1. Install Kazaa Lite.
2. Disable sharing of your files with other users.
3. Download as much free music as you want without worrying about getting sued.
613 million US dollars is nothing to Microsoft! They have billions of dollars in cash. Let's hope the final verdict consists of more than that. If the fine and removal of Windows Media Player are all that the EU is going to propose then I say why even bother. It amounts to a slap on the wrist. Not that any goverment body can really do anything to Microsoft. OSS is what will contain the beast and eventually take away it's bite.
Given that, historically, jews have been responsible for a lot of trouble, this could help mankind in the long run. Hitler wasn't the first guy to try to eliminate jews, and he certainly won't be the last.
Hopefully, it will come to be that jews will realize that it is their religion that has been bringing them trouble, so they will simply discard it to the trash-heap of history, just like the french did over 200 years ago.
By the same token, only a fool believes that price and value are never the same. I can think of many situations where price and value have nothing to do with each other and many instances where they are, in fact, directly related.
MS isn't done and won't be done anytime soon! They have enough cash in the bank to make it for a long, long time. Especially if the MS (L)users out there choose to buy XP Reloaded or whatever the hell Microsoft decides to call their upcoming interim release of XP. I have an idea Billy boy, why don't you call it Windows SR, where SR stands for "Suckers Re-pay" or "Shitty Re-release".
Windows Me was an interim release for home users between Windows 98 and Windows XP Home Edition because XP Home Edition was so long in coming and they needed the money. So what did they do? The rushed an inferior and buggy product out the door that contained some new code. Not a lot mind you, but just enough to totally fuck things up. Now they announce an interium release of Windows between Windows XP and Longhorn because Longhorn is going to be a long way off. I have a funny feeling this will be a Windows Me style release all over again. They'll rush some buggy POS out the door that has some new stuff. Not all of it mind you, just enough to totally fuck things up. You'll excuse me Bill G if I laugh and pass on this one!
If that happens I'm totally down. Hopefully Windows EU won't have product activation. That is the main part of Windows that needs to be stripped out. Who wants an OS that is going to expire? I mean come on, if you think they'll activate Windows forever then I want what your smoking cause it's got to be some good shit!
Yes that is acceptable. At that point, the voilation has already occured. Why not have a look at the 12 year odl boy... oh wait.. I'm not Micheal Jackson... (in case your wondering, yes, this is a joke, and a rather bad one at that!)
Do I think AMD will overcome Intel with some clever marketing? No. Can AMD gain some market share with a properly targeted marketing campaign that stress a better price to performance ratio and mentions the fact that Intel's chips are AMD compatible instead of vice versa? Absolutely!
Intel doesn't have to be as careful as you may think. The general public has no idea about Intel/AMD differences. This makes it much easier on Intel to just keep producing crap that is just couple tenths of a gigahertz faster and pass it off for a few hundred more dollars and make more profit. AMD is still not close to taking the processor lead.
What you say is true now but AMD could do some real damage though by launching a series of commercials with some catch phrase (think "Intel inside") that plays up the fact that Intel chips are based on a standard developed by AMD. Something to effect of "Why pay more for a processor based on AMD's standard when you could be paying a lot less and using the real McCoy?"
Not exactly phrased that way, but you get the idea. It could be a real plus for AMD if they could find the right way to market it. Hence Intel doing the smart thing and trying to burry it for as long as they can.
If HP had stayed by Napster's side, I wonder how much more successful things would have been... It is good to see more companies adopting online music downloading for a price, while the RIAA campaigns against it, however it would be nice to have some stiff compatition against iTunes. Remember, competition is a good thing.
Your point is very well taken, competition is a good thing. If it were any company other than Apple I'd be worried about it (and this is coming from a Windows user, I've never owned a Mac) but Apple has such a good reputation for quality hardware and quality, easy to use software that I'm not really worried about Apple having any competition. I mean, I already spent the big bucks with Apple on the iPod. iTunes and the iTMS are already great products, I don't think that a lack of serious competition is going to make the packages go downhill anytime soon. If iTunes and the iTMS never really change and additional features are never added I won't care because I really like what is already out there. I'm also not worried about competition driving the prices of music down. I think 99 cents a track is here to stay for the time being and I don't really mind paying it. Of course, I'm locked in to Apple hardware and Apple software if I want to listen to purchased music without burning it to a CD and re-ripping it but I'm not really all that worried about that either. The iPod is such a great product that I imagine that I'll stay with the iPod/iTunes/iTMS combo for a long time to come.
