Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 9th Aug 2011 17:32 UTC
Okay, I didn't see this one coming. German press agency dpa is reporting that Apple has been granted a preliminary injunction barring Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 from being distributed in the entire European Union except for The Netherlands, over a design patent. Competition at its finest, people, and this is clearly in the interest of consumers. I'm ashamed to be European. Updates in the article now. This iterative update process isn't really working when you've got a gazillion of them.
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No, that's fairly idiotic logic. Apple is one of the top selling PC brands in the market. In fact, they seem to OWN the $1000+ segment. That would hardly make them a failure. Try again.
No. Your arguement would only make sense if Apple didn't have the monopoly over Mac OS X, and there were dozens of brands offering (legal) Mac OS X compatible computers. The Windows-based PC market is very segregated because people can choose. So it is your logic the one that is idiotic.
Anyway, by Sabon's logic, it's pretty obvious that there must have been something lacking on Mac OS-based computers since they were nowhere nearly as successful as Windows (the "Mac OS rip-off" Apple Fanboys have been complaining about for ages) based ones.
Oh, and if you like so much to filter data to suit your beliefs, how about this: Apple also OWNS the named-after-a-fruit PC segment.
Member since:2005-08-12
No. Your arguement would only make sense if Apple didn't have the monopoly over Mac OS X, and there were dozens of brands offering (legal) Mac OS X compatible computers. The Windows-based PC market is very segregated because people can choose. So it is your logic the one that is idiotic.
This is illogical yet again. The iPhone is the #1 selling smartphone. Should it be discounted because Apple has a "monopoly" over iOS? Yes, the iPhone is SUCH a failure. lol
Since you talk of people that "filter data to suit" you certainly display a run-away knack for it. There is nothing wrong with comparing hardware brand against hardware brand.
Anyway, by Sabon's logic, it's pretty obvious that there must have been something lacking on Mac OS-based computers since they were nowhere nearly as successful as Windows (the "Mac OS rip-off" Apple Fanboys have been complaining about for ages) based ones.
...and yet Apple is just as successful as other hardware makers.
Oh, and if you like so much to filter data to suit your beliefs, how about this: Apple also OWNS the named-after-a-fruit PC segment.
The fact that I mentioned Apple owning the high-end PC market is not selective filtering, it's merely pointing to the fact of how successful they have been and with a healthy markup to boot.
Edited 2011-08-11 02:03 UTC
Member since:2008-06-02
"Sorry, Chuckles, but that reasoning also applies to all of the accusations that iFanboys have directed at Microsoft over the years. Clearly something was lacking in MacOS (and Apple computers in general), given that they're an abject failure in the market compared to Windows-based PCs.
No, that's fairly idiotic logic. "
Which was exactly my point, bravo on completely missing it.
Apple is one of the top selling PC brands in the market. In fact, they seem to OWN the $1000+ segment. That would hardly make them a failure. Try again.
The only way to not see Apple's computing products as a failure is to use dishonest comparisons that are rigged to make Apple look better, like comparing an entire platform (Macs + OS X) to a single vendor like Dell or Acer.
The reality is that Macs, as a platform, don't compete against individual PC OEMs, Apple's desktop computing platform "competes" (and I use that term in the loosest possible sense) with Microsoft's desktop computing platform... and by every objective measure out there is, Apple's platform is a laughable failure compared to Microsoft's. Sorry, you don't get to gloss over that minor detail, just because Apple's platform is at disadvantage due to its single-vendor limitations (especially since that disadvantage is solely due to deliberate decisions on Apple's part).
Member since:2007-02-17
Apple's profits even before the whole iphone/ipad thing begs to differ. I don't know about you but if I'm making money hand over fist with less effort and less product than my competitor who has to basically go broke to earn the same amount as me, I think that's a win for me.
The only way you can look at Apple as failure is if you ignore how much money they make on their product selling less on their part. So yeah, Apple sells much less that Acer, HP, and Dell, yet they are the biggest tech company in the world at this moment, that with only barely 10% market penetration. Who's the real winner?
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/22/13 13:38 UTC
"The Verge has learned that HTC's Chief Product Officer, Kouji Kodera, left the company last week. Kodera was responsible for HTC's overall product strategy, which makes the departure especially notable on the heels of the global launch of the make-or-break One. It's not just Kodera. In the past three-odd months, HTC has lost a number of employees in rapid succession." I really hope HTC pulls it together.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/22/13 13:30 UTC, submitted by JRepin
"It is with huge pleasure that the Debian GNU/Hurd team announces the release of Debian GNU/Hurd 2013. This is a snapshot of Debian 'sid' at the time of the Debian 'wheezy' release (May 2013), so it is mostly based on the same sources. It is not an official Debian release, but it is an official Debian GNU/Hurd port release." Important note: 75% of Debian packages are supported bu Debian GNU/Hurd. Impressive.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/21/13 22:06 UTC
"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.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/21/13 21:45 UTC
"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.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/21/13 15:53 UTC
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!"
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/20/13 22:43 UTC
The Verge pointed me to a blog post by Leap Motion - which reveals how their Kinect-like motion control works with Windows 8. "From the second you plug in your Leap Motion Controller, you'll be able to browse the web and interact with your computer just by moving your hands and fingers in the air. With Leap Motion technology and Windows, you can do everything that's possible with multi-touch inputs - without actually touching anything. This also means that existing applications in Windows 7 and 8 will respond to your natural hand and finger movements. Soon, we'll show you how Leap Motion will work with Mac OS X." Quite cool.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/20/13 21:50 UTC
PocketNow interviews Marc Dillon, and there's an interesting note about why Jolla is keeping the display properties under wraps: "We're leaving some of those details out because we do understand that there are a lot of really big players in the market and they tend to take certain components in the market and dominate them. We created the ability to actually be able to run Sailfish on multiple hardware displays and be able to swap components, so this is part of the demand and supply planning phase. We are committed to this industrial design which is a 4.5-inch display, an 8 megapixel camera on the back and a front-facing camera at the front, and the exact specs of the display we'll provide when we're close to delivery." Something you rarely hear anything about.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/19/13 23:15 UTC
"This is my NeXTstation Turbo Color booting the Mac System 7.1 Operating System using a hardware add-on called 'Daydream'. The Daydream has a Mac ROM and a few custom ICs in it and hooked up to the NeXTs DSP port. Turns your NeXT into a full fledged 68k powered Mac." So cool.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/19/13 23:11 UTC, submitted by Drumhellar
"The NetBSD Project is pleased to announce NetBSD 6.1, the first feature update of the NetBSD 6 release branch. It represents a selected subset of fixes deemed important for security or stability reasons, as well as new features and enhancements. Please note that all fixes in the prior security/bugfix updates (NetBSD 6.0.1 and 6.0.2) are also in 6.1."
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/18/13 21:06 UTC
"At the end of a week in which Electronic Arts confirmed it wasn't developing a thing for the Wii U, one of the software engineers in EA Sports' Canada studio, in a series of since-deleted tweets, disparaged the console as 'crap' and suggested Nintendo should give up on hardware altogether. 'The Wii U is crap. Less powerful than an Xbox 360. Poor online/store. Weird tablet', tweeted Bob Summerwill, listed as a senior software engineer at EA Canada, in a reply to a tweet posting a link about EA's no-Wii U news. 'Nintendo are walking dead at this point'." The Wii U is turning into the 21st century's Virtual Boy.More News »
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No, that's fairly idiotic logic. Apple is one of the top selling PC brands in the market. In fact, they seem to OWN the $1000+ segment. That would hardly make them a failure. Try again.