With the Patriot Act still in place, allowing the government to check library listings, it would not take much for 'Big Brother' to just install surveillance equipment outside the libraries to circumvent the whole issue.
First it was CRT's, and now I got notice for LCD and plasma screens... soon it will be boards and Chips. Does anyone want to pay an extra $10 for a NIC??
This was spoken about 4 or 5 years ago, about the time that XP came out; Server based apps delivering content to barebones PC's.
This marketing scheme was the basis of the.NET product line.
Perhaps the reason that Microsoft is still supporting thier older OS's is due to the fact that the public still uses them, not because the newest upgrades are better. The mentality that MS has to force people to upgrade is not driven by newer and better software, but by the profits deriven from the upgrade costs that are incurred.
I run Linux at home, and the only reason I upgrade is to get better drivers for my supported hardware.
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With the Patriot Act still in place, allowing the government to check library listings, it would not take much for 'Big Brother' to just install surveillance equipment outside the libraries to circumvent the whole issue.
First it was CRT's, and now I got notice for LCD and plasma screens... soon it will be boards and Chips. Does anyone want to pay an extra $10 for a NIC??
I must say that I am blown way by the size of that fan...
While I believe that quote is basically correct, I think that perhaps the zealous believers are the bane of learning.
If an image is taken of you, the phototgrapher is the holder of the copyright, not the subject of the image.
What does Office 12 release have to do with prioritizing the massive influx of data that we recieve everyday?
This was spoken about 4 or 5 years ago, about the time that XP came out; Server based apps delivering content to barebones PC's. This marketing scheme was the basis of the .NET product line.
And What? Have the government (who are well on thier way to making the US a police state) control the corporate police state?
Perhaps the reason that Microsoft is still supporting thier older OS's is due to the fact that the public still uses them, not because the newest upgrades are better. The mentality that MS has to force people to upgrade is not driven by newer and better software, but by the profits deriven from the upgrade costs that are incurred. I run Linux at home, and the only reason I upgrade is to get better drivers for my supported hardware.