"Europe is up in arms about our desire to enforce the UN resolutions against Iraq."
Silly rabbit, The U.S. in Iraq is about blowing up people to maintain our steady flow of oil in the future. UN resolutions, evil dictators, weapons of mass destruction, terrorists... all smoke and mirrors and feel-goods for consumption by shallow silly rabbits.
Who is Microsoft think they are kidding? In my opinion, the following is what is really going on. Microsoft will make a lot more money if they appear to be addressing Windows security issues ( i.e., bounties on virus writers ) than to actually fix the underlying code problems. The Windows line of programs have been designed specifically for maintaining an operating system and office application suite monopoly with the target users. For various reasons which I will not list here, this necessitates low security software for these target users. Think about it.
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Linux is NOT about commercial software. It is about free software. Companies trying to make money from Linux apps will always fail because Linux is about freedom of human knowledge NOT about profit of same.
I've just got to say it: Duh....
-- Before you ask more questions, think about whether you really want to know the answers.
-- Gene Wolfe, "The Claw of the Conciliator"
Granted, 90% of today's computer users do not need a "computer" because they are not a scientist, engineer, or programmer. They should be using some sort of programmable appliance with insertable discs that allow specific and limited functions to happen. Turning a technically handicapped person loose on a totally open programmable highly complex piece of equipment like a computer is fool hardy at best. The odds of this person ever using the computer's full capabilities is nill while the odds of this person screwing up the device or other interfacing devices is high.
But since it is exactly this scenerio that has evolved, making lots of money for the technically inclined groups, especially Microsoft, we have to deal with it. Perhaps this scenerio has evolved this way intentionally?
Highly complex devices sold to the general public should at least have enough protection built in that would keep the users from unknowingly misusing or damaging the device. Of course this would put most computer services companies out of business so it ain't gonna happen.
Full blown high speed computers are being sold to the general public as toys, type-writers, drafting devices, presentation slide makers, game machines, porn downloaders, etc. All of these uses are legitimate uses but should be implemented on a device that is limited to just the required functions, not a full blown computer with an operating system that will happily let the user enter commands that will damage this computer or others. The device should not be user programmable or changeable in any way. It should just perform whatever function the currently inserted disc(s) are programmed for. In short, it is ridiculous to turn an average non-technical person loose on a full blown computer, really dumb. They don't really have a clue about how it actually works and should not be expected to either because it is being sold as an appliance, not the highly complex easily misused device that it is.
There should be two types of computers, one for implementing a programmable task appliance in a completely limited and safe manner, and one for totally open use by programmers, engineers, scientists, etc.
Users should, if anything, be sueing companies like Microsoft and Del for selling them dangerous devices and software.
The truth is this movie is one of the most ass-kicking movies I've seen in a long time, the movie was great, and Katz is a bunghole, oh yeah, and DMX's acting sucked. He didn't act at all, I thought Seagal was a horrible actor, but then I saw DMX juxtaposed to Stevie, and I near puked. The movie was great if people can get over the fact that Seagal is a moron, that's not what the movie's about, and did I mention that DMX's acting sucked?
come on loser, read the article you're reporting on before you write stupid crap, this isn't a problem with AMD at all, it's a problem with Gateway, and geez, like that sure is news.
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"Europe is up in arms about our desire to enforce the UN resolutions against Iraq."
Silly rabbit, The U.S. in Iraq is about blowing up people to maintain our steady flow of oil in the future. UN resolutions, evil dictators, weapons of mass destruction, terrorists... all smoke and mirrors and feel-goods for consumption by shallow silly rabbits.
Who is Microsoft think they are kidding? In my opinion, the following is what is really going on. Microsoft will make a lot more money if they appear to be addressing Windows security issues ( i.e., bounties on virus writers ) than to actually fix the underlying code problems. The Windows line of programs have been designed specifically for maintaining an operating system and office application suite monopoly with the target users. For various reasons which I will not list here, this necessitates low security software for these target users. Think about it.
Linux is NOT about commercial software. It is about free software. Companies trying to make money from Linux apps will always fail because Linux is about freedom of human knowledge NOT about profit of same.
I've just got to say it: Duh....
--
Before you ask more questions, think about whether you really want to
know the answers.
-- Gene Wolfe, "The Claw of the Conciliator"
Granted, 90% of today's computer users do not need a "computer" because they are not a scientist, engineer, or programmer. They should be using some sort of programmable appliance with insertable discs that allow specific and limited functions to happen. Turning a technically handicapped person loose on a totally open programmable highly complex piece of equipment like a computer is fool hardy at best. The odds of this person ever using the computer's full capabilities is nill while the odds of this person screwing up the device or other interfacing devices is high.
But since it is exactly this scenerio that has evolved, making lots of money for the technically inclined groups, especially Microsoft, we have to deal with it. Perhaps this scenerio has evolved this way intentionally?
Highly complex devices sold to the general public should at least have enough protection built in that would keep the users from unknowingly misusing or damaging the device. Of course this would put most computer services companies out of business so it ain't gonna happen.
Full blown high speed computers are being sold to the general public as toys, type-writers, drafting devices, presentation slide makers, game machines, porn downloaders, etc. All of these uses are legitimate uses but should be implemented on a device that is limited to just the required functions, not a full blown computer with an operating system that will happily let the user enter commands that will damage this computer or others. The device should not be user programmable or changeable in any way. It should just perform whatever function the currently inserted disc(s) are programmed for. In short, it is ridiculous to turn an average non-technical person loose on a full blown computer, really dumb. They don't really have a clue about how it actually works and should not be expected to either because it is being sold as an appliance, not the highly complex easily misused device that it is.
There should be two types of computers, one for implementing a programmable task appliance in a completely limited and safe manner, and one for totally open use by programmers, engineers, scientists, etc.
Users should, if anything, be sueing companies like Microsoft and Del for selling them dangerous devices and software.
The truth is this movie is one of the most ass-kicking movies I've seen in a long time, the movie was great, and Katz is a bunghole, oh yeah, and DMX's acting sucked. He didn't act at all, I thought Seagal was a horrible actor, but then I saw DMX juxtaposed to Stevie, and I near puked. The movie was great if people can get over the fact that Seagal is a moron, that's not what the movie's about, and did I mention that DMX's acting sucked?
come on loser, read the article you're reporting on before you write stupid crap, this isn't a problem with AMD at all, it's a problem with Gateway, and geez, like that sure is news.