I am pleased that you "deleted" what appears to be a misuse of the word looser, which means "less tightly fitted." Context would indicate that a more appropriate word is loser. It's a good thing you corrected the error.
This also brings up the interesting point that, should they refuse, they might loose their copyright on the X-box system.
I find it difficult to believe that Microsoft would ever release their copyright on anything. Perhaps they could lose, or fail to retain, that copyright...
If it's mis-used to block competition, i.e. leveraging one monopoly (your works) into another area (like distribution), you may loose your copyright protection.
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If they do go along with the approval, they can keep their copyright on X-box and loose money on every unit sold. If they admit that they are loosing money on the console
And, uh, same here...
they (the RIAA) could lose all government protection of that copyright (and of course, Sharman wins).
On the bright side, you got this one right!
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True. But Microsoft is not just loosing a little money on XBox, they are bleeding rivers of it.
While some might argue that Microsoft is intentionally letting loose or releasing the money they spend on XBox manufacturing, I believe they were hoping to make it back in game sales. So in reality, they are failing to retain that cash; I believe the word you were looking for is losing.
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Microsoft looses a lot of money that way, but they make a whole lot too.. But why be a multi-billion dollar corporation, when you can be a multi-trillion dollar corporation..
I find it difficult to believe that Microsoft would ever voluntarily let loose or release any funds, although their dumping practices do provide a noteworthy exception. I find it more likely that Microsoft is failing to retain money that would have been spent on the software you mentioned. The word you were looking for is loses.
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Unfortunately, I was called away to an emergency at Kuro5hin. I told ThenOrThanBoy to keep an eye on things in my absence, but frankly I am beginning to doubt his commitment to the Cause.
So, let's say that Microsoft looses two major cases
While I completely agree that Microsoft wields far too much power, I don't believe they have the means to let loose or release any cases against them. On the other hand, they could potentially fail to win their cases. The word you were looking for is loses.
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Because if the Dells in the world sell just 1 motherboard thats not XP certified they loose there MS discounts and they wont be able to compete.
I doubt that Dell would ever voluntarily let loose or release their MS discounts. Of course, it is entirely possible that Dell would fail to retain them. Consequently, I believe the word you were looking for is lose.
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The point of hibernate is that if your laptop has about 5 minutes worth of juice left it can write the RAM to HD and turn the whole computer off without loosing anything you were working on.
Context would indicate that you did not actually mean to talk about letting loose or releasing data that you were working on. Rather, I believe you were talking about failing to retain data. The word you were looking for is losing.
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You can only loose what is digitally on the card. Just like loosing your wallet.
I suspect that you did not mean to talk about letting loose or releasing digital currency on a card, just as I hope that you do not go around randomly letting loose or releasing your wallet. On the other hand, one could certainly fail to retain either one of those items. The words you were looking for are lose and losing.
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Now 'shared source', and companies that provide Perl/PHP/JSP code with a commercial license *would* loose income!
There are very few companies that would voluntarily let loose or release income. Of course, it is possible that they could fail to retain income due to piracy. The word you were looking for is lose.
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if your IT department is too short sighted to make recommendations and reimburse for proper service levels for telecommuters and then tell you to pound sand for wages when you loose service
I find it hard to believe that any contractor worth his salt would ever let loose or release telecommunications service. On the other hand, it is certainly possible that one could fail to retain it. The word you were looking for is lose.
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CLECs that try to do phones, and pick up 1/2 to 2/3 of the loop charge are just loosing money and they provide poor service.
There are few companies that would voluntarily let loose or release money. However, CLEC's may certainly fail to retain it. I believe the word you were looking for is losing.
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While it could be argued that Slashdot should let loose or release PayPal from whatever contract they have, perhaps it would be more appropriate to suggest that Slashdot fail to retain PayPal's services. I believe the word you were looking for is lose.
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I have seen a lot of complaints about "hitting refresh and loosing another page view"
I am uncertain how one would go about letting loose or releasing a page view. Perhaps you were referring to a user failing to retain credit for a page view after simply hitting refresh. If so, the word you were looking for is losing.
