I can't agree more... with linux, most new hardware tends to need some googling, some head scratching, and so forth
but once those things work in linux, well they often work out of the box. Take for instance my friends computer I just installed ubuntu on. I thought I was going to need to use ndiswrapper to get the wireless-G linksys pci card to work. Much to my surprise it worked out of the box! Now thats progress, I just hope it gets faster for products that are new on the market.
but seriously, VMware Fusion is for OSX only and offers desktop integration. The rest are for linux and windows. Server & Player are free, as is ACE i think, but the rest are generally for cost.
most likely you're only going to get half that range in the near future, but even that wouldn't be half bad so long as the time it takes to recharge is reasonable.
I for one applaud Microsoft, now everyone can finally catch up to the synth music eternalized in the 80's! All you require is a dual core computer wit 2GB of RAM with Windows Vista Genuine Ultimate Edition and every last shred of your human dignity. And if you have no dignity left, no need to worry, they can loan that out since they know you'll be paying it back with interest when Windows 7 comes out!
I have a feeling that if we had 100% control over precisely where our taxes went for every penny, we'd just end up using it to give ourselves a stimulus each year. What would be more likely is if each citizen had the ability to dedicate say 25% of their total taxes to what they want, and the other 75% can go to where its needed as determined by the government.
I think the guy's main point was "give it a try, you might just like it". It didn't sound in any way like he was trying to make you a convert, it was more for someone like him who as come to not exactly enjoy their windows experience due to all the bloat of modern day security apps business tend to require.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the biggest reason most malware exists is because the default user in Windows is an Administrator level user, whereas in Linux you usually have to run as sudo or as root to do the real damage. Of course its highly likely most people would put in their root password if asked because common tasks like updating and changing system settings also requires the password. Well you probably can't win either way, but the harder it is for the malware to automatically install itself the better.
Having used a linux desktop for both work and at home now for everything I do for 3 years now (except gaming, in which Windows' painfully slow start up time constantly draws my ire), I have to say I'm pretty pleased with how fast day-to-day operations are, even in Gnome on Ubuntu. Programs open much faster, and with the help of the preload readahead daemon the subsequent times I open Firefox or even Lotus Notes are blazing fast. The fact is once you get the system set up the first time, hopefully with as little pain as possible when it comes to things that tend to not always work out of the box such as wireless and sound, there's nothing else in your way between you and your internet surfing, chatting, music listening, iPod syncinc, and about everything else most people need a desktop OS for. I think maybe some people expect more from Linux than what they expect to be able to do from Windows and perhaps that is what causes such misconceptions.
you do realize that if you multiply a nickel times several hundred million people EVERY DAY you get a pretty sizable number. Try thinking large scale next time and maybe you'll start to understand what's going on here.
well thats easily taken care, just travel back in time with your flux capacitor to buy a flux capacitor when they were still in stock. Oh wait, logic error!
I could try to dig up facts about how many linux based servers and clusters there are, or even the millions of people that actually use Mac or Linux as a desktop OS but oh hey you don't care about 5% of the population anyway. Thats 1 in 20 people just so ya know.
that's my take on it, I'm guessing there's still countless millions who haven't purchased their converter box yet... dont ya just love when people try to product their own scandal! its so... scandalous!
Quantifying the amount of money lost to pirating must be next to impossible. First off, you have to deduct the number of people who would have never bought it even if there weren't a free version available. Then you have to deduct the number of people who actually do buy it after pirating it as sort of a test run to see if they'd actually like to "own" it. Only after you filter out those cases can you truly get down to the list of people who pirate and even if they had the means to buy it wouldn't because they don't believe they should have to pay for it.
as far as I'm concerned the only people they should be going after are those who sell bootleg copies, as they are actually making money off of it.
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easy peasy looks like crap in comparison, they really need to ditch the rainbowy-hippy look. Personally I've come to like eeeBuntu better.
I can't agree more... with linux, most new hardware tends to need some googling, some head scratching, and so forth
but once those things work in linux, well they often work out of the box. Take for instance my friends computer I just installed ubuntu on. I thought I was going to need to use ndiswrapper to get the wireless-G linksys pci card to work. Much to my surprise it worked out of the box! Now thats progress, I just hope it gets faster for products that are new on the market.
