If you don't have the balls to log in before you call me a liar, you should just keep your mouth shut. By the way, you posted a malformed URL. Furthermore, if you don't know what you're talking about, you should just keep your mouth shut before you stick your foot in it.
I don't have any doubt that Hynix has been subsidized to keep it afloat. So what. Let the Koreans throw money at Hynix all they want. It's probably a part of their industrial policy, much like Chrysler bailout in the 80's. The Korean clearly feel it's in their countries best interest to have a DRAM producer. Again, so what.
Micron's argument is that Hynix has dumped it's RAM on the US market at an extremely reduced price while being support by gov't subsidies. I agree it if the S. Korean gov't is financing Hynix losses caused by dumping, they should be punished with protective duties. So show me the evidence of dumping. I'll even give you a direct link to the investigation opinion. Here's a direct quote:...we determine that there is a reasonable indication that the dometic industry producing DRAM products is materially injured by reason of subject import of DRAM..." In other words, there is indication that Micron might be injured by competition from Korea. Show me the proof of dumping, i.e. drastic price differential between foreign and domestic prices for Korean DRAM, heavy increase of imports into the US of Korean DRAM, etc.
Very true. The WTO usurps no authority from the US. We can do whatever the hell we want. Further, the WTO has no authority to sanction the US directly. However, the WTO can make all trade deals with Korea brokered through the WTO null and void. Essentially, the WTO can give the Koreans permission to enact whatever economic countermeasures they please, and with a WTO blessing. This hurts US companies exporting to Korea.
I live in Boise, ID, headquarters of Micron Technology. Micron is the the largest private employer in Boise (and Idaho, for that matter), so criticizing the company is often risky business considering all the company loyals in town, as well as the clout they hold on local leaders. There has been almost no direct negative press about MU in the local newpapers or media.
In January, Micron CEO Steve Appleton held a press conference and announced a "product misstep" was to blame for several quarters of steep losses. This "misstep" is Micron's leapfrog to DDR400, which essentially left them out of the hot market for all of 2002. This press conference was covered lightly, and the media certainly didn't dwell on it this revelation.
By March, nearly everybody had forgotten about Appleton's admission of "misstep"ing the company into perpetual quarterly losses, and decided to go on the spin campaign. Another press conference was called to announce the company's losses were the fault of subsidized Korean chip maker Hynix. This time, every media outlet in driving distance was notified. U.S. Senator Mike Crapo was on hand to lend his support for the home-town corporation and blast the Korean government for propping up Hynix and running Micron into the ground. This story ran for several days in the local media.
Appleton masterfully deflected earnings shortcomings from himself to the Koreans, and at the same time positioned Micron to be the beneficiary of "emergency" protection from the the US International Trade Commision, the body who deals with trade complaints from US companies. Interestingly, according to US trade law, it is not necessary for the ITC to have conclusive evidence of dumping/subsidies/etc to grant short-term protective tariffs. They need only have proof that there may be "unfair" trade practices taking place. In addition, the ITC may levy countervailing duties against foreign offenders if a company is harned, or may be harmed, by fair and legal trade.
As with most protection, the consumer ends up footing the bill. The greatly inceased duty on Korean chips will drive up the price in the DRAM market and force US consumers to pay artifically high prices. Meanwhile, Micron recovers and Appleton saves face. These duties are NOT about Korean subsidies, they are about Micron trade protection wrapped in an All-American, patriotic, apple-pie-loving shell.
Just remember who's paying for the "product misstep": YOU!!!
The above was moderated Flamebait, and it was retarded, but I do agree with the poster about the lack of valuable information in O'Reilly books. Their books tend to be poorly organized, short on good examples (with good explanations), and long on the author's "expert" comments on the specific subject. At times I've had to set an O'Reily book down simply because I felt the author was trying to impress me with his knowledge instead of teach me the subject.
