When the MacBook Pro was released, Apple laptop performance was so far behind their competitors they had to jump on the Core Duo right away just to catch up. Sure, Apple could have released a Core Solo MacBook at a cheaper price. But the decision to make the MacMini a Core Duo machine killed that idea. The Mac Mini has pretty much always been an iBook without a screen, and there was no reason to believe that would change.
Expect the differentiation to occur with the release of the next Intel mobile chip. It would make sense for Apple to move the Pro line to 64-bit chips when they're available. It would mark a clear distinction not only for the portables, but also for the mini and the iMac.
Opinions. A**holes. I'm sure you can do the math. And count me in...
There were *two* press releases from MacAfee. If Hesseldahl had referred to them both instead of using inflammatory marketing and advertising techniques to characterize the Mac community this would never have made it to/. It's just more FUD designed to sell their crappy products.
Since we all have an as ^H^H opinion, this "blog" is closer to mine:
The internet isn't the property of the United States, and it's an incredible conceit to assume that it is. This is one of the dangers in continued US control over ICANN. I suspect that in the minds of some of the members of the current US administration foreign ideas automatically equate to dangerous ideas.
Fragmenting the internet along national or regional lines makes it that much easier to control. I have no doubt that certain governments would like to control their citizens' easy access to information, goods and services. Those governments aren't just in the Middle East or China.
Fragmentation is the first step. Taxation will be the second, both as a means to provide revenue and further restrict access. As paranoid as it sounds, it's about controlling people, not just the technology.
You're partly right in that it's not entirely new. But it is new.
Unlike traditional TV, preordering a show on iTunes allows the producer to gauge interest and demand. It's not the standard television "push" model that spends lots of money up front only to find that no one really cares after the fact. By attracting funding in advance by selling subscriptions, the production cost of the program can be partially offset. And you KNOW that you'll have an audience.
Admittedly that's not what's happening now. These shows weren't created FOR iTunes, and they became established the old fashioned way. But theoretically this model could be used to create targeted programming. To use an old Slashdot (and personal) favorite, how many people would subscribe in advance for a new season of "Firefly"? How much would they (and you) be willing to pay to make it happen? Just as musicians are viewing iTunes as a potential model to cut out the middle man record labels, independant video producers might find a similar benefit in directly reaching their audience.
Interesting that none of the Quicktime versions will play. Either they've been Slashdotted or the Sun screwed up the format. No problem getting Windows Media to play though. The perfect comment on the Simpsons world.
Let me get this straight: These are the same people who restrict internet and television content on the basis of "community standards". Our religious conservatives can't see anything that might be pornographic ("we don't know what it is, but we know it when we see it") and then bully companies that are providing a service that consumers clearly seem to want.
If California can have different standards than Alabama, then China can have different standards than America.
This is just half of the equation, isn't it? The other half is connecting the server to the internet. At 1000 km/hr and 9 km up. Without increasing the RF exposure to passengers who are already in an elevated radiation environment.
What's amazing to me is that no one has linked this issue to the fact that Apple has failed to release battery life numbers for the Macbook Pro.
True, reports say it's "about the same" as the PPC Powerbook. But expectations were that battery life would be better. Now there are additional questions to ask.
The only reason this is interesting is because Apple is the only vendor with a shipping CoreDuo system. We know the new systems are faster than the old ones. Quantifying how much faster is a nice exercise, but not really relevant. Is anyone *seriously* considering buying a PPC iMac at this point?
Now, when Windows hardware vendors ship CoreDuo products next month will we have the same uproar? I doubt it. I'm sure someone will benchmark application performance. But no one will care, because they'll be SECOND to market.
"Hi, my name is David Pogue. Prior to working for the New York Times I spent the past several years as a writer and editor at 'Macworld'. I know quite a bit about things Apple and Macintosh."
Which speaks to his technical knowledge (FSVO technical knowlege) but not necessarily to any personal bias he may have towards Apple.
Let's see...the hardware costs about $900. It comes with MacOSX and iLife '06. Apple sells that software for about $200 retail. Plus you get features that aren't available on most PC's, like the built in iSight camera--and the software to run it is an integral part of the OS.
