But as a sole proprietorship if you get sued you can lose everything you own. A LLC buffers you from them taking your personal assets. Of course we all say why would I ever be sued? I do great work. Then you encounter someone who makes their living off of suing. I wouldn't risk it.
We're talking about the importance of garages. Does IBM have a garage? Does IBM have a Function Generator that plays the Halleluiah Chorus? I didn't think so! Who said I had to have a point anyway? THIS IS/.!
Is the code sound? Does the program work? Just because you don't like the programmer it shouldn't disqualify his code. Before calling someone scuzzy perhaps some alone time in the mirror is in order.
Let's set aside the bulk of OSS users are by and large oblivious to what OSS even is and focus on those that do and are not programmers. A good portion of those see programmers as old fart *nix self proclaimed messiahs or fast and loose hothead control freaks because about the only time they actually get to see the programmers in nature is when they are fighting over VI and Emacs or Init and Systemd. Would you want to work with you?
Yet again you fail to see the bigger picture. BlackBerry phone sales aren't where the company makes money. They make it on MDM and EMM offerings which are subscription based thus the subscriber base numbers. When BES only supported BB devices phone sales were crucial for them. Now that BES 12 supports iOS, Android, and Windows Phone devices phone sales are a secondary concern. They really don't need to be #1, 2, or 3 in phone sales to make money as long as they continue to grow their MDM business...which, despite rumors to the contrary, they are doing. In fact they just entered into a partnership with Samsung to integrate the Knox security platform into the BES system to enhance Android security.
Jon Chen knows BlackBerry addicts love their QWERTY based devices and he will continue to build those phones to keep the faithful but he is a businessman and not an idealist like Lazrdis or Balsillie. He won't hesitate to cut off a limb if it is toxic to the company.
They blinked, and went from #1 to... well, mostly irrelevant.
Put in perspective this comment is irrelevant.
When BB was #1 (~March 2007) Their subscriber base was less than 10 million. In 2012 when their market share percentage (percentage is the keyword here) had "eroded" to nothing their subscriber base was 80 million yet everyone had already written them off. You see the market for smart phones expanded quicker than BlackBerry but they were still growing year over year until 2013. BlackBerry is the BSD of cell phones. Netcraft confirms it! You can be angry at them for "caving" all you want. They are a business and if they can't do business they are no longer a company. Just ask Aereo.
What part of everybody else caved first didn't you comprehend? By your logic AT&T is to be commended for bending over first and not even trying to protect your privacy. Can you name a carrier that hasn't "caved"?
It's amazing how a little information and a huge lack of understanding leads people to comment as if they are an authority on a matter they obviously do not understand. Let's focus on a key piece of information that virtually nobody understands when it comes to this story from India...This is about the wireless network not the phones! BlackBerry's BIS was/is a global network BlackBerry deployed to support its phones. Think of BIS as AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint for BlackBerry data. The wireless carriers in each country pay BlackBerry to jack into the BIS so they can support BlackBerry (BB OS 7 and earlier) phones on their network. Now all the carriers in India were already providing a direct link to the Indian government but because of BlackBerry's security focus they refused to provide access. They negotiated with the Indian government for over two years until the Indian government gave them an ultimatum. Give us access or lose all access to India. So to recap...the only reason you heard about it in the news is because BlackBerry fought to keep its network secure from the government whereas ALL other carriers happily complied without incident. This means no matter what device you use in India (or Saudi Arabia, or Russia, or any place else where the government insists on access) you are being monitored. However, if you happen to be connected to a BES the government does NOT have the keys and has no more access than they did prior to BlackBerry providing the keys to its BIS network.
It's actually more likely user bamboozling. Since nobody on/. has a facebook account let me use a comparison you've likely run into.
Have you ever clicked a link to download software from one of the umpteen free file hosting sites and get greeted with a page full of ads and three or more links on the page that simply say download now? You have to decipher the page to determine which link/button on the page actually downloads the file you want. Have you ever just clicked the first download now link you saw and got something OTHER than what you were expecting? Or better yet it looked like the file you wanted but once you opened the file it was actually something else! Companies that live and die by their user numbers will do anything to inflate those numbers including tricking you into agreeing to opening an account and making it so easy you didn't even know you consented.
The only problem is they gave the keys to the government of india.
Every carrier (this wasn't about the phone but the network) in India provides a back door to the Indian government. You only heard about BlackBerry because they fought it for two years. Until then most people weren't even aware (they still aren't) that BlackBerry is a global network carrier as well as a phone manufacturer.
Intel has flexed its near monopoly power heavily over the years. ARM licenses its tech and anybody can build compatible chips if they want. If I were an OEM I would be wary of giving Intel back control over my devices.
What are you talking about? This was Microsoft's plan all along. SystemD is just Microsoft's version of the Registry for Linux. Now that they've gotten it implemented all the little Linux clients can be brought into the AD fold.
CIA? Naw they'll just grease the wheels of the local politicians to arrest that guy and deport him without due process. At least that's the way Kim Dotcom tells it.
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But as a sole proprietorship if you get sued you can lose everything you own. A LLC buffers you from them taking your personal assets. Of course we all say why would I ever be sued? I do great work. Then you encounter someone who makes their living off of suing. I wouldn't risk it.
We're talking about the importance of garages. Does IBM have a garage? Does IBM have a Function Generator that plays the Halleluiah Chorus? I didn't think so! Who said I had to have a point anyway? THIS IS /.!
