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  1. Re:If they pay the license fee on South Australia Refuses To Stop Using An Expired, MS-DOS-Based Health Software (abc.net.au) · · Score: 1

    Support contracts and usage licenses are completely different things.

    For example, if you bought windows 95 you still have a license and can legally use it, it is just that MS provides NO support for it. Part of my job recently has been doing windows server 2k3 migrations due to extended support EOL, and about 50% of the software on it is out of support contract as well, but is still legally licensed.

    No one is trying to force them to support it, but if they will not accept money for the licenses then it's easy to argue that the current license cost is de-facto zero.

  2. Re:He's wrong of course on Net Neutrality Is Complicated: Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales (indiatimes.com) · · Score: 1

    The second world is basically Russia and China.... China has it's own issues that go way beyond any ideas of net neutrality, and I have no idea what goes on with Russian internet.

  3. Re:He's wrong of course on Net Neutrality Is Complicated: Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales (indiatimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Verizon should upgrade to satisfy THEIR OWN customers.

  4. Re: He's wrong of course on Net Neutrality Is Complicated: Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales (indiatimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Why shouldn't it?

  5. Re:Buying the bakery on Ford Spent $200,000 To Dissect a Limited-Edition Tesla Model X (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't think any sizable population thinks apple invented the smartphone. They did, however, make the first mass-market-usable smartphone by refining and simplifying the idea.

  6. Yeah...like more than a handful of US consumers give a rats ass about emissions....

    Most are interested in the actual performance, looks and how well it works over the years.

    Most are interested in having a legal car. States could, rightfully, refuse to allow registration renewal on these cars.

  7. Re:I'll think about it on Cheaper Vizio 4K TVs With Built-in Google Cast Are Here (mashable.com) · · Score: 2

    So you want a monitor, not a TV?

  8. Re:What's the vulnerability here? on Windows' Built-In PDF Reader Exposes Edge Browser To Hacking (softpedia.com) · · Score: 2

    Wait until you find out about browsers downloading html and javascript....

  9. Adding to your comments, you won't have this issue in HURD due to the lack of USB removable device support, so that stale lock wouldn't exist to begin with.

  10. Re:Is it the year of the Linux desktop yet? on Intel Gets Called Out Again For Their M.I.A. 3.0 X.Org Driver (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    I'd guess the vast majority of intel chips are in laptops. Most laptops under $800 or so have intel video.

    And server operators don't care about xorg drivers, so you wouldn't count them in the consumer base that counts for developing graphics drivers.

  11. Re:Well, let's see how Google fixes this on Serious Linux Kernel Vulnerability Patched (threatpost.com) · · Score: 1

    From the article:

    "The vulnerability affects any Linux Kernel version 3.8 and higher. SMEP & SMAP will make it difficult to exploit as well as SELinux on android devices. Maybe we’ll talk about tricks to bypass those mitigation in upcoming blogs, anyway the most important thing for now is to patch it as soon as you can."

    SELinux makes it difficult, but they're going to tell you how to get around it once it's fixed.

    SELinux doesn't block access to this vulnerability, it merely makes exploitation more complex.

  12. Re:What did they expect? on Tim Cook Calls Apple's Tax Questions 'Political Crap' (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Many would argue that what they're doing isn't legal, it just isn't completely illegal depending on how you look at it.

    They're selling their IP to the new holding company (in Ireland/etc) for close to $0. If you attempted to do this, for example setting up a C corp, having said C corp buy your own house for $50 and showing a capital gains loss on your personal sheet, funnelling all of your income into this C corp, and then paying yourself nothing and using the "profits" (your income) through the C corp to support yourself as reinvestment, you would be taken to court.

    The reason they get away with it is because there's no way to prove what their IP was worth since it was never on the open market. None of the iPhone IP was developed in Ireland, but the irish company bought the rights to all of that IP for essentially nothing, then relicenses it to the other Apple companies in each country for huge amounts of $$.

  13. Re:Thank you but NO! on Microsoft Claims 110M Devices Now Run Windows 10 (computerworld.com) · · Score: 0

    Where are there ads in windows 10?

    Serious question, I haven't seen any.

  14. Re:PS4 Drive Replaceable on The Install Size of Every PS4 and Xbox One Game · · Score: 1

    You are fairly misinformed.

