If you are on Slashdot, then you are well aware that Sony does these kind of things. If you still bought the PS3, then you expressed your approval to Sony with your $$$. Here is a novel idea...Stop purchasing/consuming products from companies that act this way (Sony, Apple, etc.). Just say no.
I know the problem with this idea, is that these companies have been very successful in convincing the cattle (people) that they must have it, because it is cool and everyone else will have one. When will the cattle wake up and think for themselves?
This article and many of the comments, sound like rant from programmers who have not figured out how to become a professional developer in their careers. You can't just focus on programming, you have to become a business professional as well. That means you need to balance your skills as a developer, architect, business analyst, and project manager. I have been at this for 15 years now. I have seen many programmers who just couldn't do all of the above. In fact, one's who can do all of the above, seem to be rare. Companies are really looking for people who can do all of the above and will pay for them.
If all you want to do is pad your salary, then you need to target businesses/industries that have a high corresponding ratio of what they earn from their software developments. You can't expect to work for a company building iPhone apps or web sites, and expect to get paid big. If you are developing software that has a high rate of contribution to the bottom line and are good at it, in most cases you will get rewarded. But again, you need to practice all disciplines of a business professional.
As for the salary ranges, the context must be applied. I started in this career at around $60k, 15 years ago, in the Chicago area. Today (still in the Chicago area), I earn more than twice that in salary, before generally a double digit percentage bonus. I don't even have my degree.
I agree. I will be boycotting this as well. I am a big home theater person as well, with a considerable investment in it. I would really like to have a high definition DVD, and I have the equipment to display it properly. But the way they architected this with all the copy protection, I will not be investing in this as well. No high-def over component video is stupid. That just cuts off the whole benefit of the technology for the majority that it is targeted for.
Exactly. I have never upgraded past MS Office 97. It did everything I needed. I have started migrating to OOo as well. What MS does not mention here, is that they have not had anything worth upgrading for in the last 10 years either.
Why would anyone swerve to miss a rabbit? Just run over it. I find it quite funny that people will risk their lives in order to save a small furry animal on the road. Survival of the fittest applies to furry animals as well.;-)
Just as an example. Comcast, the very company that is talking about larger VOIP rollouts since it has "millions" of customers on its broadband service, can't even keep the broadband service running this morning. They are having nation wide outages. Broadband is not considered by the government to be an Infrastructure service yet, like electricity, natural gas, telco. Thus it does not get the same level of guaranteed uptime. When broadband goes down, so will your VOIP. My telco phone just always works. That is what people expect.
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If you are on Slashdot, then you are well aware that Sony does these kind of things. If you still bought the PS3, then you expressed your approval to Sony with your $$$. Here is a novel idea...Stop purchasing/consuming products from companies that act this way (Sony, Apple, etc.). Just say no.
I know the problem with this idea, is that these companies have been very successful in convincing the cattle (people) that they must have it, because it is cool and everyone else will have one. When will the cattle wake up and think for themselves?
This article and many of the comments, sound like rant from programmers who have not figured out how to become a professional developer in their careers. You can't just focus on programming, you have to become a business professional as well. That means you need to balance your skills as a developer, architect, business analyst, and project manager. I have been at this for 15 years now. I have seen many programmers who just couldn't do all of the above. In fact, one's who can do all of the above, seem to be rare. Companies are really looking for people who can do all of the above and will pay for them.
If all you want to do is pad your salary, then you need to target businesses/industries that have a high corresponding ratio of what they earn from their software developments. You can't expect to work for a company building iPhone apps or web sites, and expect to get paid big. If you are developing software that has a high rate of contribution to the bottom line and are good at it, in most cases you will get rewarded. But again, you need to practice all disciplines of a business professional.
As for the salary ranges, the context must be applied. I started in this career at around $60k, 15 years ago, in the Chicago area. Today (still in the Chicago area), I earn more than twice that in salary, before generally a double digit percentage bonus. I don't even have my degree.
Anyone writing internal applications that want a rich user interface. Not everyone writes blogging/email/im/forum/newsfeed software.
I agree. I will be boycotting this as well. I am a big home theater person as well, with a considerable investment in it. I would really like to have a high definition DVD, and I have the equipment to display it properly. But the way they architected this with all the copy protection, I will not be investing in this as well. No high-def over component video is stupid. That just cuts off the whole benefit of the technology for the majority that it is targeted for.
Exactly. I have never upgraded past MS Office 97. It did everything I needed. I have started migrating to OOo as well. What MS does not mention here, is that they have not had anything worth upgrading for in the last 10 years either.
Why would anyone swerve to miss a rabbit? Just run over it. I find it quite funny that people will risk their lives in order to save a small furry animal on the road. Survival of the fittest applies to furry animals as well. ;-)
Just as an example. Comcast, the very company that is talking about larger VOIP rollouts since it has "millions" of customers on its broadband service, can't even keep the broadband service running this morning. They are having nation wide outages. Broadband is not considered by the government to be an Infrastructure service yet, like electricity, natural gas, telco. Thus it does not get the same level of guaranteed uptime. When broadband goes down, so will your VOIP. My telco phone just always works. That is what people expect.