So what you're driving at is that all music and PhotoShop should all be free. Well, in the case of photoshop, if it cost them 100,000 to develop a new version, and each copy cost $500, so then only the first 200 people would pay the retail price. Anyone past that number would get it for free. I hope that this sounds as ridiculous to you as it actually is ridiculous.
For fuck's sake, we aren't talking about slavery or child labor here, nor dumping chemicals into drinking water. We're talking about a higher price on a luxury item, a luxury item you could likely get at the same, lower price a month from now. This is what we find despicable? Prices of MP3s? Get a grip!
Sony employs thousands of people. They're in business of being profitable. If they are successful, they can keep employing their current folks, or add to the workforce. They're able to give raises and bonuses. To expand benefits. A benefit to society, no?
On the flip side of them raising the music prices, is anyone holding a gun to your head to spend your money? Is someone stopping you from going outside to your local music shop to buy cheap, second hand CDs? Or even doing that on eBay or Amazon?
How is Sony against social benefit, again? And since when are they the arbiter of morality and social behavior, and why do you look to corporations for moral guidance?
That's like saying that Nike has a monopoly on Nike shoes. Sounds ridiculous, right?
Sony has a specific product. That specific product is part of a product group, which one might called "pop music." Last I saw, there are many, many options for pop music, and you don't have to buy the Sony brand, just like you don't have to wear Nike sneakers.
Hmm? I didn't make any comment on advertising. I'm a bit confused with your comment.
If you disagree with someone's comment, offer a response or a rebuke. But don't tell them that what they wrote isn't their actual thought, or that they did not mean to write it, and instead made a mistake. It's very rude.
Relationships go sour, people can give into temptation of snooping a bit. Why risk it, is there anything to gain? There are ways of doing this where there will be no question that email wasn't read, and this would help the new owner as there won't be any chance of accusation of him eavesdropping.
Potentially creating backscatter spam. I would respond personally/manually. Set up a separate folder or mark any mail being sent to the old domain so that it's easier to spot anything still going to that domain.
And I think I'd wait about a year after moving to a new domain for email before handing over the hobby domain. And even then, I'd require to run the email server for at least a few months after that so that no forwards can be changed and mail can't be seen.
I honestly despise FTFY responses. You're putting words on people's mouths, or telling them that they misrepresented their own thought in what they wrote. It seems very rude and presumptuous. Honestly, why are you a better judge of the thoughts that are in my head than me?
What do these poor people spend their money on that they'd be paying more in taxes? Food from groceries is exempt from taxes in many areas, as is clothing below a certain amount. Why couldn't other necessities be added to the list in a consumption tax system?
To me, the only difference between a hatchback and a wagon is that the wagon is based on a 4 door. This is almost as tall as an adult male, and I'd compare it to anything but your typical passenger car. But I suppose everyone drives a bus^M^M^MSUV these days, so that's what they want to sell.
Most people don't get into a car inside their small garage. They wait for the driver to get the car out, then they get in. So I don't think this is such a huge problem. I guess that might change if it's raining, but the 20 seconds it takes you to get to your porch or under other shelter isn't a huge deal.
Most of which runs on electric. And there are miles and miles of this country that will never be served by public transport. We get it, you like that train, but it isn't the only answer, and thinking that you can wipe all cars off the face of earth won't help anyone.
and periodically send out refund checks for all the stocks that lost value which people hold in hopes of a rebound?
In Jobs' case, its a simple matter of potentially altering the code around wills. Make capital gains measured from the first time they were obtained by a party until they are sold. Leave giving in a will or as a gift (with annual limits) alone. Simple.
In Zuckeberg's case, if someone wishes to use unrealized gains as collateral, then it's up to them to take on that risk. They still face the possibility that the company will collapse, that he'll declare bankruptcy, and the loan won't be repaid.
And that's what we need: the equivalent of the housing bubble in the stock market. The government starts relying on taxes from housing and stocks, then when the economy turns sour, or one of the bubbles burst, they won't be able to cope. Most municipalities and even states almost collapsed simply because housing collapsed and their tax revenue disappeared. So yeah, keep setting yourself up for government shutdowns, then blame "the rich."
Dumping on Americans has become a pastime, it seems. I was taught about Bismarck in a US school. Don't remember anything more than him uniting Germany, and other generalities. Sorry if I'm interrupting a circlejerk here.
Look at how cool you are, with your shiny new devices that do what mp3 players did a decade ago (ooh 32gb of storage!). Keep upgrading and throwing those "archaic" devices into the trash, or "recycling" them and shipping them to 3rd world countries for faceless people to burn and inhale.
Who knew that being a geek simply meant dropping small amounts of cash on gadgets.
Why do you insist on crapping on AC's somewhat jocular comment when the AC wasn't even replying to you. The joke was that often times, driving in the city is slower than possibly even walking. Go watch Office Space.
You're projecting the American Republican religious ties onto Poland, which I don't know is all too accurate. But if you want to castigate all of religion, it's your right.
As far as brown nosing, you try being a border neighbor to Russia and see if you can make a go of it with no allies.
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The discussion was about the legality of the price increase. Try to be on topic maybe?
So what you're driving at is that all music and PhotoShop should all be free. Well, in the case of photoshop, if it cost them 100,000 to develop a new version, and each copy cost $500, so then only the first 200 people would pay the retail price. Anyone past that number would get it for free. I hope that this sounds as ridiculous to you as it actually is ridiculous.
