...the entire internet now knows of real alternative 2.0.2. Great Job Real Networks!
Psst, it doesn't really help to get a secret court order when you plan on bringing the entire marching band and stadium lights with you when you go breaking down the door.
Just sayin...
People pay anywhere from $5 to $50 for 1s and 0s all the time. Every time a video game is purchased you pay for 1s and 0s. How is this any different? You pay membership dues to various organizations, and once you stop paying you don't take anything with you except the memories. If you have ever paid $100 to go to a Broadway musical, you paid for something you can't touch or own.
This is not any different than any other thing you pay money for that you don't get to keep. It's not really that difficult to understand is it? People pay money for things they find valuable. If someone wants to buy virtual property then great. That means somebody got paid and the economy continues. They aren't being extorted or coerced they bought it of their own free will.
Silly humans.
From an IT perspective, automatic updates are only as nice as the shit they don't break.
"Well if those lazy web and add-on programmers were better, our upgrade would not have broken them..." Really? How Microsoftian of you Mozilla.
The reason for version disparity: How many corporations with more than 10 computers can honestly continue using Firefox if the version is "the latest as of 20 minutes ago" and keeps breaking shit every time it updates? A lot less than now to be sure. We don't use chrome for this exact reason, it doesn't work with every add-on and website that we use. Sure you could blame the add-on or website developer for --something that used to work with the older version of firefox--, but is it really important who pissed on the rug the most, when the pissing contest just makes the room smell of pee? I guess Mozilla's response is, "It's not our rug, what do we care?"
Um, wouldn't you actually increase bone mass and density in a developing organism in a high gravity environment, an effect similar to the opposite effect of the bone mass and density loss experienced by low gravity space flights?
It is better to use nothing at all if you cannot use an emulator. Old hardware is just clutter - toys that just haven't been recycled but aught to be. Virtualization and Emulation are superior in every way.
If you need very specific hardware and your time / money are of no concern, feel free to keep old stuff - but only as a toy. In the case of a business app, I would still recommend virtualization.
I am however quite shocked to hear that a client is still running 16-bit DOS applications. I cannot think of a single good reason not to upgrade unless it is tied to some sort of machinery (as at an older factory or something).
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...the entire internet now knows of real alternative 2.0.2. Great Job Real Networks! Psst, it doesn't really help to get a secret court order when you plan on bringing the entire marching band and stadium lights with you when you go breaking down the door. Just sayin...
People pay anywhere from $5 to $50 for 1s and 0s all the time. Every time a video game is purchased you pay for 1s and 0s. How is this any different? You pay membership dues to various organizations, and once you stop paying you don't take anything with you except the memories. If you have ever paid $100 to go to a Broadway musical, you paid for something you can't touch or own. This is not any different than any other thing you pay money for that you don't get to keep. It's not really that difficult to understand is it? People pay money for things they find valuable. If someone wants to buy virtual property then great. That means somebody got paid and the economy continues. They aren't being extorted or coerced they bought it of their own free will. Silly humans.
From an IT perspective, automatic updates are only as nice as the shit they don't break. "Well if those lazy web and add-on programmers were better, our upgrade would not have broken them..." Really? How Microsoftian of you Mozilla. The reason for version disparity: How many corporations with more than 10 computers can honestly continue using Firefox if the version is "the latest as of 20 minutes ago" and keeps breaking shit every time it updates? A lot less than now to be sure. We don't use chrome for this exact reason, it doesn't work with every add-on and website that we use. Sure you could blame the add-on or website developer for --something that used to work with the older version of firefox--, but is it really important who pissed on the rug the most, when the pissing contest just makes the room smell of pee? I guess Mozilla's response is, "It's not our rug, what do we care?"
Um, wouldn't you actually increase bone mass and density in a developing organism in a high gravity environment, an effect similar to the opposite effect of the bone mass and density loss experienced by low gravity space flights?
If that is the reason for you not to sign the statement of acceptance for their offer of employment, they are likely better off without you anyway.
It is better to use nothing at all if you cannot use an emulator. Old hardware is just clutter - toys that just haven't been recycled but aught to be. Virtualization and Emulation are superior in every way. If you need very specific hardware and your time / money are of no concern, feel free to keep old stuff - but only as a toy. In the case of a business app, I would still recommend virtualization. I am however quite shocked to hear that a client is still running 16-bit DOS applications. I cannot think of a single good reason not to upgrade unless it is tied to some sort of machinery (as at an older factory or something).