With regard to the "why do I have to reboot my computer" comment... Honestly the world has been way too forgiving about what requires a reboot in Windows. And that's something that whole teams have been responsible for trying to reduce. It still boggles my mind how many times a Windows machine needs to be rebooted as a part of it's life versus my Mac (though it often has to be rebooted too - it's not perfect either).
Augh. The entire concept of MinWin has been lost to time. It's NOT a custom kernel. It's NOT a kernel rewrite. It is, and always was, the literal minimal version of Windows. MinWin was never a shipping feature that any customer would care about - in fact in the first iteration it was intended as the first, required, component of Windows embedded - the fully componentized version of Windows.
Oy vey. Talk about a solution in search of a problem. WINE exists because there is a huge amount of Windows applications that would be ideal to run on Linux. What on earth is the point of this? Am I just missing something completely obvious?
now that iTunes is reliant on Sony for it's data? Sony will surely extort their way into becoming part of the chain - forcing Apple to use something other than Gracenote.
That would require them admitting they did wrong. It's much easier to claim national security is at risk. Feels a sneeze coming on.... ahh... ahh... McCarthy!
That's a pretty big caveat to throw in there. As of the release of the application store, those hard-engineered apps become just a sampling. There are some pretty creative ideas, and the SDK totally lowers the bar for entry for developers.
Can you find me one historical example of Microsoft doing exactly that? Microsoft has historically used their patent portfolio LITERALLY as a defensive mechanism. When aggressive patent filers/enforcers come out swinging, THEN Microsoft brings out the portfolio, in much more of a "do you really want to pick the fight you think you want to pick"? Microsoft has not employed SCO-like tactics that I can recall. Perhaps I don't remember specific incidents that you are thinking of.
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With regard to the "why do I have to reboot my computer" comment... Honestly the world has been way too forgiving about what requires a reboot in Windows. And that's something that whole teams have been responsible for trying to reduce. It still boggles my mind how many times a Windows machine needs to be rebooted as a part of it's life versus my Mac (though it often has to be rebooted too - it's not perfect either).
Clarification... "Generally, people only care about liberty when they understand it's their freedom being directly threatened."
http://labs.mozilla.com/featured-projects/#weave - though still in beta, was impressive last time I tried it. Just wish there was a similar feature for Safari on Mac and IE on Windows...
When was MinWin exactly a "promised feature", and by whom?
Augh. The entire concept of MinWin has been lost to time. It's NOT a custom kernel. It's NOT a kernel rewrite. It is, and always was, the literal minimal version of Windows. MinWin was never a shipping feature that any customer would care about - in fact in the first iteration it was intended as the first, required, component of Windows embedded - the fully componentized version of Windows.
The Apple stores sell toilet paper now?
Oy vey. Talk about a solution in search of a problem. WINE exists because there is a huge amount of Windows applications that would be ideal to run on Linux. What on earth is the point of this? Am I just missing something completely obvious?
Your reply is perfectly cromulent
I've thought about that... how come more people aren't thinking about it?
now that iTunes is reliant on Sony for it's data? Sony will surely extort their way into becoming part of the chain - forcing Apple to use something other than Gracenote.
IIRC, Trinitron wasn't a product, it was a tech tradename... Sony TV's featured Trinitron...
You're really installing Windows via winnt32 every time? You should just use Sysprep and keep your image up to date...
Fair enough. Thank you for the reply, and not doing it in an incendiary manner.
Absolutely. Because they want to eat your brains. THEN kill you.
Um. No. I meant McCarthy. Are we familiar with U.S. History?
He must be a spy. Or from Minnesota. One or the other, surely.
We can't be sure he's dead. Not until we've found his stockpile of Weapons of Mass Distraction. And his army of clones waiting with them.
If he's smart, Santa has been outsourcing his "naughty/nice" list generation to the Fed. After all - I think they know WAY more than he does.
Parent is modded as flamebait. I can't decide if he really was trolling, or if it was meant to be funny.
I can't believe you don't know who Schneider is! He's the witty "Super" from One Day at a Time.
Seriously, though, I think he meant Schneier.
Damned liberals! You must be right - because the term "warrantless wiretapping" sounds SO inline with the Constitution.
Somehow I think Saddam Hussein's name is off that list. He doesn't travel much anymore.
Whew. Much better.
But really. It's all for the greater good.
That's a pretty big caveat to throw in there. As of the release of the application store, those hard-engineered apps become just a sampling. There are some pretty creative ideas, and the SDK totally lowers the bar for entry for developers.
Can you find me one historical example of Microsoft doing exactly that? Microsoft has historically used their patent portfolio LITERALLY as a defensive mechanism. When aggressive patent filers/enforcers come out swinging, THEN Microsoft brings out the portfolio, in much more of a "do you really want to pick the fight you think you want to pick"? Microsoft has not employed SCO-like tactics that I can recall. Perhaps I don't remember specific incidents that you are thinking of.