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   Review - Joomla!

   1.6.0 Alpha (Jun 23, 2009)

   Great product, though it should NOT be on this site as it is not software per-se, and it has its very own distribution site at www.joomla.org

2. Comment - Myka announces its latest Linux-based 'net top box'

   1.6.0 Alpha (Nov 8, 2009 - 11:12 AM)

   this is not about builders.. this is more about a retail product that "just works"
   
   Its more designed to compete with say an AppleTV and the Popcorn hour devices or a more advanced version of one of the various single purpose boxes (from roku, or netflix etc)
   
   Sure a tech savvy computer builder with linux experience can buy a SFF PC, or a mac mini or whatever and throw linux, and boxee or even windows and boxee/xbmc/etc on it.. but again this is more from that guy from the office that saw your fancy video stuff and wanted one for himself.. but doesnt want to do it himself (and more importantly that YOu dont want to support

3. Comment - US court vacates another jury's huge patent verdict against Microsoft

   1.6.0 Alpha (Sep 30, 2009 - 4:04 PM)

   That it is rather sad, that smart judges re technology are so hard to find.. and so much slips under the rug in absurd jury awards, endless battles costing millions of dollars in legal fees.. for rediculous patents.

4. Comment - Zune HD: The best portable media player you may never buy

   1.6.0 Alpha (Sep 27, 2009 - 10:51 PM)

   Because Apple has pure genius marketing.. and always has.. in the beginning it was the "different" mp3 player which as soon as they got the pricepoint down somewhat they started pushing like no other.
   
   After that volume allowed them to do what no other "store" could do re online music sales.. and dictate terms to the idiots in charge of music industry.. once they had all 3 pieces of the pie together.. it really didnt /doesnt matter how good or bad their product actually is.. as its the one that everyone goes to due to mindshare.. IE 220,000,000 people can't be wrong mentality..
   
   oddly enough Apple out microsofted microsoft ..

5. Comment - Accounting rules shouldn't change to benefit Apple, other high-tech companies

   1.6.0 Alpha (Sep 23, 2009 - 11:44 AM)

   Your still using flawed outdated model which was last adjusted to suit landline phones rented to consumers as part and parcel of a service package.. pre-bell breakup.
   
   And your still missing the point.. the point is that APPLE is not earning or delivering anything as part of a subscription.
   
   Show me the PC manufacturer who is accounting in this fashion for netbook giveaways as part of Cellphone data plan packages.. you wont find one.. because they are NOT "integral to the service"
   
   When I sign up for an ATT plan, I am in no way locked to the iphone, which i buy to use said service, they are completely seperate unbundled transactions.
   
   Software updates to the iphone are not relevant to the discussion either, and apple's accountants should NEVER have reported a dime as subscription.. because the guidelines do NOT in fact require or encourage it.
   
   Apple Accountants DECIDED TO DO IT AS A MATTER OF EXPEDIENCY IN ORDER TO SHOW LESS OF A HIT TO INCOME IF THE IPHONE WAS NOT A HUGE SUCCESS AND ARE NOW STUCK..
   
   By the logic expressed here.. especially apple the entire product line should be subscription based accounting.. and there is no way around that.
   
   You are stuck on the "service" provided entirely by ATT as some forcing apple to do something.. especiallt bizzare when you consider that for all intents and purposes the ipod touch is the exact same device.. getting the exact same "treatment" when it comes to updates as the product sold and accounted for entirely differently.. including apple claiming to be forced to charge for updates to the second products OS.. which is circular logic at best.

6. Comment - Accounting rules shouldn't change to benefit Apple, other high-tech companies

   1.6.0 Alpha (Sep 22, 2009 - 8:19 PM)

   Except that she is wrong.. and you should go back to school and look at the accounting books again.. and figure out exactly how party A sells party B an object, collects the cash at time of sale and then reports it as sold that day on his books.. is "inflating artificially" anything at all?
   
   If you pull the "omg they are forced to do software updates for ages on the product" card you are mistaken as that also applies to every other device sold that is in any way changeable outside of the factory.. and precious few are put on the books as subscription income..