at least in the PC industry, anyway. Profit margins are suddenly drying up, and the Supply chain that has existed for many years appears to have gone off and shot itself. All the distributors are either covertly direct selling to end users or being eaten up since they now hold no market cap. This makes the margins razor thin on hardware, and lessens the ability for new low-cap startups.
Is this happening in any other industries? Is the future one in which you have no choice of whom to buy a product from?
at least in the PC industry, anyway. Profit margins are suddenly drying up, and the Supply chain that has existed for many years appears to have gone off and shot itself. All the distributors are either covertly direct selling to end users or being eaten up since they now hold no market cap. This makes the margins razor thin on hardware, and lessens the ability for new low-cap startups.
Is this happening in any other industries? Is the future one in which you have no choice of whom to buy a product from?
What apps, exactly, are you looking for. Personally, I've been using RHL for about 4 months, and wouldn't dream of going back. It's not that I'm a Unix guru or the OS is easier to use, but the support is free and exceptionally good.
Also, many non-technically oriented people have no clue what an OS is (i.e. don't know that a computer can be run without Win98) and don't care. For them, Linux makes just as viable a word processing web browser as Win98 (bit cheaper, too).
Lets face it folks. About all your average person (please don't be offended if you consider yourself one) knows about Linux is that some company named Red Hat makes it. Now, while this is far from the truth and changing fast, the public really has to know what an OS is before they can make an informed decission about which one is best. Anything that helps spread the idea of Linux as a viable desktop OS is going to help, not hinder the effort to educate the public.
The idea isn't to change everyone into a drone (leave that to corporate software), but to ease them into the idea that MS isn't the only thing you can use to operate a computer. In this sense, anything that educates the consumer to alternatives is a Good Thing. Maybe they'll still like Win2K, who knows, but with the knowledge it is not the only choice.
Wow, that brings back the memories. Playing Stock Trader or the game with the fantasy kingdoms (don't remember which at the moment) really rocked as a way to waste a few hours. The thing I'll remember most about BBS's, though, was the feeling of community you got with them. People on the board I used to Co-Sysop were extremly diverse, and would have never communicated except for the message board. Sort of like a breakfast club thing. You just can't get the local familiarity on the net. Everyone hasn't gone to the local high-schools, worked for a local company, or hung at the same clubs. It's just too vast.
This looks more than a little suspicious. Looks to be about the same as the last article on/. having to do with a major overhaul and weird circumstances. The one about the asian guy coming up with a new company, new product (glossed over Red Hat release) and a coincidental IPO (stock offering). IMHO this is a total crock.
This guy seems like the type of person whom got kicked off a BBS at age 10 and decided to get even ever since. Sounds like he's just out to bash the community and anyone even peripherally related.
One quick rant -- What sort of crap is this(China in general, not just this case)? Has anyone noticed that even though China is (I'll be lenient) a cruel dictatorship (as neglegent as cruel, I'd wager), the "Free World" rushes to embrace the Chinese Gov.? Let's face it, the low cost of producing things their has completly tossed the notions of "equality, liberty, and justice" (most humans notions, at any rate) out the window. That being said, I'd rather see them using an Open Source OS than Windows. Maybe it'll stir the embers of freedoms in their dictatored hearts or something. At the least the masses could afford it:) and the rich wouldn't be OS advantaged as well.
No matter how many times I read complaints about Netscape 4.x vs. IE x.x and how many people proclaim IE to be less buggy, I still don't believe it. I seriously max Netscape to it's limits, and tend to run into Win 9X crashes more often than Netscape problems. Also, seing as how IE 5.x was incorporated into the 2nd edition 98 coding, wouldn't that make it a wee bit more bloatware -ish than Netscape. Only say 300+mb for a web browser? Come on! Now if we could just finish Mozilla overnight...
"4 dummi3s" Their. That enough change to make them happy? I really don't know what freedom of speech/press is coming to (I'm assuming that still applies to the typed word, I may be wrong), but if their is no actual copy infringment (i.e.... money being made or general ripping-off) their isn't any dissolution going on. That law is for copy infringment of branded names, not witty references. Next thing you know, we'll be paying Hallmark 50$ to sing 'Happy Birthday'.
Providing children in school with some kind of quality in education and watching them to see if they have problems is naturally out of the question. Educators taking an interest in the well being of students and treating problems on a case by case basis would be an ideal solution. Everyone who could benefit from some help isn't necessarly commiting schoolaside, and helping everyone is far better than earmarking some students for the gas chamber. Having a computer analyze the problem is just a cheap way solving nothing and cheating the student.
are probably 45, still haven't been on a date, and spend their entire day taking care of elderly parents. I'm absolutly sure they have men of all sorts banging down their doors. Right.... makes you wonder who the geek is in that situation...
