Is this the result of a ruling, a law, or a company decision? Who exactly has to pay and who doesn't? What do they have to pay? Why do they have to pay it? To whom do they pay it, and why them? Where they paying before? Is it a matter of amount or are they challenging having to pay at all?
Apparently this is something to do with laws in the USA, so the issue neither affects me nor interests me.
Just because something is recorded at Ridiculous Fidelity doesn't mean I want to hear it. I'd rather listen to a third-generation tape of a mono AM radio broadcast of Glenn Gould playing Bach than listen to the pristine masters of the latest "product" from whatever pop tart is gobbling Mutt Lange's knob these days.
But KROQ doesn't have to pay the new Internet rates because it's not an Internet music station. Which is the whole point. This law seems to be designed solely to maintain the existence of traditional radio stations and put Internet music stations out of business. Royalty payments have nothing to do with it, other than as the means by which Internet music stations are to be destroyed.
American mobile-phone technology is five, maybe seven years behind Europe and Asia. Features which are acceptable in the USA (e.g., EDGE, simlocks, contract-locked Wi-fi, etc) are so archaic as to provoke spontaneous laughter when described to non-US mobile users. Just look at the terminology -- fully half* the phone users outside the USA would have no idea what a "cellular" phone is. It's a mobile phone. Mobile across networks, user SIMS, and national borders.
The simple fact that the parent post asks rhetorically "would it be cool if the first-gen Iphone had 3G?" amazes me. Jesus, is it still 2002 in the USA or something? If Apple takes that attitude to Europe it'll get laughed at. And it is.
These are just my opinions, but... John's solo work tends to be angsty emo crap. Jesus, *I* wanted to shoot him after hearing "Mother" for the first time. Paul's solo work tends to be superficial pop fluff. It's pretty and catchy but utterly meaningless. I think that's why they worked so well together, even immediately after the Beatles split when each still had ideas they'd bounced off the other. John gave Paul's work an edge, a darker, more cynical REALness. He's the guy who said "She was just seventeen / Never been a beauty queen" was crap, and turned it into "She was just seventeen / You know what I mean". Paul was the guy who gave beauty to John's whining, who turned self-indulgent rants into SONGS.
Personally, I think that by the end of the Beatles George was the best individual songwriter in the group.
Extra bonus content: I also don't care what a "strawman fallacy" is, so I'll just ignore that last sentence of yours even though I'm sure it was insulting in some way.
"While AbiWord and NeoOffice are both available, as is OpenOffice through X11, the none had the full functionality that we needed, not to mention that we had a hell of a time getting anything in X11 to work at all".
Sorry guys, NeoOffice does NOT use X11! It is native, that's the reason there is NeoOffice in the first place.
Those commas in the article text are there for a reason, you know. Nowhere is it stated or implied that NeoOffice requires X11.
cause apple are known mostly for their badly made shoddy products./sarcasm
Your "sarcasm tag" is misplaced, because Apple *is* known for badly-made shoddy products. Ipod screens, laptop and Ipod batteries, laptop LCDs, Cube casings, Macbook plastic, Macbook fans, the list goes on and on and on.
Apple is known for well-DESIGNED products that then get returned under warranty by the thousands.
I want to see what the Iphone looks like after it's been thrown in a bag with some car keys, loose change, and sand... then shaken hard for a few hours.
From what I've read, in his hands-on days Gates was more concerned with ideas rather than people. So rather than a "you're fucking stupid" kind of guy, I picture a "that's the most retarded idea I've ever heard" guy.
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Using a phone, even in hands-free mode, while in control of a motor vehicle will get you arrested in South Australia.
Is this the result of a ruling, a law, or a company decision? Who exactly has to pay and who doesn't? What do they have to pay? Why do they have to pay it? To whom do they pay it, and why them? Where they paying before? Is it a matter of amount or are they challenging having to pay at all?
Apparently this is something to do with laws in the USA, so the issue neither affects me nor interests me.
Just because something is recorded at Ridiculous Fidelity doesn't mean I want to hear it. I'd rather listen to a third-generation tape of a mono AM radio broadcast of Glenn Gould playing Bach than listen to the pristine masters of the latest "product" from whatever pop tart is gobbling Mutt Lange's knob these days.
