Also, Linux has become a real threat to Microsoft on desktops and servers--but it's not as established in the automotive arena.
The significant point is that Microsoft is not established in the automotive area. Microsoft has never gone against Linux in a new domain and come out on top.
General Motors says software and electronics already are responsible for more than one-third of the cost of a typical automobile, and an IBM executive predicted this week that the figure will be closer to 90 percent in five years.
The study neglects to point out is that all productivity increases disappeared when they took into account the effect of the increased levels of B.O. in the office.
The Hawthorne effect is widely know and widely taught in psychology curricula. It is also easily corrected for by using a control group. I think it's safe to assume that any study that actually gets published has done so.
Oh, bloody hell! Not another Slag Rolland Festival!
Why do people get so worked up about this? Yes, we know he hopes to divert traffic to his site and yes his summaries are of dubious value compared to the genuine article. But for god's sake, how is it hurting anyone? Nobody can deny that the stories he brings to/. are consistently interesting and add to this site as well as his own. Do you feel you've wasted a slice of your precious band-width? Get over it!
That this book doesn't cover running Windows apps under Linux is a glaring omission. It's a rare shop indeed that can operate without need of any Windows apps at all.
...since the developers have always been paid nothing for their work (except those that are being sponsored by commercial entities), the total value of their time put into the project is $0
Oh, come on! You're obviously confusing cost and value. The value of something is not what it costs to produce or buy, but what you would be willing to pay for it. How much would you be willing to pay to have a new mountain built on the moon? Now how much would it cost to build that mountain?
This may not end up being much of a deterrent to the RIAA however. They'll just bump up the money they extort from the John Doe's to cover their increased legal costs.
Many people seem puzzled about Microsoft's motives. After all, their shares in Corel are non-voting, right?
What's escaping everyone's notice (as MS intended) is that in anybody else's hands, these shares are convertible to voting shares. They are therefore every bit as valuable on the market. So ask yourself this: who wouldn't trade their own voting shares with Microsoft? Especially if MS was to offer a little incentive bonus?
Making these shares non-voting is legal smoke and mirrors. Non-coercive my ass! Corel is on Microsoft's leash now. They will heal or they will get yanked good and hard.
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Also, Linux has become a real threat to Microsoft on desktops and servers--but it's not as established in the automotive arena.
The significant point is that Microsoft is not established in the automotive area. Microsoft has never gone against Linux in a new domain and come out on top.
From the article
General Motors says software and electronics already are responsible for more than one-third of the cost of a typical automobile, and an IBM executive predicted this week that the figure will be closer to 90 percent in five years.
Maybe we'll still have jobs in 5 years after all.
The study neglects to point out is that all productivity increases disappeared when they took into account the effect of the increased levels of B.O. in the office.
The Hawthorne effect is widely know and widely taught in psychology curricula. It is also easily corrected for by using a control group. I think it's safe to assume that any study that actually gets published has done so.
Oh, bloody hell! Not another Slag Rolland Festival!
Why do people get so worked up about this? Yes, we know he hopes to divert traffic to his site and yes his summaries are of dubious value compared to the genuine article. But for god's sake, how is it hurting anyone? Nobody can deny that the stories he brings to /. are consistently interesting and add to this site as well as his own. Do you feel you've wasted a slice of your precious band-width? Get over it!
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If they can't handle a Slashdotting, how are they going to deal with a New-York Times-ing?That this book doesn't cover running Windows apps under Linux is a glaring omission. It's a rare shop indeed that can operate without need of any Windows apps at all.
Oh, come on! You're obviously confusing cost and value. The value of something is not what it costs to produce or buy, but what you would be willing to pay for it. How much would you be willing to pay to have a new mountain built on the moon? Now how much would it cost to build that mountain?
"...While he deprecates the 'business-method' patents like one-click ordering..."
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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This may not end up being much of a deterrent to the RIAA however. They'll just bump up the money they extort from the John Doe's to cover their increased legal costs.
Many people seem puzzled about Microsoft's motives. After all, their shares in Corel are non-voting, right?
What's escaping everyone's notice (as MS intended) is that in anybody else's hands, these shares are convertible to voting shares. They are therefore every bit as valuable on the market. So ask yourself this: who wouldn't trade their own voting shares with Microsoft? Especially if MS was to offer a little incentive bonus?
Making these shares non-voting is legal smoke and mirrors. Non-coercive my ass! Corel is on Microsoft's leash now. They will heal or they will get yanked good and hard.