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Why Microsoft Should Fear Bandwidth
Mike writes "Microsoft should fear increasing bandwidth to the consumer more than any other single factor as a threat to their monopoly. The average user has no desire to be the sysadmin of their machine(s), and telcos and cable companies would be glad to take this task from them -- for a nominal fee, of course, as application service providers. The PC as we know it probably only has a decade or so left."
Do NOT talk about Microsofts Bandwidth
# Please try to keep posts on topic. # Try to reply to other people's comments instead of starting new threads. # Read other people's messages before posting your own to avoid simply duplicating what has already been said. # Use a clear subject that describes what your message is about. # Offtopic, Inflammatory, Inappropriate, Illegal, or Offensive comments might be moderated. (You can read everything, even moderated posts, by adjusting your threshold on the User Preferences Page) abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday January 02, @11:10AM from the something-to-think-about dept. Mike writes "Microsoft should fear increasing bandwidth to the consumer more than any other single factor as a threat to their monopoly. The average user has no desire to be the sysadmin of their machine(s), and telcos and cable companies would be glad to take this task from them -- for a nominal fee, of course, as application service providers. The PC as we know it probably only has a decade or so left." ( Read More... | 7 comments ) The Care and Feeding of Open Source Software Software Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday January 02, @10:21AM from the something-to-read dept. An anonymous reader writes "You might find The Care and Feeding of FOSS (Free Open Source Software) interesting. This article debunks a lot of the myths and misunderstandings about the open-source software development process." ( Read More... | 23 comments ) Games: Carmack Discusses Delay of Q3A Source First Person Shooters (Games) Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday January 02, @09:24AM from the hate-when-that-happens dept. Time Doctor writes "John Carmack moved to a blog format, and updates everyone with his thoughts on graphics and why licensing delays the (still) inevitable Quake 3: Arena source, when it was expected before the end of 2004." ( Read More... | 79 comments | games.slashdot.org ) Linux: Debian 3.0r4 Released Debian Posted by michael on Sunday January 02, @08:11AM from the it's-better-with-debian dept. SeaFox writes "The Debian group has released an update to the 'Woody' distribution of the popular Linux/GNU OS. From the site: 'This is the fourth update of Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (codename woody) which mainly adds security updates to the stable release, along with a few corrections to serious problems. Those who frequently update from security.debian.org won't have to update many packages and most updates from security.debian.org are included in this update.' But the question on everyone's mind is probably when the current Testing branch, featuring much more up-to-date packages, will be named the new stable release." ( Read More... | 82 comments | linux.slashdot.org ) Comparing Codecs for 2004 Graphics Posted by michael on Sunday January 02, @05:02AM from the CGA-is-all-anyone-should-ever-need dept. MunchMunch writes "Popular encoding/guide/news site doom9.org has just put up its codec shoot-out for 2004, comparing 3ivx 5.0, Divx Fusion 5.9 (prerelease 6.0), Nero Digital Main Profile and High Profile, RealVideo 10, On2 VP6, VideoSoft's VSS, Xvid 1.0, MS's WMV9 and, last, newcomer Jomingo's HDX4. The comparison covers the speed, accuracy, target-file-size-adherence and other aspects of the codecs -- but also lets you compare yourself via high- and low-bandwidth framegrabs of each codec with a nice zoomable image-swap script." ( Read More... | 111 comments ) Science: Cassini Shows Close Up of Iapetus Space Posted by michael on Sunday January 02, @02:02AM from the looks-rocky dept. dazza101 writes "The Cassini spacecraft passed within 72,000 kms of the Saturn moon Iapetus yesterday, taking a series of spectacular images of this intriguing moons rugged surface. An excellent prelude to what promises to be one of the major stories of the new year, the plunge of the Huygens probe into Titan's atmosphere on January 24." ( Read More... | 115 comments | science.slashdot.org ) Inside the Shadow Internet Software Posted by michael on Saturday January 01, @11:04PM from the cell-structure dept. Paladin144 writes "Wired has a report about the mysterious 'pirate net
My grandfather rented one of his phones at his house since it was installed. The fee increased every few years and finaly my mom noticed it at a whopping $5.95/year. She didn't bother removing it, as my grandfather was going to be moved to a retirement home. When we called to get the service connected the tech said that we had to return the equipment. They wanted something like $150.00 for the phone that was installed god-knows-when and was probably paid off in full ten times over. Just though it was kind of amusing.
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The question wrong - it isn't the cost of an ink cartridge vs a microwave oven, it is the retail price.
The answer brings us back on topic, people generally pay what things are worth to them. That means tangible (utility) and intangble (coolness/snob factor) worth.
Software application rental will fly or fail depending on the preceived value buyers receive.
This issue is a bit more complicated than you think.
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I am done!
There is no reason to post here anymore!
Slashdot has become yet another M$ FUD resource. Any well-reasoned post against M$ software will disapear, as if it had never been posted!
Fuck 'em! Fuck 'em all! They have no other way to win!
My downtown is being revived by centrally located 'big box stores' after being decimated by suburban shopping malls over the last thirty years.
Bad zoning will ruin a city faster than Home Depot ever can.