but once the patent is granted it can be used for anything.
How about when the law suit is settled and the patent is ruled invalid/revoked/whatever, the USPTO should pay the fees of both parties, as it can be argued that it was the USPTO's incompetence that led to all this ? And the USPTO should not be dipping into the taxpayer's bag for this. One can dream...
was about a decade or so ago. Perhaps Ballmer doesn't have to worry about an Android device until 2017 (at the earliest) if Google runs at MS speed:) Don't anybody remind him of iPhone's pace.
As you use SIP, I was wondering if you had any advice towards getting a decent wireless SIP phone and a good provider. I don't want to run a PC with Asterisk on it at home if I don't have to, but there -is- one that's always on that I could use, if necessary. (I'd kind of like to play with it, but time and effort and all that.)
Also, have you tried the Gizmo Project?
Just one other data point: I have been using Gizmo for almost 2 years now. I have their Area775 (free) CallIn number, which is my primary contact number. Voice Mails are delivered instantly to your email. The call quality varies a bit, though I think it depends on the instrument being used to connect. When I used to use my iBook, the quality varied considerably. Lately when using the Nokia E61i (which has WiFi and a SIP client configured by Gizmo) the quality has been far superior (even international calls). This combination has me sold and is inexpensive (compared to mobile plans as all incoming calls are free - though Gizmo seems to restrict that to 60 minutes per call).
Maybe their phones were disconnected for non-payment?
I hear there is an Open Source IP telephony solution called Asterisk or something. That should work without any payment. As an added bonus, SCO can sue themselves for not writing themselves a $699 check.
What bugs me the most is the complete lack of symmetry - if we go to Saudi Arabia, they want us to respect their culture (or face Sharia). If they come here, respect for our culuture is slim to none.
Close. It should have been:
"... if we go to Saudi Arabia, they want us to respect their laws (or face Sharia). If they come here, respect for our culuture is slim to none."
If we do not respect culture, we might be scorned (perhaps leading to intimidation). But it still could be illegal. It is a whole another argument how culture and laws influence each other and whether they should. Should we stoop to the level of having laws that enforce our sense of "culture" ?
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... or vi vs emacs?
Wasn't that WebServices and XML ?!
was about a decade or so ago. Perhaps Ballmer doesn't have to worry about an Android device until 2017 (at the earliest) if Google runs at MS speed :) Don't anybody remind him of iPhone's pace.
"That's the dumbest fucking idea I've heard since I've been at Microsoft."
Or would that be store credit ?
Just one other data point:
I have been using Gizmo for almost 2 years now. I have their Area775 (free) CallIn number, which is my primary contact number. Voice Mails are delivered instantly to your email. The call quality varies a bit, though I think it depends on the instrument being used to connect. When I used to use my iBook, the quality varied considerably. Lately when using the Nokia E61i (which has WiFi and a SIP client configured by Gizmo) the quality has been far superior (even international calls). This combination has me sold and is inexpensive (compared to mobile plans as all incoming calls are free - though Gizmo seems to restrict that to 60 minutes per call).
Whenever the "missing links" argument is put forward, the "God of the gaps" needs to be referenced.
Imagine the (recursive) fun ! Woohoo.
Ballmer threw first