Amen. What most people don't realize is that many corporations still deploy a version of IE and a version of Netscape to employees internally. At my company (one of the top 3 investment banks in the US) they deploy Netscape 4.7 and IE6. They haven't (and most-likely won't) make the leap to Netscape 7, and Opera, Mozilla, and others aren't even on the map. Netscape is deployed simply because it used to be the firm's standard browser. IE is deployed because it's the firm's current standard browser.
Large corporations that deploy software installations to thousands upon thousands of users simply can't afford to deploy a browser like Opera to its users. The reason is simple... most of them have never seen it, and the costs of training and supporting users on a tool that may be somewhat foreign to them is astronomical even if the software itself is free.
Furthermore, many large corporations don't give installation rights to their users. Even if somebody wanted to download the latest and greatest version of a tool... they'd get stopped when they tried to install.
"This case was little to do with consumer rights and a lot to do with lawyers filling their pockets. They seem to have scooped the cash and Joe Public gets a discount on his next overpriced purchase."
I see you missed the day in class where they explained how life isn't fair...
"Even as a child, Mr. Stenlund was not very outgoing, according to his mother, Marge Jarrells."
Boy, the NYTimes sure lucked out on this one. All they probably had to do was come up from the basement to ask his Richard's mom what he was like as a child. Seriously, does it strike anyone else as funny that they're profiling an antisocial introvert and they're asking his mom what he was like as a kid?
He claims that his problem is that he doesn't live near a big city, where big things happen. Well newsflash... big cities have lots of people... and it's the PEOPLE that make things happen. If he's unable to function with the population of Madison, he'd get eaten alive trying to function in New York. He's already decided that everybody is phony and not worth interracting with.
Stop blaming society. Stop blaming misfortune. Stop blaming location. Get off your ass, sell your computer, cancel your AO membership, and go get a job. Whatever you do... DON'T REPRODUCE. The last thing Madison, WI or any other city in this country needs is this genetic mess perpetuating itself.
The most ironic part of this whole story is that he'd probably be content playing video games as a career. Well, he's moving to one of the 11 states (Nevada) that forbids players from collecting price money in fee-based tournaments. At least he won't have a problem living out his foot fetish.
"Still, I would suppose it is just a matter of time before anyone can get a fairly standard PC with fairly standard hardware, download a "live" bootable Linux CD with the necessary beautiful user interface, and have an instant PVR. This would save video to their existing FAT32 or NTFS partition. Then you remove the CD, reboot, and joe consumer is back in his precious Windows environment."
Umm... The beauty of a PVR is that it's always on and recording content while you're living your life. (I know that "living your life" thing may be new to some readers here). Anyway, I don't want to power down my PVR in-between uses. I want it recording "Rocky XII" while I'm out having fun.
Honestly, I'm glad to share my viewing habits. All it means is that the more I watch what I like to watch... the better chance of it not being taken off of the air. It's a tradeoff, but it's one I'm fine with.
Since I graduated from RPI in '99 they put in a new athletic facility, a new dorm, and received the single largest private donation ever bestowed upon any private college or university without condition as to how it was to be used. They got my tuition. I think they'll be okay without anything more from my wallet...
For all of your pet purchases we've still got PETsMART.com and ePets.com where we can purchase pet-favorites such as the "Pet Stairs" for that pet that's just too lazy to jump... and the "I Gotta Go Out Door Chime". Word has it that petswarehouse.com will be selling that last item on clearance rebranded as the "I Gotta Go Out of Business Door Chime" so keep your eyes opened.
"The key is former hackers. They have all sold out and haven't don't anything interesting in years."
Sold out? You mean they actually want to be able to pay their mortgages, and feed their children by using their knowledge and skills to earn a living? The nerve!
I pay $35/month, I use it as my only phone, I've got wireless web, and I've got more minutes than I could possibly use. Don't get me wrong... I'd jump at the chance to knock it down to $10.
"The costs to them will be nothing less than astronomical."
The cost to them? Who pays your phone bills? Any cost to them will get immediately handed down to
you. Companies don't want portability because they want to keep the customers they already have. Ironically, once they lose this battle in the courts, the people that will end up picking up the tab for this change will be the customers... both those that take advantage of number portability and those that remain loyal to their current provider.
"I don't want to buy a goddamn bulldozer from Gung-Ho Province."
