Did you even look at that list?!
Variants in build or in NAME you troll!
I counted 7 on that page if you're willing to look at them closely. I could probably find a couple more in the list if I tried.
Now it's my turn. Lets look here NAIThey report that their database holds 71000!!!! viruses. OOOOHHHH, but you found 7 that affect vulnerabilities of applictions that run on Linux. I work with Microsoft products. I study Microsoft products. Microsoft's record with regards to virus' and vulnerabilities is indefensible! So stop trying.
Microsofts OS's have had more root exploits, period.
This is all good and fair, unfortunately many of the artists willing to sign these contracts would never have made it in the business in the first place. Those hacks that do sign have huge promotional machines behind them. Machines which are designed to drown out competing artists. By the way, we're not talking about one multi national corporation, we're talking about at least 5! At some point the customer has to stand up, and stop supporting these obvious abuses, since the $fatcat$ artists that are "making it" aren't going to help! Also, when there's 2 factories in town owned by 2 brothers, you don't piss one off and expect a job from the other
It's linking the good to the service that is frightening to me. If I can no longer purchase a good without having an associated service forced down my throat... It seems to me that I never really purchase the good, but merely rent it's use through a service. Seems like nirvana for the RIAA! And a screw job for the customers! What happens when the popular file format changes? What happens when your old MP3 player won't work on winblows 2010ZZ? What happens when the TOS cause the player to break and not play your old files? No no no, not the present TOS, the add-ons that came with the last service pack. Buy them again! That's what. Don't believe me, I've got boxes of records, then tapes, now CD's! Changing file formats seem to be a logical extension. Did we mention what happens if you get in ANY kind of dispute with your certified media provider? You will temporarily lose access to all of your own media. I know I'm being alarmist, but it comes down to this, We either purchased the good and it's ours to do with as we please, or we didn't. The online services I've seem don't really allow purchases.
How about basing it, in part, on the behavior of the company? In this day and age, basing a purchasing decision solely on whether a company has a monopoly is ALMOST as foolish as basing it solely on whether it gives you what you want. If there aren't multiple companies offering the advanced features you want, you really have to wonder about the quality of the product as it was probably rushed out ahead of the competition.
How anyone could not take Micro$ofts corporate behavior into account is beyond me.
My father, who I never talk to about computers asked me for advice on moving to Linux. His distrust of Microsoft due to it's corporate behavior has become apparent and vocal.
Ironically, in the same context sensitive menu you speak of is the option to turn off clippy altogether. (It's a checkbox you deselect for using the assistant.) Don't have an Office install handy to direct you to it precisely. I think it's funny that you know how to hide it, but not get rid of it? KILL CLIPPY!!!
I have a Windows box at home, primarily for my wife. She's computer phobic and major changes means hand over hand support each time she wants to check email. She saw me using mozilla and asked what I was doing. I explained that it's just another way of viewing the web, like IE. I noticed about a month later that she was using it, I thought she hit the wrong shortcut. I noticed a week after that that she was still using it and I asked. Her explanation (and this is a quote!) "Internet Explorer Sucks!" She then went into a rant about popups and freezing windows.
IE's biggest enemy is IE!
The facts of my music purchasing.
I have observed what appears to be a cycle to the recording industry where
1. Cutting edge music is produced by immensely talented artists and distributed by small companies
2. Large distributors come in and either license the artists or outright buy the small companies
3. Local distribution channels vanish and talent panders to the large distributors for work, creating Lowest Common Denominator music
4. Music quality suffers immensely and sales drop, forcing the large distributors to find new talent
5. goto 1
Large distributors are obviously putting out LCD music.
My wife and I have pretty much quit purchasing music. I don't use any P2P and my wife wouldn't know how.
To say that the music sucks is an oversimplified way of saying that the music that we are commonly exposed to really, REALLY SUCKS big time!!! It will get no better when all media is controlled by one company, which seems to be the way we are going.
In the late 80's, the recording industry realized who was actually making good music, and they bought them! But now they've been spooked by this internet thing where small, online distributors can realistically compete with them, and they don't know who to buy to lock up those distribution channels!
Don't be fooled by this P2P crap, it's a smokescreen.
Sure, they may be losing money as a result of it (may!!) but thats not what will really hurt them in the long haul.
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Did you even look at that list?!
Variants in build or in NAME you troll!
I counted 7 on that page if you're willing to look at them closely.
I could probably find a couple more in the list if I tried.
Now it's my turn.
