Why do customers want to upgrade to Longhorn? I seem to keep losing reasons, or never had them in some cases.
Because they like to run beta software???
Perhaps a better question is why would they like to run it? And the answer to that question is quite simple; they need a reason to upgrade their hardware besides Doom 3:)
lol here in Canada, I can't speak for all Canadians, but personally I'd like to see him re-elected too. I really want to see which sovreign country he'd like to invade next:)
But how do you get idiot users who install every app they find on the interenet to move over to Linux to make the test more accurate. I'd say a large chunk of the XP failures are caused by retarded people using computers...
Largest count I've ever seen in Ad-Aware has topped 600 objects... Move THOSE users to Linux and then lets see the failures:)
That would be true if it wasn't for the little low-margin computer shops that put downward pressure on the hardware prices.
They'll come down. The computer industry is the best indication of how capitalism can benefit the consumer. We pay stupidly low margins at computer stores.
IANAL, but I studied a bit in Business School. The law is quite clear on disclaimers and negligence. A disclaimer or license agreement cannot supercede the law, just like a contract must be within the letter of the law. (at least in Canada)
In this case, the common law on torts would supercede any shrink wrap agreement.
The trick is to prove damages. Suing Microsoft for a security hole is sort of like suing the company that built your home for not leaving bars on the windows. Sure, your home is insecure, and you've suffered losses because of the windows in your home, but it's a tough case for the courts to determine that Microsoft's liable.
Personally, Yahoo lost me forever with their search engine with the X10 popups. Switched to google around that time, as I suspect many others did the same.
Uhm, TFA didn't define what a retailer is. You took it upon yourself to define it.
All I'm saying is that on online business is no different than brick & mortar.
Remember IBM had a chain of home computing stores in malls? I'd call that a retail store. Ergo I'd define IBM's online business as a retail store too. It's no different than mail order. Sears and (in Canada) The Hudsons Bay company had catalog, mail order sales. Is Sears and The Bay then a direct to consumer instead of retailer?
If you read the articles carefully, they refer to in-store sales vs. online sales, not your bastardized definition of what retail is.
I provided you one source, you provided none. You're blowing smoke out your ass.
I even copied it for you so you don't have to click:
The sale of goods or commodities in small quantities directly to consumers.
No where does the definition say a website doesn't qualify. Just because you were an EE for Intel doesn't mean you understand english or understand business worth beans.
First of all RTFA. No where does it say that Dell, IBM, or HP aren't a retail channel. Furthermore, I'd bet that HP and IBM sell a tonne of corporate desktops through VARs, and a tonne more through retail channels like Best Buy. Personally, I think you're full of shit.
Tell me how you figure most of Intel sales are direct? Last I checked, I can't go and buy a chip from Intel. Show me an invoice from Intel for one processor, I'd love to see it. Again, your full of shit.
I recently bought a laptop and planned to run FC2 on it. i'm a FreeBSD junkie on the server - I love it. However Linux has been making inroads on the desktop, and I wanted to give it another chance. However my expereience wasn't too rosy.
All was fine until I got into having to install my wireless card support. I bought a Linksys WPC11 card (IIRC). I needed to install linux-wlan.
Problems were two-fold. First I needed the kernel source to install support. I went to install the packages. Thing is I installed FC2 from DVD, and the source packages wouldn't go because it was looking for the source.
As well, I had a hard time getting yum to install gcc, and all the other dev packages. Don't know quite why.
After two days of fiddling around (and i didn't even get to the radeon support!) I decided to move back to XP. Things just seem to work. Two steps: insert CD. Insert PCMCIA card. Drivers install from CD automatically.
Until Linux developers figure THAT out, they are doomed. On the desktop. I should not have to recompile the kernel to install support for my wireless card. That's just retarded design IMHO.
And yes, I understand that hardware manufacturers are to blame, but if Linux is to make inroads on the desktop, that's the first place to start.
Sorry folks, I don't mean to troll, but that's where XP has Linux on the desktop licked: 1) software installation, and 2) driver installation.
yes, I like apt, I like yum, and I like BSD ports tree [and portage], however they are not as simple as an installshield wizard.
Hmmmm... Seems to me the other choices are 1) Dicatotor has control over army, rules country, 2) King is born a king, rules through birthright, 3) a few rich people run the country through their monetary control (Oligarchy).
Which of those alternatives to democracy do YOU favour?
Interesting quote by Jefferson, however that's not one of the wiser things he's said.
Take a look at Greenspan's job - govern the monetary policy of America. How screwed would the US Economy be if he just let it float without interefering?
You can't honestly tell me that there's only two candiates running can you? I've heard other names on various elections that were left leaning.
