If you think about it -
They claim that the record company doesnt sell a $15 CD and they lay off workers. Okay, fine. So lets look at what is gained by piracy.
THe evil thief has purchased a computer with enough storage for the media, high speed internet access (ironically, likely from the came coporation who he is stealing the music from), and undoubtedly an ipod or other mp3 player for all his music.Do any of his extra purchases contribute to the sales of the companies manufactuing any if those items?
How is apple's stock in the past two years? Good?
but lets dump 4 cans of beer on that chair's circuit boards and see how well it walks.
Stupid chair. You're better off storing pi out to 6 million digits!
Having worked for the empire, I can say that most H1B visa's are contract workers. The billing rate for those workers is in the neighborhood of $60/hr. So that is in the $100k range... Unfortunately most workers see somewhere around 1/3 to 1/2 of that.
They (managers) think they are getting some high-powered guru because of the high price tag. When in fact, they are probably just getting a pig in lipstick with a bloated resume to match.
Woe is microsoft.... and all the people who use their products.
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If you think about it - They claim that the record company doesnt sell a $15 CD and they lay off workers. Okay, fine. So lets look at what is gained by piracy. THe evil thief has purchased a computer with enough storage for the media, high speed internet access (ironically, likely from the came coporation who he is stealing the music from), and undoubtedly an ipod or other mp3 player for all his music.Do any of his extra purchases contribute to the sales of the companies manufactuing any if those items? How is apple's stock in the past two years? Good?
but lets dump 4 cans of beer on that chair's circuit boards and see how well it walks. Stupid chair. You're better off storing pi out to 6 million digits!
Having worked for the empire, I can say that most H1B visa's are contract workers. The billing rate for those workers is in the neighborhood of $60/hr. So that is in the $100k range... Unfortunately most workers see somewhere around 1/3 to 1/2 of that. They (managers) think they are getting some high-powered guru because of the high price tag. When in fact, they are probably just getting a pig in lipstick with a bloated resume to match. Woe is microsoft.... and all the people who use their products.