Those things that pay for the content you do actually watch.
Imagine how great the programs are going to be once advertisers stop paying for commercials or, worse, start forcing blatant product placement.
Joy. I can't wait...
When friends can say, "Have you heard Eva Cassidy's music? Here, I'll send you a couple of songs, you won't believe how good she is," that's called "word of mouth," and what you'll get is more and more people who attend her live performances and buy her CDs.
Wow! File sharing can raise the dead... how can anyone be against this great technology?
I spent some time talking to Tom and was shocked to find out he didn't apparently care all that much about OSS. He mostly cared about finding ways to make money off it.
I think this is a point that gets overlooked in in the OSS debate. Every company, despite any outward face to the contrary, is into Linux/OSS to make money. Do you really think IBM, Red Hat, etc are doing what they do as a labour of love? No, they want your money - they are a businesses after all, not charities. Needless to say, the Chinese governemnt aren't looking at OSS for the good of humanity either.
Whatever the final outcome of the OSS/Proprietry battle, you can be sure we're all going to be paying in some way and someone will be getting rich off it.
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Those things that pay for the content you do actually watch. Imagine how great the programs are going to be once advertisers stop paying for commercials or, worse, start forcing blatant product placement. Joy. I can't wait
You're kidding, right?
Or maybe you're trying for the related list of "Sadest Losers in Technology 2003"
I particularly liked the slogan for the Demotivators Screensaver:
"Windows. Now more depressing than ever."
Actually, almost any large Microsoft customer can gain access to the Windows source code. This is part of Micorosft's Software Assurance program.
I know of several companies with this access, it's no big deal really.
I assume the US government could easilly get this access if they don't have it already.
When friends can say, "Have you heard Eva Cassidy's music? Here, I'll send you a couple of songs, you won't believe how good she is," that's called "word of mouth," and what you'll get is more and more people who attend her live performances and buy her CDs.
... how can anyone be against this great technology?
Wow! File sharing can raise the dead
I spent some time talking to Tom and was shocked to find out he didn't apparently care all that much about OSS. He mostly cared about finding ways to make money off it.
I think this is a point that gets overlooked in in the OSS debate. Every company, despite any outward face to the contrary, is into Linux/OSS to make money. Do you really think IBM, Red Hat, etc are doing what they do as a labour of love? No, they want your money - they are a businesses after all, not charities. Needless to say, the Chinese governemnt aren't looking at OSS for the good of humanity either.
Whatever the final outcome of the OSS/Proprietry battle, you can be sure we're all going to be paying in some way and someone will be getting rich off it.
meet the new boss, same as the old boss