There market is about to shrink in a BIG way. If they were smart, they would jump on a couple of distros of linux and make sure that they are the standards. Adobe, Intuit, AutoCad all have programs that are in demand. If they port to this, they can quit having to compete against MS on MS's turf. More importantly, they would get a WHOLE NEW market with minimal competition.
If you have an easy to use publisher type software, then it should allow small groups to make some interesting stuff. In particular, with this recession getting worse, I think that we will see 15-20% with the current formula. And if we were using the old formula from GD days, we are already over 20% unemployment. The point being that PLENTY of ppl will have time and computers to think about this. They will decide to do something new and different. If I can make a suggestion, put your competitors links on your site. Let ppl know that this is moving forward.
We need to create a LIMITED monopoly. Basically, have a community grant a monopoly to a SMALL company. They bring in fiber from the home to a block or even subdivision level greenbox. THey would do NOTHING else. Just that one item. It would mean that they would charge the homeowner say 15-30/month, but then all else would be competitive. That is the ONLY way that we will get out of this and have a future that can jump.
Just in the links that have been provided, they destroy just about everything that you write. Yet, you would never consider it so. I once had a lengthy discussion with an adult student of mine who belonged to Focus on the Family. His argument was that the earth was 5000 years old and carbon dating did not work. When I asked him why he said that, he explained that Dobson on the radio did a carbon dating of a knife BLADE and it indicated less than 100 years old. When I pointed out that Carbon Dating ONLY works on past living material and that it was false to use the metal blade, his argument was that I was wrong and Dobson was correct in using it.
THe simple fact is, that ppl like you will NEVER allow logic or facts to destroy your POV of the world. That is why America is in the shape that we are today. In fact, that is why the political world is in the shape it is. You are really no different than Al Qaeda. They have a warped view, but it is similar to yours. Both of you believe that the world MUST bend to what you believe from a religious POV.
It is designed to have a long lasting impact. They do not want to release all at one. They want it spread out over 2-3 years, to change the mental state of ppl.
They are doing something along the line of a high-end geode. Simply a LOW cost chip with power to run embedded systems, or netbooks. Skip all the external peripherals. Video, audio, USB, ethernet (x2). Add ram, including flash, and good to go.
I really do not know that much about consumer electronics(tv, stereo) anymore. When we went to several different stores, I was surprised that all of them said that Sony no longer has the customer service and their equipment tends to fail quickly. Picked up a Samsung instead.
Just 5 years ago, everbody spoke about the coming shortage of Lithium. Now we are loaded with it.
With that said, You missed Wind and Geo-thermal. In particular, geo-thermal is the only base-load type of AE out there. What has amazed me is how many fools there are do not realize that there is SHALLOW wells, and then there are DEEP wells. The good news is that smart groups like Google, the state of CA and NM are investing heavily into geo-thermal and those that are making it cheap.
is that a few of the big software packages have not moved to Linux esp. the ones that are taking on MS directly. Had they done so it would equalize the playing field. Adobe and Intuit are taking on MS, but it is difficult when MS simply undercuts them. OTH, if they move to Linux, they force MS to meet them there as well.
Most of the world does not have socialized health care. Socalist countries do as does most of the west. The real problem for us is that the vast majority of our jobs have gone to 2 countries; China and India. WHy? Because both have their money FIXED against the dollar. China uses a "basket", but the chinese gov controls the rate. More importantly, it goes up when Euro and yen go up against the dollar. When they go down, so does it. But the RATIO against the euro, yen, and dollar remained for the most part fixed, and it is designed to bleed all the western nations.
India has fixed their money against the dollar. PERIOD. they tried to raise it from 50 rupee to 1 dollar to 40 rupees to a dollar and the gov was warn by a number of companies that if it remains or goes higher, they would pull out. So, the gov went back.
India does drain the software engineer with this, but all in all, our 2 way trade is only slight off balanced. China is a whole other issue. They hold more than 2 TRILLION dollars. There is no doubt that if they freed up the exchange, that it would change from the current 6-7 yuen / dollar to 2-3 yuan / dollar, maybe lower. IOW, the price of good from there would be at least double, if not 3x what they are today.
In addition, if CHina was required to clean up their emissions, the price of goods would double.
And you think that health care does this???
When IBM comes looking for gov. contracts tell them that since they have moved all jobs to India and China, then we expect the price to be reduced the same. So, they will need to bid the job at 1/50th (or lower based on hardware/software mix) of what an American would do so, otherwise, they do not get the work.
is that Taxes are un-real. We need to move to a simplified system. I would love to see us change to a flat or even progressive tax with NO tax breaks. NADA. THe only items that should be changed would be when the tax kicks in, and what percentage.
Everybody is slightly allergic to the bite. Just let the mosquito finish and it will pull back the anti-coagulant. As to this being assult, more likely than not, the man has a EULA at the front door that says that by entering these doors, you agree not to sue. It would be that smudge that everybody saw on the bottom of the board going in.
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hehehe. Hangs head in shame. It is late.
There market is about to shrink in a BIG way. If they were smart, they would jump on a couple of distros of linux and make sure that they are the standards. Adobe, Intuit, AutoCad all have programs that are in demand. If they port to this, they can quit having to compete against MS on MS's turf. More importantly, they would get a WHOLE NEW market with minimal competition.
