...what this really tells me is that anyone who is fortunate to write for the WSJ wields a stupdi amount of power over a lot of folks with stock portfolios, who in turn knee-jerk their way to whatever thing they read next in the investment bible of choice. Mossberg is not evil, stupdi, or a hack, but he isn't writing gospel (even if some folks seem to think he is).
...the fact that this passes for 'news' is a bit underwhelming. I've always been under the assumption that TCO involves andy externalities that affects the bottom line (and relate to the line item - in this case the OS - at hand). It is however, good to see a place like Gartner, of which many PHBs pay attention to...covering it.
...while Linux still has it's hangups and limits (like every other OS), has anyone else noticed that arguments presented in selected media outlets has moved to ever more uninformed/poorly researched tripe? It was almost excusable a few years ago because the territory could be seen as arguable new or alien to the status quo at the time. But these days? That shit is just plain unprofessional and sloppy.
...is neutral. This kind of simplistic posturing is really not of any real value/benefit. Faulting someone for using better tools because the motives are ones you don't like is fairly juvenile. Also, quitting you post in protest the way this fellow has is the equivalent to taking your toys and leaving the schoolyard in a huff for no real reason (read: just to get attention).
this is true, but what bothers me is Job's doing the little pee-pee dance that he does so he can prop his ego up in public. He wants to be Larry Ellison but he is neither as verbally biting or as personally fashionable.
...of Steve Job's going for the short term hubristic macho bullshit posturing PR stunt at the expense of longer term business sense. While it is no doubt that Glaser and Real are trying to negoitiate from a weak position, SJ's purile stumpy dick-swinging just never ceases to amaze for both it's juvenile tenor and infantile stupidity.
...will be the most critical part. i could easily see people doodling in the dark trying to get an object they desire, but are not sure how to visually detail out.
...when will they committ another small act of hari-kiri? Their death won't be by one grand mal act of stupidity (they have proven capable of at least flubbing through those) but will many small errors eventually provide enough drag to make them vulnerable to many attacks running in parallel (when you have as many enemies as MS does this is a real possibility with more of a "when" rather than "if" looming overhead...but what other acts of shitheaddedness will MS have to do to drive enough of those parties over the edge and into the breach?)
...that is a novel (and arguably appealling) tact for Apple to take, it certainly would not be true to their typical behavior (at least not while Steve Jobs is at the helm). Apple likes the 'go it alone' route, regardless of any benefits to other routes.
And of course, one has to wonder if 'ubiquity' would actually happen regardless...
The US has extradition agreements with quite a few countries (and juridictional agreemment with places like Japan and SOuth Korea in certain capital crimes involving UIS property on foreign soil - i.e. military bases)
...screenwriters who get paid to write funny shit. Ballmer offers it to teh public for free. And while I admire his candor, one has to realize it's mostly by accident.
People like Gates and Ballmer do not represent the free-market. They represent the form of crony-capitalism that represents a free-ride at the expense of competition and cluefulness. At least every once in a while we can get them to admit that...
The worst part is the timing, so short on the heels of getting a ballpunch by the EU they are blabbing at the gums about what they intend to want next to attarct another lawsuit.
...among many other opportunities, to use the sharp minds many here claim to have and contact your congresscritters...in writing. on paper. that will always bear more attention than an email (or even a phone call).
People really need to stop bitching about this stuff in web fora and actually try to interface with the people that can put a stop to some of these intrusive inanities.
...but I really wonder about the newsworthy nature of this.
1. This is a surprise?
2. No one ever thought this would happen (or that it would happen only now)?
This seems to be a common issue from way back when. It's silly and annoying but....
the entire point of any one technology these days seems to be to do something that will be eclipsed and/or circumvented by another technology in roughly realtime.
ain't high-tech fun?
1. there is not ever going to be a city-wide rollout of anything that will go smoothly (a combination of size and bureaucratic tendencies to make things onerously difficult will assure that)
2. Ballmer may feel free to gloat, but somehow I doubt an upgrade rollout of the latest rev of their viral breeder would have faired much better.
3. A shame this whole article reads like a hack job.
...what he is saying is not new. In past eras it was the rush to vertically integrate all soup to nuts related items (and some not related items) into a single conglomerate that supposedly trumpeted the 'efficiency' of a larger player, when in fact all it really amounted to was a stock inflation that eventually sank and resulting in spinning off or eradication of units that were formerly productive entities on their own.
