You can make up all the false rules and espouse your own personal morality all you want but it is irrelevant. You argument is a complete and utter tangent to my point and merely shows your lack of reading comprehension and by your language a more generally undesirable disposition.
My comment stands and is 100% accurate.
Freedom of speech allows you to speak your mind, how others react to it is simply not covered and nor should it be. People can flap their lips about whether this is the right decision or not but don't claim "freedom of speech" as a defence here because it most certainly is not. The basic lack of understanding of the term as shown on this forum is rather disturbing.
I would also argue my own opinion that this was a valid decision to make. The CEO position is a public position and thus their public outspoken opinion is relevant to their job. Not so for most other jobs of course.
However if you were an outspoken bigot inside the workplace, that would be a different matter entirely.
I am sorry but hat is complete and utter bollocks.
(I will politely ignoring your sexual orientation since it has no bearing or relevance to the discussion...)
The CEO of a company is, if nothing else, one of the public faces of the company. (for "the public" and business dealings) Their PUBLIC outspoken opinions and actions are relevant to their ability to do their job effectively. They have to at least align vaguely with those of the organisation. At the very least not directly contradict them as they do in this case. e.g. Having an outspoken bigot as the figurehead of your company is NOT a good look - doubly so for the sort of organisation that Mozilla is.
Freedom of speech does NOT mean that you get to say whatever you want and safely escape any consequences no matter how bigoted or nasty you are.
It just means you get to say what you want in public.
3) They have an overriding strategy that includes OR as it intends to be and software that utilises this tech and will come with every unit.
Many people on this forum seem to completely forget how fundamental and low level this tech is. (mostly due to bias against FB)
This is not a gaming console. It is a VR headset in which almost EVERY VR related issue is shared by ALL applications. If they want penetration (which FB most certainly will) it will have to be available for generic (i.e. gaming) use. They have every opportunity to compete with Sony using this strategy because Sony will use their usual strategy of locking their headset to their shitty console with all its restrictions, lack of innovation and exorbitant developer fees and retail prices.
If anything there is a more fundamental war that has been going on for at least a decade now which is the war of home entertainment - with many losers. Internet TV, entertainment gaming consoles, desktop internet, etc. If I was to guess, I would imagine FB is thinking somewhere in this business strategy space. What happens if Sony VR comes out and it is awesome and the PC does not have a unified VR head set? Does Sony realise its dream of becoming the main entertainment platform for most wealthy households?
How do you think this sort of thing will effect FB?
If they "pull a Sony" then most certainly it will be a 2) scenario as you mention. But looking at what they have done with other companies such as instagram I just don't see it.
Your knowledge of history is the one that is flawed.
It was typical for US pundits to PRAISE the Nazi's for their business acumen and ability to get the population on board with their all encompassing industry and capitalism.
It was also known that they were building an army but it was politely ignored by the rest of the world.
So it is FORCED coercion (aka blackmail) but coercion nonetheless.
So again, what is he difference on the colluding point?
If someone deals drugs on pain of death it is still a drug deal. The courts may decide to only prosecute the person doing the blackmailing but it does not mean that the charge of dealing drugs is not applicable.
In this case the weight of law for colluding++ should come crashing down atop Apple's head and not a moment too soon. Anti-competitive practices should not be allowed in a free market; and doubly so from the hypocritical mega-corps who push for it (and "buy" it) at every turn, avoid their taxes and cry foul every time anyone else does anything remotely the same which effects them.
NB: I know that in a legal sense there may be 1000's of technical differences but then the legal system is a complex nightmare of bureaucracy.
I would respond to you post but it is rather incomprehensible.
I don't like MS at all. It is highly likely that I did not like MS before you did. (and that I initially liked it before you also when it was not what it is today)
Sir, this is no time for quips and jests. This is a serious and devastating moment.
