I think that is no longer the "MS way"... as in, they see themselves more as a service company now.
I think they realize that there are just too many ardent opponents who will never buy an MS product directly outside of the enterprise.
So, instead, they will use other people's platforms and design services for those. Just look at how much MS software is on Android and iOS these days. Some of which you might not even realize is MS software (like Swift keyboard).
Being an OS vendor is a tough business... you are on the hook for so much. It is much easier (and more profitable) to just use other people's OS as a delivery vehicle for your software.
Anyway, to your point. I think that Ubuntu is fast becoming the MS distro.
so little risk of "overdoing salesperson stopped my card saying it is damaged".
FWIW, I have been using a mag stripe AMEX card for years (and the exp is still over 4 years in the future) that is damaged pretty badly and is being held together by cellophane tape and super glue. On top of that, the bag stripe itself has a few big gouges in it and the signature area is all but worn off so you can't make out a signature any longer. Yet I still use it almost daily and nobody has even batted an eye at it.
- People that upgrade today within the promotion period but then don't full update. Windows 10 will not activate unless it is 100% up-to-date on the latest build so, tomorrow will the activation cost money even though they installed today?
I am really interested to see how all the activations shake out over the next couple of weeks or months.
Some things I am looking forward to seeing
- Those that grabbed their "entitlement" to Windows 10 then reverted to Windows 7. Will it work out ok when they do upgrade? - Retail box copies that are not tied to hardware but were used to gain Windows 10 for free. Will Windows 10 move without issue to new hardware over the coming years? - Those running insider preview builds for the last year. Will they be able to clean install the stable branch version without issue after today even if they never activated it with a Win 7 or 8 key?
"Secure" is a relative term. Obviously, when communicating there is no such thing as 100% security.
Anyway, given the lengths to which WhatsApp has gone to implement the Signal protocol, it is not hard to imagine that this small loophole will be closed soon enough.
Still, whether the hole is closed or not, loss of physical access to a communication device should always be considered a breach of your security. You have to assume if someone has physical access to your device that the information contained within it is compromised.
Waiting is not an issue. Life moves on and soon enough people are done talking about it and moving on to the next thing. Then, viola, there's the show on Netflix or Amazon Prime.
No show or movie is worth shelling out extra money for imo.
I should further clarify that, as far as I know, retail versions of Office 2013 and 2016 still honor GP registry values. It is the Office365 versions that are crippled in this way unless you go with an enterprise tier.
CenturyLink does the same for me. I have said no to their face several times yet every week, there it is in my mailbox. I am sure they have wasted an entire tree and who knows how much ink on me...
Oh... as long as we are talking about junk mail... what is with charities sending me huge packets of paper? I already gave you money! I sought you out! You don't need to market to me anymore!
Won't someone think of the trees?!
And... to stay on topic... How many subscribers did they take on during the same period and how does that compare to last year? That seems to be the more meaningful number... I would think anyway...
I think the point is that the people speeding are the ones creating the dangerous situation if they are somehow caught by surprise that people are going the posted speed limit.
Not everybody speeds. When I drive, I go the posted speed limit. It is better for gas mileage and doesn't present an opportunity for getting a ticket.
Companies have only one job: To satisfy their customers... and if they can't do that, nobody will buy the stuffs, period!!!
What kind of fairy land do you live in?
Companies exist to make money.
If Apple decided to go back to non-encrypted devices I can pretty much guarantee that the masses wouldn't care one bit and iPhone sales would continue on as though nothing had happened. All most people care about is "can it run my pokemon game?"
Not saying they should do that. I just think your viewpoint is a bit idealistic.
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I think that is no longer the "MS way"... as in, they see themselves more as a service company now.
I think they realize that there are just too many ardent opponents who will never buy an MS product directly outside of the enterprise.
So, instead, they will use other people's platforms and design services for those. Just look at how much MS software is on Android and iOS these days. Some of which you might not even realize is MS software (like Swift keyboard).
Being an OS vendor is a tough business... you are on the hook for so much. It is much easier (and more profitable) to just use other people's OS as a delivery vehicle for your software.
Anyway, to your point. I think that Ubuntu is fast becoming the MS distro.
so little risk of "overdoing salesperson stopped my card saying it is damaged".
FWIW, I have been using a mag stripe AMEX card for years (and the exp is still over 4 years in the future) that is damaged pretty badly and is being held together by cellophane tape and super glue. On top of that, the bag stripe itself has a few big gouges in it and the signature area is all but worn off so you can't make out a signature any longer. Yet I still use it almost daily and nobody has even batted an eye at it.
