Disney certainly has the right to do that. And we certainly have the right not to go to Disney. I'm sure Universal Studios will accept us with open arms.
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and fr[censored]!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and fr[censored]!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
I thought most of us hated legislators and politicians? If this is the case, then what's the problem with them using Microsoft? It could be considered their punishment;)
What's that sound? Oh, that's the sound of my statement going right over your head.
First, it had nothing to do with the government. Second, the government shouldn't look out for anyone (economically). Third, you are an anonymous coward.
True...but I wasn't even talking about politics. I love it how everytime I mention how good corporations are for America, everyone starts hollering "fascist fascist!".
Intel has every right to "punish" its customers...wouldn't that make you happy anyway? How good will business be if Intel punishes its customers (yet you yell and scream about the RIAA punishing its customers).
Intel did not drag the government into the picture, so what it did was not "communist", but capitalist. AMD is using the government to gain market, and that is not capitalistic...that is pushing the line of fascism.
Large corporations, who make most of the money for the U.S.'s economy, are the most-discriminated-against group of people in the world...for being too successful.
Until they can figure out some way to make humanoid robots BETTER than humans (which is a LONG way off), nobody's going to buy them except as novelties.
At the expense of others? Anything that is gained must be taken from something else...so are you saying that nobody should strive to gain any kind of money because it would not be fair to the people who don't? That, my friend, is socialism.
What's more unethical than giving money away to individuals who did not earn it?
What's more unethical than allowing people to steal money from a corporation that the entire world depends on? I don't see anything ethical about cannibalizing a company on which you depend.
MODS: Just because you disagree with something does NOT mean you mod it down! The parent is NOT trolling, he is expressing his opinion. Just because somene disagrees with the story does not mean his is trolling.
What I regret the most is to have suffered CENSORSHIP inside my own university (in a European Union member state, of all places on earth), and as a result of pressures and threats coming from Collecting Societies and Recording and Movie Industries (on my website you have proof of all that).
What's so surprising about an EU state being pressured? That's how the EU was formed.
BC: One thing about school - I always had this attitude that I was in school to learn, and attempted to do whatever was involved in that process, while school had this attitude that I was there to earn grades, which I couldn't care less about. Unsurprisingly, my grades weren't very good.
Learn? Who the hell wants to learn anymore? That's an old-fashioned way to look at it. Since your acceptance into college and, ultimately, your college degree amounts to your grade, why worry about what you learn? What? Doing your best? Being productive? I don't understand, what does that have to do with getting an A? That kind of thinking is last-century...who wants to be productive when you can just slide by your whole life? I mean, no matter what you make, the government's gonna pay you when you get old. What? The government fucked up Social Security?
no company has any right to profit nor compensation for loss of profit
But if the profit was lost due to illegal actions or law enforcement negligence...should that be reimbursed? If so, by whom? The people or the law enforcers?
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Disney certainly has the right to do that. And we certainly have the right not to go to Disney. I'm sure Universal Studios will accept us with open arms.
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and fr[censored]!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and fr[censored]!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
Competitive neutrality? So they want to eliminate competition? Is it just me, or does this country move farther towards socialism every day?
Only in America can you get prosecuted for not knowing the future.
Because Osama Bin Laden won't bring them money.
I thought most of us hated legislators and politicians? If this is the case, then what's the problem with them using Microsoft? It could be considered their punishment ;)
What's that sound? Oh, that's the sound of my statement going right over your head.
First, it had nothing to do with the government. Second, the government shouldn't look out for anyone (economically). Third, you are an anonymous coward.
True...but I wasn't even talking about politics. I love it how everytime I mention how good corporations are for America, everyone starts hollering "fascist fascist!".
Intel has every right to "punish" its customers...wouldn't that make you happy anyway? How good will business be if Intel punishes its customers (yet you yell and scream about the RIAA punishing its customers).
Intel did not drag the government into the picture, so what it did was not "communist", but capitalist. AMD is using the government to gain market, and that is not capitalistic...that is pushing the line of fascism.
Large corporations, who make most of the money for the U.S.'s economy, are the most-discriminated-against group of people in the world...for being too successful.
And what, exactly, does promotion consist of?
This sort of subjectivity is destroying our legal system.
Why shouldn't the patent system be any different?
Because the system is run by the governemnt, which is run by the corporations, which make profits off of the patents.
It's like not giving the baby a death penalty because having the baby makes you eligible for welfare.
Until they can figure out some way to make humanoid robots BETTER than humans (which is a LONG way off), nobody's going to buy them except as novelties.
NO.
If you want the government to control the economy, move to China.
There was a previous article about this with pictures.
You can find the pics here and here.
The story is here.
At the expense of others? Anything that is gained must be taken from something else...so are you saying that nobody should strive to gain any kind of money because it would not be fair to the people who don't? That, my friend, is socialism.
then see who gives a fucking damn about you
the ethics of giving a fucking damn about people
It seems that you will be the one giving a fucking damn. Unless you didn't really mean that.
What's more unethical than giving money away to individuals who did not earn it?
What's more unethical than allowing people to steal money from a corporation that the entire world depends on? I don't see anything ethical about cannibalizing a company on which you depend.
MODS: Just because you disagree with something does NOT mean you mod it down! The parent is NOT trolling, he is expressing his opinion. Just because somene disagrees with the story does not mean his is trolling.
What's so surprising about an EU state being pressured? That's how the EU was formed.
If someone has the willpower to wear these shoes and let them control the TV...then he has the willpower to go running anyway.
Learn? Who the hell wants to learn anymore? That's an old-fashioned way to look at it. Since your acceptance into college and, ultimately, your college degree amounts to your grade, why worry about what you learn? What? Doing your best? Being productive? I don't understand, what does that have to do with getting an A? That kind of thinking is last-century...who wants to be productive when you can just slide by your whole life? I mean, no matter what you make, the government's gonna pay you when you get old. What? The government fucked up Social Security?
Notice that when profit became important is when we had the Industrial Revolution and major technological breakthroughs. Coincidence?
No shit, karma whore.
no company has any right to profit nor compensation for loss of profit
But if the profit was lost due to illegal actions or law enforcement negligence...should that be reimbursed? If so, by whom? The people or the law enforcers?