Why not just lock them out of our market so that we don't have to compete with them?
Oh the irony. How many countries has the US skewered because they refused to play the "we're bigger than you, give us your resources" game. Now the hat's on the other foot and "lock them out of our market" is the new strategy?
Strange that you couldn't find one to buy, when I signed up with Rogers, there was no rental option. I had to buy the modem.
I'm using the "Rogers portable internet" service as we speak (write) and I have nothing but praise for it. Speed is acceptable for what I need, and the whole signup and install could not have been easier. Really. walked to the Rogers store, 2 plugs on the back of the thing, ipconfig/renew and there it was.
I really hope your post wasn't supposed to be in response to mine, because it doesn't make sense in that context. I made no mention of any of the generality of malmart's stock...
However, class, today will will learn that competition comprises fairness. Take classic examples of competition such as the Olympics, or F1. We do not allow one competitor an advantage over another, such as the taking of steroids. Nor do women and men compete in the same event. For the same reason, there are strict rules governing F1 competitions, the more even the playing field, the more competitive it is.
When walmart sells products at "good prices" who is paying for the difference? The NA sales associates who make $14,000/yr, the chinese factory workers who make $3/week to maintain it's multi-billion dollar profit - that's who. Wallmart employs near-slave labour to promote it's cheap products. No one can compete with that unless they do the same. The fact that walmart gets away with it is a testament to loopholes and the old boys club.
Your post is a little naive. "Look I can buy my toothbrush for $.10 cheaper over here - must be good!"
Aside from the fact that Walmart is known to enforce it's white-trash traditionalist christian views on it's employees, customers and suppliers, Walmart isn't about fair competition. It is about monopolistic bullying. They can and do anything they want.
It does make me laugh when I hear the phrase "communist china". Last time I checked, that meant that everything was state-owned. Seems to me like china is more capitalist than most western nations...
Relax, I'm not trying to rob you of the warm fuzzy nostalgia you get every time you hear "Tumbling dice" at the dollar store. Makes MY skin crawl, but it's just an opinion.
To me the definition of "classic" is old and tired. I listen to music 10 hours a day and I have a hard enough time listening to music that I have had for 6 months never mind 20 years!!!! Needless to say, having the original CD is completely useless to me. My car, my home, my computer, all play mp3s. CDs just take up space and are not easily searchable.
God, I was over my 'the who' and 'rolling stones' phase when I was 16, why would I want to listen to that again?
Plato's cave? Come now. I know what you are trying to get across here, but I don't think Plato is entirely relevant. Plato's point was that THIS life (the first one, not the second) is the shadow and only the enlightened may know the true nature of life. Are you referring to a shadow of a shadow? Or maybe the second life is reality?
Why try to convince others? You live as you will, and others can waste their time and live to regret it when they are 80, or maybe not.
I think you are getting a little lost in the analogy. The poster used the analogy to describe maintenance, it is perfectly valid. If his analogy read:
"On the one hand, programmer geeks who write their own code. On the other, the average consumer who just wants to be able to drive to work. Imagine that!
So, you are saying that in order to get decent support, you have to pay for it. Given that and the fact that I have to pay $$$ for RHEL (or whatever), what then is the big advantage to using linux in the enterprise?
I pay $$$ for Solaris, HPUX, plus $$$ for support. What's the difference?
NB: That this question is coming from someone who has absolutely no desire or need to disect source code.
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Why not just lock them out of our market so that we don't have to compete with them?
Oh the irony. How many countries has the US skewered because they refused to play the "we're bigger than you, give us your resources" game. Now the hat's on the other foot and "lock them out of our market" is the new strategy?
Venezuela *is* in America
Thank you! I always wondered why America was smaller than North America...
Answer: Deal with the problem at your end.
He did deal with it... He stopped using Linux.
Like me, the author seems to think that 15 years is long enough to come up with a viable alternative to windows for the masses. And so we move on.
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I'm using the "Rogers portable internet" service as we speak (write) and I have nothing but praise for it. Speed is acceptable for what I need, and the whole signup and install could not have been easier. Really. walked to the Rogers store, 2 plugs on the back of the thing, ipconfig /renew and there it was.
Ha ha hahahahahaha - it better come with a lump of gold bullion...
Well MY feelings were bruised. Can I have a hug?
I thank you for a clear rebuttal sir. Minor point, but well said.
Well, maybe. Walmart pays it's employees very poorly. They can't go shop at . They don't have much choice.
I've shown that some of them most certainly are opinions.
You've done what now?
You've done nothing of the sort. Without reference, stating that something is POV is POV. Slashdot is all about the POV.
Your VERY in "VERY POV" is opinion too, no?
However, class, today will will learn that competition comprises fairness. Take classic examples of competition such as the Olympics, or F1. We do not allow one competitor an advantage over another, such as the taking of steroids. Nor do women and men compete in the same event. For the same reason, there are strict rules governing F1 competitions, the more even the playing field, the more competitive it is.
When walmart sells products at "good prices" who is paying for the difference? The NA sales associates who make $14,000/yr, the chinese factory workers who make $3/week to maintain it's multi-billion dollar profit - that's who. Wallmart employs near-slave labour to promote it's cheap products. No one can compete with that unless they do the same. The fact that walmart gets away with it is a testament to loopholes and the old boys club.
Aside from the fact that Walmart is known to enforce it's white-trash traditionalist christian views on it's employees, customers and suppliers, Walmart isn't about fair competition. It is about monopolistic bullying. They can and do anything they want.
It does make me laugh when I hear the phrase "communist china". Last time I checked, that meant that everything was state-owned. Seems to me like china is more capitalist than most western nations...
Relax, I'm not trying to rob you of the warm fuzzy nostalgia you get every time you hear "Tumbling dice" at the dollar store. Makes MY skin crawl, but it's just an opinion.
To me the definition of "classic" is old and tired. I listen to music 10 hours a day and I have a hard enough time listening to music that I have had for 6 months never mind 20 years!!!! Needless to say, having the original CD is completely useless to me. My car, my home, my computer, all play mp3s. CDs just take up space and are not easily searchable.
God, I was over my 'the who' and 'rolling stones' phase when I was 16, why would I want to listen to that again?
You don't seem to mind taking advantage of offshoring (allofmp3.com) as long as it benefits you...
My patience died years ago...
Why try to convince others? You live as you will, and others can waste their time and live to regret it when they are 80, or maybe not.
Honestly, I love the idea. It's like voluntary jail for the socially incapable.
"On the one hand, programmer geeks who write their own code. On the other, the average consumer who just wants to be able to drive to work. Imagine that!
Then, you could complain.
I pay $$$ for Solaris, HPUX, plus $$$ for support. What's the difference?
NB: That this question is coming from someone who has absolutely no desire or need to disect source code.
Who's anb idiot? If you're going to correct someone, you should at least preview your post.