The server part is probably to cover their ass against you running a big warez site or some such thing. CMU, where I go, fortunately has more liberal policies: you can do anything legal from your dorm server but use the University resources for business purposes, IIRC.
(But if you are running a warez server, or are hoovering up bandwidth, watch out. John Lerchey's patience is short and being disconnected from the network is fairly common.)
No, it's because on eBay, Microsoft is losing a $100 sale. The KMart site is a hundred thousand dollar sale. They pick the battles that they care about.
That said, I think part of the license that you hold (you don't own the license, you license the software: the money you pay is to have the opportunity to abide by the license) says that the license is exclusively between you and $big_software_company, and that you can't transfer it to someone else. So you've paid to adhere to that term. Fun, eh?
Now that's an interesting idea! I like it. It seems that everything is very much based on relationships with the software vendors. If everyone was on an even playing field, it would be very helpful.
Do you know if there are customarily NDAs or the like on purchase terms?
It is a common clause in most licenses. Though, it seems that MS is just being a real dick of a corporation for putting up a fight. What would they prefer? BlueLight go to Solaris? Sheesh. (Having said that, they'll probably pay up for all new copies on Windows.)
Yes, but with a slightly more complicated example, it falls short: If I post and say that Widget A is packaged with two of Gizmo B, and it gets moderated as "Wrong" or is replied to with just a "Wrong," then you, the unfamiliar reader, doesn't learn anything from it. You don't know if it's packaged with one of Gizmo B, two of Gizmo A, or whatever. If it's something beyond the utterly trivial (1+1=8), then any statement of incorrectness begs greater elaboration for the good of the readership. If, of course, your only goal is to score "boo-yea" points, though, then a "Wrong" will suffice. But I'm sufficiently optimistic to believe that when people post refutations its for the good of the readers or the elucidation of the incorrect poster. (Not to mention that you may be wrong, too, and in 1999, Widget A did come with two of Gizmo B, and I was correct, but didn't have an option to explain my position. It's pretty darned difficult to respond to a "wrong" when you're talking about anything sufficiently complex.)
You don't have to be an expert in backends, but if you come to CMU and become a CS major, you can take a class in searching the web from the dean of the School of Computer Science. Honest!
Because it's more interesting to see an argument refuted than simply discarded. The people who simply reply with 'wrong' really annoy me: From interaction and conversation come knowledge and learning. A binary rejection system discourages interaction.
You overlook the point that most of these sites are paid for by their banner ads. When a zillon+ people come flooding in, it means that a site gets money. If/. mirrors it, then they don't get paid. That just isn't fair. There are options and alternatives, but a plain automatic mirroring of the site isn't very just.
Actually Sen. Wyden seems to have a good handle on practicality WRT the Internet. He co-sponsored the CANSPAM (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing) bill, the Online Privacy Protection Act which would limit the way web sites and online services collect and disseminate personal information about individuals without their consent, and an encryption bill that allowed the export of 64- and 128-bit software.
I think that's even worse. Is it difficult being slightly out of sync with the country? I can see it being convenient and pleasant inside the confines of Indiana, but whenever you have to call someone or whatever, it might be irritating.
I agree completely. I like the Media Lab folks' optimism, but the stuff they come up with seems so far-out that it's just not worth getting to excited about. Did you ever read "Being Digital?" It's a pleasant read, but it's so in-space that I have to wonder what sort of world Nicholas Negroponte lives in. It seems to be nothing like mine (and I live in a fairly high tech environment [CMU student, etc.]).
If you buy a Dellpaq with your box, Dell makes $30 bucks (or whatever the profit margin is). That's why they're doing it. They know people buying computers might want to buy PDAs. If they can buy them both at the same time, they might be more likely to buy them from Dell.
The WinCE market, rather like the Windows market, isn't a very exciting place. I'm no expert, but besides architecture differences, I don't see much variation in the world of WinCE devices. They're all basically the same with different form factors. (Heck, look at desktop PCs. The only ones that are vaguely different are Sony Vaios and they aren't all that revolutionary.)
So I don't expect this to be anything other than a PDA with a little higher dude-factor, and maybe a deal if bought with a new laptop.
Because it is actually worth something. That means that even if there is no banking system, government, whatever, you can probably pay for anything you want in gold because of its inherent value. Like diamonds and platinum. Unlike Weimar Marks and Enron stock.
It is innovative. I was surprised and amused. It's awful, though. There's no rule that innovative things have to be positive.
