Maybe you're right, I dunno. I just fail to see how anyone at Apple that has a brain would think a buggy unoffical app is going to cause someone to switch their entire platform to one which is one big buggy app.:)
What I am saying is that whoever is downloading Safari already HAS a Mac, they are already an Apple customer by default. Unless you are saying that Safari's unreleased betas are so horribly horribly buggy that someone would ditch their $1500-$4000 macintosh and go to a PC (as opposed to just using Mozilla or IE) then Apple isn't losing any customers. As I'm sure you know Apple customer are in general alot more loyal than PC customers, almost zealot like, so I doubt one buggy app is going to send them screaming to Microsoft.
I do however agree with Apple putting a stop to it. If the releases haven't been deemed ready for public consumption then they shouldn't be released. Apple is trying to protect customers from buggy apps, but I don't see at as an attempt to avoid losing customers.
"And Apple just likes to throw temper tantrums. They probably lost more customers by canceling this program and making a stink than they would have lost by having betas escape into the wild."
Considering Safari is a free download I don't think they are complaining much about lost customers.
Gamecube uses OpenGL, and there is a minimalistic port of OpenGL to the Playstation 2 (Not the linux OS on PS2, although there is one for that as well).
The post office has been pretty peeved over the usage and meaning of the term "Going Postal", but haven't had much success stopping it's usage. The makers of Spam the meat haven't been to thrilled with it's usage when referring to junk email either, but haven't stopped it. Even if Google gets "to google" out of the lexicon, it will still be used rampantly. The only thing they will accomplish is making themselves look like asses for complaining in the first place.
Not to mention the fact that what you are buying, regardless of the prescense or abscense of RFID tags, is only a secret until you check out and a hu man being picks up and looks at every item in your cart to scan it through the register.
That's just plain wrong. Do a search for NASCAR, "Restrictor plate" and safety and you will come up with dozens of links that support the proposition that restrictor plates are to slow the cars down for safety purposes. Other factors are used to keep the cars on a level competition field.
In case you didn't notice, 220 MPH is more than 204 MPH, unless of course you are putting forth the proposition that the Civic is bone stock and comparing it to the 180mph version.
And that still doesn't change the endurance question that fishbowl brought up, the technological questions that ellem brought up, or the simple fact that I stated..200mph is 200mph, as it is the NASCAR cars are too fast for the tracks and have to run restrictor plates. Other than adding something that much harder to diagnos in the pits / break in a crash, what further advantages do you think fuel injection, etc. would provide?
"I mean we're talking 1970s automotive technology. A riced up Honda civic could probably go faster then these anachronisms."
The 1969 Dodge Daytona Superbird NASCAR version went in excess of 220 MPH on the bonneville salt flats. The most powerful street version was said to be capable of 180 MPH. That is one SERIOUSLY riced up Honda.
Besides, how big of a geek do you have to be to think that technology plays a hand in everything? Even if you ignore the modern suspension that these cars have, racing is against a man and his machine vs another man and his machine. Racing would be racing if they were in steam powered buggies or the latest computer controlled coil-on-plug, solenoid valve super concept cars.
I remember doing a report on Gunther Gabel Williams back in the late 80s for school and bringing in "Cage Cleaner" for everyone to play. Nobody believed it existed back then either.
Once again another case for a "just joking" tag on Slashdot. Actually, no I don't chase girls that with big breasts that look like cheerleader barbie, I prefer brunettes over blondes (and redheads over brunettes, putting blondes last) and am I firm beliver in the phrase "more than a handful is a waste" when refering to breast size.
OK, no let's dither that down to a gold record selling artist. A gold record selling artist has sold 0.5 million records. As of last year Paul had over 163 million records to his name as a Beatle alone. He's been a successful solo act for over 3 decades now. That means he's sold probably 5 or 6 HUNDRED times as many albums as the average gold record artist. Now do the figuring. No figure in what the countless thousands of artists that never go gold make.
