I NEVER get spam. Seriously. I'm not kidding. I am not signed up for ANY newsletters, and the only email alerts I get are from MySpace and from/.
I had an angelfire account a long time ago (back before they were bought out by Lycos) That ended up getting flooded with spam, so I moved to hotmail. Prior to that though, that angelfire account was the single best email I had ever used.
But I digresss. I have had my hotmail account for roughly 5 years now, if not longer...In all of that time, I do not get spam from anywhere. I visit "questionable" websites, etc...nothing.::shrug::
EVERY SINGLE Intel chip I have owned has had problems with it within two months of buying it. EVERY SINGLE AMD chip I have bought still functions (including my original K6) That is your answer.
Is this the same experience as everyone? No of course not. But I buy based on my personal experience. Sorry for being logical.
::tries to remember what a one of the drawers in his workstation looks like:: Let's see...got a GeForce MX440, a Voodoo 5500, a Monster 3D(!), a Canopus Pure3D(!!!), an ATI 9800 PRO, and a BFG 6800.
Anyone care to donate a couple mobos? We could have a killer Warcaft II LanParty (the 9800 and 6800 could EASILY do WarIII...the others? Most likely not...)
I was EXTREMELY pleased and happy when Intel finally took over the CPU market again with the claim of most powerful consumer CPU. AMD had been at the top for a slight bit too long...after all, what good is competition in a free market if one side is ALWAYS better?
This means AMD is trying even HARDER to make a better chip...it will release, and in a way I am hoping that it STILL isn't better than Intel. Intel continues down it's path and continues to hold the crown for the next couple years.
Then, AMD reclaims it, pushing innovation and the need to claim to have "the fastest" will be reheated again. And next time, who knows...maybe ANOTHER upstart will come around (although I doubt that) that will challenge BOTH Intel and AMD.
I am an AMD fanboi. I have bought nothing but AMD CPU's since the days of the K6, regardless of the power of other procs on the market. And yet I am still very happy Intel is holding the crown. Nothing breeds innovation like having the knowledge that the OTHER guy took the number one spot from you.
***I don't have a problem with Windows, I just don't see a lot of value for the money over what I can get on Linux for free.***
This is another area in which Microsoft's MARKETING is amazing.
They have convinced a large portion of the market that if you DON'T use Microsoft products (most namely, Windows) that you will have multiple problems...among many reasons, one of the most predominant being a large portion of the rest of the world using Windows and you NOT using Windows, espeically insofar as it relates to buisnesses that rely on contracts and clients, as opposed to individual people.
Again, I don't agree with it, but damn...the smartest marketing people in the world work at Microsoft.
Whomever this AC is, I would like to give a big thumbs up to you (but my coworker would like me to give you a big FU)
My coworker that was at my desk when I read that is currently covered in coffee that had been sprayed from my failed attempt at drinking, reading, and laughing at the same time.
god, I know we don't talk much...I know I make fun of you a lot, and that I use most of your so called "holy books" for toilet paper, but I just wanted to take some time out to thank you.
Thank you god. From the bottom of my heart. Thank you god, for allowing me to grow up and not be living with my parents before this technology came to fruitation. In a different world, with a different timetable, I could be screaming right this very second.
I'm more refering to the so-called "lunch box" computers of yore...and even the early laptops were steaming piles of scrap...it really hasen't been until the last 7-10 years or so that they have started becomming really useful, and it wasn't until about 3 years ago that they started to directly compete with desktops...this is, of course, my opinion. I don't know the actuaal numbers insofar as laptop power vs desktop power is concerened, this is merely based on my experience with both at different periods in my life
I can't help it...I despise Microsoft, I abhor their buisness practices, and yet...for some reason I just like Windows. XP is a decent operating system.
Yesyesyes, I know OSX and Linux are more stable, offer more options, are more customizable, etc...I honestly cannot give you a solid answer as to why. I just like it. As far as the popular "OMG YOU G3T P3WP3WPWNZ0RD BY T3H M4LWARE!!!" argument goes, my combo of kaspersky, counterspy, spybot, and ZoneAlarm has prevented me from getting a SINGLE virus and (to my knowledge anyway) a SINGLE piece of spyware in nearly two years...and I definately visit some "questionable" websites, in addition to torrents/p2p.
I guess I don't understand what the problem is, if you lock it down properly, and are (somewhat) careful of where you go (yes, even using torrents and p2p you can be careful) it is actually quite secure...granted, it is secured using third-party programs, but eh...better than nothing I suppose...
I have a Linux box, and it is very much a fun thing to toy around with...but to me, it's not the same. I dunno, maybe it's because I grew up with DOS and then 3.1 and then 95 etc...who knows.
