And? Microsoft has put R+D money into Ink, voice etc, and would probably not want to piss that down the drain for the sake of ODF. But then, I bet Slashdot would jump on them again for removing useful reatures...
Download ISO, ISO download failed at 100% (This is why I use Firefox and not Opera now), downloaded ISO again, burned ISO, booted CD, ran install, rebooted an hour later, wondered why the fuck the "much faster" GNOME 2.14 was running so slowly then 2 hours later removed it and put Debian on.
Not really. I know this is an unpopular view, but I think MySpace isn't all that bad. You can meet some great people through it, and the social networking aspect of it is very good. OK, it's without a doubt a poorly coded buggy piece of shit, but it works, and for many people it's one of the few reason's they're online. In no way is it "evil".
No. Not solved. MySpace is nowhere near a problem. I've yet to see MySpace used as a link farm, anywhere, hell I've never even seen a MySpace page in a Google result (except results for "MySpace" obviously). I'd probably count Blogger as the thing that should be deleted, as well as poorly configured WordPress installations which allow anonymous commenting.
Maybe you should let your own little personal prejudices slide a bit. MySpace isn't the great Internet evil, you know.
1. SkypeOut is a single closed service with vendor lockin. There are hundreds of SIP->PSTN gateways out there where you are *not* locked in and can get a better deal. However, many people still use Skype because of marketting and lazyness. I was talking to someone (who is Pro-open-standards) the other day who was telling his parents to use SkypeOut rather than a SIP service - the reasonsing was that because Skype is locked into a single vendor it's easier than deciding which vendor to use and endtering those login details into your SIP client. Yes, vendor lockin really does make the lazy people happy because someone else has already made their decisions for them.
PSTN stuff aside, most of the people the other guy's parents know will likely be using Skype. If they were using a SIP service, they would not be able to call those people, or indeed the millions of other people using Skype. It's called a network effect, look it up.
2. Most people spend money on MS Office. Why? They can get OOo for free and it probably doesn't lack any features they want anyway.
MS Office has a shiny CD which you insert into your PC and click next a few times with, OOo has to be downloaded. Not to mention, OOo has enough UI differences to make it a pain in the hole for anyone familiar with MSO to use, and is slow as hell. The ODF default thing is obvious as well.
3. People buy stuff like Windows Mediacentre - why? MythTV is free.
MythTV is absolute HELL to set up. Freevo is even worse. If you want something that plugs and plays, Media Centre is the way to go. MythTV's OK for people who are willing and able to bugfix something, but most people aren't. They just want to go to the store, pick up a generic box and plug it in.
The list goes on, I'm afraid many people don't know or care enough to go for the cheaper alternative. Whoever has the best marketting will always take a big chunk of the market, no matter how bad the product compared to the competition.
Sometimes the cheaper alternative is unsuitable, more complex or just plain crap. You may as well wonder why people still shop at say Waitrose rather than Tesco (Brit supermarkets for anybody completely confused by that). Some people just appreciate the extra quality, and the extra niceties that go with a higher price; Tesco's cheaper but if you want stuff carried to your car then you're going to have to do it yourself...same thing.
I wouldn't blame Skype's success on marketing by the way, I've barely seen any round here.
Here come all the trolls saying how it's everyone else's fault for being stupid, and not that they really just don't give a damn so long as their life gets a little easier.
Slashdot Mirror
And? Microsoft has put R+D money into Ink, voice etc, and would probably not want to piss that down the drain for the sake of ODF. But then, I bet Slashdot would jump on them again for removing useful reatures...
*sigh* OK, if Microsoft don't implement ODF they are rejecting open standards. If they do, they're embracing and extending.
They can't win, can they?
Dude, I'm in the UK.
It isn't something you have to obey.
It is if you like your ass out of jail and (interlinked with the first thing) unraped.
Laminated, obviously.
Download ISO, ISO download failed at 100% (This is why I use Firefox and not Opera now), downloaded ISO again, burned ISO, booted CD, ran install, rebooted an hour later, wondered why the fuck the "much faster" GNOME 2.14 was running so slowly then 2 hours later removed it and put Debian on.
If you had your testicles in between the keyboard and the lid when you shut the machine, then I'd be very worried.
