Then they're going to destroy their own market with their first sale - after that first sale, anyone can sell it for a "bargain price". It's not a viable business model.
Why is this a valid argument against reselling it at a lower price, but not a valid argument against the original poster's statement that you could sell some GPL'ed software at $100,000?
Or are you one of those people who believe they "deserve" to get extra money after providing the original service, even though you aren't doing any additional work?
Perhaps they're one of those people who believes in providing customers software at a per-customer price that is far lower than the actual development costs?
Sorta like how the first person to use a new drug doesn't pay the entire $500 million development cost.
We told 'em to stop. Google can, and will, cancel your account without any qualms about it.
Google Adsense is a tad scary, actually, in that a group of angry ex-users (we've had banned users occasionally threaten suicide and the like) could easily make it look like you're defrauding Google and get your account shut down.
Our only problem was users clicking too many Google ads in their attempts to support the site. If you provide a good, well-run community, your users likely won't mind a few tasteful ads one bit.
Just don't use that godawful IntelliTXT shit or full-page Flash ads or whatnot. Respect your users.
Indeed. After switching from IE to Firefox, and being able to resist BRITNEYSPEERZNAKED.JPG.exe attachments, I was able to avoid getting a single virus or bit of spyware for years.
Switched to a Mac mini last year for the OS, and it's nice not to have to be quite so wary, but it certainly isn't impossible to browse safely on a Windows box.
"Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport is the world's busiest passenger airport, with 77,939,536 arrivals, departures, and transfers in 1999. Atlanta bypassed #2 Chicago-O'Hare in 1998 to become the world's busiest."
The ends of a 30,000 km space elevator would be going faster than orbital velocity - if you let it go at the anchoring point, it'd sail off to space. That's one of the best things about one.
You can make a shorter one by using a weight at the end (small asteroid or something), but that sorta removes the "hey we can just let things off at the right point and they'll fly off to Mars" benefit.
Your paying for your ISP doesn't give you the right to get everything on the Internet for free. You paid for Internet service, not every service on the Internet.
One last thing: I never went into an agreement with these people; I never signed any contract. If any agreement has been entered, it was entered by the content producers when they decided to put their content online without asking for money first. The agreement is, and always has been "if you put something up online without restricting it technologically, then you have no right to complain when someone accesses it however they please."
Nor did they sign a contract with you, and thus, they can ban you from their site without violating any contract. They aren't forcing you to see ads any more than they're forcing you to visit LiveJournal.com.
Given the huge amount of poor people with massive debt, sure.
The problem with having bad credit isn't not being able to get credit, it's not being able to get credit at a reasonable interest rate. Identity theives, not planning on paying the bills, don't give a shit about the interest rate.
Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, so asking/posting a bunch of technical questions and fixes will get you blocked quickly.
Expert's Exchange requires you to scroll three screens past advertisements from the actual question to the answers (when they're actually available without registering, that is). Not to mention the disgusting IntelliTXT ads they insert into the actual text...
Google can be frustrating, especaially if your search terms center around things like "C++".
Thus, I'm open to better ways of doing things, and I'll be looking at this to see if it is one.
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If there is ever a sign that a company is losing its relevance, it's when it stops innovating and starts copying its successful rivals.
If there is ever a sign that a company is completely idiotic, it's when it stops learning from its competitors' actions.
All this story says is that M$ has lots of places to put ads, and they're going to do it. What better way to please customers can you imagine?
The summary makes it quite clear that they're replacing their existing Yahoo! ads with their own system. It's hardly adding new ads.
Then they're going to destroy their own market with their first sale - after that first sale, anyone can sell it for a "bargain price". It's not a viable business model.
Why is this a valid argument against reselling it at a lower price, but not a valid argument against the original poster's statement that you could sell some GPL'ed software at $100,000?
they bought it for a reason, and that reason isn't going to be "get into the software selling bix."
What if they bought it specifically for that reason?
If there's a market for the $100,000 version, I'm fairly sure there are some people who see a bit of profit in undercutting the price.
It only takes one for you to be screwed, though. What if one of your customer companies folds, for example?
Or are you one of those people who believe they "deserve" to get extra money after providing the original service, even though you aren't doing any additional work?
Perhaps they're one of those people who believes in providing customers software at a per-customer price that is far lower than the actual development costs?
