Uggg!! I don't know if anyone else had the same problem, but holy crap. I thought it was going to drone on and on. The story reads like a Attention Deficit Syndrome version of the Bible.
In the beginning there was light. And the light was good.
Then God said words, words, words...
What was I talking about again??
Oh yeah, the seas and crap.
her bio says she has background in coding, marketing, foreign affairs, but says nothing about interesting writing.
But then of course I could be the one with ADS. or whatever. I don't think a lot of people on the net care if their reputaion is bad or not, as long as they make thier money.
It sucks. If we open software at home, we can't return it. It has been this way for at least ME for a long time. I don't try anymore. They just say Sorry. The reasoning? I could have easily made a copy of this program, put it back in the box, and brought it back. Some rare instances, packaging screws up, and you didn't get that second disk with the package. Ohh well. It sucks. I also have heard other/.'s say that they have been able to return software. Great! Hooray for the End User!
This case seems very trivial really. Although, it brings up a point that has needed voicing for a long time. The solution I am sure for the companies will to just post a fold out license on the front, post it on the back, or put a nice bright sticker on the front stating that you must go to the website and read the EULA before installing.
I do agree, that it is deceptive. I am sure in the recent months people have been asking the same question as this woman. Why don't they have EULA displayed? it seems very foolhearty, and a sheer oversight for these companies to leave it out of plain site.
I just hope she is doing this because she is a true User Rights Advocate, and not someone who found a loophole for money and her 15 minutes of fame.
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"Holy Crap!!! You mean I don't ever have to think again! Sweeeet!!"
Actually, I do know the fact that it is a lossy comprssion. As I recall it is around a 12 bit compression scheme. I also bought a minidisc player years ago, so I could have good tunes when I jog, without the player constantly skipping. HA! The original skipped and stopped constantly. The point is, that although the quality wasn't the same, the majority of the population probably would not have known the difference because they would have played them in their car, or at work, or any number of noisy places, where ambient noise was a factor. If sony was to license the technology, I feel they could have had a much deaper market penetration in the US and other countries.
It's interesting how these basic topics on slashdot can go in any multiple tangent discussions.:)
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I tend to agree. I myself am stuck in a Windows only world, only peering into the world of Unix, Linux, BSD, or what have you.
I have tried to get into these other operating systems, with a response from my freinds as "well, just start using it. Its not so hard." They of course started when they where 12 years old, and now I am 28. And eventually I ALWAYS ask for help, and they always never have the time. I have tried posting on slashdot, but never get responses as well for help. SO I simply abandoned the task.
I have too many other things to do than try to learn a completely new OS. Hence the Windows shackles. Ho hum.
As long as some companies try to make everyone buy proprietary products, this will happen. VHS was not better than BetaMax. Sony simply did not want to share. Hence, VHS was more widely accepted because everyone could buy a VHS player, and not a very pricy BetaMax player.
If you looked at minidisk 12 years ago, when CDs where starting to come out, they offered the same capacity, and so many more features. But in the End, it was cheaper for people to buy CDs, instead of buying proprietary expensive Sony only players and products. Same thing with sony memorystick. Make it an open source product, and just collect license fees, or what have you. Then everyone will use it if it is a good thing.
I'm sure there are a lot more companies like this, but I just picked on Sony because it is their original product.
I have been reading slashdot for a few years now. I am what you would call a smart user. I am not opposed to trying anything new. But so far I only use Windows 2000, or XP exclusively. For I simply don't know anything about Linux, Unix, or any other operating systems. I can easily install any microsoft OS, but I have never tried anything with Unix derivatives. So here is my question. I am going to reformat my hard drive in about a week. And partition it 2 ways for Windows XP, and one for Windows 2000. But now, I feel somewhat brave and perhaps install Linux. Who out there can point me in the right way?? I am a wet behind the ears newbie at this, and I will follow where you lead. Teach me and I will learn. These are the programs and things I currently use:
Internet Explorer. For surfing reasons, and paying bills.
Microsoft Outlook for my mail
Microsoft Office for letters and such.
And also microsoft Access. I am working on some database projects for work.
AutoCAD 2002
Webcam software
And also Warcraft 3 for fun
And My computer is a P4 with 140 gig of hard drive space, and ATI All in wonder Radeon 8500 DV.
I would love to see how easy, or difficult it is to live in a Linux enviroment. My freinds do it all the time, and I am sometimes envious that they are multiplatformed. Please e-mail any PROPER, and HELPFUL suggestions to *cough*nnyreen@hotmail.com *cough* or I wýll check the responses here. Thanks a lot everyone. Oh yeah. It took me long enough how to figure out html tags..
I was able to pick up a crapload of LCD screens for 5 bucks a piece at a surplus store, mostly 12.1 and 14 inch displays.. The sheet that came from the manufacturer said they were bad, but I looked at the sheet and most said stuff like "one bad pixel" or "contrast not to standard" So I rummaged through them and bought all the ones I could. so I have 65 12.1 displays and about 5 14 inch displays, plus a handful of 10 inch ones sitting in my room!! I bought them with my rent check and now I need to know if they work. But to test them, I need a video card that costed more than the display.. So If anyone has anywhere they know of to get a cheap video card to test these things with, I would be willing to part with them..
