Going to Lexus-Financail.com takes me to Google. Wonder why? Oh, of course, Google is my default search page... Wonder how that happened?
Really, I think this is a "non-issue". You're not locked in to Live.com or any other search site. Microsoft "makes" Internet Explorer, why wouldn't they set the default to Live.com? Why shouldn't they? You can always change it...
Somewhere in the neighborhood of 20,000-25,000 suits have been brought to date, with hundreds of new complaints filed monthly.
What would happen if those hundreds of new complaints filed monthly decided to fight? Could the RIAA handle the load? Or would they collapse under their own weight?
The troubling aspect of Iran and nukes is not that they will use them, but that they will disseminate weapons materials and the weapons themselves to the many many many radical terrorist bands of wing-nuts that they support. Iran is the primary support of Sunni radical armies all over the Middle East. The Iranians aren't just interested in exterminating Israel, which they openly admit to. They're not just interested in putting the 800 pound American guerrilla in it's place. But also, they are perfectly happy exterminating fellow Muslims that don't belong to their Sunni tribe.
We can't very well hold back every nation on the Earth for fear that they'll use their new found power to attack us.
But it just so happens that Iran is *in fact* on the verge of developing nuclear weapons. What are the chances these two are connected? Very good. These rockets *could* be used by Iran to lob scientific and communications satellites into space, but what are the chances that instead, they will first be used for nuke missiles? Be realistic, now.
If Iran chooses to use a nuclear weapon on another country, they'll reap the consequences.
And so will everyone else on the planet. It would be a disaster for the human race. I think it's scary you could even say such a thing as if Iran dropped a nuke on Israel, it would be a matter that simply concerned Israel and Iran. Who ever drops the next nuke bomb, it signals the end of the human race.
There is simply no way they're going to come up with a DRM scheme that isn't going to make life miserable for the average consumer
I'm not sure what you mean. I buy / rent a movie, put it in my player, and it works fine. Never had a problem. But then, I'm not trying to do something with it that I shouldn't, like copying it when the purchase agreement clearly says I'm not suppose to... Over all, every DVD I've ever used has worked as advertised. I'm not "miserable" at all...
Graduate Students in my department had to share computers (6 to a PC) until this summer. Now we have crippled dell's which can barely run powerpoint, or do any significant work in Photoshop.
Maybe Graduate Students shouldn't be Photoshopping their work, eh?
The real question will be whether they have enough features for a significant number of users. For example, in my last position, I used MS Word and MS Excel. But I'm not and did not need to be a power user -- I used only the basic functions.
What happens when you out-grow your need for only basic functions, and have to find a way to transition all your work to a "real" spreadsheet?
As to OpenOffice, people are afraid to criticize it because it's the only real Open Source alternative to MS Office. But the truth is OpenOffice's code is a bloated mess. No one will say so out of fear from the wrath of OSS Zealots, but it really needs a ground up rewrite. It just isn't a serious threat to MS Office.
All the Google products are nice as far as they go, but I can't see how they can replace full-featured apps like Office and Exchange in the "enterprise". Maybe for personal and mom-pop business, but can they do what most major businesses need? I don't think so. Yet.
I wonder how Balmer thinks that they are going to sue something that no one owns, that no one made.
Is he going to sue anyone who uses this?
Is he going to sue those who hosts the code?
Yes.
And, it looks like the EU is starting to move the same direction as the USA with respect to IP laws, so don't think you Europians will get a "walk" on this. Microsoft sees a major crack in their entire philosophy of business, and they will use their finantial advantage to stamp out those who get in their way. Watch out, SCO was just fodder, the real fight is yet to come.
Since almost everyone who listens to music has a iPod, it meant that the benefits of satellite radio where lost when you could just plug in your iPod.
Really? My life does not revolve around finding new music and programming it into my iPod. I listen to Sat Radio so I don't have to do that. Plus, I get comedy, talk, and a lot of other programming that have no or less ads.
Pretty much! Tell you what, announce a watch with a bluetooth interface (been done), call it iWatch, and see how long it takes forAppleto give you a call.
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FireFox has its default page set to Google. Wonder how much that rakes in for Google (and Mozilla)? Come on folks, good for the goose and all...
