The belgian comic version is superb, Haldeman and Marvano worked together via Fax on the book and other comics. I hope the film keeps the same atmosphere. Sorry for the double post.
The 'hoax' iWalk looks like an early iPhone, its been in development for over 3 years and this could well be a prototype. Will there be a new Newton, yes but we don't know when.
i'm buying for sure
Consumers also don't want WMA because iPods don't support the format without conversion, i wonder what format MS is going to use for the non-DRM music. Zune, WMA, MP3 or AAC?
80-90 % of the iPod users work on Windows, not Mac. The term 'Apple users' is a bit to broad, 1-click simplicity is just very important for this kind of consumer product and the consumers seem to like it.
Its for the user experience, an iPod is something personal and linked to 1 account and 1 user. Linking 1 iPod to many accounts and computers is way to confusing. Duplicate music is a first problem, manage all 5 duplicates or use 1 and apply different users to the file? Apple looks at what 95% of the users will find a reasonable limitation in order to get ease of use and it works out great, the remaining 5 % will have to adopt to it or buy another product.
Filemaker is XP certified because its made according to the XP guidelines, Vista is backwards compatible with XP software but not with Filemaker and many other XP certified apps. It runs but has to many bugs to work with. What is the use of certification when compatibility with future OS upgrades isn't largely guaranteed?
I'm talking iPhone naturally, all other PDA/phones are practically useless for normal sized webpages and the iPhone can do both very well. A browser is as much a reader as Acrobat it all depends on what they do on a site, PDF just isn't optimized for the web yet and in the near future net speed and processor power won't be much of an issue anymore. PDF is indeed bigger and demands more system resources but that can change if you add in java and other plugins into HTML to make something work, i'm sure it will become an extra valuable option for website creation.
Content protection is one big 'advantage' i can think of, perfect print being another. Lets not forget security, easy web-creation, true multi platform (OS's and future PDA's) and i'm sure the development won't stop here. Sometimes half of the results i get in Google are PDF's so all we need is a WYSIWYG PDF webpage creator and browser support. Not that i'm overly exited about it but being a Mac user myself i sure like the multi platform feature.
Hm, ok. I have to give in on some parts but it's still messy and non transparent for the non technical users, i only found windows installers. All i get on versiontracker.com is a readme and setup.exe so i assume these exe's run and install on the palm itself?
Apple is also reluctant to let MS or others install a media player on iPhone, it can hurt Apple's business and is only partial compatible with osX. Apple is aiming to dominate the US market and allowing uncontrolled software development so early is a bad business decision, i'm sure all the important apps will be there at launch and it will evolve over the next few years.
Seems to me you don't use a Mac, its not only the software on the phone but also installers, updates, syncing, network play PC vs handheld, VOIP and video chat, etc. All these functions need PC compatibility not to mention a Word doc reader that only support the windows doc versions or a database that only works with Access. Integration and compatibility has to be 100% for windows and osX.
I partially agree on the games but i did a quick Google on Palm and games and i found only windows installers what proves my point.
The Zune and others do the same as an iPod, there is competition enough and if you install Linux its an open platform.
Its a decision Apple makes and as a Mac/iPod user i have learned to accept that and work with the tools we get and for now that worked out great. In 3 years from now the market will be wide open for a low cost model (total sales 1 bln units/year!!) and Apple will have the best device by a wide margin.
Expandability is nice in theory but how in the world can Apple enforce a good osX integration next to the Windows version, apps that don't crash and don't suck up all the power in 15 min? The iPod is exactly the same thing, no external software or plugins but it worked out very good. We are missing out features because of the network contract but it's only for 2 years, i can wait. When a price point of about $300-$400 is reached (unlocked) the whole market will change and everybody will want an iPhone (3e gen). This is simply put a revolution in the telecom business that has just started and not only Apple will benefit from it.
