This suggests (or admits) that companies practice a calculus regarding safeguarding of sensitive data whose release might cause harm to others. Particularly with respect to HIPAA, the impications are odious. It's saying that your organization actively weighs the trade-off in profitability between doing the absolute best that can be done to safeguard sensitive information about individuals, versus taking the hit in fines or monetary liability if there is a serious breach. That's like stating with a straight face that the well-being of your customers or employees really doesn't count for a tinker's damn.
"It sounds good until you realize that MS have WA by the balls. Piss them off and they move employees out of state. Boeing did it... MS could too. Sure, there's no state income tax, but that's a lot of sales tax WA won't collect."
Good riddance to 'em! That's also a lot less garbage and bodily wastes to dispose of, fewer cars to provide space on the roads for and pull busted bodies out of (Microsofties tend to own fancy cars and drive them like the road was all theirs), and less urban sprawl (not only Microsoft's constantly growing campus but the McMansions and condo blocks around it and elsewhere) needing police, fire, utilities, schools and all manner of other stuff..get the idea?
If some other state or locality wants to invite these corporate leeches with even more of a free ride, let 'em. In a few years they're going to be wrestling with the same problems. Think life will stay simple and cheap in Montana or South Carolina with uncontrolled development? Think again.
The reason Microsoft is continuing to do business in China is precisely the same reason Willie Sutton stated for robbing banks: "That's where the money is."
Prior to the merger with Oracle, Sun had been moving toward this for some time. They were gradually restricting access to more and more of the Sunsolve site, and it got a major rework last year. At that time, Solaris Recommended and Security patch bundles became available only to current subscribers.
Polyethyline is made from petroleum, a resource that's going to be increasingly scarce over the coming decades, and the process no doubt releases some significant CO2 and pollutants. It would seem by comparison there's quite an ample supply of old beer cans and airplane carcasses available for recycling.
"This suggests Microsoft's anti-Linux patent strategy is alive and well."
Or not...
Microsoft's having entered into arrangements with a couple of other players (most notably Novell) to sell "protection" to large organizations was never really about making any significant money in and of itself--it was an attempt after the SCO fizzle to instill fear in the hearts of companies deploying Linux at the enterprise level.
Now, it appears Redmond negotiated some sort of deal with Amazon for heaven knows what, the main effect is that they get a chance to be quoted in the media making another threat to drop the IP hammer on anyone who dares deny the Windows Gospel.
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This suggests (or admits) that companies practice a calculus regarding safeguarding of sensitive data whose release might cause harm to others. Particularly with respect to HIPAA, the impications are odious. It's saying that your organization actively weighs the trade-off in profitability between doing the absolute best that can be done to safeguard sensitive information about individuals, versus taking the hit in fines or monetary liability if there is a serious breach. That's like stating with a straight face that the well-being of your customers or employees really doesn't count for a tinker's damn.
"It sounds good until you realize that MS have WA by the balls. Piss them off and they move employees out of state. Boeing did it... MS could too. Sure, there's no state income tax, but that's a lot of sales tax WA won't collect." Good riddance to 'em! That's also a lot less garbage and bodily wastes to dispose of, fewer cars to provide space on the roads for and pull busted bodies out of (Microsofties tend to own fancy cars and drive them like the road was all theirs), and less urban sprawl (not only Microsoft's constantly growing campus but the McMansions and condo blocks around it and elsewhere) needing police, fire, utilities, schools and all manner of other stuff..get the idea? If some other state or locality wants to invite these corporate leeches with even more of a free ride, let 'em. In a few years they're going to be wrestling with the same problems. Think life will stay simple and cheap in Montana or South Carolina with uncontrolled development? Think again.
The reason Microsoft is continuing to do business in China is precisely the same reason Willie Sutton stated for robbing banks: "That's where the money is."
Prior to the merger with Oracle, Sun had been moving toward this for some time. They were gradually restricting access to more and more of the Sunsolve site, and it got a major rework last year. At that time, Solaris Recommended and Security patch bundles became available only to current subscribers.
Polyethyline is made from petroleum, a resource that's going to be increasingly scarce over the coming decades, and the process no doubt releases some significant CO2 and pollutants. It would seem by comparison there's quite an ample supply of old beer cans and airplane carcasses available for recycling.
"This suggests Microsoft's anti-Linux patent strategy is alive and well." Or not... Microsoft's having entered into arrangements with a couple of other players (most notably Novell) to sell "protection" to large organizations was never really about making any significant money in and of itself--it was an attempt after the SCO fizzle to instill fear in the hearts of companies deploying Linux at the enterprise level. Now, it appears Redmond negotiated some sort of deal with Amazon for heaven knows what, the main effect is that they get a chance to be quoted in the media making another threat to drop the IP hammer on anyone who dares deny the Windows Gospel.
...he may be able to start using his old signature: "There is only one spacefaring nation today, Comrade."
Scottie got richer. Jonathan, too. Larry has Java.