8 years and the fine is still not paid. Reality is not correlating well with your idea of how the courts are "supposed" to work. Yeah on paper it can be very nasty. In reality it has cost Microsoft what - a small legal team to file endless appeals? A couple million? Please, that's on the balance sheet under "Misc." and not even the bulk of that category.
No because they haven't actually paid any of the fines. Why should they? Apparently there are no consequences to having a judgement against you and you can just not pay for as long as you like while continuing to do "business as usual" after some minor changes to the software bundle. You could say they are contributing to the European financial crisis though.
he idea that someone can write a song and retire and the grandkids can probably retire at birth too is disgusting. Whereas I write a program and have a job. Did K&R retire from writing C? No, it just gave them the reputation to get further work. That's all anyone should get.
I agree. For example, I recently went to an Elton John concert here in Costa Rica. Sir Elton is what, 60-odd now? We had a great time and he played his all time hits. I went home and looked at his concert schedule. The man is working in Vegas every weeknight, and flies internationally on his private jet on the weekends. What this means is he is working his ASS off. Therefore he well deserves all the fabulous riches that he has.
Now look at some of those "one hit wonders" from the same time period that go around complaining and suing people at the drop of a hat. Yeah, fuck em. They don't deserve any more than they got. If they didn't manage their money and decided they could retire at 20, well, they are reaping the rewards life gives such people.
Why should the Linux community take the burden to design, maintain and upgrade a "stable API for drivers" only to bend to the desire of a company that by their own admission doesn't care about Linux?
For the same reason that Microsoft did it with DirectX. Maybe you're too young to remember, but I remember back when Windows was pretty shitty and running any 3D app on Windows was a nightmare. DirectX changed all that. Not because DirectX is the perfect solution to anything but Microsoft threw money at the problem and put a team together and marketed it to fledgeling graphics card makers and hey, it turned into something.
Saying that linux devs shouldn't have to budge at all and that the graphics manufacturers (who really don't need the currently tiny linux market at all) have to do all the work is ridiculous. If you want the reward, you have to put in the work. And apparently until linux gets real graphics support and not the patchwork mish mash currently available through wine, cedega, etc, it will always be a niche and restricted to a tiny, tiny market. In fact some are speculating that it's too late because the PC at home is dying to the tablet and smart phone...
Because some of us do much, much more than this and have been enjoying cheap desktops for the past 20 years or so. Turning the desktop into a niche does not bode well for the "power user".
Do you even realize that you have just commited a crime in some countries? You may not give a shit now, but wait until this extradition for breaking local laws thing the US started catches on. Yes, telling someone to kill themselves is criminal in many parts of the world.
Maybe in Ecuador soon. Possibly not, Assange is too high profile and not as easy to smear with the "terrorist" paintbrush. Wait until the CIA manages to convince some children to say that he fondled them and then just maybe.
Diplomatic immunity is not what it used to be. I am sure the UK is perfectly willing to risk a diplomatic "incident" with Ecuador in order to roll over some more for the US. After all when you're in so far, what does a little further matter?
3) The perceived value of achieving any given degree will decrease (unintended). After all if everyone has an MBA then you're just another MBA. Especially when they are so easy to get...
You mean bugs like possibly setting things on fire? Yes I agree, those are minor things compared to poor designed battery life. Glad you are keeping things in perspective. By the way, what is the battery life of the MS Surface? Do you actually know, or are you just making shit up?
If I was involved with this project which is obviously a matter of national pride for China, I would make damned sure nothing could go wrong because if something does it's pretty obvious that heads will roll. People tend to be suspicious of things that are done quickly, but if the pre-fab was engineered correctly there is no reason why it shouldn't be as strong or even stronger than a traditionally constructed building. It's the difference between re-heating a super-market bought pizza or making your own. Yeah the supermarket one could taste horrible, it depends on who you buy it from. But there are no guarantees that you are a good pizza chef either. In both cases you probably won't die.
And the press is already setting it up for failure, comparing it to the Zune and saying iPad at least 20 times in each report. I'm no Microsoft fan-boy, but rabid Apple fanaticism is not much better. How about waiting until the product is actually launched before starting to say how it can never match the iPad?
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It's just yet another reason not to "upgrade".
Ahh political correctness. And if only it stopped there.
8 years and the fine is still not paid. Reality is not correlating well with your idea of how the courts are "supposed" to work. Yeah on paper it can be very nasty. In reality it has cost Microsoft what - a small legal team to file endless appeals? A couple million? Please, that's on the balance sheet under "Misc." and not even the bulk of that category.
No because they haven't actually paid any of the fines. Why should they? Apparently there are no consequences to having a judgement against you and you can just not pay for as long as you like while continuing to do "business as usual" after some minor changes to the software bundle. You could say they are contributing to the European financial crisis though.
