No, that's if he bought the movie... which he couldn't do, as it hadn't been released yet.
No, he uploaded the move to the internet so billions of people who would have otherwise watched the movie in theaters multiple times and then bought multiple DVDs and Blu Ray disks instead downloaded it off the Internet. Don't you remember the internet crashing because everybody was downloading X-Men:Wolverine? (I don't either but the MPAA never let facts get in the way of arguments for buying legislation so I'm not going to let facts get in the way of my making a mockery of them.)
Just one year? The studios lost TRILLIONS of dollars due this guy. If he hadn't released the unfinished film they would have been able to finish the film properly and would have been the greatest and most successful film of ALL TIME! Instead they had to cut their losses and release a half-assed attempt of a movie. It's all HIS fault!!!
Like Sharepoint? It baffles me as to why anybody would buy that monstrosity... it doesn't do anything!
Sharepoint does do something, It firmly locks you in to the entire suite of Microsoft products (Windows, SQL Server, Exchange, Office) while at the same time irrecoverably looses your documents.
Actually almost all 'Enterprise' software is like this. No matter how much it costs it doesn't do a damn thing out of the box. To get it to do anything you have to hire an army of programmers and consultants to customize and configure it. The real money isn't in the product itself but in professional services to make it work.
2027: Frivolous 1, a mega spaceship that all of humanity has gathered together to build, launches into space with the majority of the world's lawyers on board.
2035: A Zeta Reticulan delegation approaches Earth and demands compensation for pollution of their star system.
Why would we send lawyers into deep space and risk an interstellar incident when it would be so much easier to shoot them into the sun?
Alltel was a fairly small regional carrier. T-Mobile is the fourth largest carrier, and has full national coverage.
Frankly, if the merger were between Sprint and T-Mobile, it would be more likely to go through.
Sprint can't afford T-mobile, and even if they could a merger with T-mobe would be a disaster. The last thing they need is to support incompatable cell technologies.
It's really pretty disappointing too. From everything I've read, Ford's latest vehicles are, mechanically, really pretty good these days, and a giant improvement over the stuff they were making 10 years ago (compared with the competition). But these stupid Sync and MyTouch systems are completely ruining the whole package. I believe one article I read pointed out that Ford instantly went from leading the initial-quality surveys (thanks to improved mechanicals and quality) to being near the bottom, all because of these stupid touchscreen systems.
How many people actually bought them without contracts though? That is where the cell phone companies screwed up, by subsidizing the phones. They should have never done that- they should have made people pay installments on their bills, and then when the phone is paid off, the bill goes down. Then people would actually value technology.
But then they could continue to charge you for your phone even after it's paid for. Or if you provide your own phone.
Well, it is your carrier that is overselling their bandwidth. It is really not Apple's fault.
It would be Apple's fault if your phone couldn't use a signal that was there, or if ou had to hold it in a funny way to not touch the antena. That problem you describe, it's really an AT&T problem.
Wouldn't buying a record label go against thier "Don't Be Evil" motto? Sure, some of the things Google has done in the past have been kind of questionable but running a record label is about as evil as you can get.
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No, that's if he bought the movie... which he couldn't do, as it hadn't been released yet.
No, he uploaded the move to the internet so billions of people who would have otherwise watched the movie in theaters multiple times and then bought multiple DVDs and Blu Ray disks instead downloaded it off the Internet. Don't you remember the internet crashing because everybody was downloading X-Men:Wolverine? (I don't either but the MPAA never let facts get in the way of arguments for buying legislation so I'm not going to let facts get in the way of my making a mockery of them.)
In which case, they should sue him over this in civil court, just like everyone else does.
To validate the prison sentence, you have to explain how this was detrimental to society such that he needed to be locked up to protect everyone.
You don't understand. If he hadn't uploaded the movie the tax revenue would have paid off the national dbet and bought everyone a pony!
Just one year? The studios lost TRILLIONS of dollars due this guy. If he hadn't released the unfinished film they would have been able to finish the film properly and would have been the greatest and most successful film of ALL TIME! Instead they had to cut their losses and release a half-assed attempt of a movie. It's all HIS fault!!!
