That was Submitter's point. The "features" that MS gets so excited about (i.e. stock will rise) are the same that make vomit rise in the throats of Slashdotters.
How does Microsoft's stock rise with the release of a free media player upgrade?
No, it was because SimCopter wasn't a very popular game. And, once they discovered the 'easter egg', which wasn't long after release, they patched it so only the early versions of the game include this--as apposed to millions of versions of gta.
Spam is worse than telemarketing calls, with them I can check my caller ID and not answer (they don't usually leave a message), with spam I have no choice but to deal with it somehow.
But you did deal with telemarketing...by purchasing caller id.
That's a very good point, however, I think we are still a long way away from a mass exodus, or even a small revolt, from windows. Let's say a company upgrades its machines to vista. Sure, the users will have to learn the new tricks of vista compared to xp but it still is basically the same. Icons on the desktop, start button, menu similiar to the xp-style menu. There's not that much of a learning curve other than to accept the new colors and fonts (and loading times) vista has. As well, the company can still use office 2003 on the machines (or will vista not run office 2003?) and all other xp applications.
If that same company upgrades to Linux with KDE, users will have to learn new mouse gestures, new commands, new applications, and a new layout. openoffice is nice, but certainly not ready for big business. Plus, how about internet explorer-only web apps? As much as people like to complain about those, companies aren't going to just give them up for something else (Yes, theres wine, but that doesn't work all of the time).
That's true, but only to a certain extent. Will the training/problems that arise with training the user base of a company to use Linux be better or worse for a company than simply upgrading their machines to vista?
Eh, the same predictions were made when xp came out and when microsoft ended support for win98. Sadly, I doubt this new wave of microsoft shenanigans will impact the amount of Linux users at all
How about you mull this over for a bit: I'm not a mindless dolt. I don't need a law to tell me not to do stupid shit; I can figure that out on my own. Are you so simple that you can't figure out how not to hurt yourself on your own? No? Then why do you think you need this law? And if you don't need it, then what the fuck makes you special, that you think you have the right to dictate laws for everybody else?
So you agree doing drugs is stupid shit? Then, why should anyone be allowed to do it? Certainly you can comprehend that everyone in this world doesn't have the same awesome intelligence as yourself.
Why the hell should we care about a company surviving? Companies are not entitled to survival or anything else. If they can't compete, they ought to die, so something better can take their place!
How can anyone compete in a system where their product can be reproduced and distributed for free to anyone legally? What companies, and for that matter what investors, are going to waste money competing in this type of business?
3. Cocaine -- See #1. No crime committed against anyone else. Now if you kill someone (when on drugs or off), I can agree that a crime is committed, but the intoxicant shouldn't matter. Sometimes that intoxicant is adrenaline.
4. Opion/Heroin -- See #1 (doing crime to no one else).
How about we legalize all weapons while we're at it (rocket launchers, AK-47s, etc)? Certainly if I wanted to harm someone I'd find a way to do it anyway, right? Your logic is flawed because cocaine/opion(did you mean opium?)/heroin would become HUGE problems in society and I don't need to explain this if you have any practical sense whatsoever.
2. Counterfeit Technology Products -- This is why you shop at stores that guarantee their products with a refund. If there was no law against counterfeit goods, I'd let the retailer find out what is best for me. In some cases, something counterfeit might be of the same quality as the "official and legal" version. Look at Fendi handbags and their knock-offs
6. Counterfeit Pharmaceutical -- Here's another place that the retail and distributor can excel at. Don't trust your distributor? Shop at one that's insured and bonded against dispensing dangerous drugs, or knock-off ones.
7. Pirated Software. See #5 (supply and demand).
It's not a matter of trusting the distributor or not, its a matter of covering the costs of development. Who will want to spend the money to develope a new product if a knockoff company can come along, copy it exactly, and sell it for much less? The knockoff company has barely any development costs compared to the company that originally created it and can sell it for much less.
And pirated software? Give me a break. How the hell will any software company survive if pirating the software is legal? (Donations?)
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How does Microsoft's stock rise with the release of a free media player upgrade?
No, it was because SimCopter wasn't a very popular game. And, once they discovered the 'easter egg', which wasn't long after release, they patched it so only the early versions of the game include this--as apposed to millions of versions of gta.
I believe he meant 'personal computer' version
That's a very good point, however, I think we are still a long way away from a mass exodus, or even a small revolt, from windows.
Let's say a company upgrades its machines to vista. Sure, the users will have to learn the new tricks of vista compared to xp but it still is basically the same. Icons on the desktop, start button, menu similiar to the xp-style menu. There's not that much of a learning curve other than to accept the new colors and fonts (and loading times) vista has. As well, the company can still use office 2003 on the machines (or will vista not run office 2003?) and all other xp applications.
If that same company upgrades to Linux with KDE, users will have to learn new mouse gestures, new commands, new applications, and a new layout. openoffice is nice, but certainly not ready for big business. Plus, how about internet explorer-only web apps? As much as people like to complain about those, companies aren't going to just give them up for something else (Yes, theres wine, but that doesn't work all of the time).
That's true, but only to a certain extent. Will the training/problems that arise with training the user base of a company to use Linux be better or worse for a company than simply upgrading their machines to vista?
Eh, the same predictions were made when xp came out and when microsoft ended support for win98. Sadly, I doubt this new wave of microsoft shenanigans will impact the amount of Linux users at all
Yes, I'm sure Joe Sixpack is going to switch to Apple/Linux because SP3 for XP wasn't released...
I read most of the article and it discusses breaking drm on music purchased on iTunes. Can someone explain what this has to do with cracking the iPod?
So you agree doing drugs is stupid shit? Then, why should anyone be allowed to do it? Certainly you can comprehend that everyone in this world doesn't have the same awesome intelligence as yourself.
How can anyone compete in a system where their product can be reproduced and distributed for free to anyone legally? What companies, and for that matter what investors, are going to waste money competing in this type of business?
How about we legalize all weapons while we're at it (rocket launchers, AK-47s, etc)? Certainly if I wanted to harm someone I'd find a way to do it anyway, right? Your logic is flawed because cocaine/opion(did you mean opium?)/heroin would become HUGE problems in society and I don't need to explain this if you have any practical sense whatsoever.
It's not a matter of trusting the distributor or not, its a matter of covering the costs of development. Who will want to spend the money to develope a new product if a knockoff company can come along, copy it exactly, and sell it for much less? The knockoff company has barely any development costs compared to the company that originally created it and can sell it for much less.
And pirated software? Give me a break. How the hell will any software company survive if pirating the software is legal? (Donations?)
WoW players should feel lucky that the expansion pack was only pushed back until 2007 and not indefinitely like every starcraft project...
Doing a quick search of 'ham' on Amazon US/UK yeilds the following results:
American: top 6 results are for ham (normal)
UK: 3rd result is for Hardcore Eurhoria and the 5th result is for Concert For Banglades
I have no idea what ham means over there, but ham is definitely more perverted and kinky over there than over here in the states.
The default searches are different as well. The American one searches the normal Amazon and Yahoo
JavaScript?!?! Don't you mean JScript? Let's not confuse Mr. Hachamovitch more than he is already