As far as I understand, only 60% of America votes. of those, around 50% elect the president, and that means 30% of America decides on its leaders. That's disgraceful.
What if the turnout was 80%? What if 20% of the voters voted for a left-leaning candidate? What if some of the voters who vote Democrat because they feel voting left spoils there ballot? Sure it wouldn't dent the electorate, but it would send a message wouldn't it? If you lean left, vote left then... There is no excuse to not vote.
Yeah, sorry, I got congress and the house of representatives confused...
Don't forget that most commonwealth countries derive from the British democracy - Canada, Australia, and many others keep that system, and still have references to British Common Law in their legal texts. Most refer back to the good ol' ginger beer case for tort law. I'd wager there's a lot of democracies with older roots than America's if you look at it in that context...
The only problem in America is that too many people can veto stuff. The president can veto congress and vv, and the senate can veto both... A whole lotta nothing going on if you ask me. That explains the sorry state of health care in America.
(Side note, the WHO rates America well off the list of top health care systems in the world, yet at the Republican convention I recall hearing people state America had the best health care system in the world).
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No offence but Americans have no idea how good they have it. Go over to China and take a look.
If I was American, I'd be the first to admit that Members of Congress are nothing but cheap whores to industry. However at least I can say it with a bunch of other people, and all that'll happen is a group of Republicans will call me Anti-American - I won't get shot in Tianenman square for it.
Oh, and ask the people of Switzerland and Swedan if they are happy with their political systems. I'd bet they'd have some gripes too...
Any what kind of statement does that make? I am a person who makes a trip to the voting station to submit a blank ballot?
Spoling your ballot might make a political statement, but it doesn't really send a clear message to politicians. You need to hit them where it hurts; cost them their job. Fire them. Voting for someone else accomplishes that.
Do you honestly believe that any candidate will represent 100% of your views? Seriously? You vote for the one closest. Being informed is unfortunately part of living in a democracy. I can't understand why so many people suffer from apathy towards their government. It's a sad state of affairs IMHO.
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Everyone forget about Freevo? This is a kickass product too...
You mean like Crossover Office?
Hopefully in the next few years your mom will also be mature enough to use it too :)
End users bitch because they can't install their old MS-DOS cribbage games on XP for crying out loud.
Yes, but with Apple's iTunes, the RIAA can play hardball with them too. Imagine they move their support over to the Microsoft if Apple doesn't comply.
Apple will be assimilated.
Why do customers want to upgrade to Longhorn? I seem to keep losing reasons, or never had them in some cases.
:)
Because they like to run beta software???
Perhaps a better question is why would they like to run it? And the answer to that question is quite simple; they need a reason to upgrade their hardware besides Doom 3
lol here in Canada, I can't speak for all Canadians, but personally I'd like to see him re-elected too. I really want to see which sovreign country he'd like to invade next :)
As the governator said: Foa Moa Yeas!
But how do you get idiot users who install every app they find on the interenet to move over to Linux to make the test more accurate. I'd say a large chunk of the XP failures are caused by retarded people using computers...
:)
Largest count I've ever seen in Ad-Aware has topped 600 objects... Move THOSE users to Linux and then lets see the failures
That would be true if it wasn't for the little low-margin computer shops that put downward pressure on the hardware prices.
They'll come down. The computer industry is the best indication of how capitalism can benefit the consumer. We pay stupidly low margins at computer stores.
IANAL, but I studied a bit in Business School. The law is quite clear on disclaimers and negligence. A disclaimer or license agreement cannot supercede the law, just like a contract must be within the letter of the law. (at least in Canada)
In this case, the common law on torts would supercede any shrink wrap agreement.
The trick is to prove damages. Suing Microsoft for a security hole is sort of like suing the company that built your home for not leaving bars on the windows. Sure, your home is insecure, and you've suffered losses because of the windows in your home, but it's a tough case for the courts to determine that Microsoft's liable.
That's okay - Microsoft isn't usually the first to know about a security hole anyway :)
There's better places to find security holes than from Microsoft....
Personally, Yahoo lost me forever with their search engine with the X10 popups. Switched to google around that time, as I suspect many others did the same.
Uhm, TFA didn't define what a retailer is. You took it upon yourself to define it.
All I'm saying is that on online business is no different than brick & mortar.
Remember IBM had a chain of home computing stores in malls? I'd call that a retail store. Ergo I'd define IBM's online business as a retail store too. It's no different than mail order. Sears and (in Canada) The Hudsons Bay company had catalog, mail order sales. Is Sears and The Bay then a direct to consumer instead of retailer?
If you read the articles carefully, they refer to in-store sales vs. online sales, not your bastardized definition of what retail is.
I provided you one source, you provided none. You're blowing smoke out your ass.
Do you not know what the fucking word retail means?
