I agree completely! Which is why when I buy a Mac in Europe I will be expecting options for Safari, Opera, IE, and whichever other browsers that the EU decides haven't gotten a fair shake. What's good for the goose and all that...
So it's bad when it's expensive, but also bad when it's cheap? Believe me, I'm as anti-Microsoft as 60% of the posters in here, but complaining that my new car I bought in 2001 for $9,000 is now selling for $5,000 isn't all that logical.
It's the principle of the matter. In this case a Gestapo-like EULA needs to be torn down. It's akin to the RIAA telling you that your new CD can only be run in officially sanctioned players in order to ensure "the highest playback experience". For me this is less about buying a hackintosh than it is about being told what to do with something I've purchased legally.
Don't forget "Designed by Apple in California" the most pretentious line I've ever seen on a piece of hardware. Honestly who gives a damn that it was made in the state with its head shoved furthest up its ass?
Don't forget about the strongly worded letter about said genocide. I mean if I were a tinpot dictator I'd be quivering at that point, I hear the Security Council can have quite the poison pen.
It wouldn't be so bad, but this pathological aversion to reading articles is affecting my graduate school education as well. I haven't gone over a reading in months, and whenever my professor doesn't like what I say, I just mod him down as a troll.
Cheating the system? I don't recall ever agreeing to a EULA on any website requiring me to view ads as payment for viewing it. When it comes down to it Adblock exists because there is a market for it. If the advertisements were unobtrusive and small then I never would have installed it. Anybody who says that blocking ads is cheating the system should not be allowed to fast forward through commercials using Tivo or any other similar system.
True story: When I was an undergrad I saw a table setup at the quad with a large sign that said "End Woman's Suffrage" I went up to talk to the guys and they literally had an entire clipboard of signatures, primarily from women thinking that "suffrage" was some bad thing akin to suffering. They were sponsored by the psychology department, I don't know what they were trying to prove, but I learned that day how stupid most people are.
I was traveling in Europe to visit some family in Spain. While doing something stupid I broke my leg. They took me to a hospital, and as uninsured as I was the whole business cost about $70.00 (I can't remember the amount in Euro). If that had happened in the U.S. I would still be working off the debt in the acid mines and the life of my first born child would be forfeit. Call me a socialist if you want, I'll take the health care.
By that argument, when I go to a buffet my 4 trips to the pasta bar are subsidized by the poor guy who could only make 3. If you're going to advertise for all-you-can-eat, shouldn't you have to provide it?
They are in use for longer, and people hang on to them longer. They are less willing to buy the top-end because there's no reason to.
You pretty much hit the nail on the head for Microsoft's problem as well. I may be one of the few people that doesn't have that much of a problem with Vista and 7, but if I didn't get my copies from my university for $24.00 I would never have transitioned. XP just works, and more to the point, was designed to work on those older machines.
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To hell with your powers! I can finally have my own Shakey's Pizza!
I agree completely! Which is why when I buy a Mac in Europe I will be expecting options for Safari, Opera, IE, and whichever other browsers that the EU decides haven't gotten a fair shake. What's good for the goose and all that...
So it's bad when it's expensive, but also bad when it's cheap? Believe me, I'm as anti-Microsoft as 60% of the posters in here, but complaining that my new car I bought in 2001 for $9,000 is now selling for $5,000 isn't all that logical.
It's the principle of the matter. In this case a Gestapo-like EULA needs to be torn down. It's akin to the RIAA telling you that your new CD can only be run in officially sanctioned players in order to ensure "the highest playback experience". For me this is less about buying a hackintosh than it is about being told what to do with something I've purchased legally.
Don't forget "Designed by Apple in California" the most pretentious line I've ever seen on a piece of hardware. Honestly who gives a damn that it was made in the state with its head shoved furthest up its ass?
Don't forget about the strongly worded letter about said genocide. I mean if I were a tinpot dictator I'd be quivering at that point, I hear the Security Council can have quite the poison pen.
If you gpg/pgp the terrorists have already won
So would the different distros be different properties? Cos I'm not sure how I feel about building a datacenter (hotel) on Mandrake avenue.
It wouldn't be so bad, but this pathological aversion to reading articles is affecting my graduate school education as well. I haven't gone over a reading in months, and whenever my professor doesn't like what I say, I just mod him down as a troll.
Or is it a CD-Argggh! I'll go ahead and hit myself for that one.
Cheating the system? I don't recall ever agreeing to a EULA on any website requiring me to view ads as payment for viewing it. When it comes down to it Adblock exists because there is a market for it. If the advertisements were unobtrusive and small then I never would have installed it. Anybody who says that blocking ads is cheating the system should not be allowed to fast forward through commercials using Tivo or any other similar system.
3d Exceleration.
I just died a little inside...
Adi adi adi, that's all folks!
That's just ridiculous! I've never heard such an inane...hold on there's somebody at the door.
Brains...brains...
Graduate students
True story: When I was an undergrad I saw a table setup at the quad with a large sign that said "End Woman's Suffrage" I went up to talk to the guys and they literally had an entire clipboard of signatures, primarily from women thinking that "suffrage" was some bad thing akin to suffering. They were sponsored by the psychology department, I don't know what they were trying to prove, but I learned that day how stupid most people are.
That hurt my head. I'm going to go lie down now.
I was traveling in Europe to visit some family in Spain. While doing something stupid I broke my leg. They took me to a hospital, and as uninsured as I was the whole business cost about $70.00 (I can't remember the amount in Euro). If that had happened in the U.S. I would still be working off the debt in the acid mines and the life of my first born child would be forfeit. Call me a socialist if you want, I'll take the health care.
I wonder how they feel about Buddy Holly?
I'll go ahead and hit myself for that one.
1) Robust scientific debate
2) Being distrustful of any politician
3) Destroying souls (spot on)
Fixed that for ya
The question will be, do the courts agree with Apple?
Did Apple's check clear?
That's alright! I can help with my mod points! Shit...
I've seen Futurama, this will further necessitate the invention of head jars.
By that argument, when I go to a buffet my 4 trips to the pasta bar are subsidized by the poor guy who could only make 3. If you're going to advertise for all-you-can-eat, shouldn't you have to provide it?
They are in use for longer, and people hang on to them longer. They are less willing to buy the top-end because there's no reason to.
You pretty much hit the nail on the head for Microsoft's problem as well. I may be one of the few people that doesn't have that much of a problem with Vista and 7, but if I didn't get my copies from my university for $24.00 I would never have transitioned. XP just works, and more to the point, was designed to work on those older machines.