That's not at all what he means. He said innovate and he means innovate. They've already been playing the same game and losing, he knows it has to change.
The issue is whether his destructive management style will allow it to happen. If you hate your boss will you work hard and think creatively for him or her? I wouldn't.
It's not about whether or not Microsoft is going to "innovate everywhere" and fail (I don't think they are that stupid as to overdiversify and one can argue that Apple is trying to play everywhere too) but rather if they can out innovate period.
Microsoft's problem is it's self-destructive culture. Like other companies, say Dell, their internal policies around employee evaluations, politics and programs that drive creativity are completely lacking or are totally destructive.
Microsoft needs to adopt a "Google like" culture that rewards innovation "outside of the chain of command". Any reward program that is drives management rewards up the chain at the expense of the actual author is doomed to fail. This is the heart of Microsoft's problem. It doesn't pay to innovate as what's more important is how you make your boss look and your bosses advancement, and so on.
Your statement sounds nice but it's also a complete misinterpretation of the purpose. Copyright exists to protect the creators and promote creation of works. This much is true.
What it does not exist to do is to give those who would blatantly use the works of others for their own purposes simply because they call it "art".
You do know that Youtube/Google pays video uploaders based on views right? I can gaurantee that while some might see the creation of the episode as art... I see it as creating a video based on someone elses creative work, their script, that's not art to me, but hey, who am I to judge.
He blogged/tweeted/whatever about an unreleased product and its features..... and that is probably what the blogging policy was about. If you are an employee you don't talk about unannounced products or features without explicit approval. It's one of the most important policies companies have, especially in this industry.
Might as well ask how it would do with a Zalman CPU fan. Corsair is no yardstick in Water Cooling by ANY stretch of the imagination. What it is is decent consumer level WC, but we are talking enthusiast here which means real deal WC components.
Is this really a mystery? I'm pretty sure Apple hit the nail on the head.
For one thing every account that was hacked should have "registered" devices. Simply track the IPs of where those devices were registered and apps downloaded and you have a means to determine fraud from naught.
And THAT is the problem. All this "one click" bs. it's not about how many clicks it is to get to the function, it's about how easy it is to perform the task. Ribbons are a confusing mess (at least every one of Microsoft's are) so it makes finding functions a frustrating nightmare because they seem to live in a world of their own physics.
Any good strategist knows you can't just sit in a fortress and remain safe forever. The same applies here.
That's not to say I disagree with "improving" the security of vital systems (your statement "if they would just secure" implies they aren't, which of course is absurd, our systems are secure... are they secure enough is the question".)
Of course I'd suggest it's equally absurd to think that we aren't actively working to secure our networks.
Wild goose chase.... do you really think it's so far fetched that foreign powers would try to manipulate groups like this? if you do then you are either very ignorant, naive or being manipulated and you don't even realize it.
The one who sounds polarized here is yourself bud. So you imply that anyone who responds in disagreement with you is "immature", ie you are right, end of story. Sounds like you might be the one needing some more years of fermenting.
As for your assertion that Obama receiving the prize is somehow absurd, I would have to disagree. The Obama campaign and his work leading to his election was one of the most positive things to happen in the world at that time, most specificially in generating a positve image for America and hope for an improved world culture. Do I think that this is a good enough reason to award the prize? Not necessarily, but i also disagree that it's absurd or that it has somehow completely discredited the institution.
Let's sum it up this way. You post is politically motivated plain and simple
No kidding. But hey, Microsoft just wants liability protection. They don't give a shit about actually giving users the data they need to protect themselves if it means tarnishing their image.
They know you can't replace Windows, but you can easily replace IE, hence it's a "Windows" problem.
So you don't think designers aren't important? I've seen many a broken application due to "coders" with poor design skills. Software designers are as important as the coders themselves, quality development houses know this.
That doesn't mean a designer can't be, or shouldn't be a coder, but it's not required.
It has nothing to do with "chops". It's because people who go to those trade schools either:
1. Don't want to spend (or have) the time to attend regular school 2. Don't qualify to a school they'd like to attend 3. Trade schools are much more focused
Well I'd have to say that since you don't know what the breakthrough is, nor do you really appear to understand the technical issues involved (other than quoting words from the article)... I'm not sure you are really saying anything. Much like my post:)
Breakthrough's in science can be very simple things that move projects forward significantly. A breakthrough doesn't require a nuke going off, or a plane breaking a new mach record.... it could be as simple as what they state as to resolve an issue that was holding up the project for months.
