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Comment Fantastic idea, youre short sighted. (Score 1) 147

One of the reasons that windows is popular is backward compatibility For users who simply browse the web and read email, this is not a problem For others who have expensive packages that only run on x86, it's a BIG problem A lot of older software is what is is. It will never be updated, either because the maker lost interest or they are out of business

You gotta start somewhere. The loss of multi-CPU type support after Windows NT is partially why the x86/Windows platform kinda stagnated for decades. So the old stuff wont run on ARM, ok fine use x86. Over time more and more software will be updated to support ARM which is exactly what we should be cheering. Heck, i wish MS would support ARM and RISC-V while they are off re-compiling their OS, drivers, and office suite of applications.

Comment Re:Symbolic only (Score 1) 58

Companies also wont switch as their price wont change for the combined with Teams. Teams is an absolutely horrible product that only succeeded because it was bundled for free with Office. Once done, despite users protesting Teams being crap compared to Zoom/WebEx/etc, every company started switching because it was "free" despite universal hatred of the product.

Comment Monopoly - Teams added to Office everyone switched (Score 4, Interesting) 58

This was use of an almost monopoly like control over the Office suite software sector by adding Teams into Office/365. Once this was done, every single IT department budget pretty much demanded they use Teams and kill 3rd party video conferencing despite how horrible is Teams.

Comment Re:Meh, why not ChatGPT? (Score 1) 52

Of all the AI based programs available, Copilot has been "meh", Gemini has been so-so, while ChatGPT has been awesome. For example, if you mention something in the realm of BDSM, Copilot will tell you to go pound sand and find professional help. Gemini will just nope, singing, "F-this shit I'm out." ChatGPT will remind you to consider consent, aftercare, settings, scenes... and the other common sense items.

Overall, ChatGPT has been better for odd stuff, while Copilot and Gemini have been so-so at best. And, yes, I have subscriptions to all three.

Uh, Copilot is based on Chat-GPT.

Comment Re:I didn't borrow much, but I paid it off (Score 1) 162

Agreed you made smart decisions and that people should stand by their decisions. With that said, guess you didn't read beyond the title?

Your anger that people who were defrauded, permanently disabled, or chose public service sector jobs get some relief is indicative your parents didn't teach you empathy.

Slashdot had become a vile cesspool of angry and cynical people.

Comment Re:Cycle begins in 5..4..3... (Score 2, Insightful) 65

by blahbooboo (#64222382) Attached to: Apple Develops a Foldable Clamshell iPhone

Does this mean foldables are going to be become the coolest thing ever because no one has ever done it before and it's so fresh and original?

What it really means is the flagship iPhones will start costing upwards of $2k a pop, rather than $1k a pop. For shit we're expected to throw away every two years. Seems a brilliant move for profits, if Apple can pull it off. Shit for the environment, shit for finances, shit for society, but hey, profits!

No one is expected to get a new iPhone every 2 years due to their 5+ year support. Heck, majority of folks I have seen use their iPhones for years and years until they break, or the phones are stolen/lost. You're confusing yourself as a technology enthusiast versus mass market.

Comment Just as Steve Jobs said to recording studios (Score 5, Insightful) 160

by blahbooboo (#64187208) Attached to: Streaming Pirates Are Hollywood's New Villains
Steve Jobs (supposedly) fought to keep the price per song in the iTunes store low in his belief that the initial $0.99/song was cheap enough that it would be easier than pirating and many would choose to pay rather than steal. He was right (even at the later $1.29/song price).

The audio streaming services have some competition which is why their prices are still relatively low for the value they provide.

Everyone on this site knows that video streaming is now too fragmented and expensive that it's easier to use a pirate web site rather than subscribe and unsubscribe from the legitimate streaming sites every couple of months.

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