Yes I know all you/.ers are gonna bash me for this, but quit acting like MS is the only corporation that buys market share. Do you think automobiles still run on gasoline because car makers think it is a good idea? No, they run on gasoline b/c Exxon/Mobil has paid for them to run on gasoline. Do you think Gov. Perry (Texas) passed a law that requires all pre-adolescent girls to get vaccinated against an STD b/c he thinks it is in their best interest? No, he passed the law b/c Merck gave him a s**t load of money. I know its fun to bash MS b/c they throw sacks of money around to stay at the top of the market, but there are hundreds of companies that do it, and thousands that would if they had the money.
A 50% chance of rain does not mean that there is a 50% chance of it actually raining in a particular area. Instead, a 50% chance of rain means that 50% of the area will get rain. For example, I live in Ft. Worth. When the weather channel reports that there is a 50% chance of rain in Ft. Worth, it means that 50% of the area that they call Ft. Worth will get rain. As you might imagine, this would make it extremely difficult to determine the accuracy of the weather report.
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I love the blatant attempt to blame this on Microsoft. How exactly is Bill Gates supposed to influence the Russian legal system?
Yes I know all you /.ers are gonna bash me for this, but quit acting like MS is the only corporation that buys market share. Do you think automobiles still run on gasoline because car makers think it is a good idea? No, they run on gasoline b/c Exxon/Mobil has paid for them to run on gasoline. Do you think Gov. Perry (Texas) passed a law that requires all pre-adolescent girls to get vaccinated against an STD b/c he thinks it is in their best interest? No, he passed the law b/c Merck gave him a s**t load of money. I know its fun to bash MS b/c they throw sacks of money around to stay at the top of the market, but there are hundreds of companies that do it, and thousands that would if they had the money.
A 50% chance of rain does not mean that there is a 50% chance of it actually raining in a particular area. Instead, a 50% chance of rain means that 50% of the area will get rain. For example, I live in Ft. Worth. When the weather channel reports that there is a 50% chance of rain in Ft. Worth, it means that 50% of the area that they call Ft. Worth will get rain. As you might imagine, this would make it extremely difficult to determine the accuracy of the weather report.
When the drug companies stop sticking it to the world, they can gripe about having to pay for samples.