says Sherlund, helps Microsoft hide the fact that its mobile and Xbox groups are burning serious cash
If you exclude Halo 2 and 3. Also if you dig into the financials of the xbox you will see a serious money sink. I got 3 prospectuses from them. I thought I had to be reading it wrong. No they were really spending that kind of money with a massive no ROI. I sold my stock.
Dont get me wrong. XBOX is wildly popular. But profitable? Not so much.
Having not see a recent prospectus I can just imagine the bleed on the phone division. Though that division did come up with many of those patents. And before everyone goes 'they are so obvious'. MS did something you didnt they made a patent out of it. The had been working on the smart phone since about 1998. They unfortunately came up with WinCE to show for it.
Never mind that gamers tend to be very fickle. If a better game comes out on Sony or Nintendo, the XBox gathers dust. So Microsoft's efforts to use the XBox as a gateway into pwning your home, making you rely upon them for $ervice$ isn't panning like they wished. I still can't fathom why they continue to fool around in this non-core area. Why not just buy a movie studio or a bunch of golf courses?
I don't care if you made them up, they are the property of your employer.
Now the stupid thing here is Terry doesn't just engage in "burning bridges", but does it with himself standing in the middle. I can't feel pity for this fool.
Just remember, statistically there's still no intelligent life in the universe - near infinite number of worlds divided by those with (allegedly) intelligent life and you get zero.
We had such software back in late 90s as well during icq days, so makes no sense that they can sue you over something that has been around long before skype.
Do it open source and free (as in beer) and they have nobody and nothing to sue.
The article (the one with the longest link, on Ars) sucks as well. It has several mentions of "nuclear", "defcon" and "wars", but says very little about the actual patents involved.
you forgot the US Government spying. until our IT giants tell the US government that they are leaving the united states if they don't stop, there is no reason to continue to freely use their service when an alternative is available.
It seems to me one can disguise their communication with the proper subterfuge, using an unpredictable, distinctive language to code missives. Ahem. Designating enclosed journal attribution! For only one binary arranged requirement! HOYVEN GLAYVEN! mm.. yes..
Honestly, I've had email systems were far more flexible (Lotus) easier to search (Groupwise) and my email client on my desktop makes GMail look like a laughable cartoon. As far as a free email drop goes, it's fine. As for an enterprise or for managing email, it's not even in the minor league.
I'd say the monopolies need to end. They were granted at the time to encourage investment (ha!) and a return on for the rolling out of services. We are a decade past this in much of the urban landscape, but they actually want caps on these pokey little connections they have deigned to give us. Fibre Optic is nearing doorsteps, finally, in my neighborhood and all they have to offer is 24Mbs... Really. That's the best you can do AT&T? This doesn't sound like investment, it stinks like milking a geriatric cow.
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I hope no one trips over the extension cord to shore.
Examining the coast of Japan, water depth, I expect the only being capable of this is Godzilla or a Kaiju.
I'm curious how this thing would withstand a typhoon.
I'm sure the first thing they did was throw the manual over their shoulder...
"OSHA says the change is in line with President Barack Obama's initiative to increase public access to government data."
Or is it company data that is collected by the government?
It's in line with government access to public data.
I'll get me coat.
"...require companies with more than 250 employees to submit..." Solution: Fire all but 250 of your employees.
If necessary, outsource any remaining work to 1 or more subcontractors, each of which has 250 employees or less.
Mitt! What you been up to since 2012?
ouch!
Hurt yourself laughing?
The NSA is probably only a few doors from OSHA <_<
... they mean it's something new scientists haven't seen before, and haven't figured out yet.
Kinda like the same way you meet someone you don't know, you are dumbfounded by them.
Every now and then you need the weird exception, it's what helps establish the statistical mean.
It's powered by beans.
says Sherlund, helps Microsoft hide the fact that its mobile and Xbox groups are burning serious cash
If you exclude Halo 2 and 3. Also if you dig into the financials of the xbox you will see a serious money sink. I got 3 prospectuses from them. I thought I had to be reading it wrong. No they were really spending that kind of money with a massive no ROI. I sold my stock.
