The price of a Dell netbook was higher than that of a Windows netbook. Claims were that they needed to recover the R&D. Most people that wanted to use them after updates to the OS were released just installed regular Ubuntu. But still Dell sells them for more making it a less enticing purchase.
I run flash on many a linux desktop and the performance is fine. Full screen and windowed, and in HD. I read the article and they really were just playing games. There was no real analysis done. Launching programs? Boot up? That's not a measure of the full OS. I took it with a grain of salt, as they just want web hits for advertising.
I hope to clue you in but most people to don't give credence to bullshit stories by denying every wild accusation that crops up--and yours is a doozy even if you didn't manufacture it.
The three strikes laws in Europe emphasize the fact that action is taken without due process. This is essentially the same concept applied at websites (without 3 strikes) rather than at consumers.
The whole idea of fair use is a defense instead of the default (assumed guilty without trial)--and the inconsistent manner that it's applied--and the idea that you can be accused (as with the DMCA) without evidence, shows that anything of this sort is rife with potential abuse.
And, why was this guy elected again to office? He should have the brains to understand what this legislation (written by the lobbyists) is proposing?
Ummm, there's nothing to get. DRM has to be licensed. iTunes music is no longer DRM but they do encode to the file your credentials that anyone can look at.
As for videos, I'm not sure if they are DRM or not.
DRM by it's description is Digital Restrictions Management (btw, they changed the name to make it more palatable). So, to not buy what he's saying is to not understand the concept of DRM, nor in how Apple applies it selectively.
With Apple if they do DRM their videos you play them through Apple's tools such as iTunes or the QT player or on some Apple supplied hardware.
It does more than infect the MBR. It creates a virtual file system and encrypts it's payload into that. This makes it undetectable by most antivirus software. Microsoft's Security Essentials DOES detect it, but it CAN'T remove it, at least as of a couple weeks ago when I first encountered the rootkit. You need to boot with your Windows CD (leaving most people that have a recovery partition in the cold) and fix the boot record.
No, Microsoft was convicted of using their monopoly in a predatory manner. They were convicted of criminal monopolistic practices. Making them a convicted predatory monopolist.
Did you read the article there? They explain everything that was happening (which included compiling the kernel). Look at everything else that was going on and you'll understand.
I figured before reading the comments having watched the videos first and reading the article that there would be a number of people here that didn't actually understand what was happening.
This is a major if not extreme load on the system. Videos and other program execution performance has always been better than Windows boxes in Linux. That's a major benefit of it. Sure, flash videos were/are problematic but that's flash, not video under Linux.
I wonder how long it will be before these get into the repos for the favorite distros.
Microsoft was ruled by the courts as a predatory monopolist. They were then convicted of operating criminally as a monopoly. At that time you could buy other computers, you could purchase motherboards and components and build your own. You could choose Apple's products as an alternative to Windows. You could buy your software from tons of other sources and you could develop software with other company's tools.
Yet, though you could do all these things they were ruled a monopoly where they acted in a predatory manner, and were finally convicted of that in a court of law.
It friggen makes a permanent change to something that's not supposed to be able to be made permanent. And if they could change it then we should be able to change it back.
Speculation on the purpose of that? Why would a phone need to be developed in that manner. Pretty bad if you ask me that they can't just use standard parts and services. This seems phony if you ask me. Windows phone 7 doesn't really distinguish itself in any way, other than, let's say, this--making it harder for consumers, not easier.
Microsoft wants to make their company seem like it is more profitable so that their share values go up, shareholder confidence returns, and they give the people the impression that they are still on top making the best product. Apple's been killing them in the area of revenue yet Microsoft had been ahead in profit. Now Apple has that crown too--even with obvious overhead of paying for the bill of materials (BOM). Microsoft seems to have problems coming up with new ideas and technology. Everyone knows they are basically stuck with Windows and Office, and that that'll last only so long.
So, people distrust them and they have an issue with demonstrating they are still on top (which they are, just not the very top any longer). So, they cook the books to make it seem like they are doing better than they are with their new product.
