*Freshen up XP a bit with some new theme and some gadgets. *Give it a new flashy name.
They could make the new OS a mixture of Windows CE, Windows ME, and Windows NT. They could call it Windows CEMENT*... (waits for boring Microsoft fans to mod down).
The United States have let a handful of mega-croporations totally wreck it's economy with the blessing of the government that was elected while pulling the wool over the electorate's eyes.
It is time for the people to revolt, I'm revolting (pause for effect)... Where I once was 100% a Windows user, I am now only about 5% Windows user and 95% in Linux. Now I have the computer do what I want it to do.
If it works but does nothing like the worriers claim, then it will be a great success. If it works but does everything that the worriers claim, then nobody will have to worry about paying lawyer fees.
Who exactly do you think the BBC is against? The BBC is against everyone it doesn't like (the list is long and pointless to this argument), they long ago gave up being impartial. And being in the UK, you too would resent paying for their propaganda, which is paid for by threat of prison to any non-payer, even if you never watch the BBC and only watch other channels instead - you pay.
Despite the crashes and bugs and problems, a lot of "regular" people believe that they invented "the cumputa".
Surely they "invented" vendor lock-in with Windows.
However, Linux was too geeky way back when, so a non-starter. OS/2 would have been nice, but IBM messed up the install routine (why did it flash up saying my CD-ROM drive was not recognised - how did it read the file from the CD to write that on screen message then???), and BeOS 5 was really good but by then Windows was too dominant. Apple was seen as a niche as it sold on specific hardware and at premium prices, so not many touched it.
I think many people don't begrudge success, but it's HOW Microsoft managed to get it is what gets at people.
Anti-immigrant fervor has grown steadily during the Bush administration, mostly due to the over-investment in foreign workers during the Clinton administration and the economic downturn during the early 2000s. The anger is mostly directed at Mexican and South (and Central) American foreigners who are perceived as coming into the US and stealing jobs from hard working Americans.
The same might be said for Europe, and currently for the UK who also have a fetish for wanting a "super" biometric ID cards and, more importantly, the all-knowing database behind it. Want to buy something in a store with cash, show us your ID card first. Did you vote for the wrong party, your ID is cancelled and you become a non-person, unable to get state benefits / pension / health-care.
The governments are very keen on using the pretext of immigration for ID cards etc., but it is they that deliberately open the borders to let anyone in, it is a problem they can control at an instant at no cost. Having people associate proving ID with controlling immigration is a real bonus.
No, the real reason behind having the ID system is that the government wants to know about YOU, they don't care about the immigrants. Freedom is rapidly dying as people forget (or more likely never taught) what WW2 was all about.
In old Europe, where I am from, governments would resign and write out new elections after such disastrous events. Clearly, you have to leave the United Kingdom out of your argument, because no matter how corrupt the current government is, they just keep on going, and going.
The difference between the mafia and RIAA is that the RIAA (and MPAA) have had laws passed for their benefit to screw the public (for example, you're not supposed to reverse engineer / break DRM etc.).
... Linux remains "the geek's OS." You are expected to dig yourself out of whatever hole you've dug yourself into. True, but as I currently beta test Mandriva [cooker] before it's release, myself and others filing bug reports do it so at least newbies don't dig themselves into any holes, I know what that felt like as a Linux newbie a few years ago to dig a hole and need a complete reinstall of Linux. Only that/home is not messed around with so most applications work as before (if you remember what you installed).
The Windows PC has no standard configuration. It can be customized endlessly by a billion end-users who have no understanding of the underlying technology. True again, but have you used a KDE desktop, now that's configuration... It can get daunting for a new person to Linux. Windows in comparison has not much to configure.
That's great, now stop being cheap and install the fibre optic lines we all want, we've paid enough in call charges, access charges and any other charges you can think of. We don't want over-the-air hacker bonanza, we want lines that don't encourage every script kiddie with a WiFi receiver to try their luck.
You need to pay the BBC tax if you have a satellite dish and DO NOT WATCH UK TELEVISION. It is therefore a BBC tax, as the BBC are the ONLY boradcaster / website operator / radio station operator that gets this money. The BBC distorts the market.
The BBC are in a difficult position with this, do they go to the cost/length of supporting that 0.8% of the market? Will the other 99.2% want their license fee money spent on supporting this product?
What has cost, market percentages, or value for money got to do with anything when discussing the wasteful BBC?
Example: The BBC apparently has built up a war-chest of £250million of taxpayers money to push the failed DAB radio system (Digital Audio Broadcasting). Nobody is listening to DAB radio because it is outdated rubbish audio technology, commercial broadcasters are leaving the platform in droves to stop their radio stations hemorrhaging money. So instead of updating to the vastly superior DAB+ like most other countries around the world are, the BBC are still going to push the cr@p DAB system instead. Nobody seems to question how the BBC managed to hoard £250m or why they are chasing such a small amount of listeners.
They could use that money to support Linux users instead.
So anyone should be able to walk off the street and present evidence in a court case while claiming they are an expert at gathering said evidence? It's worked for the RIAA so far.
