Comment Re:W3C Testimonials Members list on HTML 5 funny (Score 1) 113
I really want to see Packaged Apps take off across all browsers, mobile and desktop. I'm willing to take a little performance hit to have apps available across all platforms.
Comment Re:Write once, runs anywhere ? (Score 2) 113
Like Java -- "Write once; debug everywhere."
Comment Re:New features (Score 1) 235
Sigh. Slashdot used to be a FOSS / open standards blog. Moving away from an MS protocol to an open one would have been cheered. I wonder what happened to
Comment Re:This is the price of going "thermonuclear." (Score 4, Informative) 247
There is no rational definition under which Apple is losing anything right now.
Umm, they lost $35B in market cap just a couple of days ago. That's something. Their stock is down about 23% from a couple of moths ago. They're losing something.
Comment Re:What wrong has Steve done to you? (Score 1) 247
Well, I'm going to guess that about 40% of the patents filed in the last 30 years have already expired ("been invalidated").
Comment Re:What wrong has Steve done to you? (Score 1) 247
This is my first time posting to Slashdot in a while, I guess, and I just noticed my old sig from 2 1/2 years ago. I guess Google has done a bit of that identity integration with Chrome already. Yay! IT's tied to Google. Boo!
Comment Re:What wrong has Steve done to you? (Score 2) 247
Steve Jobs merely tread upon a road well worn by those that came before, and he charged as much money as he could to those who weren't in the know.
Wow, that works both specifically and generally. I'm impressed with what you did there.
Comment Re:Quality (Score 1) 319
So
Comment Re: (Score 1) 319
Follow up: Why don't you have a Nexus-style hardware program (promoted on the front page of Ubuntu.com) where hardware partners produce Ubuntu desktops / laptops that are certified to receive working updates for 3 years?
Comment Re:How to succeed on the desktop? (Score 1) 319
No, Chromebooks are Linux on the desktop. Android is Linux in your hand.
Comment Re:Windows Live Messenger Integration (Score 1) 213
Best way to stay 3 versions behind on Skype? Run it on Linux!
Comment Re:This stunt by Apple (Score 1) 743
Because he zoomed out.
Comment Re:OK, stick a fork in them, they're done. NOT! (Score 1) 743
Wow. You need to work on your reading comprehension.
Comment Re:Legal considerations (Score 1) 201
50ml is actually a pretty common limit for unlicensed combustion-powered bikes. Electrics appear to be around 300-500W, but higher and lower limits exist.