Linux Rants

– Just for fun.

– Exactly the reason I’d never buy an iPad (other than their overly lazy implementation). Just like the iPhone is starting to feel the heat from Android devices, the same thing will happen to the iPad, only more quickly. The blood is in the water, and the sharks are circling.

– The short answer is “Hell Yes!” Anybody that’s been working on an app and received a phone call knows that their app is closed, and they get to start from scratch unless it’s the music player, Safari, or the mail app. Pisses me off every time it happens.

– Almost funny to see Apple being fed it’s own BS. We’ll see how this one plays out.

– And this, boys and girls, is why Apple is sueing HTC. Android’s market share(7.1%) is still relatively small compared to Apple’s(25.1%), but Apple’s market share has increased .3% over the last year. Not mindblowingly awesome. Google’s has increased 4.3%. More than any other Smartphone platform. Cower Apple. Cower.

– While it’s probably a better idea than Apple’s latest ill-conceived lawsuites to compete with Android, I wouldn’t hold your breath on this one. Don’t see it happening.

– Well, it’s cool that they’re going to be using Linux, but I’m not so sure about this “Gentoo release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux”.

– While I like this Windows 7 tablet beating the iPad down due to the iPad’s lack of actual functionality, I’d really like to see a tablet specific Linux version released. Something designed around the touch interface. Is anybody doing anything like this right now?

– Apple looks VERY afraid.

– All the more reason to develope for Android instead of iPhone/iPad. Do you really want to put up with this kind of crap?

– So when are we going to be seeing this commercial?

– If you absolutely MUST run Windows applications, Crossover is the way to do it.

– OK, I’m showing some love to Courier today. I’m really hoping that something like what they’re showing us really does hit the market. I’d buy one if I had to take out a loan.

– Unlike the iPad, Microsoft’s Courier actually seems inspired. We’ll see if the device ever becomes reality, but if it does, no one will even remember the name iPad unless they study ancient history.

– Eagerly anticipated by whom? Well, if you’re planning on wasting your money, here’s the date.