Goes a long way. People ( for better or worse ) have been trained for over a decade to deal with windows. ( the mac crowd is smaller and doesn't count in this case )
Being able to go down to the local super store and buy the stuff you see on TV and have it work is also important.. First time you buy that new shiny game and find it wont work due to that funny OS, back it goes.
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When did they ever stop?
Today: its 'optional and for the kids'. Buy up!
Tomorrow: You get a discount on insurance.
Next week: You get gouged if you don't have it, or refused insurance.
Next month: The government wants speed control ( and records ) of your car.
Considering the limit in many rural intestates are 70 these days, 80 isn't THAT much.
Not enough to make a difference.
Most smaller companies dont have the manpower to do something like that now, and with the hard times coming it will only get worse.
And there aren't enough of the large ones that need to.
The economy may or may not return to where it was, but i don't see the IT world coming back as well as the rest.
In general we have engineered ourselves out of work by increasing efficiency, and reducing the # of people needed.
And yes, alternative skills will be a necessity if you like to eat...
Sure, its a lie, but since when did the facts ever get in the way of congress trying to pass laws?
If you have an internet connection, you MUST be a pirate, so its grounds for searching your home without a warrant..
Oh, and get caught on the street with earbuds.. expect to be tackled and your MP3 player taken away as evidence.
Nah, he was just trying to replicate the results of the experiments of the decorated scientist 'Buckaroo Bonzai'.
Too bad he didn't realize his work was obsfucated for national security reasons.
I remember seeing a mini sub that was neutrally buoyant and used its 'wings' to 'fly' in the water.
Sounds like proven tech to me.
'its ok to give up my rights for security' ( paraphrased ) is not how to start a 'reasonable question/discussion'. Personally, its offensive.
Sorry, but if you are wiling to toss your rights aside as you suggested, there is no point in a discussion.
And pigs might fly too...
Don't hold your breath. Even the toolkits people are using are bloating at an alarming rate.
Why?
If you have to ask, the answer would be pointless. When you give up your freedoms, remember this.
Since when has the government EVER done anything that didn't grow out of control ?
By definition you should mistrust your government.
Its called spending time with your kids. Turning off the tv/etc when they get into something you don't approve.
We don't need a technological answer.
This is to get people to accept more control under the guise of "protecting the kids".
Once the control has saturated the various markets and has become accepted by the people as normal, the government will take over.
That just happens to be based in Redmond?
When its intentional.
I dont include vista in the mix. I know too many people that stuck with XP for the same reason. "its too different".
And now they demand source code? Well I can assure you that it will *not* happen.
With china slowly becoming the dominate market in the world it might get mighty cold soon. I doubt many companies will be able to afford not to.
"i have this nice shiny ipod here..."
Goes a long way. People ( for better or worse ) have been trained for over a decade to deal with windows. ( the mac crowd is smaller and doesn't count in this case )
Being able to go down to the local super store and buy the stuff you see on TV and have it work is also important.. First time you buy that new shiny game and find it wont work due to that funny OS, back it goes.
Those screens are just so small for me.
I tried using my WindowsCE PDA ( several generations ), then later my Palm T/X and its just too damned small.
Too bad my newton cant do PDF.. its the perfect size, and you aren't stuck with 'just' an E-book reader. ( plus you can get 'new' ones cheaper )
Well that might be a deal killer for me. Sounds like they want to move away from 'user supplied content', and this is the first step.
Wonder how the web browser is in this one, and when they will start charging for its use.
Death to spammers and total shut down of companies using them including oppressive fines to the directors.
As long as there is a market, it will continue to exist.