why not take it a step further and make people not only pay extra for the OS pre-installed/distributed w/the PC but also make them have no choice but to run it once they get it.
It doesn't make sense for MS to force people to use Windows. Then they have to provide support for those people. It would also lead to a lot of disgruntled users. It also wouldn't be to the advantage of the hardware makers because they would lose customers not interested in Windows to smaller vendors.
It seems like the ideal system for Microsoft is one where Windows comes preinstalled on the major vendors' computers, but some users remove it. Then MS gets paid for those copies, but doesn't have to provide support for them.
You're making the common mistake of comparing victimless crime to victim crime. Granted, if I download a CD rather than buying it the RIAA doesn't get my money, but if it's a CD I wouldn't have bought, no one has lost anything. Whereas, in your carjacking example, the victim has definitely lost something, whether the thief would have otherwise bought the car or not.
This is a pretty good question. Is all law enforcement, fictional or otherwise, protected? Does this mean no one is allowed to play the bad guy? What happens when the cop is the bad guy?
I think some of you may be missing the obvious: the point isn't to prevent future space disasters, that will be done in other ways. The point is to know a lot more about them when they do happen by having as much information as possible.
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I hope the next Windows interface will be a return to crisp function and logical work flow.
I assume when you say crisp function and logical workflow you mean giant title bars.
Or better yet... a paperclip!
why not take it a step further and make people not only pay extra for the OS pre-installed/distributed w/the PC but also make them have no choice but to run it once they get it.
It doesn't make sense for MS to force people to use Windows. Then they have to provide support for those people. It would also lead to a lot of disgruntled users. It also wouldn't be to the advantage of the hardware makers because they would lose customers not interested in Windows to smaller vendors.
It seems like the ideal system for Microsoft is one where Windows comes preinstalled on the major vendors' computers, but some users remove it. Then MS gets paid for those copies, but doesn't have to provide support for them.
Based on the name of the article, I thought they were hooking the power supplies up to someone's genitals.
You're making the common mistake of comparing victimless crime to victim crime. Granted, if I download a CD rather than buying it the RIAA doesn't get my money, but if it's a CD I wouldn't have bought, no one has lost anything. Whereas, in your carjacking example, the victim has definitely lost something, whether the thief would have otherwise bought the car or not.
"Does it bother you that people like Jeffery Archer or Jackie Collins seem to get more respect for their writing than you ?"
He answered this question pretty clearly in a salon.com interview earlier this year. It's a good read.
This is a pretty good question. Is all law enforcement, fictional or otherwise, protected? Does this mean no one is allowed to play the bad guy? What happens when the cop is the bad guy?
I think some of you may be missing the obvious: the point isn't to prevent future space disasters, that will be done in other ways. The point is to know a lot more about them when they do happen by having as much information as possible.