My heart goes out to all "Glassholes" (From my readings I believe that is what they prefer to be called) and the exquisitely priced fandanglery they prefer to wear on their futuristic heads. The evil that JavaScript will unleash upon their world will be terrifying and its effects widespread - the limited power of their Glasshole devices will be naught a match for the mighty appetite of the beast that is known as JS. Mark my words, in the not so distant future we will pine for the social lubricant that is the joyful, carefree bubbling of the typical Glasshole, with their shiny rimmed brand of invasive humour and the charmingly distracted way they drive about town.
It is truly, truly a sad day.
I think we should all have a moments silence out of respect for our beloved Glassholes.
I like to think I am entitled to a fair deal free of predatory companies and their machination. Call me naive but that is what I believe.
Typically I can avoid this by altering my purchasing decisions but in this case due to a distribution monopoly I cannot.
I am willing to break the law to get one. If torrents did not exist I would not buy them at all such is my conviction. But with them why on earth would I put myself out just because some greedy billionaires make terrible, short sighted business decisions?!
Hence: They can go suck a dick along with anyone else who doesn't like it.
Also: I don't give a rat's arse what you think about it!
My brother is VERY good as counterstrike type games. Just a natural I guess. Head shot mofos all day, finding choke points and head shotting entire teams as they run out etc. And no, not camping as your score tends to suck if you camp.
He stopped playing CS. Why? Because he kept getting kicked and then banned for "cheating" which was a code word for being too good. (I know for a fact he was not because I watched him a few times)
This will be no different.
Basically MS, in their infinite wisdom, has enabled a form of retribution. They are naively hoping that it will be used for its intended purpose. Of course it will not.
Don't worry, taxi companies don't want you to share your cab either so this simply is not going to happen short of governmental decree. There may be one of those marketing stunts where they say they are using the tech but really are not upon investigation as is typical of such things.
So don't worry, your selfish need to waste energy and produce as many emissions as you can in the pursuit of laziness and personal comfort is safe!
Besides which you cannot possibly blame the TSA. They were faaaaaaaaarrrrrr too busy patting down 5 yr olds/senior citizens and running hot girls through the "porno scanner" to be bothered hunting for real terrorists.
I would say that all this shows how wisely spent all those billions were.
We WISH we had netflix. And our only pay-tv option Sky is not on-demand, stupidly expensive per month (even without the movie channels) AND complete shit. Netflix is a dream in comparison and it is 10-20x the price per month!
But do not worry folks, uto(rrent)pia is already upon us.
Here is my message to the movie/TV industry:
Until you get you act together and provide a decent, convenient service comparable to what the US has I will be getting them for free. And I wont feel at all guilty regardless of what any corporate shill says in the media or here on these forums - if you want to be anti-competitive then I simply will not play the game AT ALL.
The only basic stats measure that is EVER relevant when talking about wages is the median. (There are better complicated ones or sets of data of course)
The fact that there is wealth in your country does not imply you are a rich country overall.
Personally I feel that any wealthy country that have slums filled with poor is not a very good country at all. (and yes that means the US fails this measure)
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You can make up all the false rules and espouse your own personal morality all you want but it is irrelevant. You argument is a complete and utter tangent to my point and merely shows your lack of reading comprehension and by your language a more generally undesirable disposition.
My comment stands and is 100% accurate.
Freedom of speech allows you to speak your mind, how others react to it is simply not covered and nor should it be. People can flap their lips about whether this is the right decision or not but don't claim "freedom of speech" as a defence here because it most certainly is not. The basic lack of understanding of the term as shown on this forum is rather disturbing.
I would also argue my own opinion that this was a valid decision to make. The CEO position is a public position and thus their public outspoken opinion is relevant to their job. Not so for most other jobs of course.
However if you were an outspoken bigot inside the workplace, that would be a different matter entirely.
Bollocks.
Freedom of speech does NOT mean that you get to say whatever you want and safely escape any consequences no matter how bigoted or nasty you are.
It just means you get to say what you want in public.
