Pretty much, yes. They made a product good enough to create its own demand. They could do it because very specific circumstances. The other vendors don't have those circumstances.
There has never been an "tablet market". There is an "ipad market" now. It didn't exist when Apple initially launched the iPad, but they managed to "open the market" (clearly that legion of loyal fans had a role on that).
The rest of the vendors don't have that critical mass of early adopters, and/or their product isn't as good (or perceived as good) as the iPad.
The people who can afford them, pick iPads, or nothing at all. The rest of us have higher priorities than buying second-class tablets.
Microsoft has not disclosed which patents they allegedly would infringe.
This is the situation:
Microsoft: We've got some patents here that these guys are infringing. They should pay us. Judge: Which patents are those? Microsoft: I can't tell you, they are secret. But they must pay us, trust us.
The only thing that surprises me is that they got away with that.
IT is an umbrella term. It means "Information Technology", and encompasses all aspects of it - from the "highest" software analysis ("Here's how we'll build the application, and how we are prepared to scale") to the "lowest" customer support ("I can't print this file! Help!"). Definitively, any computer science-ish task is also part of IT.
"IT" is NOT only limited to "lower level" work, as the OP implies.
I agree. It's obvious that allowing micro-second level transactions aren't a good thing in general. I don't know how they got away with that in the first place.
Some badly built apps still trash the phones. I try runkeeper (http://runkeeper.com/) after every update, and it always manages to freeze my Android.
And some times the phone grows "laggy". Even with all the apps closed, it still takes 1-2 seconds to react to input. A reboot seems to solve it. The yucky in-house developed filesystem that Samsung put inside it might be related; but alas, I need an "untouched" phone for making tests.
Inside airplanes, you have to turn them off completely even if they have an "airplane mode". At least if you want to obey the airplane crew instructions.
Car: Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally for the transport of people rather than goods.
Golf Carts are not designed to run primarily on roads, ergo they are not cars.
The iPad is not a computer the same way that a golf cart is not a car.
A cart and a golf cart have the same structural elements - 4 wheels, an engine, etc. And yet, you can't use a golf cart like you would use a regular car.
It's the same with the iPad and a regular computer (be it a PC a Mac, or whatever).
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I didn't mean to imply that you didn't exist as a person - but as a market. People in your circumstances are too few to be considered a market.
I was really hoping that they included something like Ruby's mixins. I'm sorry, Google, but I'm not interested.
Pretty much, yes. They made a product good enough to create its own demand. They could do it because very specific circumstances. The other vendors don't have those circumstances.
There has never been an "tablet market". There is an "ipad market" now. It didn't exist when Apple initially launched the iPad, but they managed to "open the market" (clearly that legion of loyal fans had a role on that).
The rest of the vendors don't have that critical mass of early adopters, and/or their product isn't as good (or perceived as good) as the iPad.
The people who can afford them, pick iPads, or nothing at all. The rest of us have higher priorities than buying second-class tablets.
They are also still on demand.
Microsoft has not disclosed which patents they allegedly would infringe.
This is the situation:
Microsoft: We've got some patents here that these guys are infringing. They should pay us.
Judge: Which patents are those?
Microsoft: I can't tell you, they are secret. But they must pay us, trust us.
The only thing that surprises me is that they got away with that.
1) SlideShare is to presentations what youtube is to videos.
2) It depends. If you don't know what Slideshare is, and don't know the difference between html5 and flash, then definitively you should not care.
3) Someone submitted it and someone else promoted it to the front page. There's a faq here: http://slashdot.org/faq
What is, exactly, wrong about them trademarking the word scrolls? How is it different from "Apple", "Windows" or "Google"?
"I never asked for this".
Yes it is. CS is part of IT. Just like neurosurgery is part of medicine.
IT is an umbrella term. It means "Information Technology", and encompasses all aspects of it - from the "highest" software analysis ("Here's how we'll build the application, and how we are prepared to scale") to the "lowest" customer support ("I can't print this file! Help!"). Definitively, any computer science-ish task is also part of IT.
"IT" is NOT only limited to "lower level" work, as the OP implies.
That's the most important economic problem the country has right now.
People illegally downloading Berlusconi's songs.
... the nuclear bombs have become obsolete. Wars will be solved in flyswatter duels in a matter of minutes, with minimal costs!
"All was well" isn't accurate. At the very least, their communication systems were malfunctioning.
It's called "group with other similarly affected people, and work for revoking that stupid law".
I agree. It's obvious that allowing micro-second level transactions aren't a good thing in general. I don't know how they got away with that in the first place.
Until I see some sample code, that's the name I'll give it.
The first phrase of the course should be this:
"Dear class,
All the code that you write in the next 15 years will be shit."
That, bizarrely, should motivate some to become programmers. It'll also help others choose different paths more quickly.
And they will love you for being the teacher that said "shit".
What about plugins?
Some badly built apps still trash the phones. I try runkeeper (http://runkeeper.com/) after every update, and it always manages to freeze my Android.
And some times the phone grows "laggy". Even with all the apps closed, it still takes 1-2 seconds to react to input. A reboot seems to solve it. The yucky in-house developed filesystem that Samsung put inside it might be related; but alas, I need an "untouched" phone for making tests.
Inside airplanes, you have to turn them off completely even if they have an "airplane mode". At least if you want to obey the airplane crew instructions.
They still take ages to boot.
Dude.
Does telling other people what to do in that vehement tone ever work for you? I'm not going to oblige you. Stop it already.
No, you go to a highway with your golf cart.
From wikipedia:
Car: Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally for the transport of people rather than goods.
Golf Carts are not designed to run primarily on roads, ergo they are not cars.
Allow me to make a car analogy.
The iPad is not a computer the same way that a golf cart is not a car.
A cart and a golf cart have the same structural elements - 4 wheels, an engine, etc. And yet, you can't use a golf cart like you would use a regular car.
It's the same with the iPad and a regular computer (be it a PC a Mac, or whatever).