I'd be happy if PrintPal would stop sending me spam. I call them up every day to complain about it. I figure I've got 5 minutes everyday, and they've got an 800 number. It's a nice way to let off some steam.
"So, if you want to listen to music you have at home at work, why not just put the music on a CD-R and bring it in to work?"
"Or better yet... buy an iPod!"
They'd like that, wouldn't they? So essentially one month after a service is launched, you're prepared to spend $400 to compensate for a terms-of-use change? I suppose that's one of the benefits Apple has in that they don't charge a monthly service fee. They're free to change whatever they want, whenever they want... and nobody is able to claim they're not getting what they've paid for.
"Worked wonders with my little sister when I was a kid. I'd trade her my larger nickels for her small little dimes."
My sister and I used to trade our silver dollars. I'd trade her my older ones for her newer ones 'cause the newer ones had eagles on them and was into animals. What a stupid kid I was.
I don't support pay-per-bit, pay-per-song, pay-per-album or pay-per-time. What I'd like to see is pay-what-your-willing-to-pay. Setup an auction-like system like eBay for music. Sell full albums. Sell individual tracks. Get rid of minimum prices. Let's see what the market will support in a completely user-driven market.
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I thought I'd already seen all of the trailers for T3!
Amen. What most people don't realize is that many corporations still deploy a version of IE and a version of Netscape to employees internally. At my company (one of the top 3 investment banks in the US) they deploy Netscape 4.7 and IE6. They haven't (and most-likely won't) make the leap to Netscape 7, and Opera, Mozilla, and others aren't even on the map. Netscape is deployed simply because it used to be the firm's standard browser. IE is deployed because it's the firm's current standard browser.
... most of them have never seen it, and the costs of training and supporting users on a tool that may be somewhat foreign to them is astronomical even if the software itself is free.
... they'd get stopped when they tried to install.
Large corporations that deploy software installations to thousands upon thousands of users simply can't afford to deploy a browser like Opera to its users. The reason is simple
Furthermore, many large corporations don't give installation rights to their users. Even if somebody wanted to download the latest and greatest version of a tool
Now watch as the "dummy" tries to figure out why the URL that Slashdot inserted random spaces into doesn't work in his browser.
Why do that? I don't get it...
Maybe they should've waited until after he moved to Vegas to see how hard-core he really is...
He claims that his problem is that he doesn't live near a big city, where big things happen. Well newsflash
Stop blaming society. Stop blaming misfortune. Stop blaming location. Get off your ass, sell your computer, cancel your AO membership, and go get a job. Whatever you do
The most ironic part of this whole story is that he'd probably be content playing video games as a career. Well, he's moving to one of the 11 states (Nevada) that forbids players from collecting price money in fee-based tournaments. At least he won't have a problem living out his foot fetish.
Honestly, I'm glad to share my viewing habits. All it means is that the more I watch what I like to watch ... the better chance of it not being taken off of the air. It's a tradeoff, but it's one I'm fine with.
Since I graduated from RPI in '99 they put in a new athletic facility, a new dorm, and received the single largest private donation ever bestowed upon any private college or university without condition as to how it was to be used. They got my tuition. I think they'll be okay without anything more from my wallet...
For all of your pet purchases we've still got PETsMART.com and ePets.com where we can purchase pet-favorites such as the "Pet Stairs" for that pet that's just too lazy to jump ... and the "I Gotta Go Out Door Chime". Word has it that petswarehouse.com will be selling that last item on clearance rebranded as the "I Gotta Go Out of Business Door Chime" so keep your eyes opened.
I pay $35/month, I use it as my only phone, I've got wireless web, and I've got more minutes than I could possibly use. ... I'd jump at the chance to knock it down to $10.
Don't get me wrong
sarcasm - n. - A cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound.
Crime DOES pay!
...or maybe move from the 'hood.
Countless knife mishaps?
"Worked wonders with my little sister when I was a kid. I'd trade her my larger nickels for her small little dimes."
I don't support pay-per-bit, pay-per-song, pay-per-album or pay-per-time. What I'd like to see is pay-what-your-willing-to-pay. Setup an auction-like system like eBay for music. Sell full albums. Sell individual tracks. Get rid of minimum prices. Let's see what the market will support in a completely user-driven market.