Anyhow, unless the traffic is completely disabling, I don't see this as more than an annoyance that technology will filter out when it becomes sufficiently obnoxious.
That's what the article is about. The easiness of bluetooth hands free headsets (no wires, ma!) makes them compelling options. Bluetooth is a cool technology. One of my friends is getting way into it. It still seems pretty immature (more technology than ability right now, as I see it) but it has a lot of promise.
First of all, Microsoft is a software company (note the glee of the Apple critics on this front), so they don't so much have to think about installing Linux. Maybe you should be bitching about Acer or someone.
And anyway, as a software company that's making this new software that seems to have people excited, why should they give a whit about publishing anything to do with another operating system?
Even more than that, I'm as big a MS basher as the next guy, but shit. I wouldn't expect them to publish anything of the sort and I'd reserve the harsh light of my scrutiny for when they screw up outside of normally accepted business practices (and you won't have to wait long.) To do otherwise makes you look like a zealot.
Sometimes you have to have things now. And when it comes to velvet paintings of the King, no delay is acceptable. I'm sorry, but you're clearly out of tune with middle America. If we can't have our velvet Elvis paintings at once, the terrorists win.
Heh. Sorry. You're right: if you're worried about security, go with a money order. Heck, they can even be as anonymous as you want. It's a great service offered by the post office, really.
Did you bother looking at the article to see if you might be remotely correct? Because that conclusion can't be a result of the post. In fact, it can only be a result of your kneejerk blind automatic response.
For you and the others who didn't bother reading the article: some scuzbag broke into the Abi account and used it to pay for an eBay auction. As a result, I suspect it will be not-extremely-difficult to catch this wacko (as he had to have it shipped.) I sincerely hope that all parties involved pursue this to the extent of the law.
I also am a little uneasy about PayPal. I use it frequently and haven't had any major problems, but I am aware that there are people who have been royally screwed. I hope that the new management (eBay) bring a new level of customer responsiveness to the company.
If/when AOL switches to a Mozilla-based browser, I expect life will get a lot better for moz users. Just think, a million grandmothers asking Chase Manhattan why their bank doesn't work with their version of the Internet. Poor phone bank-folks.
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The server part is probably to cover their ass against you running a big warez site or some such thing. CMU, where I go, fortunately has more liberal policies: you can do anything legal from your dorm server but use the University resources for business purposes, IIRC.
(But if you are running a warez server, or are hoovering up bandwidth, watch out. John Lerchey's patience is short and being disconnected from the network is fairly common.)
Well, yea. The alternatives for K-Mart/new buyer make the reality seem appealing and nothing changes. That's how we're in the situation we're in now.
No, it's because on eBay, Microsoft is losing a $100 sale. The KMart site is a hundred thousand dollar sale. They pick the battles that they care about.
That said, I think part of the license that you hold (you don't own the license, you license the software: the money you pay is to have the opportunity to abide by the license) says that the license is exclusively between you and $big_software_company, and that you can't transfer it to someone else. So you've paid to adhere to that term. Fun, eh?
Now that's an interesting idea! I like it. It seems that everything is very much based on relationships with the software vendors. If everyone was on an even playing field, it would be very helpful.
Do you know if there are customarily NDAs or the like on purchase terms?
It is a common clause in most licenses. Though, it seems that MS is just being a real dick of a corporation for putting up a fight. What would they prefer? BlueLight go to Solaris? Sheesh. (Having said that, they'll probably pay up for all new copies on Windows.)
Yes, but with a slightly more complicated example, it falls short: If I post and say that Widget A is packaged with two of Gizmo B, and it gets moderated as "Wrong" or is replied to with just a "Wrong," then you, the unfamiliar reader, doesn't learn anything from it. You don't know if it's packaged with one of Gizmo B, two of Gizmo A, or whatever. If it's something beyond the utterly trivial (1+1=8), then any statement of incorrectness begs greater elaboration for the good of the readership. If, of course, your only goal is to score "boo-yea" points, though, then a "Wrong" will suffice. But I'm sufficiently optimistic to believe that when people post refutations its for the good of the readers or the elucidation of the incorrect poster. (Not to mention that you may be wrong, too, and in 1999, Widget A did come with two of Gizmo B, and I was correct, but didn't have an option to explain my position. It's pretty darned difficult to respond to a "wrong" when you're talking about anything sufficiently complex.)
That sounds hot.
You don't have to be an expert in backends, but if you come to CMU and become a CS major, you can take a class in searching the web from the dean of the School of Computer Science. Honest!
