The difference is that Linux is not a monopoly. It is a kernel. The government has to come down on the Tweed bosses and Al Capone bosses of the IT world so that the consumer is protected from tyranny. Microsoft has broken the law and exercised illegal business practices to force their shotty products down the throats of America. In order for America to be free, companies like these must be controlled or destroyed.
"...were unhappy with terms of the offers or simply not interested..."
It does seem like a realization that a faulty assumption was made: that Microsoft is a great company because of its innovative technology, and that other companies would have a better chance of competing if they licensed this technology.
The truth is, the quality of much of Microsoft's software is poor, especially considering the price you pay, and Microsoft's most innovative products -- such as Microsoft Project Web Access or the editing/review features in Microsoft Word -- were licensed from other companies by Microsoft. What they could not license, they stole. And if they stole it, but were in danger of getting sued, they just bought the company they stole the technology from. (Apple, for example). Go figure.
The only way to compete with Microsoft is to offer a better product, which is not hard to do, and would cost less to develop independently of the giant. But even with the better product, you still have Microsoft's huge Marketing machine to contend with. This Marketing machine is what allows shotty software and shotty products to make it to a production environment at a high cost.
What is the point of upgrading? A pdf is a pdf, right? Is adobe going to keep upgrading 100 years from now? There must be a benefit curve for the ratio of upgrading vs. the benefits of upgrading, and as time goes on, it gets steep. I think it's all b.s. Just because there is another release, it does not mean you should upgrade. The newest, as we see here, is not always the best. All I care about is that I can print to PDF, which I can in Adobe Acrobat 6.0 for Windows. In linux, I just use ps2pdf.
There could be an optional button for people with water in their ear. When you press it, the phone lights up (literally), and the fire creates a low pressure suction in the ear phone that unplugs the caller (literally).
I think what you need to do first is get yourself one of those high-tech computers capable of flashing "Access Denied" in a red 400 pt. font. when you turn it on.
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They own 25%, last I heard.
The difference is that Linux is not a monopoly. It is a kernel. The government has to come down on the Tweed bosses and Al Capone bosses of the IT world so that the consumer is protected from tyranny. Microsoft has broken the law and exercised illegal business practices to force their shotty products down the throats of America. In order for America to be free, companies like these must be controlled or destroyed.
"...were unhappy with terms of the offers or simply not interested..."
It does seem like a realization that a faulty assumption was made: that Microsoft is a great company because of its innovative technology, and that other companies would have a better chance of competing if they licensed this technology.
The truth is, the quality of much of Microsoft's software is poor, especially considering the price you pay, and Microsoft's most innovative products -- such as Microsoft Project Web Access or the editing/review features in Microsoft Word -- were licensed from other companies by Microsoft. What they could not license, they stole. And if they stole it, but were in danger of getting sued, they just bought the company they stole the technology from. (Apple, for example). Go figure.
The only way to compete with Microsoft is to offer a better product, which is not hard to do, and would cost less to develop independently of the giant. But even with the better product, you still have Microsoft's huge Marketing machine to contend with. This Marketing machine is what allows shotty software and shotty products to make it to a production environment at a high cost.
What is the point of upgrading? A pdf is a pdf, right? Is adobe going to keep upgrading 100 years from now? There must be a benefit curve for the ratio of upgrading vs. the benefits of upgrading, and as time goes on, it gets steep. I think it's all b.s. Just because there is another release, it does not mean you should upgrade. The newest, as we see here, is not always the best. All I care about is that I can print to PDF, which I can in Adobe Acrobat 6.0 for Windows. In linux, I just use ps2pdf.
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There could be an optional button for people with water in their ear. When you press it, the phone lights up (literally), and the fire creates a low pressure suction in the ear phone that unplugs the caller (literally).
I think what you need to do first is get yourself one of those high-tech computers capable of flashing "Access Denied" in a red 400 pt. font. when you turn it on.