Comments on: Assorted Ramblings #5 http://www.yellowswordfish.com/1026/assorted-ramblings-5/ Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:15:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bob Brague http://www.yellowswordfish.com/1026/assorted-ramblings-5/comment-page-1/#comment-56216 Bob Brague Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:15:11 +0000 http://www.yellowswordfish.com/?p=1026#comment-56216 I meant late Jan 23rd my time, early Jan 24th your time. .-= Bob Brague´s last blog ..<a href="http://rhymeswithplague.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-definitions-change-over-time.html" rel="nofollow">How Definitions Change Over Time</a> =-. I meant late Jan 23rd my time, early Jan 24th your time.
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]]> By: Bob Brague http://www.yellowswordfish.com/1026/assorted-ramblings-5/comment-page-1/#comment-56215 Bob Brague Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:14:26 +0000 http://www.yellowswordfish.com/?p=1026#comment-56215 I didn't read this post until Jan. 22nd.... A bit of trivia I learned during a visit to Sweden years ago is that SAS (the airline company) and SAAB automobiles are really (or originally were, maybe) the same company. SAAB is an abbreviation for Svenska Aeronautica AktieBolaget, that last word being their language's equivalent of our Limited or Incorporated. I didn’t read this post until Jan. 22nd….

A bit of trivia I learned during a visit to Sweden years ago is that SAS (the airline company) and SAAB automobiles are really (or originally were, maybe) the same company. SAAB is an abbreviation for Svenska Aeronautica AktieBolaget, that last word being their language’s equivalent of our Limited or Incorporated.

]]> By: Malc http://www.yellowswordfish.com/1026/assorted-ramblings-5/comment-page-1/#comment-56155 Malc Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:28:23 +0000 http://www.yellowswordfish.com/?p=1026#comment-56155 It is a shame about SAAB, but not exactly surprising is it, two largish OKish front drive saloons, if GM had really wanted SAAB to succeed they needed to be building smaller cars and at least one MPV/SUV type car, in addition to replacing and upgrading the 9-3 and 9-5, the 9-5 is a ten year old car. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "I have never been forced to use either Microsoft’s Media Player or Internet Explorer" Wrong, you cannot connect to the Internet with your newly installed OS with anything other than IE, even if , like me the first you do is connect to Mozilla and download FireFox. Then even with FF installed you still have to have IE to get Windows Updates. Apple provide QT and Safari for Mac and Win, whereas Windows Media Player and IE is Win only. Apple's Software Update is standalone, whereas MS Update is built into IE The reason why Apple are not in same boat is simple, while I may prefer Mac OSX, as I know you do, Mac OSX is still such a tiny proportion that it is doesn't fall foul of the monopoly laws that were used against MS. The cases were brought by, I think Real Player and Opera respectively, not forgetting that years back Windows did the same to Netscape. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ My hair's gone thin, so I shave it to a number 2, I can wash my hair with a blob of shampoo, no larger than my finger nail !! - dries quick as well It is a shame about SAAB, but not exactly surprising is it, two largish OKish front drive saloons, if GM had really wanted SAAB to succeed they needed to be building smaller cars and at least one MPV/SUV type car, in addition to replacing and upgrading the 9-3 and 9-5, the 9-5 is a ten year old car.

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“I have never been forced to use either Microsoft’s Media Player or Internet Explorer”

Wrong, you cannot connect to the Internet with your newly installed OS with anything other than IE, even if , like me the first you do is connect to Mozilla and download FireFox. Then even with FF installed you still have to have IE to get Windows Updates.

Apple provide QT and Safari for Mac and Win, whereas Windows Media Player and IE is Win only. Apple’s Software Update is standalone, whereas MS Update is built into IE

The reason why Apple are not in same boat is simple, while I may prefer Mac OSX, as I know you do, Mac OSX is still such a tiny proportion that it is doesn’t fall foul of the monopoly laws that were used against MS.

The cases were brought by, I think Real Player and Opera respectively, not forgetting that years back Windows did the same to Netscape.

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My hair’s gone thin, so I shave it to a number 2, I can wash my hair with a blob of shampoo, no larger than my finger nail !! – dries quick as well

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