I've read several O'Reilly books about Java, HTML, DHTML, JS, CSS, etc. I have been impressed with none of them. Each one of them was a "definitive guide" (except the Java book; I believe it was a "nutshell" book), but ended up looking elsewhere for good learning resources. I ended up simply going to the internet to find good tutorials on web dev. I like echoecho.com for simple/beginner HTML. I liked the CSS spec for CSS, Ivor Horton's Beginning Java for Java. There are several good DHTML tutorials at the W3C website.
If I have to read one more SCO pun, I will stab my eyes out with a pen (don't worry about the pen - it's a Bic).
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I just read an interview with Darl McBride on CNet where McBride admits they filed the suit against IBM and then sent their teams of programmers through the code to find similarities. I find this to be rather glaring evidence of extortion, rather than protection of IP rights.
If SCO was really concerned with their Unix licence rather than their failing business, they should have investigate first, and then filed suit if action was needed. Darl saw the leverage negative publicity might bring and decided to exploit it. No matter how victimized he tries to sound, he did things backward and it will bite him in the end.
It's becoming more clear that IBM is just waiting around while Mr. McBride digs his company farther and farther into their own lies. The hype of the case is starting to wear off on the public, and in the end, SCO will have buried themselves with their own stories.
The best thing that could happen for IBM is apathy in the media and public about their case. If nobody cares about their allegations, they loose all of their FUD leverage. Public opinion already seems unwilling to bear anymore SCO news. On Monday, when the AIX licence is revoked and the world doesn't end, corporate America will just want McBride to shut up.
IBM's choice to remain relatively quiet throughout this contraversy will be to their benefit. They will end up looking like the wise sage. SCO will end up the silly jester.
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I don't think age directly affects program quality. I agree that age/experience tends to help the quality of programs simply because developers (I get images of Steve Ballmer, clapping and yelling "Developers!" when I write that) have made mistakes and know what not to do. At the same time, I've seen programs built and maintained by "older" programers that were of terrible quality.
In the end, I think that design methodology and project planning are what drive quality of a program. Being older and more experience lends to better design, but certainly does not exclude younger programmers from having good development skills. If I were an employer, I would prefer the coder who designs well over anything else, despite age.
At Microsoft, we support the hopes and dreams of the world's youngsters. That is why we have chosen not to include useful programming languages with our Windows product line. We feel that children from all walks of life would benefit from working hard, saving like misers and purchasing an enterprise licence for the.Net Studio.
With great regard,
Rippen M. Anueone
Microsoft Sales Department
Kinda like the invisible wall separating company analysis and investment banking?!?
A revolving door would be a better analogy. Or maybe a merry-go-round.
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It's not wise to get in a bind over the comments of one analyst. Remember, analysts of this same sort said.com's would continue their rise. It may very well be in this analyst's interest to assert similarities in commenting style. Interestingly enough, there was no talk in the article about actual code being reproduced, only comments.
SCO's claim was that source code had been cut directly from "their" Unix code and added to Linux. This does not preclude someone from working on both projects. All this analyst's statements show is that the same people may have worked on both systems. This doesn't show a wholesale heist of intellectual property.
SCO may be taking a page from the M$ playbook by intentially pushing "evidence from experts" to the public. Will this analysts comments be mailed to Linux users? It wouldn't surprise me in the least. If SCO can drive FUD to the hearts of corporate types, they can all but force an IBM buyout.
Mr. TopCoder could very easily be a pro athlete. He sure answers questions like one. I'm sure DevX is very proud to get the interview, but it amounted to, "I really like math, so I might do that. But I really like CS, so I might do that. Oh, by the way, gaming."
"So Shaq, what do you need to do to win the game?"
"We need to go out and give it a hundred percent, leave it all on the floor. We have to make shots to win and work as a team. Oh, by the way, Shaqalicious."
Bill Gates is offering an iLoo's to all SCO execs so they can easily dispose of the crap they're dumping. Just one more way Redmond is trying to combat Linux!
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If you don't have the balls to log in before you call me a liar, you should just keep your mouth shut. By the way, you posted a malformed URL. Furthermore, if you don't know what you're talking about, you should just keep your mouth shut before you stick your foot in it.
