I'm under the impression they're suing Google because their images show up in image search results, not because other websites pirate the content and contain Google ads.
Firefox has had some clever marketing... SpreadFirefox comes to mind, and the NYT ad was clever in both the way it was paid for (donations) and its design (the names of the donators).
I kind of agree with the article. I recently installed Mandriva and found the partition tool a little hard to understand. I'm not an advanced user but I've installed a few distros before, and since I just install it on a second hard drive I figured it would be a no-brainer. Everything worked out OK in the end, but for a while I was worried I'd screwed up my Windows drive. Ubuntu just seemed much easier by comparison.
I drove downtown Brantford (Ontario, Canada) on Sunday and saw the set for this movie. Looked pretty cool, and it's the most activity downtown Brantford has seen in years. Glad they changed the name from Centralia to Silent Hill too.
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Number of plants has no effect on how much R&D a company can amortize... (I am an accountant.)
I think you're being a bit charitable. I have an 800MHz P3 with 256MB RAM and XP Pro most certainly does not run "without a hitch". There are frequent "hitches", which is why I'm running Ubuntu now (not still without hitches).
No, God (who doesn't exist btw) doesn't forbid it. But don't lie and tell me I'm paying higher prices because some people steal it, especially since it costs the company nothing directly to have their software pirated (as long as the pirate wouldn't have purchased it otherwise -- and almost all wouldn't).
Doesn't matter though if I had to pay the MS tax when I bought a new computer? Since I own that copy of Windows, shouldn't I be allowed the updates, even if I'm not running the OS? I'm not asking them to update my non-MS platform, I'm asking for updates to my genuine Windows OS -- I'll do the updating of my non-MS platform myself.
The only problem with Ubuntu (and I love it and use it myself) is the selection of educational software that it comes with (which may not be a problem in this case)... Compared to some other distros I've tried, especially the KDE-based ones.
Companies that focus on their product get left behind when the market changes. Companies that focus on what customer need they're satisfying with their current product are able to change when there are new ways to satisfy said need.
It's never an appropriate time to share Ann Coulter's views.
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Yes Tim, give up all that revenue for the sake of appeasing some geeks on Slashdot (of which I'm one, although we disagree here). Please.
I don't really see much wrong with O'Reilly diversifying the type of audiences they can sell books about computers to. Their business is providing information about computing, not just writing technical manuals.
"I think XP SP2 is still the best browser overall when you look at the full set of criteria for choosing a browser." Service Pack 2 is a browser now? And this guy's a team leader at CERT? I guess the criteria for choosing a browser now is choose something that isn't a browser. Now that I think about it that might be the ticket to safe and secure browsing!
Another good quote: "There are a lot of conflicting requests around: 'Hey, give me tabs right now' versus 'I want stability, I want a platform that won't break, I want to make sure I have extensability, I want to make sure have manageability."
Read: Features and security are conflicting requests for Microsoft. No surprise there.
Like how the US media will tell each and every story about someone strapping themselves to a raft and try to get to Florida... But when was the last time the US media covered a good story out of Cuba? That must mean (obviously) that nothing good ever happens in Cuba.
What's with all the offensive France-bashing in this thread? Wait, this is a primarily American website? I would've thought geeks would be more intelligent about these things.
All I know is I saw a crapload more Dreamcast ads around its launch than I did PS2 garbage. I saw a grand total of ONE (1) commercial for PS2, and I watch a bit of TV. Dreamcast was everywhere for its launch, AND the system was actually available!
Want a DVD player? Buy a DVD player. Save yourself for Nintendo's Gamecube if you like games.
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The final match should be Super Mario Bros. 3!
I'm under the impression they're suing Google because their images show up in image search results, not because other websites pirate the content and contain Google ads.
Firefox has had some clever marketing... SpreadFirefox comes to mind, and the NYT ad was clever in both the way it was paid for (donations) and its design (the names of the donators).
