Well, making IE uninstallable would be a start. It may also help if they changed their activex object to just use the default browser in browser embedded applications (mmo launchers & such).
No body expects them to advertise for mozilla, and they shouldnt have to, but they fight the consumer tooth and nail to make IE integrated into EVERYTHING, and thats what we're fighting.
If i remember correctly, if you manage to uninstall IE manually (not easy) in XP- simply putting the windows cd in your drive will auto reinstall it.
I'm not much of a comic book fan, but I do like MMOs, and if it steals market share from wow, then Its okay by me. If no one does anything, wow will continue to dominate the mmo landscape for decades to come.
If they can put in a "fix it" button, why cant they just put the fucking thing into the software, and make it fix its self, or better yet, not get broken? Its understandable a third party comes up with this sort of thing, because they dont have access to the windows core, but microsoft does, so they should just freaking fix the problems. I think its the same for their antivirus program.
People are broke and linux is free. Even lowly joe sixpack understands that. Some companies offer linux on machines to make the whole price cheaper.
Besides- not everyone who dosnt use linux is a moron. People would switch if they had a fucking reason to switch.
If joe sixpack asked a linux expert for help, he would probably get laughed at for not knowing how to compile the source of the application he was trying to get to run.
I know you Richard Stallman fans dont approve- but if wine were all encompassing- if it could run more or less anything that windows could- and if it were built into a distro- linux's market share would SKYROCKET. Not being able to run some windows apps is the reason 90% of windows users out there dont use linux.
If this were the case- it would allow a transition period for application developers to gradually switch over to coding for linux nativly, and eventually windows could be the one you'd need an emulator for.
-who is paying for these "results"?
I find the whole black hole idea ridiculous, it seems like something someone would come up with as a front to push another agenda.
Multiple versions? How the hell am I supposed to tell the difference? What am I supposed to read the box to know what I'm buying?! Why should I have to spend 30 seconds looking up something on google that will affect me for the next few years! I just want to spend spend spen! Jesus fuck why dosnt bill gates shoot me in the testicles with a six shooter and light me on fire!
People- Grow the fuck up.
You need weapons grade plutonium in order to make a working nuke. My guess is that he made it all except that. Nukes themselves can be made rather simply, you just need to slam two things together to make one kind. (cant remember what the different kinds are called, but one is simple, one is complex).
When the government invests X billion into something, they should come up with a list of specific items to be accomplished by the investee, put it into the contract, and send auditors to check up on the progress on a regular basis.
Anything else is just charity.
Its funny how if microsoft releases an OS like vista- people bitch about how different it is from XP, and if they release an OS like windows 7- people bitch about how its the same as vista.
Personally- I care more about the great new interface in windows 7 than shaving a split second off the time it takes to compile something. Sure, for things like servers, performance is what counts, but neither windows 7 nor windows vista are operating systems intended to run as servers. They're intended to be networked business workstations, or unnetworked home computers.
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Well, making IE uninstallable would be a start. It may also help if they changed their activex object to just use the default browser in browser embedded applications (mmo launchers & such).
No body expects them to advertise for mozilla, and they shouldnt have to, but they fight the consumer tooth and nail to make IE integrated into EVERYTHING, and thats what we're fighting.
If i remember correctly, if you manage to uninstall IE manually (not easy) in XP- simply putting the windows cd in your drive will auto reinstall it.
Maybe a beowulf cluster of them could.
Imagine that.
I'm a huge geek. I always read up on new hardware/software. I play MMOs, I have a tech related job.
And this is too geeky even for ME.
Adama would be an awesome president!
I'm not much of a comic book fan, but I do like MMOs, and if it steals market share from wow, then Its okay by me. If no one does anything, wow will continue to dominate the mmo landscape for decades to come.
Am I the only one who is completely lost here?
If they can put in a "fix it" button, why cant they just put the fucking thing into the software, and make it fix its self, or better yet, not get broken? Its understandable a third party comes up with this sort of thing, because they dont have access to the windows core, but microsoft does, so they should just freaking fix the problems. I think its the same for their antivirus program.
People are broke and linux is free. Even lowly joe sixpack understands that. Some companies offer linux on machines to make the whole price cheaper. Besides- not everyone who dosnt use linux is a moron. People would switch if they had a fucking reason to switch.
If joe sixpack asked a linux expert for help, he would probably get laughed at for not knowing how to compile the source of the application he was trying to get to run.
I know you Richard Stallman fans dont approve- but if wine were all encompassing- if it could run more or less anything that windows could- and if it were built into a distro- linux's market share would SKYROCKET. Not being able to run some windows apps is the reason 90% of windows users out there dont use linux.
If this were the case- it would allow a transition period for application developers to gradually switch over to coding for linux nativly, and eventually windows could be the one you'd need an emulator for.
odd it posted as AC.
Thats not an E! Its a trap!
I measure my battery life in MEH - millions of electrons.
You say this in a slashdot comment?
Look- I dont listen to a lot of music. Its unfair to charge everyone for that. You want to fight terrorists, USA? Fight the RIAA.
Up, down, and donut hole? What is half a dimension?
There is no such thing as 2.5D. Something is either a dimension or not.
-who is paying for these "results"?
I find the whole black hole idea ridiculous, it seems like something someone would come up with as a front to push another agenda.
Multiple versions? How the hell am I supposed to tell the difference? What am I supposed to read the box to know what I'm buying?! Why should I have to spend 30 seconds looking up something on google that will affect me for the next few years! I just want to spend spend spen! Jesus fuck why dosnt bill gates shoot me in the testicles with a six shooter and light me on fire!
People- Grow the fuck up.
Nope, he uses leopard.
I guess I should start running.
You need weapons grade plutonium in order to make a working nuke. My guess is that he made it all except that. Nukes themselves can be made rather simply, you just need to slam two things together to make one kind. (cant remember what the different kinds are called, but one is simple, one is complex).
Yes actually, my department just started hiring today, we also lowered our data plan prices.
When the government invests X billion into something, they should come up with a list of specific items to be accomplished by the investee, put it into the contract, and send auditors to check up on the progress on a regular basis.
Anything else is just charity.
Its terrible when people get layed off- but come on? Who ever fucking uses this thing?
Its funny how if microsoft releases an OS like vista- people bitch about how different it is from XP, and if they release an OS like windows 7- people bitch about how its the same as vista. Personally- I care more about the great new interface in windows 7 than shaving a split second off the time it takes to compile something. Sure, for things like servers, performance is what counts, but neither windows 7 nor windows vista are operating systems intended to run as servers. They're intended to be networked business workstations, or unnetworked home computers.