Dont get me wrong. XBOX is wildly popular. But profitable? Not so much.
Having not see a recent prospectus I can just imagine the bleed on the phone division. Though that division did come up with many of those patents. And before everyone goes 'they are so obvious'. MS did something you didnt they made a patent out of it. The had been working on the smart phone since about 1998. They unfortunately came up with WinCE to show for it.
Never mind that gamers tend to be very fickle. If a better game comes out on Sony or Nintendo, the XBox gathers dust. So Microsoft's efforts to use the XBox as a gateway into pwning your home, making you rely upon them for $ervice$ isn't panning like they wished. I still can't fathom why they continue to fool around in this non-core area. Why not just buy a movie studio or a bunch of golf courses?
Is Twitter engaging in "changes for the sake of changes" which are beginning to drive users away?
Ebay is doing it.
Facebook is doing it. /. is probably doing it, as well.
I don't care if you made them up, they are the property of your employer.
Now the stupid thing here is Terry doesn't just engage in "burning bridges", but does it with himself standing in the middle. I can't feel pity for this fool.
What is printed above the information desk of the NYPD
Which means they *could* be right.... Or not.
Just remember, statistically there's still no intelligent life in the universe - near infinite number of worlds divided by those with (allegedly) intelligent life and you get zero.
There's a 78% chance we're not living on an earth-like planet. It does however support life. Are their models really that good?
Their models are <wolf-whistle> totally hawt!
... from the real-estate con-men. They must be really excited by the thought of billions of Earth-like planets to sell to the marks.
and here we have a desirable waterfront location in the southern part of the galaxy, perfect for building to suit your retirement bungalow.
So much for intelligent life... on THIS planet.
Hey, I don't see you complaining about unsanitary telephones!
Our planet Earth was terraformed. BY ALIENS!!!!!
And we are but fertilizer...
which explains a lot of what I see on Fox News
We had such software back in late 90s as well during icq days, so makes no sense that they can sue you over something that has been around long before skype.
Do it open source and free (as in beer) and they have nobody and nothing to sue.
Sue the best.
All the more reason to end software patents.
The article (the one with the longest link, on Ars) sucks as well. It has several mentions of "nuclear", "defcon" and "wars", but says very little about the actual patents involved.
clearly WOPR is the basis of their patents.
shall we play a game?
I can feel his pain.
Then it's your pain, not his.
In Soviet Russia Snowden feels your pain TOO!
Who's to say someone who knows nothing about the industry doesn't have some useful input on Customer Experience?
Oh, sorry. Were we to also look down our be-spectacled noses at lowbrow actors?
you forgot the US Government spying. until our IT giants tell the US government that they are leaving the united states if they don't stop, there is no reason to continue to freely use their service when an alternative is available.
It seems to me one can disguise their communication with the proper subterfuge, using an unpredictable, distinctive language to code missives. Ahem. Designating enclosed journal attribution! For only one binary arranged requirement! HOYVEN GLAYVEN! mm.. yes..
Honestly, I've had email systems were far more flexible (Lotus) easier to search (Groupwise) and my email client on my desktop makes GMail look like a laughable cartoon. As far as a free email drop goes, it's fine. As for an enterprise or for managing email, it's not even in the minor league.
here we have another dying company trying to sue others to keep themselves afloat.
wouldn't be suprised if HP is dead in 2 years...
Thank Meg.
Maybe she could revive them by rolling out an online auction service. eBay sucks now.
I'd say the monopolies need to end. They were granted at the time to encourage investment (ha!) and a return on for the rolling out of services. We are a decade past this in much of the urban landscape, but they actually want caps on these pokey little connections they have deigned to give us. Fibre Optic is nearing doorsteps, finally, in my neighborhood and all they have to offer is 24Mbs... Really. That's the best you can do AT&T? This doesn't sound like investment, it stinks like milking a geriatric cow.