I'm from The Netherlands. Once I ordered 4 DVDs from Amazon.com (US Site). When the DVDs failed to arrive I contacted Amazon. They send replacements immediately, no questions asked.
Other than that, only good experiences with any Amazon site - and I've used four different ones in total.
Good argument.
Although, at my university the new sysop was a real Mac-head, and was hell bent on replacing all the Windows boxes in the library with eMacs running OSX. When he finally managed to convinced the board, most students were angry and frustrated, not knowing where to find things on this unfamiliar OS, and looking for the floppy drive and right mouse button...
In other words, exposing kids to something new in a school (oh my god!) isn't gonna hurt them.
Besides... I could probably use your argument against teaching kids a second language... or even music.
Nothing against teaching kids a second language, as long as the primary language is taught properly. In the big bad world of computers Windows *is* the primary language, like it or not. Nothing wrong with teaching kids about Linux or OSX, but the main focus should be to teach them the stuff they'll need IRL first. Linux is great, but for most folks it *is* a fringe OS.
Basically the argument for different OSes is the same the argument for studying the writing of people from different cultures or times.
Dude, we're talking about primary school kids here. If the OP was considering installing Linux on the computers at a university I'd be all for it, but these are kids aged 4 to 12...
Don't like playing the devil's advocate, but I'll give it a go.
These kids probably run Windows on their computers at home. When they'll go to High School they'll be using Windows machines there. After they graduate they'll be using Windows machines at university. After they graduate from university they'll be using Windows at work.
Why confuse these kids with an OS which they most likely will never ever again use in their lives, unless they're geeks?
Have to disagree on this one. The iPod outsells other players in Japan because it is a better MP3 player than others. If it would have been the "cool factor" which drives such a large amount of sales, then Apple would be market leader in the OS market instead of Windows.
As for Japanese choosing an video game system out of nationalistic pride: utter nonsense. The XBox bombed in Japan because it lacked games which appeal to Japanese gamers. By your reasoning the XBox would be more popular than the Playstation in the US because it is an American product.
Lastly, Japanese buy Japanese cars because they're cheaper. A foreign car, even a little Peugeot 205 is seen as a luxury product and totally cool. Unfortunately most Japanese can't afford them, especially since parts and the compulsory car inspection are extremely expensive.
he true test for Microsoft and the 360 will be its staying power and ability to compete against the more-powerful, better-backed playstation. Because it had a headstart, the 360 made a good bit of money due to the cool-factor of being the first next-gen console.
This is Microsoft we're talking about. It HAS NO cool-factor, no matter how much money they spend on product placement like in "The Island" or tie-ins with MTV.
Also this is the first I've heard of XBox actually making money! Silly me, believing that the XBox division was a financial black hole for M$ all this time!
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Total bullshit. You obviously have never traveled outside of Tokyo. Sure, Tokyo and Osaka are pretty dense, but so are Manhattan and London. However most folks in Japan live in the countryside and let me tell you that it's very spacious.
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I'm from The Netherlands. Once I ordered 4 DVDs from Amazon.com (US Site). When the DVDs failed to arrive I contacted Amazon. They send replacements immediately, no questions asked. Other than that, only good experiences with any Amazon site - and I've used four different ones in total.
Can't wait for the Pippin 2!
Can't wait for them to release Service Pack 1, and then I'll consider upgrading ^_^
Good argument.
Although, at my university the new sysop was a real Mac-head, and was hell bent on replacing all the Windows boxes in the library with eMacs running OSX. When he finally managed to convinced the board, most students were angry and frustrated, not knowing where to find things on this unfamiliar OS, and looking for the floppy drive and right mouse button...
In other words, exposing kids to something new in a school (oh my god!) isn't gonna hurt them. Besides... I could probably use your argument against teaching kids a second language... or even music.
Nothing against teaching kids a second language, as long as the primary language is taught properly. In the big bad world of computers Windows *is* the primary language, like it or not. Nothing wrong with teaching kids about Linux or OSX, but the main focus should be to teach them the stuff they'll need IRL first. Linux is great, but for most folks it *is* a fringe OS.
Basically the argument for different OSes is the same the argument for studying the writing of people from different cultures or times.
Dude, we're talking about primary school kids here. If the OP was considering installing Linux on the computers at a university I'd be all for it, but these are kids aged 4 to 12...
Don't like playing the devil's advocate, but I'll give it a go.
These kids probably run Windows on their computers at home.
When they'll go to High School they'll be using Windows machines there.
After they graduate they'll be using Windows machines at university.
After they graduate from university they'll be using Windows at work.
Why confuse these kids with an OS which they most likely will never ever again use in their lives, unless they're geeks?
Ergo, the cool factor doesn't count.
Oooo don't you worry. The Borg have assimilated my old Dell. Apparently resistance was futi...
Microsoft lately has been challenging Linux's suitability for older hardware
I'd love to try to get Windows Vista running on my old 366Mhz Dell laptop...
Have to disagree on this one. The iPod outsells other players in Japan because it is a better MP3 player than others.
If it would have been the "cool factor" which drives such a large amount of sales, then Apple would be market leader in the OS market instead of Windows.
As for Japanese choosing an video game system out of nationalistic pride: utter nonsense. The XBox bombed in Japan because it lacked games which appeal to Japanese gamers. By your reasoning the XBox would be more popular than the Playstation in the US because it is an American product.
Lastly, Japanese buy Japanese cars because they're cheaper. A foreign car, even a little Peugeot 205 is seen as a luxury product and totally cool. Unfortunately most Japanese can't afford them, especially since parts and the compulsory car inspection are extremely expensive.
Question. Do you think your mom will be able to distinguish between 960 x 540 pixels and 1,920 x 1,080 pixels?
In many countries you can get broadband for that.
Guess this means "male astronauts only".
he true test for Microsoft and the 360 will be its staying power and ability to compete against the more-powerful, better-backed playstation. Because it had a headstart, the 360 made a good bit of money due to the cool-factor of being the first next-gen console. This is Microsoft we're talking about. It HAS NO cool-factor, no matter how much money they spend on product placement like in "The Island" or tie-ins with MTV.
Also this is the first I've heard of XBox actually making money! Silly me, believing that the XBox division was a financial black hole for M$ all this time!
If I were an American I would seriously be proud of this Lantos guy.
I guess this is actually a pretty smart move on Slashdot's part. Nobody reads the stories anyway...
Really? How do you account then for sites getting slashdotted?
"Invalid bid. We have detected you are using an AMD processor. You are limited to five bids per month. Click here to find good deals on PCs running Intel chips on eBay!"
Total bullshit.
You obviously have never traveled outside of Tokyo.
Sure, Tokyo and Osaka are pretty dense, but so are Manhattan and London. However most folks in Japan live in the countryside and let me tell you that it's very spacious.
Which happens to be the majority, you know.
Well, if they'd integrate an iPod into one of those I'd be very tempted to get one!
The second Google sets up an auction site I'll cancel my eBay account ^_^
At least people are still waiting for this to come out after all these years.
It broke my heart when the next gen Amiga stopped making the list...
You paid for that torrent traffic, and if they don't carry it that's as good as stealing.
Some would argue that downloading copyrighted content with Bittorrent is also as good as stealing...