When the longer term analysis starts being more focused on reality rather than doomsday scenarios and the promotion of socialism and disparagement of America. Heh heh, that's beautiful. You should apply for a job as a writer for Fox news or something.
Seriously though, you do realise that the top 6 nations on the UN Human Development Index (the US isn't one of them) are, to varying degrees, "socialist"? In fact, do you even know what "socialism" means?
Now, "disparagement of America", can mean either: 1) The lowering of the US's reputation, which the US has been doing a fine job of for decades 2) The disrespectful way people (in other countries, anyway) characterise the US, for very good reasons that only US residents seem to have difficulty understanding
Why is parent flamebait? He/she's right. Didn't we all just spend the last half decade trying to get rid of Flash, preaching standards support, accessibility, CSS, etc, lambasting MS for shitty standards support in IE?
Anyways,
"Internet browsing via a wireless device is showing robust growth in many global markets. France and the U.K are exhibiting the strongest growth in this trend"
"four in 10 adults browse the Internet on their wireless handset in Japan"
No need for name-calling What site are we on, again?
Seriously though, you make fair points. It's just that they're wrong.
1. Legality of copyrighted content. I don't know many people who care about this. People know where their music-purchasing dollar goes (whether CD, ITunes, or otherwise) and they know it isn't to the artists.
2. Convenience. For most people, it's far easier to use ITMS than to find torrents of a song they are looking for. Again, I've never heard people say they couldn't find stuff on Bittorrent. They just say they don't mind buying it off ITunes because it's pretty much as convenient AND at least a couple cents on the dollar (or Euro, or whatever) will end up going to the artists.
3. Dependability. One can trust that songs on ITMS are what you're looking for. Not so with bittorrents, which can be seeded with malware, etc. That sounds like an MS or RIAA press release. Do you work for a PR firm? If not, you should.
they make price adjustments based on factors outside of the good they are actually receiving for their money Are you taking marketing at a community college or something?
If we had parallel ITMS, one with free songs, and one with $1 songs (same library), my belief is people would almost exclusively use the free one We do have a "parallel ITMS with free songs", dickhead, it's called bittorrent. And despite it's availability, people still use ITunes.
I can't believe there's even a question as to whether government proceedings should be publically licensed in the US. What the fuck's happening down there guys?
Street protests are a normal part of politics in a democracy, you dough-head. Including in the US. You just don't see it because All Your Media are belong to about 3 people.
This issue is economics, not education. Supply and demand. Furthermore, if China's churning out millions of students who are Real Good at math and will do it for pennies on the dollar, the UK would be stupid to try producing the same. You can't compete for work with millions of starving people on price.
Stick with innovation, creativity, and sharp wit, poms!
...you're free to stay in the same petri dish and make excuses for your miserable existence...
Neither you nor I chose the country of our birth. Patriotism is a fallacy. I've lived away from Canada for about 4 years now, so I know the feeling, and agree with you. If I see another maple leaf on a backpack, I'm going to throw up.
...put up with whatever your government decides to take away from your life... I think the idea of democracy is that we're supposed to be deciding what the government does, not the other way around. If that's not how it's working, we're supposed to do something about it. Canada's history is filled with people who have done something about it.
You and I are lucky enough to have had the health, political freedom, diplomatic standing, and economic means to be able to just fly off wherever and whenever we wanted in the first place. If you've really done as much travelling as you say, then you'll know that only a VERY small percentage of the people in the world can do what we've done. Most can only dream of it (right after they finish dreaming about a good meal and clean water)
Sometimes, if I think too hard about income tax, the need for block heaters, Afghanistan, Don Cherry, or Alberta, I just about throw up. Then I remember that if I really think it's that bad, I (unlike a lot of people in the world) have the freedom to walk down to the embassy any time and renounce my citizenship.
That's usually when I go have a coke and a smile and shut the fuck up.
Broadcast is a content limited resource, which is why those resources are required to be shared evenly among candidates, the internet isn't limited in that way, so forced rationing doesn't make sense. I can't choose what is broadcast on NBC, but I can choose what I watch on YouTube, that's the difference between the two. Your problem is you're being very rational and making complete sense... Japan has a habit of doing neither.
...what incentive would there be for users to switch? As the old saying goes "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." What planet are you from?
Most of my not-so-computer-literate family and friends (ie. "normal users") are on Windows, and all of their installations are "broke". Viruses, shitty drivers, lame trial software (probably installed as part of aformentioned shitty drivers), a million IE toolbars, screensavers, whatever. Net result: Their systems are hosed.