I was able to pick up a crapload of LCD screens for 5 bucks a piece at a surplus store, mostly 12.1 and 14 inch displays.. The sheet that came from the manufacturer said they were bad, but I looked at the sheet and most said stuff like "one bad pixel" or "contrast not to standard" So I rummaged through them and bought all the ones I could. so I have 65 12.1 displays and about 5 14 inch displays, plus a handful of 10 inch ones sitting in my room!! I bought them with my rent check and now I need to know if they work. But to test them, I need a video card that costed more than the display.. So If anyone has anywhere they know of to get a cheap video card to test these things with, I would be willing to part with them..
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Yeah. I'm a dumbass. What can I say. I even RTFA.
In the beginning there was light. And the light was good.
Then God said words, words, words...
What was I talking about again??
Oh yeah, the seas and crap.
her bio says she has background in coding, marketing, foreign affairs, but says nothing about interesting writing.
But then of course I could be the one with ADS. or whatever. I don't think a lot of people on the net care if their reputaion is bad or not, as long as they make thier money.
This case seems very trivial really. Although, it brings up a point that has needed voicing for a long time. The solution I am sure for the companies will to just post a fold out license on the front, post it on the back, or put a nice bright sticker on the front stating that you must go to the website and read the EULA before installing.
I do agree, that it is deceptive. I am sure in the recent months people have been asking the same question as this woman. Why don't they have EULA displayed? it seems very foolhearty, and a sheer oversight for these companies to leave it out of plain site.
I just hope she is doing this because she is a true User Rights Advocate, and not someone who found a loophole for money and her 15 minutes of fame.
"Holy Crap!!! You mean I don't ever have to think again! Sweeeet!!"
It's interesting how these basic topics on slashdot can go in any multiple tangent discussions. :)
I have tried to get into these other operating systems, with a response from my freinds as "well, just start using it. Its not so hard." They of course started when they where 12 years old, and now I am 28. And eventually I ALWAYS ask for help, and they always never have the time. I have tried posting on slashdot, but never get responses as well for help. SO I simply abandoned the task.
I have too many other things to do than try to learn a completely new OS. Hence the Windows shackles. Ho hum.
As long as some companies try to make everyone buy proprietary products, this will happen. VHS was not better than BetaMax. Sony simply did not want to share. Hence, VHS was more widely accepted because everyone could buy a VHS player, and not a very pricy BetaMax player. If you looked at minidisk 12 years ago, when CDs where starting to come out, they offered the same capacity, and so many more features. But in the End, it was cheaper for people to buy CDs, instead of buying proprietary expensive Sony only players and products. Same thing with sony memorystick. Make it an open source product, and just collect license fees, or what have you. Then everyone will use it if it is a good thing. I'm sure there are a lot more companies like this, but I just picked on Sony because it is their original product.
Internet Explorer. For surfing reasons, and paying bills.
Microsoft Outlook for my mail
Microsoft Office for letters and such.
And also microsoft Access. I am working on some database projects for work.
AutoCAD 2002
Webcam software
And also Warcraft 3 for fun
And My computer is a P4 with 140 gig of hard drive space, and ATI All in wonder Radeon 8500 DV. I would love to see how easy, or difficult it is to live in a Linux enviroment. My freinds do it all the time, and I am sometimes envious that they are multiplatformed. Please e-mail any PROPER, and HELPFUL suggestions to *cough*nnyreen@hotmail.com *cough* or I wýll check the responses here. Thanks a lot everyone. Oh yeah. It took me long enough how to figure out html tags..
I was able to pick up a crapload of LCD screens for 5 bucks a piece at a surplus store, mostly 12.1 and 14 inch displays.. The sheet that came from the manufacturer said they were bad, but I looked at the sheet and most said stuff like "one bad pixel" or "contrast not to standard" So I rummaged through them and bought all the ones I could. so I have 65 12.1 displays and about 5 14 inch displays, plus a handful of 10 inch ones sitting in my room!! I bought them with my rent check and now I need to know if they work. But to test them, I need a video card that costed more than the display.. So If anyone has anywhere they know of to get a cheap video card to test these things with, I would be willing to part with them..
I was able to pick up a crapload of LCD screens for 5 bucks a piece at a surplus store, mostly 12.1 and 14 inch displays.. The sheet that came from the manufacturer said they were bad, but I looked at the sheet and most said stuff like "one bad pixel" or "contrast not to standard" So I rummaged through them and bought all the ones I could. so I have 65 12.1 displays and about 5 14 inch displays, plus a handful of 10 inch ones sitting in my room!! I bought them with my rent check and now I need to know if they work. But to test them, I need a video card that costed more than the display.. So If anyone has anywhere they know of to get a cheap video card to test these things with, I would be willing to part with them..