From the article: "Usually you would want to sue your enemies and not your friends," said Gary Fine, a Northwestern professor of sociology and expert on rumors. "I can't think of an instance in which a corporation would sue its own fans. I haven't heard anything like this."
Not necessarily. I don't like OEM CD's as I think they are full of junk. I do happen to have another OEM CD that is non-vender specific. I install XP using those CD's and when they want a serial number, I give them whatever Dell or Sony or whoever gave me. Its worked every time. Yeah it might cost you $100 bucks extra, but at least you'll be using legit software without the hassle of OEM junk or the risk of running a pirated version.
The link between MXS and SCO is uncanny.
They both are
1. Acronym Companies
2. Making accusations that they can't back up
3. Deny lying
4. Have been proven lying
5. Have a front man (McBride and Kryeziu)
Is the existing multimedia framework not good enough for you?
Parent never said that one never existed. They merely offered up the question that a new one might be getting started. Isn't having different options and choices Linux's whole mantra anyways?
How many basketball stars does Finland produce?
Sure the United States maybe large, but Formula One isn't very popular compared to other sports (Basketball, Football, Baseball). Of course, I dont know how popular it is in Finland, but thats my theory anyways.
I was reading the Slashdot summary and it notes that a linux version is being released along with the "requisite" windows version. It got me thinking... what impact would it have on the use of Linux if a highly anticipated game were released on Linux only? While it is obvious that it would be a poor business move its curious to think about.
No its not. Thats almost always the case. Several burners already on the market burn slower to a DVD-R than a DVD+R. TDK and Sony both sell burners that burn at 8x for DVD+R but only 4x for DVD-R. I fail to see your point.
Well thanks to Microsoft's Product Activation, there is no such thing as a pirated copy of Windows XP, right?
Oh, there is? And its easy to get around? Well thanks for wasting all the legit users fscking time, Microsoft!
Sure you can do it yourself, but do you honestly think that a majority of the customers are going to want to buy from a third party and try and fix it themselves? I consider myself to be technically savvy but dealing with small electronic devices (I've opened up countless PDA's to fix their various ailments) frustrates me.
From the Article:
Some industry veterans blame Hollywood for the lack of progress in the online video market, because the major studios are reluctant to allow the digital distribution of movies, having witnessed the devastating effect of online music on the recording industry.
What devastating effect on the recording industry? As far as I'm concerned (and many others), they are doing fine. Even if we assume their (RIAA) statistics are not biased in any way, there are other factors (read: stupid business moves like trying to shun the internet rather than embrace it and keeping cd prices high) that contribute to the percentage of decreased sales.
This is slashdot. Microsoft usually does not get a good rap here. Sometimes wrongfully so, sometimes rightfully so.
There is no doubt that this windows will use more memory than XP and previous versions ever had by a longshot. But to call an OS thats supposed to be used 2-3 years from now a resource hog is rediculous.
Right now there are two main players in the Handheld market: Palm and Microsoft. Most of those who are using a Mac are doing so because they arn't too happy with Microsoft's offerings. That leaves Palm (yeah, there are other companies, but none as strong as Palm). Sure its a pain in the ass to buy 3rd party software but I don't think it will affect them overall.
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From the article:
"Usually you would want to sue your enemies and not your friends," said Gary Fine, a Northwestern professor of sociology and expert on rumors. "I can't think of an instance in which a corporation would sue its own fans. I haven't heard anything like this."
Hasn't this guy heard of the RIAA?
Not necessarily. I don't like OEM CD's as I think they are full of junk. I do happen to have another OEM CD that is non-vender specific. I install XP using those CD's and when they want a serial number, I give them whatever Dell or Sony or whoever gave me. Its worked every time. Yeah it might cost you $100 bucks extra, but at least you'll be using legit software without the hassle of OEM junk or the risk of running a pirated version.
Because some of us have XP Home which does not have the Remote Desktop feature
The link between MXS and SCO is uncanny. They both are 1. Acronym Companies 2. Making accusations that they can't back up 3. Deny lying 4. Have been proven lying 5. Have a front man (McBride and Kryeziu)
How can it be "fair" if the website address already shows that its leaning to one side?
What a bunch of idiots.
Did anyone else find it funny when they read at the top of the IBM page "POS Systems"? Did they really have to use that acronymn?
Is the existing multimedia framework not good enough for you?
Parent never said that one never existed. They merely offered up the question that a new one might be getting started. Isn't having different options and choices Linux's whole mantra anyways?
Is it a Netscape-sponsered thing? Donations?
I can understand not RTFA, but its in the header:
Sponsered by Linspire, Inc and Mark Shuttleworth
I put windows XP and my computer and it still runs ;)
How many basketball stars does Finland produce? Sure the United States maybe large, but Formula One isn't very popular compared to other sports (Basketball, Football, Baseball). Of course, I dont know how popular it is in Finland, but thats my theory anyways.
Forgot one:
SCO sues B
What makes you think its not password protected? I highly doubt they wouldn't think of that scenario.
I was reading the Slashdot summary and it notes that a linux version is being released along with the "requisite" windows version. It got me thinking... what impact would it have on the use of Linux if a highly anticipated game were released on Linux only? While it is obvious that it would be a poor business move its curious to think about.
No its not. Thats almost always the case. Several burners already on the market burn slower to a DVD-R than a DVD+R. TDK and Sony both sell burners that burn at 8x for DVD+R but only 4x for DVD-R. I fail to see your point.
Well thanks to Microsoft's Product Activation, there is no such thing as a pirated copy of Windows XP, right? Oh, there is? And its easy to get around? Well thanks for wasting all the legit users fscking time, Microsoft!
Could you sneak me out a copy? ;)
Sure you can do it yourself, but do you honestly think that a majority of the customers are going to want to buy from a third party and try and fix it themselves? I consider myself to be technically savvy but dealing with small electronic devices (I've opened up countless PDA's to fix their various ailments) frustrates me.
From the Article: Some industry veterans blame Hollywood for the lack of progress in the online video market, because the major studios are reluctant to allow the digital distribution of movies, having witnessed the devastating effect of online music on the recording industry. What devastating effect on the recording industry? As far as I'm concerned (and many others), they are doing fine. Even if we assume their (RIAA) statistics are not biased in any way, there are other factors (read: stupid business moves like trying to shun the internet rather than embrace it and keeping cd prices high) that contribute to the percentage of decreased sales.
This is slashdot. Microsoft usually does not get a good rap here. Sometimes wrongfully so, sometimes rightfully so. There is no doubt that this windows will use more memory than XP and previous versions ever had by a longshot. But to call an OS thats supposed to be used 2-3 years from now a resource hog is rediculous.
Its about time. Hopefully there isn't a way in which they can somehow "buy" extra time. This has got to end.
Right now there are two main players in the Handheld market: Palm and Microsoft. Most of those who are using a Mac are doing so because they arn't too happy with Microsoft's offerings. That leaves Palm (yeah, there are other companies, but none as strong as Palm). Sure its a pain in the ass to buy 3rd party software but I don't think it will affect them overall.