Yup. And until the average user starts seriously avoiding MS based products and going elsewhere, MS won't be listening to them.
Large companies listen to their balance sheets. When revenue starts being affected (like it is here in the ulta-mobile market) then they'll pretend to give a damn about you
meh... I accidentally modded you something you don't deserve. The easiest way to cancel that is to reply!
I'm guessing OS X doesn't maximise (as Windows users understand it) because somewhere back in the user-guidelines-were-followed-days, it was noticed that users were confused or slowed down when they could see the other application open, and had to hunt for the minimise button.
The thing is, the MPAA and etc don't care if there are false positives, they only care that they are no escapes. Youtube could probably deploy a solution that would make the MPAA happy, only to have its own users leave as valid content was always accidently being blocked.
This happens only after Republican blood was spilled in the election. The blood of thousands of soldiers spilled on the battlefield didn't count for squat.
The happy side of it is, we apparently can make a difference with our voting.
The even sadder fact is that it takes thousands of soldiers and innocents dieing before anyone gets off their ass and votes intelligently.
If the iPod is able to make purchases wirelessly, it either has the credit card or the account linked to the credit card on it. While you're running home (or to the nearest internet cafe) to de-authorise the device, someone would be able to rack up charges on the credit card.
Sure they wouldn't be able to play the songs, but they still went onto your credit card.
That's funny... Trend Micro had a fully working Anti-virus product during the Beta. They didn't need any special "Kernel Interface Documenation" to make it work. All the information needed was already available, this is about Norton and McAfee whining because THEY couldn't work with MS and wanted special kernel access, not the other way around.
Have you even tried running vista? I have. and it sucks without a good 3d card
Have you tried turning off Aero and reverting to the classic 2000 interface? It doesn't require a good 3D card.
Have you even looked at the business/corporate versions of Vista? Most (except the highest end) don't even support Aero, but all versions of Vista support 2000 classic mode.
And I don't think Microsoft should have a monopoly, either.
Seeing as the North American numbers have the Gamecube and Xbox in a near statistical tie, and the PS2 outsells/sold them 10:1. I don't think MS has a monopoly in the console market. Not to mention, if the Xbox sales were doubled as you say due to Halo licensing, I think the opposite of what you claim is true. Exclusive licenses tend to DRIVE sales, not limit them.
In 2004, HP, Dell, and IBM developed the Electronic Industry Code of Conduct (EICC) in cooperation with key component suppliers: Celestica, Flextronics, Jabil, Sanmina SCI, and Solectron.
Wow, we definitely present a good face! About 2 days after the Apple article came out, our company began scrambling and announced that we were implementing EICC globally. Strange that we helped IBM develop it in 2004, but we only just now are implementing the training, audits and meetings. Then again we're not as commercially focused and I doubt our industrial customers care about working conditions in Asia any more than we do.
Nintendo had the long lines at E3 to try out the Wii-mote. We've all seen the videos of everyone playing with it and saying it was cool, fun, etc. Unlike yourself, there seemed to be far MORE people "want[ing] to wave that around" than there were to wanting to play 360 or PS3 demos.
MS may make more per unit on boxed copies, but by volume Dell and the OEMs sell more copies of their OEM version than is ever bought by box, despite the lower markup. The OEM market is where MS makes its revenue, commercial boxes are but a drop in the bucket.
Sure MS would love if users bought upgrade boxes or even full version boxes... too bad they don't, as is evidenced by the large number of 95, 98, ME, 2000 installs that never get upgraded.
I was not as specific as I would have liked in previous post as has been pointed out I've made an incorrect statement.
I should have said:
Apple wants to maintain their goodwill, and since hardware is their primary revenue stream, letting you run all your old computers on OS X does that. You are more likely to buy a new Mac from Apple if they keep you happy. They choose to be less profitable on the software to support hardware sales.
MS doesn't want you to be able to easily upgrade 5 computers in your home, because they don't have a hardware business to support with lowered software sales. They want you to say screw it, I'll get Vista and a new computer at the same time, or pay for the upgrade. If they offered 5-packs, you would start to see demand from the OEM's to offer OS-less PC's for consumers to use up the other 4 windows licenses. And that's where the bulk of the Windows sales are coming from. The windows platform also has more inertia, so goodwill from their consumers doesn't matter as much to them. You're going to buy Windows anyway, sooner or later.
Apple and MS have different motivation to release a 5-pack.
Apple sells hardware... by letting you install on 5 computers, they are hoping you will buy 4 more computers. $$$ in their pocket.
MS doesn't sell hardware... by letting you install on 5 computers, they have removed 4 purchases the revenue stream. Sure you give more $$$ to Dell, Sony, or the whitebox dealer... and they just sold 4 less copies of XP. That's why there is no 5 pack for XP.
It's Apple's supplier that's having the quality problem's. Their CM (Contract Manufacturer) is like all other companies in the EMS industry and suffering under the demand for price concessions and supply fullfilment. Like all OEM's Apple wants their product now, perfectly built and cheap, and like all OEMs doesn't realise they can only have 2 of the proverbial 3.
Working in the industry I can tell you that as the OEM demands you meet shipments, units that should stay behind for debug or rework tend to float out the door to meet revenue/demand numbers. Apple's resurgence in popularity probably has everyone in the supply line getting every possible unit out the door to meet demand.
Interesting that the Borland tools are being released close to the end of the free year of MS's Express line (ending in Nov. I believe). Could Borland be preparing to take on the MS developer tool chain again?
Considering that Visual Studio is a highly evolved (I know, this is ALWAYS open for debate on/.) tool chain. It'll be fun to see if Borland can bring anything new and unique to compete with the VS Express Editions.
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Where on earth would people get such crazy ideas?
