we believe Linux users will feel forced to move to newer releases of Linux just as Windows users feel forced to upgrade to new versions of Windows
If there are enough people who want to retain the same version of Linux for long periods of time, then there will be companies that will support exactly that. It's called competition, something you will never get in the windows world.
presumably you could do that with email anyway i.e. sender connects to receiving mail server which sends picture code to sender who includes the code in the email
what about this instead: 1. email is marked either anonymous or contains the identity of a verification server 2. receivers specify whether they want to receive anonymous email 3. non-anonymous senders have to have a verification service provider
that way, for a spammer to get through to everyone rejecting anonymous email, they have to have a verification service for their spam
and they have to keep moving it around to stop people blacklisting it or attacking it
and maybe its not worth their while spamming anymore
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presumably you could do that with email anyway i.e. sender connects to receiving mail server which sends picture code to sender who includes the code in the email
what about this instead:
1. email is marked either anonymous or contains the identity of a verification server
2. receivers specify whether they want to receive anonymous email
3. non-anonymous senders have to have a verification service provider
that way, for a spammer to get through to everyone rejecting anonymous email, they have to have a verification service for their spam
and they have to keep moving it around to stop people blacklisting it or attacking it
and maybe its not worth their while spamming anymore
... highlighting the risks to google's business. It seems to me maybe they just want to try to frighten up a google IPO so they can get in on the $'s.