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FMguru: Sep 10, 2003; peed on;
sexually

qirex posted:

I'm seeing lots of people on Twitter lament the shutdown of ms research in the valley but I don't really get why, it's not like they were xerox parc or something

because msr produced a steady stream of world-changing innovations such as

# ? Sep 23, 2014 16:25

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# ? May 18, 2024 18:11

carry on then: Jul 10, 2010; by VideoGames
(and can't post for 10 years!)

qirex posted:

I'm seeing lots of people on Twitter lament the shutdown of ms research in the valley but I don't really get why, it's not like they were xerox parc or something

they did produce interesting concept things but they were a part of micro "stack ranking" soft so everything that even got close to viability was probably instantly torpedoed by middle managers from other departments

# ? Sep 23, 2014 16:26

Dixie Cretin Seaman: Jan 22, 2008; all hat and one catte; Hot Rope Guy

FMguru posted:

because msr produced a steady stream of world-changing innovations such as

I went to an msr-funded talk on topological quantum computing. turns out they're equally as powerful as traditional quantum computers but they let you draw cooler pictures on the blackboard when you're explaining them

# ? Sep 23, 2014 17:10

prefect: Sep 11, 2001; No one, Woodhouse.
No one.; Dead Man’s Band

qirex posted:

I'm seeing lots of people on Twitter lament the shutdown of ms research in the valley but I don't really get why, it's not like they were xerox parc or something

i like the idea of "pure research" getting funding somehow. it gives me a kind of hope

# ? Sep 23, 2014 17:13

qntm: Jun 17, 2009

FMguru posted:

because msr produced a steady stream of world-changing innovations such as

james mickens :3:

# ? Sep 23, 2014 17:58

qirex: Feb 15, 2001

pure research is cool but it's not like they were famous for publishing a lot of science stuff either, for all intents and purposes it just looked like a hole they threw money in in order to look like they cared about making interesting new products

# ? Sep 23, 2014 18:02

prefect: Sep 11, 2001; No one, Woodhouse.
No one.; Dead Man’s Band

qntm posted:

james mickens

that guy's funny :thumbsup:

# ? Sep 23, 2014 18:04

FMguru: Sep 10, 2003; peed on;
sexually

Dixie Cretin Seaman posted:

traditional quantum computers

lmao

# ? Sep 23, 2014 18:29

qirex: Feb 15, 2001

seems like the sign of a healthy market

quote:

Following in the path of Sony and its Vaio PCs, Samsung has decided to exit the laptop market stopping sales of Ativ Windows and Chromebook devices in Europe, PC Advisor can confirm.

It's common knowledge that the PC market is in decline with Sony pulling out and selling its Vaio business back in February of this year. Despite being a giant of the tech world, Samsung has now followed suit.

Things have been quiet from Samsung this year on the laptop side of things with no new devices at IFA 2014 in Berlin. The firm's main recent releases have included the Ativ Book 9 Plus and Ativ Book 9 Lite.

"We quickly adapt to market needs and demands. In Europe, we will be discontinuing sales of laptops including Chromebooks for now. This is specific to the region � and is not necessarily reflective of conditions in other markets," said a Samsung spokesperson.

# ? Sep 23, 2014 18:36

Space-Pope: Aug 13, 2003; by zen death robot

FMguru posted:

because msr produced a steady stream of world-changing innovations such as

songsmith

# ? Sep 23, 2014 18:57

pagancow: Jan 15, 2001; Video Stymie

Space-Pope posted:

songsmith

FUUUUUUUUUUUUccckkk yeeaaaah!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oGFogwcx-E

# ? Sep 23, 2014 19:07

Luigi Thirty: Apr 30, 2006; Emergency confection port.

literally kill all your selves for that

# ? Sep 23, 2014 19:20

Thanks Ants: May 21, 2004; #essereFerrari

qirex posted:

seems like the sign of a healthy market

lmao. what's left now if someone doesn't want a mac?

# ? Sep 23, 2014 19:41

qirex: Feb 15, 2001

Thanks Ants posted:

lmao. what's left now if someone doesn't want a mac?

ah-soos and lenovo I guess

# ? Sep 23, 2014 19:42

Luigi Thirty: Apr 30, 2006; Emergency confection port.

remember when microsoft scared all the OEMs out of the portable market by making their own device

# ? Sep 23, 2014 19:44

skeevy achievements: Feb 25, 2008; by merry exmarx

Thanks Ants posted:

lmao. what's left now if someone doesn't want a mac?

iOS and iPhone have had some missteps but mac is still great and OSX yosemite is the best OS X yet even in its current clunky beta state

# ? Sep 23, 2014 19:46

Thanks Ants: May 21, 2004; #essereFerrari

Internaut! posted:

iOS and iPhone have had some missteps but mac is still great and OSX yosemite is the best OS X yet even in its current clunky beta state

well yeah obviously i meant what does a brain damaged person do if they want a well built not-mac?

# ? Sep 23, 2014 20:23

pagancow: Jan 15, 2001; Video Stymie

put windows on a rmbp?

