And don't get me wrong, I hope Microsoft fails miserably. I hope they are taken down and have to become just another software company. Not because they are so big and successful, but because they use unethical and strong-arm tactics to get their way. I despise them for the same reason I despise other bullies. People are quick to call it "business" but it's not. It's wrong. Capitalism is supposed to work by letting the market dictate what consumers want and what sells. Microsoft is quick to tell competitors they better leave the market or be forced to deal with a company with a seemingly endless flow of cash and power. Viva le Google!
If "Computer People" has a staff that doesn't understand these terms, perhaps they should change their name. Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but it sounds like they're doing piss-poor resume screening.
Far be it from me to defend Microsoft, but since when is an employee entitled to a share of profits? That is just gross ignorance of how things really work. When they took the job, was this negotiated? Did Microsoft say, "By the way, you will get a percentage of all company profits if you work for us?" If not, then there is no "fair share." In fact, if they are getting the salary they agreed upon, they're in fact getting their "fair share."
How in the hell is Google threatening Windows? Google has no OS. Hell, it's dependent on an OS for someone to even reach it's content! This is the kind of paranoia that make Microsoft look like a bunch of idiots.
I have no idea. My wife uses AOL but I never touch the stuff. Here's the interesting thing. Microsoft's MSN site is shunned by the majority of users. Most people who are tech savy at all replace their home page with something other than MSN. So Microsoft is once again looking to hijack users, as opposed to lure them. Is this really what you want? We've said for years that Microsoft couldn't compete one-on-one with their competition. It would appear that perhaps they realize that. Why else would you want your users to use your service with either a) no choice or b) no idea that they really are?
The growing concern by broadcasters and Hollywood puts TiVo in a spot. However, I think standing by their customers and taking this challenge head-on is a good approach. Their customers want the features they have grown accustomed to. I think it's in their best interest to fight for their customers here. Like digital music, TV is at the crossroads of a new way of viewing movies and shows. We can hope they stand at this juncture and say, "Look, Guys, this is not 1975. It's time to move into the new age here."
So what exactly are they gaining?
Ballmer: "MWAHHAHAHA! We'll buy AOL and make them all use Windows and IE!"
Sidekick: "Uh, Sir? They already use Windows and IE. AOL refused to port AOL to Linux and abandoned their own browser and signed agreements with us to use IE!"
Ballmer: "Oh."
Sidekick: (under his breath) "Ass..."
Well, given that only 50% of scientific reports are accurate we might fall into a black hole and well...merely fall into a black hole. The whole space/time stretching, mass collapsing, and matter altering could all be completely false. In fact, we might get close enough one day to hear something like, "Hey! Anyone out there? We've fallen into this HUGE black hole and well...can't get out! WTF was this thing, anyway!? Like some kind of old mining hole? Was someone mining stars or planets or something? Anyway, throw a tow rope or something, will ya? EGADS!"
I think you're right. Moreover, now is a good time for users to consider OOo because there is going to be these interface changes to Office 12. As long as you're learning something new it might as well be something that isn't costing you an arm and a leg, no? Add to that the fact that it's open and there's a huge opportunity for OOo.
There just is simply no reason to bite the Microsoft bullit anymore. The whole "support" issue is largely a myth. Anyone can support Linux and UNIX if they are technically inclined. If you have a technician who feels they can't learn Linux then they are really not technically minded. They've merely learned to support Microsoft products. There is a big difference and learning that difference will better prepare your company. Given the conveluted licensing scheme Microsoft uses, the cost of renewing, the fact that you be having to make compulsory upgrades at a cost, and the fact that OSS is just outright cheaper, I can find no reason to move to Microsoft if I were launching a new infrastructure.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Mono is basically a dance with the Devil. Now Mono is surprised they have fleas after laying the big Dog, but I'm mixing metaphors. With M$ themselves distancing themselves from.Net proper Mono is facing less adoption.
Are you on crack? How the fuck is that testable? Find any life on another planet? Better call NASA because THEY haven't found it yet. Talk about propaganda.
This is not finalized. I'm wondering how this will play into the Antitrust settlement too. I don't see where this gives M$ a toe-hold into Google and Yahoo's search dominance. I CAN see where this give M$ a captive audience of sorts, but they had most of this people at "Hello" when they bought their Dell/HP/Compaq PC with Windows included. People are resetting their home page away from MSN.COM for a reason! It SUCKS! No one is saying, "MSN that and you'll find a page about..." People are killing MSN Messenger's autostart for a reason! IT SUCKS! People are moving away from AOL, why? IT SUCKS! They will gain some users but I'm far more suspicious of what this does to Netscape and Firefox than anything else. I'd think someone would drag them into court if they were too overt about killing off competing browsers...again. Who knows?
"Needless to say many animal rights activists are upset by this development, and some are saying that it is illegal to use animals for this purpose in German"
I found that odd. Better to leave the roadkill on the road? Or better to bury them once we put the THOUSANDS to sleep each year so their little souls can rest in peace? "You know me, Marge! I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my roadkill LEFT ON THE ROAD!"
