Since Microsoft is using a knowingly flawed report (they admitted that the report was flawed in some South African periodical), there are good grounds to hold them responsible for false and misleading advertising. On that basis, everyone who reads this should file a complaint with the FTC at http://www.ftc.gov/ .
Now if we could only get MS-lackey Jerry Pournelle to retire, we might actually get some quality journalism.
There are several posts referring to the parents of Carneal as the plaintiffs... Morons... re-read the article - it is the parents of the VICTIMS that are suing - not the parents of the shooter...
For everyone of the numbnuts who continually criticize Jon's articles - why don't you try writing something yourselves instead of just reacting to what other people write.
This article was pretty good. The sad part is that I can really relate to Jesse's high school experiences (very similar to my own.)
Here I am at 33 years of age and I am a geek making only $84,000/yr now. Why am I not doing any better financially? Cuz I never learned to smooze and grovel.
By mass-mailing junk mail, I am taking time away from the processing of other 'real' mail. The more Junk mail produced, the more postal employees have to be hired (or time to get my 'real' mail gets longer.) Gee, that sounds similar to a 'denial of service' attack.
What makes them malicious? Just because you don't like the fact that you receive the email?
Have you tried getting yourself removed from their list?
I received that same E-mail to only one of my email addresses. I get it maybe once a month. The PORN SPAM I get daily comes to just one address - an AOL address I used in chat rooms. I think I know where they got my email address. My other email addresses, I get very little SPAM (an alternate AOL address has gotten 1 SPAM telling me about some local community involvement group in the last 2 months.) So I ignore it and it doesn't become a problem.
Define 'malicious'... There are already laws in place for 'malicious' spammers who attempt 'denial of service' attacks. Besides 'denial of service' problems, how can spammers be differentiated between 'malicious' and 'non-malicious'?
Too many of you people want your cake and eat it too...
Except one issue that you seem to have forgotten: Prior attempts to get refunds from the vendors have failed. The top 6 OEM's have already been on record as NOT giving refunds for MS-Windows because of their own policies. If both the OEMs and MS refuse to give refunds, then we have grounds for a class-action suit. But in order to be successful in court, we have to give both the OEMs and MS a chance to make good on their EULA. We have heard from the OEMs. Now we need to hear from MS. Then we can pull the OEMs and MS into court. Let them (MS and OEMs) do their finger pointing their and let a judge make their choice on who pays for the refund.
On this particular "Mickey Mouse" comment - I don't think it came from an M$ employee. I have been corresponding with Klaas off and on since he posted his comment.
He seemed a little misinformed about Linux, but not unreasoning. He drives his IT management decisions not on things going on today, but what he sees happening in five years.
He has not been rude to my unsolicited e-mails, and has always acknowledged receiving them with a return note of thanks (I have been sending him updates on news articles about corporate growth and support for Linux.)
I am glad you are able to keep your kids under your thumb 24 hours a day. Me, I have a job to go to every day. My wife stays home with our son, and I guess according to you, she should not allow him out of her sight to even go to the bathroom.
Hey, Numbnuts (since you logged as AC, I can't address you by name), this site had NOTHING to do with MP3s. It had NOTHING to do with the MUSIC component of the songs it listed. It dealt with LYRICS. Many people used the site to find the proper TITLE and ARTIST of lyrics they remembered so they could go out and BUY the CD. It is the generalized mischaracterization of intellectual property by morons like yourself that has turned this country (US of A) into a collection of victims.
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Since Microsoft is using a knowingly flawed report (they admitted that the report was flawed in some South African periodical), there are good grounds to hold them responsible for false and misleading advertising. On that basis, everyone who reads this should file a complaint with the FTC at http://www.ftc.gov/ .
Now if we could only get MS-lackey Jerry Pournelle to retire, we might actually get some quality journalism.
There are several posts referring to the parents of Carneal as the plaintiffs... Morons... re-read the article - it is the parents of the VICTIMS that are suing - not the parents of the shooter...
talk about Lamers.
sheesh... learn to read.
For everyone of the numbnuts who continually criticize Jon's articles - why don't you try writing something yourselves instead of just reacting to what other people write.
This article was pretty good. The sad part is that I can really relate to Jesse's high school experiences (very similar to my own.)
Here I am at 33 years of age and I am a geek making only $84,000/yr now. Why am I not doing any better financially? Cuz I never learned to smooze and grovel.
Keep up the good writing, Jon.
Considering that MS did not outright deny making the bid, I think that Van Kempen is probably telling the truth about this point.
Methinks I smell some fish...
Machine differences...
Make file not put together for optimal compilation...
There are ANY number of reasons this could be a problem.
Why not use the same make file and then benchmark it?
Or just keep your head in the sand and continue to complain while your boss replaces you with someone who really knows how to do the job.
By mass-mailing junk mail, I am taking time away from the processing of other 'real' mail. The more Junk mail produced, the more postal employees have to be hired (or time to get my 'real' mail gets longer.) Gee, that sounds similar to a 'denial of service' attack.
I guess that means you are wrong.
What makes them malicious? Just because you don't like the fact that you receive the email?
Have you tried getting yourself removed from their list?
I received that same E-mail to only one of my email addresses. I get it maybe once a month. The PORN SPAM I get daily comes to just one address - an AOL address I used in chat rooms. I think I know where they got my email address. My other email addresses, I get very little SPAM (an alternate AOL address has gotten 1 SPAM telling me about some local community involvement group in the last 2 months.) So I ignore it and it doesn't become a problem.
Define 'malicious'... There are already laws in place for 'malicious' spammers who attempt 'denial of service' attacks. Besides 'denial of service' problems, how can spammers be differentiated between 'malicious' and 'non-malicious'?
Too many of you people want your cake and eat it too...
Except one issue that you seem to have forgotten: Prior attempts to get refunds from the vendors have failed. The top 6 OEM's have already been on record as NOT giving refunds for MS-Windows because of their own policies. If both the OEMs and MS refuse to give refunds, then we have grounds for a class-action suit. But in order to be successful in court, we have to give both the OEMs and MS a chance to make good on their EULA. We have heard from the OEMs. Now we need to hear from MS. Then we can pull the OEMs and MS into court. Let them (MS and OEMs) do their finger pointing their and let a judge make their choice on who pays for the refund.
On this particular "Mickey Mouse" comment - I don't think it came from an M$ employee. I have been corresponding with Klaas off and on since he posted his comment.
He seemed a little misinformed about Linux, but not unreasoning. He drives his IT management decisions not on things going on today, but what he sees happening in five years.
He has not been rude to my unsolicited e-mails, and has always acknowledged receiving them with a return note of thanks (I have been sending him updates on news articles about corporate growth and support for Linux.)
I am glad you are able to keep your kids under your thumb 24 hours a day. Me, I have a job to go to every day. My wife stays home with our son, and I guess according to you, she should not allow him out of her sight to even go to the bathroom.
I bet you don't even have any kids, do you?
Moron is too kind of a term to apply to you.
Hey, Numbnuts (since you logged as AC, I can't address you by name), this site had NOTHING to do with MP3s. It had NOTHING to do with the MUSIC component of the songs it listed. It dealt with LYRICS. Many people used the site to find the proper TITLE and ARTIST of lyrics they remembered so they could go out and BUY the CD. It is the generalized mischaracterization of intellectual property by morons like yourself that has turned this country (US of A) into a collection of victims.