Microsoft has responded positively to Apple's Boot Camp, stating: "Windows is a great operating system. We're pleased that Apple customers are excited about running it, and that Apple is responding to meet the demand." Apple, in the meantime, stated that Apple will never sell Macs with Windows pre-installed, while VoodooPC's CTO wonders what Boot Camp's implications might be. And on a related note, VMWare's CEO confirmed that they are working on a version for Mac OS X on Intel. Update: According to AppleInsider, Apple will rename its iBook line to MacBook, and launch them near the end of this month. The MacBook will sport Core-Duo processors, 13" widescreen, built-in iSight, and Front Row/remote.
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Yeah that would be something like Apple to do. They seem to always have something facinating and cool up their sleeve that really works.
It will be very interesting to see how this will play out, because after having a iPod their is a whole new generation that has only known a iPod with a Apple logo on it.
Fun times!
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Step 6: Microsoft can't cancel Office for Mac because theu have a 5 year agreement with Apple.
Just because Microsoft have an agreement to develop Office for Mac for 5 years doesn't mean they have to release anything in that time. They can simply drag their feet for years if they want to. Look at Vista. Back in 2001, they knew they didn't have anything coming down the pipeline for the next few years, so what did they do to protect their revenue stream? They convinced large companies (mine included) to sign Enterprise Agreements, which were annual subscriptions which grant you the right to upgrade to the latest versions as soon as they are released.
The IT guys in my company thought, "wow what a great deal, let's do that it'll save so much money." What have we gotten for the MILLIONS that we pay to Microsoft annually since we signed up for the EA in 2002? ONE new version of Office. That's it. No new versions of Windows or anything else we use. Yet we pay subscription money each and every year that equals far, far more than we would pay each year if we simply bought Windows and Office licenses with each new PC we leased. What a scam. Brillian on Microsoft's part, they get paid millions a year from my compay for NOTHING, but I wouldn't be surprised if they become the target of some lawsuits from angry Fortune 500 customers in the near future.
Member since:2005-09-11
Sounds realistic.
An apple office suite would be cool.
Openoffice is very nice for the price, but it essentially copies ms office. Off the top of my head i can think of better designs, visualize them. From this point of view it seems relativly easy to make a good office suite, but i know the amount of code involved is enourmous. I blame this on programming languages and API, but it would probably still take a ton even with insanely good not-yet-invented languages and an intuitive API.
LOP would probably work very well for office suites, but it adds the overhead of custom language extension. Under a good LOP framework this would probably not be much. The real problem is you can't change it too much once you get underway.
Ahwell, anyway, I can imagine an apple office suite being full featured with simplistic UI.
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"Google is facing a new antitrust probe by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission into whether the company is using its leadership in the online display-advertising market to illegally curb competition, people familiar with the matter said." Sucks to be Google today, apparently.
"In the midst of the major press blitz surrounding its annual I/O Conference, Google dropped some unfortunate news about its instant messaging plans. In several places around the web, the company is replacing the existing 'Talk' platform with a new one called 'Hangouts' that sharply diminishes support for the open messaging protocol known as XMPP (or sometimes informally Jabber), and also removes the option to disable the archiving of all chat communications. These changes represent a switch from open protocols to proprietary ones, and a clear step backward for many users." That's why I always say: only suckers trust companies.
"The wave of departures is a sign of internal struggle, but amidst all the bad news, there is a glimmer of hope. According to an anonymous HTC executive cited by WSJ, the crucial HTC One is selling 'pretty good so far'. The executive revealed that HTC sold about five million One units since launch, a performance that is deemed encouraging. However, sales have been limited by the persisting supply issues that still plague the production of the HTC One." Finally some good news for HTC. Five million units amidst supply constraints is very impressive.
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"The first killer app was VisiCalc. This early spreadsheet turned the Apple II from a hobbyist toy to a business computer. VisiCalc came with room for improvement, though. In addition, a new architecture and operating system, the Intel-based IBM PC and MS-DOS, also needed a spreadsheet to be taken seriously. That spreadsheet, released in early 1983, would be Lotus 1-2-3, and it would change the world. It became the PC's killer app, and the world would never be the same. On May 14, IBM quietly announced the end of the road for 1-2-3, along with Lotus Organizer and the Lotus SmartSuite office suite. Lotus 1-2-3's day is done." Impressive 30 year run."There's a disconnect between how Apple CEO Tim Cook sees his company's tax strategies and how some members of the US Senate view it. That became clearer than ever today after Cook and two other Apple executives testified before Congress, explaining why they're holding most of their international income in Irish subsidiaries like Apple Operations International, which declare no tax residency anywhere in the world. AOI hasn't filed a tax return anywhere in the world for the last five years, yet it earned $30 billion in income from 2009 to 2012, according to a Senate report released yesterday." Just because something is legal, doesn't mean it's just. Apple, Google, Microsoft, and many more - these companies might not be breaking any laws, but it's obvious to anyone that what they are doing is scummy.
The new WebKit Opera for Android has been released. "Opera 14 for Android is built on top of Chromium 26, with a total overhaul of the UI in native code, making it fit well with the latest Android design guidelines. Go get the build from Google Play or point your browser to m.opera.com, and give it a spin!"
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2005-07-06
What do you think about this (speculative) long-term, 5 year plan:
Step 1: Now. Boot camp allows windows to boot on Macs
Step 2: Mac OS 10.5 Previewed August, released December. Virtualisation allows users to switch between the two operating systems without rebooting.
Step 3: In 1 year. Release of Yellow Box allows Windows developers to write Objective C code and write one application that runs on Windows and Mac OS.
Step 4: In 2 years. Apple has secretly been working on Wine for the past 2 years and announce that you can run Windows apps on Mac OS without a copy of XP/Vista.
Step 5: In 3 years. Apple licences OS X 10.6 to general PC makers. It runs Mac apps and Windows apps simultaneously, in the same way that current OS9 apps and OS X apps can run together.
Step 6: Microsoft can't cancel Office for Mac because theu have a 5 year agreement with Apple.
Step 7: 4 years from now. Apple releases it's Office suite.
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Completely speculative, guesswork, but fun. Apple certainly has a long-term undercover strategy. Just look how they were developing a x86 version of OS X for 5 years and were just waiting for the right time to switch over and release it. I think the ultimate target of Apple is to topple Microsoft and I definately think that they will license their OS in a few years from now.
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