But the point is that if the are mentioning proper art in the background and in the patent references where is the fraud? Just because they don't point it every example b&n throws at them (of which not all may be held as prior art by.the court) doesn't mean they were defrauding anyone.
You do realize that Microsoft has nearly double the assets (108 billion vs 57 billion), 10 billion more in equity and 15 billion more in cash/cash equivalents/securities than Google, right? It would be even less of a dent to them.
All of these heinous copyright bills have either been introduced or heavily co-sponsored by republicans. The DMCA, for example, was introduced by Republican Howard Coble and 6 of the 9 co-sponsors being republicans, too. The notion that only the Democrats are the lackeys of the copyright lobby just doesn't match reality. Both sides are equally to blame since both overwhelmingly support this shit.
Thanks for proving my point. This is nothing but Apple bashing since countless multibillion dollar multinationals use the same suppliers yet all the bad things these suppliers do are somehow Apple's fault alone.
this is the first time Apple has admitted any wrongdoing in relation to environmental pollution from any of its Chinese supply chains.
Thus is also the first time they've admitted that they will stop beating their wife. Even if Apple has some "wrongdoing" to admit at.least they are doing something unlike Dell, Logitech, HP, Microsoft, IBM, Intel, AMD, Acer, Toshiba, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Cisco, Nintendo, Sony, Nokia, MSI, Vizio, Samsung, HTC, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, etc.(the list can go on) who have yet to admit their wrongdoings since they use the same suppliers.
Loki Games paid to port those games and Loki was not a digital distribution service. So again, what's your point since they are nothing like what Steam and Desura are?
And those essential services are what exactly? My water, electricity, etc services do not have EULAs. Last time I checked "software" was not an essential service.
So a company that didn't run a digital game distribution platform and went out of business? Wow what a stunning comeback! They were a third party licensor that paid to port games. How is that equivalent to what steam or desura do?
Uhhh, no. Big name game companies aren't going to go through some no-name to distribute their games. They'd develop their own platform, port their platform (EA) or preassure Valve to port Steam. The big game companies WILL NOT use Desura. That is ludicrous fantasy.
and it looks like it can drive some major games to linux with some more time
Hahaha what? Desura will have almost no impact of bringing major games. If there was a market for that Stream for Linux would have already berm released rather than Michael of Phoronix perpetually claiming it's just around the current.
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But the point is that if the are mentioning proper art in the background and in the patent references where is the fraud? Just because they don't point it every example b&n throws at them (of which not all may be held as prior art by.the court) doesn't mean they were defrauding anyone.
You do realize that Microsoft has nearly double the assets (108 billion vs 57 billion), 10 billion more in equity and 15 billion more in cash/cash equivalents/securities than Google, right? It would be even less of a dent to them.
Yeah because companies like Samsung and HTC never stand up to patent bullying. Oh wait, they do (see Apple countersuits).
All of these heinous copyright bills have either been introduced or heavily co-sponsored by republicans. The DMCA, for example, was introduced by Republican Howard Coble and 6 of the 9 co-sponsors being republicans, too. The notion that only the Democrats are the lackeys of the copyright lobby just doesn't match reality. Both sides are equally to blame since both overwhelmingly support this shit.
Thanks for proving my point. This is nothing but Apple bashing since countless multibillion dollar multinationals use the same suppliers yet all the bad things these suppliers do are somehow Apple's fault alone.
this is the first time Apple has admitted any wrongdoing in relation to environmental pollution from any of its Chinese supply chains.
Thus is also the first time they've admitted that they will stop beating their wife. Even if Apple has some "wrongdoing" to admit at.least they are doing something unlike Dell, Logitech, HP, Microsoft, IBM, Intel, AMD, Acer, Toshiba, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Cisco, Nintendo, Sony, Nokia, MSI, Vizio, Samsung, HTC, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, etc.(the list can go on) who have yet to admit their wrongdoings since they use the same suppliers.
Loki Games paid to port those games and Loki was not a digital distribution service. So again, what's your point since they are nothing like what Steam and Desura are?
Great but the case law is against you, if you're in the US at least, so your opinion means dick.
Broadband services don't have EULAs as you are not licensing software.
That's because they're usually tightly regulated franchised monopolies.
Maybe in your area but not mine. Regardless none of them make you agree to a software EULA so what's your point?
Isn't Internet access essential to get and keep a skilled job in 2011?
What does that have to do with software EULAs?
And those essential services are what exactly? My water, electricity, etc services do not have EULAs. Last time I checked "software" was not an essential service.
I always though contracts implied some form of negotiation
Since when? Contracts imply no such thing. A contact is still valid without any negotiation.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/09/the-end-of-used-major-ruling-upholds-tough-software-licenses.ars>O Rly? This is an oft-related but false meme perpetuated on slashdot. Specific EULAs have been held up in court a number of times. Now certain clauses in certain EULAs have been struck down but that is not the same thing you claim.
RealPlayer apparently cannot be used
And nothing of value was lost.
Then you'll have to live with most big game companies passing up your platform.
So a company that didn't run a digital game distribution platform and went out of business? Wow what a stunning comeback! They were a third party licensor that paid to port games. How is that equivalent to what steam or desura do?
Uhhh, no. Big name game companies aren't going to go through some no-name to distribute their games. They'd develop their own platform, port their platform (EA) or preassure Valve to port Steam. The big game companies WILL NOT use Desura. That is ludicrous fantasy.
and it looks like it can drive some major games to linux with some more time
Hahaha what? Desura will have almost no impact of bringing major games. If there was a market for that Stream for Linux would have already berm released rather than Michael of Phoronix perpetually claiming it's just around the current.
Woot! All 3 users are jizzing in unison over this announcement!
Yes. Doing so would only drive people away from it which is the opposite of what they want.
H.264 only costs money if you ship more than 50000 units a year. Also it is royalty-free for non-commercial use.
There's no way to get a sufficient number of opted-in wireless access points.
Boohoo? Since when is that information owed to Google?
Organ donation is opt-in so what was your point?
Not necessarily. Secondly, gsm routinely drops to unencrypted calls as well.
Shaders.