If it hadn't been for the hp garage there might not have been the tech to make the Apple garage possible.
Is the code sound? Does the program work? Just because you don't like the programmer it shouldn't disqualify his code. Before calling someone scuzzy perhaps some alone time in the mirror is in order.
Let's set aside the bulk of OSS users are by and large oblivious to what OSS even is and focus on those that do and are not programmers. A good portion of those see programmers as old fart *nix self proclaimed messiahs or fast and loose hothead control freaks because about the only time they actually get to see the programmers in nature is when they are fighting over VI and Emacs or Init and Systemd. Would you want to work with you?
Do you even read the news?
Yet again you fail to see the bigger picture. BlackBerry phone sales aren't where the company makes money. They make it on MDM and EMM offerings which are subscription based thus the subscriber base numbers. When BES only supported BB devices phone sales were crucial for them. Now that BES 12 supports iOS, Android, and Windows Phone devices phone sales are a secondary concern. They really don't need to be #1, 2, or 3 in phone sales to make money as long as they continue to grow their MDM business...which, despite rumors to the contrary, they are doing. In fact they just entered into a partnership with Samsung to integrate the Knox security platform into the BES system to enhance Android security.
Jon Chen knows BlackBerry addicts love their QWERTY based devices and he will continue to build those phones to keep the faithful but he is a businessman and not an idealist like Lazrdis or Balsillie. He won't hesitate to cut off a limb if it is toxic to the company.
They blinked, and went from #1 to ... well, mostly irrelevant.
Put in perspective this comment is irrelevant.
When BB was #1 (~March 2007) Their subscriber base was less than 10 million. In 2012 when their market share percentage (percentage is the keyword here) had "eroded" to nothing their subscriber base was 80 million yet everyone had already written them off. You see the market for smart phones expanded quicker than BlackBerry but they were still growing year over year until 2013. BlackBerry is the BSD of cell phones. Netcraft confirms it! You can be angry at them for "caving" all you want. They are a business and if they can't do business they are no longer a company. Just ask Aereo.
What part of everybody else caved first didn't you comprehend? By your logic AT&T is to be commended for bending over first and not even trying to protect your privacy. Can you name a carrier that hasn't "caved"?
Sunce when did BlackBerry become a carrier?
1999 when they launched their first two way pager. Their BIS network is deployed worldwide.
microsoft should buy blackberry. MS has lots of marketing ability
Sure, I mean it worked so well when they bought Danger.
It's amazing how a little information and a huge lack of understanding leads people to comment as if they are an authority on a matter they obviously do not understand. Let's focus on a key piece of information that virtually nobody understands when it comes to this story from India...This is about the wireless network not the phones! BlackBerry's BIS was/is a global network BlackBerry deployed to support its phones. Think of BIS as AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint for BlackBerry data. The wireless carriers in each country pay BlackBerry to jack into the BIS so they can support BlackBerry (BB OS 7 and earlier) phones on their network. Now all the carriers in India were already providing a direct link to the Indian government but because of BlackBerry's security focus they refused to provide access. They negotiated with the Indian government for over two years until the Indian government gave them an ultimatum. Give us access or lose all access to India. So to recap...the only reason you heard about it in the news is because BlackBerry fought to keep its network secure from the government whereas ALL other carriers happily complied without incident. This means no matter what device you use in India (or Saudi Arabia, or Russia, or any place else where the government insists on access) you are being monitored. However, if you happen to be connected to a BES the government does NOT have the keys and has no more access than they did prior to BlackBerry providing the keys to its BIS network.
I wasn't aware that Steam was written in Ruby.
Thank you James Tiberius Kirk!
It's actually more likely user bamboozling. Since nobody on /. has a facebook account let me use a comparison you've likely run into.
Have you ever clicked a link to download software from one of the umpteen free file hosting sites and get greeted with a page full of ads and three or more links on the page that simply say download now? You have to decipher the page to determine which link/button on the page actually downloads the file you want. Have you ever just clicked the first download now link you saw and got something OTHER than what you were expecting? Or better yet it looked like the file you wanted but once you opened the file it was actually something else! Companies that live and die by their user numbers will do anything to inflate those numbers including tricking you into agreeing to opening an account and making it so easy you didn't even know you consented.
That's why they are using plutonium-239 in a micro-reactor to generate heat to keep the balloons aloft.
Gives new meaning to hookers and blow.
Aw come on! How many of us haven't dreamed of building our own breeder reactor in the back yard during our youth to earn a Boy Scout merit badge.
Wow! I had no idea the rubber boot business was so lucrative.
The world will always be full of politicians and bureaucrats so there will always be a need for hip waders.
The only problem is they gave the keys to the government of india.
Every carrier (this wasn't about the phone but the network) in India provides a back door to the Indian government. You only heard about BlackBerry because they fought it for two years. Until then most people weren't even aware (they still aren't) that BlackBerry is a global network carrier as well as a phone manufacturer.
Intel has flexed its near monopoly power heavily over the years. ARM licenses its tech and anybody can build compatible chips if they want. If I were an OEM I would be wary of giving Intel back control over my devices.
What are you talking about? This was Microsoft's plan all along. SystemD is just Microsoft's version of the Registry for Linux. Now that they've gotten it implemented all the little Linux clients can be brought into the AD fold.
Why don't you try a trip through Birmingham, Alabama
No need...The gang from Top Gear did it for him.
CIA? Naw they'll just grease the wheels of the local politicians to arrest that guy and deport him without due process. At least that's the way Kim Dotcom tells it.