Really, I think this is a "non-issue". You're not locked in to Live.com or any other search site. Microsoft "makes" Internet Explorer, why wouldn't they set the default to Live.com? Why shouldn't they? You can always change it...
What would happen if those hundreds of new complaints filed monthly decided to fight? Could the RIAA handle the load? Or would they collapse under their own weight?
The troubling aspect of Iran and nukes is not that they will use them, but that they will disseminate weapons materials and the weapons themselves to the many many many radical terrorist bands of wing-nuts that they support. Iran is the primary support of Sunni radical armies all over the Middle East. The Iranians aren't just interested in exterminating Israel, which they openly admit to. They're not just interested in putting the 800 pound American guerrilla in it's place. But also, they are perfectly happy exterminating fellow Muslims that don't belong to their Sunni tribe.
But it just so happens that Iran is *in fact* on the verge of developing nuclear weapons. What are the chances these two are connected? Very good. These rockets *could* be used by Iran to lob scientific and communications satellites into space, but what are the chances that instead, they will first be used for nuke missiles? Be realistic, now.
And so will everyone else on the planet. It would be a disaster for the human race. I think it's scary you could even say such a thing as if Iran dropped a nuke on Israel, it would be a matter that simply concerned Israel and Iran. Who ever drops the next nuke bomb, it signals the end of the human race.
So, my broker is a snitch as well, for reporting my stock earnings to the IRS. I see...
Because the Middle East is so stable right now. And who is mostly responsible for this wild stability? Iran?
Than the Slashdot headline "IRS May Ask eBay To Snitch On Sellers" is inaccurate and sensationalist?
I'm not upon this stuff, but is there some law that says everything has to be taxed?
I'm not sure what you mean. I buy / rent a movie, put it in my player, and it works fine. Never had a problem. But then, I'm not trying to do something with it that I shouldn't, like copying it when the purchase agreement clearly says I'm not suppose to... Over all, every DVD I've ever used has worked as advertised. I'm not "miserable" at all...
As is typical with Open Source, with Microsoft, it a terrible symptom of everything that's wrong with The Borg. But with Firefox, it's a "feature".
Ok... Cheese, anyone?
Maybe Graduate Students shouldn't be Photoshopping their work, eh?
Well, you know, patents are bad. So even though MS is "evil", supporting this ruling is the wrong way to go... Right?
Raymond has a history of this kind of flame-out. He's a loose canon. Take it with a grain of sand.
What happens when you out-grow your need for only basic functions, and have to find a way to transition all your work to a "real" spreadsheet?
As to OpenOffice, people are afraid to criticize it because it's the only real Open Source alternative to MS Office. But the truth is OpenOffice's code is a bloated mess. No one will say so out of fear from the wrath of OSS Zealots, but it really needs a ground up rewrite. It just isn't a serious threat to MS Office.
All the Google products are nice as far as they go, but I can't see how they can replace full-featured apps like Office and Exchange in the "enterprise". Maybe for personal and mom-pop business, but can they do what most major businesses need? I don't think so. Yet.
Yes.
And, it looks like the EU is starting to move the same direction as the USA with respect to IP laws, so don't think you Europians will get a "walk" on this. Microsoft sees a major crack in their entire philosophy of business, and they will use their finantial advantage to stamp out those who get in their way. Watch out, SCO was just fodder, the real fight is yet to come.
Sure. I could do all that. Or, I could just turn on my radio and get the music, news, and comedy (I'm a Stand-Up nut) I like simply by turning a knob.
Really? My life does not revolve around finding new music and programming it into my iPod. I listen to Sat Radio so I don't have to do that. Plus, I get comedy, talk, and a lot of other programming that have no or less ads.
Not all of us are tied to our iPods by our nose.
Wal-Mart will never fail, we live way too close to Soylent Green.
But the question is, do they actually have a product? No?
I've got a bag of apples I'm cumming on right now. I plan to take them to work and leave them in the break room.
Pretty much! Tell you what, announce a watch with a bluetooth interface (been done), call it iWatch, and see how long it takes forAppleto give you a call.
Don't be an idiot. Apple doesn't make toasters or cars or washing machines. They do, however, make electronics.