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Until the AirPort Extreme has a web interface, so I can administer it from an operating system that's not OS X or Windows, I'm not buying it. Hopefully, Apple will fix this.
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I don't see much hope for WindowsMobile or Symbian, seeing as they're OS's with major legacy baggage. However, Android has a chance to catch up with OS X Mobile. It's based off Linux and Apache Harmony (alternative Java implementation), and uses…
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Quote: Originally Posted by landy I think maybe I misunderstood you a little or you misunderstood me a little... By open, I don't mean 'open source'. I'm referring to the fact that, like java, with Ob-C/Cocoa/IB you can go out and buy a book a…
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Objective-C is open, but Cocoa/XCode/Interface Builder as well as Apple's own APIs are decidedly closed-source. Java, with the exception of the browser plugin, Java Web Start, and the SNMP code is completely open source, including the Netbeans IDE…
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More than an intention. The compiler and parts of the graphics libraries and tools are already open source (GPL 2). https://openjfx.dev.java.net/ Quote: Open Source Sun is committed to open source as part of its business model. Key elem…
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Thank you. I agree that new web standards will go a long way towards reducing the need for RIA's like Flash. However, there are two problems with your argument: 1) Internet Explorer won't implement many of these new technologies, including S…
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Yes, IE isn't as dominant as it used to be, but it is still the majority browser market share holder by far. Put it this way: have you seen any web developers other than Google with Gmail who refused to totally support the abomination that is IE …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Hattig I think that's called "writing an iPhone application". There's nothing stopping you calling web services directly from your native application, that's how applications like blogging tools and the like work. …
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Apple's efforts to support web standards such as HTML, JavaScript, and CSS are admirable, but these technologies will only go so far for delivering rich internet applications (RIAs). The problem is that those technologies are limited insofar as pr…
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This whole question of whether EULA are valid or not is a non-sequitur. Those distributing machines with OS X are violating Apple's copyright on OS X by selling hardware with *modified binaries* of OS X, including the updates provided. The fact t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by copeland It could be so easy for Apple: Call the upgrade a upgrade and everything is dandy . (dreyfus2 pointed that out several times). As we (not Joe Six Pack) know the retail box is a upgrade, why is Apple shy to ca…
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Am I missing something here? In order to run on generic PC's, doesn't OS X have to be heavily modified to boot on EFI, including modifying the kernel? Doesn't that involve Psystar and their ilk distributing a derivative work, thus violating Appl…
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I recently bought a MacBook Pro. When I was looking for a new Mac, I was trying to decide between an iMac and a MacBook Pro. I'm a big fan of desktops because I didn't really need the portability and wanted more computing power for my buck. H…
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There's only one Android phone being sold right now, and as far as I know, only in the U.S. It's a bit early to say that Android lost. Quote: Originally Posted by sflocal What ever happened to the whiners... uh.. I mean "disgruntled" folks …
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I have nothing against somebody who jailbreaks the iPhone if they just genuinely want to tinker with the device they pay for, without abusing the carrier's network. I'm a geek, and I love to play with my tech toys. It's geeks tinkering (ex Linux…
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As a Java developer, it sucks to have to always be behind Windows, Linux and Solaris, and roughly on par with FreeBSD in getting Java updates. After buying a MacBook Pro, for the first time since Apple released a Java 6 preview for Tiger, I have Ja…
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If this is true, this is the perfect solution to the problems the iPhone is currently facing. Instead of coming up with an iPhone Nano, the same phone can be made available with different data plans, thus catering to customers with different budg…
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Quote: Originally Posted by MacTel With the iMac, Mac Mini, Mac Pro, and Xserve being absent from refreshes they'll need every bit of marketing help. Apple should really license their OSX in a limited form. Meaning, allow licensees to build d…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Virgil-TB2 I'd like to see Apple port iWork over to the Windows for instance as it's just a better product than Office for anyone but the advanced business user (i.e. almost all consumers), and rather than inhibit sale…
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What about support for syncing notes and tasks (todos), as well as contacts,calendar, and email?