I don't know what it is with forbes, they love to suck up to big name execs, and look straight down their stuck-up noses at lowly techies. Forbes seems to absolutely despise anything F/OSS.
IMO: forbes is a zero credibility rag for exec worshiping wannabes.
Msft has said themselves: a big part of the ipod craze is the trendy fashion statement. It's like wearing the right name-brand running shoes, as opposed to some cheap knock-off.
Consider the age group that is the target market. High school, and college students just don't consider msft cool anymore (did they ever?).
If humans are to blame for global warming, then that blame goes back at least a century.
Plenty of stuff to blame on bush, but not global warming.
Just because Al Gore whines, doesn't mean he's helping anything either. In spite of what many people think "raising awareness" is no BFD. SUV's are as popular as ever.
I also seperated from an IT job in the USAF, a long time ago. Now, I wish I had stayed in, mostly for economic reasons.
USA healthcare is a horror story even if you have insurance. If you find yourself unemployed, and not healthy, you are just plain screwed.
And there is absolutely no security in IT. IT staff are the whipping boys, who get laid off for no good reason. Retirement plans in the civilian sector don't even begin to compare to military.
You had better hope you earn a *lot* more in the civilian sector - your're going to need it.
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Although msft was convicted, msft didn't even get a slap on the wrist. Even with msft's faked videotape testomony.
Lately the DoJ has gotten really tough, because msft has not complied with any DoJ ruling. The DoJ had decided they would continue to watch msft. Oh boy, *that* will teach msft!
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Maybe it's just me. But I can not veiw slashdot messages with opera 9 beta anymore. It hangs constantly when I try.
> but Lenovo is simply asking, "where is the biggest market", and the biggest market is for machines loaded with Windows
Windows is certainly a larger market. But that market is not growing much, and worse, that market is totally saturated. By now practically all major corporation already have their favorite vendor - usually dell.
I don't know, maybe all pre-loaded windows is the best business choice for Lenovo. But the saturation in the windows market is worth taking into account.
I like more security, but is msft's approach the only way? *Constant* pop-ups asking "do you really want to do this? It might not be safe!" Of course the user will always chose "go ahead" it's not like you have all day to read every pop-up.
Frankly, I get the idea that msft's "security" is actually more about blame shifting. When you get rooted by a word processor macro, it's going to be *your* fault because you hit the "go ahead" button.
I don't have any problems with security on linux system, and I don't get those constant pop-ups either.
x86 is crap! x86 is great, now that solaris runs on it! Penguin suit McNeally loves Linux! McNeally funds scox to destroy linux. No wait, Linux is great, but only as desktop where it competes with msft, but not with sun. No, wait again, Linux is Java - and sun is proud to offer the only legal version of Linux. Msft is sun's mortal enemy, no wait, msft and sun are biggest, bestest, buddies.
Sun may be a great company is some ways. But when it comes to x86 and/or Linux. Sun is all over the map. I wounldn't make a big fuss over what sun is saying about Linux plans.
"What's more, I couldn't transfer, via email or a disk, some complicated word-processor and spreadsheet files between my Linux system at home and Microsoft Windows on my work PC."
What does he mean by that? Does he mean that his excel spreedsheet wouldn't work with OpenOffice? Or that files would not physically transfer?
Also, small point maybe, but OpenOffice is not "Linux."
Organize to the point that you can raise enough money to lobby congress. Then, insist that, for the good of the public, certain jobs must legally require: USA citizenship, certifications, degrees, clearances, licenses, etc.
Remember, officially, it is *always* for the good of the public. For example: argue that software used in medical system, or for air traffic control, or whatever; can be life and death critical. People who work on that software must, by law, be USA citizens, have a degree in software engineering, and be HIPAA certified. Use your imagination, think of all the software, and networks, that somehow might relate to national security, or are economically cricital, or something along those lines.
Remember: it always must be for the good of the public - not just for the IT workers. Real professions: like medician, law, and even construction, have been using this scam for a century.
