I have a Dell that locked the copy of Office 2007 due to the "verification" issue. The software was bought from a legitimate source (Dell), and yet refuses to update, and fell into reduced function mode after a WGA check.
Being a resident if Californication not long ago, I can agree with you. Smog sucks in the LA area, and is worse in the Inland Empire.
California does have it own EPA like organization. Its called CARB.
Do you think that the the Federal EPA wants to look like it has weaker standards that CA? The truth is, is that CA has stronger standards, in both automobile and industrial emissions, but is A)unwilling, or B)unable to enforce them due to the various Special Interest Groups, and even the Federal Government.
The Los Angeles region (including the Inland Empire) has more Superfund sites than most states in the union.
Will the Feds ever finish working on them? Instead, the EPA gives emmissions credits to businesses in CA, and the air pollution gets marginally better.
It seems that MS does with every other release:
3.11 OK
Windows 95 crap
Windows 98 OK
windows ME crap (don't even get me started)
Windows XP OK
Windows Vista heading in the direction of crap.
Religion, and ones relationship and communication with a Higher Power is a personal choice, not a societal one. These organizations that promote the Concerts and other large gatherings, charge outragous "contribution" or "admission" fees are excluding those who the bible states should be helped the most.
The commercialization of these instutions go against what I believe in. The right to believe what you personally want.
I really don't think that whatever deity you choose to believe in cares much after that.
I have to agree with you. I am associated with the Hospital/Radiology/PACS industry, and have spoke with many PACS Admins/Network Techs in Healthcare that say the same thing.
You do deserve the compensation for the 2 A.M. call outs, especially when it is not in your contract.
I suspect that you missed the point:
Engineers and geeks are interested and facinated by the process of learning and discovery. In the example, the wife understood that about her husband, and outraged by the supposed "lie".
Your point is relevant, but misses the whole premise of geekdom. Being a geek and having a life (with the associated family, friends and seeing the sun sometimes) does not throw me into a quandry, it challenges my passions for both.
After Microsoft bought Hotmail.
I subscribed to Hotmail back when it was a privately owned company. Granted, there was not much spamming going on, but when the company was bought, the spam increased ten-fold, without reprieve.
>>Retrocoder Limited as the copyright holder, has the right to say who may or may not have its program. If someone has its program without permission, are they not guilty of a criminal offence?
Did you publish your product with the intent to sell the product, or deny certain segments of the public from aquiring it?
>>For example, if you have a copy of Windows without MicroSofts permission, is this not a crime?
This is a negating issue here in the US. If you purchase a piece of software and unwrap it, you have by default agreed to the conditions under which the Designer and the Reseller have imposed on the purchase. Microsoft understands this- that is why thier products are so widespread.
Why publish and disseminate a product in which discriminates its potential customer base?
"The school district has never -- to this day -- explained to us what rule or policy our son violated," said Kevin Dwyer, Ryan's father."
According to the article, there was no stated rule, stupid or otherwise.
I have also seen Doctors that are very happy with their Linux/Unix workstations. If you look at the history of most software you will see 'some custom jerry rigged solution' that fit the needs of the user.
That is called Creativity and Ingenuity, not absurdity.
Just because it has not caught up to the standards that Microsoft's popularity yet, does not make alternatives less attractive to the rest of us that use our computers for something other than writing letters and creating spreadsheets.
I owned my own PC repair business for 2 years, and looking into anything other than what was on the trouble ticket is highly discouraged. The litagation alone is not what bothers me about this issue, its the fact that the customers personal privacy has been compromised. This becomes a downhill spiral, because the reputation of not only the shop has been damaged, but the industry as a whole.
This has been the resounding theme of people who do not want to take responsibility for the issues of the day, and have the ambition to make changes for the future. Every generation must take a look at the past and present, and strive to improve the quality of life (socially, scientifically, personally) of the next. The evidence of this process is observed throughout history, from Conquering the New World, to the newest Operating System.
To make a statement that condemns the previous generation(s) for thier past mistakes is both cynical and short-sighted.
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I have a Dell that locked the copy of Office 2007 due to the "verification" issue. The software was bought from a legitimate source (Dell), and yet refuses to update, and fell into reduced function mode after a WGA check.
Does this make a Thief, or a Pirate?
Being a resident if Californication not long ago, I can agree with you. Smog sucks in the LA area, and is worse in the Inland Empire.
California does have it own EPA like organization. Its called CARB.
Do you think that the the Federal EPA wants to look like it has weaker standards that CA?
