What about derivative? It'd be the same as opening up an Apple (Computers)-themed pub and calling it Apple Bar and claim freedom from trademark for not being in competition, which is silly, because such a company would clearly be making money off of Apple's name.
This. The only time I would check the company social network would be on company time. My personal social networking accounts would be accessed from my phone or not at all during work hours.
That's a misconception. They would still need to provide the source for the Linux kernel (although there are plenty of proprietary commercial products that use the Linux kernel and don't publish their source code) but anything they built on top of it could be closed source. It's like publishing the blueprints for the basement of a structure, and then building a skyscraper on top of it with only the contractor and owner aware of the true floorplans of the building, and never the building's occupants or visitors.
It's just fear-mongering. HP hopes it will drive people away from Android and into their waiting arms. Except...if someone were to leave Android for an OSed mobile platform, I can think of Symbian/Belle or MeeGo/Tinzen as better alternatives than WebOS.
An unfortunate step on the way to 4.0. Likewise, Android 2.0 was never released until later on, and only available on the Motorola Droid (original). The Nexus One shipped with Android 2.1, which was the first OSed release of Android since 1.6.
It happens sometimes that an intermediary step is necessary to get to the next point in software evolution. Still, compared to iOS or Android, WebOS is still an infant software and hardly mature at all. WP is getting there, but it and iOS suffer from being closed source (which hasn't stopped their popularity, though). Android is the most popular open source mobile OS right now (sorry, Symbi-err, I mean Belle) and you can bet that if Google were to close it off, someone would pick it up from the last OSed version and keep going. Maybe slower and with less new features or directions, but it would stay alive.
Except the Kindle Fire isn't Android, it's just based on Android. There's a huge difference. The end-user doesn't see it, the developer might not see it (or they might, depending on what APIs Amazon feels like creating, changing or removing) but Google sees it and so does Amazon. It's like Red Hat building out CentOS with their proprietary features that cost you money, but benefit the customers who need them. Likewise, the Fire's close integration with Amazon and the Kindle platform will benefit those who want it...and everyone else will either deal with it or root it and stick their own custom ROM on it.
The iBook author gets exclusive access to the wealth of iPad wielding iBook customers? That probably satisfies the need to receive something, at least in a courtroom.
I would love for my University to try to require an iBook-exclusive textbook, just to try that case out in court. Sadly, as a public university, they're unlikely to require anything that's not bound in lots of paper and adhesive. Even the few ebooks for the textbooks cost nearly as much, and aren't really worth getting with the choice being between Kindle and Nook. Where's PDF/ePub when you need it?
Slashdot Mirror
Student's Friend: "Susie had to miss class for a [theatre/sports/music/etc] [practice/trip/performance/game/etc] today, Teacher." Roll call fooled.
Lo-tech hacking method, just put your t-shirt in your locker, slip on a different one and skip class anyways. GPS is happy and so is the kid.
Ironic signature is ironic.
No, the problem would have been with finding the BIOS-embedded browser results. The browser formerly known as Phoenix would have crushed them all.
What about derivative? It'd be the same as opening up an Apple (Computers)-themed pub and calling it Apple Bar and claim freedom from trademark for not being in competition, which is silly, because such a company would clearly be making money off of Apple's name.
For IT workers, shouldn't it be Slide 0 of 2?
RTFLs and you might have your answer.
Nope, they'll keep unemployment high as a way to convince the next guy to give the rich "employers" big tax bonuses and to push for more deregulation.
Or someone just happens to work in a state where, by law, they can be fired for no reason. Yay, Minnesota!
PR department? Marketing? I can think of a number of companies that would WANT their workers to be social network celebrities.
That, or it's a delusional way to promote worker camaraderie and invade employee's privacy.
I wouldn't friend them. I'd be like "Oh, I never got your request..."
This. The only time I would check the company social network would be on company time. My personal social networking accounts would be accessed from my phone or not at all during work hours.
Ugh, where's the mod points when I need them. Insightful and funny, good sir!
That's a misconception. They would still need to provide the source for the Linux kernel (although there are plenty of proprietary commercial products that use the Linux kernel and don't publish their source code) but anything they built on top of it could be closed source. It's like publishing the blueprints for the basement of a structure, and then building a skyscraper on top of it with only the contractor and owner aware of the true floorplans of the building, and never the building's occupants or visitors.
It's just fear-mongering. HP hopes it will drive people away from Android and into their waiting arms. Except...if someone were to leave Android for an OSed mobile platform, I can think of Symbian/Belle or MeeGo/Tinzen as better alternatives than WebOS.
An unfortunate step on the way to 4.0. Likewise, Android 2.0 was never released until later on, and only available on the Motorola Droid (original). The Nexus One shipped with Android 2.1, which was the first OSed release of Android since 1.6.
It happens sometimes that an intermediary step is necessary to get to the next point in software evolution. Still, compared to iOS or Android, WebOS is still an infant software and hardly mature at all. WP is getting there, but it and iOS suffer from being closed source (which hasn't stopped their popularity, though). Android is the most popular open source mobile OS right now (sorry, Symbi-err, I mean Belle) and you can bet that if Google were to close it off, someone would pick it up from the last OSed version and keep going. Maybe slower and with less new features or directions, but it would stay alive.
Except the Kindle Fire isn't Android, it's just based on Android. There's a huge difference. The end-user doesn't see it, the developer might not see it (or they might, depending on what APIs Amazon feels like creating, changing or removing) but Google sees it and so does Amazon. It's like Red Hat building out CentOS with their proprietary features that cost you money, but benefit the customers who need them. Likewise, the Fire's close integration with Amazon and the Kindle platform will benefit those who want it...and everyone else will either deal with it or root it and stick their own custom ROM on it.
So far every company has agreed? Oh, well Barnes & Noble must have changed their stance and paid up, then.
Yeah, and a judge is going to believe that qualifies as transformative...probably not, unless he was blinded or bribed.
The clip IS the argument, so what is it supporting?
Up and coming? You forgot about Google Books?
The iBook author gets exclusive access to the wealth of iPad wielding iBook customers? That probably satisfies the need to receive something, at least in a courtroom.
I would love for my University to try to require an iBook-exclusive textbook, just to try that case out in court. Sadly, as a public university, they're unlikely to require anything that's not bound in lots of paper and adhesive. Even the few ebooks for the textbooks cost nearly as much, and aren't really worth getting with the choice being between Kindle and Nook. Where's PDF/ePub when you need it?
Uhh, I think the parent was talking about PSN.
Don't worry, Microsoft will pay for Bing. So it will only be down 80%.