More than borging its competition, I think that the importance of this is that it is another step in solidifying Microsoft's control of information through DRM.
If you're unhappy because your MS media player won't play your mp3s because you downloaded them from a source that isn't paying MS a cut to lock in digital rights, just wait until MS is holding your documents for ransom too.
I suppose this could be used in charting traffic for telecommunications purposes, but otherwise, for a common user, it seems about as useful as charting a telephone book.
There's nothing worse than getting to a remote location, whipping out your laptop and discovering that you forgot that essential external drive. Get it all built in! I'll gladly carry some extra weight if I don't have to remember all those damned peripherals.
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I raised bees in Texas back in the 1970's and it was common knowledge then that nosema was a hive killer.
Because Microsoft bugs are too large for a reasonable comparison.
It's too bad we can't get antispam legislation on a federal level, after all, most of it is interstate. ...Then again, the Feds would likely bungle it.
Public libraries across the country have already been doing this for years. The news is that C/Net is far enough behind the curve to just discover it.
More than borging its competition, I think that the importance of this is that it is another step in solidifying Microsoft's control of information through DRM.
If you're unhappy because your MS media player won't play your mp3s because you downloaded them from a source that isn't paying MS a cut to lock in digital rights, just wait until MS is holding your documents for ransom too.
Not only is it inhospitable, it is often damned rude!
I suppose this could be used in charting traffic for telecommunications purposes, but otherwise, for a common user, it seems about as useful as charting a telephone book.
There's nothing worse than getting to a remote location, whipping out your laptop and discovering that you forgot that essential external drive. Get it all built in! I'll gladly carry some extra weight if I don't have to remember all those damned peripherals.
Plus, the extra .07 Ghz really helps your dating profile.