Because it might actually be useful?
Still doesn't really answer the question... if you want a PDA, get a PDA!
If all the effort devoted to these hobbyist projects were aimed at commercially viable projects, Linux might stand more of a chance in the mainstream.
Foolish organisation to move you on because you were so successful at what you were doing.
Good testers (who manage to break things all the time) are extremely hard to find.
It's a bit like looking at/.'s log files and trying to call that a 'trend'.
As you say, depends entirely on user base.
What are/. stats out of interest?
All the big software vendors want to move to a subscription based licensing model for one simple reason.
Rather than peaks and troughs in their balance sheets when new versions of their software are released, they want a predictable revenue stream - i.e. a monthly / quarterly / annual subscription fee.
Microsoft has introduced it already with OSL. They take a big hit upfront as they only get a 1/3 of the cost of a new license in year one, but year 2,3,4,5... they carry on collecting.
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Just read this article confirming that a UK rollout is planned.
Because it might actually be useful? ... if you want a PDA, get a PDA!
Still doesn't really answer the question
If all the effort devoted to these hobbyist projects were aimed at commercially viable projects, Linux might stand more of a chance in the mainstream.
Foolish organisation to move you on because you were so successful at what you were doing. Good testers (who manage to break things all the time) are extremely hard to find.
...and if you're really old school, you'll still find progman.exe and winfile.exe in the windows folder!
I also have invites sloshing around. email me: barneylight at gmail dot com
It's a bit like looking at /.'s log files and trying to call that a 'trend'.
As you say, depends entirely on user base.
What are /. stats out of interest?
All the big software vendors want to move to a subscription based licensing model for one simple reason. Rather than peaks and troughs in their balance sheets when new versions of their software are released, they want a predictable revenue stream - i.e. a monthly / quarterly / annual subscription fee. Microsoft has introduced it already with OSL. They take a big hit upfront as they only get a 1/3 of the cost of a new license in year one, but year 2,3,4,5... they carry on collecting.