I think that every little bit of additonal security is a good thing. Especially when your running a Microsoft OS. Might somebody somewhere figure out a way around it? Yes. Does that then mean that the feature is entirely useless? No.
Go with Belkin's TuneCast... it's like 30 bucks and does the job better than the iTrip. You can only broadcast to 88.1, 88.3, 88.5, or 88.7 but the signal is great and it sounds good in the car.
This is an interesting article. It appears that Compaq had a good device for tunes before being purchased by HP. THe question is why did HP go and outsourced tunes appliance when it already had one it purchased from Compaq? Lack of faith in Compaq? Then why did they they buy Compaq? Did they even know it existed? Then the question becomes did they even know what they bought?
My guess would be that they took a look at their own device and they took a look at what was already out there and then made a decision. Perhaps the device by Compaq was a total POS. iPods are the in thing right now. It's a great device. I shelled out over $600 for a new 40 GB iPod, a battery pack, the iTrip to broadcast music over an FM signal and a car charger and I couldn't be happier with my purchases. To be able to take your entire music library with you is a great thing and the iPod makes navigating a huge library of music an easy thing to do (deciding what you want to listen to, on the other hand, can be pretty daunting when you can choose from any CD or song in your library).
I think HP took a look at their device, took a look at the iPod and the integration of the iPod, iTunes and the iTunes Music Store and saw a superior integrated solution and decided to go with that. It was a good business move on their part. They'll sell more devices and they know that they are delivering a quality solution to their customers.
Apple is a solid company that has proven that they can deliver. Napster hasn't proven that it's going to make enough money selling music and subscriptions to stay in business. Apple can fund iTunes through sales of iPods. How can Roxio ever hope to fund Napster if the recording industry should decide to continue charging what it is presently charging for the foreseeable future? The short answer is that it probably can't unless it can sell enough monthly subscriptions. It's not clear at this time what is going to happen to Napster. HP could have some ticked off customers if they bundled Napster and then the company went out of business.
Oh come on, tell the truth. You're not Canadian. Jacques... Jacques Chirac old boy, is that you? Shouldn't you be spending less time insulting the United States of America on Slashdot and more time trying to cripple the religious rights of minorities in your country?
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1. Install Kazaa Lite. 2. Disable sharing of your files with other users. 3. Download as much free music as you want without worrying about getting sued.
Money may not equal happiness but it sure as hell makes happiness a lot easier to achieve :-)
613 million US dollars is nothing to Microsoft! They have billions of dollars in cash. Let's hope the final verdict consists of more than that. If the fine and removal of Windows Media Player are all that the EU is going to propose then I say why even bother. It amounts to a slap on the wrist. Not that any goverment body can really do anything to Microsoft. OSS is what will contain the beast and eventually take away it's bite.
Another shining example of someone who does not grasp the basics of the English language.
By the same token, only a fool believes that price and value are never the same. I can think of many situations where price and value have nothing to do with each other and many instances where they are, in fact, directly related.
MS isn't done and won't be done anytime soon! They have enough cash in the bank to make it for a long, long time. Especially if the MS (L)users out there choose to buy XP Reloaded or whatever the hell Microsoft decides to call their upcoming interim release of XP. I have an idea Billy boy, why don't you call it Windows SR, where SR stands for "Suckers Re-pay" or "Shitty Re-release".
I am now sure that NASA has found fairly conslusive evidence of water on Mars. Not becuase of the article sited in this story, but because NASA is having a press conference to announce "significant findings" tomorrow at 2:00 PM EST.
I think it's a pretty safe bet that there is water on Mars. Long John Silvers better be ready to pay up. I want my free shrimp and I want it tomorrow!