I kind of agree with the article. I recently installed Mandriva and found the partition tool a little hard to understand. I'm not an advanced user but I've installed a few distros before, and since I just install it on a second hard drive I figured it would be a no-brainer. Everything worked out OK in the end, but for a while I was worried I'd screwed up my Windows drive. Ubuntu just seemed much easier by comparison.
Irregardless was probably meant as a joke. Watch Simpsons more often.
I drove downtown Brantford (Ontario, Canada) on Sunday and saw the set for this movie. Looked pretty cool, and it's the most activity downtown Brantford has seen in years. Glad they changed the name from Centralia to Silent Hill too.
Number of plants has no effect on how much R&D a company can amortize... (I am an accountant.)
I think you're being a bit charitable. I have an 800MHz P3 with 256MB RAM and XP Pro most certainly does not run "without a hitch". There are frequent "hitches", which is why I'm running Ubuntu now (not still without hitches).
If by "fair share" you mean about 10% of the number of shootings as Chicago - a similarly-sized metropolis - then you're right.
No, God (who doesn't exist btw) doesn't forbid it. But don't lie and tell me I'm paying higher prices because some people steal it, especially since it costs the company nothing directly to have their software pirated (as long as the pirate wouldn't have purchased it otherwise -- and almost all wouldn't).
I thought he was talking about the "Firefox Start" pages.... Like this and this
Doesn't matter though if I had to pay the MS tax when I bought a new computer? Since I own that copy of Windows, shouldn't I be allowed the updates, even if I'm not running the OS? I'm not asking them to update my non-MS platform, I'm asking for updates to my genuine Windows OS -- I'll do the updating of my non-MS platform myself.
The only problem with Ubuntu (and I love it and use it myself) is the selection of educational software that it comes with (which may not be a problem in this case)... Compared to some other distros I've tried, especially the KDE-based ones.
No, no, no. Dell knows supply chain management... Allowing them to pass on to consumers the savings in the form of lower prices.
What's so great about Dell's prices?
Companies that focus on their product get left behind when the market changes. Companies that focus on what customer need they're satisfying with their current product are able to change when there are new ways to satisfy said need.
It's never an appropriate time to share Ann Coulter's views.
Yes Tim, give up all that revenue for the sake of appeasing some geeks on Slashdot (of which I'm one, although we disagree here). Please.
I don't really see much wrong with O'Reilly diversifying the type of audiences they can sell books about computers to. Their business is providing information about computing, not just writing technical manuals.
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I agree. The Fox News article seems reasonable to me, and I'm a liberal Canadian. There just isn't anything "wrong" with it at all.
"I think XP SP2 is still the best browser overall when you look at the full set of criteria for choosing a browser." Service Pack 2 is a browser now? And this guy's a team leader at CERT? I guess the criteria for choosing a browser now is choose something that isn't a browser. Now that I think about it that might be the ticket to safe and secure browsing!
Another good quote:
"There are a lot of conflicting requests around: 'Hey, give me tabs right now' versus 'I want stability, I want a platform that won't break, I want to make sure I have extensability, I want to make sure have manageability."
Read: Features and security are conflicting requests for Microsoft. No surprise there.
Like how the US media will tell each and every story about someone strapping themselves to a raft and try to get to Florida... But when was the last time the US media covered a good story out of Cuba? That must mean (obviously) that nothing good ever happens in Cuba.
What's with all the offensive France-bashing in this thread? Wait, this is a primarily American website? I would've thought geeks would be more intelligent about these things.
Goes to show Nintendo's ahead of the game again, they're already developing a wireless controller for Gamecube called the Wavebird.
Like, for instance, the Linux-based Indrema game console?
All I know is I saw a crapload more Dreamcast ads around its launch than I did PS2 garbage. I saw a grand total of ONE (1) commercial for PS2, and I watch a bit of TV. Dreamcast was everywhere for its launch, AND the system was actually available!
Want a DVD player? Buy a DVD player. Save yourself for Nintendo's Gamecube if you like games.