[THIN] Re: Oracle buys Sun
- From: Greg Reese <gareese@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:45:44 -0500
Yeah, the DS is great for games. but i play a lot of solitaire on my
iphone. The kindle app for iphone is better for killing time.
On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Jeff Pitsch <jepitsch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have to agree with this. Apple should do more to court gamers. I own a
> MacBook pro and I have to boot into windows everytime I want to play
> something.
>
> As for the iPhone as the best player out there, I have to laugh at that.
> I'll take my Nintendo DS over that anyday for gaming.
>
> Jeff
>
> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Nick Smith <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Except…Apple don’t get games. The one thing (Well, alright, price as
>> well) preventing Apple form winning the domestic computers wars is that they
>> have (relatively) few games. If you are a hardcore gamer of any sort then
>> you are on consoles or PC. Steve jobs stood up recently and said something
>> along the lines of ‘The i-phone is the best gaming device out there’…which
>> is true if the sort of games you play require minimal interaction, which
>> massively limits what you can actually do. Which is why the vast bulk of
>> i-Phone games are playable for 5 minutes of fun but no more.
>>
>> HE just doesn’t get it. If he did, Apple would have had a games division
>> beating the pants off Microsoft, and be actively encouraging eg MMORPGs to
>> port to Apple instead of X-Box.
>>
>>
>>
>> Add Nintendo – who really really do get games (Even more than Sony or
>> Microsoft), and some amazing things could happen.
>>
>>
>>
>> <Ducks, expecting head to be chopped off>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
>> Behalf Of *Douglas A. Brown
>> *Sent:* 21 April 2009 05:24
>>
>> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Oracle buys Sun
>>
>>
>>
>> now that would be cool but can't apple just turn the iPhone in to the
>> wii? they don't need Nintendo, do they? heck, with the 3.0 release of
>> the iPhone will come new rights for ISVs which allows them to create more
>> detailed plug-in for the iPhone. For example, someone will be able to
>> create a blood pressure reader and have it plug directory in to the bottom
>> of the iPhone. OR, they could create a steering wheel, joy sticks, all
>> sorts of stuff as now you have the ability to plug in to the device, where
>> currently we can't do that. Imagine a box, like the old Atari where you
>> just slap the iPhone in the box uses it but also has its own added
>> processing and graphics power. Other than the games I don't see why they
>> would want Nintendo. Maybe customer base but come on, Apple has EVERY one,
>> except for the Gates and Ballmer families, as customers in some way.
>>
>>
>>
>> I think the iPhone 3.0 will really change a lot. It will be flipping cool
>> to see the devices people make for it. I can think of a slew. The box is
>> open with 3.0 OS and the SDK... (almost, I want background processes but
>> then that would destroy battery life and I would love to see Apple open the
>> app store but then they have to bend over for ATT&T, which I find funny.
>> ATT&T should do what Apple wants vs. the other.
>>
>>
>>
>> DB
>>
>>
>>
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>> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
>> Behalf Of *Greg Reese
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 21, 2009 12:12 AM
>> *To:* Thin
>> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Oracle buys Sun
>>
>>
>>
>> I still want to see Apple buy nintendo. The wii joins the appletv, iPhone
>> and ds combine. Nintendo game downloads on iTunes.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>> On Apr 20, 2009, at 10:14 PM, "Douglas A. Brown" <dbrown@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I agree with you Steve. Oracle is one of the biggest funders and
>> participants in the Xen open source project, and many others... I have a
>> good friend that works there now, in the Oracle VM group, and he is
>> constantly telling me how much they love open-source...
>>
>>
>>
>> I think this is a very interesting buy. However, I wish Microsoft would
>> have bought them and just shut them down. I wish Gates would have spent his
>> money (billions) on just buying up all the competition... lol... A billion
>> here, 5 billion there... I'm a PC. LOL!
>>
>>
>>
>> DB
>>
>>
>>
>> *Douglas A. Brown
>> *CEO and Founder
>>
>> Microsoft MVP, Windows Server
>> Citrix Technology Professional
>> *
>> *DABCC, Inc.
>>
>> Phone: (954) 778-9558
>> Fax: (941) 827-9073
>>
>> E-mail: dbrown@xxxxxxxxx
>>
>> LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/dabcc
>>
>> Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/douglasabrown
>>
>> Web: http://www.dabcc.com
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]
>> *On Behalf Of *Steve Greenberg
>> *Sent:* Monday, April 20, 2009 11:09 PM
>> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Oracle buys Sun
>>
>>
>>
>> I seriously doubt Oracle will kill long standing OPEN SOURCE projects!!
>>
>>
>>
>> *Steve Greenberg*
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>> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]
>> *On Behalf Of *Greg Reese
>> *Sent:* Monday, April 20, 2009 5:02 PM
>> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Oracle buys Sun
>>
>>
>>
>> You can kiss MySQL goodbye too. IBM might try to take over OpenOffice if
>> possible.
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 6:11 PM, Jim Kenzig http://thin.ms <
>> jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Sorry here is the link to the press release
>>
>> http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/018363
>> Jim Kenzig
>> Blog: http://www.techblink.com
>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kenzig
>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/InternetPilot
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Jim Kenzig <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> This is so terrible in so many ways. I proclaim Java to be on its
>> deathbed. Openoffice will die a slow death also. My Sun severs are weeping.
>>
>> Jim Kenzig
>> Please excuse any typos.
>> Sent from my iPod
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