(I am Canadian, we don't have quite the same troubles, but I'm still worried) You mean besides the conflicts of jurisdiction, the lobbyists, and the fact that a sufficiently EU-like system wouldn't allow them to interpret it the way they choose?
Most of Canada's oil didn't even make economic sense to exploit until the US demand for it make the price go over a certain point. And guess what, the price hasn't gone up because everyone agrees with the US's way of doing business.
Actually, the revocation is built into several standard protocols from the ietf relating to certificates. (Like OCSP). With a firmware based device, who knows if you'll be allowed to sign or not your own apps, or just have to go along with apple's decisions? They could also let you use or not use such a technology though, since that's more of a business decision, than a technical one. Once the store is out, we'll know, until then, we can only speculate.
I wonder if they can really justify that such a massive amount of water, over such a short time, is much better than controlled amounts. For anything in its path, they're just unleashing a tiny tsunami. Wouldn't controlled amounts over a year be a better solution, or is the desired effect, controlled destruction? (Like how a forest fire helps revive a forest)
I am going from memory, but I am pretty sure the RIAA and MPAA called libraries piracy, they just know they can't sue them worth a damn, and the laws they asked for got refused.
I'm sure there's a lot of the attraction of Internet service in being you pay a single flat fee, no matter how "important" the packet is. Who wants to have a 2.99 extra surcharge per call if the caller is a job recruiter(presumably, because he is offering you a job)? How about a 5 dollars surcharge if the call comes from your doctor? vet? The Internet caught on so far with the "a packet is a packet" mantra. Now all the internet suppliers compete on price(because people want cheaper internet) and want to charge extra for things... people haven't considered when they signed up... so they can charge more. This is what this is about, period. I imagine similar efforts are underway, paid for by different cable companies, etc... Anything to not have 5mbps to the internet, unfettered, 24hrs per day, 7 days a week, always-on, for a flat fee.
Unfortunately for them, I'd be willing to downgrade to 1mbps, but not on the always on, nor the unfettered, and if they do downgrade, I will be readjusting my idea of how much it should cost.
When I see an annoucement from Microsoft saying they LOST a customer to a competitor because they gpled code, and they admit they have no choice but to grin and bear it, and hope the customer will change their mind... Then I will believe they are serious about NOT hassling GNU.
Anything less just leaves them too many options, including legal and anticompetitive pressures.
I just don't see this becoming a success, simply because they tried it as "amd branded" and it didn't work, rebranding it and saying it's not open source doesn't mean it's now magical and delicious. In fact, I suspect they have a hard road ahead.
Open-sourcing something that worked, will work even more(now that they don't own it so much). Disowning something they had, that had a lukewarm reception... might just convince everyone that it wasn't worth much...
I think the fact that Canadians actually have a law to make it illegal to engage institutionalized bribery doesn't make it impossible to influence government through money... It just means the US have been needing such a tool for years, and managed not to get it.
Having the tool won't remove ALL bribery... But without the law, it just means the bribery(ahem "Lobbying") is legal... I just wish I understood why most US citizens have been so convinced their system is superior for so long that when someone shows them an idea they can use, they refuse to even consider the matter...
It's simple, if "the people" don't punish government for acting against their interests, government will do so again.
With both parties being pro-industry, it seems at least in the US, that a lot of people are out of luck... As for class warfare, are you sure the war isn't over already, with the rich having "won"?
I wonder if any of Google's customers go there because it's more competitive, has better mindshare, etc... Or if a part of Microsoft's insuccess lies in its reputation, etc... Meaning if they are trying to go anywhere but Microsoft, merging with Yahoo would just doom Yahoo too...
All the other companies aren't convicted monopolists... Microsoft should be afraid of legal repercussions for using this tactic... They're not, this indicates part of the problem with the punishment they've had so far(too light).
Just a nitpick, I always thought the inexpensive was always a side effect of the unencumbered, but everyone seems to put inexpensive first... Not being held hostage to the software brought the price down, as it's practically a monopoly, but it's the consequence, not the cause.
On the other hand, being able to hold customers hostage is the reason patents are said to have been invented, to reward inventors.
So perhaps we can just say the two are not perfectly compatible and get along with our lives?
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(I am Canadian, we don't have quite the same troubles, but I'm still worried) You mean besides the conflicts of jurisdiction, the lobbyists, and the fact that a sufficiently EU-like system wouldn't allow them to interpret it the way they choose?
Most of Canada's oil didn't even make economic sense to exploit until the US demand for it make the price go over a certain point. And guess what, the price hasn't gone up because everyone agrees with the US's way of doing business.
Am I the only one who's worried they went from "suspected" to "potential" as to who they can tap?
