One difference: Adobe releases a version of the Flash plugin for Linux. Do you think that Microsoft is going to lift a finger to make a Silverblight plugin for Linux? Not likely.
Bwuahahahahahah! Whatever you're smoking... I want some! Microsoft innovate? Puhleeze. They wouldn't know what innovation is if it fucked them in the ass. By their very nature they are incapable of innovating. They are in fact "anti innovation". Even if they bought Apple they wouldn't know how to innovate anything.
Say goodbye to the Sidekick (aka Danger HipTop). Microsoft is simply the kiss of death for any company or product. Like chatting with your friends on AIM? Forget it! You can force them to sign up for an MSN account now. Like using sites like Google to look up info on your Sidekick? Forget it! You'll use Windows Live and like it! Like using your Sidekick and think it's pretty stable? Not any more.... here comes Windows Mobile.... to fuck up the day! Microsoft thinks that they are going to get a big youth market who doesn't even realize that things have changed. Nope. Instead they'll get millions of kids dropping their Sidekick accounts and moving on to something cooler.
The pink sweat pants idea is kind of silly. But, the idea of US hiring some lobbyists of our own is not a bad idea. I'd chip in $10-$20 a month to hire a lobbyist who went to Washington to represent MY ideas. It would take millions of us and we'd have to chip into a "slush fund" to take the senators and congressmen out boozing and partying. But, it would help our ideas get represented in Washington. If someone put together the site and made it so that we (the community) could vote on issues that were important to us and collected money. It might work. Send the "Slashdot Lobby" to Washington!
I laughed at an article I read in the NY Times. They said at that price, Microsoft was paying (roughly) $86 a head for Yahoo's customers. The funny part is that if the deal actually goes through that TONS of customers will leave. I know for a fact that they'll lose me and I've been a Yahoo customer since 1996. There are millions out there just like me who would drop Yahoo like a bad habit if Microsoft took over. Not to mention all of the Yahoo employees who would quit if Microsoft took over.
I had a personal experience with this. I've been offered Microsoft money in the past and I've turned it down. To me principles are more important than money. But, I know tons of people who were willing to take the dirty money... and that is how Microsoft continues their reign of terror. On one hand you got issues like: integrity, value, honesty, and innovation on the other hand you got a company saying "We'll give you umpteen billion dollars". Most people sell out in a heartbeat. Who cares if it's wrong. Just take the money and run. Thus, the cycle of the Evil Empire continues.
The thing that always bothers me is this: "Which is worse: the fact that every man has his price.... or that that price is always so low?":/
It all comes down to your definition of "real legitimate laws" now doesn't it? I personally don't see them as being very legitimate.
And, regarding this statement: "....no one has the right to just take something of mine for free that I only offered them for sale. That's just theft." If you offer good software at a reasonable price (that your market can afford) people will buy it. If you charge more than the market is willing to pay then people will steal it.
When we were in high-school we were doing the same thing. But, we were smart enough not to post pictures of ourselves breaking the law on the Internet. I feel no sympathy whatsoever for people who do this. These kids need to have their heads examined. Why would you post pictures like this on the Internet!?!?!
I gave up using Windows in 2002. I switched to Linux and tried every distro under the sun. I even worked on some Linux projects and was actively involved in helping to advance the movement. During this time Apple kept getting better and better. In November of 2007 I finally broke down and bought a Macbook Pro. One week after using it I wondered: "Why the hell didn't I do this 3 years earlier?" I absolutely love my Mac. It just works. I plug stuff in and it finds it. If it doesn't, I can go to the manufacturer's web site and download the drivers. I don't spend 27 hours dicking around with my laptop trying to get something to work. Now, I just use my computer. I still run Ubuntu on a desktop system at home. It is stable and does the job. But, for my laptop, I'll never run Linux again.
Wow! That's one of the lowest Slashdot ID's I've seen. I signed up in early 1998 and I thought I got to the party late. You must have known Rob back in school, huh?
But, my Slashdot id IS lower than yours..... and when I started reading Slashdot we didn't have computers....we had stone tablets and CmdrTaco and Hemos had to carve on them by hand. That's the way it was and we liked it.
seriously. only back in the 1960's you could smoke and drink on the job. It was totally acceptable and everyone did it. Imagine busting out a bottle of Crown Royal and belting back a few slugs at work. Must have been nice.
"I kind of miss hourly work. You clock in, do your work, and then clock out. And, that's that."
Not only do you clock in and out (set hours) but, you also get paid OVERTIME when you work more than 40 hours. I've been in the tech biz for 10+ years now and have yet to see a penny of overtime.