For fuck's sake, we aren't talking about slavery or child labor here, nor dumping chemicals into drinking water. We're talking about a higher price on a luxury item, a luxury item you could likely get at the same, lower price a month from now. This is what we find despicable? Prices of MP3s? Get a grip!
Sony employs thousands of people. They're in business of being profitable. If they are successful, they can keep employing their current folks, or add to the workforce. They're able to give raises and bonuses. To expand benefits. A benefit to society, no?
On the flip side of them raising the music prices, is anyone holding a gun to your head to spend your money? Is someone stopping you from going outside to your local music shop to buy cheap, second hand CDs? Or even doing that on eBay or Amazon?
How is Sony against social benefit, again? And since when are they the arbiter of morality and social behavior, and why do you look to corporations for moral guidance?
That's like saying that Nike has a monopoly on Nike shoes. Sounds ridiculous, right?
Sony has a specific product. That specific product is part of a product group, which one might called "pop music." Last I saw, there are many, many options for pop music, and you don't have to buy the Sony brand, just like you don't have to wear Nike sneakers.
Which court case, exactly, esablished the "dickishness" precedent?
Some day, when the whole planet is covered with solar panels, you might just have to pay for a dose of sun!
Hmm? I didn't make any comment on advertising. I'm a bit confused with your comment.
If you disagree with someone's comment, offer a response or a rebuke. But don't tell them that what they wrote isn't their actual thought, or that they did not mean to write it, and instead made a mistake. It's very rude.
Relationships go sour, people can give into temptation of snooping a bit. Why risk it, is there anything to gain? There are ways of doing this where there will be no question that email wasn't read, and this would help the new owner as there won't be any chance of accusation of him eavesdropping.
I guess unless you don't want to be paying the registration fees.
Potentially creating backscatter spam. I would respond personally/manually. Set up a separate folder or mark any mail being sent to the old domain so that it's easier to spot anything still going to that domain.
And I think I'd wait about a year after moving to a new domain for email before handing over the hobby domain. And even then, I'd require to run the email server for at least a few months after that so that no forwards can be changed and mail can't be seen.
I honestly despise FTFY responses. You're putting words on people's mouths, or telling them that they misrepresented their own thought in what they wrote. It seems very rude and presumptuous. Honestly, why are you a better judge of the thoughts that are in my head than me?
What do these poor people spend their money on that they'd be paying more in taxes? Food from groceries is exempt from taxes in many areas, as is clothing below a certain amount. Why couldn't other necessities be added to the list in a consumption tax system?
I can see it now: pimping this thing out will mean putting in normal rear doors.
To me, the only difference between a hatchback and a wagon is that the wagon is based on a 4 door. This is almost as tall as an adult male, and I'd compare it to anything but your typical passenger car. But I suppose everyone drives a bus^M^M^MSUV these days, so that's what they want to sell.
Most people don't get into a car inside their small garage. They wait for the driver to get the car out, then they get in. So I don't think this is such a huge problem. I guess that might change if it's raining, but the 20 seconds it takes you to get to your porch or under other shelter isn't a huge deal.
These cars don't run on gas, so they don't use any power. Don't you get it? It's the free lunch everyone's been waiting for!
Most of which runs on electric. And there are miles and miles of this country that will never be served by public transport. We get it, you like that train, but it isn't the only answer, and thinking that you can wipe all cars off the face of earth won't help anyone.
and periodically send out refund checks for all the stocks that lost value which people hold in hopes of a rebound?
In Jobs' case, its a simple matter of potentially altering the code around wills. Make capital gains measured from the first time they were obtained by a party until they are sold. Leave giving in a will or as a gift (with annual limits) alone. Simple.
In Zuckeberg's case, if someone wishes to use unrealized gains as collateral, then it's up to them to take on that risk. They still face the possibility that the company will collapse, that he'll declare bankruptcy, and the loan won't be repaid.
And that's what we need: the equivalent of the housing bubble in the stock market. The government starts relying on taxes from housing and stocks, then when the economy turns sour, or one of the bubbles burst, they won't be able to cope. Most municipalities and even states almost collapsed simply because housing collapsed and their tax revenue disappeared. So yeah, keep setting yourself up for government shutdowns, then blame "the rich."
Dumping on Americans has become a pastime, it seems. I was taught about Bismarck in a US school. Don't remember anything more than him uniting Germany, and other generalities. Sorry if I'm interrupting a circlejerk here.
Look at how cool you are, with your shiny new devices that do what mp3 players did a decade ago (ooh 32gb of storage!). Keep upgrading and throwing those "archaic" devices into the trash, or "recycling" them and shipping them to 3rd world countries for faceless people to burn and inhale.
Who knew that being a geek simply meant dropping small amounts of cash on gadgets.
Yeah, I read a few issues thanks to Calibre. There is a recipe to download the English daily (German also available) onto your eReader or iPad.
Why do you insist on crapping on AC's somewhat jocular comment when the AC wasn't even replying to you. The joke was that often times, driving in the city is slower than possibly even walking. Go watch Office Space.
Not true for dynamic pages.
You're projecting the American Republican religious ties onto Poland, which I don't know is all too accurate. But if you want to castigate all of religion, it's your right.
As far as brown nosing, you try being a border neighbor to Russia and see if you can make a go of it with no allies.