    1. The PS3 could save data to usb, but could not save installed games to USB.

    2. Both consoles (PS4 and xbone) come with fairly slow 2.5" laptop hard drives. This is why the new 1TB xbox comes with a hybrid drive, and why a lot of people replace their PS3/PS4 hard drives with hybrid or SSD drives. Many people are seeing DECREASED load times by moving to usb3 storage.

    3. Any 3.5" drive can be converted to a USB 3.0 drive with a $20 enclosure. I don't know where you're getting "x10 more expensive". Often, due to how they bundle drives and decrease warranty period, USB drives are CHEAPER than the equivalent hard drive bought on its own.

    4. You can plug an SSD into a usb3 enclosure, and you can even buy retail USB3 SSDs.

    I agree Microsoft should let you replace the internal drive, but apart from the fact that having a usb drive sitting on top of the xbox is ugly, there's no actual downside.

  15. Re:don't remember any denial on Samsung Finds, Fixes Bug In Linux Trim Code · · Score: 1

    If you look at the SSD blacklist it's HUGE, and not just filled with Samsung drives.

  16. Re:Your biggest screw up on "We Screwed Up," Says Reddit CEO In Formal Apology · · Score: 1

    The only three in that list I'd count in that list are facebook, twitter, and blogspot. Notice that no traditional news websites, forums, or user content sites apart from the three listed are ahead of reddit in the list.

    I'd really agree that facebook is the front page of the internet, though.

  17. Re:shooting themselves in foot on AMD Announces Fiji-based Radeon R9 Fury X, 'Project Quantum', Radeon 300 Series · · Score: 1

    If a $X GPU plays games at 1080p/60fps with all settings on max, there is no point to a $2X GPU, unless you are going to go at a higher resolution.

    So the high end cards will work at 1080p, but why would you buy one if the mid end cards are just as good for your usage?

  18. Re:Shitting all over casual gamers. on Microsoft Announces Customizable Xbox Elite Wireless Controller · · Score: 1

    It's intended for first person shooters. You both "look" and jump/reload/etc with your right thumb.

    This controller frees up your thumb to let you always look and turn while doing A/B/X/Y functions.

    It's too expensive and I won't buy one, but I can see the point, especially for serious halo/battlefield/etc players.

  19. Re:WSUS anyone? on Microsoft: No More 'Patch Tuesday' For Windows 10 Home Users · · Score: 1

    More info here about the WSUS successor, and how it ties into system centre etc:

    http://blogs.windows.com/blogg...

  20. Re:LOL Microsoft on Microsoft: No More 'Patch Tuesday' For Windows 10 Home Users · · Score: 1

    To be fair to you, it doesn't LOOK like it will work due to the search results UI popping up. Just hit enter and I just about promise it will work!

  21. Re:Some good data... on Google Can't Ignore the Android Update Problem Any Longer · · Score: 1

    You can get a windows phone for $50 at Big W in Australia, and it comes with 8.1 and will be upgradable to 10. For $88 I got my son a quad core windows phone with 1gb ram, SD slot, 8gb onboard storage, and a 5mpix camera.

  22. Re:LOL Microsoft on Microsoft: No More 'Patch Tuesday' For Windows 10 Home Users · · Score: 1

    On my windows 10 box running 10074 right this second:

    -hit start button on keyboard
    -type "ping -t 192.168.0.1" and hit enter
    result: command prompt window with ping running against 192.168.0.1

    -close that window
    -hit start button on keyboard
    -type "cmd" and hit enter
    result: command prompt window pops up at c:\users\myusername
    -type "ping (IP)" and hit enter
    result: pinging

    Exactly the same as in windows 7. The only difference is that it is ALSO running a search in the background and popping shit into the results window while you do it, but if you hit start, type something, and then hit enter it will run it.

  23. Re:Home PCs are fast disappearing on Microsoft: No More 'Patch Tuesday' For Windows 10 Home Users · · Score: 1

    Windows 10 on phones will do this exact thing. Google "continuum windows phone 10" for demo videos etc.

    It's pretty cool.

  24. Re:WSUS anyone? on Microsoft: No More 'Patch Tuesday' For Windows 10 Home Users · · Score: 1

    For the last several years you'd use SCCM instead of WSUS, but to answer the "heart" of your question: Yes. You will still have fine grained patch pushout control.

  25. Re:I think rework = no iOS libraries. on Windows 10 Can Run Reworked Android and iOS Apps · · Score: 1

    It does work, King used it to port candy crush saga.