Two to three years, but probably at two to three times the price. I'm all for saving the planet, but as long as the "greener" products cost way more than the standard ones, I'll probably remain a polluter.
It's easy for Google to call software patents junk when their primary source of income is advertising. They can afford to give all their software away (or provide access to it online, whatever) for free. Microsoft, on the other hand, relies on its software to make money.
Until computers came along, the word 'application' largely meant the act of putting something to a particular use. Then information technology took ownership, and the word 'application' became synonymous with a self-contained piece of software installed on a PC or Mac.
Words often take on new meanings. What's the big deal?
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It makes the wearer look like a f**king idiot.
The only reason to use Lynx is to check a web page's compatibility with Lynx.
One day later . . .
Now people are going to think that Wardriving is synonymous with stealing credit card numbers, when it's just the act of finding wi-fi from a car.
When I read 50% in the title, I wasn't sure if they meant 5%, 20% or 50%. I'm glad they clarified right away in the second line.
I thought more than 250 was a lot, but over more than 250? Now that's really a lot!
Two to three years, but probably at two to three times the price. I'm all for saving the planet, but as long as the "greener" products cost way more than the standard ones, I'll probably remain a polluter.
It's easy for Google to call software patents junk when their primary source of income is advertising. They can afford to give all their software away (or provide access to it online, whatever) for free. Microsoft, on the other hand, relies on its software to make money.
Until computers came along, the word 'application' largely meant the act of putting something to a particular use. Then information technology took ownership, and the word 'application' became synonymous with a self-contained piece of software installed on a PC or Mac.
Words often take on new meanings. What's the big deal?
"Now strip naked and get on the probulator."
... such as hearing and vision. Apparently, they will be called parabolic microphones and binoculars.