What will drive people to upgrade ? The same thing that drives people to upgrade their cars now.
I wonder if the same holds true of the PC market, I mean I know people who still use 7 year old computers 'cos it does what they need, and a lot people buy cars only when their old ones start to break down, not because they can get a few more miles to the gallon.
Personally, I see little driving the next generation windows boxes. I mean seriously, most computers that are 3 years old will do most things the average person could ever want. It'll burn CDs, play DVDs, read email, do word processing, email, blah blah blah...
What's next to drive people to upgrading? Will the game market be enough to drive the market?
No state agency has started using the Oracle software under the licensing agreement, signed almost a year ago. But the tab by June is expected to be $17 million.
I thought this was kind of sad, I mean they are basically screwed, so they might as well use some of the software.
But I guess they are just playing it safe in case the contract is nullified or something, which I highly doubt
It seems there are a lot of companies out there whose only business it seems is to fleece governments. There seems to be a serious lack of reading agreements before they sign them in the various governments.
Ya, but the cache is still accessible, and the cache might hang around for a while longer than the links, giving the chance for people to mirror things.
On the one hand, this argument looks like arguing against liver cancer research because it discourages drunks from taking responsibility.
I don't know if all liver cancer cases are the result of alcohol abuse or not... and there are plenty of other reasons not to abuse alcohol other than just not getting liver cancer.
And on the other hand, building magic CO2 suckers is like taking methamphetamine to deal with being overweight. A very few people might actually need it, and most need to master certain critical exercises like the "Table Pushaway."
The point I was making is that I think it's irresponsible to invest in such solutions while things like walking, biking, public transit, and everything can help right now, for little or no cost other than personal comfort.
NASA scientists have discovered vast quantities of hydrogen
Any extraction of this 'hydrogen' should be persued with caution. Especially if this so called 'hydrogen' is in the dangerous dihydrogen monoxide form!
Consider some of it's effects and the consider the whole cover-up and conspiracy surround dihydrogen monoxide!
Imagine No Restrictions On Fossil-Fuel Usage And No Global Warming
I kind of found this headline a bit disturbing... I hate things like this because they really discourage any responsibilty... It reminds me of all those miracle diets; "Eat all the fatty foods you want and don't gain a pound." Seems like people today just don't want responsibility.
I'm sure it would be a lot better on the planet on a whole if we aimed to reduce emmisions gradually, thus *if* there were any consequences to the environemnt they could probably be dealt with a lot easier than massive forest die-offs or the like.
Of course reducing emissions need some sort of united effort *cough* kyoto *cough*...
I've watched Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, with subtitles and with the dubbed version... I never find it hard to watch a movie and read the dialogue on the screen and I would wager I'm only an average reader...
I wondered the same thing, 'cos I did the search like this:
site:xenu.net scientology
and it brought up Operation Clambake or whatever xenu's page is called.
In theory they would only need to remove the 'offending pages' from the.com results since the DMCA or whatever laws don't apply in other countries... in theory
I found this blurb interesting Media firms could also take a page from the antipiracy playbook of software companies, who concentrate on shutting down large, commercial piracy operations rather than trying to control individual users, he said.
I would wager that it would be easier to buy a bill than it would be stop some companies like Kaaza or Morpheus...
Or an even better idea... make digital music cheaper and more usuable.
But anyway, this is simply unbelievable. The idea that if someone says something bad about their own experiences can somehow justify suing them for 15 million dollars. And then to sue a defense fund! WTF is going through people's mind?
Instead of wasting their time with such frivalous legal actions, they should perhaps try to improve their aquatic plants division.
But I guess trying to serve customers is a harder way to get money than just sueing people.
I still really want to try one out since I don't expect I'll ever sync a Zaurus to Outlook.
Welcome to the minority. Just because we may not want to, some people will. So, one has to decide between marketing for a (possibly unprofitable) niche market or just making something that will work with any Windows laptop so people can carry their outlook address books around.
I applaud Sharp for their work but if this thing is big and clunky, then they should go back to the drawing board.
You're completely missing the point! Think outside the box, and imagine WORKING FROM [INSERT NICE LOCATION HERE] instead of from home!
I don't the majority of workers would be that productive on the beach.
All I'm saying is that if one is going to go to beach, why not just relax, rather than combining work and play? I find my job relaxing, so maybe that's why I don't see the need to work at the beach.
Picture this: you're sitting on the beach sipping something cold and sweet while browsing your favorite website, listening to some streaming audio, and communicating with a friend or co-worker. You have untethered bandwidth at your fingertips. Pipe dream? No, it's 3G.
I suppose this is an unpopular opinion, but isn't the purpose of 'getting away' actually to avoiding talking to a co-worker? I mean I would love the bandwidth they talk about at home but it's just not here yet.
The last thing I want on the beach is some dweeb cellphone going off 'cos his download of the latest Britney video is done. Just enjoy your vacations and leave the office crap at home.
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What will drive people to upgrade ? The same thing that drives people to upgrade their cars now.
I wonder if the same holds true of the PC market, I mean I know people who still use 7 year old computers 'cos it does what they need, and a lot people buy cars only when their old ones start to break down, not because they can get a few more miles to the gallon.
Personally, I see little driving the next generation windows boxes. I mean seriously, most computers that are 3 years old will do most things the average person could ever want. It'll burn CDs, play DVDs, read email, do word processing, email, blah blah blah...
What's next to drive people to upgrading? Will the game market be enough to drive the market?
