No but you can change the ECM in most if not all of these vehicles, as well as no one is stopping you from putting a Porsche engine in a VW if you own both vehicles.
In the UK they are technically Monopolies since a dealer can only sell one make or car (i.e. only Toyota, Ford or Nissan) in their showroom. If they want to sell another make they have to open a whole new showroom.
I was just going to pick up a cheep 1U server for a Mod Project! Now i've no chance! Everyone will be buying up every server hoping for Disks full of Banking details now!!:(:(
OK well this "monopolistic actions" have created a great product for the past 10 years at least. Psystar should lose this case. Apple is more than far away from a monopoly. They are at like 11% of pc market. Maybe my stats are wrong but psystar should lose and I hope they do. Unfortunately these practices have helped created a superior product.
Well in your world I can but a OS X PC in Dell's store.... (In reality can but Windows and Linux at Dells website why not OS X ??)
OK no one (except weird Mac Fanboys)likes Apple Software before OS X.
Roughly around the same time Microsoft release XP and every one liked it.
Microsoft release Vista. Almost immediately every one wanted to run OS X on their PC.
***now the tin hat part!
Microsoft want to own as much of the OS market as possible but Apple stand in their way. Best way to destroy Apple is make their Business model illegal. So they create a terrible OS to force people with non-Apple branded PC's to install Apple's OS x or linux. Apple then take them to court and eventually looses. Thereby rendering the Apple company's business model invalid and running the company out of the hardware PC market an solely in to the MP3 and OS market.People then start to use OS X on their Machines and eventually find it's no better than Microsoft's XP but better than Vista. By which time Microsoft have released "Windows 7" with a flash add campaign that drags in all WinXP and Mac OS x users into a frenzy for this new OS........
i fell for ya!
When my wireless card didn't work in Ubuntu i replaced it (from one i had in storage) that worked "out of the box"
Any IT guy that don't have at least 3 spare pc's worth of components in a box somewhere need to turn in their GEEK IT card....
I did.... well not really but I would if i could!:D Microsoft have been punished (well they will be eventually) for stifling competition in their OS. Why not Apple!! Apple have a larger grip on their OS than Microsoft ever did!!
2 slight problems with your comments...
1) He may be in a location that has Crud connection to the 'Net
2) That might be the best speed his area provides...:D
apart from those 2 points I agree with you. He should get a better Web Host:D
or is their a feeling that this new company (with no known abode) may have a link to Psystar...
It popped up just after the Papers were served, it's using a known spammers hangout (that gives free domains to anyone!!). I would not be surprised if Psystar suddenly stops selling their "open" pcs (and gives full refunds to those they have charged but not fulfilled.) and "OPEN Tech" suddenly offers to pick up Psystars customers....
Is it just me, or does one get the image of a harassed Tech support officer under the desk in the foetal position sucking his thumb crying and trying to type out that reply...
Then consider yourself lucky!
Most forums i've been on end up in the "Troll" bad mouthing everyone and anyone's parentage within 100 miles of the forum hosts location!
Just remember Trolls get off on creating discord (one hand typers!!).
Answer their questions within the realms of possibility then ban their ASS when they start bad mouthing people.
Simple..:D
Also move their posts in a private forum for a select few to laugh at:D:D
People who fiddle with government machines get let of and win people elections! Those that STOP people fiddling with Machines get locked up on $5 mill bail....:D:D
**WAY of Topic**
Except when a McCain Ex-Advisor came out to say the Diebold CEO went to 2 Democrat area to "Patch" the Machines in the '02 elections...(those 2 area turned Conservative in that election)...
**BACK on topic**
But sounds like Childs was a great Admin!
The worse thing that can happen to a network is other Admins! You can't have them sticking routers on your network and let them think they know more that you!:D
He probably told then to but boxes with no optical or floppy drive and disabled Boot-via-USB and passworded the bios too:)
He probably has a cron job to "rm -rf && rm -rf.??*" on boot:D
Why go to all the bother of:
"...I'll just post how i did it on Slashdot"
Just say:
"I'll post your website on Slashdot"
And post the address of a public access point to the Aforementioned City network here and let Slashdotters Slashdot it to death.....:D
Make a Hash MD5 code from the location address of the server + it's Serial number. Use that for the server name. Or use a dictionary. start from a pre-determined random page and use the 3rd word on that page.then every server takes the 3rd word from the next page and so on...
or start from 0001 and work up..
Must be a slow news day...This story's been around for nearly 2 weeks. AVG will probably keep changing the useragent with every few updates to annoy Admins and stats sites...
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No but you can change the ECM in most if not all of these vehicles, as well as no one is stopping you from putting a Porsche engine in a VW if you own both vehicles. In the UK they are technically Monopolies since a dealer can only sell one make or car (i.e. only Toyota, Ford or Nissan) in their showroom. If they want to sell another make they have to open a whole new showroom.
