Well, it's not Mozilla specifically, but I work at the Chattanooga Public Library, and we have put K-Meleon on our public access (kiosk) computers, and it's a Gecko-based browser. It's been a pretty good experience so far, with a few kinks that have needed ironing out, but far fewer problems than on the few machines we have that still run IE.
We've also switched to Firefox for our desk and office machines, and that has worked wonderfully. I've just had to delete all of the shortcuts to IE so that nobody uses it "accidentally". It's reduced my problems with spyware from a flood to a trickle.
While Microsoft seems to be able to get away with just about anything, I don't honestly believe that the FTC would let them get away with buying out/merging with AOL-Time-Warner.
The FCC might also object due to such a merger giving them far too much in the way of media control due to the Time-Warner assets. Of course, with the FCC playing lapdog these days instead of watchdog, that may not be much of an obstacle.
Yes, it seems that with the blockbuster deal and the "Test Drive a Kia, get a free LOTR DVD" thing that this relaease of the DVD isn't so much focused on making money as it is on marketing for "The Two Towers" and the 4 disc set in November.
I'd say that any accusations of gouging the consumers are totally unfounded, considering that there are several ways to get the August release for free or cheap. It seems this is more a case of well-considered marketing on the part of the production company. I, for one, think that this seems like a step in the right direction, in that it seems to incorporate a more holistic approach to the LOTR production/release. There are two movies in the series that have yet to be released, and if the movies' fans find it too expensive to acquire the first segment of the series, they might be more wary of adopting future installments.
It seems to be more of that "lose money on the console, make it back on the games" model, except they're not really losing money on this first DVD release so much as not making nearly as much of a profit as they could be. If you're going to look for gouging, you probably won't find it until after the "Return of the King" hits theaters.
In making this announcement, Venter has made it much more possible to create a DNA Bomb with his name on it, and he has also upset the same community which has the most potential to create such a beast. It's funny how the only thing really keeping geneticists from attempting to create a DNA specific pathogen is the system of ethics which Venter violated.
I can see why the NFL would be into restricting internet access to broadcasts, since it would be all but impossible to blackout internet access to games in order to ensure high ticket sales, but it seems the networks are shooting themselves in the foot. Since they essentially sell the size of their audience to advertisers, anything that increases potential audience size would be profitable.
Of course, Foot Locker advertisements wouldn't do much for your average European viewer, but there are definitely advertisers out there who could benefit from an international audience.
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But it smells amazing! Really, you should take a sniff sometime.
We've also switched to Firefox for our desk and office machines, and that has worked wonderfully. I've just had to delete all of the shortcuts to IE so that nobody uses it "accidentally". It's reduced my problems with spyware from a flood to a trickle.
Why would you use an emulator when you can have the real thing?
Worse than that, they fired him once they saw that he'd gotten positive press on Slashdot and replaced him with a Fembot
While Microsoft seems to be able to get away with just about anything, I don't honestly believe that the FTC would let them get away with buying out/merging with AOL-Time-Warner.
The FCC might also object due to such a merger giving them far too much in the way of media control due to the Time-Warner assets. Of course, with the FCC playing lapdog these days instead of watchdog, that may not be much of an obstacle.
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Yes, it seems that with the blockbuster deal and the "Test Drive a Kia, get a free LOTR DVD" thing that this relaease of the DVD isn't so much focused on making money as it is on marketing for "The Two Towers" and the 4 disc set in November.
I'd say that any accusations of gouging the consumers are totally unfounded, considering that there are several ways to get the August release for free or cheap. It seems this is more a case of well-considered marketing on the part of the production company. I, for one, think that this seems like a step in the right direction, in that it seems to incorporate a more holistic approach to the LOTR production/release. There are two movies in the series that have yet to be released, and if the movies' fans find it too expensive to acquire the first segment of the series, they might be more wary of adopting future installments.
It seems to be more of that "lose money on the console, make it back on the games" model, except they're not really losing money on this first DVD release so much as not making nearly as much of a profit as they could be. If you're going to look for gouging, you probably won't find it until after the "Return of the King" hits theaters.
In making this announcement, Venter has made it much more possible to create a DNA Bomb with his name on it, and he has also upset the same community which has the most potential to create such a beast. It's funny how the only thing really keeping geneticists from attempting to create a DNA specific pathogen is the system of ethics which Venter violated.
I can see why the NFL would be into restricting internet access to broadcasts, since it would be all but impossible to blackout internet access to games in order to ensure high ticket sales, but it seems the networks are shooting themselves in the foot. Since they essentially sell the size of their audience to advertisers, anything that increases potential audience size would be profitable.
Of course, Foot Locker advertisements wouldn't do much for your average European viewer, but there are definitely advertisers out there who could benefit from an international audience.