I seem to remember that after a new IE7 install, I get asked if I want to switch search engine providers (among a whole load of preferences on first use) - but I don't get asked the same after a new FireFox install...
And you are ignoring the physical resources expended in the production of Trism - time, energy (heating, electricity), overheads (rent, hardware costs) etc.
You are blissfully ignoring all of those things in your own argument - Trism didn't just 'appear' out of thin air, just as the burger didn't appear out of thin air.
Production costs are a lot more than the very last step of actual distribution.
His business model doesn't depend on artificial scarcity - his time to develop the application certainly is scarce, and he is more than entitled to ask for money in return for it.
MS doesn't operate a per core licensing model, only a per physical CPU model. One CPU license is enough to cover 1, 2, 4, 8 or even more cores on CPU package.
So if someone thinks allowing people with genetically inheritable diseases to produce offspring is immoral, does that make the entire idea morally questionable? I don't think so...
From what some friends of mine at Bristol Uni have been saying, yes this was done with non-embryonic stem cells, but embryonic stem cells would raise the likelihood of success in such cases as they are more likely to adapt to the required level.
And as to whether or not usage of embryonic stem cells is morally questionable, doesn't that depend on a huge set of variables, such as how the cells are harvested (you can save embryonic stem cells from the birth of a living baby for example), and your own personal beliefs?
If there was a net force on the ISS, then it would not remain in a steady orbit!
And thats the crux of the matter - the ISS is not in a steady orbit, it loses altitude regularly and has to be reboosted into a higher orbit. Left to its own devices, the ISS would have burnt up in the Earths atmosphere a decade ago.
You misunderstand the situation yourself - bundling free software is not illegal, no matter who does it. Its the manner in which it is bundled, and even then the legality would have to be decided by a court, it is most certainly not a clear cut issue.
And x86_64 is not the only 64-bit platform; what about Sparc and Itanic users, for example?
Out of interest, what do you consider the smallest possible user base that any concession should be made with regard to support? How much effort should be put into supporting either Sparc or Itanic, or indeed any other minority platform?
And I'm not just talking about closed source apps here, I'm also talking about open source projects and the stance they take, and the whole range of possible support options, from supporting them yourselves (releasing binary or code for the platform) on the one extreme to simply answering questions from a porting developer (since answering questions does take up potentially valuable time) on the other extreme.
But just saying that without considering context or any other angle to the issue assumes that the physical force was unnecessary and only a totalitarian act. Context is everything.
Its called 'invitation to treat', and exists right up until the point at which money is taken, but neither party is obligated to enter into a purchase contract - after that point (money taken), it gets legally more complicated and the 'obviously wrong' defence comes into play.
eReader.com have ported their ebook reader eReader to the iPhone and by all accounts its very successful - eReader.com have a good following from Windows Mobile, Palm and other devices that seems to have moved over to the iPhone in good numbers.
Their store is easy to use, their DRM is non invasive and their pricing is 'right' for most people.
I use a folder hierarchy - 'Manufacturer Name -> Product Name -> Driver Name -> Date Downloaded -> setup.exe'. Its worked so far for me, both at home and at whatever employers I have introduced it to.
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I seem to remember that after a new IE7 install, I get asked if I want to switch search engine providers (among a whole load of preferences on first use) - but I don't get asked the same after a new FireFox install...
And you are ignoring the physical resources expended in the production of Trism - time, energy (heating, electricity), overheads (rent, hardware costs) etc.
You are blissfully ignoring all of those things in your own argument - Trism didn't just 'appear' out of thin air, just as the burger didn't appear out of thin air.
Production costs are a lot more than the very last step of actual distribution.
No, his argument isn't a red herring, and development costs most definitely should play a part in how a price is set - its called 'overhead'.
Take a basic course in business economics some time.
His business model doesn't depend on artificial scarcity - his time to develop the application certainly is scarce, and he is more than entitled to ask for money in return for it.
Only while someone else is producing the content....
MS doesn't operate a per core licensing model, only a per physical CPU model. One CPU license is enough to cover 1, 2, 4, 8 or even more cores on CPU package.
So if someone thinks allowing people with genetically inheritable diseases to produce offspring is immoral, does that make the entire idea morally questionable? I don't think so...
From what some friends of mine at Bristol Uni have been saying, yes this was done with non-embryonic stem cells, but embryonic stem cells would raise the likelihood of success in such cases as they are more likely to adapt to the required level.
And as to whether or not usage of embryonic stem cells is morally questionable, doesn't that depend on a huge set of variables, such as how the cells are harvested (you can save embryonic stem cells from the birth of a living baby for example), and your own personal beliefs?
If there was a net force on the ISS, then it would not remain in a steady orbit!
And thats the crux of the matter - the ISS is not in a steady orbit, it loses altitude regularly and has to be reboosted into a higher orbit. Left to its own devices, the ISS would have burnt up in the Earths atmosphere a decade ago.
So yes, there is a net force acting on the ISS.
You misunderstand the situation yourself - bundling free software is not illegal, no matter who does it. Its the manner in which it is bundled, and even then the legality would have to be decided by a court, it is most certainly not a clear cut issue.
And x86_64 is not the only 64-bit platform; what about Sparc and Itanic users, for example?
Out of interest, what do you consider the smallest possible user base that any concession should be made with regard to support? How much effort should be put into supporting either Sparc or Itanic, or indeed any other minority platform?
And I'm not just talking about closed source apps here, I'm also talking about open source projects and the stance they take, and the whole range of possible support options, from supporting them yourselves (releasing binary or code for the platform) on the one extreme to simply answering questions from a porting developer (since answering questions does take up potentially valuable time) on the other extreme.
But just saying that without considering context or any other angle to the issue assumes that the physical force was unnecessary and only a totalitarian act. Context is everything.
Its called 'invitation to treat', and exists right up until the point at which money is taken, but neither party is obligated to enter into a purchase contract - after that point (money taken), it gets legally more complicated and the 'obviously wrong' defence comes into play.
eReader.com have ported their ebook reader eReader to the iPhone and by all accounts its very successful - eReader.com have a good following from Windows Mobile, Palm and other devices that seems to have moved over to the iPhone in good numbers.
Their store is easy to use, their DRM is non invasive and their pricing is 'right' for most people.
Who said there has to be a single reason for anything?
If you don't like the rules, don't take part - you aren't entitled to everything you want on your own terms.
But 'going without' seems to not be part of today's vocabulary....
SharePoint (WSS 3 and MOSS 2007) is perfectly functional in Firefox for me - I use it every day.
http://www.check-six.com/lib/Famous_Missing/Broken_Arrow_B47.htm http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/10031 http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/weapons/q0268.shtml
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE1DB153FF93AA35756C0A96F948260 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE6DD1E31F933A05751C1A96F948260
Quite a few nuclear weapons have been lost over the years.
It may be marketed as a 4GL, but I don't think it can be classified as one :) We must be one of the last companies in the UK to be using it.
Visual Basic is indeed the only language that supports textual if..then..else tokens and single "=" for equivalence. Except for FORTRAN and COBOL.
There is another, but I guarantee you won't have ever heard of it :) Sculptor.
So why should the OS come with FTP application if it can't come with a web browser? Why is one OK when the other is anti-competitive?
I use a folder hierarchy - 'Manufacturer Name -> Product Name -> Driver Name -> Date Downloaded -> setup.exe'. Its worked so far for me, both at home and at whatever employers I have introduced it to.
There would probably be cries of 'circumvention!!!' and demands for the GPLv4 to 'fix' the 'problem' :)