features covered by Apple's utility patents".
... ask consumers if they would be willing to forego those utility patents on an iPad for $100 off. You can save $100 if it doesn't bounce when you scroll to the bottom of a page, and the scrolling works a little bit differently, and you zoom a bit differently.
... not sure i'd pay $10 extra for those features. And the idea that those features allowed Samsung to pass Apple in phone sales?? Please ...
Let's test that, but in reverse
I guarantee you that any normal person would take the money and run
... in which the theme of the movie "Liar Liar" gets applied to Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer in real life, and in a courtroom they are forced to be completely forthcoming about the backroom politics and decisions went into such situations.
One can only dream.
I just spent an all-nighter figuring out why certain VMs wouldn't clone cleanly -- and it ended up being SideShow that was the root problem, preventing sysprep under the covers.
If only I'd known, "just be patient" would have been the best advice.
Sounds like what is, um, patently common sense is starting to win out.
That's for sure.
They just offered up patents for sale - this may be a move to prove to potential suitors the value of their portfolio.
Huh? Or am i misunderstanding?
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What you're talking about is a temporary, ultimately counter-productive economic benefit from maintaining a system of artificial scarcity. Right now, the software industry is riding a bubble of artificial price inflation, based on perceived scarcity. For example, a severe premium is paid to license Oracle RDBMS over open source alternatives, without recognizing that a large part of the Oracle solution is basically a commodity at this point. Yes, there IS some value-add over competing FOSS solutions ... but Oracle charges as if the solution as a whole were value-add, when in fact only a few small parts of the solution, or a few specific use cases for the product, really act as differentiators.
History would say it's inevitable that market forces will eventually deal with this situation - industries based on artificial scarcity don't survive over time.
But fear not - once the energy being applied to maintaining artificially-inflated prices on things like Windows, Oracle, etc. is freed up, there WILL be other, truly value-add software development efforts to focus on.
Sinofsky can apologize all he wants ... every word he says, I hear as this low, background chant saying "RMS was right, RMS was right ...".
Because you laughed at Richard Stallman, when he pointed out that this kind of thing is what happens when software freedom is ignored.