Of course you might think what they did is "simple" and not breakthrough worthy, but that just demonstrates a lack of understanding for the difficulty in what they are working with.
You do understand we are talking about nano sized circuits here right?
In spite of your Insightful mod ups you must have meant this as a "funny" post because if you think that the Fortune 100 would hire students known to cheat in college then you are fooling yourself.
So what? Just because Schiener wishes to imply that he knows best and, in his "opinion" airport security does nothing, doesn't make it so. It's also referred to as fud.
Airport security may never ever find a bomb, or a gun, or a knife (it has of course) but that doesn't mean it's not working. It could very likely mean it's working very effectively. Or haven't you heard of a deterrent?
It's like saying that police are not really doing much patrolling so we should do away with it.
Of course if you read further into the document you'll find that the benefits are discussed at length.
I so agree. It's obvious that these devices are not in any way intended to protect us, to detect threats. No, they are intended solely as a means to invade our privacy and circumvent our rights!
I also object to having to go through ANY scanner, to be questioned in any way or to have any inspection of myself or my property before boarding a plane, entering a secure facility or any other related activity. It's simply unconstitutional!
As a matter of fact I think this whole terrorism thing is overblown and is pure fiction, fiction created by the Obama administration. Yes, even when he wasn't president! They KNEW he was going to be president because it's all PLANNED ahead of time!
Get over it people. Do any of you have a brain in your head? Keep the conspiracy theories where they belong, in your crazy mixed up heads.
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That's not at all what he means. He said innovate and he means innovate. They've already been playing the same game and losing, he knows it has to change.
The issue is whether his destructive management style will allow it to happen. If you hate your boss will you work hard and think creatively for him or her? I wouldn't.
It's not about whether or not Microsoft is going to "innovate everywhere" and fail (I don't think they are that stupid as to overdiversify and one can argue that Apple is trying to play everywhere too) but rather if they can out innovate period.
Microsoft's problem is it's self-destructive culture. Like other companies, say Dell, their internal policies around employee evaluations, politics and programs that drive creativity are completely lacking or are totally destructive.
Microsoft needs to adopt a "Google like" culture that rewards innovation "outside of the chain of command". Any reward program that is drives management rewards up the chain at the expense of the actual author is doomed to fail. This is the heart of Microsoft's problem. It doesn't pay to innovate as what's more important is how you make your boss look and your bosses advancement, and so on.
Your statement sounds nice but it's also a complete misinterpretation of the purpose. Copyright exists to protect the creators and promote creation of works. This much is true.
What it does not exist to do is to give those who would blatantly use the works of others for their own purposes simply because they call it "art".
You do know that Youtube/Google pays video uploaders based on views right? I can gaurantee that while some might see the creation of the episode as art... I see it as creating a video based on someone elses creative work, their script, that's not art to me, but hey, who am I to judge.
Microsoft has a long history of making changes that their customers don't want, just look at the mess that is the Office toolbar and interface.
So now they move their sites to the server OS. Want a GUI? Too bad, we don't want to do the work so tough for you.
He blogged/tweeted/whatever about an unreleased product and its features..... and that is probably what the blogging policy was about. If you are an employee you don't talk about unannounced products or features without explicit approval. It's one of the most important policies companies have, especially in this industry.
Might as well ask how it would do with a Zalman CPU fan. Corsair is no yardstick in Water Cooling by ANY stretch of the imagination. What it is is decent consumer level WC, but we are talking enthusiast here which means real deal WC components.
Is this really a mystery? I'm pretty sure Apple hit the nail on the head.
For one thing every account that was hacked should have "registered" devices. Simply track the IPs of where those devices were registered and apps downloaded and you have a means to determine fraud from naught.
And THAT is the problem. All this "one click" bs. it's not about how many clicks it is to get to the function, it's about how easy it is to perform the task. Ribbons are a confusing mess (at least every one of Microsoft's are) so it makes finding functions a frustrating nightmare because they seem to live in a world of their own physics.
Any good strategist knows you can't just sit in a fortress and remain safe forever. The same applies here.
