Thanks for proving the point that MS trolls are certainly the biggest assholes. Upgrading Windows without a wipe is pretty much old hat. Suggesting that we are all retards hardly changes a fact. Thanks for the post Bill.
To be fair its hard to know for sure. Still depsite the quality I have never seen anybody other than myself using Picasa or any of the other Google apps.
Spotify would knock out MS and Apple easily? Really? Thats a load. Spotify is cool sure, but in the end hardly innovative or original. 1 in 5 in Sweden mans next to nothing to a company like Google.
Apple has a lot of patents on basic UI. They have for decades. Thankfully Apple is historically not a terribly litigious company (there are exceptions). But I'm certain that in todays patent system they have plenty of ammo against Nokia.
Right on man. I for one have not bought a single RIAA album since 2000. But I will glady visit them at a local venue and support them directly. Sadly the venue scene here is slowly becoming a similar RIAA, with TicketMaster and their ilk.
If you haven't yet seen it. I suggest you check out the film Idiocracy. Though it doesn't directly related to this sotry, it shows our logical progression if we keep following these thieves.
I think you are onto something. The OP forgets that the PRS is not in it for him/her, but instead for themselves. They care as much about art as the average art thief.
So for all their abuse of the consumer all the artist gets yearly is the cost of dinner. Sounds like your getting as fucked as we are. Perhaps you are batting for the wrong team if you support an organization that is doing nothing for you
I totally agree. Hoever their aim was not to be sane, but to make as many (choose currency) as they can off the backs of their musicans and the public. Insanity is only insane if it doesn't increase profits. The sad thing is in my country (US), we trust the corporations more than our own civic organization, created by real people, not PR departments.
Well if it is any solace, atleast you are with the people. I've been one to rant about greedy artists, they certainly exist along side greedy bankers and greedy rug cleaners. But I also know that most people in the industry are good people who want a fair equitable relationship. I do however blame us all for letting this groups like the RIAA and the PRS take control of the scene. It really destorys the enjoyment of music and cinema in such a fundimental way.
Cheers mate. A friendship broken is a loss, but a friendship with someone who thinks actions like this are good and just is worthless. If only the people of the world would accept these folks as the scum they are. If Australia is anything like the US we idolize these shits, despite them taking every opportunity to fuck us.
Welcome to the club friend. I do have to wonder though, what to took you so long? If it took a letter to turn you off from RIAA music, what do you think it will take the average person to do the same? You tell people to ditch the RIAA, but you were willing to support them through years and years of clear obvious abuse. Again I'm not insulting you, I'm glad you came around. But doesn't your own experience prove that it takes a shitload of pushing to make somebody realize they are getting fucked by the industry. I left them when the Napster debacle happened and I never looked back.
Your only a troll is you bitch for no reason. Frankly the ribbon, and the general dumbing down of all MS products in the last decade is not a flame but the damned truth. I don't get how a company who sucks at almost everything they try can be so successfull. Detroit got smacked, what about Redmond?
I hope you can see the difference between the actions of the RIAA and those of good prosecutors. The RIAA has shown time and time again a total disregard for the law. In the example you gave, the law was applied rationally.
Sorry but that is exactly the line of thought that is letting (most of) the lawyers destroy our society. Take the RIAA, if their lawyers had souls and weren't just cold bastards they would refuse to sue grannies for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Wouldn't society be better without these moral-free lawyers? It can be an honorable job as Ray proves, but lets not forget that he is the minority in his profession from what I can tell.
Excuse me IANAL, but isn't the truth never libelous? Even opinion is supposed to receive the utmost protection. Libel is reserved for those know knowingly lie simply to inflict harm. I mean sure the RIAA doesn't agree with Ray's angle, but since when is well stated opinion backed by dozens of sources, and agreed upon by pretty much everybody who isn't a RIAA fascist suddenly become illegal to share? Thank god the judge dismissed it, but the fact that he didn't slap them in hard for trying to silence a critic makes me understand why in the eyes of the law, we the people are fucked.
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Thanks for proving the point that MS trolls are certainly the biggest assholes. Upgrading Windows without a wipe is pretty much old hat. Suggesting that we are all retards hardly changes a fact. Thanks for the post Bill.
Call us in 6 months an see how that is working for you.
To be fair its hard to know for sure. Still depsite the quality I have never seen anybody other than myself using Picasa or any of the other Google apps.