I don't have any doubt that Hynix has been subsidized to keep it afloat. So what. Let the Koreans throw money at Hynix all they want. It's probably a part of their industrial policy, much like Chrysler bailout in the 80's. The Korean clearly feel it's in their countries best interest to have a DRAM producer. Again, so what.
Micron's argument is that Hynix has dumped it's RAM on the US market at an extremely reduced price while being support by gov't subsidies. I agree it if the S. Korean gov't is financing Hynix losses caused by dumping, they should be punished with protective duties. So show me the evidence of dumping. I'll even give you a direct link to the investigation opinion. Here's a direct quote: ...we determine that there is a reasonable indication that the dometic industry producing DRAM products is materially injured by reason of subject import of DRAM..." In other words, there is indication that Micron might be injured by competition from Korea. Show me the proof of dumping, i.e. drastic price differential between foreign and domestic prices for Korean DRAM, heavy increase of imports into the US of Korean DRAM, etc.
Very true. The WTO usurps no authority from the US. We can do whatever the hell we want. Further, the WTO has no authority to sanction the US directly. However, the WTO can make all trade deals with Korea brokered through the WTO null and void. Essentially, the WTO can give the Koreans permission to enact whatever economic countermeasures they please, and with a WTO blessing. This hurts US companies exporting to Korea.
I live in Boise, ID, headquarters of Micron Technology. Micron is the the largest private employer in Boise (and Idaho, for that matter), so criticizing the company is often risky business considering all the company loyals in town, as well as the clout they hold on local leaders. There has been almost no direct negative press about MU in the local newpapers or media.
In January, Micron CEO Steve Appleton held a press conference and announced a "product misstep" was to blame for several quarters of steep losses. This "misstep" is Micron's leapfrog to DDR400, which essentially left them out of the hot market for all of 2002. This press conference was covered lightly, and the media certainly didn't dwell on it this revelation.
By March, nearly everybody had forgotten about Appleton's admission of "misstep"ing the company into perpetual quarterly losses, and decided to go on the spin campaign. Another press conference was called to announce the company's losses were the fault of subsidized Korean chip maker Hynix. This time, every media outlet in driving distance was notified. U.S. Senator Mike Crapo was on hand to lend his support for the home-town corporation and blast the Korean government for propping up Hynix and running Micron into the ground. This story ran for several days in the local media.
Appleton masterfully deflected earnings shortcomings from himself to the Koreans, and at the same time positioned Micron to be the beneficiary of "emergency" protection from the the US International Trade Commision, the body who deals with trade complaints from US companies. Interestingly, according to US trade law, it is not necessary for the ITC to have conclusive evidence of dumping/subsidies/etc to grant short-term protective tariffs. They need only have proof that there may be "unfair" trade practices taking place. In addition, the ITC may levy countervailing duties against foreign offenders if a company is harned, or may be harmed, by fair and legal trade .
As with most protection, the consumer ends up footing the bill. The greatly inceased duty on Korean chips will drive up the price in the DRAM market and force US consumers to pay artifically high prices. Meanwhile, Micron recovers and Appleton saves face. These duties are NOT about Korean subsidies, they are about Micron trade protection wrapped in an All-American, patriotic, apple-pie-loving shell.
Just remember who's paying for the "product misstep": YOU!!!
The above was moderated Flamebait, and it was retarded, but I do agree with the poster about the lack of valuable information in O'Reilly books. Their books tend to be poorly organized, short on good examples (with good explanations), and long on the author's "expert" comments on the specific subject. At times I've had to set an O'Reily book down simply because I felt the author was trying to impress me with his knowledge instead of teach me the subject.
I've read several O'Reilly books about Java, HTML, DHTML, JS, CSS, etc. I have been impressed with none of them. Each one of them was a "definitive guide" (except the Java book; I believe it was a "nutshell" book), but ended up looking elsewhere for good learning resources. I ended up simply going to the internet to find good tutorials on web dev. I like echoecho.com for simple/beginner HTML. I liked the CSS spec for CSS, Ivor Horton's Beginning Java for Java. There are several good DHTML tutorials at the W3C website.
