Do these sorts of suits strike anyone else as utterly ridiculous ?
I mean has anyone seen any pepsi/coke ads lately ? They feature their competitors unabashedly. I know it's not quite the same thing, but the premise is ridiculous: "No one should hear about the competitor's products when ours are mentioned". I mean sure, that's nice to have it that way and all, but it seems a tad silly, no?
On the charges: Unfair competition ? What exactly IS that ? And how is google at all competing directly w/ Louis Vuitton?
Counterfeits.. Ok, this is just clearly a trumped up charge because L.V. doesnt like competition from other brands, just another thing to throw in the charge-pot. I mean if people are gonna buy high end fashion, they're likely not gonna accept substitutes (the whole thing is silly, but w/e).
Misleading advertising ? I mean sure, they're advertising for the competitor.. but misleading ? What are they saying that's false?
On the other hand, it's France, and its a french company (Louis Vuitton) against an american company (Google)... so it's not like there's any political bias or anything either. Another suit in France w/ "Le Meridien Hotels" went the same way. Hmmmmmmm. Notice that a similar american suit went google's way.
What do I suggest to stop this sort of sillyness ? Anyone who goes after google like this should quite simply have their pages removed from the index. "Got a problem with our system? then you dont need to be in it, goodbye". Now THAT is a strong deterrent. Those whiny bastards would think twice.
I agree with the parent. I think your average WalMart consumer isnt that in tune to Linux, and this really is just a cost cutting measure.
However, on the positive side, before Joe Redneck wipes his drive and installs his pirated copy of windows, he might think twice and just try that "new fangled linux thing", and maby, just maby, he wont install windows.
At the very least, he'll likely see that it's a decent operating system, and such a move could gain Linux some recognition and respect among the non computer literate.
P.S. I'm from the deep south, so I know that Joe Redneck and certainly much worse in the terms of computer literacy are generous descriptions of the average users' ability (at least down there).
Yea, but why the hell would you want to pay for windows?
I mean, not only do you get that slimy, i've-supported-shitty-software feeling, you've also wasted good money that could've been spent on better things... like a mac, or por... whoops I mean, quality software.
Considering it's a linux notebook, and it's sorta hard to build yourself one of those. Looks like it'd make a good WiFi sniffer/detector, albeit a tad expensive.
On a side note: Has anyone actually made their own laptop that's not an utter monstrosity ?
IBM isnt running scared.. they're just playing the same dirty subpeona game that SCO is playing.
This is just another tactic to hopefully run SCO out of funds so they cant continue. We all know how it's gonna end, IBM's just trying to waste as little of THEIR money as possible by wasting as much of SCO's time and money as they can. Intel's just an unfortunate bystander.
Not to restate the obvious but... Are they nuts ? How could something like this ever be even remotely profitable ?
I mean, what's the market ? Probably people who know what DOOM3 is and have played it. Then narrow it down to silly people who for some reason thing board games are as cool or cooler than one of the better FPSes ever created.. wow... pot's getting pretty small, isnt it ?
I'm wondering.. when the RFID chips get a signal from the reader (eg: a mobil speedpass challenge/response), the speedpass obviously has to do some computation on the limited RF energy that its been given, and then return the answer.
I know vaguely how CPUs do these sort of calculations, but how do you HARD wire a system to do that on so little energy ?
Do the energy requirements go up w/ keysize ? The complexity of the circuits?
Do these things have some sort of static flash ROM ?
In case that wasnt clear to anyone, it reffers to paper still carrying an enormous amount of information that just isnt digitized or available digitally to the "curious".
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No silly, I'm just providing a clear example. And do stop trolling, it's impolite.
My thoughts exactly (see my post ;) ) !
Wrong!
Have you seen any pepsi/coke commercials ? Like the one when the coke delivery man reaches for a pepsi ? The brands are pretty damn clear.
Do these sorts of suits strike anyone else as utterly ridiculous ?
I mean has anyone seen any pepsi/coke ads lately ? They feature their competitors unabashedly. I know it's not quite the same thing, but the premise is ridiculous: "No one should hear about the competitor's products when ours are mentioned". I mean sure, that's nice to have it that way and all, but it seems a tad silly, no?
On the charges: Unfair competition ? What exactly IS that ? And how is google at all competing directly w/ Louis Vuitton?
Counterfeits.. Ok, this is just clearly a trumped up charge because L.V. doesnt like competition from other brands, just another thing to throw in the charge-pot. I mean if people are gonna buy high end fashion, they're likely not gonna accept substitutes (the whole thing is silly, but w/e).
