That's one way to look at it. Here's another: when you copy and distribute software without authorization (which allegedly those sites did), you basically substitute the legitimate distribution channel (which pays the author) by another which doesn't pay the author. This can result in substantial losses for the author. Alternatively, when you shoplift, only the retailer is the only one losing and typically he has insurance to cover such loses. Hard to say which is worse...
Patents only cover older inventions. Entrepreneurs can still patent new ones before the big boys do. For example, the multi-touch technology was patented by two university graduates (or post graduates I'm not 100% sure). It was then bought by Apple.
Doesn't work that way. It's who patents their method first that gets the legal claim.
For example, there are infinite ways to unlock a device. Why choose slide instead of twist, for example? Apple claims that it's because they copied and that's a valid point.
Obviously, it's not something anyone can exploit without some expert knowledge. Since banks insure for theft and there are detailed audit trails for any money spent, you have little to worry about should your phone's NFC get hacked. Just pick your bank wisely.
In the overall cost of a wedding, I'm not seeing prince being an issue. It will not even be seen by the hosts as the DJ/Orcherstra/Band will included it in their price. In fact, I thought they were already collecting a fee for "performance."
People can always use Bing! Google has the right to present their search results as they please, just like Microsoft does. I'm not saying they actually doctored them, as you claim, but that I expect the results to pro-Google.
I agree. Cloud based services exist for the short sighted few who see IT as a cost center when in fact IT should be considered a key factor in driving up enterprise competitiveness through increased efficiency.
So what you're basically saying is companies who make money selling products and software to consumers are evil, those who give it away for free are good. I don't really agree but free is always good. Oracle is giving Java away, provided you respect their IP so that makes them what?
Of course it can replace a PC. It just depends what your requirements are for work. Why I work, 80% of users can switch to tablets like the iPad, and save the company millions in maintenance and support fees.
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That's one way to look at it. Here's another: when you copy and distribute software without authorization (which allegedly those sites did), you basically substitute the legitimate distribution channel (which pays the author) by another which doesn't pay the author. This can result in substantial losses for the author. Alternatively, when you shoplift, only the retailer is the only one losing and typically he has insurance to cover such loses. Hard to say which is worse...
My understanding is there is in fact full encryption of the contents of the iPhone, i.e. you can't access the data without knowing the key.
Patents only cover older inventions. Entrepreneurs can still patent new ones before the big boys do. For example, the multi-touch technology was patented by two university graduates (or post graduates I'm not 100% sure). It was then bought by Apple.
I'm not sure that real world is everyone else's real world.
Doesn't work that way. It's who patents their method first that gets the legal claim.
For example, there are infinite ways to unlock a device. Why choose slide instead of twist, for example? Apple claims that it's because they copied and that's a valid point.
Apple as a company doesn't get a vote during legislative elections. You do.
LoL, MS should also appologise to the trannies for mSEXchange.
In some countries, the period is used to separate 1000's and the comma is the "decimal" point. Thus, 10,000 dollars would be 10.000,00
It looks like this is just a bunch of shoplifters who retaliated on-line to being sued.
It's a money draining technology. It's great if you're on the receiving end or insanely rich.
Obviously, it's not something anyone can exploit without some expert knowledge. Since banks insure for theft and there are detailed audit trails for any money spent, you have little to worry about should your phone's NFC get hacked. Just pick your bank wisely.
If the clerk spoke Farsi as claimed here, I doubt it was racism. She should just go to another store where they don't speak Farsi.
Are you Nigerian?
Remember that MS is a huge company with many many mouths to feed. They need to sell them at a fairly large profit to feed the machine.
You mean like when they released the Zune to compete against the iPod?
"Obscene" depictions of children, even if drawn, is wrong and has no place in a civilized country. I hope the convention moves elsewhere.
That's exactly why I didn't make a comment but then, I realized that we are the f*cking universe.
In the overall cost of a wedding, I'm not seeing prince being an issue. It will not even be seen by the hosts as the DJ/Orcherstra/Band will included it in their price. In fact, I thought they were already collecting a fee for "performance."
People can always use Bing! Google has the right to present their search results as they please, just like Microsoft does. I'm not saying they actually doctored them, as you claim, but that I expect the results to pro-Google.
Also, Google does no evil.
I agree. Cloud based services exist for the short sighted few who see IT as a cost center when in fact IT should be considered a key factor in driving up enterprise competitiveness through increased efficiency.
So what you're basically saying is companies who make money selling products and software to consumers are evil, those who give it away for free are good. I don't really agree but free is always good. Oracle is giving Java away, provided you respect their IP so that makes them what?
Chill dude. It's call sense of humour.
I think it's a great way for media to speculate on what we'd wished could happen and let us examine our own reaction to these news.
I think the doctor would be quite happy with his new partner. Just saw a picture and she's quite pretty. I'll miss Karen of course...
Of course it can replace a PC. It just depends what your requirements are for work. Why I work, 80% of users can switch to tablets like the iPad, and save the company millions in maintenance and support fees.
Doesn't sound like it. They just patented "a way" of using NFC. Should be simple enough to find another way.