Actually, the revocation is built into several standard protocols from the ietf relating to certificates. (Like OCSP). With a firmware based device, who knows if you'll be allowed to sign or not your own apps, or just have to go along with apple's decisions? They could also let you use or not use such a technology though, since that's more of a business decision, than a technical one. Once the store is out, we'll know, until then, we can only speculate.
1) they are harder to hide(bigger)
2) that's 100$ in the US, not how much it is in Cuba
I wonder if they can really justify that such a massive amount of water, over such a short time, is much better than controlled amounts. For anything in its path, they're just unleashing a tiny tsunami. Wouldn't controlled amounts over a year be a better solution, or is the desired effect, controlled destruction? (Like how a forest fire helps revive a forest)
Parent and grandparent had tears in my eyes laughing, I wish I had mod points
I am going from memory, but I am pretty sure the RIAA and MPAA called libraries piracy, they just know they can't sue them worth a damn, and the laws they asked for got refused.
I'm sure there's a lot of the attraction of Internet service in being you pay a single flat fee, no matter how "important" the packet is. Who wants to have a 2.99 extra surcharge per call if the caller is a job recruiter(presumably, because he is offering you a job)? How about a 5 dollars surcharge if the call comes from your doctor? vet? The Internet caught on so far with the "a packet is a packet" mantra. Now all the internet suppliers compete on price(because people want cheaper internet) and want to charge extra for things... people haven't considered when they signed up... so they can charge more. This is what this is about, period. I imagine similar efforts are underway, paid for by different cable companies, etc... Anything to not have 5mbps to the internet, unfettered, 24hrs per day, 7 days a week, always-on, for a flat fee.
Unfortunately for them, I'd be willing to downgrade to 1mbps, but not on the always on, nor the unfettered, and if they do downgrade, I will be readjusting my idea of how much it should cost.
When I see an annoucement from Microsoft saying they LOST a customer to a competitor because they gpled code, and they admit they have no choice but to grin and bear it, and hope the customer will change their mind... Then I will believe they are serious about NOT hassling GNU.
Anything less just leaves them too many options, including legal and anticompetitive pressures.
Whenever a bank eats the loss, it passes it on to the consumer.
If one vote for one candidate is automatically against the other candidate, you have a two party system. Next!
If you can do it in a limited account, and the repair function actually turns off the network, and on again, it's a ddos in the making...
I just don't see this becoming a success, simply because they tried it as "amd branded" and it didn't work, rebranding it and saying it's not open source doesn't mean it's now magical and delicious. In fact, I suspect they have a hard road ahead.
Open-sourcing something that worked, will work even more(now that they don't own it so much). Disowning something they had, that had a lukewarm reception... might just convince everyone that it wasn't worth much...
I wish I had mod points for you man. Software used to be sold by gentlemen. Now it's sold by lawyers.
I'm Canadian too, but I keep having conversations that go nowhere with Americans about this, they're TERRIFIED of even adding one party to the mix.
I think the fact that Canadians actually have a law to make it illegal to engage institutionalized bribery doesn't make it impossible to influence government through money... It just means the US have been needing such a tool for years, and managed not to get it.
Having the tool won't remove ALL bribery... But without the law, it just means the bribery(ahem "Lobbying") is legal... I just wish I understood why most US citizens have been so convinced their system is superior for so long that when someone shows them an idea they can use, they refuse to even consider the matter...
Most countries admire their veterans, the Americans just make more of them.
For a more in-depth(80 or so pages) look as to why, read Heinlein's Starship Troopers(the book, not the movie)
Their various forms of DRM come to mind
It's simple, if "the people" don't punish government for acting against their interests, government will do so again.
With both parties being pro-industry, it seems at least in the US, that a lot of people are out of luck... As for class warfare, are you sure the war isn't over already, with the rich having "won"?
I wonder who noticed also, Yahoo is the IM MSN linked "with", so their "openness" to other protocols just gets closed when the deal goes through.
The portal companies are so staggeringly diverse now, it's hard to pinpoint what they are all doing.
I wonder if any of Google's customers go there because it's more competitive, has better mindshare, etc... Or if a part of Microsoft's insuccess lies in its reputation, etc... Meaning if they are trying to go anywhere but Microsoft, merging with Yahoo would just doom Yahoo too...
Any thoughts?
All the other companies aren't convicted monopolists...
Microsoft should be afraid of legal repercussions for using this tactic...
They're not, this indicates part of the problem with the punishment they've had so far(too light).
Actually, he optical scanner is a technology...
In this case, it's even
"more visible technology does not always equal better."
Just a nitpick, I always thought the inexpensive was always a side effect of the unencumbered, but everyone seems to put inexpensive first...
Not being held hostage to the software brought the price down, as it's practically a monopoly, but it's the consequence, not the cause.
On the other hand, being able to hold customers hostage is the reason patents are said to have been invented, to reward inventors.
So perhaps we can just say the two are not perfectly compatible and get along with our lives?