Lets look here NAIThey report that their database holds 71000!!!! viruses. OOOOHHHH, but you found 7 that affect vulnerabilities of applictions that run on Linux.
I work with Microsoft products.
I study Microsoft products.
Microsoft's record with regards to virus' and vulnerabilities is indefensible! So stop trying.
Microsofts OS's have had more root exploits, period.
cause $CO has been smoking something!
Yikes,
I drove 4 miles over the speed limit yesterday, should I go on the lam??
Back in high school, a friend gave me a copy of a Violent Femmes tape, is the statute of limitations up yet??
I play dvd's on my Linux laptop, should I turn myself over to the authorities immediately??
Black and white is for those with visual defects that leave them incapable of seeing in color.
Maybe to get nycfashiongirl to take the path of least resistance?
This is all good and fair, unfortunately many of the artists willing to sign these contracts would never have made it in the business in the first place.
Those hacks that do sign have huge promotional machines behind them. Machines which are designed to drown out competing artists.
By the way, we're not talking about one multi national corporation, we're talking about at least 5!
At some point the customer has to stand up, and stop supporting these obvious abuses, since the $fatcat$ artists that are "making it" aren't going to help!
Also, when there's 2 factories in town owned by 2 brothers, you don't piss one off and expect a job from the other
It's linking the good to the service that is frightening to me.
If I can no longer purchase a good without having an associated service forced down my throat...
It seems to me that I never really purchase the good, but merely rent it's use through a service.
Seems like nirvana for the RIAA!
And a screw job for the customers!
What happens when the popular file format changes? What happens when your old MP3 player won't work on winblows 2010ZZ? What happens when the TOS cause the player to break and not play your old files? No no no, not the present TOS, the add-ons that came with the last service pack. Buy them again! That's what.
Don't believe me, I've got boxes of records, then tapes, now CD's! Changing file formats seem to be a logical extension.
Did we mention what happens if you get in ANY kind of dispute with your certified media provider? You will temporarily lose access to all of your own media.
I know I'm being alarmist, but it comes down to this,
We either purchased the good and it's ours to do with as we please, or we didn't.
The online services I've seem don't really allow purchases.
How about basing it, in part, on the behavior of the company? In this day and age, basing a purchasing decision solely on whether a company has a monopoly is ALMOST as foolish as basing it solely on whether it gives you what you want. If there aren't multiple companies offering the advanced features you want, you really have to wonder about the quality of the product as it was probably rushed out ahead of the competition.
How anyone could not take Micro$ofts corporate behavior into account is beyond me.
My father, who I never talk to about computers asked me for advice on moving to Linux. His distrust of Microsoft due to it's corporate behavior has become apparent and vocal.
Ironically, in the same context sensitive menu you speak of is the option to turn off clippy altogether. (It's a checkbox you deselect for using the assistant.) Don't have an Office install handy to direct you to it precisely. I think it's funny that you know how to hide it, but not get rid of it?
KILL CLIPPY!!!
I have a Windows box at home, primarily for my wife. She's computer phobic and major changes means hand over hand support each time she wants to check email. She saw me using mozilla and asked what I was doing. I explained that it's just another way of viewing the web, like IE. I noticed about a month later that she was using it, I thought she hit the wrong shortcut. I noticed a week after that that she was still using it and I asked. Her explanation (and this is a quote!) "Internet Explorer Sucks!" She then went into a rant about popups and freezing windows. IE's biggest enemy is IE!
I have observed what appears to be a cycle to the recording industry where
1. Cutting edge music is produced by immensely talented artists and distributed by small companies
2. Large distributors come in and either license the artists or outright buy the small companies
3. Local distribution channels vanish and talent panders to the large distributors for work, creating Lowest Common Denominator music
4. Music quality suffers immensely and sales drop, forcing the large distributors to find new talent
5. goto 1
My wife and I have pretty much quit purchasing music. I don't use any P2P and my wife wouldn't know how.
To say that the music sucks is an oversimplified way of saying that the music that we are commonly exposed to really, REALLY SUCKS big time!!! It will get no better when all media is controlled by one company, which seems to be the way we are going.
In the late 80's, the recording industry realized who was actually making good music, and they bought them!
But now they've been spooked by this internet thing where small, online distributors can realistically compete with them, and they don't know who to buy to lock up those distribution channels!
Don't be fooled by this P2P crap, it's a smokescreen. Sure, they may be losing money as a result of it (may!!) but thats not what will really hurt them in the long haul.