To my credit, I don't use IE:-) Opera WAS my homie, but now, Firefox has taken over that position
I don't know the timeframe of when they said that, but for a very long time (in comparison to desktops) laptops were indeed laughable and highly underpowered...
what can I say, other than don't feed the trolls...just makes us hungrier;-)
My immaturity aside, I understand where you and others are coming from...it just bothers me that people never try to look at things from the other perspective that's all.
Instead of focusing on WHAT microsoft is doing, why do people not try to focus on WHY? "Because they are greedy" is not an answer, it is a cop out. Why do you think they are doing what they do? If you read above you will see my answer, so I won't type it again...but seriously, I am curious as to why you think they practice buisness the way that they do. Imma be gone for a bit so I will respond in a few hours
Again, assumptions. "booster" as you implied me as...if you refer to posts above yours, you will note that I stated that I do NOT like microsoft. Try reading the whole thread first, asshat.
Ah, but then the question becomes thus: WHY do OEM's use Windows as their pre-installed OS?
BECAUSE IT SELLS. Fuck whatever you think about Windows, IT SELLS. Bottom line. It makes money. Do I agree with it? No. Do I think it's right? No. Do I still UNDERSTAND why they do it? You bet your ass I do.
Explain your analogy to me. How has Microsoft's shady buisness practices DIRECTLY affected Mac, or Linux, or OS/2, or any of the other OS choices out there? If anything, those companies should be HAPPY! Microsoft's greed is starting to bite them in the ass, and more people are shifting to OSX and to Linux. Apple and co. should be ENCOURAGING microsoft to continue shooting themselvse in the foot.
If you are going to say that it harmed them because it made it harder to gain traction in the market, guess what...THATS THE PURPOSE OF COMPETITIVE BUISNESS. You know, that whole "get more customers than they do" thing...
It's simple. People like windows. Those that don't like windows don't use it. Are you going to blame microsoft because people are too lazy to learn how to switch? We both know there are things out there that are more stable, are prettier, and are more efficient than windows. And yet for whatever reason, people don't use them. Because they either don't want to or don't know that they are out there (which is bullshit, people know that Apple exists.)
You know, if you look at automatics versus manual transmissions in cars, it is VERY similar to the Microsoft situation. It is a reaction to the market. Myself and many other people out there prefer Manual transmissions. However, a large portion of the population does not know how to use them. Thus, automatics hold (roughly) 90% of the automotive market, despite the fact that Manuals cost less to repair, last longer, and give you more control of a vehicle.
I know what youa re going to say, How can I say it was a good play if I think they make a shitty product?
Because a vast majority of people obviously DO NOT CARE that microsoft does what it does. If they did care, Macs would have a larger market share. Linux would have a larger market share. Microsoft is very slowly losing ground, but again, they didn't put themselves there. The public did. Now, the public didn't tell them to break laws, but the public did indeed make them big enough to become the monopoly that they are.
Frankly, I don't consider them to be a monopoly. There are many other OS's out there, not to mention if one were so inclined they could just make their own. Yesyesyes, I know it's more complicated than simply saying it, but if they care as much as they say they do, they should code something else.
But anyway, back to refering to their touchdown as a good play. Microsoft has managed to do what every big buisness strives to do: maximum amount of income with maximum market penetration. Again, regardless of your point of view of the company, reglardess of if you think they are crooks, regardless if you think they release shit, you CANNOT sit there and honestly tell me that they DONT control the market because of the MAJORITY of people buying their products.
SUE APPLE BECAUSE IT LAZOREDPEWPEWED THE MARKET WITH DRM INFESTED MUSIC!!!
see how easy it is to make something that makes sense sound stupid?
I don't get it. Microsoft gets sued because it had a better idea than everyone else (which, despite of whether you think it is bloatware or not, sales numbers do not lie...they didn't magically reach monopoly status, the market majority put them there) and yet Apple gets praised for it's "groundbreaking" mp3 player that has more restrictions on it than a 13 year old pregnant girl?
You may be a whale penis (which is what a dork really means...look it up) but you are also responding EXACTLY how Nintendo wanted people to respond to the name.
They seem to be getting that a lot this time around...
I don't work for nintendo. Infact, the last Nintendo system I bought was an SNES. I got an N64 from a friend for free because it was broken and his parents bought him another. I fixed the 64, had a couple games, but that was it.
I've never owned a gamecube, and have picked up a gamecube controller only once in my entire life.
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Anyone know why politicians don't use bookmarks?
Because they like their pages bent over!!!!
I NEVER get spam. Seriously. I'm not kidding. I am not signed up for ANY newsletters, and the only email alerts I get are from MySpace and from /.
::shrug::
I had an angelfire account a long time ago (back before they were bought out by Lycos) That ended up getting flooded with spam, so I moved to hotmail. Prior to that though, that angelfire account was the single best email I had ever used.
