I'd like to sue the manufacturer of my retinas. In other news, in order to avoid forthcoming liabilities, God and Evolution denied any involvement with the current configuration of the human body and blame each other for any defect on it.
Windows 2000 actually replaced the 95/98/ME line It did for a lot of mainstream users, but they were in different product lines:
Workstation / Bussines line:
Windows NT 4.0 - Windows 2000 - Windows XP Professional
Home line:
Windows 95 - Windows 98 - Windows 98 SE - Windows ME - Windows XP Home Edition
Windows XP was the point when the two product lines merged their underlying technology. Before that, the home version of Windows used DOS as its core.
Many bussines users were using 95/98 instead of NT (which was aimed at high end workstation, so very few bussines dektop used it), so when 2000 came out, it was an obvious upgrade path.
Netflix then used these fraudulently obtained patents to scare others out of the market, in violation of antitrust law
Which is exactly what Microsoft is doing with their 'Open Source Software infringes our (most bogus) patents' FUD. And MSFT has already been found guilty of abusing its monopoly. I really hope Netflix to lose this lawsuit in order to make a precedent, so MS shall be more careful of using their patents to keep its monopoly status.
This doesn't even prevent all kinds of cell phone based detonations, only those that are remote controlled. For instance, in the 2004 Madrid bombing, cell phones were used as detonators, by using their alarm clock functionality and not by callig them from the distance.
Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne) Rock Of Ages (Def Leppard) The Number Of The Beast (Iron Maiden) Jump (Van Halen) I Will Follow (U2) Fade To Black (Metallica) Hurts So Good (John Cougar/Mellencamp/whatever) Paradise City (Guns 'N Roses) Rock You Like a Hurricane (Scorpions) Livin' On a Prayer (Bon Jovi) Dr Feelgood (Motley Crue)
Maybe the article had it wrong, but separate OS for each half of the screen seems bloated to me. After all, this is targeted at low income families and schools in developing countries, where low-specs PCs are the norm. A single instance of the OS, managing the two sessions seems more efficient.
And please don't tell me each half will be running Windows Vista Half Screen Edition. A low spec'd PC running not one, but TWO instances of Vista? You'd need a Beowulf cluster to do that!
Most likely they're not, but it would be good for that company if they were. Those PCs would stand out, not like yet-another-generic-PC, they could sell many units solely on nostalgic users. With some PR work, they could generate some fuss about it, which could get the attention of the press and give them publicity.
And it doesn't even have to be hardware compatible, they could just include an emulator in BIOS or even just preload it in Windows.
The value of a machine is directly proportional to the amount of software it can run. So there is a selection bias towards already dominant O/S.
That phrase may have been valid in the 80's or early 90's, but I don't think it holds the same value right now. Web browsing / e-mail reading are the main purposes for which people buy computers these days, and those task are done mostly using open protocols that don't rely on a specific computer architecture or operating system.
Applications that were once only possible as programs running on the user desktop computer are now being offered as web services. These web services are in many aspects superior to their stand-alone counterparts because of their collaboration capabilities.
That's why Microsoft keeps pushing their proprietary protocols and extensions. They know that if you can live your digital life and do all your work without Microsoft software, their platform has no competitive edge.
But where does Microsoft and the Bush administration fit into this schema? I'm sure 'Gobal Badwidth Crisis' has to be related to 'Global Warming Crisis'
Skinner: We can buy =real= periodic tables instead of these promotional ones from Oscar Meyer. Krabappel: Who can tell me the atomic weight of bolognium? Martin: Ooh... delicious? Krabappel: Correct. I would also accept snacktacular.
It's extortion to ask people to pay for a product that they're using?
No. It's extortion when someone you happen (or not) to do bussines claims you're stealing his goods, not because he has any evidence of it, but because you don't buy from him as much as he thinks you should -ignoring the fact that there are products from other vendors that provide the same functionality- and he demands you to prove him you didn't steal anything from him -not the other way around- and if you refuse to do it, he will send you the special police, which also happens to be largely funded by him.
Well, then I guess all of us poor slobs in retail should be prosecuted for extortion as well, since nobody leaves our store with products that they haven't paid for!
Is there a security person at the exit door checking not only if the contents of every customer bag match the receipt, but also calling customers who bought not as much as the store expected 'shoplifters' and demanding them to prove that their jacket or watch (which they had when they went in) is not stolen? Because this is what Microsoft is actually planning to do.
Could somebody point me in the direction of Apple software that I don't have to pay for?
As this story had nothing to do with Apple, it's obvious by now that you are trolling. By the way, the thing I like about Apple software is that even if it's proprietary, it doesn't treat me like a criminal. It doesn't make me to enter a big serial number from an ugly sticker attached to the hardware just to install the OS, nor does it make me 'activate it' to use it.
Better yet, there is this thing called 'Free Software' or 'Open Source Software' that not only doesn't treat you like a thieve, but also encourages you to share it and modify it (or pay anyone you like to do it) to better suit your needs.
