As the original writer of the submission you so eloquently call "shitty," I felt the need to respond a bit.
"media player" is a generic term, "Media Player" (note the capital letters) refers to Microsoft's player. No one would care if Microsoft said they would remove _a_ media player from Windows. Thus, there's no point in wasting space to refer to Windows Media Player in full.
"What, Microsoft will refuse to remove WMP if ordered next week?" Considering they've said, on many occasions that removal of WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER (see? redundant) is impossible, it's interesting to note that they will remove it.
"Windows-lite" was what the article used.
Europe would be the only place where "Windows-lite" -- i.e. Windows without WMP -- would be sold, Microsoft said in a briefing note for reporters.
You did read the article, didn't you?
Fine. I should've used Microsoft's instead of it's. But again, would it really make sense for the article to refuse to release networking documentation?
The "at Linux" quote was included because it is relevant the state of mind of the spokesperson, Smith. It shows that he is not properly educated on what exactly this Linux thing is and a lack of understanding on his part, unfortunately, leads to a lot more people being misinformed.
I wish people would read the article and think about it before posting (flaming). Then again, I'm starting to be kind of old around here.;)
I don't know if you've considering doing ROTC in college. I went to a good private college on an Air Force ROTC scholarship and it was definitely one of the best decisions I've made. You have to wake up at ungodly hours a few times a week and spend a month at field training one summer, but you also get a college degree and graduate as an officer.
There are many of these scholarships available and most of them are for people interested in technical majors. If you're talking to a recruiter, ask them about it before deciding to enlist!
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As the original writer of the submission you so eloquently call "shitty," I felt the need to respond a bit.
You did read the article, didn't you?
I wish people would read the article and think about it before posting (flaming). Then again, I'm starting to be kind of old around here.
Being an avid PostgreSQL user, I was hoping for some interesting information in this article. Silly me.
The (sadly disappointing) three line summary:
Am I the only one that things the editors should've rejected this article?
I don't know if you've considering doing ROTC in college. I went to a good private college on an Air Force ROTC scholarship and it was definitely one of the best decisions I've made. You have to wake up at ungodly hours a few times a week and spend a month at field training one summer, but you also get a college degree and graduate as an officer.
There are many of these scholarships available and most of them are for people interested in technical majors. If you're talking to a recruiter, ask them about it before deciding to enlist!
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