Shhhhhhhh don't quell the satifaction of the average Apple hating slashtard!
Spotify would knock out MS and Apple easily? Really? Thats a load. Spotify is cool sure, but in the end hardly innovative or original. 1 in 5 in Sweden mans next to nothing to a company like Google.
While I love Picasa as well I don't get why an obvious troll would get a +5 mod. What about iPhoto is particularly terrible?
Apple has a lot of patents on basic UI. They have for decades. Thankfully Apple is historically not a terribly litigious company (there are exceptions). But I'm certain that in todays patent system they have plenty of ammo against Nokia.
I thought we hated Apple here on /. Isn't Nokia our OSS sugar mama? Oh wait, their both evil!!
Sheeeeesh! Don't interupt the parent he is obviously asleep at the wheel.
Perhaps the OP overstreached the anology, but this is clearly their intent. To make us their servants.
Right on man. I for one have not bought a single RIAA album since 2000. But I will glady visit them at a local venue and support them directly. Sadly the venue scene here is slowly becoming a similar RIAA, with TicketMaster and their ilk.
If you haven't yet seen it. I suggest you check out the film Idiocracy. Though it doesn't directly related to this sotry, it shows our logical progression if we keep following these thieves.
I think you are onto something. The OP forgets that the PRS is not in it for him/her, but instead for themselves. They care as much about art as the average art thief.
So for all their abuse of the consumer all the artist gets yearly is the cost of dinner. Sounds like your getting as fucked as we are. Perhaps you are batting for the wrong team if you support an organization that is doing nothing for you
I totally agree. Hoever their aim was not to be sane, but to make as many (choose currency) as they can off the backs of their musicans and the public. Insanity is only insane if it doesn't increase profits. The sad thing is in my country (US), we trust the corporations more than our own civic organization, created by real people, not PR departments.
Well if it is any solace, atleast you are with the people. I've been one to rant about greedy artists, they certainly exist along side greedy bankers and greedy rug cleaners. But I also know that most people in the industry are good people who want a fair equitable relationship. I do however blame us all for letting this groups like the RIAA and the PRS take control of the scene. It really destorys the enjoyment of music and cinema in such a fundimental way.
Cheers mate. A friendship broken is a loss, but a friendship with someone who thinks actions like this are good and just is worthless. If only the people of the world would accept these folks as the scum they are. If Australia is anything like the US we idolize these shits, despite them taking every opportunity to fuck us.
Welcome to the club friend. I do have to wonder though, what to took you so long? If it took a letter to turn you off from RIAA music, what do you think it will take the average person to do the same? You tell people to ditch the RIAA, but you were willing to support them through years and years of clear obvious abuse. Again I'm not insulting you, I'm glad you came around. But doesn't your own experience prove that it takes a shitload of pushing to make somebody realize they are getting fucked by the industry. I left them when the Napster debacle happened and I never looked back.
Your only a troll is you bitch for no reason. Frankly the ribbon, and the general dumbing down of all MS products in the last decade is not a flame but the damned truth. I don't get how a company who sucks at almost everything they try can be so successfull. Detroit got smacked, what about Redmond?
Cheers friend. The best post I have seen on /. in years.
Stealing... Stealing what?
I hope you can see the difference between the actions of the RIAA and those of good prosecutors. The RIAA has shown time and time again a total disregard for the law. In the example you gave, the law was applied rationally.
Lawyering is best served cold.
Sorry but that is exactly the line of thought that is letting (most of) the lawyers destroy our society. Take the RIAA, if their lawyers had souls and weren't just cold bastards they would refuse to sue grannies for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Wouldn't society be better without these moral-free lawyers? It can be an honorable job as Ray proves, but lets not forget that he is the minority in his profession from what I can tell.
Excuse me IANAL, but isn't the truth never libelous? Even opinion is supposed to receive the utmost protection. Libel is reserved for those know knowingly lie simply to inflict harm. I mean sure the RIAA doesn't agree with Ray's angle, but since when is well stated opinion backed by dozens of sources, and agreed upon by pretty much everybody who isn't a RIAA fascist suddenly become illegal to share? Thank god the judge dismissed it, but the fact that he didn't slap them in hard for trying to silence a critic makes me understand why in the eyes of the law, we the people are fucked.
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