Even for servers. I don't know about anyone else, but I have services running on my server at work that I use internally that I don't want to expose to the outside world.
"A better background in what? Using OSS software instead of Microsoft software? In the real world (yes, there are some exceptions) people use Microsoft Office. HR drones and automated readers reviewing your resumes aren't going to understand that Open Office is like Microsoft Office. They want to see Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Access on your resume, not their OSS counterparts."
If schools all use free software (as they should, I don't see why my taxes should go to Microsoft) then the HR drones aren't going to have much choice but to learn that an office suite is an office suite no matter who the vendor is.
There's an article about it just down the front page with 1800+ responses.
For God's sake, enough about Apple!
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They took a Unix, created a pretty GUI for it, and that's about it. They are a petty little company full of litigious bastards who would screw the consumer far far more if they got the chance than Microsoft ever has.
If the likes of Apple and Microsoft provide all of the infrastructure, why in the world wouldn't they cut out the middle man and work with artists directly?
The RIAA and the labels themselves are heading for a serious fall. They really will be losing a lot of money, but due to competition rather than "piracy". Apple and Microsoft will eat them for breakfast and I for one can't wait to see it happen.
The mom and pop machines are all running Windows. They won't change operating system for free, why in the world would they want to spend money (and lots of it) to move to a Mac?
Academic qualifications do not automatically translate into an ability to do real world work. Even if you got the job (you wouldn't at my company, my boss looks upon qualifications as a tie-breaker when two people are equally experienced) you would be overwhelmed by the combination of a difficult job and the task of learning to work in a totally different environment.
Why, we should... wait. He didn't actually say that? It's just another bit of shitty slashdot editing? What a shock. Honestly, this site gets worse every day.
They won't go for it after spending so much, nobody would contribute anything to such a niche application even in they did agree, and you'll look bad for even suggesting it.
Real is one company I wouldn't mind seeing go down the tubes, after I had to fix more than one computer crippled by their bundled spyware. Even Microsoft doesn;t sink to that level. Fuck Real and fuck the horse they rode in on.
No. For every person that didn't get a degree and became rich, there are a thousand others that spent their lives in low paying menial jobs. Without a degree you are almost certainly going to be saying "Would you like fries with that?" for the rest of your life. You will be nothing. A nobody. That's if you can even get the burger flipping job. Here in the UK far too many people live on the dole all of their lives, parasites that are a burden to the rest of society.
Personally, I would avoid working for the shirt-and-tie brigade where possible. If they are that conservative with their dress policy they are probably conservative with everything, and are going to get pasted when an innovative competitor comes along.
My message to employers: you want me to wear uncomfortable clothes to the office, fine. You don't get to whine and bitch whenever I get another job and quit though.
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Even for servers. I don't know about anyone else, but I have services running on my server at work that I use internally that I don't want to expose to the outside world.
If schools all use free software (as they should, I don't see why my taxes should go to Microsoft) then the HR drones aren't going to have much choice but to learn that an office suite is an office suite no matter who the vendor is.
There's an article about it just down the front page with 1800+ responses.
They took a Unix, created a pretty GUI for it, and that's about it. They are a petty little company full of litigious bastards who would screw the consumer far far more if they got the chance than Microsoft ever has.
Employeers/managers tend not to have a clue about IT in any case, why would this be any different?
Have you considered wrapping your lower body in tinfoil?
Most standard CLI tools are extremely cryptic. I think everyone would benefit from a redesign.
The RIAA and the labels themselves are heading for a serious fall. They really will be losing a lot of money, but due to competition rather than "piracy". Apple and Microsoft will eat them for breakfast and I for one can't wait to see it happen.
The MEPs are already against it. It's those fuckers that have been appointed rather than elected to power that are the problem.
The mom and pop machines are all running Windows. They won't change operating system for free, why in the world would they want to spend money (and lots of it) to move to a Mac?
Academic qualifications do not automatically translate into an ability to do real world work. Even if you got the job (you wouldn't at my company, my boss looks upon qualifications as a tie-breaker when two people are equally experienced) you would be overwhelmed by the combination of a difficult job and the task of learning to work in a totally different environment.
Microsoft's email clients will open attachments all by themselves.
With Apple starting 500% more lawsuits, Apple's lawyers are also very happy!
Why, we should... wait. He didn't actually say that? It's just another bit of shitty slashdot editing? What a shock. Honestly, this site gets worse every day.
They seem to spend more of their time complaining than anything else.
They won't go for it after spending so much, nobody would contribute anything to such a niche application even in they did agree, and you'll look bad for even suggesting it.
Real is one company I wouldn't mind seeing go down the tubes, after I had to fix more than one computer crippled by their bundled spyware. Even Microsoft doesn;t sink to that level. Fuck Real and fuck the horse they rode in on.
No. For every person that didn't get a degree and became rich, there are a thousand others that spent their lives in low paying menial jobs. Without a degree you are almost certainly going to be saying "Would you like fries with that?" for the rest of your life. You will be nothing. A nobody. That's if you can even get the burger flipping job. Here in the UK far too many people live on the dole all of their lives, parasites that are a burden to the rest of society.
And who's going to make Microsoft play nice with others? They aren't going to "grow up", because they make billions from the current situation.
They will click on a similar thing next time it pops up in front of them!
My message to employers: you want me to wear uncomfortable clothes to the office, fine. You don't get to whine and bitch whenever I get another job and quit though.
1. Post an article about turning a Mac into a PC.
2. Watch the Mac zealots go apeshit.
3. Profit from ad revenue!
This should really read "How to extract lots of money from a clueless government".
When will HTTP Customs be introduced as a fix?
I'll agree they aren't close to being another Microsoft, but that's only because they don't have the power to do it. The attitude is already there.