While written long before the issues brought up in this article, a great read about similar behavior and how it pertains to public policy is Corporations and Political Accountability by Mark V. Nadel.
Personally, I like the Comcast/Disney deal, because chances are Comcast will not know how to run it and the gelatinous radioactive mess that results will cause Disney to become a footnote in entertainment history.
I think exploiting (pun intended) peoples fears has been part and parcel of the landscape for quite a while. It's just tech firms are finally figuring it out for themselves.
Now the general geek population needs to figure it out.
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this is probably the most pithy and useful response I've seen in thsi thread.
the artists aren't the most threatened here, it's the media comapnies that push their in-house distribution channels that are most at risk for extinction.
That's a pretty vapid assumption. There are a lot of very adept musicians who sample, not the least of which being Peter Gabriel, Stewart Copeland (ex-Police), Vernon Reid (Living Colour, Yohimbe Bros), Marcus Miller (ex-Miles Davis), etc....Sampling can be and has been a great way to create new things from old bits.
...it is certainly a more tepid, sterile business jargon laden response. Essentially however, it regurgitates what has been the essential MS party line since they came to the realization that it may actually be a credible threat (yeah i know, real shocker there).
I can't really find any substantive material here. If anything, it's more offensive because it is so utterly devoid of anything that hasn't been rufuted already. Quotes like "We definitely see more conversations happening about Linux on the desktop in public-sector scenarios, primarily in emerging markets." mean nothing..."emerging markets" basically means all the markets MS heretofore ignored and doesn't want OSS establishing anymore beach-heads.
"By design, we've always moved out service and support from the core part of our pricing because we invest in the channel quite heavily. Our value-add is really in the R&D in the technology." basically means (1) we don't give 2 squirts of piss about service and support because it is a cash drain and we are so entrenched we haven't tpically had to wroory about because consumers had fuck all for choice, and (b) where R&D = taking ideas others develop and putting it through the Redmond filter. MS hasn't done anything spectacular in R&D since Myrvhold left/was ousted.
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...what this really tells me is that anyone who is fortunate to write for the WSJ wields a stupdi amount of power over a lot of folks with stock portfolios, who in turn knee-jerk their way to whatever thing they read next in the investment bible of choice. Mossberg is not evil, stupdi, or a hack, but he isn't writing gospel (even if some folks seem to think he is).
...the fact that this passes for 'news' is a bit underwhelming. I've always been under the assumption that TCO involves andy externalities that affects the bottom line (and relate to the line item - in this case the OS - at hand). It is however, good to see a place like Gartner, of which many PHBs pay attention to...covering it.
...at least we know they don't have any good relationships with HW manufacturers...
...while Linux still has it's hangups and limits (like every other OS), has anyone else noticed that arguments presented in selected media outlets has moved to ever more uninformed/poorly researched tripe? It was almost excusable a few years ago because the territory could be seen as arguable new or alien to the status quo at the time. But these days? That shit is just plain unprofessional and sloppy.
...is neutral. This kind of simplistic posturing is really not of any real value/benefit. Faulting someone for using better tools because the motives are ones you don't like is fairly juvenile. Also, quitting you post in protest the way this fellow has is the equivalent to taking your toys and leaving the schoolyard in a huff for no real reason (read: just to get attention).
this is true, but what bothers me is Job's doing the little pee-pee dance that he does so he can prop his ego up in public. He wants to be Larry Ellison but he is neither as verbally biting or as personally fashionable.
...of Steve Job's going for the short term hubristic macho bullshit posturing PR stunt at the expense of longer term business sense. While it is no doubt that Glaser and Real are trying to negoitiate from a weak position, SJ's purile stumpy dick-swinging just never ceases to amaze for both it's juvenile tenor and infantile stupidity.
...will be the most critical part. i could easily see people doodling in the dark trying to get an object they desire, but are not sure how to visually detail out.
...when will they committ another small act of hari-kiri? Their death won't be by one grand mal act of stupidity (they have proven capable of at least flubbing through those) but will many small errors eventually provide enough drag to make them vulnerable to many attacks running in parallel (when you have as many enemies as MS does this is a real possibility with more of a "when" rather than "if" looming overhead...but what other acts of shitheaddedness will MS have to do to drive enough of those parties over the edge and into the breach?)
...im surprused they dont wear screw-on pants.
...that is a novel (and arguably appealling) tact for Apple to take, it certainly would not be true to their typical behavior (at least not while Steve Jobs is at the helm). Apple likes the 'go it alone' route, regardless of any benefits to other routes.