Here
I even copied it for you so you don't have to click: The sale of goods or commodities in small quantities directly to consumers.
No where does the definition say a website doesn't qualify. Just because you were an EE for Intel doesn't mean you understand english or understand business worth beans.
First of all RTFA. No where does it say that Dell, IBM, or HP aren't a retail channel. Furthermore, I'd bet that HP and IBM sell a tonne of corporate desktops through VARs, and a tonne more through retail channels like Best Buy. Personally, I think you're full of shit.
Tell me how you figure most of Intel sales are direct? Last I checked, I can't go and buy a chip from Intel. Show me an invoice from Intel for one processor, I'd love to see it. Again, your full of shit.
I recently bought a laptop and planned to run FC2 on it. i'm a FreeBSD junkie on the server - I love it. However Linux has been making inroads on the desktop, and I wanted to give it another chance. However my expereience wasn't too rosy.
All was fine until I got into having to install my wireless card support. I bought a Linksys WPC11 card (IIRC). I needed to install linux-wlan.
Problems were two-fold. First I needed the kernel source to install support. I went to install the packages. Thing is I installed FC2 from DVD, and the source packages wouldn't go because it was looking for the source.
As well, I had a hard time getting yum to install gcc, and all the other dev packages. Don't know quite why.
After two days of fiddling around (and i didn't even get to the radeon support!) I decided to move back to XP. Things just seem to work. Two steps: insert CD. Insert PCMCIA card. Drivers install from CD automatically.
Until Linux developers figure THAT out, they are doomed. On the desktop. I should not have to recompile the kernel to install support for my wireless card. That's just retarded design IMHO.
And yes, I understand that hardware manufacturers are to blame, but if Linux is to make inroads on the desktop, that's the first place to start.
Sorry folks, I don't mean to troll, but that's where XP has Linux on the desktop licked: 1) software installation, and 2) driver installation.
yes, I like apt, I like yum, and I like BSD ports tree [and portage], however they are not as simple as an installshield wizard.
Can you have your wife give my future wife a call? She seems like a good influence...
Hmmmm... Seems to me the other choices are 1) Dicatotor has control over army, rules country, 2) King is born a king, rules through birthright, 3) a few rich people run the country through their monetary control (Oligarchy).
Which of those alternatives to democracy do YOU favour?
Interesting quote by Jefferson, however that's not one of the wiser things he's said.
Take a look at Greenspan's job - govern the monetary policy of America. How screwed would the US Economy be if he just let it float without interefering?
FWIW the US has the longest standing written constitution in the world.
One can easily argue the Magna Carta during the 13th century was the birth of the UK constitution.
You can't honestly tell me that there's only two candiates running can you? I've heard other names on various elections that were left leaning.
As far as I understand, only 60% of America votes. of those, around 50% elect the president, and that means 30% of America decides on its leaders. That's disgraceful.
What if the turnout was 80%? What if 20% of the voters voted for a left-leaning candidate? What if some of the voters who vote Democrat because they feel voting left spoils there ballot? Sure it wouldn't dent the electorate, but it would send a message wouldn't it? If you lean left, vote left then... There is no excuse to not vote.
Yeah, sorry, I got congress and the house of representatives confused...
Don't forget that most commonwealth countries derive from the British democracy - Canada, Australia, and many others keep that system, and still have references to British Common Law in their legal texts. Most refer back to the good ol' ginger beer case for tort law. I'd wager there's a lot of democracies with older roots than America's if you look at it in that context...
The only problem in America is that too many people can veto stuff. The president can veto congress and vv, and the senate can veto both... A whole lotta nothing going on if you ask me. That explains the sorry state of health care in America.
(Side note, the WHO rates America well off the list of top health care systems in the world, yet at the Republican convention I recall hearing people state America had the best health care system in the world).
No offence but Americans have no idea how good they have it. Go over to China and take a look.
If I was American, I'd be the first to admit that Members of Congress are nothing but cheap whores to industry. However at least I can say it with a bunch of other people, and all that'll happen is a group of Republicans will call me Anti-American - I won't get shot in Tianenman square for it.
Oh, and ask the people of Switzerland and Swedan if they are happy with their political systems. I'd bet they'd have some gripes too...
Any what kind of statement does that make? I am a person who makes a trip to the voting station to submit a blank ballot?
Spoling your ballot might make a political statement, but it doesn't really send a clear message to politicians. You need to hit them where it hurts; cost them their job. Fire them. Voting for someone else accomplishes that.
Do you honestly believe that any candidate will represent 100% of your views? Seriously? You vote for the one closest. Being informed is unfortunately part of living in a democracy. I can't understand why so many people suffer from apathy towards their government. It's a sad state of affairs IMHO.