It's long past the pioneering time that requires government intervention to get things moving. They're just slowing things down now. It's time space was opened up for commercial exploitation.
NT web server and the vacuum seems to only do the middle of rooms.
The electrolux one looks cool, but is it in production? It's apparently been a prototype since 1997 so I doubt they'll ever release it. Dyson looks like they will though.
I'm half way through at the moment, and the book's been sitting on my side table for two days (unusual for me). It's very "put downable" whereas Neuromancer has you hooked.
I can't empathise with any of the characters, the plot? is weak, it's decidedly slow paced.
To be honest I don't think he should have bothered. Idoru was heading in this direction.
Do not allow bundling of a product which has a direct (non bundled) competitor in the market, unless that competing product is *also* being bundled with a *competing operating system*.
This would allow them to bundle stuff if the competition are doing it, but they won't be able to use bundling as a weapon against their competition.
Microsoft have been found to use their monopoly position in the market to damage *competition*. You are not a competitor.
Look, you're quite happy to follow along and sweep up the crumbs that MS leave over. Anyone who doesn't choose this course is destroyed by MS.
The damage is to Microsoft's competition by way of their monopoly position in the market. That's the bit that's illegal.
As to collateral damage when MS are made to remedy their actions, who can tell? You might find that your business picks up. You might be put out of business by Linux. Who knows.
At least those who follow Linux rather than MS might now not have to face up to the market domination that MS uses to force it's technology into a leading position.
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Basically, it has to be possible for people to become obscenely rich for commercial space exploration to be successful.
I'd prefer something like the delta clipper - straight out of the comics.
It's long past the pioneering time that requires government intervention to get things moving. They're just slowing things down now. It's time space was opened up for commercial exploitation.
It gives you a framework to allow applications to talk to other applications. And no I'm not talking about word processors.
God what a load of wimps.
NT web server and the vacuum seems to only do the middle of rooms.
The electrolux one looks cool, but is it in production? It's apparently been a prototype since 1997 so I doubt they'll ever release it. Dyson looks like they will though.
/. effect strikes again. Looks like an NT web server so shat can you expect?
Anyone else notice:
"Few personal computer users have ever used Linux, and it lacks the graphical user interface that makes Microsoft Windows relatively easy to use."
In the Reuters reporting that has been bought by all the news distribution channels?
Not a super powerful R10000 or R12000, but fine for what it does.
Only problem is when you add a news server, web based email and try to run your backups at the same time.
A bit old, but - IT'S AN APPLIANCE PEOPLE!
ftp://ftp.cobaltnet.com/pub/contrib/misc/borgqube. gif
It's an R5000 range, but not terribly quick. You can squeeze a couple of hundred Mb in.
That's the point!
You're not supposed to customize it. If you want to customise it, you're buying the wron box.!
The chip is a low power R5000 range MIPS chip, not a raging R10000/R12000.
I use one at home. Nice little boxes. They're fast enough and cheap.
They've spent years of research and thousands of hours of marketing effort to decide that the case should be... Black!
Seem to be more expensive than a Qube too, though they give you a wee switch with the box.
Then tell his boss that you're going with a competitor.
They're either with you or against you. There are lots of Alpha vendors who are quite happy to sell you a Linux system. Check out the Linux Journal.
Well?
As a Scot, (admittedly living in London) I've always found the English legal system to be exceedingly bizarre.
The sooner Scotland becomes an independant country, the better. Runs for cover...
The US already blocks certain food products from Europe.
Embrace and Extend. You will be assimilated!
I'm half way through at the moment, and the book's been sitting on my side table for two days (unusual for me). It's very "put downable" whereas Neuromancer has you hooked.
I can't empathise with any of the characters, the plot? is weak, it's decidedly slow paced.
To be honest I don't think he should have bothered. Idoru was heading in this direction.
On to the new Tad Williams book I think.
I think i'd add:
Do not allow bundling of a product which has a direct (non bundled) competitor in the market, unless that competing product is *also* being bundled with a *competing operating system*.
This would allow them to bundle stuff if the competition are doing it, but they won't be able to use bundling as a weapon against their competition.
Microsoft have been found to use their monopoly position in the market to damage *competition*. You are not a competitor.
Look, you're quite happy to follow along and sweep up the crumbs that MS leave over. Anyone who doesn't choose this course is destroyed by MS.
The damage is to Microsoft's competition by way of their monopoly position in the market. That's the bit that's illegal.
As to collateral damage when MS are made to remedy their actions, who can tell? You might find that your business picks up. You might be put out of business by Linux. Who knows.
At least those who follow Linux rather than MS might now not have to face up to the market domination that MS uses to force it's technology into a leading position.
Used to work for Data General, the parent company. Fantastic hardware. They've just been bought by EMC though.
I would definitely try to tune the system before throwing hardware at it though. Find out exactly where the bottleneck is.