Sorta like how the first person to use a new drug doesn't pay the entire $500 million development cost.
We told 'em to stop. Google can, and will, cancel your account without any qualms about it.
Google Adsense is a tad scary, actually, in that a group of angry ex-users (we've had banned users occasionally threaten suicide and the like) could easily make it look like you're defrauding Google and get your account shut down.
Our only problem was users clicking too many Google ads in their attempts to support the site. If you provide a good, well-run community, your users likely won't mind a few tasteful ads one bit.
Just don't use that godawful IntelliTXT shit or full-page Flash ads or whatnot. Respect your users.
Speaking as someone who has to use one sometimes, I find it far more comfortable to use it the "wrong" way.
Happily engaged to to the woman I first kissed after watching Finding Nemo on my computer.
So no, not so much.
who needs a $300 iPod to watch video or a $600 Mac Mini
No one. You can download iTunes shows onto your crappy five year old PC and watch it there. No iPod or Mac mini required.
When you can get the D-Link 520 for $210 and stream video over your home network to your TV.
I have a computer. I don't have a TV, let alone a network capable one. I think I'll stick to the $0 option, thanks.
Indeed. After switching from IE to Firefox, and being able to resist BRITNEYSPEERZNAKED.JPG.exe attachments, I was able to avoid getting a single virus or bit of spyware for years.
Switched to a Mac mini last year for the OS, and it's nice not to have to be quite so wary, but it certainly isn't impossible to browse safely on a Windows box.
http://geography.about.com/library/faq/blqzbusiest airport.htm
"Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport is the world's busiest passenger airport, with 77,939,536 arrivals, departures, and transfers in 1999. Atlanta bypassed #2 Chicago-O'Hare in 1998 to become the world's busiest."
The ends of a 30,000 km space elevator would be going faster than orbital velocity - if you let it go at the anchoring point, it'd sail off to space. That's one of the best things about one.
You can make a shorter one by using a weight at the end (small asteroid or something), but that sorta removes the "hey we can just let things off at the right point and they'll fly off to Mars" benefit.
Wow, this was a dumb post.
Your paying for your ISP doesn't give you the right to get everything on the Internet for free. You paid for Internet service, not every service on the Internet.
One last thing: I never went into an agreement with these people; I never signed any contract. If any agreement has been entered, it was entered by the content producers when they decided to put their content online without asking for money first. The agreement is, and always has been "if you put something up online without restricting it technologically, then you have no right to complain when someone accesses it however they please."
Nor did they sign a contract with you, and thus, they can ban you from their site without violating any contract. They aren't forcing you to see ads any more than they're forcing you to visit LiveJournal.com.
I imagine it stems from the fact that Microsoft is far more likely to be releasing this to compete with Google than Apple.
The reality is that Apple is in the business of making money.
As a publicly traded company, it would literally be illegal not to be. There is a legal duty to maximize shareholder value.
How much you want to bet these guys have an anti-christian bias?
The facts have an anti-fundamentalist bias.
Given the huge amount of poor people with massive debt, sure.
The problem with having bad credit isn't not being able to get credit, it's not being able to get credit at a reasonable interest rate. Identity theives, not planning on paying the bills, don't give a shit about the interest rate.
And for the most rabid athiests, I would point out that lack of proof is not proof of lack
No, but as Dawkins says, we'd laugh at someone who believes that there's a teapot orbiting Pluto.
Especially when it doesn't really use that frickin' programming technique.
Not sure why you got a troll mod when you're spot on. Calling this AJAXwrite is like calling Linux JavaOS.
Sure, but Wordpad comes by default.
Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, so asking/posting a bunch of technical questions and fixes will get you blocked quickly.
Expert's Exchange requires you to scroll three screens past advertisements from the actual question to the answers (when they're actually available without registering, that is). Not to mention the disgusting IntelliTXT ads they insert into the actual text...
Google can be frustrating, especaially if your search terms center around things like "C++".
Thus, I'm open to better ways of doing things, and I'll be looking at this to see if it is one.
In the same sense that humans are just water contained by some chemicals, sure.
Isn't Punkbuster voluntary and not at all secretive about its own existance and workings?
no one would go for the walkman brand nowaday
Yeah, not so much.
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