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The .net experiment did not succeed, it is now 10 years since it was introduced and there is still no .net-only OS for .net apps.-vlastimil (May 17, 2012, 04:49 AM)
So how come Firefox works on Android? Aren't all Android devices ARM devices?
I am confuzzled.-Deozaan (May 16, 2012, 04:46 PM)
While Microsoft does not ban 3rd party web browsers on ARM devices, those browsers (unlike IE) would have to run in a WinRT sandbox. They'll be like 2nd class citizens compared to IE.-vlastimil (May 16, 2012, 05:16 PM)
I think not allowing 3rd party Win32 apps (hence FF and other browsers) on ARM tablets is a very stupid move from Microsoft. If recompiled, native Win32 applications worked on an ARM tablet, that would be a big advantage. Without it, why choose a Win8 ARM tablet over Android or iPad? I see no reason at all.-vlastimil (May 16, 2012, 02:38 PM)
I suppose they could start selling an ARM version Firefox or Chrome app for Metro through Microsoft's App Store. If MS refuse to do that then I am sure a lawsuit would follow - which might have interesting repercussions for Apple and Safari on iOS.-Carol Haynes (May 16, 2012, 08:45 AM)
This only applies to the tablet/smartphone/whatever version of windows, where applications must be programmed using a specific language which is not what firefox is coded in. It's a situation not unlike what happens in android/ios, I'm not surprised. I would be worried if this were to happen on the "regular" desktop Windows.-jgpaiva (May 16, 2012, 05:15 AM)
+1 - I can't use FF on my current Windows 7 phone either ... So what exactly is "changing"? Sounds like chapter two of the Vista era FUD bashing fad is cranking up to me.-Stoic Joker (May 16, 2012, 06:42 AM)
Simple - the 'self-publishing' repository websites could work on the principle that unless more than 50 or 100 copies is sold per month it gets pulled. They could give new publications 6 months to achieve that level of sales. It won't make much difference for people who genuinely want to self publish via their own website but will prune the pointless dross that no one wants to read.-Carol Haynes (May 15, 2012, 02:57 PM)
The trouble, as I see it, is not that real publishers are dying in the new world because of self publishing but that the mega-corps are effectively ousting them - eventually Amazon, Apple, et al will become the new world publishers with even less help and support for authors as they establish a leech-like grip on authors.-Carol Haynes (May 15, 2012, 02:57 PM)
You scared me with that title. I thought it meant command prompts-rjbull (May 03, 2012, 10:32 AM)
I read that the same way!-daddydave (May 03, 2012, 10:34 AM)
I read it as Consolas the font - couldnt get my head around it...-tomos (May 03, 2012, 02:10 PM)
Don't speak too loudly about that, because your using an illegal copy of Windows.... Don't beleive me, just read the EULA with the CD or on MS's web site.... In fact, I'm kind of surprised that you were even able to register it with the MS website, which is automatic, unless you ran one of the various hacks to bypass Windows DRM.-Tinman57 (May 02, 2012, 04:32 PM)
Well lets see, if MS stops issuing security updates, then obviously XP won't stand a chance on the internet. Therefore I'd have to disable the networking side of things to prevent someone from accessing XP over the internet...-Tinman57 (May 02, 2012, 04:32 PM)
And don't even think about replacing your motherboard with a different MB, because you'll completely lose your license and have to re-buy it.-Tinman57 (May 01, 2012, 07:12 PM)
I may keep XP on my system with a dual boot, of course I'd have to disable the network side of it.-Tinman57 (May 01, 2012, 07:12 PM)
Nice to see someone very creative doing well. But I guess that's why she's doing so well, because she's so creative, not only in the music.-tomos (May 01, 2012, 01:14 PM)
| Amanda Palmer: The new RECORD, ART BOOK, and TOUR | |
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| Goal | $100,000 ($265,114 as of this posting) |
| End Date | 2012-05-31 |
| Project Creator(s) | Amanda Palmer |
| Excerpt | hi folks, it's AFP. this is my first BIG, LEGIT studio album undertaking since breaking from a major label. i've spent four years writing the songs for this record, and more recently, putting together the perfect band, The Grand Theft Orchestra, comprised of genius musicians/arrangers/programmers MICHAEL MCQUILKEN, CHAD RAINES, and JHEREK BISCHOFF. in march, we locked ourselves up in a studio in Australia and, with the help of producer/engineer John Congleton (who's worked with a zillion amazing people including St. Vincent, Modest Mouse, and Xiu Xiu), we made what I believe is my best fucking album to date. it sounds...BEYOND EPIC. we laid down "The Bed Song", "Massachusetts Avenue", "The Killing Type", "Trout Heart Replica" and a slew of other tracks...some solo piano, but many featuring HORNS (locally sourced in Melbourne, Australia!), SYNTHESIZERS, GUITAAAARRRRR, and BIG BAD-ASS ORCHESTRAL ARRANGEMENTS that will blow your domepiece. we're working on finalizing the arrangements and mastering as i write this text. i expect great, big, giant things to happen when this record comes out in september. the band & i will be touring it across the globe ALL YEAR. since i'm now without a giant label to front the gazillions of dollars that it always takes to manufacture and promote a record this big, i'm coming to you to gather funds so that i have the capital to put it out with a huge fucking bang. i think kickstarter and other crowdfunding platforms like this are the BEST way to put out music right now - no label, no rules, no fuss, no muss. just us, the music, and the art. i'm also making sure EVERY PRODUCT sold through this kickstarter is unique to this campaign, to reward all of you who KNEW ME WHEN and were willing to support me from Day One. |
