Apple was a dying company for quite a while, and had to buy back Jobs and NEXT to breathe life back into it. I'm inclined to believe that Apple's innovation is tied directly to one man more so than any other business. This relationship would not exude confidence if I was an IT Director or CIO.
I make this post with the caveat that I usually fall more toward the left on the political spectrum.
To me this seems like an area where the private sector could greatly assist this government program and possibly help reduce cost to the taxpayer. This also seems to comport with my belief that our President is really more of a middle of the road politician, as opposed to the "leftist" that we consistently hear.
Let's give it a chance and see what happens.
It doesn't have to be Google. News providers could team up and have their own aggregation service (again think CNN->NY Times->LocalBumpkin Post). Now, with Google's size, they could possibly negotiate with multiple aggregators and they might be the most popular, but you can CHOOSE who you wish to throw your money toward.
It's either this or continue the slow boil. However, I would be more willing to spend my cash for an aggregation service like Google News or something similar. I use the Internet to get my news not just because it is convenient, but also because the number of sources I can easily review gives me broader coverage. I have no idea if the Times play will be successful, but I do think they need to examine their business - they aren't just a newspaper company anymore, nor is CNN television news anymore - they're both in the business of news and opinion in general, and are thus competing on similar playing fields. Perhaps the answer lies in "partnerships" - I would pay for a news partnership that included World, National, and Local news that consisted of, say, MSNBC, The New York Times, and the Denver Post. I have no idea how feasible it is - this is just my $.02 on what I would pay for.
Was the Interstate Highway System too expensive? It seems to me that this is something our country needs and could actually create jobs in a depressed economy. A "private" network to homes across the country could serve many useful government purposes (voting/motor vehicle registrations/census).
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Apple was a dying company for quite a while, and had to buy back Jobs and NEXT to breathe life back into it. I'm inclined to believe that Apple's innovation is tied directly to one man more so than any other business. This relationship would not exude confidence if I was an IT Director or CIO.
Why do the scientists obviously hate Limbaugh? If these beetles were instead attracted by his voice, would you somehow be offended too?
I already did that last year for Valentine's Day!
For them to support the original console for another decade? The console was released in '01!
Is somebody buying product off Ebay?
Glad to see I got somebody's panties in a bunch.
Agreed. Can we find better questions to submit?
What's that Google? Buying politicians isn't evil? http://www.google.com/corporate/tenthings.html You walk this line closer every day...
Do you really believe this? Microsoft designs their product to be more difficult for the end user?
Perhaps you are just not seeing them, he who calls himself "Blind Biker."
Agreed. I find this submission to be quite arrogant. Thanks for posting this gem, Kdawson. Mod parent up.
How about they just label all of their products iCandy?
Agreed. I'm always on the lookout for useful software.
Awww, did somebody get upset and mod down?
You'll have people lining up overnight regardless of substance.
I make this post with the caveat that I usually fall more toward the left on the political spectrum. To me this seems like an area where the private sector could greatly assist this government program and possibly help reduce cost to the taxpayer. This also seems to comport with my belief that our President is really more of a middle of the road politician, as opposed to the "leftist" that we consistently hear. Let's give it a chance and see what happens.
How about another cool acronym? FLOSS? Really?
It doesn't have to be Google. News providers could team up and have their own aggregation service (again think CNN->NY Times->LocalBumpkin Post). Now, with Google's size, they could possibly negotiate with multiple aggregators and they might be the most popular, but you can CHOOSE who you wish to throw your money toward.
It's either this or continue the slow boil. However, I would be more willing to spend my cash for an aggregation service like Google News or something similar. I use the Internet to get my news not just because it is convenient, but also because the number of sources I can easily review gives me broader coverage. I have no idea if the Times play will be successful, but I do think they need to examine their business - they aren't just a newspaper company anymore, nor is CNN television news anymore - they're both in the business of news and opinion in general, and are thus competing on similar playing fields. Perhaps the answer lies in "partnerships" - I would pay for a news partnership that included World, National, and Local news that consisted of, say, MSNBC, The New York Times, and the Denver Post. I have no idea how feasible it is - this is just my $.02 on what I would pay for.
I suppose eating Chipotle before boarding a flight *could* be considered terrorism...
...for the Hope & Change that was promised to me. So far, BO seems a lot like GWB, but with better speaking skills.
Could not agree more. And often times, our "customers" are in house users who refuse to modify their own behaviors.
How about contributing to some cross-platform .Net development in the form of Mono? http://www.mono-project.com/Mono:Runtime
So the power company can send a magic packet to my furnace. :)
Was the Interstate Highway System too expensive? It seems to me that this is something our country needs and could actually create jobs in a depressed economy. A "private" network to homes across the country could serve many useful government purposes (voting/motor vehicle registrations/census).