Another upside to this: it would help eliminate some of the real bozos in IT. I know, a degree or cert, doesn't really prove anything. Some people without degrees or certs are actually better. But, at least, degres and certs prove some level of knowledge. Would you want a doctor or lawyer who never went to school?
But, for most businesses, it's no alternative to windows.
Linux is good OS, but it doesn't run the apps that most businesses need. FYI: there are more apps than just wordprocessors and web-browsers. For just one very small example: UPS worldship software, used my many businesses, doesn't run on Linux.
Tons of specialized proprietary software doesn't run on Linux. I recently installed some specialized software for an auto-body shop. And guess what? It only runs on windows.
Sure Linux is fast, secure, stable, and inexpensive. But nobody runs an OS just to run an OS: it's all about the apps.
"Why not stop moaning about it and create an account (free) and post from that?"
Because, once PJ labels you as a dissenter, you can expect to have all of posts removed. Even earlier posts.
"PJ's had SCO astroturfers hitting her sight and has had 'friends' of SCO posting her personal details to the internet at the same time she was getting death threats. So she might be a little oversensitive. Get over it."
But that has nothing to do with posting a dissenting opinion. The clearly established fact that PJ does not allow dissention, diminished groklaw's credibility. Groklaw is a great site in many respects but PJ not allowing alternative opinions, is not a good thing.
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I don't know what it is with forbes, they love to suck up to big name execs, and look straight down their stuck-up noses at lowly techies. Forbes seems to absolutely despise anything F/OSS.
IMO: forbes is a zero credibility rag for exec worshiping wannabes.
Msft has said themselves: a big part of the ipod craze is the trendy fashion statement. It's like wearing the right name-brand running shoes, as opposed to some cheap knock-off.
Consider the age group that is the target market. High school, and college students just don't consider msft cool anymore (did they ever?).
How about the PC guy is talking to the Mac guy, and the PC suddenly stops to phone home?
We should all be lawyers. Make 3X as much, and don't put up with any Bullsh!t.
In the future, everybody in the USA will earn their living suing one another.
Whatever bush admits won't change a damn thing.
If humans are to blame for global warming, then that blame goes back at least a century.
Plenty of stuff to blame on bush, but not global warming.
Just because Al Gore whines, doesn't mean he's helping anything either. In spite of what many people think "raising awareness" is no BFD. SUV's are as popular as ever.
AOL did the exact same cr@p 8 years ago, probably longer.
All those Linux users are just a bunch of damn hippies!
Msft is still funding the scox-scam, among msft many other backstabing, system-abusing, practices.
It's like somebody saying "hey, let's stop fighting" while they're stopping on your face.
I also seperated from an IT job in the USAF, a long time ago. Now, I wish I had stayed in, mostly for economic reasons.
USA healthcare is a horror story even if you have insurance. If you find yourself unemployed, and not healthy, you are just plain screwed.
And there is absolutely no security in IT. IT staff are the whipping boys, who get laid off for no good reason. Retirement plans in the civilian sector don't even begin to compare to military.
You had better hope you earn a *lot* more in the civilian sector - your're going to need it.
Although msft was convicted, msft didn't even get a slap on the wrist. Even with msft's faked videotape testomony.
Lately the DoJ has gotten really tough, because msft has not complied with any DoJ ruling. The DoJ had decided they would continue to watch msft. Oh boy, *that* will teach msft!
Maybe it's just me. But I can not veiw slashdot messages with opera 9 beta anymore. It hangs constantly when I try.
Firefox works just fine.
Way back when, his articles didn't seem so dumb.
Maybe it's just me.
I'm not kidding. If you have the power, please do both right away.
I've lived in the USA all of my life, and I think the USA would be better off if both of those things happend.
> but Lenovo is simply asking, "where is the biggest market", and the biggest market is for machines loaded with Windows
Windows is certainly a larger market. But that market is not growing much, and worse, that market is totally saturated. By now practically all major corporation already have their favorite vendor - usually dell.
I don't know, maybe all pre-loaded windows is the best business choice for Lenovo. But the saturation in the windows market is worth taking into account.