The truth is, is that CA has stronger standards, in both automobile and industrial emissions, but is A)unwilling, or B)unable to enforce them due to the various Special Interest Groups, and even the Federal Government.
The Los Angeles region (including the Inland Empire) has more Superfund sites than most states in the union.
Will the Feds ever finish working on them? Instead, the EPA gives emmissions credits to businesses in CA, and the air pollution gets marginally better.
JM
It seems that MS does with every other release: 3.11 OK Windows 95 crap Windows 98 OK windows ME crap (don't even get me started) Windows XP OK Windows Vista heading in the direction of crap.
I don't know if that was a good idea...
What if he runs into install problems?
Oops! forgot, this is windows.......
I switched to Linux!
...
1. No Licensing
2. Updates that work, and don't crash my OS.
3. Bundled software that works, without paying outragous costs, and more licenses.
Most of State of California website still has issues with browsers other than I.E.
So much for a technically progressive state......
Amen, Brother!
Religion, and ones relationship and communication with a Higher Power is a personal choice, not a societal one. These organizations that promote the Concerts and other large gatherings, charge outragous "contribution" or "admission" fees are excluding those who the bible states should be helped the most.
The commercialization of these instutions go against what I believe in. The right to believe what you personally want.
I really don't think that whatever deity you choose to believe in cares much after that.
With Dayglo paintballs?
I have to agree with you. I am associated with the Hospital/Radiology/PACS industry, and have spoke with many PACS Admins/Network Techs in Healthcare that say the same thing.
You do deserve the compensation for the 2 A.M. call outs, especially when it is not in your contract.
I suspect that you missed the point: Engineers and geeks are interested and facinated by the process of learning and discovery. In the example, the wife understood that about her husband, and outraged by the supposed "lie". Your point is relevant, but misses the whole premise of geekdom. Being a geek and having a life (with the associated family, friends and seeing the sun sometimes) does not throw me into a quandry, it challenges my passions for both.
How is Vista an improvement if the OS can't multitask network connections and media playback?
Linux has had this feature for quite some time, and even XP has this ability.
First Post WooHoo!!!
After Microsoft bought Hotmail. I subscribed to Hotmail back when it was a privately owned company. Granted, there was not much spamming going on, but when the company was bought, the spam increased ten-fold, without reprieve.
>>Retrocoder Limited as the copyright holder, has the right to say who may or may not have its program. If someone has its program without permission, are they not guilty of a criminal offence? Did you publish your product with the intent to sell the product, or deny certain segments of the public from aquiring it? >>For example, if you have a copy of Windows without MicroSofts permission, is this not a crime? This is a negating issue here in the US. If you purchase a piece of software and unwrap it, you have by default agreed to the conditions under which the Designer and the Reseller have imposed on the purchase. Microsoft understands this- that is why thier products are so widespread. Why publish and disseminate a product in which discriminates its potential customer base?
"The school district has never -- to this day -- explained to us what rule or policy our son violated," said Kevin Dwyer, Ryan's father." According to the article, there was no stated rule, stupid or otherwise.
So...is it Anti-Spyware, or another round of patches?
I have also seen Doctors that are very happy with their Linux/Unix workstations. If you look at the history of most software you will see 'some custom jerry rigged solution' that fit the needs of the user. That is called Creativity and Ingenuity, not absurdity. Just because it has not caught up to the standards that Microsoft's popularity yet, does not make alternatives less attractive to the rest of us that use our computers for something other than writing letters and creating spreadsheets.
Wasn't this posted a couple of months ago?
It took Three times?
I owned my own PC repair business for 2 years, and looking into anything other than what was on the trouble ticket is highly discouraged. The litagation alone is not what bothers me about this issue, its the fact that the customers personal privacy has been compromised. This becomes a downhill spiral, because the reputation of not only the shop has been damaged, but the industry as a whole.
This has been the resounding theme of people who do not want to take responsibility for the issues of the day, and have the ambition to make changes for the future. Every generation must take a look at the past and present, and strive to improve the quality of life (socially, scientifically, personally) of the next. The evidence of this process is observed throughout history, from Conquering the New World, to the newest Operating System. To make a statement that condemns the previous generation(s) for thier past mistakes is both cynical and short-sighted.
Its virtual highway robbery... they sweep into town, and blow the little guys away with their shiny cars, and then rip off thier customers, literally!
I currently use the LE2005 (10.2) version, and found that it fixed a lot of issues that 10.1 had.
With every new annoucenment from MS, it seems someone, somewhere states this.