Your school isn't the only one requiring tablets. Fortunately I was far enough along that I got out of it.;)
I think there is a big difference between Convertible Tablets that function like normal tablets (even having trackpads and keyboards) and Slate Tablets, which is what the iPad and this MSI device are. Slate Tablets are typically designed without keyboards, making the whole screen a touchscreen. A regular Desktop OS does not work in this configuration. The UI needs to be set up to be centered around touch input from the start, which is why iPhone OS and Android are good choices here. And due to the lack of a good text entry system, it would make it very hard to do actual work on one of these things, which is why they're not geared toward work.
They make conductive thread that you can sew into the fingers of your gloves to allow you to use these touchscreens. Or you could get a stylus made for one of those touchscreens.
Android comes with the Android Marketplace, which is similar to the App Store. However, you can also install apps from outside sources, and even install other App stores on the device.
It mainly had to do with the idea that a manufacturer could make a device, use USB as the connector, and they could hit both the Mac and PC users at the same time. I'm sure not having to deal with the connection soup that the PC world was at the time didn't hurt either.
Just keep in mind that with that model, there are a slew of different problems that come along with it. Namely, malicious code being entered into the App Market. About a month ago, there was a story where Google had to kick a bunch of stuff off the Market because they were basically phishing apps.
I'm not gonna pretend to know which side of the spectrum is more correct, and it probably isn't the same for everybody. But basically, you have Apple on one end, vetting all of the App Store submissions, and being the ones to choose what to sell in their store. On the other end, you have Google, basically allowing anyone who wants to the ability to place something in the store, and not vetting beforehand. One gives you more choice as to what to put on the phone, while the other one gives you more security and peace of mind, while still giving you access to a very large catalog.
For them, apparently it does. They see the iPhone as a product that does almost everything they want, and there is a way to enable that last little bit that they do want and Apple doesn't provide by default. So they could either get the iPhone, and hack around it, or they could keep looking for a product that meets their needs more closely. Such a product may or may not come. They might find a product which does do that last little bit, but doesn't do any of the other stuff as well as they'd like.
You know, I grew up right next to Minnesota, and while I had plenty of reason to hate your state (a certain professional football team with a propensity to lose important games comes to mind), I've never heard of it referred to as Communist Minnesota.
The other side of it is that said (C) holder wasn't looking to get paid, or at least wasn't attempting to charge for the work. Granted, even if someone is giving something away for free, it is still possible to infringe their copyright on it.
Except most people don't have a choice in which ISP they patron; they have the ISP that is in the area. It doesn't matter how much they bitch, the ISP won't have much of a reason to change. And before someone comes in with, "Well why don't you have more competition in the ISP space?", that question is important to answer, but it isn't really relevant to this discussion. The answer could be that the area can only support one service provider. Should that give the sole provider the right to mess with my connection as they see fit?
Internal services is still traffic going over their network. If they are going to throttle, then all of the traffic going over their network should be affected. It shouldn't matter if its their own or not.
The article takes that into account. They count up the total value of the pirated apps (put at about $4.59 Billion), then they say that only about 10% of users would have bought the app anyway, thus coming up with the $459 Million figure.
If you don't update your phone right away when a new update comes out, then you don't have to worry about it. Just wait until the people behind the jailbreaks announce that its ok to update.
Wow, that sucks. My college ASM class was AWESOME! Granted, it was probably only there to give us a feeling for what was going on under the hood, not to actually learn x86 assembly, but it was taught by a guy who not only was very knowledgeable about the subject, but was also really enthusiastic (even for being upwards of 70!).
Back during the Cold War, a lot of the nuclear missile silos were located in the Midwest, specifically the Dakotas and Montana. Growing up in SD, I would hear stories from teachers about practicing for fallout drills, because should such an attack come from those heartless bastard Commies, we would be one of the initial targets. Anyways, what you're referring to was the thought that should South Dakota, North Dakota and Montana secede from the nation and form their own, it would be one of the top 5 nuclear powers in the world.
It doesn't even have to be about AGW. Go look at your average coal mining site. Go look at your average coal plant. There's a lot of crap that gets spewed out, and that crap can't be good for the environment or for you and I. There should be disincentive to doing those things, as the people who reap the benefits of causing pollution often aren't the ones who have to live with it, or pay the costs of it.
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Here's the thing: You keep referring to the iPad as a "computer," and expect it to behave like such. Its not. Its mainly just a media player.
Your school isn't the only one requiring tablets. Fortunately I was far enough along that I got out of it. ;)
I think there is a big difference between Convertible Tablets that function like normal tablets (even having trackpads and keyboards) and Slate Tablets, which is what the iPad and this MSI device are. Slate Tablets are typically designed without keyboards, making the whole screen a touchscreen. A regular Desktop OS does not work in this configuration. The UI needs to be set up to be centered around touch input from the start, which is why iPhone OS and Android are good choices here. And due to the lack of a good text entry system, it would make it very hard to do actual work on one of these things, which is why they're not geared toward work.
