... the OSS angle has been pushed into government policy by a small number of committed activists, as soon as the debate goes beyond the number of people they can talk to directly it all falls apart.
It would be interesting to see legislation written in this areas, but be cautious, it takes a lot more than "intent" for something to become "law".
... stated that they're not paying any attention to this.
hummmm... that helps.
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Developing countries, low income families, students, old people crippled by medicare... there are several demographics where PC take-up is currently growing dramatically.
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... the projected 6% desktop share is Linux helping new users reach out to computing, or if it is biting into Microsoft's market share.
It will obviously be a little of both, but I wonder what the breakdown is.
You are thinking like a computer techie... I suspect this guy does not even know what a Computer Operating System is, he is more likely refering directly to the underpinning infrastructure that runs his airline.
... I'm actually glad to see a store taking this stance. If they can match it by driving up the customer experience for "honest" customers then all the better.
The scam that is talked about in the text is nothing. I used to watch customers pick up stuff off the shelves then bring it to the checkout for a REFUND. Store policy was always something along the lines of the customer being right... so we'd give them the money.
It's about time stores started stepping up to using the data that they have and managing people who walk through their doors appropriately.
Of course, if there is no plus side to the new attitude then they should be damned to eternal hell!
For a company with a market cap of $15bn, or annual revenues last year of $11bn... $50m isn't exactly "another trick", $50m might sound like a big number but it's unlikely to cover the companies annual travel expenses.
While it's always good fun to craft an argument that you can quickly turn on Microsoft... what you're suggesting would make it near impossible for a startup to get going, and would probably put most of the smaller software companies out of business in a matter of weeks.
... get rid of you cable or sat TV service. I personally only ever watch programs that the TiVo has set aside, I can't remember the last time I watched something as it was broadcast.
If broadcast TV becomes inconvienent as a capture mechinism for me then I'll save the money and switch media, either to on demand download from a net service or plain old DVDs that I can watch whenever I like.
The text of the email and [some but not all] of the article above talks about Microsoft helping raise $86m through external sources. It doesn't talk about Microsoft writing a check.
While the line is thin, this sort of thing goes on in business all the time, friends use friends to help with problems.
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but I've been using gmail for a number of months now, and I'm finding their targeted advertising more and more helpful.
I guess I've officially lost at the internet.
... the OSS angle has been pushed into government policy by a small number of committed activists, as soon as the debate goes beyond the number of people they can talk to directly it all falls apart. It would be interesting to see legislation written in this areas, but be cautious, it takes a lot more than "intent" for something to become "law".
... yet the articles that are linked are mainly positive.
Odd.
... stated that they're not paying any attention to this.
hummmm... that helps.
Developing countries, low income families, students, old people crippled by medicare... there are several demographics where PC take-up is currently growing dramatically.
... the projected 6% desktop share is Linux helping new users reach out to computing, or if it is biting into Microsoft's market share. It will obviously be a little of both, but I wonder what the breakdown is.
http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/manak in
Deffinition #2 - WorldNet Dictionary.
...that with the billions of dollars invested in this project that they would have chosen a manakin that still had it's nose intact.
The benchmark screenshots that they post show the chip being outpaced by a 3.2Ghz Pentium 4??
You are thinking like a computer techie... I suspect this guy does not even know what a Computer Operating System is, he is more likely refering directly to the underpinning infrastructure that runs his airline.
Can't they play over the internet? - it's a good job I don't have to transport my computer to CA to search for something using Google.
... I'm actually glad to see a store taking this stance. If they can match it by driving up the customer experience for "honest" customers then all the better.
The scam that is talked about in the text is nothing. I used to watch customers pick up stuff off the shelves then bring it to the checkout for a REFUND. Store policy was always something along the lines of the customer being right... so we'd give them the money.
It's about time stores started stepping up to using the data that they have and managing people who walk through their doors appropriately.
Of course, if there is no plus side to the new attitude then they should be damned to eternal hell!
looking at the existing group - MS probably were not invited.
http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/extendfund.asp?symbol=MS FT&selected=MSFT&page=full
That shows a net profit of about $26bn, and around $10bn in net earnings for 2003.
Times are probably not as tough as you think.
For a company with a market cap of $15bn, or annual revenues last year of $11bn... $50m isn't exactly "another trick", $50m might sound like a big number but it's unlikely to cover the companies annual travel expenses.
Isn't it the only real asset that they have left now? If they don't successfully commercialize Java then where do they go next?
While it's always good fun to craft an argument that you can quickly turn on Microsoft... what you're suggesting would make it near impossible for a startup to get going, and would probably put most of the smaller software companies out of business in a matter of weeks.
So has Microsoft paid $3.2bn now?
... the MSFT share price appears to be climbing on the back of this news.
... at least according to this link, or am I missing something?
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http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/ip/format/xmlpa
"Except as provided below, Microsoft hereby grants you a royalty-free license"
So you can pick up your patch on some sort of Microsoft shuttle bus?!?
How is an infected user supposed to resolve the issues that they have if they can't get to an update or patch?
... get rid of you cable or sat TV service. I personally only ever watch programs that the TiVo has set aside, I can't remember the last time I watched something as it was broadcast.
If broadcast TV becomes inconvienent as a capture mechinism for me then I'll save the money and switch media, either to on demand download from a net service or plain old DVDs that I can watch whenever I like.
... of MS funding.
The text of the email and [some but not all] of the article above talks about Microsoft helping raise $86m through external sources. It doesn't talk about Microsoft writing a check.
While the line is thin, this sort of thing goes on in business all the time, friends use friends to help with problems.
The discussion was about Microsoft, and the US case/law.