So according to you I can install MS Office on Linux, I just can't run it? Please! as far as I care, if it does not work as advertised it is not installed....
For the last 8 years I have heard this argument and yet OS software is still growing. I believe what will kill Microsoft is exactly what you have mentioned. Those profit margins and the hoard of ca$h sitting in their bank. They have to create value for the shareholder. I will not get into ecconomics of the situation. All I can say is that the barriers which have stopped Linux are coming down. First was the GUI, next, the Office apps, then the email clients and now the fonts. What critical software is missing? None that I can see.
As average people start to realise the $$$ saving in going the Linux/OS route the MS profit margins will come down. Shareholders will not like what they see and start moving money to other options. Price of stock will drop. Investors will panic and down goes the giant.
The return in investment is not always measured in SALES. It can also be measured in cost reductions and other such profit generating initiatives. I'll give you an example...If Ford hired a programmer to improve one aspect of Linux that would save Ford more than what it cost to hire the programmer then this cost reduction would not be included in the Linux sales figures. This cost would not be incured by the Linux distributors either and would help keep the cost of Linux less than the cost of Windows. Given enough companies with enough incentive's to reduce costs then we can have FREE software from that point on. (Yes someone will try to get control, we just have to make sure no one does)
There is not enough room here to get into the nitty gritty details within this forum. I can also seen a few flaws in my statements because they are over simplified. Microsoft will still be around. They just will not command such a large market share.
What in the above statement says do not download???
Applications built using the.NET Framework are more reliable and secure
I want security and reliability so I will download it. SH1T I do not even know what.NET is and I keep reading all about it. It seems that.NET is, and can do everything and anything. Do you know that if you download it and send this as an email to all your contacts. Microsoft will pay you $100USD for every email sent?
If he did not have a gun and was killed, would it justify owning a gun?
If he had a knife instead of a gun, and tripped going down the stairs and killed himself, would we need to outlaw knives?
IF my aunt had balls she would be my uncle...
I do not own a gun and I do not plan to. IF ever I would feel that I needed one for protection I would prefer to aquire one legally and as effective as the one I am up against.
He is quoting the RIAA stats and makes his point as RIAA is trying to make theirs. Where are the facts that poeple have gone to kazaa, morpheus or what ever to get their music? Are you claiming that the only problem affecting the Music industry is piracy? Did you read the full article?
I hope he manages to prove his point on July 4, 2003...I would hate to think that there is so little original material out there...
I can too with DSL too bad the local telco limits the speed. As for cable you could but if your nieghbor did the same you would be down to 200. If his nieghbor and your other nieghbor did the same then you would be down to 100 and so on and so on...you could have a slower connection than a 56K modem.
They both offer the same service. They are both last mile solutions. Please lets stop this pissing contest....
Yup today it might be and tommorow it will be reversed. Both are low cost local loop solutions. Both favor proxy and high download speeds. The speed will depend on the type of pr0n that you like, popular or not?
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Now add to that the fact that Cable is Faster
This is like saying that a 5 lane highway is faster than a 3 lane highway. It's how many people or on that counts, and what speed limit is permited
Just wish Apple would Open Source AppleWorks and take over the GUI section of SO and OO though:)./ Yikes! While I like the apple GUI I cannot stand how there menus work. I just wish that Apple would go the NeXT way on the menus. It made more sense.
Hopefully ALL these media giants come up with these great ideas and maybe we'll get back the internet we once had...
As for add revenues dwindeling...where do you get this?
SPAM continues to grow, therefore I would say the buisness model has not evolved with the times. Ever notice how the spammers complain that their revenue continues to shrink but the spam keeps comming. They either must be loooooosing a lot of money or somebody is pulling your leg.
How is this informative? He cut and pasted some items from the article and then tries to make a point.He missed the whole point of the article...
WHICH IS: The license agreement in which you have to agree in order to install the software states that, Microsoft and their afiliates may access your system and retreive information, Who, What, Where, and When are not explained by Microsoft. They just give general terms to refer to them. WHY is explained with, to prevent piracy.
How is that? I have both and find Mac more expensive than PC's, but I do not wish to get into that discussion. Apples past experiance shows (Quicktime) how they will act.
I think he is talking about the DRM, not the PC. If in the future you are required to buy an Xbox systems instead of a generic PC to run windows then you can sya bye-bye to the lowcost PC and hello to the EXPENSIVE Xbox.
Do you ever wonder where telemarketing gets your name? If you think it's from a phone book then your are talking about the amatures. The pros buy it. You can tell that they are pros because they know more about you than just your address.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not claiming that you should not register, I just don't beleive that you are not losing privacy when you register. And why do I need to tell them more than my name, address and phine number?
Your statement is sooo TRUE. I find the easiest systems to install are those that require you to know something about hardware. I get so frustrated when I have a piece of hardware and know it works but I'm unable to get the OS to see it and have no easy way of telling the OS about it.
Good show but I would remove this tier-1 show...Here is how business works. If you are a small client (as in your case with only one T1) and you purchase a T1 from Sprint and/or AT&T you are unimportant. If you have minor problems with the T1 as in your case unable to prove that the T1 is oversold it will be up to you to prove to them that there is a problem.
That said GET MRTG keep these logs. Make sure you have an out clause in your contract if the service is down for more that 4 hours or a problem ( such as latencylatency ) is not resolved within 30 days.
As for my experiance. I have delt with Sprint, AT&T, UUNET (Worldcom), Bell, and some smaller ones:
SPRINT: Make sure you know what you are doing and have a good lawyer at the first written complaint to management, you will be dealing with thier lawyers
AT&T: Good when dealing with major problems. Terrible with minor ones if you are a small account. Prove to them that you will buy more if the fix the problem and voila it is done.