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at least in the PC industry, anyway. Profit margins are suddenly drying up, and the Supply chain that has existed for many years appears to have gone off and shot itself. All the distributors are either covertly direct selling to end users or being eaten up since they now hold no market cap. This makes the margins razor thin on hardware, and lessens the ability for new low-cap startups.
Is this happening in any other industries? Is the future one in which you have no choice of whom to buy a product from?
at least in the PC industry, anyway. Profit margins are suddenly drying up, and the Supply chain that has existed for many years appears to have gone off and shot itself. All the distributors are either covertly direct selling to end users or being eaten up since they now hold no market cap. This makes the margins razor thin on hardware, and lessens the ability for new low-cap startups.
Is this happening in any other industries? Is the future one in which you have no choice of whom to buy a product from?
What apps, exactly, are you looking for. Personally, I've been using RHL for about 4 months, and wouldn't dream of going back. It's not that I'm a Unix guru or the OS is easier to use, but the support is free and exceptionally good.
Also, many non-technically oriented people have no clue what an OS is (i.e. don't know that a computer can be run without Win98) and don't care. For them, Linux makes just as viable a word processing web browser as Win98 (bit cheaper, too).
Lets face it folks. About all your average person (please don't be offended if you consider yourself one) knows about Linux is that some company named Red Hat makes it. Now, while this is far from the truth and changing fast, the public really has to know what an OS is before they can make an informed decission about which one is best. Anything that helps spread the idea of Linux as a viable desktop OS is going to help, not hinder the effort to educate the public.
The idea isn't to change everyone into a drone (leave that to corporate software), but to ease them into the idea that MS isn't the only thing you can use to operate a computer. In this sense, anything that educates the consumer to alternatives is a Good Thing. Maybe they'll still like Win2K, who knows, but with the knowledge it is not the only choice.
It's good to see another new distro going out. Is their really anything more to say?
Wow, that brings back the memories. Playing Stock Trader or the game with the fantasy kingdoms (don't remember which at the moment) really rocked as a way to waste a few hours. The thing I'll remember most about BBS's, though, was the feeling of community you got with them. People on the board I used to Co-Sysop were extremly diverse, and would have never communicated except for the message board. Sort of like a breakfast club thing. You just can't get the local familiarity on the net. Everyone hasn't gone to the local high-schools, worked for a local company, or hung at the same clubs. It's just too vast.
Is that what Windows's told you? If the system menu is what your going buy, check in the case. Otherwise, rock on.
This looks more than a little suspicious. Looks to be about the same as the last article on /. having to do with a major overhaul and weird circumstances. The one about the asian guy coming up with a new company, new product (glossed over Red Hat release) and a coincidental IPO (stock offering). IMHO this is a total crock.
This guy seems like the type of person whom got kicked off a BBS at age 10 and decided to get even ever since. Sounds like he's just out to bash the community and anyone even peripherally related.
One quick rant -- What sort of crap is this(China in general, not just this case)? Has anyone noticed that even though China is (I'll be lenient) a cruel dictatorship (as neglegent as cruel, I'd wager), the "Free World" rushes to embrace the Chinese Gov.? Let's face it, the low cost of producing things their has completly tossed the notions of "equality, liberty, and justice" (most humans notions, at any rate) out the window. That being said, I'd rather see them using an Open Source OS than Windows. Maybe it'll stir the embers of freedoms in their dictatored hearts or something. At the least the masses could afford it :) and the rich wouldn't be OS advantaged as well.
No matter how many times I read complaints about Netscape 4.x vs. IE x.x and how many people proclaim IE to be less buggy, I still don't believe it. I seriously max Netscape to it's limits, and tend to run into Win 9X crashes more often than Netscape problems. Also, seing as how IE 5.x was incorporated into the 2nd edition 98 coding, wouldn't that make it a wee bit more bloatware -ish than Netscape. Only say 300+mb for a web browser? Come on! Now if we could just finish Mozilla overnight...
"4 dummi3s" Their. That enough change to make them happy? I really don't know what freedom of speech/press is coming to (I'm assuming that still applies to the typed word, I may be wrong), but if their is no actual copy infringment (i.e. ... money being made or general ripping-off) their isn't any dissolution going on. That law is for copy infringment of branded names, not witty references. Next thing you know, we'll be paying Hallmark 50$ to sing 'Happy Birthday'.
Providing children in school with some kind of quality in education and watching them to see if they have problems is naturally out of the question. Educators taking an interest in the well being of students and treating problems on a case by case basis would be an ideal solution. Everyone who could benefit from some help isn't necessarly commiting schoolaside, and helping everyone is far better than earmarking some students for the gas chamber. Having a computer analyze the problem is just a cheap way solving nothing and cheating the student.
are probably 45, still haven't been on a date, and spend their entire day taking care of elderly parents. I'm absolutly sure they have men of all sorts banging down their doors. Right.... makes you wonder who the geek is in that situation...