There is always alot of talk about the DMCA around here, I remember one case where that Volleyball games for xbox or PS2 was hacked to include naked models. The company was attempting to sue or press charges because it was not a fair use to modify the game. Would this not apply to this sistuation as well. someone illegally modified the game, so wouldnt Rockstar be able to press charges, and claim that the content was never supposed to be avaiable in the first place? It's kind of funny how the laws seem to come into play whenever certain parties deem them exceptable...
These ISP's are trying to double dip by charging consumers and these large businesses, whom nodoubt probably pay hefty fee's for their connections as it is. Finally someone standing up for the right of us little people. This is why Google is going to change the world in so many ways.
yeah same here, "fucking your Uncle Dad" thats a good one, wow i am speechless, actually i am not going to waste my time even trying to explain myself to someone like you...i dont know what idiocy your talking about, but since it amuses you i am happy for you. they say small things amuse small minds...
ok i cant spell pompus correctly, and i do know what it means, so i will be the civilized one and not insult you, cause i dont need to come down to your level...you were in the air force so that means that you knjow everythign about how the government and the military work, sorry for doubting you. (that was sarcsam, peabrain).....and is you look at the original post you fucken idiot,
The great things about this deal: the Army is going through a reseller, when clearly they have the purchasing power to buy direct; and most of the computers they purchase are normal consumer machines which will be purchased with Windows and Office already installed, so the Army will be paying twice for each machine.
unless i am mistaken you must not have even read the first post, you jsut skipped it and read the article. i didnt come up with the idea of, i was following along someone elses opinion because i agree with it, so you can go fuck yourself, moron...maybe if you paid any attention to the post in the first place, or even read the article, which gives no facks at all, it was a basice PR for the deal you retard
yeha ok, and i think your a pompus asshole, so there is what i mean, and yeah they have a very indepth article there, gives so much information. Its an overview, jsut cause you read an article doesnt necessarily mean its true either. so i think your in an alternate reality. and once again you act like you saying no thats not true is a hard thing. what is it besides your own opinion that proves that i am wrong and you are right? nothing, your purely speculating that i am wrong and your right, wich in realtiy doesnt seem so. how about you prove to me that i am wrong, what proof do you have, i dont see any evidence besides your opinion in these posts, so dont come at me with something lie you have to prove this and that, you prove your point and then maybe ill take a look at what you have to say
now you're saying we're paying for it *once*zz
its easy to say disprove, its hard to prove something, sorry i cant give you the hard data on that one, cause its probably pretty confidential stuff i am sure. but "they" is "us", we pay taxes, you kno wthat that is a basis for alot of government bugeting right? i mena you are in the millitary, where do you thin kthat they get the cash from?? they dont just print it when they need it. i think we both interpreted the article a little differently, and to each his own.
i never made fun of the government, just stated that it was following the normal way of doing things, paying too much for something, that thye could easily find a cheaper alternative too. and as far as proof...
you said:
"(which do come preinstalled with operating systems only, but which are imaged with software and then branded with the *licenses* they're buying)"
unless i am completely out of my mind, if you took econ and ever heard of TINSTAFL, there is no such thing as a free lunch. Those licenses arent just given because microsoft feels that they make enough money that a few free licenses doesnt make a big deal. They are included in the price, you are still paying for it in the long run. and if they are given by dell or whoever the supplier is the same principal goes, they just up the price a little for the rest of the country, so all in all we are still paying for it....there is not "proof" needed, its simple econ and business...
yeah and since they are paying for the software with the cost of the initial computers and then spending additional funds on more MS stuff, paying double as was said, thats just more of our tax money going to no use at all....and the majority of the people who use those computers that are getting the software are trained to use it in the first place, so linux is an alternative, because they have to initially learn at some point, so they wouldn't be chanting "joo n00b l8m3r" they would be working like they usually do and there would be the admins who are there now that would have no reaponsibility change except to learn linux if tey dont already know it.
