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Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, June 23 2012 @ 09:35 AM EDT |
The order of interim injunction dated 25/04/2012 is hereby
clarified that the
interim injunction is granted only in
respect of a particular URL where the
infringing movie is
kept and not in respect of the entire website
Source: BBC News (link
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Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, June 23 2012 @ 02:12 PM EDT |
That "dirt" is more like peat, but why let little details stand in the
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Authored by: Tolerance on Saturday, June 23 2012 @ 07:24 PM EDT |
In the Newspick on Microsoft's vapourware "Surface", PJ highlighted
that it could be a success. I agree.
My wife's iPad2 is a wonderful toy but unusable for most of my purposes - touch
typing the virtual keyboard is awfully inconvenient. Vapourware or not, that
"keyboard" cover or something like it would turn either iPad or
Surface into a usable and desirable device.
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Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, June 24 2012 @ 12:49 AM EDT |
[PJ: I have to say that the hardware, particularly the keyboard,
looks lovely and useful. Assuming the eventually available product does all they
say, I wonder if you can put GNU/Linux on the Pro version, the Ivy Bridge one?]
The keyboard and stand isn't something new. You can get
aftermarket "keyboard cases" for iPad and Android tablets which do the same
thing. Microsoft are simply bundling one with their "Surface". Most people
however don't do enough typing on their tablet to make it worth the extra cost.
Until people can actually get their hands on one of these tablets
though, we don't know how well the package works. The overall balance on a
tablet is a lot different than on a lap-top. We don't know if it will keep
falling over if you're not careful how you touch it. Another problem is that
according to reports, the keyboard is directly attached to the tablet, rather
than using Bluetooth. That saves some money, but it probably loses flexibility
in how you can rest it, or where you can use it. Adding a keyboard doesn't turn
the tablet into a laptop.
From what little information that I could
see about the MS Surface, I'm not very impressed with the specs. You can buy
better iPads or Andriod tablets right now. The only real news about this is that
it's from Microsoft.
The price referenced was (para-phrased)
"comparable to an ultra-book". That would put it in the $900 to $1200
range. At that price, only the most rabid Microsoft fan-boys will be buying
them. That's assuming it ever launches. At this point, it's just vapour-ware.
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Authored by: jplatt39 on Sunday, June 24 2012 @ 12:57 AM EDT |
I disagree with you PJ about the chances of success for this device. I believe
that the key to success is going to be the support they offer it and I don't
feel they have been good with support since the 1980's. Look at the Zune for an
example of what people who buy it from them can expect. The Xbox may be a
success but even the Windows users I know who have it don't expect much from the
company (and admitting it is a biased sample most of the ones I've actually seen
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Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, June 24 2012 @ 01:33 AM EDT |
[PJ: You know, after viewing the keynote, I disagree. (...), I think
the hardware looks like a winner, because it meets a need that some actually do
have. I'd use it.]
There's nothing exceptional about the
hardware that I could see. If you want to sell a "PJ Tablet", there's lots of
companies in China who will make similar ones for you with your logo on them.
What will make the difference between a success or failure is whether
you can line up enough licensed content (apps, books. music, movies, etc.) for
your "walled garden". That's why the iPad succeeded where the original netbooks
failed (this is what the original Linux netbooks were supposed to be, not cheap
laptops). This is why Amazon is in the tablet business. It's a delivery
platform.
Microsoft could try focusing on niche business markets, but I
don't see how that could get the production volumes which would make that
competitive. That's leaving aside the fact that the software isn't designed for
business use. Keep in mind that Microsoft has been tilting the "tablet" windmill
for at least ten years, and failing miserably at it.
What could
explain the reason for the MS Surface is Nokia's finances. One or more Nokia
managers talked about putting out a tablet. Nokia's phone business however is
circling the drain and they can't afford to launch a tablet. The Microsoft board
of directors were specifically unhappy about how Balmer was handling the
phone/tablet market. Balmer desperately needs to show some sort of "success" for
the mobile/tablet market if he wants to keep his job, and Nokia isn't delivering
it. You have probably noticed the current party line from Microsoft that Windows
Phone is failing because the hardware vendor's aren't making good enough
hardware designs (it's funny how they can seem to make Android phones that sell
like hotcakes however). Microsoft has apparently decided that they need to take
the reins in their own hands.
The computing industry has gone through
several major generational changes. We went from mainframes to mini-computers,
to workstations, to commodity PCs, and now to mobile/tablet devices. At each
stage, one company tended to dominate the industry, dictating it's direction,
and making most of the money. After each transition however, the company which
dominated the previous stage would fall behind and a new leader take over.
Microsoft had a good run during the PC era. The post-PC era however could belong
to someone else. At this point, it's too early to see who that will be.
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Authored by: IMANAL_TOO on Sunday, June 24 2012 @ 05:02 AM EDT |
From http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php%3fpage=news_item&px=MTEyNTE
"NVIDIA Loses Huge GPU Order Due To Linux Blob. [...] The order was at
least for ten million GPUs, which given the current low-end parts, would value
the order at least 250 to 350 million dollars (USD). However, I've heard from a
separate source that it was closer to the half billion dollar mark. This money
will now be handed over to AMD since they have the officially-based open-source
driver for their products."
Open source (http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php%3fpage=news_item&px=MTA3NDE) has
apparently paid off for AMD!
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Authored by: SilverWave on Sunday, June 24 2012 @ 06:30 AM EDT |
http://hexus.net/mobile/news/tablets/41197-microsoft-surface-keynote-full-video-
now-online/
I#m used to pictuing him as 'Steve Ballmer "Dance Monkeyboy" video'
He looked a lot more intimidating then and a lot more aggressive.
Now he just looks tired.
hmm it comes to us all.
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RMS: The 4 Freedoms
0 run the program for any purpose
1 study the source code and change it
2 make copies and distribute them
3 publish modified versions
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