But I digresss. I have had my hotmail account for roughly 5 years now, if not longer...In all of that time, I do not get spam from anywhere. I visit "questionable" websites, etc...nothing.
well, if you really must know...
EVERY SINGLE Intel chip I have owned has had problems with it within two months of buying it. EVERY SINGLE AMD chip I have bought still functions (including my original K6) That is your answer.
Is this the same experience as everyone? No of course not. But I buy based on my personal experience. Sorry for being logical.
::tries to remember what a one of the drawers in his workstation looks like:: Let's see...got a GeForce MX440, a Voodoo 5500, a Monster 3D(!), a Canopus Pure3D(!!!), an ATI 9800 PRO, and a BFG 6800.
Anyone care to donate a couple mobos? We could have a killer Warcaft II LanParty (the 9800 and 6800 could EASILY do WarIII...the others? Most likely not...)
I was EXTREMELY pleased and happy when Intel finally took over the CPU market again with the claim of most powerful consumer CPU. AMD had been at the top for a slight bit too long...after all, what good is competition in a free market if one side is ALWAYS better?
This means AMD is trying even HARDER to make a better chip...it will release, and in a way I am hoping that it STILL isn't better than Intel. Intel continues down it's path and continues to hold the crown for the next couple years.
Then, AMD reclaims it, pushing innovation and the need to claim to have "the fastest" will be reheated again. And next time, who knows...maybe ANOTHER upstart will come around (although I doubt that) that will challenge BOTH Intel and AMD.
I am an AMD fanboi. I have bought nothing but AMD CPU's since the days of the K6, regardless of the power of other procs on the market. And yet I am still very happy Intel is holding the crown. Nothing breeds innovation like having the knowledge that the OTHER guy took the number one spot from you.
***I don't have a problem with Windows, I just don't see a lot of value for the money over what I can get on Linux for free.***
This is another area in which Microsoft's MARKETING is amazing.
They have convinced a large portion of the market that if you DON'T use Microsoft products (most namely, Windows) that you will have multiple problems...among many reasons, one of the most predominant being a large portion of the rest of the world using Windows and you NOT using Windows, espeically insofar as it relates to buisnesses that rely on contracts and clients, as opposed to individual people.
Again, I don't agree with it, but damn...the smartest marketing people in the world work at Microsoft.
Whomever this AC is, I would like to give a big thumbs up to you (but my coworker would like me to give you a big FU)
My coworker that was at my desk when I read that is currently covered in coffee that had been sprayed from my failed attempt at drinking, reading, and laughing at the same time.
are created equal. Unless you are black, hispanic, jewish, catholic, asian, short, fat, female, poor, or are NOT a CEO's child.
god, I know we don't talk much...I know I make fun of you a lot, and that I use most of your so called "holy books" for toilet paper, but I just wanted to take some time out to thank you.
Thank you god. From the bottom of my heart. Thank you god, for allowing me to grow up and not be living with my parents before this technology came to fruitation. In a different world, with a different timetable, I could be screaming right this very second.
How does that saying go? "You can't spell crap without rap"
If I had mod points, so would you.
+1, Funny
If I had mod points, so would you.
+1, Insightful.
I'm more refering to the so-called "lunch box" computers of yore...and even the early laptops were steaming piles of scrap...it really hasen't been until the last 7-10 years or so that they have started becomming really useful, and it wasn't until about 3 years ago that they started to directly compete with desktops...this is, of course, my opinion. I don't know the actuaal numbers insofar as laptop power vs desktop power is concerened, this is merely based on my experience with both at different periods in my life
I can't help it...I despise Microsoft, I abhor their buisness practices, and yet...for some reason I just like Windows. XP is a decent operating system.
Yesyesyes, I know OSX and Linux are more stable, offer more options, are more customizable, etc...I honestly cannot give you a solid answer as to why. I just like it. As far as the popular "OMG YOU G3T P3WP3WPWNZ0RD BY T3H M4LWARE!!!" argument goes, my combo of kaspersky, counterspy, spybot, and ZoneAlarm has prevented me from getting a SINGLE virus and (to my knowledge anyway) a SINGLE piece of spyware in nearly two years...and I definately visit some "questionable" websites, in addition to torrents/p2p.
I guess I don't understand what the problem is, if you lock it down properly, and are (somewhat) careful of where you go (yes, even using torrents and p2p you can be careful) it is actually quite secure...granted, it is secured using third-party programs, but eh...better than nothing I suppose...
I have a Linux box, and it is very much a fun thing to toy around with...but to me, it's not the same. I dunno, maybe it's because I grew up with DOS and then 3.1 and then 95 etc...who knows.