They are also IV drug users and pedophiles. Please hate them more.
he idea that someone can write a song and retire and the grandkids can probably retire at birth too is disgusting. Whereas I write a program and have a job. Did K&R retire from writing C? No, it just gave them the reputation to get further work. That's all anyone should get.
I agree. For example, I recently went to an Elton John concert here in Costa Rica. Sir Elton is what, 60-odd now? We had a great time and he played his all time hits. I went home and looked at his concert schedule. The man is working in Vegas every weeknight, and flies internationally on his private jet on the weekends. What this means is he is working his ASS off. Therefore he well deserves all the fabulous riches that he has.
Now look at some of those "one hit wonders" from the same time period that go around complaining and suing people at the drop of a hat. Yeah, fuck em. They don't deserve any more than they got. If they didn't manage their money and decided they could retire at 20, well, they are reaping the rewards life gives such people.
Since when is a 'underwater craft' referred to as a 'boat'?
Since the dawn of the submarine era. Even the Germans do it in U-boats.
Nah it's very simple - ban passengers and cargo from air travel, and then air travel will be much, much safer.
Yah I love the part where he tries to drag "building 7" into it.
Some junior person will get a slap on the wrist and probably be asked to copy/paste stuff about polar bears into the report.
the customer is always right.
(Points to the sign that says "Management reserves the right to refuse admission")
Yeah the customer is always right. But we don't serve your kind here. Get out.
Why should the Linux community take the burden to design, maintain and upgrade a "stable API for drivers" only to bend to the desire of a company that by their own admission doesn't care about Linux?
For the same reason that Microsoft did it with DirectX. Maybe you're too young to remember, but I remember back when Windows was pretty shitty and running any 3D app on Windows was a nightmare. DirectX changed all that. Not because DirectX is the perfect solution to anything but Microsoft threw money at the problem and put a team together and marketed it to fledgeling graphics card makers and hey, it turned into something.
Saying that linux devs shouldn't have to budge at all and that the graphics manufacturers (who really don't need the currently tiny linux market at all) have to do all the work is ridiculous. If you want the reward, you have to put in the work. And apparently until linux gets real graphics support and not the patchwork mish mash currently available through wine, cedega, etc, it will always be a niche and restricted to a tiny, tiny market. In fact some are speculating that it's too late because the PC at home is dying to the tablet and smart phone...
Because some of us do much, much more than this and have been enjoying cheap desktops for the past 20 years or so. Turning the desktop into a niche does not bode well for the "power user".
Do you even realize that you have just commited a crime in some countries? You may not give a shit now, but wait until this extradition for breaking local laws thing the US started catches on. Yes, telling someone to kill themselves is criminal in many parts of the world.
Anyone can throw together a pizza in 5 minutes and it will taste fine.
You have obviously never eaten anything cooked by my ex wife.
Eh no, scandinavian prisons are civilized.
Maybe in Ecuador soon. Possibly not, Assange is too high profile and not as easy to smear with the "terrorist" paintbrush. Wait until the CIA manages to convince some children to say that he fondled them and then just maybe.
What is Assange afraid of?
You, and people like you, who have already judged him guilty.
Diplomatic immunity is not what it used to be. I am sure the UK is perfectly willing to risk a diplomatic "incident" with Ecuador in order to roll over some more for the US. After all when you're in so far, what does a little further matter?
3) The perceived value of achieving any given degree will decrease (unintended). After all if everyone has an MBA then you're just another MBA. Especially when they are so easy to get...
You mean bugs like possibly setting things on fire? Yes I agree, those are minor things compared to poor designed battery life. Glad you are keeping things in perspective. By the way, what is the battery life of the MS Surface? Do you actually know, or are you just making shit up?
If I was involved with this project which is obviously a matter of national pride for China, I would make damned sure nothing could go wrong because if something does it's pretty obvious that heads will roll. People tend to be suspicious of things that are done quickly, but if the pre-fab was engineered correctly there is no reason why it shouldn't be as strong or even stronger than a traditionally constructed building. It's the difference between re-heating a super-market bought pizza or making your own. Yeah the supermarket one could taste horrible, it depends on who you buy it from. But there are no guarantees that you are a good pizza chef either. In both cases you probably won't die.
I think it's not bad for a native Hindi speaker, come on. The whole article cost $0.38.
Without realistic battery life estimates and a price this might have well be Vaporware.
Why? Fan-boys seem well prepared to forgive Apple for any battery problems. Why is it suddenly an issue for Microsoft?
And the press is already setting it up for failure, comparing it to the Zune and saying iPad at least 20 times in each report. I'm no Microsoft fan-boy, but rabid Apple fanaticism is not much better. How about waiting until the product is actually launched before starting to say how it can never match the iPad?