Another scenario which I am curious about:
- People that upgrade today within the promotion period but then don't full update. Windows 10 will not activate unless it is 100% up-to-date on the latest build so, tomorrow will the activation cost money even though they installed today?
I am really interested to see how all the activations shake out over the next couple of weeks or months.
Some things I am looking forward to seeing
- Those that grabbed their "entitlement" to Windows 10 then reverted to Windows 7. Will it work out ok when they do upgrade?
- Retail box copies that are not tied to hardware but were used to gain Windows 10 for free. Will Windows 10 move without issue to new hardware over the coming years?
- Those running insider preview builds for the last year. Will they be able to clean install the stable branch version without issue after today even if they never activated it with a Win 7 or 8 key?
Well, yeah.
"Secure" is a relative term. Obviously, when communicating there is no such thing as 100% security.
Anyway, given the lengths to which WhatsApp has gone to implement the Signal protocol, it is not hard to imagine that this small loophole will be closed soon enough.
Still, whether the hole is closed or not, loss of physical access to a communication device should always be considered a breach of your security. You have to assume if someone has physical access to your device that the information contained within it is compromised.
Ah yes, the old "if it's too hard, don't try" philosophy.
Waiting is not an issue. Life moves on and soon enough people are done talking about it and moving on to the next thing. Then, viola, there's the show on Netflix or Amazon Prime.
No show or movie is worth shelling out extra money for imo.
I should further clarify that, as far as I know, retail versions of Office 2013 and 2016 still honor GP registry values. It is the Office365 versions that are crippled in this way unless you go with an enterprise tier.
They do the same with Office 2013 & 2016.
Anything less than the "Enterprise" branch of Office will not honor GP registry values... we learned this one the hard way. It is not well documented.
It would appear that MS is moving toward making GP only apply to products with "Enterprise" in the title.
Granted, GP is an enterprise feature for the most part, but the lack of any notice about these changes is kind of shitty...
Wow, case closed.
Apple is not even in the top 10 for phones sold...
how about?
wire (any guage)
2x4" boards
tires
power strips
light bulbs
toothpaste
paper or plastic grocery bags
RJ11 connectors
and on and on and on... iPhone is not the most popular or even the best selling product of all time. Not even close.
The nice thing about MS products and Windows itself is that there are keyboard shortcuts for nearly every function.
I don't often use my mouse when in Office apps. Even in Windows, I use the keyboard as much as possible.
I guess it just depends on how much you are willing to learn. The mouse is for beginners.
CenturyLink does the same for me. I have said no to their face several times yet every week, there it is in my mailbox. I am sure they have wasted an entire tree and who knows how much ink on me...
Oh... as long as we are talking about junk mail... what is with charities sending me huge packets of paper? I already gave you money! I sought you out! You don't need to market to me anymore!
Won't someone think of the trees?!
And... to stay on topic... How many subscribers did they take on during the same period and how does that compare to last year? That seems to be the more meaningful number... I would think anyway...
Tell that to people with out of state plates....
I think the point is that the people speeding are the ones creating the dangerous situation if they are somehow caught by surprise that people are going the posted speed limit.
Not everybody speeds. When I drive, I go the posted speed limit. It is better for gas mileage and doesn't present an opportunity for getting a ticket.
People shouldn't be able to listen to HIM.
I agree, those guys suck!
Companies have only one job: To satisfy their customers... and if they can't do that, nobody will buy the stuffs, period!!!
What kind of fairy land do you live in?
Companies exist to make money.
If Apple decided to go back to non-encrypted devices I can pretty much guarantee that the masses wouldn't care one bit and iPhone sales would continue on as though nothing had happened. All most people care about is "can it run my pokemon game?"
Not saying they should do that. I just think your viewpoint is a bit idealistic.
Why can't we regulate the sales of US companies to foreign governments....?
Because that would be government regulation of the holy capitalist system.
You see, the capitalist system is self regulating and self correcting.
Me too. Perhaps they will bring some quality to the brand.
Seems like Made in America is actually a statement of lesser quality these days.
I believe there are still free or very low cost dial-up services around.
My grandparents use Netscape dial-up still...
If they keep this trend going, we will soon see Raspi's as small as a strawberry or even a blueberry...
Well... since I know that the Lizard people only inhabit the Hollow Earth... I am going with Illuminati...
I had to search the Internet to know what a parameterized query is.
I am not a programmer but I have written some web applications in Perl.
Turns out, I have been using parameterized queries all along for my inserts and updates.
So, there you go, Internet documentation, at least for Perl's DBI appears to "educate smart"
I read that the same way.
As to the point of the article... Don't secret base employees play Pokémon Go as well?
And it will be ours (read Texas) too before too much longer now that lethal injection drugs are no longer available.