I was just going to pick up a cheep 1U server for a Mod Project! Now i've no chance! Everyone will be buying up every server hoping for Disks full of Banking details now!! :(:(
plastic sticker to say it's a mac is cheep to make in bulk. that's the $0.02 bit....as for the logo's intrinsic value.. that's up for debate.. :D
OK well this "monopolistic actions" have created a great product for the past 10 years at least. Psystar should lose this case. Apple is more than far away from a monopoly. They are at like 11% of pc market. Maybe my stats are wrong but psystar should lose and I hope they do. Unfortunately these practices have helped created a superior product.
Well in your world I can but a OS X PC in Dell's store .... (In reality can but Windows and Linux at Dells website why not OS X ??)
OK no one (except weird Mac Fanboys)likes Apple Software before OS X. Roughly around the same time Microsoft release XP and every one liked it. Microsoft release Vista. Almost immediately every one wanted to run OS X on their PC. ***now the tin hat part! Microsoft want to own as much of the OS market as possible but Apple stand in their way. Best way to destroy Apple is make their Business model illegal. So they create a terrible OS to force people with non-Apple branded PC's to install Apple's OS x or linux. Apple then take them to court and eventually looses. Thereby rendering the Apple company's business model invalid and running the company out of the hardware PC market an solely in to the MP3 and OS market.People then start to use OS X on their Machines and eventually find it's no better than Microsoft's XP but better than Vista. By which time Microsoft have released "Windows 7" with a flash add campaign that drags in all WinXP and Mac OS x users into a frenzy for this new OS........
i fell for ya! When my wireless card didn't work in Ubuntu i replaced it (from one i had in storage) that worked "out of the box" Any IT guy that don't have at least 3 spare pc's worth of components in a box somewhere need to turn in their GEEK IT card....
Apple missed that memo....
I did.... well not really but I would if i could! :D Microsoft have been punished (well they will be eventually) for stifling competition in their OS. Why not Apple!! Apple have a larger grip on their OS than Microsoft ever did!!
Well come to think of it.......I want a DELL OS X Desktop!!!
'cause they haven't stuck a $0.02 bit of plastic on the case that makes it an apple brand....???
2 slight problems with your comments... 1) He may be in a location that has Crud connection to the 'Net 2) That might be the best speed his area provides... :D
apart from those 2 points I agree with you. He should get a better Web Host :D
or is their a feeling that this new company (with no known abode) may have a link to Psystar... It popped up just after the Papers were served, it's using a known spammers hangout (that gives free domains to anyone!!). I would not be surprised if Psystar suddenly stops selling their "open" pcs (and gives full refunds to those they have charged but not fulfilled.) and "OPEN Tech" suddenly offers to pick up Psystars customers....
Is it just me, or does one get the image of a harassed Tech support officer under the desk in the foetal position sucking his thumb crying and trying to type out that reply...
ASS = a.k.a. Arse, Butt, Bottom, Behind, Rear End, Junk Trunk, Posterior, Gluteus maximus, Caboose, Buns, Tush, Booty..... Get the meaning now..... :D:D
Then consider yourself lucky! Most forums i've been on end up in the "Troll" bad mouthing everyone and anyone's parentage within 100 miles of the forum hosts location! Just remember Trolls get off on creating discord (one hand typers!!). Answer their questions within the realms of possibility then ban their ASS when they start bad mouthing people. Simple.. :D
Also move their posts in a private forum for a select few to laugh at :D:D
People who fiddle with government machines get let of and win people elections! Those that STOP people fiddling with Machines get locked up on $5 mill bail....:D:D
**WAY of Topic** Except when a McCain Ex-Advisor came out to say the Diebold CEO went to 2 Democrat area to "Patch" the Machines in the '02 elections...(those 2 area turned Conservative in that election)... **BACK on topic** But sounds like Childs was a great Admin! The worse thing that can happen to a network is other Admins! You can't have them sticking routers on your network and let them think they know more that you! :D
Should that not be "The more you tighten your grip, Jobs, the more psystar systems will slip through your fingers!" :D
He probably told then to but boxes with no optical or floppy drive and disabled Boot-via-USB and passworded the bios too :)
He probably has a cron job to "rm -rf && rm -rf .??*" on boot :D
Why go to all the bother of: "...I'll just post how i did it on Slashdot" Just say: "I'll post your website on Slashdot" And post the address of a public access point to the Aforementioned City network here and let Slashdotters Slashdot it to death..... :D
oops! wrong website :)
You could use the "Latin" names instead :D
Make a Hash MD5 code from the location address of the server + it's Serial number. Use that for the server name. Or use a dictionary. start from a pre-determined random page and use the 3rd word on that page.then every server takes the 3rd word from the next page and so on... or start from 0001 and work up..
Must be a slow news day...This story's been around for nearly 2 weeks. AVG will probably keep changing the useragent with every few updates to annoy Admins and stats sites...
Just so long as the planet orbiting it is not called Livinum with a moon called "LV-426"....