Its not just the phone but most apps need an interaction between the PC and the smartphone, it is absolutely not in the interest of Apple if 90% of these apps won't work with osX or double the price. 3P apps also cost to much, Apple will probably work together with devs and sell the software on iTunes for $5.
Apple has no interest in a bunch of software that sells for $99, works only with Windows and has a few 1000 users. They intend to sell millions and for that it has to be clear and simple what the user can do with the device.
In short, what is the killer (phone)-app the iPhone won't have and millions of users will want?
There are many situations where using movie- an music clips from regular media is essential and legal, the DRM in Vista will make it harder if not impossible to do. Like somebody who produces private wedding movies is allowed to use mainstream music and broadcasting a HD-movie clip in a news item is also perfectly legal but prohibited by the Vista DRM.
The next revolution in TV is probably going to be user generated content, think of different TV channels for different genres or big sites like Google and Youtube having there own channels with daily shows. Think of worldwide broadcasting, worldwide advertising, user generated content, a new way of watching TV.
In short, a revolution in TV land.
Google and Apple are good friends now, there are many options i think. Google advertising specially tailored for a TV audience (a new market), a cut on each iTV, content providers paying for a top spot on the main page. Or a combination but a monthly fee won't work, it has to be something 'free'.
All YouTube clips get downgraded to the familiar size and quality we know now but they keep the original content on servers unused, same for Google's movies and other sites. Streaming them in high quality to the iTV would make the big difference, it all depends how well they can handle the enormous data transfers.
They mount on the desktop and music can be dragged from iTunes onto the drive. Set the iTunes preffs to MP3 and he can use any MP3 player that mounts as a HD.
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The belgian comic version is superb, Haldeman and Marvano worked together via Fax on the book and other comics. I hope the film keeps the same atmosphere. Sorry for the double post.
more info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forever_War_(comics) I haven't read the book but the european comic adaptation done by the Belgian artist Marvano in close collaboration with Haldeman is superb.
That is why Xbox 360 will never win the next gen console war, there network can't handle a popular game like WoW.
Belgium is loaded, lots of Wii consoles in all stores.
The 'hoax' iWalk looks like an early iPhone, its been in development for over 3 years and this could well be a prototype. Will there be a new Newton, yes but we don't know when. i'm buying for sure
Consumers also don't want WMA because iPods don't support the format without conversion, i wonder what format MS is going to use for the non-DRM music.
Zune, WMA, MP3 or AAC?
6 buttons on the remote like usual but the 2 for the sound don't work :/
80-90 % of the iPod users work on Windows, not Mac. The term 'Apple users' is a bit to broad, 1-click simplicity is just very important for this kind of consumer product and the consumers seem to like it.
Its for the user experience, an iPod is something personal and linked to 1 account and 1 user. Linking 1 iPod to many accounts and computers is way to confusing. Duplicate music is a first problem, manage all 5 duplicates or use 1 and apply different users to the file? Apple looks at what 95% of the users will find a reasonable limitation in order to get ease of use and it works out great, the remaining 5 % will have to adopt to it or buy another product.
Filemaker is XP certified because its made according to the XP guidelines, Vista is backwards compatible with XP software but not with Filemaker and many other XP certified apps. It runs but has to many bugs to work with. What is the use of certification when compatibility with future OS upgrades isn't largely guaranteed?
At the moment every other OS has better security than Windows, what's new?
I'm talking iPhone naturally, all other PDA/phones are practically useless for normal sized webpages and the iPhone can do both very well. A browser is as much a reader as Acrobat it all depends on what they do on a site, PDF just isn't optimized for the web yet and in the near future net speed and processor power won't be much of an issue anymore. PDF is indeed bigger and demands more system resources but that can change if you add in java and other plugins into HTML to make something work, i'm sure it will become an extra valuable option for website creation.