Given recent studies that say scientific reports are often only 50% correct, we can give each side 50% and be fairly certain that the object exists. On the other hand, this is the New York Times; which lately is on par with the National Inquirer. Which means this could mean simply that two guys found the shiny, cold, and moist black button on the end of a Disney character's snout!
Given that insurance companies say that most malpractice cases are filed against the same of doctors I wonder how many of these complaints represent the same pool or a similar percentage?
What if it changed versions based on your usage! Imagine: You order Vista Premium Home Edition. You're excited to have the newest version so your young high school lad can do essay research, send email, and do homework. However, inexplicably it morphs into Vista Premium Porn Edition within just a few months! Young Timmy is grounded and his Internet cable removed. You know he still needs the computer for typing up Word documents so you leave it on. Only to have it morph again into Vista Premium Gamer Edition!
Simply replace "Open Document Format" with ASCII and you will see clearly how rediculous the argument is from Microsoft. I know the analogy isn't perfect. Damn close, though.
"The concensous among scientists is that global warming is occuring and that man-made sources of CO2 and other greenhouse gases is causing this warming."
You either high or mistyped that.
I'll give you one:
Rush Limbaugh voice the opinion that Donovan McNabb was overrated. He followed it up with the idea that sports writers built him up because he's black and they want to see black quarterback's succeed. He, in effect, accused them of racial favoritism (racism). Yet, his comments were labelled racist, even though technically they were not. You may like or hate Limbaugh, but his statement was not racist. Yet, many liberals managed to paint it as such. They were quite successful, in fact. Liberals can't see their racism because they are racists with good intentions. It's okay to promote a black over a white because the "scale needs to tip the other way to balance itself."
Give you another: Barbara Bush made the statement that many evacuees who went to Houston were underpriveleged and are probably fairing better since the storm due to the outpouring of support from the community. She was called a snob. Yet an LA Time writer said in effect the same thing. That this storm would give the underpriveled a new start, a better start. Not a word. Not exactly an illustration of racism but it shows the double-standard liberals always seem to impose. This may not be your views, but don't kid yourself into thinking that this isn't the very philosophy of Ted Kennedy, MoveOn.org, and the insanely loud contingent on the left. They are, in my opinion, political looters.
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And don't get me wrong, I hope Microsoft fails miserably. I hope they are taken down and have to become just another software company. Not because they are so big and successful, but because they use unethical and strong-arm tactics to get their way. I despise them for the same reason I despise other bullies. People are quick to call it "business" but it's not. It's wrong. Capitalism is supposed to work by letting the market dictate what consumers want and what sells. Microsoft is quick to tell competitors they better leave the market or be forced to deal with a company with a seemingly endless flow of cash and power. Viva le Google!
If "Computer People" has a staff that doesn't understand these terms, perhaps they should change their name. Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but it sounds like they're doing piss-poor resume screening.
Far be it from me to defend Microsoft, but since when is an employee entitled to a share of profits? That is just gross ignorance of how things really work. When they took the job, was this negotiated? Did Microsoft say, "By the way, you will get a percentage of all company profits if you work for us?" If not, then there is no "fair share." In fact, if they are getting the salary they agreed upon, they're in fact getting their "fair share."
How in the hell is Google threatening Windows? Google has no OS. Hell, it's dependent on an OS for someone to even reach it's content! This is the kind of paranoia that make Microsoft look like a bunch of idiots.
I'm saying that they should and hopefully will.
I have no idea. My wife uses AOL but I never touch the stuff. Here's the interesting thing. Microsoft's MSN site is shunned by the majority of users. Most people who are tech savy at all replace their home page with something other than MSN. So Microsoft is once again looking to hijack users, as opposed to lure them. Is this really what you want? We've said for years that Microsoft couldn't compete one-on-one with their competition. It would appear that perhaps they realize that. Why else would you want your users to use your service with either a) no choice or b) no idea that they really are?
The growing concern by broadcasters and Hollywood puts TiVo in a spot. However, I think standing by their customers and taking this challenge head-on is a good approach. Their customers want the features they have grown accustomed to. I think it's in their best interest to fight for their customers here. Like digital music, TV is at the crossroads of a new way of viewing movies and shows. We can hope they stand at this juncture and say, "Look, Guys, this is not 1975. It's time to move into the new age here."
So what exactly are they gaining?
Ballmer: "MWAHHAHAHA! We'll buy AOL and make them all use Windows and IE!"
Sidekick: "Uh, Sir? They already use Windows and IE. AOL refused to port AOL to Linux and abandoned their own browser and signed agreements with us to use IE!"
Ballmer: "Oh."
Sidekick: (under his breath) "Ass..."
Eh. It won't stop the young minds full of mush around here from accepting it as...uh...gospel.