Then they go buy Norton Antivirus (or whatever) because they think that'll help, but it just hoses the system even more. Then they think they need to go buy new machines because their "computers are broken".
This kind of situation is the rule, as far as I've seen, not the exception.
There's been at least 2 cases where I've offered to install Ubuntu so they could give it a try.
"Why not?", they say, "This computer's broken anyways."
Reactions have included comments along the lines of, "Wow I didn't know my computer could play DVD's", or "Hey my digital camera works now". Generally, they're thrilled, will never go back to Windows, and wonder why more people aren't "on Linux".
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Seriously though, you do realise that the top 6 nations on the UN Human Development Index (the US isn't one of them) are, to varying degrees, "socialist"? In fact, do you even know what "socialism" means?
Now, "disparagement of America", can mean either:
1) The lowering of the US's reputation, which the US has been doing a fine job of for decades
2) The disrespectful way people (in other countries, anyway) characterise the US, for very good reasons that only US residents seem to have difficulty understanding
Either way, you lose General Kenobi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_In
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_democratic#Ex
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictio
why is that?
Why is parent flamebait? He/she's right. Didn't we all just spend the last half decade trying to get rid of Flash, preaching standards support, accessibility, CSS, etc, lambasting MS for shitty standards support in IE?
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Anyways,
"Internet browsing via a wireless device is showing robust growth in many global markets. France and the U.K are exhibiting the strongest growth in this trend"
"four in 10 adults browse the Internet on their wireless handset in Japan"
http://www.ipsos-na.com/news/pressrelease.cfm?id=
With those kinds of numbers, anyone developing applications that don't work anywhere (especially mobile phones) should be fired.
I can't believe there's even a question as to whether government proceedings should be publically licensed in the US. What the fuck's happening down there guys?
You watch a lot of Fox, don't you.
One part of democracy and free speech is that you're free to characterise whatever you want as, say, "mindless rioting".
The other, harder part is that other people are free to have and express opinions, say, liking tits, that you don't agree with.
Street protests are a normal part of politics in a democracy, you dough-head. Including in the US. You just don't see it because All Your Media are belong to about 3 people.
Thank you.
This issue is economics, not education. Supply and demand. Furthermore, if China's churning out millions of students who are Real Good at math and will do it for pennies on the dollar, the UK would be stupid to try producing the same. You can't compete for work with millions of starving people on price.
Stick with innovation, creativity, and sharp wit, poms!
Plenty here in Japan.
*ducks*
Did we learn our lesson? Are those "awards" paying the bills?
O'Reilley? Is that you, Billy?
...you're free to stay in the same petri dish and make excuses for your miserable existence... Neither you nor I chose the country of our birth. Patriotism is a fallacy. I've lived away from Canada for about 4 years now, so I know the feeling, and agree with you. If I see another maple leaf on a backpack, I'm going to throw up.
...put up with whatever your government decides to take away from your life... I think the idea of democracy is that we're supposed to be deciding what the government does, not the other way around. If that's not how it's working, we're supposed to do something about it. Canada's history is filled with people who have done something about it.You and I are lucky enough to have had the health, political freedom, diplomatic standing, and economic means to be able to just fly off wherever and whenever we wanted in the first place. If you've really done as much travelling as you say, then you'll know that only a VERY small percentage of the people in the world can do what we've done. Most can only dream of it (right after they finish dreaming about a good meal and clean water)
Sometimes, if I think too hard about income tax, the need for block heaters, Afghanistan, Don Cherry, or Alberta, I just about throw up. Then I remember that if I really think it's that bad, I (unlike a lot of people in the world) have the freedom to walk down to the embassy any time and renounce my citizenship.
That's usually when I go have a coke and a smile and shut the fuck up.
(just try living here...)
I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!! that is a solid sig my man
...what incentive would there be for users to switch? As the old saying goes "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." What planet are you from?Most of my not-so-computer-literate family and friends (ie. "normal users") are on Windows, and all of their installations are "broke". Viruses, shitty drivers, lame trial software (probably installed as part of aformentioned shitty drivers), a million IE toolbars, screensavers, whatever. Net result: Their systems are hosed.
Then they go buy Norton Antivirus (or whatever) because they think that'll help, but it just hoses the system even more. Then they think they need to go buy new machines because their "computers are broken".
This kind of situation is the rule, as far as I've seen, not the exception.
There's been at least 2 cases where I've offered to install Ubuntu so they could give it a try.
"Why not?", they say, "This computer's broken anyways."
Reactions have included comments along the lines of, "Wow I didn't know my computer could play DVD's", or "Hey my digital camera works now". Generally, they're thrilled, will never go back to Windows, and wonder why more people aren't "on Linux".