Unlikely, as Jaywalking doesn't exist in the UK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking#United_Kingdom
But your point is valid. Littering? Nah, litter is a fact of life in London.
What else is there that's minor/common enough to bump up those figures?
Actually, the Times can make this a great success. They've just filtered out all the freeloaders and now have a nice exclusive club of readers
willing to pay for something on the Internet. I would say that's far, far more valuable than all the riff-raff that want something for free.
They'll be charging top-dollar for advertising/features now, and not have any problems filling those side columns.
They're installing a tramway near my home (work starts next year), and they're doing something similar in the city centre. The overhead lines are replaced by a power line that runs through the ground for a couple of kilometres. But installing this costs much more than the standard overhead lines, so it's only used in the areas where visual pollution would cause a problem.
The battery system would have been a interesting alternative, with charging stations at each stop. I have a vague memory that that looked at a battery system, I'm not sure why they rejected it (cost? weight?).
You're forgetting that for 99.99% of cases, you (or any of these so-called 'consumers') are not Microsoft's customers.
Microsoft's customers are Dell, HP, Sony, Acer, Gateway, Packard Bell, etc, etc, etc. (i.e. the OEMs)
In many of these cases you're not even the customer of these guys (that would be the retailer).
The OEMs have _much_ less choice about buying Microsoft's products than you do.
(Plus, the OEMs' (and retailers') needs for Vista are different enough from the consumer's needs to cause all sorts of problems (probably the biggest OEM/retailer problem was missing the Christmas rush).)
Most of the time when I've replaced faulty goods like this, the clerk scribbles a note/date on the receipt. I'd expect the clerk to be more sceptical if you turn up with that receipt again, and again.
(not sure what they would do, but the one-receipt con isn't foolproof)
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Unlikely, as Jaywalking doesn't exist in the UK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking#United_Kingdom But your point is valid. Littering? Nah, litter is a fact of life in London. What else is there that's minor/common enough to bump up those figures?
Which instructions are really easier to follow?
Which are complete? (Hint: where do I do this 'command line' thingy?)
Actually, the Times can make this a great success. They've just filtered out all the freeloaders and now have a nice exclusive club of readers willing to pay for something on the Internet. I would say that's far, far more valuable than all the riff-raff that want something for free. They'll be charging top-dollar for advertising/features now, and not have any problems filling those side columns.
They're installing a tramway near my home (work starts next year), and they're doing something similar in the city centre. The overhead lines are replaced by a power line that runs through the ground for a couple of kilometres. But installing this costs much more than the standard overhead lines, so it's only used in the areas where visual pollution would cause a problem. The battery system would have been a interesting alternative, with charging stations at each stop. I have a vague memory that that looked at a battery system, I'm not sure why they rejected it (cost? weight?).
But then, where would the UK get its tomatoes from?
You're forgetting that for 99.99% of cases, you (or any of these so-called 'consumers') are not Microsoft's customers.
Microsoft's customers are Dell, HP, Sony, Acer, Gateway, Packard Bell, etc, etc, etc. (i.e. the OEMs)
In many of these cases you're not even the customer of these guys (that would be the retailer).
The OEMs have _much_ less choice about buying Microsoft's products than you do.
(Plus, the OEMs' (and retailers') needs for Vista are different enough from the consumer's needs to cause all sorts of problems (probably the biggest OEM/retailer problem was missing the Christmas rush).)
Most of the time when I've replaced faulty goods like this, the clerk scribbles a note/date on the receipt. I'd expect the clerk to be more sceptical if you turn up with that receipt again, and again. (not sure what they would do, but the one-receipt con isn't foolproof)
Small enter = US or International
Inverted L = UK/Ireland
I suppose some companies may have created their own custom layouts if they want a single 'english-language' machine...