Click here for actual video footage of a Microsoft exec feeling the Spirit! Hallelujah!!!
And in other news, the Yankees beat the Devil Rays, Pres. Bush says America is great, and Microsoft is accused of shady business dealins.
In weather, plan on overcast skies, or maybe sunshine.
If I have to read one more SCO pun, I will stab my eyes out with a pen (don't worry about the pen - it's a Bic).
I just read an interview with Darl McBride on CNet where McBride admits they filed the suit against IBM and then sent their teams of programmers through the code to find similarities. I find this to be rather glaring evidence of extortion, rather than protection of IP rights.
If SCO was really concerned with their Unix licence rather than their failing business, they should have investigate first, and then filed suit if action was needed. Darl saw the leverage negative publicity might bring and decided to exploit it. No matter how victimized he tries to sound, he did things backward and it will bite him in the end.
It's becoming more clear that IBM is just waiting around while Mr. McBride digs his company farther and farther into their own lies. The hype of the case is starting to wear off on the public, and in the end, SCO will have buried themselves with their own stories.
The best thing that could happen for IBM is apathy in the media and public about their case. If nobody cares about their allegations, they loose all of their FUD leverage. Public opinion already seems unwilling to bear anymore SCO news. On Monday, when the AIX licence is revoked and the world doesn't end, corporate America will just want McBride to shut up.
IBM's choice to remain relatively quiet throughout this contraversy will be to their benefit. They will end up looking like the wise sage. SCO will end up the silly jester.
I don't think age directly affects program quality. I agree that age/experience tends to help the quality of programs simply because developers (I get images of Steve Ballmer, clapping and yelling "Developers!" when I write that) have made mistakes and know what not to do. At the same time, I've seen programs built and maintained by "older" programers that were of terrible quality.
In the end, I think that design methodology and project planning are what drive quality of a program. Being older and more experience lends to better design, but certainly does not exclude younger programmers from having good development skills. If I were an employer, I would prefer the coder who designs well over anything else, despite age.
Apparently, midnight on Friday is "show-and-tell time" for Darl McBride.
Pervert!
Number One, I order you to take a Number Two!
At Microsoft, we support the hopes and dreams of the world's youngsters. That is why we have chosen not to include useful programming languages with our Windows product line. We feel that children from all walks of life would benefit from working hard, saving like misers and purchasing an enterprise licence for the .Net Studio.
With great regard,
Rippen M. Anueone
Microsoft Sales Department
Kinda like the invisible wall separating company analysis and investment banking?!?
A revolving door would be a better analogy. Or maybe a merry-go-round.
It's not wise to get in a bind over the comments of one analyst. Remember, analysts of this same sort said .com's would continue their rise. It may very well be in this analyst's interest to assert similarities in commenting style. Interestingly enough, there was no talk in the article about actual code being reproduced, only comments.
SCO's claim was that source code had been cut directly from "their" Unix code and added to Linux. This does not preclude someone from working on both projects. All this analyst's statements show is that the same people may have worked on both systems. This doesn't show a wholesale heist of intellectual property.
SCO may be taking a page from the M$ playbook by intentially pushing "evidence from experts" to the public. Will this analysts comments be mailed to Linux users? It wouldn't surprise me in the least. If SCO can drive FUD to the hearts of corporate types, they can all but force an IBM buyout.
Mr. TopCoder could very easily be a pro athlete. He sure answers questions like one. I'm sure DevX is very proud to get the interview, but it amounted to, "I really like math, so I might do that. But I really like CS, so I might do that. Oh, by the way, gaming."
"So Shaq, what do you need to do to win the game?"
"We need to go out and give it a hundred percent, leave it all on the floor. We have to make shots to win and work as a team. Oh, by the way, Shaqalicious."
Very insightful.
Bill Gates is offering an iLoo's to all SCO execs so they can easily dispose of the crap they're dumping. Just one more way Redmond is trying to combat Linux!