Not quite... patents are valid for a limited period only - between 17 and 20 years depending on where in the application process it gets granted. You'll remember the patents on RSA lapsing a couple of years ago. There is also no option of an extension as with copyright.
Realplayer suck!, but if this is the only stick to beat M$ with, then so be it. That doesn't mean that I'll use it when it's available, since they'd still have to trump vmpeg, my favorite.mpg player.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the current case is the continuation of the original case (b4 Judge Jackson) where the penalties were thrown out on appeal, but the conviction kept. It does not allow for a broadening of scope (I think Judge KK ordered this at the beginning of this trial) and since they only argued browsers then, they have to stick with browsers.
I presume they could go after this whole business with OEM's, but that would require a separate trial - something which will probably never happen.
IANAE (conomist), but the only reason apart from dividends is the hope that the company would do stock buy-backs to reduce dilution of the shareholders. A share in a company gives you 2 benefits: voting and profit sharing. Since M$ does not do the first and clearly state that they do the 2nd, there is still an incentive to own stock. But using shareholder money to buy back stock (and reduce outside shareholder influence) and at the same time giving yourself massive (i.e. board) stock options to increase your own influence sounds kinda shaky.
The Reg has a
snippet which rates lower in
information content (although this is debatable) but significantly higher in entertainment value of
a Ballmer performance. It contrasts nicely with his current performance and is worth the watch.
Slashdot Mirror
University of Wisconsin did the design on the only "scientific" instrument on the telescope, the PFIS... or "Prime Focus Imaging Spectrograph". Have a look at http://www.sal.wisc.edu/~ebb/pfis/pics/ for some construction pics and http://www.astro.wisc.edu/salt/ for minimal info.
Not quite... patents are valid for a limited period only - between 17 and 20 years depending on where in the application process it gets granted. You'll remember the patents on RSA lapsing a couple of years ago. There is also no option of an extension as with copyright.
As a sidenote...
.t.h.i.n.k. .y.o.u.r. .s.e.e.i.n.g. .u.n.i.c.o.d.e. .t.e.x.t.
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Yip, and here's a nice link to debunk the $1000000 pen story.
Realplayer suck!, but if this is the only stick to beat M$ with, then so be it. That doesn't mean that I'll use it when it's available, since they'd still have to trump vmpeg, my favorite .mpg player.
I've never used it but always wanted to try. Anybody's got experience with UML?
You missed the (at least in my opinion) the first quick & dirty one:
strace
IANAD (ebugger), but strace has helped me solve LOTS of problems, where everything else is over my head.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the current case is the continuation of the original case (b4 Judge Jackson) where the penalties were thrown out on appeal, but the conviction kept. It does not allow for a broadening of scope (I think Judge KK ordered this at the beginning of this trial) and since they only argued browsers then, they have to stick with browsers.
I presume they could go after this whole business with OEM's, but that would require a separate trial - something which will probably never happen.
IANAE (conomist), but the only reason apart from dividends is the hope that the company would do stock buy-backs to reduce dilution of the shareholders. A share in a company gives you 2 benefits: voting and profit sharing. Since M$ does not do the first and clearly state that they do the 2nd, there is still an incentive to own stock. But using shareholder money to buy back stock (and reduce outside shareholder influence) and at the same time giving yourself massive (i.e. board) stock options to increase your own influence sounds kinda shaky.
Maybe Enron would be interested?
Photosynthesis is:
6CO2 + 12H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6H2O + 6O2
But then we may run out of CO2!
...waiting to be extended.
The Reg has a snippet which rates lower in information content (although this is debatable) but significantly higher in entertainment value of a Ballmer performance. It contrasts nicely with his current performance and is worth the watch.