If you have an easy to use publisher type software, then it should allow small groups to make some interesting stuff. In particular, with this recession getting worse, I think that we will see 15-20% with the current formula. And if we were using the old formula from GD days, we are already over 20% unemployment. The point being that PLENTY of ppl will have time and computers to think about this. They will decide to do something new and different. If I can make a suggestion, put your competitors links on your site. Let ppl know that this is moving forward.
You also need to focus on the PUBLISH side. In particular, I would push a publisher for Musicians. Make it compete against MTV, etc.
Wow. I thought that MS's problems were because of bad management. When I read this, I realize that it goes all the way back to their shareholders.
We need to create a LIMITED monopoly. Basically, have a community grant a monopoly to a SMALL company. They bring in fiber from the home to a block or even subdivision level greenbox. THey would do NOTHING else. Just that one item. It would mean that they would charge the homeowner say 15-30/month, but then all else would be competitive. That is the ONLY way that we will get out of this and have a future that can jump.
Just in the links that have been provided, they destroy just about everything that you write. Yet, you would never consider it so. I once had a lengthy discussion with an adult student of mine who belonged to Focus on the Family. His argument was that the earth was 5000 years old and carbon dating did not work. When I asked him why he said that, he explained that Dobson on the radio did a carbon dating of a knife BLADE and it indicated less than 100 years old. When I pointed out that Carbon Dating ONLY works on past living material and that it was false to use the metal blade, his argument was that I was wrong and Dobson was correct in using it.
THe simple fact is, that ppl like you will NEVER allow logic or facts to destroy your POV of the world. That is why America is in the shape that we are today. In fact, that is why the political world is in the shape it is. You are really no different than Al Qaeda. They have a warped view, but it is similar to yours. Both of you believe that the world MUST bend to what you believe from a religious POV.
Or 1 republican and 2 indies. Of course, I would not trust Liberman.
It is designed to have a long lasting impact. They do not want to release all at one. They want it spread out over 2-3 years, to change the mental state of ppl.
are merged later. Likely some of those will be added back.
Actually, they bought Nextstep, which was BASED on mach with a BSD interface.
They are doing something along the line of a high-end geode. Simply a LOW cost chip with power to run embedded systems, or netbooks. Skip all the external peripherals. Video, audio, USB, ethernet (x2). Add ram, including flash, and good to go.
I really do not know that much about consumer electronics(tv, stereo) anymore. When we went to several different stores, I was surprised that all of them said that Sony no longer has the customer service and their equipment tends to fail quickly. Picked up a Samsung instead.
And lithium can and should be recycled.
Just 5 years ago, everbody spoke about the coming shortage of Lithium. Now we are loaded with it.
With that said, You missed Wind and Geo-thermal. In particular, geo-thermal is the only base-load type of AE out there. What has amazed me is how many fools there are do not realize that there is SHALLOW wells, and then there are DEEP wells. The good news is that smart groups like Google, the state of CA and NM are investing heavily into geo-thermal and those that are making it cheap.
is that a few of the big software packages have not moved to Linux esp. the ones that are taking on MS directly. Had they done so it would equalize the playing field. Adobe and Intuit are taking on MS, but it is difficult when MS simply undercuts them. OTH, if they move to Linux, they force MS to meet them there as well.
Most of the world does not have socialized health care. Socalist countries do as does most of the west. The real problem for us is that the vast majority of our jobs have gone to 2 countries; China and India. WHy? Because both have their money FIXED against the dollar. China uses a "basket", but the chinese gov controls the rate. More importantly, it goes up when Euro and yen go up against the dollar. When they go down, so does it. But the RATIO against the euro, yen, and dollar remained for the most part fixed, and it is designed to bleed all the western nations. India has fixed their money against the dollar. PERIOD. they tried to raise it from 50 rupee to 1 dollar to 40 rupees to a dollar and the gov was warn by a number of companies that if it remains or goes higher, they would pull out. So, the gov went back. India does drain the software engineer with this, but all in all, our 2 way trade is only slight off balanced. China is a whole other issue. They hold more than 2 TRILLION dollars. There is no doubt that if they freed up the exchange, that it would change from the current 6-7 yuen / dollar to 2-3 yuan / dollar, maybe lower. IOW, the price of good from there would be at least double, if not 3x what they are today. In addition, if CHina was required to clean up their emissions, the price of goods would double. And you think that health care does this???
When IBM comes looking for gov. contracts tell them that since they have moved all jobs to India and China, then we expect the price to be reduced the same. So, they will need to bid the job at 1/50th (or lower based on hardware/software mix) of what an American would do so, otherwise, they do not get the work.
And the distros will also do it as well. You have to pay for that.
is that Taxes are un-real. We need to move to a simplified system. I would love to see us change to a flat or even progressive tax with NO tax breaks. NADA. THe only items that should be changed would be when the tax kicks in, and what percentage.
Really? I thought that those were done under Balmer's CEO tenure, not Gate's.
No. He was sent to the senate on Dec 11th. More importantly, I doubt that he realized that the driver would be an issue.
Everybody is slightly allergic to the bite. Just let the mosquito finish and it will pull back the anti-coagulant. As to this being assult, more likely than not, the man has a EULA at the front door that says that by entering these doors, you agree not to sue. It would be that smudge that everybody saw on the bottom of the board going in.
Daschle was announced in early dec. PRIOR to any issues showing up. So yeah. Just like that.
Daschle was not appointed last week. Obama picked him in Dec. That would be BEFORE Geither's and richardson's debacle.