Sure it could be different.. Example.. if you tell two programmers to write a piece of code that takes in X and does Y, you could get two very different pieces of code that end up doing the exact same thing. However, a hack that worked on one might not easily work on the other.
Maybe Apple should have looked at the flame wars RedHat provoked with their attempt to create a "common" user look-and-feel between KDE and Gnome.
Wouldn't it suck if you sat down in a car, and turning the steering wheel to the right made the car go left instead? Or if the gas and brake pedals were switched? I think it's the same idea.
Considering that buying CDs is (usually) entertainment and not a necessary part of life, why is price fixing on them illegal? If people don't want the CDs, they can just go without, or look at local music.
Erm, the point you are replying to was made by the parent to my post, not by me.. In my post I basically said that Microsoft already considers AOL a competitior and has for some time, not that AOL is doing this to distance themselves from being a possible competitor to Microsoft.
Um, please explain to me how an article about how Hotmail is insecure against spy software, a fairly positive review of the Sharp Zaurus (which is Linux-based), and a fairly positive article about "AbiWord: A free, cross-platform answer to Word" shows a bias towards Microsoft.
If your beef is with news outlets run by large for-profit corporations, I am not debating that, but I don't see how it has anything to do with the point I was trying to make.
Linux doesn't need to get anywhere. It is not a company. Even if all the Linux companies went bankrupt tomorrow, yeah, Linux would lose a lot of resources, but Linux started as a free effort by individuals and it will always stay that way as long as there is interest.
I suspect the main reason Aol is doing this is to distance themselves from being a possible competitor to Microsoft.
Um, it's a little late for that.:)
As Gates is quoted stating to Steve Case in a meeting with AOL in 1993: "I can buy 20 percent of you or I can buy all of you, or I can go into this business myself and bury you."
Microsoft has perceived AOL as a threat for a looong time now.. I'm sure other readers can post fun examples of other Microsoft-AOL clashes.
The issue is totally independant from the software. The issue is that Lindows is claiming strategic partnerships with AOL and Netscape, when in reality all they did was "fill in a one-page form on Netscape's web site and click the 'I Agree' button. So have 70,000 other resellers under the Netscape Browser Distribution Program. The software is free.". Whether the OS was Linux-based or not, the issue is that you can't just go around claiming partnerships with any company you want just to get yourself 15 minutes of fame or credibility.
I don't think TW WANTS to charge for downloads, or put banner ads in it. To large corporations, the only thing that matters more than money is control, IMO. The more people that download and use their products, the more control they have. Also, Nullsoft's parent company most certainly does have a say over their products.. for example, where did Aimazing and the original Gnutella go?
Um, am I to take it the "stomp Linux" in quotes implies that Ballmer said this?
Because even though it's in the article headline, Ballmer is never QUOTED as saying it in the article. It is just the author's interpretation of what Ballmer said.
Ballmer gave a very calm, non-confrontation argument (pro-Microsoft, yes, but what did you expect?).
Come on, people would be up in arms if a Slashdot headline wrongfully said "FSF says 'fuck you' to those not using GNU/Linux".
If anyone needs me, I'll be tearing my hair out...
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What the hell does that have to do with the post you replied to?
And for the record, I am pretty sure Opera had it first.
Sure it could be different.. Example.. if you tell two programmers to write a piece of code that takes in X and does Y, you could get two very different pieces of code that end up doing the exact same thing. However, a hack that worked on one might not easily work on the other.
This is exciting because life has been found on Earth in environments similar to these icy oceans at Antarctica's Lake Vostok.
Who's to say ideal conditions for sustaining life are ideal conditions for creating it?
If we visit their webserver enough, maybe it will become the International Fusion Competition. :)
Maybe Apple should have looked at the flame wars RedHat provoked with their attempt to create a "common" user look-and-feel between KDE and Gnome.
Wouldn't it suck if you sat down in a car, and turning the steering wheel to the right made the car go left instead? Or if the gas and brake pedals were switched? I think it's the same idea.