Politicians have learned that "we can keep you safe" sells these days. Not with me. My grandparents fighting in World War 2, and others grandparents dying for freedom and democracy in WW2 is what kept my parents and myself safe since WW2. Governments of today lie when they say they can keep you safe. Unfortunately there are too many morons out there that think otherwise, and keep voting these moronic quasi-Communist governments into power. Even vote-rigging like in banana-republics in elections is seen as normal in these alleged democracies.
I had a Sony DAT deck that broke days after the 1 year guarantee was up, a Sony pocket FM/RDS radio that broke a month after the 1 year guarantee was up, and a Sony computer monitor that broke 6 months after the 2 year guarantee was up. My comment was not a troll, it was based on horrible reliability experience with Sony products and their cr@p customer service when their stuff broke. Sony is not the brand it used to be for reliability.
An ignorant population is one that a government loves, they are easy to dupe for things like tax rises that don't look like tax rises, pr press releases that are treated as real news, etc. etc.
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New rootkits? Is Sony releasing some new gadget this year?
*Give it a new flashy name.
They could make the new OS a mixture of Windows CE, Windows ME, and Windows NT. They could call it Windows CEMENT*... (waits for boring Microsoft fans to mod down).
* Excuse blatant rip-off from Blimptv.net
Not a good time to run out of mod points for higher score. Damn!
How about, free for everyone EXCEPT Microsoft?
If it works but does nothing like the worriers claim, then it will be a great success. If it works but does everything that the worriers claim, then nobody will have to worry about paying lawyer fees.
If I put my "Tom And Gerry" DVD on pause, I too can create "suspended animation" of a mouse without freezing a mouse.
Unblock the BBC, that alleged bastion of impartiality. They are about as impartial as Pravda.
Surely they "invented" vendor lock-in with Windows.
However, Linux was too geeky way back when, so a non-starter. OS/2 would have been nice, but IBM messed up the install routine (why did it flash up saying my CD-ROM drive was not recognised - how did it read the file from the CD to write that on screen message then???), and BeOS 5 was really good but by then Windows was too dominant. Apple was seen as a niche as it sold on specific hardware and at premium prices, so not many touched it.
I think many people don't begrudge success, but it's HOW Microsoft managed to get it is what gets at people.
The same might be said for Europe, and currently for the UK who also have a fetish for wanting a "super" biometric ID cards and, more importantly, the all-knowing database behind it. Want to buy something in a store with cash, show us your ID card first. Did you vote for the wrong party, your ID is cancelled and you become a non-person, unable to get state benefits / pension / health-care.
The governments are very keen on using the pretext of immigration for ID cards etc., but it is they that deliberately open the borders to let anyone in, it is a problem they can control at an instant at no cost. Having people associate proving ID with controlling immigration is a real bonus.
No, the real reason behind having the ID system is that the government wants to know about YOU, they don't care about the immigrants. Freedom is rapidly dying as people forget (or more likely never taught) what WW2 was all about.
The difference between the mafia and RIAA is that the RIAA (and MPAA) have had laws passed for their benefit to screw the public (for example, you're not supposed to reverse engineer / break DRM etc.).
... Linux remains "the geek's OS." You are expected to dig yourself out of whatever hole you've dug yourself into. True, but as I currently beta test Mandriva [cooker] before it's release, myself and others filing bug reports do it so at least newbies don't dig themselves into any holes, I know what that felt like as a Linux newbie a few years ago to dig a hole and need a complete reinstall of Linux. Only thatThat's great, now stop being cheap and install the fibre optic lines we all want, we've paid enough in call charges, access charges and any other charges you can think of. We don't want over-the-air hacker bonanza, we want lines that don't encourage every script kiddie with a WiFi receiver to try their luck.
Thinking in "James Bond" film mode for a moment, what happens IF some enemy lets off an EM pulse, what happens to your (over) reliance on technology?
Too Many Secrets !
You need to pay the BBC tax if you have a satellite dish and DO NOT WATCH UK TELEVISION. It is therefore a BBC tax, as the BBC are the ONLY boradcaster / website operator / radio station operator that gets this money. The BBC distorts the market.
What has cost, market percentages, or value for money got to do with anything when discussing the wasteful BBC?
Example: The BBC apparently has built up a war-chest of £250million of taxpayers money to push the failed DAB radio system (Digital Audio Broadcasting). Nobody is listening to DAB radio because it is outdated rubbish audio technology, commercial broadcasters are leaving the platform in droves to stop their radio stations hemorrhaging money. So instead of updating to the vastly superior DAB+ like most other countries around the world are, the BBC are still going to push the cr@p DAB system instead. Nobody seems to question how the BBC managed to hoard £250m or why they are chasing such a small amount of listeners.
They could use that money to support Linux users instead.The digital age bill of rights: "We'll send you the bill, and you have no rights!"
iDon't know what Apple are thinking. Business people on the move need gadgets to do something useful, not stuff that's bereft of useful features.
I had a Sony DAT deck that broke days after the 1 year guarantee was up, a Sony pocket FM/RDS radio that broke a month after the 1 year guarantee was up, and a Sony computer monitor that broke 6 months after the 2 year guarantee was up. My comment was not a troll, it was based on horrible reliability experience with Sony products and their cr@p customer service when their stuff broke. Sony is not the brand it used to be for reliability.
An ignorant population is one that a government loves, they are easy to dupe for things like tax rises that don't look like tax rises, pr press releases that are treated as real news, etc. etc.