I am sorry but hat is complete and utter bollocks.
(I will politely ignoring your sexual orientation since it has no bearing or relevance to the discussion...)
The CEO of a company is, if nothing else, one of the public faces of the company. (for "the public" and business dealings) Their PUBLIC outspoken opinions and actions are relevant to their ability to do their job effectively. They have to at least align vaguely with those of the organisation.
At the very least not directly contradict them as they do in this case.
e.g. Having an outspoken bigot as the figurehead of your company is NOT a good look - doubly so for the sort of organisation that Mozilla is.
Freedom of speech does NOT mean that you get to say whatever you want and safely escape any consequences no matter how bigoted or nasty you are.
It just means you get to say what you want in public.
Yeah..I think you are over generalising just a tad...
Also perhaps confusing the open source movement and other free creative endeavours with geeks in general.
Geeks are used as tools for the corporate masters just as much as everyone else.
As far as the show goes...
You put the dick of a corporate in your mouth, don't be surprised when you walk away with a bad taste in it.
If it is it would be a libel joke.
Or maybe the joke is on the shareholders?
In other, unrelated news, the rate of ADHD diagnosed dropped by the same amount over that period....
Or...
3) They have an overriding strategy that includes OR as it intends to be and software that utilises this tech and will come with every unit.
Many people on this forum seem to completely forget how fundamental and low level this tech is. (mostly due to bias against FB)
This is not a gaming console. It is a VR headset in which almost EVERY VR related issue is shared by ALL applications. If they want penetration (which FB most certainly will) it will have to be available for generic (i.e. gaming) use.
They have every opportunity to compete with Sony using this strategy because Sony will use their usual strategy of locking their headset to their shitty console with all its restrictions, lack of innovation and exorbitant developer fees and retail prices.
If anything there is a more fundamental war that has been going on for at least a decade now which is the war of home entertainment - with many losers. Internet TV, entertainment gaming consoles, desktop internet, etc. If I was to guess, I would imagine FB is thinking somewhere in this business strategy space.
What happens if Sony VR comes out and it is awesome and the PC does not have a unified VR head set? Does Sony realise its dream of becoming the main entertainment platform for most wealthy households?
How do you think this sort of thing will effect FB?
If they "pull a Sony" then most certainly it will be a 2) scenario as you mention. But looking at what they have done with other companies such as instagram I just don't see it.
Your knowledge of history is the one that is flawed.
It was typical for US pundits to PRAISE the Nazi's for their business acumen and ability to get the population on board with their all encompassing industry and capitalism.
It was also known that they were building an army but it was politely ignored by the rest of the world.
I see your point, that makes it ok then.
All aboard and full steam ahead!
I never see the ads...
Technology is a wonderful thing.
So it is FORCED coercion (aka blackmail) but coercion nonetheless.
So again, what is he difference on the colluding point?
If someone deals drugs on pain of death it is still a drug deal. The courts may decide to only prosecute the person doing the blackmailing but it does not mean that the charge of dealing drugs is not applicable.
In this case the weight of law for colluding++ should come crashing down atop Apple's head and not a moment too soon. Anti-competitive practices should not be allowed in a free market; and doubly so from the hypocritical mega-corps who push for it (and "buy" it) at every turn, avoid their taxes and cry foul every time anyone else does anything remotely the same which effects them.
NB: I know that in a legal sense there may be 1000's of technical differences but then the legal system is a complex nightmare of bureaucracy.
So in this case it is apple and multiple publishers colluding?
I failed to see how this is different?
Perhaps I am missing something?
I would respond to you post but it is rather incomprehensible.
I don't like MS at all. It is highly likely that I did not like MS before you did. (and that I initially liked it before you also when it was not what it is today)
And the only hate I see here is in your post...
Sir, this is no time for quips and jests. This is a serious and devastating moment.
My heart goes out to all "Glassholes" (From my readings I believe that is what they prefer to be called) and the exquisitely priced fandanglery they prefer to wear on their futuristic heads.