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it wasn't very hard to work out that while we may loose money on some users, everything will work out just fine on average.
If you are intending to run your site in the black, I would hope that you would not volutarily let loose or release money on some of your users. Of course, it is possible that you would involuntarily spend more money on some users than you earn back from them. I believe the word you were looking for is lose.
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Microsoft did intimidate OEM s into not loading BeOS together with windows under the treat of loosing their OEM licenses.
I do not believe OEMs would feel terribly threatened at the prospect of Microsoft relaxing their OEM licenses. On the other hand, they would undoubtedly be annoyed by the threat of failing to receive their licenses. I believe the word you were looking for is losing.
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Also, OSDN will probably loose readership to/. due to it
While it could be argued that [ahem] certain OSDN sites lead to the formation of "hive mind"-like behavior, I don't believe OSDN has enough control to "let loose or release" its readership to do anything. On the other hand, OSDN could fail to retain readership. The word you were looking for is lose.
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You can also use component over coax, but you loose quite a bit of quality.
I find it unlikely that one would ever intentionally "let loose or release" quality. It seems more likely that you would fail to retain it. The word you were looking for is lose.
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I am pleased that you "deleted" what appears to be a misuse of the word looser, which means "less tightly fitted." Context would indicate that a more appropriate word is loser. It's a good thing you corrected the error.
This also brings up the interesting point that, should they refuse, they might loose their copyright on the X-box system.
I find it difficult to believe that Microsoft would ever release their copyright on anything. Perhaps they could lose, or fail to retain, that copyright...
If it's mis-used to block competition, i.e. leveraging one monopoly (your works) into another area (like distribution), you may loose your copyright protection.
[snip]
If they do go along with the approval, they can keep their copyright on X-box and loose money on every unit sold. If they admit that they are loosing money on the console
And, uh, same here...
they (the RIAA) could lose all government protection of that copyright (and of course, Sharman wins).
On the bright side, you got this one right!
Congratulations! You have been participant #53 in my campaign to rid Slashdot of this error.
True. But Microsoft is not just loosing a little money on XBox, they are bleeding rivers of it.
While some might argue that Microsoft is intentionally letting loose or releasing the money they spend on XBox manufacturing, I believe they were hoping to make it back in game sales. So in reality, they are failing to retain that cash; I believe the word you were looking for is losing.
Congratulations! You have been participant #52 in my campaign to rid Slashdot of this error.
Microsoft looses a lot of money that way, but they make a whole lot too.. But why be a multi-billion dollar corporation, when you can be a multi-trillion dollar corporation..
I find it difficult to believe that Microsoft would ever voluntarily let loose or release any funds, although their dumping practices do provide a noteworthy exception. I find it more likely that Microsoft is failing to retain money that would have been spent on the software you mentioned. The word you were looking for is loses.
Congratulations! You have been participant #51 in my campaign to rid Slashdot of this error.
Unfortunately, I was called away to an emergency at Kuro5hin. I told ThenOrThanBoy to keep an eye on things in my absence, but frankly I am beginning to doubt his commitment to the Cause.
It's hard to find good minions these days.
It is gratifying to know that I have been missed. Unfortunately, my time is limited. My previous rate of posting may be difficult to duplicate.
Do not apologize. Remember, only YOU can prevent linguistic errors.
Or did they "loose" it?
You should not jest about such matters.
So, let's say that Microsoft looses two major cases
While I completely agree that Microsoft wields far too much power, I don't believe they have the means to let loose or release any cases against them. On the other hand, they could potentially fail to win their cases. The word you were looking for is loses.
Congratulations! You have been participant #50 in my campaign to rid Slashdot of this error.
Because if the Dells in the world sell just 1 motherboard thats not XP certified they loose there MS discounts and they wont be able to compete.
I doubt that Dell would ever voluntarily let loose or release their MS discounts. Of course, it is entirely possible that Dell would fail to retain them. Consequently, I believe the word you were looking for is lose.
Congratulations! You have been participant #49 in my campaign to rid Slashdot of this error.