Considering that buying CDs is (usually) entertainment and not a necessary part of life, why is price fixing on them illegal? If people don't want the CDs, they can just go without, or look at local music.
Ah. :)
Are you implying that the managements choice of server directly influences the reporters bias? Does your boss' viewpoints reflect your own?
Erm, the point you are replying to was made by the parent to my post, not by me.. In my post I basically said that Microsoft already considers AOL a competitior and has for some time, not that AOL is doing this to distance themselves from being a possible competitor to Microsoft.
Hi, I'm Mr. ShutUpBothOfYou. Nice to meetcha.
Um, please explain to me how an article about how Hotmail is insecure against spy software, a fairly positive review of the Sharp Zaurus (which is Linux-based), and a fairly positive article about "AbiWord: A free, cross-platform answer to Word" shows a bias towards Microsoft.
If your beef is with news outlets run by large for-profit corporations, I am not debating that, but I don't see how it has anything to do with the point I was trying to make.
Um.. if you bothered reading MSNBC at all, you would see that they are not MS biased in the least.
Linux doesn't need to get anywhere. It is not a company. Even if all the Linux companies went bankrupt tomorrow, yeah, Linux would lose a lot of resources, but Linux started as a free effort by individuals and it will always stay that way as long as there is interest.
I suspect the main reason Aol is doing this is to distance themselves from being a possible competitor to Microsoft.
:)
Um, it's a little late for that.
As Gates is quoted stating to Steve Case in a meeting with AOL in 1993: "I can buy 20 percent of you or I can buy all of you, or I can go into this business myself and bury you."
Microsoft has perceived AOL as a threat for a looong time now.. I'm sure other readers can post fun examples of other Microsoft-AOL clashes.
The issue is totally independant from the software. The issue is that Lindows is claiming strategic partnerships with AOL and Netscape, when in reality all they did was "fill in a one-page form on Netscape's web site and click the 'I Agree' button. So have 70,000 other resellers under the Netscape Browser Distribution Program. The software is free.". Whether the OS was Linux-based or not, the issue is that you can't just go around claiming partnerships with any company you want just to get yourself 15 minutes of fame or credibility.
Well, at least I won't have to worry about my Athlon overheating..
You should try to get up to the karma cap.. then you will be able to troll at +2 for a while.
Yep, really. Do a WHOIS on mozilla.org. You will get:
Mozilla Dot Org (MOZILLA2-DOM)
501 East Middlefield Road
Mountain View, CA 94043
Now do netscape.com. You will get:
Netscape Communications Corp.
501 East Middlefield Rd
Mountain View, CA 94043
Same address! And guess who the registrar is for netscape.com? Let's check the WHOIS record:
Registrar...............: America Online, Inc.
Doesn't take much connecting the dots to figure that out.
I don't think TW WANTS to charge for downloads, or put banner ads in it. To large corporations, the only thing that matters more than money is control, IMO. The more people that download and use their products, the more control they have. Also, Nullsoft's parent company most certainly does have a say over their products.. for example, where did Aimazing and the original Gnutella go?
Um.. all four of those programs are owned by AOL Time Warner.
It's "you're both wrong"...
Excellent point.. personally, I am now trying to wean myself off of Slashdot and switch to Ars Technica..
Um, am I to take it the "stomp Linux" in quotes implies that Ballmer said this?
Because even though it's in the article headline, Ballmer is never QUOTED as saying it in the article. It is just the author's interpretation of what Ballmer said.
Ballmer gave a very calm, non-confrontation argument (pro-Microsoft, yes, but what did you expect?).
Come on, people would be up in arms if a Slashdot headline wrongfully said "FSF says 'fuck you' to those not using GNU/Linux".
If anyone needs me, I'll be tearing my hair out...
YES, I'm a Christian. Got a problem with that?
No?
Yeah, I suppose you are right in that regard.. I just can't imagine Apple sticking with Carbon for the long run.