The US has the second highest corporate tax in the world, maybe if they lower it, US companies wouldnt have to look offshore to get some relief... this would also help keeping US jobs in the US.
I didnt say there doesnt need to be any reform, Copyright needs to be more in line with patents, or a "pay to protect" scheme, where in order to keep a copyright, you need to pay a fee after the initial free period
in the US alone there are An estimated 100,000 hospitalizations and about 20,000 deaths occur each year from the plain old flu or its complications... so what is the big deal?
Most companies don't like spending money just for the sake of spending money, they have XP in the enterprise right now, and it works, and it doesnt require machine upgrades either. there is no compelling reason to make the switch.
I dont like the gov't doing things like this, not because I distrust the guy implementing them in the first place, but what about the next guy, or the guy after that?
Let's just say for an instant that Bush really was on the "up and up" on these wiretaps, who is to say the next guy, or the guy after him won't use them for more nefarious deeds?
I feel this way about all laws and actions by the gov't... what may sound "good" now can easily be turned against us later.
no one would buy the new format, 78s->LPs->Cassettes->CDs was a logical path, as the formats either became more convenient (cassette over LP) or the quality was better (CD over cassette). there is no valid reason to change formats on the consumer side, even Blu-Rays are having trouble, even though they are "better", because to most people there is not enough of a difference from DVDs.
also, I want to know a breakdown of what era the music is being purchased from... the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s or the current decade? Im guessing a big reason for the drop in CD sales is people have filled out their CD collections/replaced all their cassette tapes
I dont know about now, but when I worked at Computer City, we rarely broke even on the sale of a new computer... accessories and extended warranties made up the difference
of course its flamebait, anytime someone points out thet the Earth changes temperature all on its own, the messenger gets shouted down... wouldnt want to ruin the scam now would we....
the Democrats need the Republicans, so when this fails so they can say it was bi-partisan. thankfully, the Republicans have stalled this long enough that the general population is seeing just how big of a crap sandwich they are getting.
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or just plain old vandalism...
The US has the second highest corporate tax in the world, maybe if they lower it, US companies wouldnt have to look offshore to get some relief... this would also help keeping US jobs in the US.
Precautions, I understand, panic, I do not...
Unless it's "Never let a good crisis go to waste"
I didnt say there doesnt need to be any reform, Copyright needs to be more in line with patents, or a "pay to protect" scheme, where in order to keep a copyright, you need to pay a fee after the initial free period
in the US alone there are An estimated 100,000 hospitalizations and about 20,000 deaths occur each year from the plain old flu or its complications... so what is the big deal?
thats crap and you know it... ever hear of Patents?
Ive listened to some new "music" lately... considering how the music industry rapes the artists, this statement is true...
"If songwriters, musicians, etc. get no money for their work there will be no good music."
the Gov't was always in bed with the RIAA?
Now that Obama has given the order to shoot pirates...
however they made the switch to XP before Vista was out, they didnt bypass win2k to get to XP like they did with Vista, and possibly 7
Most companies don't like spending money just for the sake of spending money, they have XP in the enterprise right now, and it works, and it doesnt require machine upgrades either. there is no compelling reason to make the switch.
I dont like the gov't doing things like this, not because I distrust the guy implementing them in the first place, but what about the next guy, or the guy after that?
Let's just say for an instant that Bush really was on the "up and up" on these wiretaps, who is to say the next guy, or the guy after him won't use them for more nefarious deeds?
I feel this way about all laws and actions by the gov't... what may sound "good" now can easily be turned against us later.
There, there!
Just because Hitler helped develop the Volkswagion, that doesnt make him a great guy.
I would hope they would have put 2 and 2 together when they realized where she worked
that's assuming he wasnt corrupt to begin with...
no one would buy the new format, 78s->LPs->Cassettes->CDs was a logical path, as the formats either became more convenient (cassette over LP) or the quality was better (CD over cassette). there is no valid reason to change formats on the consumer side, even Blu-Rays are having trouble, even though they are "better", because to most people there is not enough of a difference from DVDs.
also, I want to know a breakdown of what era the music is being purchased from... the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s or the current decade? Im guessing a big reason for the drop in CD sales is people have filled out their CD collections/replaced all their cassette tapes
I always looked at the optical zoom... at least until I could afford a DSLR
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/10/1942232
I dont know about now, but when I worked at Computer City, we rarely broke even on the sale of a new computer... accessories and extended warranties made up the difference
They modified a parajet fan that can fly a man into a bigger fan
of course its flamebait, anytime someone points out thet the Earth changes temperature all on its own, the messenger gets shouted down... wouldnt want to ruin the scam now would we....
how could they have warmed up without man-made global warming?
the Democrats need the Republicans, so when this fails so they can say it was bi-partisan. thankfully, the Republicans have stalled this long enough that the general population is seeing just how big of a crap sandwich they are getting.