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There is always alot of talk about the DMCA around here, I remember one case where that Volleyball games for xbox or PS2 was hacked to include naked models. The company was attempting to sue or press charges because it was not a fair use to modify the game. Would this not apply to this sistuation as well. someone illegally modified the game, so wouldnt Rockstar be able to press charges, and claim that the content was never supposed to be avaiable in the first place? It's kind of funny how the laws seem to come into play whenever certain parties deem them exceptable...
These ISP's are trying to double dip by charging consumers and these large businesses, whom nodoubt probably pay hefty fee's for their connections as it is. Finally someone standing up for the right of us little people. This is why Google is going to change the world in so many ways.
yeah same here, "fucking your Uncle Dad" thats a good one, wow i am speechless, actually i am not going to waste my time even trying to explain myself to someone like you...i dont know what idiocy your talking about, but since it amuses you i am happy for you. they say small things amuse small minds...
ok i cant spell pompus correctly, and i do know what it means, so i will be the civilized one and not insult you, cause i dont need to come down to your level...you were in the air force so that means that you knjow everythign about how the government and the military work, sorry for doubting you. (that was sarcsam, peabrain).....and is you look at the original post you fucken idiot,
The great things about this deal: the Army is going through a reseller, when clearly they have the purchasing power to buy direct; and most of the computers they purchase are normal consumer machines which will be purchased with Windows and Office already installed, so the Army will be paying twice for each machine.
unless i am mistaken you must not have even read the first post, you jsut skipped it and read the article. i didnt come up with the idea of, i was following along someone elses opinion because i agree with it, so you can go fuck yourself, moron...maybe if you paid any attention to the post in the first place, or even read the article, which gives no facks at all, it was a basice PR for the deal you retard
yeha ok, and i think your a pompus asshole, so there is what i mean, and yeah they have a very indepth article there, gives so much information. Its an overview, jsut cause you read an article doesnt necessarily mean its true either. so i think your in an alternate reality. and once again you act like you saying no thats not true is a hard thing. what is it besides your own opinion that proves that i am wrong and you are right? nothing, your purely speculating that i am wrong and your right, wich in realtiy doesnt seem so. how about you prove to me that i am wrong, what proof do you have, i dont see any evidence besides your opinion in these posts, so dont come at me with something lie you have to prove this and that, you prove your point and then maybe ill take a look at what you have to say
now you're saying we're paying for it *once*zz its easy to say disprove, its hard to prove something, sorry i cant give you the hard data on that one, cause its probably pretty confidential stuff i am sure. but "they" is "us", we pay taxes, you kno wthat that is a basis for alot of government bugeting right? i mena you are in the millitary, where do you thin kthat they get the cash from?? they dont just print it when they need it. i think we both interpreted the article a little differently, and to each his own.
i never made fun of the government, just stated that it was following the normal way of doing things, paying too much for something, that thye could easily find a cheaper alternative too. and as far as proof...
you said:
"(which do come preinstalled with operating systems only, but which are imaged with software and then branded with the *licenses* they're buying)"
unless i am completely out of my mind, if you took econ and ever heard of TINSTAFL, there is no such thing as a free lunch. Those licenses arent just given because microsoft feels that they make enough money that a few free licenses doesnt make a big deal. They are included in the price, you are still paying for it in the long run. and if they are given by dell or whoever the supplier is the same principal goes, they just up the price a little for the rest of the country, so all in all we are still paying for it....there is not "proof" needed, its simple econ and business...
yeah and since they are paying for the software with the cost of the initial computers and then spending additional funds on more MS stuff, paying double as was said, thats just more of our tax money going to no use at all....and the majority of the people who use those computers that are getting the software are trained to use it in the first place, so linux is an alternative, because they have to initially learn at some point, so they wouldn't be chanting "joo n00b l8m3r" they would be working like they usually do and there would be the admins who are there now that would have no reaponsibility change except to learn linux if tey dont already know it.