Playstation Network hacked. What a shame...

[jj]

That's a bit harsh, I can't think of any particular example of Apple doing that... They seem to simply buy any company that has IP they want, portal player, touchworks, PA semi, lala, NeXT, etc... Then put out a product based on the tech about 2 years later...

 
So they didnt steal the user interface for the original ipods from Creative then ?

[bloodline]

So they didnt steal the user interface for the original ipods from Creative then ?

Quite right, it seems they did! Well that seems to have taught them a lesson then, as they have been pretty careful since.

-Edit- a link for anyone interested: http://i.tuaw.com/2006/08/23/apple-pays-100m-to-creative-in-patent-lawsuit-settlement/

To give apple their dues, the patent violations were inherited by Apple when they bought PortalPlayer which the iPod is based on

[jj]

I only know this because when i bought my Creative Zen , i thought this looks familair and then I  looked into it

[_ThEcRoW]

@kesa
"P.S. On the weekend i installed MacBuntu. It's great! It feels nothing like Linux. You being an Apple fanboy, I was just wondering what you think of it compared to the real thing. It's the first time i have ever used OSX and not been irritated. But i admit the rotating cube might be a bit out of place though..."

You install MacBuntu and call it osx???.

[Kesa]

Yes i do. But don't worry i know linux and osx are different

I have limited use on osx but have much more on macbuntu so i was just wondering how accurate the 2 are when compared to each other by someone in the know. How accurate is the imitation? Obviously i'm only talking about the mannerisms of the os and not the coding!

[bloodline]

P.S. On the weekend i installed MacBuntu. It's great! It feels nothing like Linux. You being an Apple fanboy, I was just wondering what you think of it compared to the real thing. It's the first time i have ever used OSX and not been irritated. But i admit the rotating cube might be a bit out of place though...

Meh, an OS is an OS... Little more than a pretty app launcher... I'll use whatever has the Apps I need/want...

My preference for Apple comes from my desire to program in Objective-C which is the language OSX and its derivatives are written in

[Tripitaka]

Meh, an OS is an OS... Little more than a pretty app launcher...

Well put, I used DOSSHELL on my old 486 instead of Windows 3.1 based on this very logic. All the apps I liked ran better in PCDOS anyway. Sadly these days I can't avoid Windows due to studying with the Open University. Such is life.

[kolla]

I dont really drink

:roflmao:

[kolla]

Yawwn......   Is it racist to call a race racist ?

So the white population in Australia have been isolated for so long now, that they have developed enough physical features to qualify as a race of their own? Very interesting! :hammer:

[kedawa]

They've become marsupial.

[TheBilgeRat]

Meh, an OS is an OS... Little more than a pretty app launcher... I'll use whatever has the Apps I need/want...

This.  Which is why I run linux sometimes and windows others.

My preference for Apple comes from my desire to program in Objective-C which is the language OSX and its derivatives are written in

I prefer Apple cos I like aluminum.  And OSX.  Cos its almost as good as linux. :lol:

[bloodline]

If you find yourself having difficulty hating Sony... Have a read about the server they used to store their customers Personal Information...

WTF Sony!?!

http://consumerist.com/2011/05/security-expert-sony-knew-its-software-was-obsolete-months-before-psn-breach.html

[Franko]

:bump:

Why... cos ANYTHING is better than having CUSA crap on the front page...

[kedawa]

I love how they tried to blame this on Anon 'distracting' them.  If anything, the DDoS attacks should have had them on high alert and the server should have been secured.