Posts by Chad H. 2434 publicly visible posts • joined 23 Jan 2007
It always seems to boil down to we don't need to worry about alternatives to oil because by the time we hit peak oil there will be alternatives....
I guess these just blink into existence when required, and require no upstream planning or investment?
Maybe I read this wrong, but my reading is Microsoft isnt preventing other companies obeying EU rules.
Other companies are choosing to ignore the technical step put in to ensure those rules were inforced.
Law breaking doesnt become right because the lawbreaker finds it both convenient and doesnt see a cop on the beat. Google are doing the wrong thing by ignoring a users request not to collect this information, that the browser doesnt enforce it, whilst regrettable, isnt the key problem.
It is the action, not the lack of enforcement, that is the primary wrong action here.
Might br cheaper and "good enough" for today and tomorrow, but what about 5years time when we're wanting to stream multiple superHD/3D streams? Then we have to pay more later to get to the same result.
Unless of course you honestly think technology and bandwith requirements have met their peak?
And how many regular broswers do they get JDX. Anything like the traffic flow on the Mac App store?
How much do they have to pay to run a merchant account?
How much is Visa/Mastercard skimming from the top?
How much are they losing in chargebacks?
30% a bloody cheap price for what you get.
At the moment there is no facility in OSX for you to be sure that the software you think you're downloading is the software you're downloading. Hence why there will be a box for you to turn off the ability to check this.
If something bad comes through, revoke the license and bang, you've killed a malware epidemic flat.
Microsoft have been wishing for this feature for about a decade.
Really, the paranoia here is outregous.
Or if you're that serious, get your code signed and dont add to the App store. Your customer wont notice anything different to what they do now.
What is it with all the conspiracy theories?
BTW: Can you please show me any retail outlet that lets a developer keep 70% of the purchase price?
If its anything like other Mac error messaages it will actually be a useful message that says "If you want to install this program, please go into system preferences and deselect install singed programs only".
Really all this conspiracy theory nonsense is just making you all look silly.
Some walled garden. Just tick a box and its off, you can install unsigned content to your delight... Or the developer can get the app signed and distribute how s/he sees fit.
Given how small the wall is, I can only presume anon that you live in Smurf Village.
But the Chineese worker is still cheaper, and willing to put up with more crap.
One the of the labour groups had a press release this week looking at all the other chineese sweatshops, comparitvely speaking, Foxconn is one of the better places to work in China.
When we in the west are willing to live like them, then maybe they'll stop taking our jobs.
You also have to remember that the software to create the book, they're giving away that for free - to anyone who wants to use it. The only caveat is you can't use its full power to benefit a competitor.
It would be like a business letting you make free phone calls, only for you to turn around and use those to make deals for their competition.
is it really that objectionable that they give you something for free, on the caveat that you don't sting them with it.
Is that apple should provide - for free - software that allows you to create products for their competitors... Why exactly?
If you want to use Apple's tool for personal gain, why should they not share in the wealth - you used their tool after all and didn't pay for it.
Don't make any money with it and you don't pay - lets see you get a deal like that on photoshop and word.
And also wonder why these complaints only stick to Apple, and not FoxConns other customers. After all it's FoxConn who run the factories, employ the staff and are responsible for everything... And it was a Microsoft production line that prompted the mass suicide threat.
Do Apple have a role - sure, but lets not forget they aren't the ultimate bad guy here. If apple pay Foxconn more I doubt they'd do nothing different but pocket the change.
Given its probably going to take more than half that time to actually return to a capability of being able to get people to the moon, its clearly not going to happen.
However it does show that Newt has no concept on what other countries are; as the idea that other countries may have issues with him claiming the moon as American territory clearly has either not occurred to him, or he doesn't care.
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