I admit I haven't read the patent (I have real work to do). But what could they possibly patent that is new? You go to their site and select some songs (not exactly groundbreaking), they burn a CD (still nothing new), and they ship it to you (still waiting). Maybe you only have to click once to... no that's already been patented.
This just adds evidence to the theory the I've had for a long time: M$ is testing the theory that if you have infinite programmers typing at infinite PC's, eventually you'll get an operating system. I guess they're still waiting.
The official slashdot $ police? I'll use them if I want to, and ignore your attempt at censorship. Maybe I'll even get Judge Jackson to issue a restraining order, so you can't post here anymore. Oh, I see you are YAAC*, so I guess it will have to apply to all of you.
As far as I know it was first applied to IBM, who invented vaporware, preemptive product announcements, etc. Micro$oft is now the Mother of all FUD Factories, but they stole that idea too.
The window GUI was invented by Xerox PARC in the 1970's. It was Smalltalk based, but I don't know what the OS was. Maybe their Smalltalk was also the OS. I'm pretty sure it wasn't Unix.
BTW, they also invented the mouse, Ethernet, object-oriented programming, and who knows what else. Talk about missed opportunities!
I've been using Slackware as my desktop OS at work and at home for about 4 years. It especially makes sense at work, where I open a bunch of xterms to Sun servers. Most everyone else struggles with Exceed's X implementation on Windo$e. I never could get it configured right. With Linux, it works right out of the "box".
BTW, a lot of M$ zealots make claims like "Linux is command line based, doesn't have a stable GUI, etc, etc" I guess they don't know that the first X Window System release was in 1984, about the same time as M$ Windoze version 1.0.
Now yopu can pick up some shoddy, over-priced software along with your shoddy, over-priced hardware.(*)
*Example, I got a package of 4 telephone wire spicers at Radio Shack for about $2.00. The next day I got a package of 25 for about the same price at Home Depot.
He's one of the original M$FT lemmings. He is a master of the type of review that goes something like this:
Micro$oft product XYZ crashed my machine (again), it is really a piece of shit, the competition is much better, but you'd better buy XYZ because, well, because it's from M$, and everyone else will buy it.
I think he's missing an important revenue stream by not taking money from M$.
Then why would they come out with a story within minutes of Judge Jackson's finding of fact saying that a breakup would actually be a good thing?
Here's an excerpt:
"... it would also mean that Bill Gates' net worth would probably quadruple, the Baby Bills created by the breakup would move out to dominate the areas they're already in, and we'd see a spectacular leap in the value of software stocks."
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It's great fun to go over to the yahoo M$ message board and post pro-Linux and/or anti-M$ messages, then sit back and watch the replies.
http://messages.yahoo.com/?action=q&board=MSFT
Why don't we hire a patent attorney to patent the patent process?
I admit I haven't read the patent (I have real work to do). But what could they possibly patent that is new? You go to their site and select some songs (not exactly groundbreaking), they burn a CD (still nothing new), and they ship it to you (still waiting). Maybe you only have to click once to ... no that's already been patented.
And I have a restraining order preventing anyone from doing it. First posters can't come within 1000 yards of Slashdot.
This just adds evidence to the theory the I've had for a long time: M$ is testing the theory that if you have infinite programmers typing at infinite PC's, eventually you'll get an operating system. I guess they're still waiting.
"whoppnig".
Better watch your typos. You'll have the NAACP a,d the Italian Anti-Defamation League on your ass.
Does anyone really care about their slashdot moderation? I know I've got better things to worry about (like actual real work).
Maybe we can figure out some way to trade points, sort of like pollution credits. How about selling them on EBay?
The official slashdot $ police? I'll use them if I want to, and ignore your attempt at censorship. Maybe I'll even get Judge Jackson to issue a restraining order, so you can't post here anymore. Oh, I see you are YAAC*, so I guess it will have to apply to all of you.
Howz this? M$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
*Yet Another Anonymous Coward
That's why I said "about the same time".
I won't repeat the definition.
As far as I know it was first applied to IBM, who invented vaporware, preemptive product announcements, etc. Micro$oft is now the Mother of all FUD Factories, but they stole that idea too.
The window GUI was invented by Xerox PARC in the 1970's. It was Smalltalk based, but I don't know what the OS was. Maybe their Smalltalk was also the OS. I'm pretty sure it wasn't Unix.
BTW, they also invented the mouse, Ethernet, object-oriented programming, and who knows what else. Talk about missed opportunities!
Now I know what happened to HAL: Windows 2000 Beta.
I've been using Slackware as my desktop OS at work and at home for about 4 years. It especially makes sense at work, where I open a bunch of xterms to Sun servers. Most everyone else struggles with Exceed's X implementation on Windo$e. I never could get it configured right. With Linux, it works right out of the "box".
BTW, a lot of M$ zealots make claims like "Linux is command line based, doesn't have a stable GUI, etc, etc" I guess they don't know that the first X Window System release was in 1984, about the same time as M$ Windoze version 1.0.
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M$:
1)push power
2)push start button
3)something bad happens, goto 1 (indefinitely)
or Apple:
1)push power
2)start surfing
Make that "splicers".
Also, does this mean that the RadioHack clerks will now ask for your email address too, so M$FT can send you junk email catalogs?
Now yopu can pick up some shoddy, over-priced software along with your shoddy, over-priced hardware.(*)
*Example, I got a package of 4 telephone wire spicers at Radio Shack for about $2.00. The next day I got a package of 25 for about the same price at Home Depot.
Dueling singularities?
MarketingSpeak into plain English. It is Comdex after all.
On second thought, maybe you just turn it off the get the translation.
He's one of the original M$FT lemmings. He is a master of the type of review that goes something like this:
Micro$oft product XYZ crashed my machine (again), it is really a piece of shit, the competition is much better, but you'd better buy XYZ because, well, because it's from M$, and everyone else will buy it.
I think he's missing an important revenue stream by not taking money from M$.
even if I've never actually PAID for any of the M$FT products I use? I even have a Certificate of Authenticity for one version of Windoze.
I believe it's called reading a Word'97 file using an older version of Word.
BSD is now a Linux-like OS?
Then why would they come out with a story within minutes of Judge Jackson's finding of fact saying that a breakup would actually be a good thing?
Here's an excerpt:
"... it would also mean that Bill Gates' net worth would probably quadruple, the Baby Bills created by the breakup would move out to dominate the areas they're already in, and we'd see a spectacular leap in the value of software stocks."
Is this the record for the worst first post ever.
M$ one of America's best companies? Then you must think John Gotti is one of America's best businessmen.