Software Patents Are Ridiculous

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/10/patent-troll-takes-over-the-web-can-it-be-stopped.ars


After reading this article, I finally believe that the whole Software Patent system is the most absurd thing known to mankind.

Seriously, companies are being sued because of rollover ads?!? That is just mind boggling. Sure rollover ads are extremely annoying but it does grab the user's attention when the stumble upon the content. For a company to have a 'patent' for something so basic to write in HTML code is beyond me.

This is just proof that the software patent system is one of the most broken systems in the world. This ranks right up there with the RIAA charging $750 per 'stolen' song. Until the governments realize that this system needs to be removed, lawyers will be raking in cash and people who try to invent something new will be sued off the planet because it has been supposedly patented even though it has never been developed or used ever!

Main Operating System

Just trying to get the scope of my visitors and followers:

Operating System of Choice:
-Windows 9x
-Windows XP
-Windows Vista
-Windows 7
-Mac OS X
-Linux (What Distro?)

Apple Attempts To Fight Sexting

http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/10/13/1615251/Apple-Awarded-Anti-Sexting-Patent

It seems that Apple now has the right to create a text messaging service that can monitor what a person is typing. This is honestly down right crazy. Early this week, Apple submitted an trademark application for "There's an app for that".

If this doesn't make Apple a huge troll I don't know what does!

Windows 7 Phone

I'm going to keep this short and simple:
Do you honestly think that Windows Phone 7 will survive again Android, Blackberry, and even Apple?

If it is like WinMo6, then no.

Your thoughts?

Eggy's Car Fund

This is just to let everyone know that I currently have a vehicle that is disabled. It's a 2005 Chevy Impala that just needs some TLC that I can't afford at the moment. The car needs some tires, brakes, and a battery. I've been trying to get it up and running since May but there has been some problems along the way.

I'm not here to beg for money, but if find it in your heart to help a poor soul out, then by all means please contribute to this cause of mine. Any amount will help get this car up and running again!

Thanks in advance!

iPad!?!

Yesterday, Apple announced a new type of tablet computer that they are calling the iPad. The iPad from initial looks is nothing more than an oversized iPhone/iPod Touch.  After watching Steve Jobs’ keynote speech, I began to realize, “WTF Apple?"

It never amazes me anymore that Apple would do something like this. While I will give Apple credit that netbooks aren’t the best laptops, but they aren’t meant to do everything a normal laptop can. A netbook is for those who want a cheap portable computer that does basic tasks such as internet, email, and office documentation for the most part. A netbook was never meant to replace laptops.

A big thing with Apple’s iPad is its integration with all things iPhone/iPod Touch. The iPad can do everything that the iPod and iPhone can do just on a bigger screen (3G capabilities will come at a later date to the iPad). The other thing that Apple will have to address quickly is the fact that there are no ports for anything except power/expansion cable port (think iPod / iPhone data cable). The iPad has no USB ports, no card reader slots, no disc drive, and no expansion. Yes, Apple has done it again, users can’t upgrade or replace RAM, the battery, or anything else that a normal laptop user can replace. To top it all off, the iPod come with 3 storage options that are all internal. There is a 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB flavor ($499, $599, & $699 respectively). This means that once a user purchases an iPad, they are stuck with the storage space they have. This problem is made worse with the no ports that I mentioned above. The final hurdle I see with the iPad is the fact that it will not multi-task applications unless they are Apple’s applications. This means no fast switching between apps. With Windows, Linux, Unix, and even Mac OSX you can run multiple applications at once without any problems.

Even with all of these ‘features’ and issues, there will be millions of Apple faithful that will purchase the iPad no matter the outcome. They will buy it and then a couple months later be irate because Steve Jobs has announced an upgrade to the device (remember the iPhone launch). Apple is here to stay, but how loyal will their customers be?

It’s Here (Officially)

Yesterday marked the release of Windows 7 to the public. While Windows 7 has been out to OEMs and other major system builders yesterday was the day one could walk into a retail store and pick it up.

After playing with the beta and the RC versions, I was hoping that the final RTM version(Release to Manufacturing) would live up to the hype that the developmental stages did. Much to my surprise it has lived up to the expectations that I was hoping.

The only downside to Windows 7 out of the gate for me was the upgrade install I did to my laptop. It took about 3 hours to complete the upgrade on my laptop which is not ancient at all (Core 2 Duo @ 2.26Ghz, 4GB of RAM, 500GB HDD). While a clean install on my desktop only took about 25 minutes. Other than the Upgrade method, Windows 7 has lived to its hype.

Pretty much all of the features available in the beta and RC have survived and made it to the RTM version. Though one change has been made at the labeling method that Microsoft happened to plan. Business is now once again Professional.

I’ll post more thoughts later, when I’m done going through the inner guts that is Windows 7 Ultimate.

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