The evil that JavaScript will unleash upon their world will be terrifying and its effects widespread - the limited power of their Glasshole devices will be naught a match for the mighty appetite of the beast that is known as JS.
Mark my words, in the not so distant future we will pine for the social lubricant that is the joyful, carefree bubbling of the typical Glasshole, with their shiny rimmed brand of invasive humour and the charmingly distracted way they drive about town.
It is truly, truly a sad day.
I think we should all have a moments silence out of respect for our beloved Glassholes.
I like to think I am entitled to a fair deal free of predatory companies and their machination. Call me naive but that is what I believe.
Typically I can avoid this by altering my purchasing decisions but in this case due to a distribution monopoly I cannot.
I am willing to break the law to get one. If torrents did not exist I would not buy them at all such is my conviction. But with them why on earth would I put myself out just because some greedy billionaires make terrible, short sighted business decisions?!
Hence: They can go suck a dick along with anyone else who doesn't like it.
Also: I don't give a rat's arse what you think about it!
Also: I use steam and don't pirate games.
The shill above is just being an arsehole for the sake of it. Also to satisfy his small minded world view.
He can suck a dick along with the movie industry.
Netflix does not accept bitcoins which was the problem...
And they review accounts to make sure they are US citizens apparently because someone I know fell foul of that.
This is so true.
My brother is VERY good as counterstrike type games. Just a natural I guess. Head shot mofos all day, finding choke points and head shotting entire teams as they run out etc. And no, not camping as your score tends to suck if you camp.
He stopped playing CS. Why? Because he kept getting kicked and then banned for "cheating" which was a code word for being too good. (I know for a fact he was not because I watched him a few times)
This will be no different.
Basically MS, in their infinite wisdom, has enabled a form of retribution. They are naively hoping that it will be used for its intended purpose. Of course it will not.
Just another reason not to buy a MS product.
Don't worry, taxi companies don't want you to share your cab either so this simply is not going to happen short of governmental decree. There may be one of those marketing stunts where they say they are using the tech but really are not upon investigation as is typical of such things.
So don't worry, your selfish need to waste energy and produce as many emissions as you can in the pursuit of laziness and personal comfort is safe!
Capitalism for the win!
Nope. Looked into subscribing using VPNs etc. Catch point was the credit card needing a US address.
Besides which if I have to do something illegal (VPN and what amounts to identity fraud) I might as well just pirate since it is all the same.
My money is here if they want it...but they apparently don't. I am not playing a rigged and unfair game if there is an alternative.
So you can take your shill and shove it where the sun don't shine. Your straw man holds no water.
Too Tsunami.
Besides which you cannot possibly blame the TSA. They were faaaaaaaaarrrrrr too busy patting down 5 yr olds/senior citizens and running hot girls through the "porno scanner" to be bothered hunting for real terrorists.
I would say that all this shows how wisely spent all those billions were.
Sky is 10-20x the amount, not netflix!
I live in NZ.
We WISH we had netflix. And our only pay-tv option Sky is not on-demand, stupidly expensive per month (even without the movie channels) AND complete shit. Netflix is a dream in comparison and it is 10-20x the price per month!
But do not worry folks, uto(rrent)pia is already upon us.
Here is my message to the movie/TV industry:
Until you get you act together and provide a decent, convenient service comparable to what the US has I will be getting them for free. And I wont feel at all guilty regardless of what any corporate shill says in the media or here on these forums - if you want to be anti-competitive then I simply will not play the game AT ALL.
The only basic stats measure that is EVER relevant when talking about wages is the median. (There are better complicated ones or sets of data of course)
The fact that there is wealth in your country does not imply you are a rich country overall.
Personally I feel that any wealthy country that have slums filled with poor is not a very good country at all. (and yes that means the US fails this measure)
Just my personal opinion...
I am Santa Clause not a Troll dammit!
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