I think the *value* of the Mac package exceeds the budget basement PC you're trying to compare it to. Price out the software for the PC to match the Mac and it won't even be close.
I didn't believe this, but I'm starting to see that it must be true. The American melting pot is full of bleach. If you want to be successful here, forget where you came from and behave just like the "normal" white folks.
We're not the Borg here. Assimilation isn't required. Is it really that hard to respect and accept cultural differences? It's got nothing to do with the workplace in any event. Can the person in question do the job? If so, it doesn't matter where they're from or what color or gender they are.
On a related note: if I could, I would gladly pay a nominal fee to watch serial shows like BsG, FF, etc. without commercials. If I could buy access to what amounts to about 40 minutes of actual content, skip the commercials, and see the show in high def, I'd GLADLY pay the content producers.
You have most of this, at least for BsG. It's available on iTunes the day after broadcast, without commercials, for $1.99. Now if only Apple would get going on the high def content.
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A couple of things about the ministore:
iTunes apparently only uses the "Artist" info to determine what you're playing, and suggest similar tunes. It does this for ALL music in your library, not just items that you've purchased from the iTunes Music Store.
This is why it appears that the ministore doesn't change if the next item in your playlist is also from the same artist. If the artist info is blank, the ministore shows the default page, which appears to be the top downloads of the day.
As others have said, this can be easily turned off. Since you're not signed into the Music Store (indeed, you don't even need to have an account at the Music Store) it's very likely there's no personal information being collected. So in reality this more like adware than spyware. If it entices you to create an account at the Music Store and make a purchase, Apple will gain something. (And so will you, as you'll have new music you may not have been aware of) If you turn it off, it's no different from earlier versions of iTunes.
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Yes, but this is a temporary situation.
When the MacBook Pro was released, Apple laptop performance was so far behind their competitors they had to jump on the Core Duo right away just to catch up. Sure, Apple could have released a Core Solo MacBook at a cheaper price. But the decision to make the MacMini a Core Duo machine killed that idea. The Mac Mini has pretty much always been an iBook without a screen, and there was no reason to believe that would change.
Expect the differentiation to occur with the release of the next Intel mobile chip. It would make sense for Apple to move the Pro line to 64-bit chips when they're available. It would mark a clear distinction not only for the portables, but also for the mini and the iMac.
Opinions. A**holes. I'm sure you can do the math. And count me in...
/. It's just more FUD designed to sell their crappy products.
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There were *two* press releases from MacAfee. If Hesseldahl had referred to them both instead of using
inflammatory marketing and advertising techniques to characterize the Mac community this would never
have made it to
Since we all have an as ^H^H opinion, this "blog" is closer to mine:
http://comment.zdnet.co.uk/other/0,39020682,39267
I do not think that word means what you think it means.
Did someone secretly teleport Seattle to France when I wasn't looking?
Not just Macs. Steve Jobs' quote at the shareholders meeting was something like: "We like switchers too."
Ignore the MOTD.
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The internet isn't the property of the United States, and it's an incredible conceit to assume that it is. This is one of the dangers in continued US control over ICANN. I suspect that in the minds of some of the members of the current US administration foreign ideas automatically equate to dangerous ideas.
Fragmenting the internet along national or regional lines makes it that much easier to control. I have no doubt that certain governments would like to control their citizens' easy access to information, goods and services. Those governments aren't just in the Middle East or China.
Fragmentation is the first step. Taxation will be the second, both as a means to provide revenue and further restrict access. As paranoid as it sounds, it's about controlling people, not just the technology.
The Microsoft is intrusive. Aggressive. Adversarial. It wishes to control the game.
Computer manufacturers will not find customers with Microsoft. The Microsoft release schedule is not linear.
Choosing July 4th as the launch date. NASA's recent record has given me an old "Schoolhouse Rock" earworm:
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"There's gonna be fireworks...on the 4th of July. .
Scrap the shuttle already. It's better at killing astronauts than doing manned science in space.
You're partly right in that it's not entirely new. But it is new.
Unlike traditional TV, preordering a show on iTunes allows the producer to gauge interest and demand. It's not the standard television "push" model that spends lots of money up front only to find that no one really cares after the fact. By attracting funding in advance by selling subscriptions, the production cost of the program can be partially offset. And you KNOW that you'll have an audience.