Content protection is one big 'advantage' i can think of, perfect print being another. Lets not forget security, easy web-creation, true multi platform (OS's and future PDA's) and i'm sure the development won't stop here. Sometimes half of the results i get in Google are PDF's so all we need is a WYSIWYG PDF webpage creator and browser support. Not that i'm overly exited about it but being a Mac user myself i sure like the multi platform feature.
Is this the next logical step?
And now its just 10.5 % in the 30 gigabyte category? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5oGaZIKYvo Ballmer really has no clue at all. :P
Hm, ok. I have to give in on some parts but it's still messy and non transparent for the non technical users, i only found windows installers. All i get on versiontracker.com is a readme and setup.exe so i assume these exe's run and install on the palm itself?
Apple is also reluctant to let MS or others install a media player on iPhone, it can hurt Apple's business and is only partial compatible with osX. Apple is aiming to dominate the US market and allowing uncontrolled software development so early is a bad business decision, i'm sure all the important apps will be there at launch and it will evolve over the next few years.
Seems to me you don't use a Mac, its not only the software on the phone but also installers, updates, syncing, network play PC vs handheld, VOIP and video chat, etc. All these functions need PC compatibility not to mention a Word doc reader that only support the windows doc versions or a database that only works with Access. Integration and compatibility has to be 100% for windows and osX. I partially agree on the games but i did a quick Google on Palm and games and i found only windows installers what proves my point.
The Zune and others do the same as an iPod, there is competition enough and if you install Linux its an open platform.
Its a decision Apple makes and as a Mac/iPod user i have learned to accept that and work with the tools we get and for now that worked out great. In 3 years from now the market will be wide open for a low cost model (total sales 1 bln units/year!!) and Apple will have the best device by a wide margin.
Expandability is nice in theory but how in the world can Apple enforce a good osX integration next to the Windows version, apps that don't crash and don't suck up all the power in 15 min? The iPod is exactly the same thing, no external software or plugins but it worked out very good. We are missing out features because of the network contract but it's only for 2 years, i can wait. When a price point of about $300-$400 is reached (unlocked) the whole market will change and everybody will want an iPhone (3e gen). This is simply put a revolution in the telecom business that has just started and not only Apple will benefit from it.
Its not just the phone but most apps need an interaction between the PC and the smartphone, it is absolutely not in the interest of Apple if 90% of these apps won't work with osX or double the price. 3P apps also cost to much, Apple will probably work together with devs and sell the software on iTunes for $5. Apple has no interest in a bunch of software that sells for $99, works only with Windows and has a few 1000 users. They intend to sell millions and for that it has to be clear and simple what the user can do with the device. In short, what is the killer (phone)-app the iPhone won't have and millions of users will want?
Amazon UK lists the "i-mate JASJAR GSM" at £644 (about $800 excluding the 20% tax), an unlocked Apple iPhone will be about $800-$900.
There are many situations where using movie- an music clips from regular media is essential and legal, the DRM in Vista will make it harder if not impossible to do. Like somebody who produces private wedding movies is allowed to use mainstream music and broadcasting a HD-movie clip in a news item is also perfectly legal but prohibited by the Vista DRM.
The next revolution in TV is probably going to be user generated content, think of different TV channels for different genres or big sites like Google and Youtube having there own channels with daily shows. Think of worldwide broadcasting, worldwide advertising, user generated content, a new way of watching TV. In short, a revolution in TV land.
Google and Apple are good friends now, there are many options i think. Google advertising specially tailored for a TV audience (a new market), a cut on each iTV, content providers paying for a top spot on the main page. Or a combination but a monthly fee won't work, it has to be something 'free'.
All YouTube clips get downgraded to the familiar size and quality we know now but they keep the original content on servers unused, same for Google's movies and other sites. Streaming them in high quality to the iTV would make the big difference, it all depends how well they can handle the enormous data transfers.
They mount on the desktop and music can be dragged from iTunes onto the drive. Set the iTunes preffs to MP3 and he can use any MP3 player that mounts as a HD.