Lets say, hypothetically, that I had a patent that I'm reasonably sure that Microsoft had violated, and would stick in court. Would I immediately go to the courts and demand compensation from Microsoft? Risk being litigated into the ground? Or would I instead turn against their customers, picking them off one by one, generating precedence, terrorizing their userbase and turn the market upside down? Yet we're not seeing this happen. Instead what we do see is people turning to the ones with the big bucks and making a licensing deal. Quick returns and all that.
Please do not provide trialware and call it freeware. People are sick of that, since they download it, install it, only to find that it's not what they were told it was.
Well it's not like IP claims haven't bothered Microsoft either. A copyright issue forced them to release Office 2003 SP (1? 2?) and they passed the buck on to consumers by requiring consumers to apply the service pack so that the consumers wouldn't be in violation (notice how they're not assuming responsibility for putting the copyrighted material on the original release of Office itself, neither are they replacing the original CDs to slipstream service packs, every purchase comes with the infringing material and a separate CD to remove that material). So you're no less at risk just because you use commercial software. That's todays climate, litigate to the death.
You _do_ have something to hide, and it doesn't necessarily mean you're doing something wrong. Personal matters, bank statements, passwords... In fact, if if anyone tells you they don't have anything to hide, then just tell them to take their clothes off. People need to change their mindset with regard to hiding anything.
Trained professionals are getting people killed on a semi-regular basis. Perhaps we may not do better, but there's not alot of worse that you can go to than that.
There are 2 red flags on this that would concern me. One that Microsoft would secretly bundle more rights restrictions into XP (admit it, it's certainly tempting, and it's not like they haven't done it before), and two, that this SP would seemingly make it easier to crack windows keys - I mean, here's all the necessary components, isolated and laid out for you to decipher. Well, that's just my 2 cents.
Many of you guys have been complaining about ISP traffic shapers cutting into the use of P2P applications. The more legitimate solutions that use P2P, the harder it would become for them to justify such actions.
If it is, that ought to be good enough to divide the market onto those who are serious about getting a phone, and those who are serious about watching movies on the go. No room for those in between however.
Replace the word "house" with "department store" and you'll have a better analogy. Of course the front door is open, how else are you going to get customers in?
To add to that, many PCs and notebooks sold at the end of '06 came with Vista upgrade coupons. That would expire end march. Basically your computer would come with XP and you fork over the cost of shipping when Vista is made available. Even if you weren't planning to buy Vista, it wouldn't hurt to purchase the media and sit on it. And it is effectively downgrade rights on Vista Home too.
Virtual machines are hardware-independent. This means you can easily bypass activation requirements, make unlimited copies relatively easily, migrate the hardware without having to repurchase software, basically bypassing all kinds of physical restrictions you have placed on moving or violating your software licenses. This could be construed as violating DMCA even.
Does it really matter who takes the credit, so long as the door on DRM is finally closed? Imagine what it would mean to Vista if they were finally able to remove all those restrictions on, well, everything. Maybe people would actually start to buy it.
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Lets say, hypothetically, that I had a patent that I'm reasonably sure that Microsoft had violated, and would stick in court. Would I immediately go to the courts and demand compensation from Microsoft? Risk being litigated into the ground? Or would I instead turn against their customers, picking them off one by one, generating precedence, terrorizing their userbase and turn the market upside down? Yet we're not seeing this happen. Instead what we do see is people turning to the ones with the big bucks and making a licensing deal. Quick returns and all that.
Well, that's just my 2 cents.
Please do not provide trialware and call it freeware. People are sick of that, since they download it, install it, only to find that it's not what they were told it was.
1) remove hard disk
2) hit it repeatedly on the table until hard disk fails to boot
3) return entire device to store
For me it didn't work until I had the main window in focus. Means, click on the map.
Well it's not like IP claims haven't bothered Microsoft either. A copyright issue forced them to release Office 2003 SP (1? 2?) and they passed the buck on to consumers by requiring consumers to apply the service pack so that the consumers wouldn't be in violation (notice how they're not assuming responsibility for putting the copyrighted material on the original release of Office itself, neither are they replacing the original CDs to slipstream service packs, every purchase comes with the infringing material and a separate CD to remove that material). So you're no less at risk just because you use commercial software. That's todays climate, litigate to the death.
You _do_ have something to hide, and it doesn't necessarily mean you're doing something wrong. Personal matters, bank statements, passwords... In fact, if if anyone tells you they don't have anything to hide, then just tell them to take their clothes off. People need to change their mindset with regard to hiding anything.
How about a windows component that runs straight off your computer, and has tie-ins to internet explorer? sounds like the way microsoft would do it.
Trained professionals are getting people killed on a semi-regular basis. Perhaps we may not do better, but there's not alot of worse that you can go to than that.
There are 2 red flags on this that would concern me. One that Microsoft would secretly bundle more rights restrictions into XP (admit it, it's certainly tempting, and it's not like they haven't done it before), and two, that this SP would seemingly make it easier to crack windows keys - I mean, here's all the necessary components, isolated and laid out for you to decipher. Well, that's just my 2 cents.
Nunchucks for the win
Many of you guys have been complaining about ISP traffic shapers cutting into the use of P2P applications. The more legitimate solutions that use P2P, the harder it would become for them to justify such actions.
IAAL (I am a linguist)
But...how cunning a linguist are you?
(Always wanted to say that)
except entities who are clearly negative to the mainstream
You know, I kinda remember there was a Colbert segment on Mary Carey getting into the Republican Party on $5000
In the end it's the cash that's going to determine the next election, not what you read on /.
If it is, that ought to be good enough to divide the market onto those who are serious about getting a phone, and those who are serious about watching movies on the go. No room for those in between however.
1) Physical object copying device
2) Kari Byron
3) Profit!!!
You _do_ know that you can recalibrate your screen without doing a hard reset don't you?
They said that about Sean Connery.
People don't want to blame lawyers!
Replace the word "house" with "department store" and you'll have a better analogy. Of course the front door is open, how else are you going to get customers in?
To add to that, many PCs and notebooks sold at the end of '06 came with Vista upgrade coupons. That would expire end march. Basically your computer would come with XP and you fork over the cost of shipping when Vista is made available. Even if you weren't planning to buy Vista, it wouldn't hurt to purchase the media and sit on it. And it is effectively downgrade rights on Vista Home too.
Virtual machines are hardware-independent. This means you can easily bypass activation requirements, make unlimited copies relatively easily, migrate the hardware without having to repurchase software, basically bypassing all kinds of physical restrictions you have placed on moving or violating your software licenses. This could be construed as violating DMCA even.
Does it really matter who takes the credit, so long as the door on DRM is finally closed? Imagine what it would mean to Vista if they were finally able to remove all those restrictions on, well, everything. Maybe people would actually start to buy it.
Does VMWare work on vista? even virtual pc is in beta right now