This argument given by Gartner is a straw man argument, and their report, to give an analogy, is like saying that designer bottled water is more popular than tap water because it, as well, brings in more revenues. (Naive, anybody?)
The problem is what I stated in the Subject line - when you remove the top level domain, the domain in this case becomes the top level domain itself. So what they're doing, for all intents, is running an alternate root and charging obscene amounts of money for the privilege of registering on it.
It might be too little too late, though. Remember, the article points out that it will take up to eighteen months - a year and a half - before the formats are released. That's an awfully long time when you're talking about software progression.
Probably not, since PNG was a replacement for GIF. More likely, people would do the same thing, and develop a replacement format that is not entirely unlike JPEG.
Griffith was right. Predictions of the net's failure come around just like the seasons.
Problem is, though, yet again, the predictions are being made by people who don't understand the 'net. Look, the internet doesn't care what you put on it, it's just a network, and all TCP/IP does is move data across a link. Besides, last time we had an attempt at any sort of net regulation, we got the CDA.
Van Von Hunter got syndicated?! That one is silly, but it is getting hard to follow. Why not other comics, such as Dominic Deegan, which actually has a semi-coherent plotline? Or do User Friendly for the geek crowd, if Iliad will allow it.
I switched from OS/2 to Linux because I don't care for Windows, and needed something that would work to network my home (two boxes) through a dialup. OS/2, while there were utilities that either worked through heavy wizardry or required money, didn't have the functionality out of the box. Besides, OS/2 is now hitting end of life, so it's just as well.
Didn't they try this when tape recorders were first released to the general public back in...oh, I don't know, the 1970s? Or even predate that with 4- and 8-track recorders for home use - go back to the 1960s. Maybe somebody older than me (I was born around the time Nixon resigned) can enlighten me here.
In order to sue the kid, they have to sue the parent, and they can't assign a guardian ad litem. The kid is Candy's responsibility unless she is forcibly removed by child protective services, and unless there are gross abuses going on, that probably won't happen.
In short, case dismissed, RIAA found in contempt.
I can, of course, be wrong - those with more insight are welcome to correct.
Yes, NYC is right - it is their map. But, there's a bit more to it than we realize. See, the vast majority of public transit agencies such as NYC's MTA don't maintain their own cartographers, they tend to hire out.
Take for instance Orange County Transit Authority here in southern California. Every byte of data that is compiled for route planning and the actual routing process is compiled by Thomas Brothers Maps - or rather, Rand McNalley, since the latter bought the former a few years ago. In this case, it is RMcN's map, strictly speaking, as licensed for use by OCTA, and if I were accordingly to adapt and integrate the PDFs they provide for PalmOS, OCTA's attorneys would be obligated to come down on me in order to protect their license with RMcN..
Just because people don't download Firefox as much as they have been doesn't mean that interest is flagging, it might just mean that people aren't upgrading directly from the site. This also doesn't count the Linux mirror networks such as that found with Debian, Mandrake, Redhat, or maybe even Gentoo - they provide a copy of Firefox in the appropriate packaging scheme, and Mozilla won't count those because they don't come from Mozilla.
As such, just because downloads are flagging doesn't mean interest is.
IIR pointed this morning to a similar trade mark disagreement between Google and a company in Germany, stating that both firms were "frustrated" with Google's behaviour.
Considering Google's 'behaviour' here involves not just rolling over every time somebody plays the intellectual property card, while I certainly understand the plaintiff's frustration, this is a company I can do business with. Good luck, guys.
While gmail itself is a non-option (it's like distributing hotmail accounts for your company), what about what they have set up? You might consult with them.
Another user had an architecture you could also work with. Hope you have a budget.
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This argument given by Gartner is a straw man argument, and their report, to give an analogy, is like saying that designer bottled water is more popular than tap water because it, as well, brings in more revenues. (Naive, anybody?)
No thank you.
It might be too little too late, though. Remember, the article points out that it will take up to eighteen months - a year and a half - before the formats are released. That's an awfully long time when you're talking about software progression.
Probably not, since PNG was a replacement for GIF. More likely, people would do the same thing, and develop a replacement format that is not entirely unlike JPEG.
Problem is, though, yet again, the predictions are being made by people who don't understand the 'net. Look, the internet doesn't care what you put on it, it's just a network, and all TCP/IP does is move data across a link. Besides, last time we had an attempt at any sort of net regulation, we got the CDA.
No, no, no. Not dr00lz0rz, more like one great big aneurysm as the collective intelligence on the jabber network plummets.
I always tip my cows 15%, you insensitive clods!
Van Von Hunter got syndicated?! That one is silly, but it is getting hard to follow. Why not other comics, such as Dominic Deegan, which actually has a semi-coherent plotline? Or do User Friendly for the geek crowd, if Iliad will allow it.
Well, remember too that they're also trying to eliminate power consumption - and if they can do that, the heat problem will follow.
The speed of light is 186,252 miles per second, +/- whatever. 1/300 of that in miles per hour is just under 2.25 million. So that's still pretty fast.
Based on this little blurb, I think I shall remain Gorm-less.
I switched from OS/2 to Linux because I don't care for Windows, and needed something that would work to network my home (two boxes) through a dialup. OS/2, while there were utilities that either worked through heavy wizardry or required money, didn't have the functionality out of the box. Besides, OS/2 is now hitting end of life, so it's just as well.
Which means that computer programs generated from said satanic code are satanic.
Which means that, if there's a correlation, and Chick comes to this conclusion, his website will be off the net pretty soon.
I wonder when they're going to name one Zaphod.
Didn't they try this when tape recorders were first released to the general public back in...oh, I don't know, the 1970s? Or even predate that with 4- and 8-track recorders for home use - go back to the 1960s. Maybe somebody older than me (I was born around the time Nixon resigned) can enlighten me here.
Yeah, there's a way. It's called ASCAP.
In order to sue the kid, they have to sue the parent, and they can't assign a guardian ad litem. The kid is Candy's responsibility unless she is forcibly removed by child protective services, and unless there are gross abuses going on, that probably won't happen.
In short, case dismissed, RIAA found in contempt.
I can, of course, be wrong - those with more insight are welcome to correct.
See my own post about copyright license terms. It's not as simple as it looks on the surface.
Take for instance Orange County Transit Authority here in southern California. Every byte of data that is compiled for route planning and the actual routing process is compiled by Thomas Brothers Maps - or rather, Rand McNalley, since the latter bought the former a few years ago. In this case, it is RMcN's map, strictly speaking, as licensed for use by OCTA, and if I were accordingly to adapt and integrate the PDFs they provide for PalmOS, OCTA's attorneys would be obligated to come down on me in order to protect their license with RMcN..
MTA and BART likely have similar interests.
While it doesn't hurt to know the inner workings, you don't need to know the principles of internal combustion to know how to drive a car, either.
Depending on who you ask, it's the same thing.
As such, just because downloads are flagging doesn't mean interest is.
It's LAMP for those who insist on the GNU/Linux syntax.
Considering Google's 'behaviour' here involves not just rolling over every time somebody plays the intellectual property card, while I certainly understand the plaintiff's frustration, this is a company I can do business with. Good luck, guys.
While gmail itself is a non-option (it's like distributing hotmail accounts for your company), what about what they have set up? You might consult with them. Another user had an architecture you could also work with. Hope you have a budget.