To my credit, I don't use IE:-) Opera WAS my homie, but now, Firefox has taken over that position
I don't know the timeframe of when they said that, but for a very long time (in comparison to desktops) laptops were indeed laughable and highly underpowered...
Very well put. I couldn't find a single thing that I disagree with you on.
If I had mod points, so would you
what can I say, other than don't feed the trolls...just makes us hungrier;-)
My immaturity aside, I understand where you and others are coming from...it just bothers me that people never try to look at things from the other perspective that's all.
Instead of focusing on WHAT microsoft is doing, why do people not try to focus on WHY? "Because they are greedy" is not an answer, it is a cop out. Why do you think they are doing what they do? If you read above you will see my answer, so I won't type it again...but seriously, I am curious as to why you think they practice buisness the way that they do. Imma be gone for a bit so I will respond in a few hours
Again, assumptions. "booster" as you implied me as...if you refer to posts above yours, you will note that I stated that I do NOT like microsoft. Try reading the whole thread first, asshat.
Ah, but then the question becomes thus: WHY do OEM's use Windows as their pre-installed OS?
BECAUSE IT SELLS. Fuck whatever you think about Windows, IT SELLS. Bottom line. It makes money. Do I agree with it? No. Do I think it's right? No. Do I still UNDERSTAND why they do it? You bet your ass I do.
And they did that how?
Explain your analogy to me. How has Microsoft's shady buisness practices DIRECTLY affected Mac, or Linux, or OS/2, or any of the other OS choices out there? If anything, those companies should be HAPPY! Microsoft's greed is starting to bite them in the ass, and more people are shifting to OSX and to Linux. Apple and co. should be ENCOURAGING microsoft to continue shooting themselvse in the foot.
If you are going to say that it harmed them because it made it harder to gain traction in the market, guess what...THATS THE PURPOSE OF COMPETITIVE BUISNESS. You know, that whole "get more customers than they do" thing...
It's simple. People like windows. Those that don't like windows don't use it. Are you going to blame microsoft because people are too lazy to learn how to switch? We both know there are things out there that are more stable, are prettier, and are more efficient than windows. And yet for whatever reason, people don't use them. Because they either don't want to or don't know that they are out there (which is bullshit, people know that Apple exists.)
You know, if you look at automatics versus manual transmissions in cars, it is VERY similar to the Microsoft situation. It is a reaction to the market. Myself and many other people out there prefer Manual transmissions. However, a large portion of the population does not know how to use them. Thus, automatics hold (roughly) 90% of the automotive market, despite the fact that Manuals cost less to repair, last longer, and give you more control of a vehicle.
I know what youa re going to say, How can I say it was a good play if I think they make a shitty product?
Because a vast majority of people obviously DO NOT CARE that microsoft does what it does. If they did care, Macs would have a larger market share. Linux would have a larger market share. Microsoft is very slowly losing ground, but again, they didn't put themselves there. The public did. Now, the public didn't tell them to break laws, but the public did indeed make them big enough to become the monopoly that they are.
Frankly, I don't consider them to be a monopoly. There are many other OS's out there, not to mention if one were so inclined they could just make their own. Yesyesyes, I know it's more complicated than simply saying it, but if they care as much as they say they do, they should code something else.
But anyway, back to refering to their touchdown as a good play. Microsoft has managed to do what every big buisness strives to do: maximum amount of income with maximum market penetration. Again, regardless of your point of view of the company, reglardess of if you think they are crooks, regardless if you think they release shit, you CANNOT sit there and honestly tell me that they DONT control the market because of the MAJORITY of people buying their products.
You know what the most ironic thing you have assumed about me is?
I despise Microsoft. Not because it is "the cool thing to do." Because I think they make a shitty product.
Just because the other team scores a touchdown doesn't mean that I cannot say it was a good play.
SUE APPLE BECAUSE IT LAZOREDPEWPEWED THE MARKET WITH DRM INFESTED MUSIC!!!
see how easy it is to make something that makes sense sound stupid?
I don't get it. Microsoft gets sued because it had a better idea than everyone else (which, despite of whether you think it is bloatware or not, sales numbers do not lie...they didn't magically reach monopoly status, the market majority put them there) and yet Apple gets praised for it's "groundbreaking" mp3 player that has more restrictions on it than a 13 year old pregnant girl?
You may be a whale penis (which is what a dork really means...look it up) but you are also responding EXACTLY how Nintendo wanted people to respond to the name.
They seem to be getting that a lot this time around...
I don't work for nintendo. Infact, the last Nintendo system I bought was an SNES. I got an N64 from a friend for free because it was broken and his parents bought him another. I fixed the 64, had a couple games, but that was it.
I've never owned a gamecube, and have picked up a gamecube controller only once in my entire life.
So much for your theory.