Unfortunately I don't think you can use Verizon with the iPad. The device still requires a mini SIM card, and has a GSM radio in it.
They make conductive thread that you can sew into the fingers of your gloves to allow you to use these touchscreens. Or you could get a stylus made for one of those touchscreens.
Android comes with the Android Marketplace, which is similar to the App Store. However, you can also install apps from outside sources, and even install other App stores on the device.
It mainly had to do with the idea that a manufacturer could make a device, use USB as the connector, and they could hit both the Mac and PC users at the same time. I'm sure not having to deal with the connection soup that the PC world was at the time didn't hurt either.
USB ports existed, but their use never really took off until they came on the original iMacs.
Just keep in mind that with that model, there are a slew of different problems that come along with it. Namely, malicious code being entered into the App Market. About a month ago, there was a story where Google had to kick a bunch of stuff off the Market because they were basically phishing apps.
I'm not gonna pretend to know which side of the spectrum is more correct, and it probably isn't the same for everybody. But basically, you have Apple on one end, vetting all of the App Store submissions, and being the ones to choose what to sell in their store. On the other end, you have Google, basically allowing anyone who wants to the ability to place something in the store, and not vetting beforehand. One gives you more choice as to what to put on the phone, while the other one gives you more security and peace of mind, while still giving you access to a very large catalog.
For them, apparently it does. They see the iPhone as a product that does almost everything they want, and there is a way to enable that last little bit that they do want and Apple doesn't provide by default. So they could either get the iPhone, and hack around it, or they could keep looking for a product that meets their needs more closely. Such a product may or may not come. They might find a product which does do that last little bit, but doesn't do any of the other stuff as well as they'd like.
So the iPhone itself will have access to the Shared Directory too? I haven't gotten a chance to load up the new OS on my iPod Touch.
Or it could mean that more consumers are voting with their money that they like the product, and don't really care about the App Store restrictions.
You know, I grew up right next to Minnesota, and while I had plenty of reason to hate your state (a certain professional football team with a propensity to lose important games comes to mind), I've never heard of it referred to as Communist Minnesota.
Really? I would say there definitely is a "niche market" for cars. Electric roadsters? High end luxury vehicles?
The other side of it is that said (C) holder wasn't looking to get paid, or at least wasn't attempting to charge for the work. Granted, even if someone is giving something away for free, it is still possible to infringe their copyright on it.
Except most people don't have a choice in which ISP they patron; they have the ISP that is in the area. It doesn't matter how much they bitch, the ISP won't have much of a reason to change. And before someone comes in with, "Well why don't you have more competition in the ISP space?", that question is important to answer, but it isn't really relevant to this discussion. The answer could be that the area can only support one service provider. Should that give the sole provider the right to mess with my connection as they see fit?
Internal services is still traffic going over their network. If they are going to throttle, then all of the traffic going over their network should be affected. It shouldn't matter if its their own or not.
The article takes that into account. They count up the total value of the pirated apps (put at about $4.59 Billion), then they say that only about 10% of users would have bought the app anyway, thus coming up with the $459 Million figure.
If you don't update your phone right away when a new update comes out, then you don't have to worry about it. Just wait until the people behind the jailbreaks announce that its ok to update.
Not True. A Jailbroken iPhone/iPod Touch can access the Official Apple App Store just fine.
Wow, that sucks. My college ASM class was AWESOME! Granted, it was probably only there to give us a feeling for what was going on under the hood, not to actually learn x86 assembly, but it was taught by a guy who not only was very knowledgeable about the subject, but was also really enthusiastic (even for being upwards of 70!).
And the replacement costs for his laptop shouldn't amount to anything?
So you configure it to some other, rarely used key.
Yeah, but then you have to go through Fusion.
Back during the Cold War, a lot of the nuclear missile silos were located in the Midwest, specifically the Dakotas and Montana. Growing up in SD, I would hear stories from teachers about practicing for fallout drills, because should such an attack come from those heartless bastard Commies, we would be one of the initial targets. Anyways, what you're referring to was the thought that should South Dakota, North Dakota and Montana secede from the nation and form their own, it would be one of the top 5 nuclear powers in the world.
It doesn't even have to be about AGW. Go look at your average coal mining site. Go look at your average coal plant. There's a lot of crap that gets spewed out, and that crap can't be good for the environment or for you and I. There should be disincentive to doing those things, as the people who reap the benefits of causing pollution often aren't the ones who have to live with it, or pay the costs of it.