Audio quality != music quality.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
But KROQ doesn't have to pay the new Internet rates because it's not an Internet music station. Which is the whole point. This law seems to be designed solely to maintain the existence of traditional radio stations and put Internet music stations out of business. Royalty payments have nothing to do with it, other than as the means by which Internet music stations are to be destroyed.
USA != Internet.
That is all.
market it as a portable Youtube viewer and you've given the kids a reason to want your product
Yeah! Because The Kids will be thrilled to commit themselves to two-year contracts!
They'll be ALL UP-ONS!
One word: Warcraft Adventures
American mobile-phone technology is five, maybe seven years behind Europe and Asia. Features which are acceptable in the USA (e.g., EDGE, simlocks, contract-locked Wi-fi, etc) are so archaic as to provoke spontaneous laughter when described to non-US mobile users. Just look at the terminology -- fully half* the phone users outside the USA would have no idea what a "cellular" phone is. It's a mobile phone. Mobile across networks, user SIMS, and national borders.
The simple fact that the parent post asks rhetorically "would it be cool if the first-gen Iphone had 3G?" amazes me. Jesus, is it still 2002 in the USA or something? If Apple takes that attitude to Europe it'll get laughed at. And it is.
* figure invented on the spot
You seem to have forgotten that this is Slashdot. Let me break it down for you.
Google = GOOD
Yahoo = BAD
You're welcome.
If it weren't for the French Army, French Navy, and French Treasury, you would be worshiping King George.
HI I UPGRADED YOUR POST FOR HISTORICAL ACCURACY
These are just my opinions, but... John's solo work tends to be angsty emo crap. Jesus, *I* wanted to shoot him after hearing "Mother" for the first time. Paul's solo work tends to be superficial pop fluff. It's pretty and catchy but utterly meaningless. I think that's why they worked so well together, even immediately after the Beatles split when each still had ideas they'd bounced off the other. John gave Paul's work an edge, a darker, more cynical REALness. He's the guy who said "She was just seventeen / Never been a beauty queen" was crap, and turned it into "She was just seventeen / You know what I mean". Paul was the guy who gave beauty to John's whining, who turned self-indulgent rants into SONGS.
Personally, I think that by the end of the Beatles George was the best individual songwriter in the group.
Extra bonus content: I also don't care what a "strawman fallacy" is, so I'll just ignore that last sentence of yours even though I'm sure it was insulting in some way.
You're American, right? Just a guess.
"While AbiWord and NeoOffice are both available, as is OpenOffice through X11, the none had the full functionality that we needed, not to mention that we had a hell of a time getting anything in X11 to work at all".
Sorry guys, NeoOffice does NOT use X11! It is native, that's the reason there is NeoOffice in the first place.
Those commas in the article text are there for a reason, you know. Nowhere is it stated or implied that NeoOffice requires X11.
Missile defense systems are largely untested. There's large doubts to if they'd work at all.
Are you kidding? Purchasing officers, politicians, and defense contractors protecting billion-dollar contracts wouldn't lie!
cause apple are known mostly for their badly made shoddy products. /sarcasm
Your "sarcasm tag" is misplaced, because Apple *is* known for badly-made shoddy products. Ipod screens, laptop and Ipod batteries, laptop LCDs, Cube casings, Macbook plastic, Macbook fans, the list goes on and on and on.
Apple is known for well-DESIGNED products that then get returned under warranty by the thousands.
I want to see what the Iphone looks like after it's been thrown in a bag with some car keys, loose change, and sand... then shaken hard for a few hours.
From what I've read, in his hands-on days Gates was more concerned with ideas rather than people. So rather than a "you're fucking stupid" kind of guy, I picture a "that's the most retarded idea I've ever heard" guy.
I can see the terrorist running up into First Class and yelling down "Yeah, stairs motherfucker!"
"Terry Semel at Yahoo doesn't really understand how to run an Internet business"
Google does one thing really well - present eyeballs to advertisers.
HI I UPGRADED YOUR POST
This is all way too much effort over THAT PARTICULAR TV show.
Jericho was crap. Good riddance.
Agreed. The man who really IS almost single-handedly responsible for the existence of the Internet, who sits on the board of Apple Computer.
You had your chance, America, and you blew it.
They'll have to sacrifice a virgin.
Know any place they can get one?
This is Slashdot, just pick one at random.
It really is a pity Bush, Cheney et al did not pay attention during the Vietnam war
Oh they paid attention all right, they did everything they could to ensure they didn't get sent to serve there.