That's not to say I disagree with "improving" the security of vital systems (your statement "if they would just secure" implies they aren't, which of course is absurd, our systems are secure... are they secure enough is the question".)
Of course I'd suggest it's equally absurd to think that we aren't actively working to secure our networks.
Wild goose chase.... do you really think it's so far fetched that foreign powers would try to manipulate groups like this? if you do then you are either very ignorant, naive or being manipulated and you don't even realize it.
It does, however, lack Chrome's built-in Flash, PDF and audio players."
"also, it lacks support for html but we are working on it..."
Or they tend to be unsatisfied housewives.
How can you mark a post as "redundant" when it's the second post on the topic and the first post had nothing to do with it?
If you have mod points try paying more attention to timestamps.
I'd really like to know how Safari manages to be usable without requiring you to "confirm" your age every time you launch it.
I'm with you. There's a LOT of options coming, Android is a great platform and frankly.... I'll be happy with running Windows 7 on a tablet as well.
Very well said H0p313ss.
The one who sounds polarized here is yourself bud. So you imply that anyone who responds in disagreement with you is "immature", ie you are right, end of story. Sounds like you might be the one needing some more years of fermenting.
As for your assertion that Obama receiving the prize is somehow absurd, I would have to disagree. The Obama campaign and his work leading to his election was one of the most positive things to happen in the world at that time, most specificially in generating a positve image for America and hope for an improved world culture. Do I think that this is a good enough reason to award the prize? Not necessarily, but i also disagree that it's absurd or that it has somehow completely discredited the institution.
Let's sum it up this way. You post is politically motivated plain and simple
No kidding. But hey, Microsoft just wants liability protection. They don't give a shit about actually giving users the data they need to protect themselves if it means tarnishing their image.
They know you can't replace Windows, but you can easily replace IE, hence it's a "Windows" problem.
So you don't think designers aren't important? I've seen many a broken application due to "coders" with poor design skills. Software designers are as important as the coders themselves, quality development houses know this.
That doesn't mean a designer can't be, or shouldn't be a coder, but it's not required.
Design and implementation, two different things.
It has nothing to do with "chops". It's because people who go to those trade schools either:
1. Don't want to spend (or have) the time to attend regular school
2. Don't qualify to a school they'd like to attend
3. Trade schools are much more focused
And the schools know it
Well I'd have to say that since you don't know what the breakthrough is, nor do you really appear to understand the technical issues involved (other than quoting words from the article)... I'm not sure you are really saying anything. Much like my post :)
Breakthrough's in science can be very simple things that move projects forward significantly. A breakthrough doesn't require a nuke going off, or a plane breaking a new mach record.... it could be as simple as what they state as to resolve an issue that was holding up the project for months.
Of course you might think what they did is "simple" and not breakthrough worthy, but that just demonstrates a lack of understanding for the difficulty in what they are working with.
You do understand we are talking about nano sized circuits here right?
In spite of your Insightful mod ups you must have meant this as a "funny" post because if you think that the Fortune 100 would hire students known to cheat in college then you are fooling yourself.
So what? Just because Schiener wishes to imply that he knows best and, in his "opinion" airport security does nothing, doesn't make it so. It's also referred to as fud.
Airport security may never ever find a bomb, or a gun, or a knife (it has of course) but that doesn't mean it's not working. It could very likely mean it's working very effectively. Or haven't you heard of a deterrent?
It's like saying that police are not really doing much patrolling so we should do away with it.
Of course if you read further into the document you'll find that the benefits are discussed at length.
Not to reply twice? You've replied like what 5 times? Why not grind your political axe on a forum about politics and not Slashdot.
I so agree. It's obvious that these devices are not in any way intended to protect us, to detect threats. No, they are intended solely as a means to invade our privacy and circumvent our rights!
I also object to having to go through ANY scanner, to be questioned in any way or to have any inspection of myself or my property before boarding a plane, entering a secure facility or any other related activity. It's simply unconstitutional!
As a matter of fact I think this whole terrorism thing is overblown and is pure fiction, fiction created by the Obama administration. Yes, even when he wasn't president! They KNEW he was going to be president because it's all PLANNED ahead of time!
Get over it people. Do any of you have a brain in your head? Keep the conspiracy theories where they belong, in your crazy mixed up heads.