Windows Me was an interim release for home users between Windows 98 and Windows XP Home Edition because XP Home Edition was so long in coming and they needed the money. So what did they do? The rushed an inferior and buggy product out the door that contained some new code. Not a lot mind you, but just enough to totally fuck things up. Now they announce an interium release of Windows between Windows XP and Longhorn because Longhorn is going to be a long way off. I have a funny feeling this will be a Windows Me style release all over again. They'll rush some buggy POS out the door that has some new stuff. Not all of it mind you, just enough to totally fuck things up. You'll excuse me Bill G if I laugh and pass on this one!
That would be "kiss my fucking ass" for the those who are wondering.
He wasn't filthy rich either, which he is now.
If that happens I'm totally down. Hopefully Windows EU won't have product activation. That is the main part of Windows that needs to be stripped out. Who wants an OS that is going to expire? I mean come on, if you think they'll activate Windows forever then I want what your smoking cause it's got to be some good shit!
Yes that is acceptable. At that point, the voilation has already occured. Why not have a look at the 12 year odl boy ... oh wait .. I'm not Micheal Jackson ... (in case your wondering, yes, this is a joke, and a rather bad one at that!)
Upgrading to 2.6? Isn't that more of a downgrade? Afterall, Windows 3.11 came out years ago!
Do I think AMD will overcome Intel with some clever marketing? No. Can AMD gain some market share with a properly targeted marketing campaign that stress a better price to performance ratio and mentions the fact that Intel's chips are AMD compatible instead of vice versa? Absolutely!
What you say is true now but AMD could do some real damage though by launching a series of commercials with some catch phrase (think "Intel inside") that plays up the fact that Intel chips are based on a standard developed by AMD. Something to effect of "Why pay more for a processor based on AMD's standard when you could be paying a lot less and using the real McCoy?"
Not exactly phrased that way, but you get the idea. It could be a real plus for AMD if they could find the right way to market it. Hence Intel doing the smart thing and trying to burry it for as long as they can.
I think that every little bit of additonal security is a good thing. Especially when your running a Microsoft OS. Might somebody somewhere figure out a way around it? Yes. Does that then mean that the feature is entirely useless? No.
It could be best summed up in two words: "more secure".
As long as they are not fat, not ugly, play naked, and retrieve me a beer on command I have absolutely no problem with an all female gaming squad!
Well I'm afraid that I have bad news for you buddy. With Nader in, Kerry can't win. I hope your ready for 4 more years of George.
Go with Belkin's TuneCast ... it's like 30 bucks and does the job better than the iTrip. You can only broadcast to 88.1, 88.3, 88.5, or 88.7 but the signal is great and it sounds good in the car.
My guess would be that they took a look at their own device and they took a look at what was already out there and then made a decision. Perhaps the device by Compaq was a total POS. iPods are the in thing right now. It's a great device. I shelled out over $600 for a new 40 GB iPod, a battery pack, the iTrip to broadcast music over an FM signal and a car charger and I couldn't be happier with my purchases. To be able to take your entire music library with you is a great thing and the iPod makes navigating a huge library of music an easy thing to do (deciding what you want to listen to, on the other hand, can be pretty daunting when you can choose from any CD or song in your library).
I think HP took a look at their device, took a look at the iPod and the integration of the iPod, iTunes and the iTunes Music Store and saw a superior integrated solution and decided to go with that. It was a good business move on their part. They'll sell more devices and they know that they are delivering a quality solution to their customers.
Apple is a solid company that has proven that they can deliver. Napster hasn't proven that it's going to make enough money selling music and subscriptions to stay in business. Apple can fund iTunes through sales of iPods. How can Roxio ever hope to fund Napster if the recording industry should decide to continue charging what it is presently charging for the foreseeable future? The short answer is that it probably can't unless it can sell enough monthly subscriptions. It's not clear at this time what is going to happen to Napster. HP could have some ticked off customers if they bundled Napster and then the company went out of business.
Oh come on, tell the truth. You're not Canadian. Jacques ... Jacques Chirac old boy, is that you? Shouldn't you be spending less time insulting the United States of America on Slashdot and more time trying to cripple the religious rights of minorities in your country?
Let me guess, you're French.