I recommend that she get Jonnie Cochran and bust out the "Chewbacca defense" on their ass:
"But, ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, I have one final thing I want you to consider. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Chewbacca. Chewbacca is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk. But Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now think about it; that does not make sense! Why would a Wookiee, an eight-foot tall Wookiee, want to live on Endor, with a bunch of two-foot tall Ewoks? That does not make sense! But more important, you have to ask yourself: What does this have to do with this case? Nothing. Ladies and gentlemen, it has nothing to do with this case! It does not make sense! Look at me. I'm a lawyer defending a major record company, and I'm talkin' about Chewbacca! Does that make sense? Ladies and gentlemen, I am not making any sense! None of this makes sense! And so you have to remember, when you're in that jury room deliberatin' and conjugatin' the Emancipation Proclamation, [approaches and softens] does it make sense? No! Ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, it does not make sense! If Chewbacca lives on Endor, you must acquit! The defense rests."
IMHO this is a good idea. I've often wanted to comment on news stories but, I refuse to register for 10,000 different web sites all over the Net. I may read a news story and have something to offer but, if it involves signing up for Yet Another Free Online Account then I just won't bother.
You could put the "Super-Duper-V-chip-3000" (TM) in there and it wouldn't make a bit of difference. The same idiots who can't figure out the current "Parental Control" features of their first-gen V-chip are never going to figure out the new and improved one either. All of these people also have their VCR/DVD player set to the same universal coordinated time: 12:00 which blinks all day and night.
So what happens if you are at the front of a very large mob and they start shooting you with this thing? The people in back don't feel it but the people in front are getting cooked. They start to push to get away and suddenly you end up with a large scale riot and people getting trampled to death. Sounds like a lot of fun!:/
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"....they are advancing the CS field in vast strides"
That's a bit vague. Kind of like: "Lots and lots of stuff".
The OP was asking for *specific* examples of technologies on the market which were innovated by MSR.
One difference: Adobe releases a version of the Flash plugin for Linux. Do you think that Microsoft is going to lift a finger to make a Silverblight plugin for Linux? Not likely.
Bwuahahahahahah! Whatever you're smoking... I want some! Microsoft innovate? Puhleeze. They wouldn't know what innovation is if it fucked them in the ass. By their very nature they are incapable of innovating. They are in fact "anti innovation". Even if they bought Apple they wouldn't know how to innovate anything.
Say goodbye to the Sidekick (aka Danger HipTop). Microsoft is simply the kiss of death for any company or product. Like chatting with your friends on AIM? Forget it! You can force them to sign up for an MSN account now. Like using sites like Google to look up info on your Sidekick? Forget it! You'll use Windows Live and like it! Like using your Sidekick and think it's pretty stable? Not any more.... here comes Windows Mobile.... to fuck up the day! Microsoft thinks that they are going to get a big youth market who doesn't even realize that things have changed. Nope. Instead they'll get millions of kids dropping their Sidekick accounts and moving on to something cooler.
The pink sweat pants idea is kind of silly. But, the idea of US hiring some lobbyists of our own is not a bad idea. I'd chip in $10-$20 a month to hire a lobbyist who went to Washington to represent MY ideas. It would take millions of us and we'd have to chip into a "slush fund" to take the senators and congressmen out boozing and partying. But, it would help our ideas get represented in Washington. If someone put together the site and made it so that we (the community) could vote on issues that were important to us and collected money. It might work. Send the "Slashdot Lobby" to Washington!
>... I'd jump at the chance to work for MS.
It's all you buddy...go for it.... I hear they're hiring.
Selling out is quite fashionable these days.
I laughed at an article I read in the NY Times. They said at that price, Microsoft was paying (roughly) $86 a head for Yahoo's customers. The funny part is that if the deal actually goes through that TONS of customers will leave. I know for a fact that they'll lose me and I've been a Yahoo customer since 1996. There are millions out there just like me who would drop Yahoo like a bad habit if Microsoft took over. Not to mention all of the Yahoo employees who would quit if Microsoft took over.
:/
I had a personal experience with this. I've been offered Microsoft money in the past and I've turned it down. To me principles are more important than money. But, I know tons of people who were willing to take the dirty money... and that is how Microsoft continues their reign of terror. On one hand you got issues like: integrity, value, honesty, and innovation on the other hand you got a company saying "We'll give you umpteen billion dollars". Most people sell out in a heartbeat. Who cares if it's wrong. Just take the money and run. Thus, the cycle of the Evil Empire continues.
The thing that always bothers me is this: "Which is worse: the fact that every man has his price.... or that that price is always so low?"
