If I don't value it at $0.50, then it is overpriced.
If I don't value it at $0.25, then it is overpriced.
The good thing about all this piracy is that it is slowly forcing the music biz to shake itself out of it's competitive stupor.
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..And that is because the price is out of wack. Most people past thier twenties can't justify the price of music because they have more pressing needs. The only group with sufficient cash to pay a premium on CDs are teens and twentysomethings. The music industry sells to this narrow group at much high prices. It is classical preditory pricing from a monopoly or cartel. Remember, the RIAA members are Federally CONVICTED price fixers.
We all know Al didn't invent the internet, but the man made the claims with his own mouth and on camera. He should be stood up for ridicule over his comments. He should have also VERY PUBLICALLY say he goofed on the comment. But he hasn't. The Debunkers are full of bunk.
First, thanks for calling out Marc Andreesen for what he his.
But secondly, MS didn't steal PC-Dos from IBM. They bought it from some hacker for $70. They then turned around and licensed it to IBM. It still stands as the biggest raping of suits by geeks.
no,no,no. You're not toeing the RIAA line: It is pay per use. You there! In the shower! Stop that! Now look what you made us do. We have to install microphones in your homes to talley all this theft! Imagine the gaul of these people! Singing our songs!
You're right. That was always my secret hope: that they would eventually get remade right. But you know with Lucas' ego that it wouldn't happen until after his dealth.
And with that line of reasoning, in a few billion years we'll all be extinct. The rocket scientist is doing one of the most important things humanity can be engaged: Getting off the planet.
Yes, it is important to remind people that Neuromancer was released in 1984. It is more impressive in that context. I've lent it to some people who then stated that it was good, but they didn't see why it was so visonary. To them it was a great story with the internet. I tell them when it was published and their eyes bug out.
We are working on deploying them to hospitals. 6 months may be alot in internet time, but it is nothing for the hardware and deployment world. These could be incredibly useful if implemented right. I would love one at home for casual surfing.
Can you really setup a class action lawsuit against a real, live human being who is not selling a good or service to you? Any lawyers want to answer this one?
Let me add one more thing: Everyone is going to want to print out of that Office application. Runing that through Citrix is a huge headache. And even more bandwidth on the WAN will get chewed up sending those print spools to the local printers. Far better to send all the CPU, RAM, and bandwidth needs to the local PCs and LANs. 50,000 PCs are going to have more aggregate performance in this case.
I'm not talking about render farms. Some applications are better off running on the user's CPU. Office applications are a prime example. Putting it on a large box sounds like a good idea until you realize that EVERYONE in an enterprise will use it. Tons of connection licenses, CPU power, RAM, BANDWIDTH. On top of that, every user will have unique settings or quirks of use. (I like that tool bar over HERE). Believe me, putting Office on the local PCs is the most cost effective way to go.
Better yet, change the laws that govern how a corporate entity can sue a human entitiy. Limit damnages that can be claimed and conditions under which it can sue. Setup sever penalties for those corporations that lose. Eliminate the economic incentive to intimidate by litigation.
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If I don't value it at $0.50, then it is overpriced.
If I don't value it at $0.25, then it is overpriced.
The good thing about all this piracy is that it is slowly forcing the music biz to shake itself out of it's competitive stupor.
..And that is because the price is out of wack. Most people past thier twenties can't justify the price of music because they have more pressing needs. The only group with sufficient cash to pay a premium on CDs are teens and twentysomethings. The music industry sells to this narrow group at much high prices. It is classical preditory pricing from a monopoly or cartel. Remember, the RIAA members are Federally CONVICTED price fixers.
We all know Al didn't invent the internet, but the man made the claims with his own mouth and on camera. He should be stood up for ridicule over his comments. He should have also VERY PUBLICALLY say he goofed on the comment. But he hasn't. The Debunkers are full of bunk.
But secondly, MS didn't steal PC-Dos from IBM. They bought it from some hacker for $70. They then turned around and licensed it to IBM. It still stands as the biggest raping of suits by geeks.
Dude, the broswer should be called Freebird.
Because Lucas would sue the bejeasus out of them. Or back into them, as it were.
no,no,no. You're not toeing the RIAA line: It is pay per use. You there! In the shower! Stop that! Now look what you made us do. We have to install microphones in your homes to talley all this theft! Imagine the gaul of these people! Singing our songs!
Tolkien was attempting to write a mythology for Briton. So what the fuck is your problem?
Come on! Mark Hamill is ideally suited to play the clueless farmboy. His range may not extend much beyond that, but can you think of anyone better?
You're right. That was always my secret hope: that they would eventually get remade right. But you know with Lucas' ego that it wouldn't happen until after his dealth.
I remember that story! My friends and I talked about it for a week.
Come on, when has MS ever hit a release date?
That has nothing to do with California and everything to do with the Federal govn't.
Ever wonder why the Earth is overpolluted and underfed? Overcrowding. You're dismissing the one good solution to the majority of Earth based problems.
And with that line of reasoning, in a few billion years we'll all be extinct. The rocket scientist is doing one of the most important things humanity can be engaged: Getting off the planet.
Yes, it is important to remind people that Neuromancer was released in 1984. It is more impressive in that context. I've lent it to some people who then stated that it was good, but they didn't see why it was so visonary. To them it was a great story with the internet. I tell them when it was published and their eyes bug out.
We are working on deploying them to hospitals. 6 months may be alot in internet time, but it is nothing for the hardware and deployment world. These could be incredibly useful if implemented right. I would love one at home for casual surfing.
Your answers prove you have no clue. Go back and reseach the issue and figure out why.
Can you really setup a class action lawsuit against a real, live human being who is not selling a good or service to you? Any lawyers want to answer this one?
Thanks for playing. Now try playing the same game the rest of us are. AKA: get a clue.
Let me add one more thing: Everyone is going to want to print out of that Office application. Runing that through Citrix is a huge headache. And even more bandwidth on the WAN will get chewed up sending those print spools to the local printers. Far better to send all the CPU, RAM, and bandwidth needs to the local PCs and LANs. 50,000 PCs are going to have more aggregate performance in this case.
I'm not talking about render farms. Some applications are better off running on the user's CPU. Office applications are a prime example. Putting it on a large box sounds like a good idea until you realize that EVERYONE in an enterprise will use it. Tons of connection licenses, CPU power, RAM, BANDWIDTH. On top of that, every user will have unique settings or quirks of use. (I like that tool bar over HERE). Believe me, putting Office on the local PCs is the most cost effective way to go.
But then we'd have to re-elect Bush to keep 'em in Canada.
Don't laugh. That is in the works.
Better yet, change the laws that govern how a corporate entity can sue a human entitiy. Limit damnages that can be claimed and conditions under which it can sue. Setup sever penalties for those corporations that lose. Eliminate the economic incentive to intimidate by litigation.