Bullshit. Disney itself may not be a monopoly, but Microsoft sure is, tried, convicted, and admitted. And Disney's membership in the MPAA sure taints them with monopolistic practices.
What was Microsoft convicted of again? It sure wasn't for being an illegal monopoly. That's kind of self evident as their monopoly is still in existence, so therefore legal.
Yet the site isn't actually working. Maybe it does suck, maybe it's nothing new, but since it's not actually accessible at the moment, isn't it kind of hard to tell?
It's a Microsoft Research site and obviously they weren't expecting it to be get much traffic. If you doubt Microsoft can set up a site that can handle high volume, everybody click this now:
Every make has its golden period and many more than once and many to come
Yes, but every generation of 911 has a large contingent of owners who think their car is of the golden period and they feel the need to let other 911 owner's know it. I've even know a few who will go as far to argue that if it isn't RWD, it isn't a 911. C4, C4S, Turbo - Sorry, not a 911?!?
These are the insecure people. Not the Porsche owner in general, but the ones who feel the need to belittle others because they don't have the right car. And God forbid if you have a Boxster! Or even worse, one of the front engined, water cooled, monsters from the 80s!! Or horror of all horrors, a Cayenne!!!
dont knock people because you dont belong or understand... some cars ARE more enjoyable to own than others IN MY OPINION does that make me insecure kid?
I appreciate the kid part, but I'm not nearly as young as I look. And no, preferring a certain car doesn't make you insecure - I never claimed it did.
Straights and going very fast are fun for a while, but throwing a sports car at a corner and taking it just right is where the long-term joy is.
Easy to prove.
Next time you're on the highway, find a nice empty straight stretch and speed up to 100 for a short period. Get a little nervous? A touch of adrenaline maybe? Probably more so because you're worried about a ticket than the fact you're going 100mph. Come down to S. Florida and that's only 10-15mph faster then everybody else is driving.
Now find an exit with a nice tight curve rated at 35mph. Try taking that at 50mph (or whatever speed is sane for your car). Whole other story. It's the fear of losing control that's scary, not the speed.
Although I bet one of those Top Fuel dragsters doing the 1/4 mile in 4.5 seconds would make me reconsider how scary a straight line can be.
A purist would tell you all Porsche sucks since 87 (?) when they stopped making their own engines but it's hardly a mystery that Porsches recently have stopped being cars for sportsmen and people who enjoy a good driving experiences, but cars for MS CEOs and rappers.
Purists? Try snobs. Every generation of Porsche owners has it's share.
There's your example.
Then there is the 964 owners who say the 993 isn't a true 911 because Porsche got help from the Japanese to reign in costs and thus produced a lower quality car (the 993 actually sold for $5000 less that the previous year's 964). They also point to the swept back fenders and headlights as more proof
Then, of course, is the 993 owners who say the 996 isn't a true 911 because it has a water cooled engine. They are many, and probably the most vocal of the snobs.
And no doubt there will be 996 owners who find something wrong with the next generation. I'm pretty sure there are even a few 356 owners who think anything else isn't really a Porsche.
Basically these are the people who are insecure about their decision to buy their car and try to make themselves feel better about it by convincing others they own the 'real deal'. These truly are the oft mentioned people who buy a Porsche to make up for a lack of manhood.
The 959 was produced at just over 200 cars as that was the minimum number required by FISA for homologation in Group B rally category. They were actually sold at a loss to Porsche only so the 959 could be raced. Ironic in that Group B racing was short lived due to some deadly accidents, and the 959 was never used as intended.
If only Bill had your money he could afford one too. Oh wait, he does have your money, and x billion times more. I guess the point of it wasn't just 0-60 numbers then.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if Bill Gates or any of those other billionaires want a Carerra GT, they can buy one, or ten. And they won't have to sell the 959 either.
These guys aren't like you or me, they don't have to sell the Corolla to step up the Camry.
this is just stupid. why bother with that when you can have [a Porsche Carrera GT].
Because a 959 has history associated with it. If you don't understand that, you're either a kid, or someone who doesn't appreciate cars.
Just because something newer and faster comes along, doesn't mean older cars no longer matter. The 959 is one of the most significant Porsche's ever made. Maybe one day the Carrera GT will be too, but I doubt it. 20 years from now I bet a 959 is worth much more than GT.
Aside from Access, I'm pretty sure every Office 97 App can open Office XP apps. Sure the new features of XP won't display, but you specifically ruled that out anyways.
If you asked a *person* to find you information relating to the word "apple", I think that said person would take a while before they come up with "washington state apple growers" too. I'd probably go through at least 50 things (actually, I've never heard of Washington State Apple Growers, so I wouldn't) too.
Microsoft is based in Redmond, WA, and obviously Slate is owned by Microsoft. Coincidence that the author focuses on Apples so much? How much do you want to bet that Bill Gates and other execs at Microsoft own thousands of acres of Apple orchards in their home state?