Does anyone here have any knowledge of products that Microsoft is developing that will satisfy the masses addiction to technology? Don't say WinMo7 because that's pretty much going to flop in my opinion. Anything else? I don't think they can sustain following up on other's products. They need something new and unique to them. A new radical version of Windows isn't it either. They are basically loosing on the embedded front, they are loosing on the smart phone market, they are loosing the tablet wars (which I don't think they can bring themselves out of).
If flash eats at my smart phone's battery life then I'll choose when to view and when not to in order to balance. Let's be real, it's my choice!
And, it isn't like I'm sitting on flash pages all the time chewing up the battery. I go there periodically and watch videos periodically, not continuously.
Let's be real, it's my choice to eat the battery life when I choose, not some anal disnifying CEO.
The Kin phone's issue was with the fact that you can't really release an expensive item with contract into a market where there are smart phones for less and you get more on the contract. Microsoft targeted that phone at the teenyager.
I had seen it was about to be released because many tech websites covered it. I never clicked through to those articles because WinPho7 doesn't interest me a bit.
I'll be promoting the one product most likely to overcome Apple's lead (Android), because it has the most probable chance of forcing competition and opening the cellular systems even more. Microsoft has a bad habit of giving providers what they want. Android has already shown great strides. I do think that if WinPho7 does gain traction it will be at the expense of Android unless Apple makes some serious mistakes in the near future or Microsoft decides to target Apple, which is unlikely.
This is precisely the reason that locking down the consoles should not be permitted (or at least modding should not be made illegal). They aren't locking them to keep you from stealing, rather to force you off other platforms (and devices). This is called vendor lock-in. It is very anti-competitive.
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The price of a Dell netbook was higher than that of a Windows netbook. Claims were that they needed to recover the R&D. Most people that wanted to use them after updates to the OS were released just installed regular Ubuntu. But still Dell sells them for more making it a less enticing purchase.
I run flash on many a linux desktop and the performance is fine. Full screen and windowed, and in HD. I read the article and they really were just playing games. There was no real analysis done. Launching programs? Boot up? That's not a measure of the full OS. I took it with a grain of salt, as they just want web hits for advertising.
I hope to clue you in but most people to don't give credence to bullshit stories by denying every wild accusation that crops up--and yours is a doozy even if you didn't manufacture it.
The three strikes laws in Europe emphasize the fact that action is taken without due process. This is essentially the same concept applied at websites (without 3 strikes) rather than at consumers.
The whole idea of fair use is a defense instead of the default (assumed guilty without trial)--and the inconsistent manner that it's applied--and the idea that you can be accused (as with the DMCA) without evidence, shows that anything of this sort is rife with potential abuse.
And, why was this guy elected again to office? He should have the brains to understand what this legislation (written by the lobbyists) is proposing?
Ummm, there's nothing to get. DRM has to be licensed. iTunes music is no longer DRM but they do encode to the file your credentials that anyone can look at.
As for videos, I'm not sure if they are DRM or not.
DRM by it's description is Digital Restrictions Management (btw, they changed the name to make it more palatable). So, to not buy what he's saying is to not understand the concept of DRM, nor in how Apple applies it selectively.
With Apple if they do DRM their videos you play them through Apple's tools such as iTunes or the QT player or on some Apple supplied hardware.
Licensing fees. That's significant income when you are talking about a billion or more potential installs.
It does more than infect the MBR. It creates a virtual file system and encrypts it's payload into that. This makes it undetectable by most antivirus software. Microsoft's Security Essentials DOES detect it, but it CAN'T remove it, at least as of a couple weeks ago when I first encountered the rootkit. You need to boot with your Windows CD (leaving most people that have a recovery partition in the cold) and fix the boot record.
No, Microsoft was convicted of using their monopoly in a predatory manner. They were convicted of criminal monopolistic practices. Making them a convicted predatory monopolist.
We all, young and old, knew what he was talking about.
Did you read the article there? They explain everything that was happening (which included compiling the kernel). Look at everything else that was going on and you'll understand.
