Google makes great
maps. But Apple and Google aren't getting along well. So in its new iOS 6, Apple dropped all Google mapping tech in favor of its own Maps app that it promised would
"blow your head off".
Some people like it.
Others don't. But the
numbers are that 63 countries with a combined population of 4.5 billion people will lose at least one of the traffic, transit, or street views they had before. And even arch-supporter John Gruber acknowledges
" the maps experience in iOS 6 is a downgrade". Google may produce an official Google Maps app for iOS. Then again,
they may not.
posted by Egg Shen
on Sep 19, 2012 -
576 comments
BeOS has been reborn a number of times, often without significant success but
things are looking up. Starting in 1991 with the production of an all-in-one hardware/software home multimedia computer (the
BeBox, the first of which was
available to the public in 1994), the possible purchase by Apple was at the height of success for BeOS (instead Apple
chose to buy NeXT in 1996), and the low point of being when BeOS was
bought by Palm for $11 million in 2001, where it became part of the
Palm OS Cobalt that nobody wanted. In 2002,
news of BeOS' rebirth as yellowTAB came out, with another shift as yellowTAB became
magnussoft ZETA, which finally folded in 2007, as
their figures were far below expectations. From here, fans and enthusiasts took over, with a number of attempts to re-create BeOS from scratch. Most failed, but
Haiku (
previously) has survived, and today they announced that the
first alpha version of the Haiku operating system is
available for download (direct download or through torrent), and
a preliminary review sounds positive.
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posted by filthy light thief
on Sep 14, 2009 -
59 comments
Ubuntu has quickly become the number one
Linux distro for the desktop. Not only is it free, but it has also made Linux easier to use than ever. Now,
Wubi enables
Windows users to install Ubuntu just like any other application, so you no longer have to mess around with partitions, burning CDs, etc.
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posted by Foci for Analysis
on Jan 21, 2008 -
82 comments
Whizzkid develops Linux application for Windows [...]The significance of the development is that Linux and Windows are able to work in parallel on the same computer or server. To[sic] now, the computer world is divided into systems that operate either with Windows or with Linux. [...]
posted by Postroad
on Apr 12, 2004 -
33 comments
SCO is at it again ... this time they've asked a federal judge to declare that Linux's general public license — a backbone of the free software movement — unconstitutional.
Let's hope the judge has more sense than SCO.
posted by silusGROK
on Oct 31, 2003 -
33 comments
Wal-Mart Ships PCs with Lindows Wal-Mart has stood up to MicroSoft's monopoly with its latest computer offerings, being sold
sans Windows. The retailer is selling its super cheap boxes either without an OS or with the upstart LindowsOS. I guess I'll have to start shopping at WalMart to show my support!
posted by misangela
on Jun 21, 2002 -
23 comments
Hailstorm now more, kinda. Microsoft has cancelled/heavily reconsidered the Hailstorm part of their .Net initiative, blaming the fact that businesses were never interested in seeing if consumers wanted to use it or not.
posted by bliss322
on Apr 12, 2002 -
4 comments
Yes, the nation's in mourning, but does that mean Apple's going to postpone its
OSX Update? I mean they said September, and that was like two months ago. I wannnnnnnnnnnnt it.
posted by adrober
on Sep 17, 2001 -
10 comments