Haha, that article is fantastic troll material...
As a counterpoint, the last time I had a BSOD on XP, my hard disk had failed (or at least was in the process of failing).
Anything else?
That's not my full URL, my full URL WAS joebaldwin.homelinux.com, but I had to condense it.
Not really. I know this is an unpopular view, but I think MySpace isn't all that bad. You can meet some great people through it, and the social networking aspect of it is very good. OK, it's without a doubt a poorly coded buggy piece of shit, but it works, and for many people it's one of the few reason's they're online. In no way is it "evil".
No. Not solved. MySpace is nowhere near a problem. I've yet to see MySpace used as a link farm, anywhere, hell I've never even seen a MySpace page in a Google result (except results for "MySpace" obviously). I'd probably count Blogger as the thing that should be deleted, as well as poorly configured WordPress installations which allow anonymous commenting.
Maybe you should let your own little personal prejudices slide a bit. MySpace isn't the great Internet evil, you know.
I'll bite.
1. SkypeOut is a single closed service with vendor lockin. There are hundreds of SIP->PSTN gateways out there where you are *not* locked in and can get a better deal. However, many people still use Skype because of marketting and lazyness. I was talking to someone (who is Pro-open-standards) the other day who was telling his parents to use SkypeOut rather than a SIP service - the reasonsing was that because Skype is locked into a single vendor it's easier than deciding which vendor to use and endtering those login details into your SIP client. Yes, vendor lockin really does make the lazy people happy because someone else has already made their decisions for them.
PSTN stuff aside, most of the people the other guy's parents know will likely be using Skype. If they were using a SIP service, they would not be able to call those people, or indeed the millions of other people using Skype. It's called a network effect, look it up.
2. Most people spend money on MS Office. Why? They can get OOo for free and it probably doesn't lack any features they want anyway.
MS Office has a shiny CD which you insert into your PC and click next a few times with, OOo has to be downloaded. Not to mention, OOo has enough UI differences to make it a pain in the hole for anyone familiar with MSO to use, and is slow as hell. The ODF default thing is obvious as well.
3. People buy stuff like Windows Mediacentre - why? MythTV is free.
MythTV is absolute HELL to set up. Freevo is even worse. If you want something that plugs and plays, Media Centre is the way to go. MythTV's OK for people who are willing and able to bugfix something, but most people aren't. They just want to go to the store, pick up a generic box and plug it in.
The list goes on, I'm afraid many people don't know or care enough to go for the cheaper alternative. Whoever has the best marketting will always take a big chunk of the market, no matter how bad the product compared to the competition.
Sometimes the cheaper alternative is unsuitable, more complex or just plain crap. You may as well wonder why people still shop at say Waitrose rather than Tesco (Brit supermarkets for anybody completely confused by that). Some people just appreciate the extra quality, and the extra niceties that go with a higher price; Tesco's cheaper but if you want stuff carried to your car then you're going to have to do it yourself...same thing.
I wouldn't blame Skype's success on marketing by the way, I've barely seen any round here.
Shhh! They'll hear that and bundle it with our AIM too :(
Here come all the trolls saying how it's everyone else's fault for being stupid, and not that they really just don't give a damn so long as their life gets a little easier.
I really really want to steal your sig...
flat screens that won't display anything unless the RIAA hardware filters let it through
Um, the RIAA is a music industry association. They could not care less about flat screens or what you watch on them. Speakers, maybe.
I'm fairly sure that most people who play D+D can't do much else but "wield their sceptres", if you get my drift.
Solaris and GNU/Linux are the two most popular Intel platforms save for Mac OS X and Windows.
What about the various BSDs?
Sneak preview here!
I'd pay for a signed copy of the GPL and some of his other essays.
Only so you could masturbate over it.
I'm in the UK.
Just how you program in FreeBSD. Fucken Linux programming poseurs.
;)
(Seriously hes either showing off or doing shell scripts
I don't think rape is all that bad, so I'm going to call it surprise sex instead because rape is meant to have bad connotations.
See how silly it sounds?
do you remember they didn't even require you to enter a serial in Windows 95?
:)
Yes, they did. My copy did, at least. Maybe you're thinking of Windows 3.1