Admittedly that's not what's happening now. These shows weren't created FOR iTunes, and they became established the old fashioned way. But theoretically this model could be used to create targeted programming. To use an old Slashdot (and personal) favorite, how many people would subscribe in advance for a new season of "Firefly"? How much would they (and you) be willing to pay to make it happen? Just as musicians are viewing iTunes as a potential model to cut out the middle man record labels, independant video producers might find a similar benefit in directly reaching their audience.
MacOS X 10.4.5, Quicktime Player 7.0.3. If it will play anywhere it should play THERE you would think. But I do appreciate the suggestion.
Interesting that none of the Quicktime versions will play. Either they've been Slashdotted or the Sun screwed up the format. No problem getting Windows Media to play though. The perfect comment on the Simpsons world.
We're spending our research dollars on HIV in the wrong way!
Beam me up, Scotty.
Let me get this straight: These are the same people who restrict internet and television content on the basis of "community standards". Our religious conservatives can't see anything that might be pornographic ("we don't know what it is, but we know it when we see it") and then bully companies that are providing a service that consumers clearly seem to want.
If California can have different standards than Alabama, then China can have different standards than America.
This is just half of the equation, isn't it? The other half is connecting the server to the internet. At 1000 km/hr and 9 km up. Without increasing the RF exposure to passengers who are already in an elevated radiation environment.
Or does the patent only describe the prior art?
What's amazing to me is that no one has linked this issue to the fact that Apple has failed to release battery life numbers for the Macbook Pro.
True, reports say it's "about the same" as the PPC Powerbook. But expectations were that battery life would be better. Now there are additional questions to ask.
The only reason this is interesting is because Apple is the only vendor with a shipping CoreDuo system. We know the new systems are faster than the old ones. Quantifying how much faster is a nice exercise, but not really relevant. Is anyone *seriously* considering buying a PPC iMac at this point?
Now, when Windows hardware vendors ship CoreDuo products next month will we have the same uproar? I doubt it. I'm sure someone will benchmark application performance. But no one will care, because they'll be SECOND to market.
"Hi, my name is David Pogue. Prior to working for the New York Times I spent the past several years as a writer and editor at 'Macworld'. I know quite a bit about things Apple and Macintosh."
Which speaks to his technical knowledge (FSVO technical knowlege) but not necessarily to any personal bias he may have towards Apple.
DoublePlusUngood...
Let's see...the hardware costs about $900. It comes with MacOSX and iLife '06. Apple sells that software for about $200 retail. Plus you get features that aren't available on most PC's, like the built in iSight camera--and the software to run it is an integral part of the OS.
I think the *value* of the Mac package exceeds the budget basement PC you're trying to compare it to. Price out the software for the PC to match the Mac and it won't even be close.
Since when is culture a choice?
I didn't believe this, but I'm starting to see that it must be true. The American melting pot is full of bleach. If you want to be successful here, forget where you came from and behave just like the "normal" white folks.
We're not the Borg here. Assimilation isn't required. Is it really that hard to respect and accept cultural differences? It's got nothing to do with the workplace in any event. Can the person in question do the job? If so, it doesn't matter where they're from or what color or gender they are.
You have most of this, at least for BsG. It's available on iTunes the day after broadcast, without commercials, for $1.99. Now if only Apple would get going on the high def content.
A couple of things about the ministore: iTunes apparently only uses the "Artist" info to determine what you're playing, and suggest similar tunes. It does this for ALL music in your library, not just items that you've purchased from the iTunes Music Store. This is why it appears that the ministore doesn't change if the next item in your playlist is also from the same artist. If the artist info is blank, the ministore shows the default page, which appears to be the top downloads of the day. As others have said, this can be easily turned off. Since you're not signed into the Music Store (indeed, you don't even need to have an account at the Music Store) it's very likely there's no personal information being collected. So in reality this more like adware than spyware. If it entices you to create an account at the Music Store and make a purchase, Apple will gain something. (And so will you, as you'll have new music you may not have been aware of) If you turn it off, it's no different from earlier versions of iTunes.