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Are you sure you want to go back there?
In other news, in order to avoid forthcoming liabilities, God and Evolution denied any involvement with the current configuration of the human body and blame each other for any defect on it.
Yes because Cuba is the only producer of sugar cane in the world, right?
Workstation / Bussines line:
Windows NT 4.0 - Windows 2000 - Windows XP Professional
Home line:
Windows 95 - Windows 98 - Windows 98 SE - Windows ME - Windows XP Home Edition
Windows XP was the point when the two product lines merged their underlying technology. Before that, the home version of Windows used DOS as its core.
Many bussines users were using 95/98 instead of NT (which was aimed at high end workstation, so very few bussines dektop used it), so when 2000 came out, it was an obvious upgrade path.
Which is exactly what Microsoft is doing with their 'Open Source Software infringes our (most bogus) patents' FUD. And MSFT has already been found guilty of abusing its monopoly. I really hope Netflix to lose this lawsuit in order to make a precedent, so MS shall be more careful of using their patents to keep its monopoly status.
This doesn't even prevent all kinds of cell phone based detonations, only those that are remote controlled. For instance, in the 2004 Madrid bombing, cell phones were used as detonators, by using their alarm clock functionality and not by callig them from the distance.
I'd choose:
Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne)
Rock Of Ages (Def Leppard)
The Number Of The Beast (Iron Maiden)
Jump (Van Halen)
I Will Follow (U2)
Fade To Black (Metallica)
Hurts So Good (John Cougar/Mellencamp/whatever)
Paradise City (Guns 'N Roses)
Rock You Like a Hurricane (Scorpions)
Livin' On a Prayer (Bon Jovi)
Dr Feelgood (Motley Crue)
Chuck Norris can make you work more than that per day.
Maybe the article had it wrong, but separate OS for each half of the screen seems bloated to me. After all, this is targeted at low income families and schools in developing countries, where low-specs PCs are the norm. A single instance of the OS, managing the two sessions seems more efficient.
And please don't tell me each half will be running Windows Vista Half Screen Edition. A low spec'd PC running not one, but TWO instances of Vista? You'd need a Beowulf cluster to do that!
Microsoft Research: The place where computer scientists produce cool ideas and innovations that never get into Microsoft products.
Whooosh!
Dear potential terrorist:
Please remain calm while the authorities are on their way.
It must be like this one
What if both pilot and copilot are forced to say "oops, sorry -- No problem, someone tripped" by terrorists pointing their guns at them?
And it doesn't even have to be hardware compatible, they could just include an emulator in BIOS or even just preload it in Windows.
Will a GSM phone accept my 16 MB 72 pin SIMM that has been in a drawer for years?
That phrase may have been valid in the 80's or early 90's, but I don't think it holds the same value right now. Web browsing / e-mail reading are the main purposes for which people buy computers these days, and those task are done mostly using open protocols that don't rely on a specific computer architecture or operating system.
Applications that were once only possible as programs running on the user desktop computer are now being offered as web services. These web services are in many aspects superior to their stand-alone counterparts because of their collaboration capabilities.
That's why Microsoft keeps pushing their proprietary protocols and extensions. They know that if you can live your digital life and do all your work without Microsoft software, their platform has no competitive edge.
Skinner: We can buy =real= periodic tables instead of these promotional ones from Oscar Meyer. ... delicious?
Krabappel: Who can tell me the atomic weight of bolognium?
Martin: Ooh
Krabappel: Correct. I would also accept snacktacular.
No. It's extortion when someone you happen (or not) to do bussines claims you're stealing his goods, not because he has any evidence of it, but because you don't buy from him as much as he thinks you should -ignoring the fact that there are products from other vendors that provide the same functionality- and he demands you to prove him you didn't steal anything from him -not the other way around- and if you refuse to do it, he will send you the special police, which also happens to be largely funded by him.
Is there a security person at the exit door checking not only if the contents of every customer bag match the receipt, but also calling customers who bought not as much as the store expected 'shoplifters' and demanding them to prove that their jacket or watch (which they had when they went in) is not stolen? Because this is what Microsoft is actually planning to do.
As this story had nothing to do with Apple, it's obvious by now that you are trolling. By the way, the thing I like about Apple software is that even if it's proprietary, it doesn't treat me like a criminal. It doesn't make me to enter a big serial number from an ugly sticker attached to the hardware just to install the OS, nor does it make me 'activate it' to use it.
Better yet, there is this thing called 'Free Software' or 'Open Source Software' that not only doesn't treat you like a thieve, but also encourages you to share it and modify it (or pay anyone you like to do it) to better suit your needs.
Whoosh!!!
My God! That's so scary! Hey! I just heard about this dangerous substance. You should be careful about that one, too!
Do you have pr0n tapes?
Would you trade pr0n with me? I'm paying for the shipping all the way to Afghanistan.
Best Regards,
Junis.
It will give a new meaning to "point and shoot camera"