At least Microsoft is the patent holder. Since when do they have anything to do with television? We only have to worry if Verizon gets the rights to that patent.
Please try to deny that general statement. Even if the only reason this is true is because the majority of people use Windows, you have to say that Windows is the best operating system for general software development. Plus, you can't deny that the.NET platform is good, and most developers who use Microsoft technology use Windows. Mono doesn't let you use Visual Studio, does it now?
On top of that, Windows is pretty stable, and most people are very happy with the operating system, although most people take it for granted and view it as boring. No, it's not the most polished OS in the world, and I would even say that Ubuntu is more aesthetically appealing. But Windows does absolutely everything (with the exception of some fancy Mac features) that you would ever need - whether you're a hard core hacker or a third-grader who wants to play some video games, you can find your way around Windows and make good use of it.
I'm fairly sure that even if Microsoft decided to make some bogus statement that they owned your Word files, you would still have the upper hand in the case that they decided to be difficult and take them away from you. If you wrote something original down on your Word document, the copyright of it will naturally belong to you, so you can just turn around and call copyright infringement on them. Though I suppose they could *take* "their" file instead of copying it, but you could always get technical with them down to the byte code and say that technically moving any digital information is copying it to a new location thus infringing on the copyright. Yeah, we can play unnecessary games too, Microsoft.
To completely prevent any problems, you could just print the document (unless the paper company decides that they own the paper that is sold to you). But really, I doubt Microsoft would do something like this.
At first it seems like a joke, but after watching the pandas, I think they will fit in well with World of Warcraft's fantasy theme. WoW seems like a fun game, and the fantastic theme and somewhat cartoon-like, over-animated graphics are actually attractive. I don't expect to ever play WoW, though, because it's really expensive and I imagine it becomes addicting and takes up a lot of time. On the other hand, I'm extremely excited about Guild Wars 2. It might be more expensive to buy a copy of the game, but once you do so, you never pay any subscription fees. Plus, the graphics on Guild Wars 2 are closer to Halo: Reach than WoW, and the combat in Guild Wars is just outstanding. Let's just hope they hurry up and release it.
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At least Microsoft is the patent holder. Since when do they have anything to do with television? We only have to worry if Verizon gets the rights to that patent.
Please try to deny that general statement. Even if the only reason this is true is because the majority of people use Windows, you have to say that Windows is the best operating system for general software development. Plus, you can't deny that the .NET platform is good, and most developers who use Microsoft technology use Windows. Mono doesn't let you use Visual Studio, does it now?
On top of that, Windows is pretty stable, and most people are very happy with the operating system, although most people take it for granted and view it as boring. No, it's not the most polished OS in the world, and I would even say that Ubuntu is more aesthetically appealing. But Windows does absolutely everything (with the exception of some fancy Mac features) that you would ever need - whether you're a hard core hacker or a third-grader who wants to play some video games, you can find your way around Windows and make good use of it.
I'm fairly sure that even if Microsoft decided to make some bogus statement that they owned your Word files, you would still have the upper hand in the case that they decided to be difficult and take them away from you. If you wrote something original down on your Word document, the copyright of it will naturally belong to you, so you can just turn around and call copyright infringement on them. Though I suppose they could *take* "their" file instead of copying it, but you could always get technical with them down to the byte code and say that technically moving any digital information is copying it to a new location thus infringing on the copyright. Yeah, we can play unnecessary games too, Microsoft. To completely prevent any problems, you could just print the document (unless the paper company decides that they own the paper that is sold to you). But really, I doubt Microsoft would do something like this.
At first it seems like a joke, but after watching the pandas, I think they will fit in well with World of Warcraft's fantasy theme. WoW seems like a fun game, and the fantastic theme and somewhat cartoon-like, over-animated graphics are actually attractive. I don't expect to ever play WoW, though, because it's really expensive and I imagine it becomes addicting and takes up a lot of time. On the other hand, I'm extremely excited about Guild Wars 2. It might be more expensive to buy a copy of the game, but once you do so, you never pay any subscription fees. Plus, the graphics on Guild Wars 2 are closer to Halo: Reach than WoW, and the combat in Guild Wars is just outstanding. Let's just hope they hurry up and release it.