"On a serious note, it would be interesting to see the level of fines Microsoft is willing to bear. This would show how much value they actually place on their protocols."
I'd like to see it done chessboard-style: the fine is one Euro on the first day, and it doubles each day after that. After a month, it would be starting to hurt.
www.ubuntu.com is actually already headed in this direction. If you go to that page, you will see the word "linux" in the title, and you see "linux-based" in the first sentence of the blurb, but for the most part they try to avoid that association.
"this is Ford some how magically making the brake design unknown to anyone else in the world so that only Ford can make brake replacements."
There's no magic about it. It's more like Coca-Cola not publishing their secret recipe, so that other people can't make their own Coke on the cheap. Which is fair enough, really.
Nice try, but that's the exact reason why Sony are going to deliberately limit the number of PS3 consoles available at launch. They know that if they sell too many consoles immediately, they will go bust. From their point of view, it is better to let them trickle out while the cost of components drops.
The best way to hurt Sony would be to tell the truth. Spread the word about what they have been doing. No tricks or ploys required.
I'm currently working on a project with way more lines of code than Windows Vista. In fact, there is one particular FUNCTION that has more lines of code than the entirety of Vista.
It's public int intToInt(int). It analyses as integer on a case by case basis and returns the equivalent integer.
I don't think that "everyone else is doing it" should be an adequate defence. Consumers should demand fair conditions for workers, and if we have to pay extra for our iPods, then so be it.
Consumers created this monster. It's up to consumers to reverse it.
My first DVD player was a PS2. I used it for about two-and-a-half years, and I'd probably still be using it now if it weren't for the fact that I was given a DVD recorder as a gift. It was sufficient for my needs.
I can't really see Sony announcing tomorrow "we've decided that trusting our customers is the best bet, so we're dropping our DRM project. Plus, we don't have to piss any more money up the wall developing buggy and weak DRM systems!"
No, they'll rethink, and come up with something even more grotesque. It will probably involve a mandatory tax on CD-ROM drives, or something so hideous that we haven't even thought of it in our worst sci-fi novels.
"What interested parties can do is go to this page and leave 1* comments to balance off the fake ones."
I'd propose that instead of doing this, people would actually read the book in question and then leave their rating. People should not leave reviews for books that they haven't read, not even as a form of vigilante justice.
"It is either a tremendous faux pas on Sony's part, or there was some intentional act here to make this as reprehensible as possible."
IF the allegations are true, then I expect that Sony have actually been doing this kind of thing for years and getting away with it. Only NOW are people taking a closer look at Sony's code to see exactly how deep this seam of faeces runs.
I've attempted to make a list of all the Sony products in my house, just out of curiosity. It's probably not complete, but it's up to a total of £700 already.
Now, I'm not about to throw all this gear away just to prove a point, because that would be daft. But I am going to avoid putting any more money their way. I know that losing me as a customer probably doesn't matter that much to Sony, but I'm clearly not the only person who is planning on boycotting Sony.
That's cool. As you have discovered, Linux isn't intended to be a substitute for Windows - it's an alternative operating system. And a damn good one at that.
Hang on, I detect a contradiction. If a nihilist's only opinion is that nothing means anything, and it is also your opinion that we are all rodents blah blah blah, then that means that "nothing means anything" is NOT your only opinion, and hence you are not a nihilist.
I've just upgraded to a 19" LCD monitor at home. Comparing Windows 2000 (well, it's Windows XP, but with the old theme) to GNOME, I have to admit that Windows looks more elegant.
Also, as far as speed goes, the Windows GUI does seem to be faster (though the OS itself takes a fortnight to boot because of the anti-virus and firewall required, so GNU/Linux scores an equaliser).
Stability? Yeah, okay, GNU/Linux wins. And also on security, usability, features and TCO.
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"On a serious note, it would be interesting to see the level of fines Microsoft is willing to bear. This would show how much value they actually place on their protocols."
I'd like to see it done chessboard-style: the fine is one Euro on the first day, and it doubles each day after that. After a month, it would be starting to hurt.
www.ubuntu.com is actually already headed in this direction. If you go to that page, you will see the word "linux" in the title, and you see "linux-based" in the first sentence of the blurb, but for the most part they try to avoid that association.
"this is Ford some how magically making the brake design unknown to anyone else in the world so that only Ford can make brake replacements."