Vista failed to detect the network card during install, leaving us without an internet connection until a driver was downloaded on another computer.
so much for "it just works".
wear one of those head covering mosquito nets, or like what Beekeepers wear. that would be pretty funny :)
7. Windows 7 Total Shit Xtreem
oh yes, the "Extreme" craze of the late 90's is making a comeback retro future style!
funny :)
but seriously, VMware Fusion is for OSX only and offers desktop integration. The rest are for linux and windows. Server & Player are free, as is ACE i think, but the rest are generally for cost.
Not to be confused with the "Fuck Me" tool, which surreptitiously installs Vista
it was also flagging irs.gov, no taxes for you!
most likely you're only going to get half that range in the near future, but even that wouldn't be half bad so long as the time it takes to recharge is reasonable.
I for one applaud Microsoft, now everyone can finally catch up to the synth music eternalized in the 80's! All you require is a dual core computer wit 2GB of RAM with Windows Vista Genuine Ultimate Edition and every last shred of your human dignity. And if you have no dignity left, no need to worry, they can loan that out since they know you'll be paying it back with interest when Windows 7 comes out!
I have a feeling that if we had 100% control over precisely where our taxes went for every penny, we'd just end up using it to give ourselves a stimulus each year. What would be more likely is if each citizen had the ability to dedicate say 25% of their total taxes to what they want, and the other 75% can go to where its needed as determined by the government.
I think the guy's main point was "give it a try, you might just like it". It didn't sound in any way like he was trying to make you a convert, it was more for someone like him who as come to not exactly enjoy their windows experience due to all the bloat of modern day security apps business tend to require.
he said "as easy as windows", not "as fast as windows". 20 minute boot time isn't easy nor difficult, just slow and frustrating.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the biggest reason most malware exists is because the default user in Windows is an Administrator level user, whereas in Linux you usually have to run as sudo or as root to do the real damage. Of course its highly likely most people would put in their root password if asked because common tasks like updating and changing system settings also requires the password. Well you probably can't win either way, but the harder it is for the malware to automatically install itself the better.
There are worms out there that actually disable your anti-virus updates from actually occurring while telling you that they have updated.
Having used a linux desktop for both work and at home now for everything I do for 3 years now (except gaming, in which Windows' painfully slow start up time constantly draws my ire), I have to say I'm pretty pleased with how fast day-to-day operations are, even in Gnome on Ubuntu. Programs open much faster, and with the help of the preload readahead daemon the subsequent times I open Firefox or even Lotus Notes are blazing fast. The fact is once you get the system set up the first time, hopefully with as little pain as possible when it comes to things that tend to not always work out of the box such as wireless and sound, there's nothing else in your way between you and your internet surfing, chatting, music listening, iPod syncinc, and about everything else most people need a desktop OS for. I think maybe some people expect more from Linux than what they expect to be able to do from Windows and perhaps that is what causes such misconceptions.
you do realize that if you multiply a nickel times several hundred million people EVERY DAY you get a pretty sizable number. Try thinking large scale next time and maybe you'll start to understand what's going on here.
well thats easily taken care, just travel back in time with your flux capacitor to buy a flux capacitor when they were still in stock. Oh wait, logic error!
I could try to dig up facts about how many linux based servers and clusters there are, or even the millions of people that actually use Mac or Linux as a desktop OS but oh hey you don't care about 5% of the population anyway. Thats 1 in 20 people just so ya know.
that's my take on it, I'm guessing there's still countless millions who haven't purchased their converter box yet... dont ya just love when people try to product their own scandal! its so... scandalous!
Quantifying the amount of money lost to pirating must be next to impossible. First off, you have to deduct the number of people who would have never bought it even if there weren't a free version available. Then you have to deduct the number of people who actually do buy it after pirating it as sort of a test run to see if they'd actually like to "own" it. Only after you filter out those cases can you truly get down to the list of people who pirate and even if they had the means to buy it wouldn't because they don't believe they should have to pay for it.
as far as I'm concerned the only people they should be going after are those who sell bootleg copies, as they are actually making money off of it.
musta been the ads then, I only looked at the source for the page and didn't bother further
Flash wins, though I imagine its biased because googlefights is Flash based :P
I doubt it matters, both words have no real meaning in modern day society anyway, so their only significance is historical.
Its easier to blame the messenger, didn't you get the memo?