# ? Sep 23, 2014 20:45

computer parts: Nov 18, 2010; PLEASE CLAP

Thanks Ants posted:

well yeah obviously i meant what does a brain damaged person do if they want a well built not-mac?

hp re entered the market so them, Lenovo, and Asus I guess

# ? Sep 23, 2014 20:57

Phoenixan: Jan 16, 2010; Just Keep Cool-idge

is lenovo still loving around with the keyboard and screen in dumb ways?

# ? Sep 23, 2014 21:02

Asymmetric POSTer: Aug 17, 2005

pagancow posted:

FUUUUUUUUUUUUccckkk yeeaaaah!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oGFogwcx-E

wow

# ? Sep 23, 2014 21:03

BangersInMyKnickers: Nov 3, 2004; I have a thing for courageous dongles

Phoenixan posted:

is lenovo still loving around with the keyboard and screen in dumb ways?

how dare you insult the starship enterprise laptop/convertible

# ? Sep 23, 2014 21:07

Lysidas: Jul 26, 2002; John Diefenbaker is a madman who thinks he's John Diefenbaker.; Pillbug

BangersInMyKnickers posted:

how dare you insult the starship enterprise laptop/convertible

i think that was asus, and yes, lenovo is still in the process of continuously loving up their keybords

# ? Sep 23, 2014 21:09

Phoenixan: Jan 16, 2010; Just Keep Cool-idge

just looked at lenovo and they haven't spread that dumb touchpad function key thing from the x1 carbon to other models, so we're safe for now

# ? Sep 23, 2014 21:10

Phoenixan: Jan 16, 2010; Just Keep Cool-idge

# ? Sep 23, 2014 21:11

carry on then: Jul 10, 2010; by VideoGames
(and can't post for 10 years!)

Phoenixan posted:

lol no one usability tested this

# ? Sep 23, 2014 21:12

bring back old gbs: Feb 28, 2007; by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

Phoenixan posted:

new star trek lookin good

# ? Sep 23, 2014 22:04

qirex: Feb 15, 2001

microsoft is going to sell their own chromecast except it costs almost twice as much
http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/23/6834745/microsoft-wireless-display-adapter-pricing-release-date

# ? Sep 23, 2014 22:08

BangersInMyKnickers: Nov 3, 2004; I have a thing for courageous dongles

carry on then posted:

lol no one usability tested this

YOU SHOULDNT BE USING THE TOUCHPAD ANYWAY

# ? Sep 23, 2014 22:17

Phoenixan: Jan 16, 2010; Just Keep Cool-idge

hmm we need the touchscreen to look more appealing

let's do it by making every other form of input on this device as terrible as possible

# ? Sep 23, 2014 22:23

z0rlandi viSSer: Nov 5, 2013

pagancow posted:

FUUUUUUUUUUUUccckkk yeeaaaah!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oGFogwcx-E

i cannot... CANNOT make it all the way through this video.

I can't do it.

# ? Sep 23, 2014 22:25

FMguru: Sep 10, 2003; peed on;
sexually

z0rlandi viSSer posted:

i cannot... CANNOT make it all the way through this video.

I can't do it.

try harder, op

# ? Sep 23, 2014 22:26

Fabricated: Apr 9, 2007; Living the Dream

latitudes and precisions still exist and suit work needs just fine

on the consumer grade side uh...bootcamp i guess

# ? Sep 23, 2014 22:34

Thanks Ants: May 21, 2004; #essereFerrari

if that microsoft chromecast thing is the latest version of the projector server and can connect over ethernet across vlans and integrates as well into boardrooms as an apple tv then they will sell quite a few.

but it wont, so they wont.

# ? Sep 23, 2014 22:44

Wiggly Wayne DDS: Sep 11, 2010

qirex posted:

microsoft is going to sell their own chromecast except it costs almost twice as much
http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/23/6834745/microsoft-wireless-display-adapter-pricing-release-date

wireless display adapter

# ? Sep 23, 2014 22:46

BangersInMyKnickers: Nov 3, 2004; I have a thing for courageous dongles

Fabricated posted:

latitudes and precisions still exist and suit work needs just fine

on the consumer grade side uh...bootcamp i guess

precision laptops are hilariously heavy, overpowered poo poo purchased by engineers displaying a cad model with as many polygons as an average game from 1997 and almost none of the people who purchase them actually need them

# ? Sep 23, 2014 22:47

BangersInMyKnickers: Nov 3, 2004; I have a thing for courageous dongles

Wiggly Wayne DDS posted:

wireless display adapter

lmbo they couldn't even make something with RDP under the covers they had to license someone else's IP

# ? Sep 23, 2014 22:49

pagancow: Jan 15, 2001; Video Stymie

z0rlandi viSSer posted:

i cannot... CANNOT make it all the way through this video.

I can't do it.

stay strong, and soon you can be an advertising master.

# ? Sep 23, 2014 22:54

duTrieux.: Oct 9, 2003

pagancow posted:

stay strong, and soon you can be an advertising master.

such a price, though

such a terrible price�

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FMguru: Sep 10, 2003; peed on;
sexually

Thanks Ants posted:

if that microsoft chromecast thing is the latest version of the projector server and can connect over ethernet across vlans and integrates as well into boardrooms as an apple tv then they will sell quite a few.

but it wont, so they wont.

a chromecast that works on enterprise networks instead of just consumer wireless would suit many of my needs

# ? Sep 23, 2014 23:01

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