I think the real problem is breaking up microsoft is not that they don't deserve to be punished, but think about the ramificaions of the precedent it would set. What about other companies that decide to package their operating system with "integrated" software packages. I think giving the os browser capabilities was a step in the right direction, but it was their business practices that were flawed and the punishment should be dealt accordingly.
Forcing them to release api might be a good idea but forcing them to release source code is ridiculous and wouldn't slve anything. I am just as much an advocate for free open source software as the next guy. But only because i beleive it produces *better* products than closed sourced companies do
"Epicor officials...said that the user IDs and passwords provided access to proprietary information valued in millions of dollars, and they estimated the cost of issuing new user IDs and passwords at approximately $12,500."
how fucking expensive is it to type adduser blah i mean hell every multiuser Os i can thnk of has guis available incase you can't type.
there is a company called cytrix or maybe that is the name of the software. Anyway we are using it at NCSU to use software like Word, Excel etc from a remove server...
Anyone out there that got an invitation willing to pull together money and split the profits/stocks later? I just want to get in as close to the ground floor as possible then of course sell high for a quick profit. So who do i write the check too?
"People who buy stupid-ass shoes then complain about how uncomfortable they are should be kicked in the shin by someone in comfortable shoes." Anon
FYI: I beleive that NC State Univ is adding a graduate program in network engineering. And to the best of my knowledge it is the 1st degree program of it's kind. The MS begins in the fall '99 semester and the BS will start in a year or so.
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I think the real problem is breaking up microsoft is not that they don't deserve to be punished, but think about the ramificaions of the precedent it would set. What about other companies that decide to package their operating system with "integrated" software packages. I think giving the os browser capabilities was a step in the right direction, but it was their business practices that were flawed and the punishment should be dealt accordingly.
Forcing them to release api might be a good idea but forcing them to release source code is ridiculous and wouldn't slve anything. I am just as much an advocate for free open source software as the next guy. But only because i beleive it produces *better* products than closed sourced companies do
that's my 2 cents.
I think it's useful because when you open the new window it inherits your history...so that when you press back you go back...
"Epicor officials...said that the user IDs and passwords provided access to proprietary information valued in millions of dollars, and they estimated the cost of issuing new user IDs and passwords at approximately $12,500."
how fucking expensive is it to type adduser blah
i mean hell every multiuser Os i can thnk of has guis available incase you can't type.
there is a company called cytrix or maybe that is the name of the software.
Anyway we are using it at NCSU to use software like Word, Excel etc from a remove server...
www.cytrix.com they should raise hell
Anyone out there that got an invitation willing to pull together money and split the profits/stocks later? I just want to get in as close to the ground floor as possible then of course sell high for a quick profit. So who do i write the check too?
"People who buy stupid-ass shoes then complain about how uncomfortable they are should be kicked in the shin by someone in comfortable shoes." Anon
FYI: I beleive that NC State Univ is adding a graduate program in network engineering. And to the best of my knowledge it is the 1st degree program of it's kind. The MS begins in the fall '99 semester and the BS will start in a year or so.
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