> According to Oscar Mayer's promotional periodic table of elements in The Simpsons, the atomic weight of bolonium is "delicious" or "snacktacular",
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictional_element
I like more security, but is msft's approach the only way? *Constant* pop-ups asking "do you really want to do this? It might not be safe!" Of course the user will always chose "go ahead" it's not like you have all day to read every pop-up.
Frankly, I get the idea that msft's "security" is actually more about blame shifting. When you get rooted by a word processor macro, it's going to be *your* fault because you hit the "go ahead" button.
I don't have any problems with security on linux system, and I don't get those constant pop-ups either.
I have heard the wikipedia was threatend, and offered $2M, to change the Merkey story. The story was changed.
If the story was changed in exchange for money, then big money is still deciding what gets published, and what doesn't.
It's by Michael A. Cusumano:
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Hasn't anybody else noticed this?
x86 is crap! x86 is great, now that solaris runs on it! Penguin suit McNeally loves Linux! McNeally funds scox to destroy linux. No wait, Linux is great, but only as desktop where it competes with msft, but not with sun. No, wait again, Linux is Java - and sun is proud to offer the only legal version of Linux. Msft is sun's mortal enemy, no wait, msft and sun are biggest, bestest, buddies.
Sun may be a great company is some ways. But when it comes to x86 and/or Linux. Sun is all over the map. I wounldn't make a big fuss over what sun is saying about Linux plans.
"What's more, I couldn't transfer, via email or a disk, some complicated word-processor and spreadsheet files between my Linux system at home and Microsoft Windows on my work PC."
What does he mean by that? Does he mean that his excel spreedsheet wouldn't work with OpenOffice? Or that files would not physically transfer?
Also, small point maybe, but OpenOffice is not "Linux."
As I understand it, the GPL basicly states: if you are going to use gpl code in your project, then you have to gpl your project.
It doesn't go the other way around. You can use binary drivers, or applications, with a gpl OS - it's done all the time.
nVidia drivers are not "derived" from gpl code, just because they are included in a gpl OS.
JHMO.
I would imagine that people are getting much more use of their broadband connection than was intended.
Organize to the point that you can raise enough money to lobby congress. Then, insist that, for the good of the public, certain jobs must legally require: USA citizenship, certifications, degrees, clearances, licenses, etc.
Remember, officially, it is *always* for the good of the public. For example: argue that software used in medical system, or for air traffic control, or whatever; can be life and death critical. People who work on that software must, by law, be USA citizens, have a degree in software engineering, and be HIPAA certified. Use your imagination, think of all the software, and networks, that somehow might relate to national security, or are economically cricital, or something along those lines.
Remember: it always must be for the good of the public - not just for the IT workers. Real professions: like medician, law, and even construction, have been using this scam for a century.
Another upside to this: it would help eliminate some of the real bozos in IT. I know, a degree or cert, doesn't really prove anything. Some people without degrees or certs are actually better. But, at least, degres and certs prove some level of knowledge. Would you want a doctor or lawyer who never went to school?
I like Linux, I'm using linux right now.
But, for most businesses, it's no alternative to windows.
Linux is good OS, but it doesn't run the apps that most businesses need. FYI: there are more apps than just wordprocessors and web-browsers. For just one very small example: UPS worldship software, used my many businesses, doesn't run on Linux.
Tons of specialized proprietary software doesn't run on Linux. I recently installed some specialized software for an auto-body shop. And guess what? It only runs on windows.
Sure Linux is fast, secure, stable, and inexpensive. But nobody runs an OS just to run an OS: it's all about the apps.
"Why not stop moaning about it and create an account (free) and post from that?"
Because, once PJ labels you as a dissenter, you can expect to have all of posts removed. Even earlier posts.
"PJ's had SCO astroturfers hitting her sight and has had 'friends' of SCO posting her personal details to the internet at the same time she was getting death threats. So she might be a little oversensitive. Get over it."
But that has nothing to do with posting a dissenting opinion. The clearly established fact that PJ does not allow dissention, diminished groklaw's credibility. Groklaw is a great site in many respects but PJ not allowing alternative opinions, is not a good thing.