Should be:
Fast, Cheap, or Good - pick two.
And expect at most one.
I was thinking more along the lines of SAP
Like Sharepoint? It baffles me as to why anybody would buy that monstrosity... it doesn't do anything!
Sharepoint does do something, It firmly locks you in to the entire suite of Microsoft products (Windows, SQL Server, Exchange, Office) while at the same time irrecoverably looses your documents.
Actually almost all 'Enterprise' software is like this. No matter how much it costs it doesn't do a damn thing out of the box. To get it to do anything you have to hire an army of programmers and consultants to customize and configure it. The real money isn't in the product itself but in professional services to make it work.
I know kung-fu!
2027: Frivolous 1, a mega spaceship that all of humanity has gathered together to build, launches into space with the majority of the world's lawyers on board.
2035: A Zeta Reticulan delegation approaches Earth and demands compensation for pollution of their star system.
Why would we send lawyers into deep space and risk an interstellar incident when it would be so much easier to shoot them into the sun?
What fantasy land do you live in that that was before lawyers?
Ah, the second oldest profession.
You haven't seen any because something like the web is far too new for Cobol coders or their apps.
There are plenty of COBOL based web apps out there, mostly on corporate intranets. The web presentation part is usually done with Java or .net though.
"We're the Phone Company. We don't care, we don't have to" - Lily Tomlin
Step 1 Pay Devs Step 2 Release Product Step 3 Get sued into Oblivion by a hundred patent trolls Step 4 go out of business
There, fixed the business model for you.
Yours, A recently laid off Developer.
The moral of this story is go into law school instead of CS.
Free speech with the purchase of any congressman.
Care to explain that in a bit more detail?
My guess is that it's like Microsoft ActiveSync, only it costs more and does less.
I thought it was an homage to the Steely Dan song.
You're just jealous because we've got hot Norwegian chicks like Sarah Palin.
How DARE you insult hot Norwegian chicks!
Alltel was a fairly small regional carrier. T-Mobile is the fourth largest carrier, and has full national coverage.
Frankly, if the merger were between Sprint and T-Mobile, it would be more likely to go through.
Sprint can't afford T-mobile, and even if they could a merger with T-mobe would be a disaster. The last thing they need is to support incompatable cell technologies.
The capitalist in me screams, "Anti-competitive!"
The IT guy in me exclaims, "It is about time."
The consumer in worries, "How will this impact performance?"
Microsoft AV is among the lest resource intensive AV programs I have seen.
It's really pretty disappointing too. From everything I've read, Ford's latest vehicles are, mechanically, really pretty good these days, and a giant improvement over the stuff they were making 10 years ago (compared with the competition). But these stupid Sync and MyTouch systems are completely ruining the whole package. I believe one article I read pointed out that Ford instantly went from leading the initial-quality surveys (thanks to improved mechanicals and quality) to being near the bottom, all because of these stupid touchscreen systems.
Kind of like BMW and their iDrive abomination.
So we are safe if we sing it like Shatner?
Not until he's been dead for 70 years...
Not until i've been dead for 70 years.
How many people actually bought them without contracts though? That is where the cell phone companies screwed up, by subsidizing the phones. They should have never done that- they should have made people pay installments on their bills, and then when the phone is paid off, the bill goes down. Then people would actually value technology.
But then they could continue to charge you for your phone even after it's paid for. Or if you provide your own phone.
Well, it is your carrier that is overselling their bandwidth. It is really not Apple's fault.
It would be Apple's fault if your phone couldn't use a signal that was there, or if ou had to hold it in a funny way to not touch the antena. That problem you describe, it's really an AT&T problem.
No. You're holding it wrong.
So you won't notice the giant boats they are building near Tibet to save all the rich people from the upcoming apocalypse.
Do you mean "buy the whole music industry"?
Wouldn't buying a record label go against thier "Don't Be Evil" motto? Sure, some of the things Google has done in the past have been kind of questionable but running a record label is about as evil as you can get.
Please buy the media industries already. They have way too much power over your business in comparison to their economic weight.
Be careful what you wish for. Look what happened to Sony.