I bough my computer 4 years ago, as I entered college. My computer has actually done a good job "keeping up with the times." I survived a few CS classes and several EE classes that required some cpu-intensive applications. All of this goes to say, that if you want your student to have a computer that will still be productive years from now, go ahead and invest the extra few dollars now. It will save at least some frustration on those late-night Matlab labs or coding sessions.
Believe me, I've seen people who settled for the cheap computer (...my roomate), and I think he has spent more $ on Advil in the long run then he would have spent for the upgrade.
Because, for some reason I find myself really doubting that people that were paying pennies for songs are going to suddenly turn around and start paying an order of magnitude more.
I'm pretty sure it is not a question of how much the consumer will pay (to a reasonable extent), but rather a question of legality.
Yes, I'm sure more people would buy a Ferrari at $100. However, this is not justification for me to steal them and sell them at this price.
But after seeing articles like this, where the FBI already oversteps legal boundaries pertaining to email, I wonder if this will change anything at a government level?
because I immediately pictured several people chillin in a parking lot by a stadium. Then I pictured someone walking around with a laser "detecting" these people.
At Georgia Tech, if you are EE you take a digital design lab second year in which your final project is to program a robot. Robot or not, you're still sitting there debugging programs.
"My prediction would be that you can eliminate about 95% of the most dangerous worms, trojans and spybots currently in the wild if we could just get people to abstain from running every single piece of junk they stumble upon."
oh, and uh, don't put a store bought Sony music CD in there either. Spam can come in forms besides bright flashing "click me" banners.
"...the argument 'Google did that first' will come out. If anyone wants to be any threat to google at this point, they will have to do something completly original, and get a large market because of it."
Not true... Google wasn't the first to do maps, video, weather, etc. Google just made a better product. All it takes is someone else with an even better product to make some room in the market.
Well, the thing to note here is that the eight distributions of Vista cost more than all 8,000 distributions of linux. When its free to upgrade/change your OS, there is no problem. But when you have to pay $$ to upgrade, just to use that one new application, then it hurts.
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For all we know they hired 10,000 janitors and have trouble finding programmers.
Man, I don't even want to know what kind of sh*t goes on in there.
As a student, I give you my advice...
I bough my computer 4 years ago, as I entered college. My computer has actually done a good job "keeping up with the times." I survived a few CS classes and several EE classes that required some cpu-intensive applications. All of this goes to say, that if you want your student to have a computer that will still be productive years from now, go ahead and invest the extra few dollars now. It will save at least some frustration on those late-night Matlab labs or coding sessions.
Believe me, I've seen people who settled for the cheap computer (...my roomate), and I think he has spent more $ on Advil in the long run then he would have spent for the upgrade.
Ironic isn't it. The "pirates" are more honest than the corporations supposedly being harmed.
Or in light of the recent litigations, I guess you could say:
The "theives" are more honest than the corporations supposedly being harmed.
...yes, it is ironic
Because, for some reason I find myself really doubting that people that were paying pennies for songs are going to suddenly turn around and start paying an order of magnitude more.
I'm pretty sure it is not a question of how much the consumer will pay (to a reasonable extent), but rather a question of legality.
Yes, I'm sure more people would buy a Ferrari at $100. However, this is not justification for me to steal them and sell them at this price.But after seeing articles like this, where the FBI already oversteps legal boundaries pertaining to email, I wonder if this will change anything at a government level?
because I immediately pictured several people chillin in a parking lot by a stadium. Then I pictured someone walking around with a laser "detecting" these people.
I sea whaat u meean. THeir is no kneed for beta anything. Just releasE stuff as an final vershion, even if it isn'T fully ready yet.
PS - this is a *Beta* post. Spell checking to follow before final release...
Being in the beta stage is a path ALL software must follow.
just kidding... try this one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metcalfe's_Law
If you want to know:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metcalfe's_Law/
At Georgia Tech, if you are EE you take a digital design lab second year in which your final project is to program a robot. Robot or not, you're still sitting there debugging programs.
"My prediction would be that you can eliminate about 95% of the most dangerous worms, trojans and spybots currently in the wild if we could just get people to abstain from running every single piece of junk they stumble upon."
oh, and uh, don't put a store bought Sony music CD in there either. Spam can come in forms besides bright flashing "click me" banners.
Thanks, your check is in the mail... -AOL marketing dept.
"...the argument 'Google did that first' will come out. If anyone wants to be any threat to google at this point, they will have to do something completly original, and get a large market because of it."
Not true... Google wasn't the first to do maps, video, weather, etc. Google just made a better product. All it takes is someone else with an even better product to make some room in the market.
Well, the thing to note here is that the eight distributions of Vista cost more than all 8,000 distributions of linux. When its free to upgrade/change your OS, there is no problem. But when you have to pay $$ to upgrade, just to use that one new application, then it hurts.