There's no magic about it. It's more like Coca-Cola not publishing their secret recipe, so that other people can't make their own Coke on the cheap. Which is fair enough, really.
Nice try, but that's the exact reason why Sony are going to deliberately limit the number of PS3 consoles available at launch. They know that if they sell too many consoles immediately, they will go bust. From their point of view, it is better to let them trickle out while the cost of components drops.
The best way to hurt Sony would be to tell the truth. Spread the word about what they have been doing. No tricks or ploys required.
I've always thought it was cruel, the way they make those dogs wear those suits.
I'm considering buying a shedload of PS3s, pulling them to pieces, and then selling the components back to Sony at a tidy profit.
I'm currently working on a project with way more lines of code than Windows Vista. In fact, there is one particular FUNCTION that has more lines of code than the entirety of Vista.
It's public int intToInt(int). It analyses as integer on a case by case basis and returns the equivalent integer.
I don't think that "everyone else is doing it" should be an adequate defence. Consumers should demand fair conditions for workers, and if we have to pay extra for our iPods, then so be it.
Consumers created this monster. It's up to consumers to reverse it.
Maybe then my ISP will bring an end to their ridiculous traffic-shaping policy, whereby they cap all BitTorrent traffic to 20kb/s.
My first DVD player was a PS2. I used it for about two-and-a-half years, and I'd probably still be using it now if it weren't for the fact that I was given a DVD recorder as a gift. It was sufficient for my needs.
"Just to give a single example, something as simple as a CPU temp monitoring app, turned out to be a nightmare."
Funny. I just did sudo apt-get install mbmon
I can't really see Sony announcing tomorrow "we've decided that trusting our customers is the best bet, so we're dropping our DRM project. Plus, we don't have to piss any more money up the wall developing buggy and weak DRM systems!"
No, they'll rethink, and come up with something even more grotesque. It will probably involve a mandatory tax on CD-ROM drives, or something so hideous that we haven't even thought of it in our worst sci-fi novels.
"I've certainly been coming less often."
Two possible responses to this:
1. Quiet, you. I've been noticing your account posting thousands of times per day!
2. You should see your doctor. He may be able to help you out.
"What interested parties can do is go to this page and leave 1* comments to balance off the fake ones."
I'd propose that instead of doing this, people would actually read the book in question and then leave their rating. People should not leave reviews for books that they haven't read, not even as a form of vigilante justice.
"It is either a tremendous faux pas on Sony's part, or there was some intentional act here to make this as reprehensible as possible."
IF the allegations are true, then I expect that Sony have actually been doing this kind of thing for years and getting away with it. Only NOW are people taking a closer look at Sony's code to see exactly how deep this seam of faeces runs.
Upon performing further tests, they subsequently returned results of positive, negative, flegative, bogative, rogative and spigative.
"And more so, Sony should replace EVERY affected computer with a brand new Vaio"
I'd prefer the cash alternative.
I've attempted to make a list of all the Sony products in my house, just out of curiosity. It's probably not complete, but it's up to a total of £700 already.
Now, I'm not about to throw all this gear away just to prove a point, because that would be daft. But I am going to avoid putting any more money their way. I know that losing me as a customer probably doesn't matter that much to Sony, but I'm clearly not the only person who is planning on boycotting Sony.
"You'll probably need to buy Windows seperately"
I think you meant to say "It doesn't come with an operating system." Don't make assumptions.
Nah, your next phone will have voice recognition. It's just around the corner...
It's the most informative thing on this page.
That's cool. As you have discovered, Linux isn't intended to be a substitute for Windows - it's an alternative operating system. And a damn good one at that.
Hang on, I detect a contradiction. If a nihilist's only opinion is that nothing means anything, and it is also your opinion that we are all rodents blah blah blah, then that means that "nothing means anything" is NOT your only opinion, and hence you are not a nihilist.
Is this right?
But is this really sarcastic?
I've just upgraded to a 19" LCD monitor at home. Comparing Windows 2000 (well, it's Windows XP, but with the old theme) to GNOME, I have to admit that Windows looks more elegant.
Also, as far as speed goes, the Windows GUI does seem to be faster (though the OS itself takes a fortnight to boot because of the anti-virus and firewall required, so GNU/Linux scores an equaliser).
Stability? Yeah, okay, GNU/Linux wins. And also on security, usability, features and TCO.
I thought that nihilists weren't supposed to have opinions?