Just another blatant attempt by Microsoft to push it's own interests. This article is nothing more than an excuse to increase the popularity of Washington Apples and thus make Microsoft execs even more rich than they already are. Greedy bastards!
I've noticed that because MS has integrated IE with the OS, when IE crashes it often brings down my whole system, requiring a reboot, but when Moz crashes the system is fine and I just need to reload Moz and keep going.
Can't say I've noticed the same. I've been using XP since a month after it came out and while IE does crash every once in awhile, I can't remember it bringing down the entire system. It simply brings up a dailog asking me if I'd like to report the crash to Microsoft, I say no, and start up IE and I'm on my way. As a matter of fact I can't think of more than 1 or 2 times I've had to reboot XP due to a crash - it's just a not a common occurance.
XP and IE are very stable. I can only guess the majority of people complaining about Windows either mean Windows 9x or perhaps they don't use Windows at all and have simply read, "Windowz Suxors, It's always crashing!" so many times on Slashdot they assume it's true.
Oh come on, it was clearly a typo. The poster was commenting on Courtney's addiction to Xena Warrior Princess, who is, as you're probably aware, a heroine.
If you'll recall, in the past Microsoft has acted this way in reponse to Pro-Linux protestors as well.
Basically it's a not so subtle way of saying, "You're protest is meaningless. It does not matter as it accomplishes nothing more than making you feel better about yourself. Enjoy the discussion on Slashdot, but until then have some milk and cookies on us."
I know that's harsh, but it's the truth of the matter. This protest will not result in any meaningful public outcry, nor will it effect the upcoming legal case in any way. SCO may lose, SCO may win, but this protest won't figure into it, therefore they have nothing to lose by being nice and essentially treating it as a joke.
Microsoft officials served refreshments to the demonstrators on the upper deck of their parking lot under an 8 foot banner that read: "Microsoft Welcomes the Linux Community."
Microsoft doing it because it will make them money. Woohoo.
Hardly. What you and other seem to forget that while Microsoft may be able to sue for $500 (or $1000) per, it's not like the Spammers are going to have that type of money. In other words, If they only have $20,000 Microsoft can sue them for $100 million, but they're not going to get more than $20,000.
After you factor in the cost of Microsoft's lawyers, I seriously doubt they'll make any meaningful amount of money...at least meaningful to Microsoft.
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What was Microsoft convicted of again? It sure wasn't for being an illegal monopoly. That's kind of self evident as their monopoly is still in existence, so therefore legal.
How old are you?
Married? Kids? Car payments? Mortgage?
In the adult world money is a valuable thing to own.
Yet the site isn't actually working. Maybe it does suck, maybe it's nothing new, but since it's not actually accessible at the moment, isn't it kind of hard to tell?
It's a Microsoft Research site and obviously they weren't expecting it to be get much traffic. If you doubt Microsoft can set up a site that can handle high volume, everybody click this now:
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Where is everyone getting this $15/month number? Xbox subscription Offers
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The monopoly is legal (hence the reason it still exisits).
There are cubes at Microsoft. Maybe not in your group, maybe not for your position, but there are cubes.
And if they offer discounts, they're only able to do so because they are a Monopoly.
Isn't Slashdot Fun?
The 933 is the last "true" 911 See?
Yes, but every generation of 911 has a large contingent of owners who think their car is of the golden period and they feel the need to let other 911 owner's know it. I've even know a few who will go as far to argue that if it isn't RWD, it isn't a 911. C4, C4S, Turbo - Sorry, not a 911?!?
These are the insecure people. Not the Porsche owner in general, but the ones who feel the need to belittle others because they don't have the right car. And God forbid if you have a Boxster! Or even worse, one of the front engined, water cooled, monsters from the 80s!! Or horror of all horrors, a Cayenne!!!
dont knock people because you dont belong or understand... some cars ARE more enjoyable to own than others IN MY OPINION does that make me insecure kid?
I appreciate the kid part, but I'm not nearly as young as I look. And no, preferring a certain car doesn't make you insecure - I never claimed it did.
Easy to prove.
Next time you're on the highway, find a nice empty straight stretch and speed up to 100 for a short period. Get a little nervous? A touch of adrenaline maybe? Probably more so because you're worried about a ticket than the fact you're going 100mph. Come down to S. Florida and that's only 10-15mph faster then everybody else is driving.
Now find an exit with a nice tight curve rated at 35mph. Try taking that at 50mph (or whatever speed is sane for your car). Whole other story. It's the fear of losing control that's scary, not the speed.
Although I bet one of those Top Fuel dragsters doing the 1/4 mile in 4.5 seconds would make me reconsider how scary a straight line can be.
Purists? Try snobs. Every generation of Porsche owners has it's share.
There's your example.