Well, given that only 50% of scientific reports are accurate we might fall into a black hole and well...merely fall into a black hole. The whole space/time stretching, mass collapsing, and matter altering could all be completely false. In fact, we might get close enough one day to hear something like,
"Hey! Anyone out there? We've fallen into this HUGE black hole and well...can't get out! WTF was this thing, anyway!? Like some kind of old mining hole? Was someone mining stars or planets or something? Anyway, throw a tow rope or something, will ya? EGADS!"
I think you're right. Moreover, now is a good time for users to consider OOo because there is going to be these interface changes to Office 12. As long as you're learning something new it might as well be something that isn't costing you an arm and a leg, no? Add to that the fact that it's open and there's a huge opportunity for OOo.
Quick! A Kyoto Treaty for Mars!
In all seriousness, this really could alter the whole GW thinking. This could be a solar-system wide cycle OR a trend.
There just is simply no reason to bite the Microsoft bullit anymore. The whole "support" issue is largely a myth. Anyone can support Linux and UNIX if they are technically inclined. If you have a technician who feels they can't learn Linux then they are really not technically minded. They've merely learned to support Microsoft products. There is a big difference and learning that difference will better prepare your company. Given the conveluted licensing scheme Microsoft uses, the cost of renewing, the fact that you be having to make compulsory upgrades at a cost, and the fact that OSS is just outright cheaper, I can find no reason to move to Microsoft if I were launching a new infrastructure.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Mono is basically a dance with the Devil. Now Mono is surprised they have fleas after laying the big Dog, but I'm mixing metaphors. With M$ themselves distancing themselves from .Net proper Mono is facing less adoption.
Are you on crack? How the fuck is that testable? Find any life on another planet? Better call NASA because THEY haven't found it yet. Talk about propaganda.
Everyone knows that the spokes keep the rings equidistant from the planet while providing lateral stability! Hello!
This is not finalized. I'm wondering how this will play into the Antitrust settlement too. I don't see where this gives M$ a toe-hold into Google and Yahoo's search dominance. I CAN see where this give M$ a captive audience of sorts, but they had most of this people at "Hello" when they bought their Dell/HP/Compaq PC with Windows included. People are resetting their home page away from MSN.COM for a reason! It SUCKS! No one is saying, "MSN that and you'll find a page about..." People are killing MSN Messenger's autostart for a reason! IT SUCKS! People are moving away from AOL, why? IT SUCKS! They will gain some users but I'm far more suspicious of what this does to Netscape and Firefox than anything else. I'd think someone would drag them into court if they were too overt about killing off competing browsers...again. Who knows?
"Needless to say many animal rights activists are upset by this development, and some are saying that it is illegal to use animals for this purpose in German"
I found that odd. Better to leave the roadkill on the road? Or better to bury them once we put the THOUSANDS to sleep each year so their little souls can rest in peace? "You know me, Marge! I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my roadkill LEFT ON THE ROAD!"
er Flamebait...
Given recent studies that say scientific reports are often only 50% correct, we can give each side 50% and be fairly certain that the object exists. On the other hand, this is the New York Times; which lately is on par with the National Inquirer. Which means this could mean simply that two guys found the shiny, cold, and moist black button on the end of a Disney character's snout!
Troll, OT, or Flaimbait....which will it be!?
Given that insurance companies say that most malpractice cases are filed against the same of doctors I wonder how many of these complaints represent the same pool or a similar percentage?
What if it changed versions based on your usage!
Imagine: You order Vista Premium Home Edition. You're excited to have the newest version so your young high school lad can do essay research, send email, and do homework. However, inexplicably it morphs into Vista Premium Porn Edition within just a few months! Young Timmy is grounded and his Internet cable removed. You know he still needs the computer for typing up Word documents so you leave it on. Only to have it morph again into Vista Premium Gamer Edition!
Simply replace "Open Document Format" with ASCII and you will see clearly how rediculous the argument is from Microsoft. I know the analogy isn't perfect. Damn close, though.
"The concensous among scientists is that global warming is occuring and that man-made sources of CO2 and other greenhouse gases is causing this warming."
You either high or mistyped that.
I'll give you one:
Rush Limbaugh voice the opinion that Donovan McNabb was overrated. He followed it up with the idea that sports writers built him up because he's black and they want to see black quarterback's succeed. He, in effect, accused them of racial favoritism (racism). Yet, his comments were labelled racist, even though technically they were not. You may like or hate Limbaugh, but his statement was not racist. Yet, many liberals managed to paint it as such. They were quite successful, in fact. Liberals can't see their racism because they are racists with good intentions. It's okay to promote a black over a white because the "scale needs to tip the other way to balance itself."
Give you another: Barbara Bush made the statement that many evacuees who went to Houston were underpriveleged and are probably fairing better since the storm due to the outpouring of support from the community. She was called a snob. Yet an LA Time writer said in effect the same thing. That this storm would give the underpriveled a new start, a better start. Not a word. Not exactly an illustration of racism but it shows the double-standard liberals always seem to impose. This may not be your views, but don't kid yourself into thinking that this isn't the very philosophy of Ted Kennedy, MoveOn.org, and the insanely loud contingent on the left. They are, in my opinion, political looters.