And of course, one has to wonder if 'ubiquity' would actually happen regardless...
The US has extradition agreements with quite a few countries (and juridictional agreemment with places like Japan and SOuth Korea in certain capital crimes involving UIS property on foreign soil - i.e. military bases)
...screenwriters who get paid to write funny shit. Ballmer offers it to teh public for free. And while I admire his candor, one has to realize it's mostly by accident.
People like Gates and Ballmer do not represent the free-market. They represent the form of crony-capitalism that represents a free-ride at the expense of competition and cluefulness. At least every once in a while we can get them to admit that...
The worst part is the timing, so short on the heels of getting a ballpunch by the EU they are blabbing at the gums about what they intend to want next to attarct another lawsuit.
the problem is that there is very little actual action towards the politicos and a whole lot of spleen venting...less yapping, more voting.
...among many other opportunities, to use the sharp minds many here claim to have and contact your congresscritters...in writing. on paper. that will always bear more attention than an email (or even a phone call).
People really need to stop bitching about this stuff in web fora and actually try to interface with the people that can put a stop to some of these intrusive inanities.
...but I really wonder about the newsworthy nature of this. 1. This is a surprise? 2. No one ever thought this would happen (or that it would happen only now)? This seems to be a common issue from way back when. It's silly and annoying but....
the entire point of any one technology these days seems to be to do something that will be eclipsed and/or circumvented by another technology in roughly realtime. ain't high-tech fun?
...trying to compete with SCO for most idiotic use of litigation is a poor hobby to have for 2 reasons:
1. SCOs litigation is pretty much about as inane and frivolous as it gets
2. see #1
1. there is not ever going to be a city-wide rollout of anything that will go smoothly (a combination of size and bureaucratic tendencies to make things onerously difficult will assure that)
2. Ballmer may feel free to gloat, but somehow I doubt an upgrade rollout of the latest rev of their viral breeder would have faired much better.
3. A shame this whole article reads like a hack job.
...what he is saying is not new. In past eras it was the rush to vertically integrate all soup to nuts related items (and some not related items) into a single conglomerate that supposedly trumpeted the 'efficiency' of a larger player, when in fact all it really amounted to was a stock inflation that eventually sank and resulting in spinning off or eradication of units that were formerly productive entities on their own.
While written long before the issues brought up in this article, a great read about similar behavior and how it pertains to public policy is Corporations and Political Accountability by Mark V. Nadel. Personally, I like the Comcast/Disney deal, because chances are Comcast will not know how to run it and the gelatinous radioactive mess that results will cause Disney to become a footnote in entertainment history.
I think exploiting (pun intended) peoples fears has been part and parcel of the landscape for quite a while. It's just tech firms are finally figuring it out for themselves.
Now the general geek population needs to figure it out.
this is probably the most pithy and useful response I've seen in thsi thread.
the artists aren't the most threatened here, it's the media comapnies that push their in-house distribution channels that are most at risk for extinction.
That's a pretty vapid assumption. There are a lot of very adept musicians who sample, not the least of which being Peter Gabriel, Stewart Copeland (ex-Police), Vernon Reid (Living Colour, Yohimbe Bros), Marcus Miller (ex-Miles Davis), etc....Sampling can be and has been a great way to create new things from old bits.
But yes, Eminem does suck.
...it is certainly a more tepid, sterile business jargon laden response. Essentially however, it regurgitates what has been the essential MS party line since they came to the realization that it may actually be a credible threat (yeah i know, real shocker there).
I can't really find any substantive material here. If anything, it's more offensive because it is so utterly devoid of anything that hasn't been rufuted already. Quotes like "We definitely see more conversations happening about Linux on the desktop in public-sector scenarios, primarily in emerging markets." mean nothing..."emerging markets" basically means all the markets MS heretofore ignored and doesn't want OSS establishing anymore beach-heads.
"By design, we've always moved out service and support from the core part of our pricing because we invest in the channel quite heavily. Our value-add is really in the R&D in the technology." basically means (1) we don't give 2 squirts of piss about service and support because it is a cash drain and we are so entrenched we haven't tpically had to wroory about because consumers had fuck all for choice, and (b) where R&D = taking ideas others develop and putting it through the Redmond filter. MS hasn't done anything spectacular in R&D since Myrvhold left/was ousted.
...but I still think Natural Stupidity will outpace Artificial (or artificially enhanced) Intelligence.