I don't know, RTFM!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_(board_game)
Yup. And until the average user starts seriously avoiding MS based products and going elsewhere, MS won't be listening to them. Large companies listen to their balance sheets. When revenue starts being affected (like it is here in the ulta-mobile market) then they'll pretend to give a damn about you
Nowhere near as cool as the enterprising individual who hacks a microphone onto it to make Skype/VOIP useful.
...couldn't see the other applications... "couldn't"
meh... I accidentally modded you something you don't deserve. The easiest way to cancel that is to reply!
I'm guessing OS X doesn't maximise (as Windows users understand it) because somewhere back in the user-guidelines-were-followed-days, it was noticed that users were confused or slowed down when they could see the other application open, and had to hunt for the minimise button.
The thing is, the MPAA and etc don't care if there are false positives, they only care that they are no escapes. Youtube could probably deploy a solution that would make the MPAA happy, only to have its own users leave as valid content was always accidently being blocked.
Obviously.... the article is about a balloon with a webcam, in the antarctic, not drug manufacturing.
I saw that episode of TNG as well! Fortunately we have an ample supply of Hydrogen here on earth.
The even sadder fact is that it takes thousands of soldiers and innocents dieing before anyone gets off their ass and votes intelligently.
If the iPod is able to make purchases wirelessly, it either has the credit card or the account linked to the credit card on it. While you're running home (or to the nearest internet cafe) to de-authorise the device, someone would be able to rack up charges on the credit card.
Sure they wouldn't be able to play the songs, but they still went onto your credit card.
Yup... both 32 bit and 64 bit versions were released by Trend, see: https://www.trendbeta.com/index.php?get=80
That's funny... Trend Micro had a fully working Anti-virus product during the Beta. They didn't need any special "Kernel Interface Documenation" to make it work. All the information needed was already available, this is about Norton and McAfee whining because THEY couldn't work with MS and wanted special kernel access, not the other way around.
Have you tried turning off Aero and reverting to the classic 2000 interface? It doesn't require a good 3D card.
Have you even looked at the business/corporate versions of Vista? Most (except the highest end) don't even support Aero, but all versions of Vista support 2000 classic mode.
I thought you could only win a Darwin award once. After that you are merely an example/warning to others
Seeing as the North American numbers have the Gamecube and Xbox in a near statistical tie, and the PS2 outsells/sold them 10:1. I don't think MS has a monopoly in the console market. Not to mention, if the Xbox sales were doubled as you say due to Halo licensing, I think the opposite of what you claim is true. Exclusive licenses tend to DRIVE sales, not limit them.
Wow, we definitely present a good face! About 2 days after the Apple article came out, our company began scrambling and announced that we were implementing EICC globally. Strange that we helped IBM develop it in 2004, but we only just now are implementing the training, audits and meetings. Then again we're not as commercially focused and I doubt our industrial customers care about working conditions in Asia any more than we do.
Nintendo had the long lines at E3 to try out the Wii-mote. We've all seen the videos of everyone playing with it and saying it was cool, fun, etc. Unlike yourself, there seemed to be far MORE people "want[ing] to wave that around" than there were to wanting to play 360 or PS3 demos.
MS may make more per unit on boxed copies, but by volume Dell and the OEMs sell more copies of their OEM version than is ever bought by box, despite the lower markup. The OEM market is where MS makes its revenue, commercial boxes are but a drop in the bucket.
Sure MS would love if users bought upgrade boxes or even full version boxes... too bad they don't, as is evidenced by the large number of 95, 98, ME, 2000 installs that never get upgraded.
I was not as specific as I would have liked in previous post as has been pointed out I've made an incorrect statement.
I should have said:
Apple wants to maintain their goodwill, and since hardware is their primary revenue stream, letting you run all your old computers on OS X does that. You are more likely to buy a new Mac from Apple if they keep you happy. They choose to be less profitable on the software to support hardware sales.
MS doesn't want you to be able to easily upgrade 5 computers in your home, because they don't have a hardware business to support with lowered software sales. They want you to say screw it, I'll get Vista and a new computer at the same time, or pay for the upgrade. If they offered 5-packs, you would start to see demand from the OEM's to offer OS-less PC's for consumers to use up the other 4 windows licenses. And that's where the bulk of the Windows sales are coming from. The windows platform also has more inertia, so goodwill from their consumers doesn't matter as much to them. You're going to buy Windows anyway, sooner or later.
Apple and MS have different motivation to release a 5-pack.
Apple sells hardware... by letting you install on 5 computers, they are hoping you will buy 4 more computers. $$$ in their pocket.
MS doesn't sell hardware... by letting you install on 5 computers, they have removed 4 purchases the revenue stream. Sure you give more $$$ to Dell, Sony, or the whitebox dealer... and they just sold 4 less copies of XP. That's why there is no 5 pack for XP.
It's Apple's supplier that's having the quality problem's. Their CM (Contract Manufacturer) is like all other companies in the EMS industry and suffering under the demand for price concessions and supply fullfilment. Like all OEM's Apple wants their product now, perfectly built and cheap, and like all OEMs doesn't realise they can only have 2 of the proverbial 3.
Working in the industry I can tell you that as the OEM demands you meet shipments, units that should stay behind for debug or rework tend to float out the door to meet revenue/demand numbers. Apple's resurgence in popularity probably has everyone in the supply line getting every possible unit out the door to meet demand.
Interesting that the Borland tools are being released close to the end of the free year of MS's Express line (ending in Nov. I believe). Could Borland be preparing to take on the MS developer tool chain again?
/.) tool chain. It'll be fun to see if Borland can bring anything new and unique to compete with the VS Express Editions.
Considering that Visual Studio is a highly evolved (I know, this is ALWAYS open for debate on
I'm trying to figure out why it has yet to be modded Informative!