UUNET (Worldcom): Great Will call you while you are looking into a line problem and try to work with you to fix it. Mabey this is why the are going belly up. They acctually have a support department for all.(NO I do not work for them)
Bell: They feel that you will come back to them. You sometimes have good service sometimes not. Thet are in between AT&T and UUNET.
SMALL ISP's: If you go for cheap you are in trouble. If you go for some one that has JUST slightly lower prices you may have access to two or more tier-1's. They will have the best service around, you are an important client to them. It is important that they show you that they have the technical know how as well as being around for more than a year (minimum)
Note this is my expiriance sine 95. Now if you can purchase more than 10 T1's then you will not have any problems with any of the big boys
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As average people start to realise the $$$ saving in going the Linux/OS route the MS profit margins will come down. Shareholders will not like what they see and start moving money to other options. Price of stock will drop. Investors will panic and down goes the giant.
The return in investment is not always measured in SALES. It can also be measured in cost reductions and other such profit generating initiatives. I'll give you an example...If Ford hired a programmer to improve one aspect of Linux that would save Ford more than what it cost to hire the programmer then this cost reduction would not be included in the Linux sales figures. This cost would not be incured by the Linux distributors either and would help keep the cost of Linux less than the cost of Windows. Given enough companies with enough incentive's to reduce costs then we can have FREE software from that point on. (Yes someone will try to get control, we just have to make sure no one does)
There is not enough room here to get into the nitty gritty details within this forum. I can also seen a few flaws in my statements because they are over simplified. Microsoft will still be around. They just will not command such a large market share.
Applications built using the
I want security and reliability so I will download it. SH1T I do not even know what
If he did not have a gun and was killed, would it justify owning a gun?
If he had a knife instead of a gun, and tripped going down the stairs and killed himself, would we need to outlaw knives?
IF my aunt had balls she would be my uncle...
I do not own a gun and I do not plan to. IF ever I would feel that I needed one for protection I would prefer to aquire one legally and as effective as the one I am up against.
He is quoting the RIAA stats and makes his point as RIAA is trying to make theirs. Where are the facts that poeple have gone to kazaa, morpheus or what ever to get their music? Are you claiming that the only problem affecting the Music industry is piracy? Did you read the full article?
I hope he manages to prove his point on July 4, 2003...I would hate to think that there is so little original material out there...
They both offer the same service. They are both last mile solutions. Please lets stop this pissing contest....
Yup today it might be and tommorow it will be reversed. Both are low cost local loop solutions. Both favor proxy and high download speeds. The speed will depend on the type of pr0n that you like, popular or not?
This is like saying that a 5 lane highway is faster than a 3 lane highway. It's how many people or on that counts, and what speed limit is permited
I see no diff between the two.
Just wish Apple would Open Source AppleWorks and take over the GUI section of SO and OO though :)./
Yikes! While I like the apple GUI I cannot stand how there menus work. I just wish that Apple would go the NeXT way on the menus. It made more sense.
Hopefully ALL these media giants come up with these great ideas and maybe we'll get back the internet we once had...
As for add revenues dwindeling...where do you get this?
SPAM continues to grow, therefore I would say the buisness model has not evolved with the times. Ever notice how the spammers complain that their revenue continues to shrink but the spam keeps comming. They either must be loooooosing a lot of money or somebody is pulling your leg.
WHICH IS: The license agreement in which you have to agree in order to install the software states that, Microsoft and their afiliates may access your system and retreive information, Who, What, Where, and When are not explained by Microsoft. They just give general terms to refer to them. WHY is explained with, to prevent piracy.
Where is the FUD????
The generation that created the Me, Myself, and I, is calling the kettel black
That's how I thoght when MS started charging more that $100 for office and guess what? Idiots will pay.
This is not a flame it was practically given away. WP would sell for over $150 (I can't recall the exact price but it was at least that).
SH!T i'm old....
Where are my moderator points when I can use them?
Do you ever wonder where telemarketing gets your name? If you think it's from a phone book then your are talking about the amatures. The pros buy it. You can tell that they are pros because they know more about you than just your address.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not claiming that you should not register, I just don't beleive that you are not losing privacy when you register. And why do I need to tell them more than my name, address and phine number?
1...You REGISTER
2...You can make copies
3...If they find the copy they know who it comes from.
The privacy invasion come in at #1...
That said GET MRTG keep these logs. Make sure you have an out clause in your contract if the service is down for more that 4 hours or a problem ( such as latencylatency ) is not resolved within 30 days.
As for my experiance. I have delt with Sprint, AT&T, UUNET (Worldcom), Bell, and some smaller ones:
SPRINT: Make sure you know what you are doing and have a good lawyer at the first written complaint to management, you will be dealing with thier lawyers
AT&T: Good when dealing with major problems. Terrible with minor ones if you are a small account. Prove to them that you will buy more if the fix the problem and voila it is done.
UUNET (Worldcom): Great Will call you while you are looking into a line problem and try to work with you to fix it. Mabey this is why the are going belly up. They acctually have a support department for all.(NO I do not work for them)
Bell: They feel that you will come back to them. You sometimes have good service sometimes not. Thet are in between AT&T and UUNET.
SMALL ISP's: If you go for cheap you are in trouble. If you go for some one that has JUST slightly lower prices you may have access to two or more tier-1's. They will have the best service around, you are an important client to them. It is important that they show you that they have the technical know how as well as being around for more than a year (minimum)
Note this is my expiriance sine 95. Now if you can purchase more than 10 T1's then you will not have any problems with any of the big boys