A local band called "The Drive" IIRC opened for Ted Nugent and Lynyrd Skynryd and were a great band. Problem is they never told how to get a CD, or how to ever hear from them again. I would have totally bought their CD or at least went to check them out at local clubs a few times if they had made some mention of how to do so.
The problem is the music industry used money made from successful acts to make up for the losses took on unsuccesful acts. I'm sure they don't just take Britney's million dollars and give to little-known-band #5, but rather, they probably give less of a cut to both. It's probably not really fair to either of them that way, but other than taking the loss on unsuccessful bands it's probably the only way. Maybe one day the technology that the RIAA refuses to embrace will help artists stand on their own and either fail or become rich individually, but I still think there will need to be record labels for marketing purposes.
Todays rock bands don't even get the supermodel girlfriends, they get goth chicks with piercing in 7 different places. And Heroine, Cocain and LSD aren't even socially acceptable among rock stars anymore! Bah!
It's like the commercial for ITT Tech. when the guy says he's now the head of a "technology based" networking company. As opposed to....carrier pigeon based?
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Believe it or not we stopped in Barnes and Noble on our way to see "The Two Towers" on Saturday and I wanted to buy "Art of Deception". I didn't see it and as soon as I saw the cute little red head working behind the service desk I asked myself the same question. I hope to go back and order it and I'll let you know then.:)
But seriously, are you suggesting that any man has ever used HONESTY to get a date?:)
Wow, I like your math. Can you please tell me how as a business person I can sell my product without the stores getting a cut and without having to pay for materials, duplication, and advertising?
Don't get me wrong I get your point, but you can take half of that 14,500,000 USD away for middle men, that 7,250,000 Say another dollar for cd duplication, jewel cases, printed inserts etc, and that 6,250,000. Say a million for advertising and paying radio stations to play the songs ten zillion times a day, that 5,250,00. Factor in the million or so they lost producing albums that didn't sell platinum, that 5,250,000.....
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Maybe you're right, I dunno. I just fail to see how anyone at Apple that has a brain would think a buggy unoffical app is going to cause someone to switch their entire platform to one which is one big buggy app. :)
What I am saying is that whoever is downloading Safari already HAS a Mac, they are already an Apple customer by default. Unless you are saying that Safari's unreleased betas are so horribly horribly buggy that someone would ditch their $1500-$4000 macintosh and go to a PC (as opposed to just using Mozilla or IE) then Apple isn't losing any customers. As I'm sure you know Apple customer are in general alot more loyal than PC customers, almost zealot like, so I doubt one buggy app is going to send them screaming to Microsoft. I do however agree with Apple putting a stop to it. If the releases haven't been deemed ready for public consumption then they shouldn't be released. Apple is trying to protect customers from buggy apps, but I don't see at as an attempt to avoid losing customers.
They can run the Beta without a Mac? If not it doesn't matter if they download Safari from a legitimate source or an illegimate one.
Considering Safari is a free download I don't think they are complaining much about lost customers.
What about Apple? Is Apple ready for the desktop? Seriously has Apple lost so much marketshare that non-Windows now automatically means Linux?
How dare you call Mr Radebaugh an anonymous coward!
Gamecube uses OpenGL, and there is a minimalistic port of OpenGL to the Playstation 2 (Not the linux OS on PS2, although there is one for that as well).
Near as I can tell it's best described as competition for Pinnacle's Commotion.
That depends on if the bouncy ball bounces in, or back out.
The post office has been pretty peeved over the usage and meaning of the term "Going Postal", but haven't had much success stopping it's usage. The makers of Spam the meat haven't been to thrilled with it's usage when referring to junk email either, but haven't stopped it. Even if Google gets "to google" out of the lexicon, it will still be used rampantly. The only thing they will accomplish is making themselves look like asses for complaining in the first place.
Not to mention the fact that what you are buying, regardless of the prescense or abscense of RFID tags, is only a secret until you check out and a hu man being picks up and looks at every item in your cart to scan it through the register.
That's just plain wrong. Do a search for NASCAR, "Restrictor plate" and safety and you will come up with dozens of links that support the proposition that restrictor plates are to slow the cars down for safety purposes. Other factors are used to keep the cars on a level competition field.
