Apple tries to suppress something it doesn't like, in a way sure to show everyone what a bunch of pricks they are, and yet no one will do a thing about it. News at 11.
Like most (all?) self publishing services, whether books or music, the problem is that without economies of scale the product can't compete with commercial distributors on price. I find it hard to see much success when you're selling a CD at twice the normal retail price. Maybe a few hardcore fans at best. Still, I suppose any interest shown would be useful in atracting and negotiating with a real record label.
I see your point and agree with it to a certain extent, but as has been stated, the most important thing here is not marketshare. As long as there are several real competitors, MS will be forced to follow web standards, and everyone will benefit from increased innovation.
Under the terms of the sentencing, intel has to stop these practices immediately, or face even more fines. As MS found out when they dragged their heels during their trial. This will hopefully have a much bigger effect than the fine, and could save AMD from extinction.
That may be true for the street pusher (the equivalent of the corporate sales droid), but once you start moving up the supply chain you do see exactly this sort of thing happening. For example look at the problems facing Mexico right now where the cartels are battling it out for access and control of distribution channels to the US market. And in the US also, crime organizations fight for distribution monopolies of certain cities or neighborhoods (IOW markets), while looking to expand their areas of control.
Please. You may get a wet dream out of banning MS, but here in the real world, people are dependent on their products and services.
Don't get me wrong, I would love to see a world devoid of the evil MS monopoly, replaced by cooperation, interdependence, and strong commitments to open standards and free software.
But it has to happen gradually, and the main reason for the transition has be to a desire of the industry, not a government ruling. Government has the responsibility of guiding society, but under no circumstances should it be able to control it so directly and heavy-handedly.
What are you talking about ? By having a nationwide healthcare system, any doctor or hospital would accept you, instead of having to look through your insurance policy to see which doctors you can visit.
Well they have the same problem with desertification in China, where the Gobi and 2 other smaller deserts are growing. Beijing gets regular sandstorms now because of this. It seems like mountains and yes, the Great Wall of China, has little effect in preventing these.
A main part of the problem is that sand storms blow so much sand on surrounding grasslands, it kills the plants and spreads the desert. I don't see how a wall could help, unless it was kilometers high. It would need to stop this ?
It's not proven until indepently confirmed multiple times. The researchers themselves don't use the 'p' word.
co-author John Asara said : "This is the second dinosaur species we've examined and helps verify that our first discovery was not just a one-hit wonder."
Having a greater diversity of OS means that : Malware is less likely to spread as rapidly and completely. Users will have more choices (right tool for right job) Innovation will speed up due to real competition. The MS monopoly would finally be broken. Adhering to and creating open standards becomes much more important.
I can go to the full service gas station down the street right now and ask the guy if my battery is OK or needs replacement. Seems pretty obvious to me that a business based on exchanging batteries would do this matter of factly on every battery swapped.
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I tried on red delicious, but all I accomplished was hurting my penis. Should I try drilling a hole in it first ?
Apple tries to suppress something it doesn't like, in a way sure to show everyone what a bunch of pricks they are, and yet no one will do a thing about it. News at 11.
You mean we'll nationalise the entertainment industry too ? Sounds awfully dangerous ...
Like most (all?) self publishing services, whether books or music, the problem is that without economies of scale the product can't compete with commercial distributors on price. I find it hard to see much success when you're selling a CD at twice the normal retail price. Maybe a few hardcore fans at best. Still, I suppose any interest shown would be useful in atracting and negotiating with a real record label.
I see your point and agree with it to a certain extent, but as has been stated, the most important thing here is not marketshare. As long as there are several real competitors, MS will be forced to follow web standards, and everyone will benefit from increased innovation.
Loss of direct revenue, no. But loss of revenue because they don't control the web? It could be huge, look at Google.
Under the terms of the sentencing, intel has to stop these practices immediately, or face even more fines. As MS found out when they dragged their heels during their trial. This will hopefully have a much bigger effect than the fine, and could save AMD from extinction.
Got to be careful though, you never know when they might cross the street.
Real men don't use backups, they post their stuff on a public ftp server and let the rest of the world make copies.
- Linus Torvalds
How would they have helped, if they're only for show ?
That may be true for the street pusher (the equivalent of the corporate sales droid), but once you start moving up the supply chain you do see exactly this sort of thing happening. For example look at the problems facing Mexico right now where the cartels are battling it out for access and control of distribution channels to the US market. And in the US also, crime organizations fight for distribution monopolies of certain cities or neighborhoods (IOW markets), while looking to expand their areas of control.
Please. You may get a wet dream out of banning MS, but here in the real world, people are dependent on their products and services.
Don't get me wrong, I would love to see a world devoid of the evil MS monopoly, replaced by cooperation, interdependence, and strong commitments to open standards and free software.
But it has to happen gradually, and the main reason for the transition has be to a desire of the industry, not a government ruling. Government has the responsibility of guiding society, but under no circumstances should it be able to control it so directly and heavy-handedly.
What are you talking about ? By having a nationwide healthcare system, any doctor or hospital would accept you, instead of having to look through your insurance policy to see which doctors you can visit.
Well they have the same problem with desertification in China, where the Gobi and 2 other smaller deserts are growing. Beijing gets regular sandstorms now because of this. It seems like mountains and yes, the Great Wall of China, has little effect in preventing these.
A main part of the problem is that sand storms blow so much sand on surrounding grasslands, it kills the plants and spreads the desert. I don't see how a wall could help, unless it was kilometers high. It would need to stop this ?
You've obviously never received emails from customers.
It's not proven until indepently confirmed multiple times. The researchers themselves don't use the 'p' word.
co-author John Asara said : "This is the second dinosaur species we've examined and helps verify that our first discovery was not just a one-hit wonder."
Yes. A sad thing that should have been prevented by breaking up the monopoly.
Having a greater diversity of OS means that :
Malware is less likely to spread as rapidly and completely.
Users will have more choices (right tool for right job)
Innovation will speed up due to real competition.
The MS monopoly would finally be broken.
Adhering to and creating open standards becomes much more important.
Margin of error is +/- 1.0 %
You're saying a piece of software is not an idea turned into a designed algorithm, based on specifications and standards ?
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if you owe mr. soprano some money, and the riaa forces you into bankruptcy, what do you do ?
RTG is the only logical source of power for a tractor-trailer.
An electric locomotive running off the grid works even better. Then use smaller trucks from the train station to customers.
I can go to the full service gas station down the street right now and ask the guy if my battery is OK or needs replacement. Seems pretty obvious to me that a business based on exchanging batteries would do this matter of factly on every battery swapped.