Then there is the 964 owners who say the 993 isn't a true 911 because Porsche got help from the Japanese to reign in costs and thus produced a lower quality car (the 993 actually sold for $5000 less that the previous year's 964). They also point to the swept back fenders and headlights as more proof
Then, of course, is the 993 owners who say the 996 isn't a true 911 because it has a water cooled engine. They are many, and probably the most vocal of the snobs.
And no doubt there will be 996 owners who find something wrong with the next generation. I'm pretty sure there are even a few 356 owners who think anything else isn't really a Porsche.
Basically these are the people who are insecure about their decision to buy their car and try to make themselves feel better about it by convincing others they own the 'real deal'. These truly are the oft mentioned people who buy a Porsche to make up for a lack of manhood.
The 959 was produced at just over 200 cars as that was the minimum number required by FISA for homologation in Group B rally category. They were actually sold at a loss to Porsche only so the 959 could be raced. Ironic in that Group B racing was short lived due to some deadly accidents, and the 959 was never used as intended.
Read here for more info.
Wow, your motorcycle is faster than a 959.
If only Bill had your money he could afford one too. Oh wait, he does have your money, and x billion times more. I guess the point of it wasn't just 0-60 numbers then.
You think?
Too bad for them?
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if Bill Gates or any of those other billionaires want a Carerra GT, they can buy one, or ten. And they won't have to sell the 959 either.
These guys aren't like you or me, they don't have to sell the Corolla to step up the Camry.
Because a 959 has history associated with it. If you don't understand that, you're either a kid, or someone who doesn't appreciate cars.
Just because something newer and faster comes along, doesn't mean older cars no longer matter. The 959 is one of the most significant Porsche's ever made. Maybe one day the Carrera GT will be too, but I doubt it. 20 years from now I bet a 959 is worth much more than GT.
Aside from Access, I'm pretty sure every Office 97 App can open Office XP apps. Sure the new features of XP won't display, but you specifically ruled that out anyways.
You wait until the games you want drop in price?
....why....that's just damned un-American!
We gotta have it now, Now, NOW! A game ain't worth having if all your friends had it first. Damn, I thought that was simple common sense.
Microsoft is based in Redmond, WA, and obviously Slate is owned by Microsoft. Coincidence that the author focuses on Apples so much? How much do you want to bet that Bill Gates and other execs at Microsoft own thousands of acres of Apple orchards in their home state?
Just another blatant attempt by Microsoft to push it's own interests. This article is nothing more than an excuse to increase the popularity of Washington Apples and thus make Microsoft execs even more rich than they already are. Greedy bastards!
1. Make lame, obvious joke.
2. ???
3. Profit!
All your lame jokes are belong to us.
In Soviet Russia lame jokes make you!
Can't say I've noticed the same. I've been using XP since a month after it came out and while IE does crash every once in awhile, I can't remember it bringing down the entire system. It simply brings up a dailog asking me if I'd like to report the crash to Microsoft, I say no, and start up IE and I'm on my way. As a matter of fact I can't think of more than 1 or 2 times I've had to reboot XP due to a crash - it's just a not a common occurance.
XP and IE are very stable. I can only guess the majority of people complaining about Windows either mean Windows 9x or perhaps they don't use Windows at all and have simply read, "Windowz Suxors, It's always crashing!" so many times on Slashdot they assume it's true.
From the very page you linked to:
"The most significant development since the invention of the quartz movement some thirty years ago."
- Donald R. Brewer
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"These sports wristops will be indispensable to the active sports participants as well as a much broader segment of the market."
- Dan Colliander
Managing Director of Suunto
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
If you'll recall, in the past Microsoft has acted this way in reponse to Pro-Linux protestors as well.
Basically it's a not so subtle way of saying, "You're protest is meaningless. It does not matter as it accomplishes nothing more than making you feel better about yourself. Enjoy the discussion on Slashdot, but until then have some milk and cookies on us."
I know that's harsh, but it's the truth of the matter. This protest will not result in any meaningful public outcry, nor will it effect the upcoming legal case in any way. SCO may lose, SCO may win, but this protest won't figure into it, therefore they have nothing to lose by being nice and essentially treating it as a joke.
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Microsoft officials served refreshments to the demonstrators on the upper deck of their parking lot under an 8 foot banner that read: "Microsoft Welcomes the Linux Community."
Hardly. What you and other seem to forget that while Microsoft may be able to sue for $500 (or $1000) per, it's not like the Spammers are going to have that type of money. In other words, If they only have $20,000 Microsoft can sue them for $100 million, but they're not going to get more than $20,000.
After you factor in the cost of Microsoft's lawyers, I seriously doubt they'll make any meaningful amount of money...at least meaningful to Microsoft.
I guess this might come in handy if somehow you find yourself face down in the gutter and need to sell your possessions to make ends meet.
Otherwise, what possible advantage is there to this?