And that would make Microsoft rather happy. Being able to run ONLY microsoft, and then get useres on the 'lease plan' ( remember their 'free PC' concept? ) to insure a perputual income.
As a society we *rely* on technology.. When was the last time the average guy had to go build some shelter and go kill the evening meal? I think as a individual we are less 'robust' then our ancestors.
If i was required to enter that information just to pay in cash at the self-chekout, i would have been leaving the item on the scanner and be going to another store.
I realize what they have when you pay with CC, but in a case like that, they would have lost the sale, with me at least.
While i agree windows is pretty much swiss cheese, i really doubt its intentional. its more of a byproduct of poor quality control and flawed management.
Not defending their shoddy practices as they could do a MUCH better job with QC, but anything that has a few million lines of code is bound to have a few issues..
Don't kid yourself into thinking FreeSCO or IPcop, or monowall, etc can hold up with the big boys.. Sure, home, small and ( perhaps ) medium businesses could get away with it, but not the high end needs a of a large company. Between speed, and size and heat and support of the pc that can get the job done *reliably* its best to stick with the ciscos of the world in that case.
i agree there are some pretty smart people in government, ( espcially in the 'agencies' ) however they also seem to make some pretty big blunders when it comes to PR.. They often tend to just do their job and not really pay attention to the 'bigger picture'.
Regardless of why the arrested him, it was bad timing from a PR standpoint. If it wasnt related directly to what he was going to say and they needeed to stop him from revealing something a better choice would have been to arrest him *after* the speech.
Do they need to wait? Of course not, but bad PR is never a good thing and they HAD to know what this would look like..
All AUP issues with your ISP aside, what i if i *want* to share my connection? Why is that wrong? Internet cafes do it all the time ( not al charge you )
Ok, so it has to be encrypted, how bout i just post the encryption key everywhere i can, do they come after me then too?
My ipods do their job well. Simple to operate and 'just works'. ( oh and it looks nice too, which is plus ) What does microsoft offer that the ipod doesnt?
No, its more fundamental then that, and has little to do with politics at its core.
The CIA is a *JOB*. The president is your *BOSS*. If you dont agree with the boss and speak out against him ( or the company ), you can/should be fired. Regardless of what industry you work in. Be it flipping hamburgers, building cars or protecting the country.
its pretty simple. Dont like the opinions of managment, find another place to work.
I doubt it, when you agree to the EULA's they are cleared of any damages/injuries that might be caused by using this ( shrinkwrapped, not approved for medical devices ) software.
Sure you can sue most anyone for anything, but you have little hope for a win in this case.
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And that would make Microsoft rather happy. Being able to run ONLY microsoft, and then get useres on the 'lease plan' ( remember their 'free PC' concept? ) to insure a perputual income.
As a society we *rely* on technology.. When was the last time the average guy had to go build some shelter and go kill the evening meal? I think as a individual we are less 'robust' then our ancestors.
If i was required to enter that information just to pay in cash at the self-chekout, i would have been leaving the item on the scanner and be going to another store.
I realize what they have when you pay with CC, but in a case like that, they would have lost the sale, with me at least.
You are just noticing it now. Welcome to reality.
How do you ask permission for sites you dont even know exist? Sounds rather repressive to me.
I bet they only saw it as a threat, people importing something to their country, other then cash.
Sort of like 'outsourcing' but backwards. Cant have that, might upset the balance of money flow.
Kids? who cares about the kids, unless we can sell them for a profit.
While i agree windows is pretty much swiss cheese, i really doubt its intentional. its more of a byproduct of poor quality control and flawed management.
Not defending their shoddy practices as they could do a MUCH better job with QC, but anything that has a few million lines of code is bound to have a few issues..
Or a large businesses data center.
Don't kid yourself into thinking FreeSCO or IPcop, or monowall, etc can hold up with the big boys.. Sure, home, small and ( perhaps ) medium businesses could get away with it, but not the high end needs a of a large company. Between speed, and size and heat and support of the pc that can get the job done *reliably* its best to stick with the ciscos of the world in that case.
Be careful who you say is pushing the hype..
There are several other OSS solutions that can do this.
But good luck getting support at 1:30 am when the thing goes wierdo on you and you need to reboot the thing, 500 miles away..
Train the children to get used to using credit cards instead of cash, and when they grow up they will look down upon cash .. what a brilliant idea...
Whats next, RIAA games where you go and bust 'pirates'? or the 'joys of big brother' as you play HSD agent looking for terrorists in your own home?
How is this an operating system? It looks like its a collection of web delivered applications to me.
That should be a given, regardless of your nice new shiny hardware. Anything less is pure lazyness.
Considering its not really intented as a desktop replacement OS, thats by design.
i agree there are some pretty smart people in government, ( espcially in the 'agencies' ) however they also seem to make some pretty big blunders when it comes to PR .. They often tend to just do their job and not really pay attention to the 'bigger picture'.
and in politics PR is 1/2 the challenge.
Regardless of why the arrested him, it was bad timing from a PR standpoint. If it wasnt related directly to what he was going to say and they needeed to stop him from revealing something a better choice would have been to arrest him *after* the speech.
Do they need to wait? Of course not, but bad PR is never a good thing and they HAD to know what this would look like..
Ummm , no.
I do agree its better then the retail box, but its by no means 'lightning fast'.
All AUP issues with your ISP aside, what i if i *want* to share my connection? Why is that wrong? Internet cafes do it all the time ( not al charge you )
Ok, so it has to be encrypted, how bout i just post the encryption key everywhere i can, do they come after me then too?
My ipods do their job well. Simple to operate and 'just works'. ( oh and it looks nice too, which is plus ) What does microsoft offer that the ipod doesnt?
No, its more fundamental then that, and has little to do with politics at its core.
The CIA is a *JOB*. The president is your *BOSS*. If you dont agree with the boss and speak out against him ( or the company ), you can/should be fired. Regardless of what industry you work in. Be it flipping hamburgers, building cars or protecting the country.
its pretty simple. Dont like the opinions of managment, find another place to work.
I thought those were banned in the UK.
Oh ya, that law only applies to honest citizens, that no longer can defend themselves. Way to go UK government!
( yes i know its OT. so sue me )
I doubt it, when you agree to the EULA's they are cleared of any damages/injuries that might be caused by using this ( shrinkwrapped, not approved for medical devices ) software.
Sure you can sue most anyone for anything, but you have little hope for a win in this case.
The end of free PsExec? Say this is just a bad joke..
They already have done this, read the EULA for Visual Studio sometime. It prohibits you from coding competing products.
They also prohibit reverse engineering their products now.
Perhaps not by your rational, but in the context of *2006*, it is sort of redundant.
No kidding? Really?