Misleading advertising ? I mean sure, they're advertising for the competitor.. but misleading ? What are they saying that's false?
On the other hand, it's France, and its a french company (Louis Vuitton) against an american company (Google)... so it's not like there's any political bias or anything either. Another suit in France w/ "Le Meridien Hotels" went the same way. Hmmmmmmm. Notice that a similar american suit went google's way.
What do I suggest to stop this sort of sillyness ? Anyone who goes after google like this should quite simply have their pages removed from the index. "Got a problem with our system? then you dont need to be in it, goodbye". Now THAT is a strong deterrent. Those whiny bastards would think twice.
I agree with the parent. I think your average WalMart consumer isnt that in tune to Linux, and this really is just a cost cutting measure.
However, on the positive side, before Joe Redneck wipes his drive and installs his pirated copy of windows, he might think twice and just try that "new fangled linux thing", and maby, just maby, he wont install windows.
At the very least, he'll likely see that it's a decent operating system, and such a move could gain Linux some recognition and respect among the non computer literate.
P.S. I'm from the deep south, so I know that Joe Redneck and certainly much worse in the terms of computer literacy are generous descriptions of the average users' ability (at least down there).
Yea, but why the hell would you want to pay for windows?
I mean, not only do you get that slimy, i've-supported-shitty-software feeling, you've also wasted good money that could've been spent on better things... like a mac, or por... whoops I mean, quality software.
Considering it's a linux notebook, and it's sorta hard to build yourself one of those. Looks like it'd make a good WiFi sniffer/detector, albeit a tad expensive.
On a side note: Has anyone actually made their own laptop that's not an utter monstrosity ?
for a set period of time. When that time runs out.. SCO's gonna need to pony up more. The lawyers arnt that stupid.
He shoots.. he scores !
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IBM isnt running scared.. they're just playing the same dirty subpeona game that SCO is playing.
This is just another tactic to hopefully run SCO out of funds so they cant continue. We all know how it's gonna end, IBM's just trying to waste as little of THEIR money as possible by wasting as much of SCO's time and money as they can. Intel's just an unfortunate bystander.
Not to restate the obvious but... Are they nuts ? How could something like this ever be even remotely profitable ?
I mean, what's the market ? Probably people who know what DOOM3 is and have played it. Then narrow it down to silly people who for some reason thing board games are as cool or cooler than one of the better FPSes ever created.. wow... pot's getting pretty small, isnt it ?
Think "Same Size" more on the chip, instead of smaller. Now does it sound better?
Yes, exactly like that.
I cant stand the damn things, they drive me NUTS.
Not ANOTHER format.. now i'll need to buy a 7-way-card reader instead of the currenet 6-way beasts of devices companies put out.
Cant we all play nice ???
I'm wondering.. when the RFID chips get a signal from the reader (eg: a mobil speedpass challenge/response), the speedpass obviously has to do some computation on the limited RF energy that its been given, and then return the answer.
I know vaguely how CPUs do these sort of calculations, but how do you HARD wire a system to do that on so little energy ?
Do the energy requirements go up w/ keysize ? The complexity of the circuits?
Do these things have some sort of static flash ROM ?
Erm, seeing as they're part of the successful Linux on iPod project, something tells me they're not quite stopping here.
P.S. It's been their goal for a while to get a functional linux on 4G.
Yea... he mentioned something about already patching the bootloader, but I have no idea how... anyone w/ a good explination ?
Look, a 10 year old troll. How cute.
The irony of insulting the ipod with a free ipod link as the sig...
oh.. wait a sec.. isnt my... crap.
P.S. The ipods, at least the 4G's have TWO cpus.
This is a truely clever hack, I'm glad I donated money to these guys for a new 4G ipod.. now my ipod can run linux !
Sweetness !
Something tells me that these IP insurance lawyers are the same people as the patent lawyers. I mean the skillset would appear to be the same right ?
Who's really suprised though? It's just lawyers creating work for themselves, i.e.: buisness as usual for them.
In case that wasnt clear to anyone, it reffers to paper still carrying an enormous amount of information that just isnt digitized or available digitally to the "curious".
That something conducted around the flow of information happens in the prime medium in which information is transferred.
amazing isnt it ?
Now that is REALLY cool. That's the sort of services I wish MY provider (Comcast) would provide.
Nobody really uses these internet portal sites with all that streaming video (read: comcast ads) stuff they show on TV.
This is the kind of helpful feature people want ! Give us blogs, bittorrent trackers, etc !