Maybe for you, but I'd prefer to be addicted to Angelina Jolie dressed up like Lara Croft any day!
In case you didn't notice, 220 MPH is more than 204 MPH, unless of course you are putting forth the proposition that the Civic is bone stock and comparing it to the 180mph version. And that still doesn't change the endurance question that fishbowl brought up, the technological questions that ellem brought up, or the simple fact that I stated..200mph is 200mph, as it is the NASCAR cars are too fast for the tracks and have to run restrictor plates. Other than adding something that much harder to diagnos in the pits / break in a crash, what further advantages do you think fuel injection, etc. would provide?
The 1969 Dodge Daytona Superbird NASCAR version went in excess of 220 MPH on the bonneville salt flats. The most powerful street version was said to be capable of 180 MPH. That is one SERIOUSLY riced up Honda. Besides, how big of a geek do you have to be to think that technology plays a hand in everything? Even if you ignore the modern suspension that these cars have, racing is against a man and his machine vs another man and his machine. Racing would be racing if they were in steam powered buggies or the latest computer controlled coil-on-plug, solenoid valve super concept cars.
I remember doing a report on Gunther Gabel Williams back in the late 80s for school and bringing in "Cage Cleaner" for everyone to play. Nobody believed it existed back then either.
I don't like the taste of metal. ;-)
Once again another case for a "just joking" tag on Slashdot. Actually, no I don't chase girls that with big breasts that look like cheerleader barbie, I prefer brunettes over blondes (and redheads over brunettes, putting blondes last) and am I firm beliver in the phrase "more than a handful is a waste" when refering to breast size.
OK, no let's dither that down to a gold record selling artist. A gold record selling artist has sold 0.5 million records. As of last year Paul had over 163 million records to his name as a Beatle alone. He's been a successful solo act for over 3 decades now. That means he's sold probably 5 or 6 HUNDRED times as many albums as the average gold record artist. Now do the figuring. No figure in what the countless thousands of artists that never go gold make.
A local band called "The Drive" IIRC opened for Ted Nugent and Lynyrd Skynryd and were a great band. Problem is they never told how to get a CD, or how to ever hear from them again. I would have totally bought their CD or at least went to check them out at local clubs a few times if they had made some mention of how to do so.
The problem is the music industry used money made from successful acts to make up for the losses took on unsuccesful acts. I'm sure they don't just take Britney's million dollars and give to little-known-band #5, but rather, they probably give less of a cut to both. It's probably not really fair to either of them that way, but other than taking the loss on unsuccessful bands it's probably the only way. Maybe one day the technology that the RIAA refuses to embrace will help artists stand on their own and either fail or become rich individually, but I still think there will need to be record labels for marketing purposes.
Todays rock bands don't even get the supermodel girlfriends, they get goth chicks with piercing in 7 different places. And Heroine, Cocain and LSD aren't even socially acceptable among rock stars anymore! Bah!
It's like the commercial for ITT Tech. when the guy says he's now the head of a "technology based" networking company. As opposed to....carrier pigeon based?
Believe it or not we stopped in Barnes and Noble on our way to see "The Two Towers" on Saturday and I wanted to buy "Art of Deception". I didn't see it and as soon as I saw the cute little red head working behind the service desk I asked myself the same question. I hope to go back and order it and I'll let you know then. :)
But seriously, are you suggesting that any man has ever used HONESTY to get a date? :)
Wow, I like your math. Can you please tell me how as a business person I can sell my product without the stores getting a cut and without having to pay for materials, duplication, and advertising? Don't get me wrong I get your point, but you can take half of that 14,500,000 USD away for middle men, that 7,250,000 Say another dollar for cd duplication, jewel cases, printed inserts etc, and that 6,250,000. Say a million for advertising and paying radio stations to play the songs ten zillion times a day, that 5,250,00. Factor in the million or so they lost producing albums that didn't sell platinum, that 5,250,000.....