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Apple was 'thin, competitive, dynamic' because the company was made in Steve Jobs' image. When you have god-like status, yeah, you can shift employees as much as you want. Can't expect any person to lead any company in that same fashion. It takes…

in Former Apple engineer says company more rigid, less competitive under Tim Cook than Steve ... Comment by pnypwrmb76 January 2017
Java is alive and well in the enterprise. Most of Oracle's business applications (CRM, PeopleSoft), and server software (OC4J, BEA Weblogic) are rooted in Java. The Oracle database itself can be closely coupled with Java. Reports of Java's d…

in Oracle to acquire Sun for $5.6 billion Comment by pnypwrmb76 April 2009
I don't see why they couldn't have integrated the USB plug on the device itself (just like 1st gen Shuffle). Just put a nice, secure, matching cap on it. It would be a subtle feature, but extremely convenient. Who wants to deal with more cab…

in High-quality unboxing photos of Apple's third-gen iPod shuffle Comment by pnypwrmb76 March 2009
The reasons why I intend to connect the drive to the mac is because: 1) IP over FireWire on the mac seems to be a lot easier to implement 2) I'm not sure how to set IPoFW on WinXP, AND I'd have to get a firewire card (the machine is a laptop) 3…

in IP over FireWire Comment by pnypwrmb76 June 2005