I figured before reading the comments having watched the videos first and reading the article that there would be a number of people here that didn't actually understand what was happening.
This is a major if not extreme load on the system. Videos and other program execution performance has always been better than Windows boxes in Linux. That's a major benefit of it. Sure, flash videos were/are problematic but that's flash, not video under Linux.
I wonder how long it will be before these get into the repos for the favorite distros.
Microsoft was ruled by the courts as a predatory monopolist. They were then convicted of operating criminally as a monopoly. At that time you could buy other computers, you could purchase motherboards and components and build your own. You could choose Apple's products as an alternative to Windows. You could buy your software from tons of other sources and you could develop software with other company's tools.
Yet, though you could do all these things they were ruled a monopoly where they acted in a predatory manner, and were finally convicted of that in a court of law.
I agree.
And, for all intents and purposes Apple's walled garden is DRM.
It friggen makes a permanent change to something that's not supposed to be able to be made permanent. And if they could change it then we should be able to change it back.
Speculation on the purpose of that? Why would a phone need to be developed in that manner. Pretty bad if you ask me that they can't just use standard parts and services. This seems phony if you ask me. Windows phone 7 doesn't really distinguish itself in any way, other than, let's say, this--making it harder for consumers, not easier.
Microsoft wants to make their company seem like it is more profitable so that their share values go up, shareholder confidence returns, and they give the people the impression that they are still on top making the best product. Apple's been killing them in the area of revenue yet Microsoft had been ahead in profit. Now Apple has that crown too--even with obvious overhead of paying for the bill of materials (BOM). Microsoft seems to have problems coming up with new ideas and technology. Everyone knows they are basically stuck with Windows and Office, and that that'll last only so long.
So, people distrust them and they have an issue with demonstrating they are still on top (which they are, just not the very top any longer). So, they cook the books to make it seem like they are doing better than they are with their new product.
Does anyone here have any knowledge of products that Microsoft is developing that will satisfy the masses addiction to technology? Don't say WinMo7 because that's pretty much going to flop in my opinion. Anything else? I don't think they can sustain following up on other's products. They need something new and unique to them. A new radical version of Windows isn't it either. They are basically loosing on the embedded front, they are loosing on the smart phone market, they are loosing the tablet wars (which I don't think they can bring themselves out of).
Well, you are a candidate to hire someone convicted of murder to babysit your children. I'm sure they can be productive.
I think house of representatives when they say the house.
I guess he doesn't want to become an American citizen.
Well, we could call it white horse, as in dead horse, because it's generally dead as in always kicking a dead horse.
If people would choose the competitor's products for things such as office and the OS then they'd have less money to waste our time with.
If flash eats at my smart phone's battery life then I'll choose when to view and when not to in order to balance. Let's be real, it's my choice!
And, it isn't like I'm sitting on flash pages all the time chewing up the battery. I go there periodically and watch videos periodically, not continuously.
Let's be real, it's my choice to eat the battery life when I choose, not some anal disnifying CEO.
The Kin phone's issue was with the fact that you can't really release an expensive item with contract into a market where there are smart phones for less and you get more on the contract. Microsoft targeted that phone at the teenyager.
That's a fraudulent claim they are making.
I had seen it was about to be released because many tech websites covered it. I never clicked through to those articles because WinPho7 doesn't interest me a bit.
I'll be promoting the one product most likely to overcome Apple's lead (Android), because it has the most probable chance of forcing competition and opening the cellular systems even more. Microsoft has a bad habit of giving providers what they want. Android has already shown great strides. I do think that if WinPho7 does gain traction it will be at the expense of Android unless Apple makes some serious mistakes in the near future or Microsoft decides to target Apple, which is unlikely.
The console is Sony's, but the games are from other developers. You should keep that in mind.
This is precisely the reason that locking down the consoles should not be permitted (or at least modding should not be made illegal). They aren't locking them to keep you from stealing, rather to force you off other platforms (and devices). This is called vendor lock-in. It is very anti-competitive.