The ASP model works so well for email because web-based email accounts are free (as in beer). If I had to pay $6.99 a month for a hotbot account, I wouldn't have one. It sounds like the rent-an-app system would cost a whole lot more than buying the software for a one-time fee.
One of the congressmen said that Russia was planning on monitoring all Internet traffic, as if that was some kind of "bad thing". I wonder where he was when Janet Reno et, al. proposed the exact same thing over here, multiple times.
The answer is simple: It's a "bad thing" if Russia (or anyone else) does it, but it's a "good thing" if the U.S. does it. Goodness and badness are always determined situationally.
I'm reminded of an Astronomy book I'd gotten when I was a kid, back in the early 1970's. It predicted that by the 1990's, people would be living in huge orbital space stations, complete with restaurants, malls, etc.
I guess back then, less than 10 years after man had first walked on the moon, space seemed much closer for everyone.
"How about a virus that disabled Dialup Networking (yeah, yeah "it's called AOL 5.0")? Sure, they could just reinstall Windows, but maybe they'll learn something in the process."
Trust me, nothing will be learned. They'll call their ISP because they can't get connected; the help desk will troubleshoot and walk them through uninstalling & reinstalling the corrupted DUN; the user will say "Thanks" and go on their merry way. DUN gets damaged far too often to always attribute it to a virus, and most users don't want to know why something happened; they're just glad it's fixed. That's pretty much true of anything that "breaks" on a computer.
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The ASP model works so well for email because web-based email accounts are free (as in beer). If I had to pay $6.99 a month for a hotbot account, I wouldn't have one. It sounds like the rent-an-app system would cost a whole lot more than buying the software for a one-time fee.
Books have one more advantage: It's really dangerous to read on-line documentation in the tub!
The peacock has to be strong and healthy to support and maintain a large tail. Strength and health are both desirable traits in a mate to the peahen.
The answer is simple: It's a "bad thing" if Russia (or anyone else) does it, but it's a "good thing" if the U.S. does it. Goodness and badness are always determined situationally.
In Thief, although you could kill the guards, it wasn't a good idea. The goal was to sneak in, steal stuff, and get out with minimal fuss.
It'll only get worse:
In the next version, the button is going to say "My Shopping!"
I'm reminded of an Astronomy book I'd gotten when I was a kid, back in the early 1970's. It predicted that by the 1990's, people would be living in huge orbital space stations, complete with restaurants, malls, etc.
I guess back then, less than 10 years after man had first walked on the moon, space seemed much closer for everyone.
Trust me, nothing will be learned. They'll call their ISP because they can't get connected; the help desk will troubleshoot and walk them through uninstalling & reinstalling the corrupted DUN; the user will say "Thanks" and go on their merry way. DUN gets damaged far too often to always attribute it to a virus, and most users don't want to know why something happened; they're just glad it's fixed. That's pretty much true of anything that "breaks" on a computer.