I think that everyone's afraid if they use their real name they'll make it onto the "no fly" list.
My favorites:
Mafioso Torch Yo
Foray Sitcom Ooh
Fiasco Oh My Root
Chaos Firm Too Yo
I've had a Yahoo account since 1997. If they do go forward with this acquisition and Microsoft buys them: I'd cancel my account in a heartbeat!
I refuse to support Microsoft or any of their illegal activities. They are a monopoly and have been violating the antitrust laws for quite some time.
This would be the death knell for Yahoo as we know it.
TPB: We support you! Yaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrggggg.
Now would be a good time to go buy some TPB shirts and merchandise.
It all comes down to your definition of "real legitimate laws" now doesn't it? I personally don't see them as being very legitimate.
And, regarding this statement: "....no one has the right to just take something of mine for free that I only offered them for sale. That's just theft." If you offer good software at a reasonable price (that your market can afford) people will buy it. If you charge more than the market is willing to pay then people will steal it.
TPB is like Obi-fucking-Kenobi -- if you strike them down they will become more powerful than you can imagine.
How dumb do you have to be?!?
When we were in high-school we were doing the same thing. But, we were smart enough not to post pictures of ourselves breaking the law on the Internet. I feel no sympathy whatsoever for people who do this. These kids need to have their heads examined. Why would you post pictures like this on the Internet!?!?!
I gave up using Windows in 2002. I switched to Linux and tried every distro under the sun. I even worked on some Linux projects and was actively involved in helping to advance the movement. During this time Apple kept getting better and better. In November of 2007 I finally broke down and bought a Macbook Pro. One week after using it I wondered: "Why the hell didn't I do this 3 years earlier?" I absolutely love my Mac. It just works. I plug stuff in and it finds it. If it doesn't, I can go to the manufacturer's web site and download the drivers. I don't spend 27 hours dicking around with my laptop trying to get something to work. Now, I just use my computer. I still run Ubuntu on a desktop system at home. It is stable and does the job. But, for my laptop, I'll never run Linux again.
and they can call it: ........ "Fuckr" !
after it deletes all of your photos it sues you for copyright infringement
then it uploads your photos to Microsoft Live
Wow! That's one of the lowest Slashdot ID's I've seen. I signed up in early 1998 and I thought I got to the party late. You must have known Rob back in school, huh?
Not low enough though.... ;-)
But, my Slashdot id IS lower than yours..... and when I started reading Slashdot we didn't have computers....we had stone tablets and CmdrTaco and Hemos had to carve on them by hand. That's the way it was and we liked it.
seriously. only back in the 1960's you could smoke and drink on the job. It was totally acceptable and everyone did it. Imagine busting out a bottle of Crown Royal and belting back a few slugs at work. Must have been nice.
"I kind of miss hourly work. You clock in, do your work, and then clock out. And, that's that."
Not only do you clock in and out (set hours) but, you also get paid OVERTIME when you work more than 40 hours. I've been in the tech biz for 10+ years now and have yet to see a penny of overtime.
"But, ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, I have one final thing I want you to consider. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Chewbacca. Chewbacca is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk. But Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now think about it; that does not make sense! Why would a Wookiee, an eight-foot tall Wookiee, want to live on Endor, with a bunch of two-foot tall Ewoks? That does not make sense! But more important, you have to ask yourself: What does this have to do with this case? Nothing. Ladies and gentlemen, it has nothing to do with this case! It does not make sense! Look at me. I'm a lawyer defending a major record company, and I'm talkin' about Chewbacca! Does that make sense? Ladies and gentlemen, I am not making any sense! None of this makes sense! And so you have to remember, when you're in that jury room deliberatin' and conjugatin' the Emancipation Proclamation, [approaches and softens] does it make sense? No! Ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, it does not make sense! If Chewbacca lives on Endor, you must acquit! The defense rests."
IMHO this is a good idea. I've often wanted to comment on news stories but, I refuse to register for 10,000 different web sites all over the Net. I may read a news story and have something to offer but, if it involves signing up for Yet Another Free Online Account then I just won't bother.
You could put the "Super-Duper-V-chip-3000" (TM) in there and it wouldn't make a bit of difference. The same idiots who can't figure out the current "Parental Control" features of their first-gen V-chip are never going to figure out the new and improved one either. All of these people also have their VCR/DVD player set to the same universal coordinated time: 12:00 which blinks all day and night.
So what happens if you are at the front of a very large mob and they start shooting you with this thing? The people in back don't feel it but the people in front are getting cooked. They start to push to get away and suddenly you end up with a large scale riot and people getting trampled to death. Sounds like a lot of fun! :/