Comments on: Thurrott != Thoreau http://nslog.com/2004/02/06/thurrott_thoreau The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:58:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: His Shadow http://nslog.com/2004/02/06/thurrott_thoreau#comment-37746 His Shadow Tue, 09 Jan 2007 05:50:52 +0000 http://nslog.com/2004/02/06/thurrott_thoreau/#comment-37746 "Microsoft's pervasive Windows Media Audio (WMA) format, which most other music stores use." Pervasive? That's hilarious. MP3 is pervasive. WMA is an also-ran. Most other music stores? You mean those exploding media failures? Who cares what they use. "Microsoft's pervasive Windows Media Audio (WMA) format, which most other music stores use."

Pervasive? That's hilarious. MP3 is pervasive. WMA is an also-ran.

Most other music stores? You mean those exploding media failures? Who cares what they use.

]]> By: Scott Stevenson http://nslog.com/2004/02/06/thurrott_thoreau#comment-7312 Scott Stevenson Sat, 07 Feb 2004 04:14:12 +0000 http://nslog.com/2004/02/06/thurrott_thoreau/#comment-7312 Last time I checked, the iPod isn't the only device that iTunes works with. It was compatible with MP3 players well before the iPod existed. Has that changed? - Scott Last time I checked, the iPod isn't the only device that iTunes works with. It was compatible with MP3 players well before the iPod existed. Has that changed?

- Scott

]]> By: Chris Bracken http://nslog.com/2004/02/06/thurrott_thoreau#comment-7311 Chris Bracken Sat, 07 Feb 2004 01:51:03 +0000 http://nslog.com/2004/02/06/thurrott_thoreau/#comment-7311 <blockquote>Longhorn is far more impressive technically than Panther.</blockquote> I love it! And while we're comparing unreleased operating systems to current ones, I would also point out that Mac OS X 10.4 is far more impressive technically than Windows XP. Chris Bracken said on February 6, 2004:

Longhorn is far more impressive technically than Panther.

I love it! And while we're comparing unreleased operating systems to current ones, I would also point out that Mac OS X 10.4 is far more impressive technically than Windows XP.

]]> By: Robert Scoble http://nslog.com/2004/02/06/thurrott_thoreau#comment-7310 Robert Scoble Sat, 07 Feb 2004 01:08:57 +0000 http://nslog.com/2004/02/06/thurrott_thoreau/#comment-7310 Weird, it removed my name from my comment above. I'm Robert Scoble. Thanks Gregg, I do try. I even listen to people say I'm an idiot. Why? Cause usually they are right. :-) Weird, it removed my name from my comment above. I'm Robert Scoble. Thanks Gregg, I do try. I even listen to people say I'm an idiot. Why? Cause usually they are right. :-)

]]> By: Mike Cohen http://nslog.com/2004/02/06/thurrott_thoreau#comment-7309 Mike Cohen Sat, 07 Feb 2004 01:02:51 +0000 http://nslog.com/2004/02/06/thurrott_thoreau/#comment-7309 Anyone who thinks a task based user interface is a good thing needs to look at Adobe PhotoDeluxe - remember that stinking turd? Anyone who thinks a task based user interface is a good thing needs to look at Adobe PhotoDeluxe - remember that stinking turd?

]]> By: Jonathan http://nslog.com/2004/02/06/thurrott_thoreau#comment-7308 Jonathan Sat, 07 Feb 2004 00:33:11 +0000 http://nslog.com/2004/02/06/thurrott_thoreau/#comment-7308 I don't see him as an idiot just a person who is throwing out any credit he had to keep his bread and butter coming. I use to read his stuff when I had to use a Windows machine in addition to my mac, because it was nicely layout information about things I didn't care about hunting around for. true since I never compared it anything I can't really justify that as an reason that he had creditable writing. If Apple won the OS wars in 4 years from now after microsoft lost all their money trying to promote, fix, and update longhorn, he would write possitively about the Mac platform because he's scum. Give examples to back up those wild statements paul and then we'll take. Which software is better than iMovie? Which iPhoto cataloging software is better than iPhoto? And to quote your site "Apple has implemented some basic desktop composition features in Mac OS X "Panther." But the basic problem with Mac OS X isn't going away: It's a classic desktop operating system that doesn't offer anything in the way of usability advancements over previous desktop operating systems. Today, Windows XP and its task-based interface are far superior to anything in Mac OS X. In the future, Longhorn will further distance Windows from OS X. From a graphical standpoint, there won't be any comparison. Longhorn is far more impressive technically than Panther." What are these impressive technologies are far superior? I don't see him as an idiot just a person who is throwing out any credit he had to keep his bread and butter coming.

I use to read his stuff when I had to use a Windows machine in addition to my mac, because it was nicely layout information about things I didn't care about hunting around for. true since I never compared it anything I can't really justify that as an reason that he had creditable writing.

If Apple won the OS wars in 4 years from now after microsoft lost all their money trying to promote, fix, and update longhorn, he would write possitively about the Mac platform because he's scum.

Give examples to back up those wild statements paul and then we'll take. Which software is better than iMovie? Which iPhoto cataloging software is better than iPhoto? And to quote your site

"Apple has implemented some basic desktop composition features in Mac OS X "Panther." But the basic problem with Mac OS X isn't going away: It's a classic desktop operating system that doesn't offer anything in the way of usability advancements over previous desktop operating systems. Today, Windows XP and its task-based interface are far superior to anything in Mac OS X. In the future, Longhorn will further distance Windows from OS X. From a graphical standpoint, there won't be any comparison. Longhorn is far more impressive technically than Panther."

What are these impressive technologies are far superior?

]]> By: Gregg http://nslog.com/2004/02/06/thurrott_thoreau#comment-7307 Gregg Sat, 07 Feb 2004 00:29:41 +0000 http://nslog.com/2004/02/06/thurrott_thoreau/#comment-7307 He picked on me once. I made the ludicrous suggestion that you use your iPod as a hard drive (this was, apparently, "advanced use", or something). Scoble at least tries for conversation, Thurrott just left nasty remarks in my blog comments (then slagged me further in his, which you will note contains neither trackback nor comments). He picked on me once. I made the ludicrous suggestion that you use your iPod as a hard drive (this was, apparently, "advanced use", or something).

Scoble at least tries for conversation, Thurrott just left nasty remarks in my blog comments (then slagged me further in his, which you will note contains neither trackback nor comments).

]]> By: Anonymous http://nslog.com/2004/02/06/thurrott_thoreau#comment-7306 Anonymous Sat, 07 Feb 2004 00:24:55 +0000 http://nslog.com/2004/02/06/thurrott_thoreau/#comment-7306 Oh geez. :-) Oh geez. :-)

]]> By: Olivier http://nslog.com/2004/02/06/thurrott_thoreau#comment-7305 Olivier Fri, 06 Feb 2004 23:37:54 +0000 http://nslog.com/2004/02/06/thurrott_thoreau/#comment-7305 Well, his last comment is perfectly valid. After all, iLife ’04 was made just for him, wasn't it? Well, his last comment is perfectly valid. After all, iLife ’04 was made just for him, wasn't it?

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