Have to validate those 2Ghz CPU's and GPU's that need their own nuclear power plant to run somehow."
Ya, and they can use the cooling towers to cool those bad boys too!
I thought this was kind of sad, I mean they are basically screwed, so they might as well use some of the software.
But I guess they are just playing it safe in case the contract is nullified or something, which I highly doubt
It seems there are a lot of companies out there whose only business it seems is to fleece governments. There seems to be a serious lack of reading agreements before they sign them in the various governments.
Ya, but the cache is still accessible, and the cache might hang around for a while longer than the links, giving the chance for people to mirror things.
I want a hand-out not a hand-up!
On the one hand, this argument looks like arguing against liver cancer research because it discourages drunks from taking responsibility.
I don't know if all liver cancer cases are the result of alcohol abuse or not... and there are plenty of other reasons not to abuse alcohol other than just not getting liver cancer.
And on the other hand, building magic CO2 suckers is like taking methamphetamine to deal with being overweight. A very few people might actually need it, and most need to master certain critical exercises like the "Table Pushaway."
The point I was making is that I think it's irresponsible to invest in such solutions while things like walking, biking, public transit, and everything can help right now, for little or no cost other than personal comfort.
NASA scientists have discovered vast quantities of hydrogen
Any extraction of this 'hydrogen' should be persued with caution. Especially if this so called 'hydrogen' is in the dangerous dihydrogen monoxide form!
Consider some of it's effects and the consider the whole cover-up and conspiracy surround dihydrogen monoxide!
Please, for the children's sake, reconsider!
Imagine No Restrictions On Fossil-Fuel Usage And No Global Warming
I kind of found this headline a bit disturbing... I hate things like this because they really discourage any responsibilty... It reminds me of all those miracle diets; "Eat all the fatty foods you want and don't gain a pound." Seems like people today just don't want responsibility.
I'm sure it would be a lot better on the planet on a whole if we aimed to reduce emmisions gradually, thus *if* there were any consequences to the environemnt they could probably be dealt with a lot easier than massive forest die-offs or the like.
Of course reducing emissions need some sort of united effort *cough* kyoto *cough*...
I've watched Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, with subtitles and with the dubbed version... I never find it hard to watch a movie and read the dialogue on the screen and I would wager I'm only an average reader...
I took it!
Sorry, I couldn't resist...
I wondered the same thing, 'cos I did the search like this:
.com results since the DMCA or whatever laws don't apply in other countries... in theory
site:xenu.net scientology
and it brought up Operation Clambake or whatever xenu's page is called.
In theory they would only need to remove the 'offending pages' from the
all the land east of the San Andreas Fault slides off into the Atlantic.
That'll be one hell of an earthquake if all the land east of the fault ends up in the Atlantic!
How about the land west of the fault ending up in the Pacific?
If that technique became common placed, I'm sure Optical character recognition software could be used... but for now you're safe.
I found this blurb interesting
Media firms could also take a page from the antipiracy playbook of software companies, who concentrate on shutting down large, commercial piracy operations rather than trying to control individual users, he said.
I would wager that it would be easier to buy a bill than it would be stop some companies like Kaaza or Morpheus...
Or an even better idea... make digital music cheaper and more usuable.
Most refrigerators aren't designed to run continuously.
I shut my refrigerator down nightly, how about you?
In the britney screenshot, the body looks real and the face looks fake... :D
Which is completly opposite to the real life situation, so to answer the article's question, ya, videos games are being ruined! bah
That would ruin the taste and experience one gets from drinking the beer, 'cos we all drink beer for the taste right? :p
I'm not really a handheld user, but as long as it fits inside my coat pocket or briefcase, I wouldn't be overly concerned about size.
I read from the printer friendly version, no ads and stuff...
But anyway, this is simply unbelievable. The idea that if someone says something bad about their own experiences can somehow justify suing them for 15 million dollars. And then to sue a defense fund! WTF is going through people's mind?
Instead of wasting their time with such frivalous legal actions, they should perhaps try to improve their aquatic plants division.
But I guess trying to serve customers is a harder way to get money than just sueing people.
I still really want to try one out since I don't expect I'll ever sync a Zaurus to Outlook.
Welcome to the minority. Just because we may not want to, some people will. So, one has to decide between marketing for a (possibly unprofitable) niche market or just making something that will work with any Windows laptop so people can carry their outlook address books around.
I applaud Sharp for their work but if this thing is big and clunky, then they should go back to the drawing board.
Ya, sure. I don't really have a problem with it...
It's just I don't have this desire to have 'net there all the time wherever I go.
You're completely missing the point! Think outside the box, and imagine WORKING FROM [INSERT NICE LOCATION HERE] instead of from home!
I don't the majority of workers would be that productive on the beach.
All I'm saying is that if one is going to go to beach, why not just relax, rather than combining work and play? I find my job relaxing, so maybe that's why I don't see the need to work at the beach.
Picture this: you're sitting on the beach sipping something cold and sweet while browsing your favorite website, listening to some streaming audio, and communicating with a friend or co-worker. You have untethered bandwidth at your fingertips. Pipe dream? No, it's 3G.
I suppose this is an unpopular opinion, but isn't the purpose of 'getting away' actually to avoiding talking to a co-worker? I mean I would love the bandwidth they talk about at home but it's just not here yet.
The last thing I want on the beach is some dweeb cellphone going off 'cos his download of the latest Britney video is done. Just enjoy your vacations and leave the office crap at home.
I'm sure this will work great, until it starts making a strange clicking noise...