The point of hibernate is that if your laptop has about 5 minutes worth of juice left it can write the RAM to HD and turn the whole computer off without loosing anything you were working on.
Context would indicate that you did not actually mean to talk about letting loose or releasing data that you were working on. Rather, I believe you were talking about failing to retain data. The word you were looking for is losing.
Congratulations! You have been participant #48 in my campaign to rid Slashdot of this error.
You can only loose what is digitally on the card. Just like loosing your wallet.
I suspect that you did not mean to talk about letting loose or releasing digital currency on a card, just as I hope that you do not go around randomly letting loose or releasing your wallet. On the other hand, one could certainly fail to retain either one of those items. The words you were looking for are lose and losing.
Congratulations! You have been participant #47 in my campaign to rid Slashdot of this error.
Now 'shared source', and companies that provide Perl/PHP/JSP code with a commercial license *would* loose income!
There are very few companies that would voluntarily let loose or release income. Of course, it is possible that they could fail to retain income due to piracy. The word you were looking for is lose.
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Very well lanalyst, you are forgiven--this time.
if your IT department is too short sighted to make recommendations and reimburse for proper service levels for telecommuters and then tell you to pound sand for wages when you loose service
I find it hard to believe that any contractor worth his salt would ever let loose or release telecommunications service. On the other hand, it is certainly possible that one could fail to retain it. The word you were looking for is lose.
Congratulations! You have been participant #45 in my campaign to rid Slashdot of this error.
CLECs that try to do phones, and pick up 1/2 to 2/3 of the loop charge are just loosing money and they provide poor service.
There are few companies that would voluntarily let loose or release money. However, CLEC's may certainly fail to retain it. I believe the word you were looking for is losing.
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Loose PayPal then I'll think about it.
While it could be argued that Slashdot should let loose or release PayPal from whatever contract they have, perhaps it would be more appropriate to suggest that Slashdot fail to retain PayPal's services. I believe the word you were looking for is lose.
Congratulations! You have been participant #43 in my campaign to rid Slashdot of this error.
I have seen a lot of complaints about "hitting refresh and loosing another page view"
I am uncertain how one would go about letting loose or releasing a page view. Perhaps you were referring to a user failing to retain credit for a page view after simply hitting refresh. If so, the word you were looking for is losing.
Congratulations! You have been participant #42 in my campaign to rid Slashdot of this error.
it wasn't very hard to work out that while we may loose money on some users, everything will work out just fine on average.
If you are intending to run your site in the black, I would hope that you would not volutarily let loose or release money on some of your users. Of course, it is possible that you would involuntarily spend more money on some users than you earn back from them. I believe the word you were looking for is lose.
Congratulations! You have been participant #41 in my campaign to rid Slashdot of this error.
Microsoft did intimidate OEM s into not loading BeOS together with windows under the treat of loosing their OEM licenses.
I do not believe OEMs would feel terribly threatened at the prospect of Microsoft relaxing their OEM licenses. On the other hand, they would undoubtedly be annoyed by the threat of failing to receive their licenses. I believe the word you were looking for is losing.
Congratulations! You have been participant #40 in my campaign to rid Slashdot of this error.
Now, we just need a "SpeechNotSpeachGuy".
(in best superhero voice) Remember, AC, only you can prevent spelling errors.
Thank you, BattleTroll, but I prefer not to be classified as a Troll. I am really more of a Crusader, striving courageously against Grammatical Evil.
craig42, your support is gratefully noted. You have been counted amongst the Supporters of the Cause.
Also, OSDN will probably loose readership to /. due to it
While it could be argued that [ahem] certain OSDN sites lead to the formation of "hive mind"-like behavior, I don't believe OSDN has enough control to "let loose or release" its readership to do anything. On the other hand, OSDN could fail to retain readership. The word you were looking for is lose.
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You can also use component over coax, but you loose quite a bit of quality.
I find it unlikely that one would ever intentionally "let loose or release" quality. It seems more likely that you would fail to retain it. The word you were looking for is lose.
Congratulations! You have been participant #38 in my campaign to rid Slashdot of this error.