"giga" has the same greek root as the word "giant". the soft "g" (as in "gist") is the original and preferred pronunciation of "giga". tech nerds are to blame for getting it wrong with the common pronunciation of "gigabyte".
I know slashdot loves to hate Microsoft, but just because you made a mistake in the past and changed course doesn't make you hypocrite
But it wasn't a "mistake" -- it was a deliberate policy ("Embrace, Extend, Extinguish"). Perhaps it doesn't make Microsoft a hypocrite, but also, Microsoft deserves no sympathy for any problems it might encounter from its competition doing what it did before.
That's a bit of a fine line, because what will often promote the progress of science and useful arts is compensating the people who produce useful work so they can produce more of it by devoting themselves full time to it.
Yeah, like Van Gogh was motivated by the fortune he made from his works to make more.
People have been saying that Microsoft is just on the edge of falling for decades now. If Vista didn't kill it, nothing will.
I think that the one thing that will kill it is people using smartphones and tablets for email -- realizing that they don't have to have Outlook. Documents in the cloud are another nail in the coffin because they must now be client neutral (that boat already sailed -- the iPad).
Since baseball stadiums are not a standard size, the distance that a ball must be hit to get a home run varies.
If a player plays for a team that has a small stadium, the average stadium size that this player plays in will be smaller (since 50% of the games will be in the home team stadium).
Thus, there is a significant advantage for home run count for players whose teams have smaller stadiums. How does this get factored into the statistics?
I have wondered about this. I would hope that, if you have your own virtual private server, you could argue that it was analagous to renting an office, in which case, 4th amendment protections would apply.
I think that the argument for goverment snooping on email is that the ISP manages the email, thus you have already given access to a 3rd party. If you host it yourself, on a machine that is not managed by an ISP (beyond providing the virtual machine), there is no 3rd part involved in processing your email.
Of course the email may still be available at the other end of the conversation, because it may originate or be received by a traditional ISP that must manage the email.
In my part of CA, the ballots for the upcoming elections are 2 sheets about 8x20inches, double sided.
As well as the presidential elections, we have elections for US senator, US representative, state senator, state representive, city mayor, city council members, school board members, local community college board members, and probably some others that I have forgotton.
On the other sheet, we have 13 statewide referendums (or is that referenda?) (locally known as propositions) and a bunch of local referendums.
Mid nineties? Hah, according to this page, the anti-trust settlement did not happen until 2002. That settlement included banning exclusive deals.
However, that settlement only covered the US. Do you really expect people to believe that Microsoft would not attempt (and perhaps achieve) the same type of agreements for non-US vendors selling to non-US countries? As for showing it in writing, do your really think that Microsoft would publish (or allow to be published) such an agreement?
The problem for Microsoft is that, as a convicted anti-trust violator, it does not deserve the benefit of any doubt when other possible anti-trust violations are discussed.
As I said earlier, citation required. I have not seen any reports that the browser ballot problem affected only certain OEMs (which would imply a mistake by the OEMs). I find it hard to believe that all OEMs would make the same mistake, so the alternative is that the cause originated in Redmond.
Someone else posted that thay bought a retail copy of Windows and it did not have the browser ballot. No OEM involved.
And finally, MS doesn't have a QA process that involves getting hold of machines from major OEMs such as Dell and testing them?
Hah! If you believe it was a glitch, then I have a bridge to sell you. Noone in Microsoft noticed this issue for over a year? No QA process found this?
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Actually, you have that back-to-front. The loss was $6.9B while the writedown was $8.8B, so without the writedown, HP would have reported a profit!
Why aren't the artists pushing for royalties from terrestial radio? There is probably a lot more revenue to be gained from this.
Soft is "g" before "i" or "e"
and so is "c"
But it wasn't a "mistake" -- it was a deliberate policy ("Embrace, Extend, Extinguish"). Perhaps it doesn't make Microsoft a hypocrite, but also, Microsoft deserves no sympathy for any problems it might encounter from its competition doing what it did before.
Well done Timothy. I submitted this story earlier and the submission by mbeckman appears to be copied from my submission.
But I thought Meg was in favor of a free market! Just not for employees I suppose. Apparently what's good for the goose is not good for the gander.
Yeah, like Van Gogh was motivated by the fortune he made from his works to make more.
Really? Logwatch seems to do an effective job of this.
Did the author ever post about how Windows having ~95% of the desktop market share is bad? If not, I will ignore his writings.
I think that the one thing that will kill it is people using smartphones and tablets for email -- realizing that they don't have to have Outlook. Documents in the cloud are another nail in the coffin because they must now be client neutral (that boat already sailed -- the iPad).
Notably missing are the original words. It looks like spin from Microsoft to cover Ballmer's ass.
Whoooshhhhh!
Since baseball stadiums are not a standard size, the distance that a ball must be hit to get a home run varies. If a player plays for a team that has a small stadium, the average stadium size that this player plays in will be smaller (since 50% of the games will be in the home team stadium). Thus, there is a significant advantage for home run count for players whose teams have smaller stadiums. How does this get factored into the statistics?
I have wondered about this. I would hope that, if you have your own virtual private server, you could argue that it was analagous to renting an office, in which case, 4th amendment protections would apply.
I think that the argument for goverment snooping on email is that the ISP manages the email, thus you have already given access to a 3rd party. If you host it yourself, on a machine that is not managed by an ISP (beyond providing the virtual machine), there is no 3rd part involved in processing your email.
Of course the email may still be available at the other end of the conversation, because it may originate or be received by a traditional ISP that must manage the email.
AMD has products suitable for tablets?
In my part of CA, the ballots for the upcoming elections are 2 sheets about 8x20inches, double sided.
As well as the presidential elections, we have elections for US senator, US representative, state senator, state representive, city mayor, city council members, school board members, local community college board members, and probably some others that I have forgotton.
On the other sheet, we have 13 statewide referendums (or is that referenda?) (locally known as propositions) and a bunch of local referendums.
For the Google impaired
This actually happened in the UK. based on some very dubious statistics about the likely contents of the safeboxes.
1. Idiots
2. Since the water is usually not as clear as a swimming pool, it may not be obvious how deep the water actually is.
MIX 1 and 2! Result: car driven into flood waters.
Mid nineties? Hah, according to this page, the anti-trust settlement did not happen until 2002. That settlement included banning exclusive deals.
However, that settlement only covered the US. Do you really expect people to believe that Microsoft would not attempt (and perhaps achieve) the same type of agreements for non-US vendors selling to non-US countries? As for showing it in writing, do your really think that Microsoft would publish (or allow to be published) such an agreement?
The problem for Microsoft is that, as a convicted anti-trust violator, it does not deserve the benefit of any doubt when other possible anti-trust violations are discussed.
As I said earlier, citation required. I have not seen any reports that the browser ballot problem affected only certain OEMs (which would imply a mistake by the OEMs). I find it hard to believe that all OEMs would make the same mistake, so the alternative is that the cause originated in Redmond.
Someone else posted that thay bought a retail copy of Windows and it did not have the browser ballot. No OEM involved.
And finally, MS doesn't have a QA process that involves getting hold of machines from major OEMs such as Dell and testing them?
[citation required].
Every source I have read on the web shows Microsoft admitting to the "error" themselves, not blaming it on OEMs.
Hah! If you believe it was a glitch, then I have a bridge to sell you. Noone in Microsoft noticed this issue for over a year? No QA process found this?
You mean forwards compatible? I think that MS is doing a one-time only conversion of apps from WP7 to Windows 8.
Ugly! Ugly! Ugly!
From the looks of it, I assume that Jonathan Ive was NOT involved in the design.