Just like Netscape, Microsoft is adding something to their OS add a service that is already available, for free. Perhaps to run the others out of business?
We want everything on the Internet to be free, but then we want to limit spammers and spimmers from doing their thing (me included). It all comes down to a trade-off between freedom to use the Internet as we please and being tolerent of others doing the same thing!;-)
CNET does a good job with most of their sites. I use download.com almost as much as I use Freshmeat. I look forward to seeing how they handle this baby.
Seriously, something has got to be done about patenting of simple things like this. Why does everyone have to hored all their cool ideas! Is it that important to make a few more bucks by keeping everyone else from using your cool little idea?
OK, maybe I've been reading too much Harry Potter lately.:)
But this all does seem to be more and more like a battle between good (computer users) and evil (worm/virus programmers). How bad will it get when we have everything electronic talking to everything else electronic? Soon you will only need to be within 10 feet of something to get attacked by a worm or virus!
...I know for a FACT that there absolutely no drunken [Russian] astronauts...
Visions of the MIR crash immediately come to mind. But you really can't blame them! Russia is trying to keep up with the US space program, but can't manage to feed half their people. Hell, I'd have a drink or two in that situation as well!
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Just like Netscape, Microsoft is adding something to their OS add a service that is already available, for free. Perhaps to run the others out of business?
We want everything on the Internet to be free, but then we want to limit spammers and spimmers from doing their thing (me included). It all comes down to a trade-off between freedom to use the Internet as we please and being tolerent of others doing the same thing! ;-)
CNET does a good job with most of their sites. I use download.com almost as much as I use Freshmeat. I look forward to seeing how they handle this baby.
Seriously, something has got to be done about patenting of simple things like this. Why does everyone have to hored all their cool ideas! Is it that important to make a few more bucks by keeping everyone else from using your cool little idea?
WHY CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG! :-)
But this all does seem to be more and more like a battle between good (computer users) and evil (worm/virus programmers). How bad will it get when we have everything electronic talking to everything else electronic? Soon you will only need to be within 10 feet of something to get attacked by a worm or virus!
Visions of the MIR crash immediately come to mind. But you really can't blame them! Russia is trying to keep up with the US space program, but can't manage to feed half their people. Hell, I'd have a drink or two in that situation as well!
What about phase 1? Did I miss it? Man I've got to keep up-to-date better.
I understand smaller is better, but this might be too small.