And these companies are supposed to be trusted with actually securing the data that we provide them?
I often wonder how non-IT people handle these business practices.
From reading the other comments, I think I should have been more clear. I was saying that Ubuntu in Windows is one of Microsoft's "Trojan Horses" into the open source community. Given their past record, I am inclined to believe that they see some direct or indirect monetary or positional benefit from doing this, and I have doubts that it serves open source's interests.
The only reason that a for-profit company would make overtures like this is if they thought that they had something to gain by doing so, using some business strategy that says that this will help them in the long run. They're not doing it for the sake of the open source community,
Among the nominees, it's the biggest threat to the governments themselves. And make no mistake, the governments will deal with threats to itself before others.
I'd like to find whoever arbitrarily designated System Administrator Day and ask them why they made it during the summer, when us school district administrators can't receive the "adulation" due us because there's no one to acknowlege the day! This particular choice of day makes it relatively meaningless to us.
If something like this succeeds, what does it mean for business? For daily life?
"Sorry honey, I can't go visit your parents with you, I'm starting a business today. But I'll be finished with it by Tuesday..."
Another implication...as much as our friends in Redmond slap us in the face with the fact that businesses are all about making money and not about providing goods or services, I wonder how people would trust a business that literally sprang up overnight to be in our best interest?
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Wow...filter out all of the Anonymous Coward "propaganda" here and the comments section starts to look like an actual discussion of sorts.
I for one welcome our eventual AI overlords.
I'd rather be photobombed by an asteroid than regular bombed by one.
Surely worthy of an Ig Nobel prize.
And these companies are supposed to be trusted with actually securing the data that we provide them? I often wonder how non-IT people handle these business practices.
The scary thing is that, at the time of this writing, DivineKnight's post was moderated "Insightful" and not "Funny".
From reading the other comments, I think I should have been more clear. I was saying that Ubuntu in Windows is one of Microsoft's "Trojan Horses" into the open source community. Given their past record, I am inclined to believe that they see some direct or indirect monetary or positional benefit from doing this, and I have doubts that it serves open source's interests.
The only reason that a for-profit company would make overtures like this is if they thought that they had something to gain by doing so, using some business strategy that says that this will help them in the long run. They're not doing it for the sake of the open source community,
So, essentially, they can now turn a BRIX into a brick.
Multiple Myeloma is a horrible, horrible thing to watch a loved one go through, especially if you're the primary carevgiver.
I'm right there with ya, MsGeek.
Among the nominees, it's the biggest threat to the governments themselves. And make no mistake, the governments will deal with threats to itself before others.
The same would then apply if it were in, say, December. So put it in spring/fall or fall/spring. That way there's love for everyone. ;)
Just my two cents.
"Sorry honey, I can't go visit your parents with you, I'm starting a business today. But I'll be finished with it by Tuesday..."
Another implication...as much as our friends in Redmond slap us in the face with the fact that businesses are all about making money and not about providing goods or services, I wonder how people would trust a business that literally sprang up overnight to be in our best interest?
"...but they played a card."
"...ask them why they're running [the open-source community's] party."
"...throwing a Hail Mary pass..."
...and so on.
McBride sure loves colorful metaphors. Personally, I'd rather get straight speech.
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