Because it's more interesting to see an argument refuted than simply discarded. The people who simply reply with 'wrong' really annoy me: From interaction and conversation come knowledge and learning. A binary rejection system discourages interaction.
You overlook the point that most of these sites are paid for by their banner ads. When a zillon+ people come flooding in, it means that a site gets money. If /. mirrors it, then they don't get paid. That just isn't fair. There are options and alternatives, but a plain automatic mirroring of the site isn't very just.
Actually Sen. Wyden seems to have a good handle on practicality WRT the Internet. He co-sponsored the CANSPAM (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing) bill, the Online Privacy Protection Act which would limit the way web sites and online services collect and disseminate personal information about individuals without their consent, and an encryption bill that allowed the export of 64- and 128-bit software.
I'm not going to comment on Sen. Kyl.
I found it very helpful. Thank you AC.
50,000 iMacs at $1100 = 55,000,000.
Mac OS X for commodity PCs = no Office for Mac = dead Apple. It's that simple.
Want an OS that is drop dead easy to install and use, stable as a rock, tons of apps and works great? Get a Mac.
I think that's even worse. Is it difficult being slightly out of sync with the country? I can see it being convenient and pleasant inside the confines of Indiana, but whenever you have to call someone or whatever, it might be irritating.
I agree completely. I like the Media Lab folks' optimism, but the stuff they come up with seems so far-out that it's just not worth getting to excited about. Did you ever read "Being Digital?" It's a pleasant read, but it's so in-space that I have to wonder what sort of world Nicholas Negroponte lives in. It seems to be nothing like mine (and I live in a fairly high tech environment [CMU student, etc.]).
If you buy a Dellpaq with your box, Dell makes $30 bucks (or whatever the profit margin is). That's why they're doing it. They know people buying computers might want to buy PDAs. If they can buy them both at the same time, they might be more likely to buy them from Dell.
Martha Stewart makes PDAs? Can I get a lemon zester attachment?
You've hit the nail on the head.
The WinCE market, rather like the Windows market, isn't a very exciting place. I'm no expert, but besides architecture differences, I don't see much variation in the world of WinCE devices. They're all basically the same with different form factors. (Heck, look at desktop PCs. The only ones that are vaguely different are Sony Vaios and they aren't all that revolutionary.)
So I don't expect this to be anything other than a PDA with a little higher dude-factor, and maybe a deal if bought with a new laptop.
Because it is actually worth something. That means that even if there is no banking system, government, whatever, you can probably pay for anything you want in gold because of its inherent value. Like diamonds and platinum. Unlike Weimar Marks and Enron stock.
It is innovative. I was surprised and amused. It's awful, though. There's no rule that innovative things have to be positive.
Anyhow, unless the traffic is completely disabling, I don't see this as more than an annoyance that technology will filter out when it becomes sufficiently obnoxious.
That's what the article is about. The easiness of bluetooth hands free headsets (no wires, ma!) makes them compelling options. Bluetooth is a cool technology. One of my friends is getting way into it. It still seems pretty immature (more technology than ability right now, as I see it) but it has a lot of promise.
Holy moly. Are you feeling dizzy?
First of all, Microsoft is a software company (note the glee of the Apple critics on this front), so they don't so much have to think about installing Linux. Maybe you should be bitching about Acer or someone.
And anyway, as a software company that's making this new software that seems to have people excited, why should they give a whit about publishing anything to do with another operating system?
Even more than that, I'm as big a MS basher as the next guy, but shit. I wouldn't expect them to publish anything of the sort and I'd reserve the harsh light of my scrutiny for when they screw up outside of normally accepted business practices (and you won't have to wait long.) To do otherwise makes you look like a zealot.
Heh. Sorry. You're right: if you're worried about security, go with a money order. Heck, they can even be as anonymous as you want. It's a great service offered by the post office, really.
For you and the others who didn't bother reading the article: some scuzbag broke into the Abi account and used it to pay for an eBay auction. As a result, I suspect it will be not-extremely-difficult to catch this wacko (as he had to have it shipped.) I sincerely hope that all parties involved pursue this to the extent of the law.
I also am a little uneasy about PayPal. I use it frequently and haven't had any major problems, but I am aware that there are people who have been royally screwed. I hope that the new management (eBay) bring a new level of customer responsiveness to the company.
If/when AOL switches to a Mozilla-based browser, I expect life will get a lot better for moz users. Just think, a million grandmothers asking Chase Manhattan why their bank doesn't work with their version of the Internet. Poor phone bank-folks.