The article refers to Google as being one of the web server providers. Is Netcraft referring to the Google Web Toolkit, or is there actually a Google web server that I don't know about?
This case really needed to be dismissed. Anyone who has ever used DOS and CP/M can notice obvious similarities.
Still I think it was wrong from Evans to say that Paterson ripped off CP/M. Even CPM/M contains features that you could claim are rip-offs of other operating systems (file systems, command-lines, etc.)
I agree, comparing the Casio W41CA and the iPhone is like apples and oranges. The 70MB Casio to an 4/8GB iPhone? I'd like to see how long it would take him to watch a YouTube video on his Casio....
The cell phone market in the US can't really be compared to the outside world because of the ubiquity of land lines in the US. The US land-line telephone infrastructure is probably the best when compared to the rest of the world, especially in Europe, where you have to get put on a waiting list to get a land-line....hence the popularity of cell phones.
I've tried many different methods by DVDShrink is by far the easiest. Usually only takes about an hour and I rarely have compatibility problems.
http://www.dvdshrink.org/
[Disclaimer: I do not work for DVDShrink or condone copying of copyrighted material]
Although I think Safemedia is full of it, worrying about something like this is just what Congress needs to worry about. Everyone (almost) on Slashdot talks about how our government needs to do something to clean up DRM, copyright, Net Neutrality, and patent laws. Expect this sort of thing to be a hot topic in the next elections.
I dunno quite where I stand on Net Neutrality, I think that services should be bandwidth neutral but I think the government should keep their hands out of it. However, I think that the big telecoms would be shooting themselves in the foot by enacting a tiered Internet, since the big media companies are getting in a position to circumvent them....why else would Google be buying up so much fiber and experimenting with city-wide wireless?
True, but I'm sure that sort of contract is significantly cheaper than if they had gone with a new mainframe contract simpley because of the transaction fees.
Also, this basically makes IBM a generic hardware provider; the NYSE could *likely* transfer these apps from AIX on Power to Linux on x86 if they were so inclined.
Not trying to troll, you do bring up a valid point.
Since it was most an IBM mainframe, most likely z/OS.
Most discussion on here seems to focus on how this is bad for MS. The real loser in this is IBM. It proves that more enterprises are sick of paying for every single transaction that is run on the system, when multiple x86 servers can produce comparable performance without a transaction fee.
Funny how this turned into an us vs. them political argument. For a minute there I thought I was reading Digg.
Politics aside, this isn't a simple project to implement. Launching 30 satellites into orbit within a short period is not a simple task. The finances involved in getting this up and running have to be off the charts. Trying to have simple communication and standardization between 8 different companies is where this is getting screwed, and politics couldn't solve this in an easy manner.
Not sure how the bidding process worked to getting certain parts of this project resolved, but I sure would like to see just how detailed the RFP really was.
I wonder if IE 8 is going to be compatible with XP or Vista only. It seems to be to early to tell at the moment, since details are still lacking. I wouldn't be surprised if it was Vista only since it seems that MS is in a big hurry to discontinue support for XP.
You're right, it was a sweeping generalisation about ALL environmentalist (which is why I said "some"). Did I say that we shouldn't care about environmentalism? No, that was your implied conclusion, not mine. Anyways it was supposed to be funny, sorry I caused you to blow your wad all over it.
I don't see a problem with ICANN controlling the Internet, if they could remain a seperate entity not affiliated with a government. When governments get involved is when things get scary. How could we guarantee that a root server in a locked-down country (ie. China) isn't censored to some degree?
I for one welcome our new UN/EU overlords.
Seems to me like M$ could give them a taste of their own medicine....make the record labels pay insane amounts of money for M$ software (say, $25,000 for a copy of Office). And knowing the RIAA, they won't switch to open source because it goes against everything they are fighting for..."You mean, have us use software that can be FREELY distributed! Nonsense!"
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The article refers to Google as being one of the web server providers. Is Netcraft referring to the Google Web Toolkit, or is there actually a Google web server that I don't know about?
After seeing her picture on the article, I forgot all about copyright infringement.
Maybe, but "look and feel" didn't work too well for the Apple/Amiga/Windows lawsuits.
This case really needed to be dismissed. Anyone who has ever used DOS and CP/M can notice obvious similarities. Still I think it was wrong from Evans to say that Paterson ripped off CP/M. Even CPM/M contains features that you could claim are rip-offs of other operating systems (file systems, command-lines, etc.)
I agree, comparing the Casio W41CA and the iPhone is like apples and oranges. The 70MB Casio to an 4/8GB iPhone? I'd like to see how long it would take him to watch a YouTube video on his Casio.... The cell phone market in the US can't really be compared to the outside world because of the ubiquity of land lines in the US. The US land-line telephone infrastructure is probably the best when compared to the rest of the world, especially in Europe, where you have to get put on a waiting list to get a land-line....hence the popularity of cell phones.
I've tried many different methods by DVDShrink is by far the easiest. Usually only takes about an hour and I rarely have compatibility problems. http://www.dvdshrink.org/ [Disclaimer: I do not work for DVDShrink or condone copying of copyrighted material]
So if they are worried about information traveling through US servers, won't they have to stop using e-mail, webpages, and the Internet entirely?
"The iPod sold well because of music piracy." I knew Steve Ballmer was a Slashdot user!
I think this guy had to be the prosecutions' "computer expert".... http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/03/27/ 135221&tid=133
Although I think Safemedia is full of it, worrying about something like this is just what Congress needs to worry about. Everyone (almost) on Slashdot talks about how our government needs to do something to clean up DRM, copyright, Net Neutrality, and patent laws. Expect this sort of thing to be a hot topic in the next elections.
"You could try cloning yourself" Would that be incest or masturbation?
I dunno quite where I stand on Net Neutrality, I think that services should be bandwidth neutral but I think the government should keep their hands out of it. However, I think that the big telecoms would be shooting themselves in the foot by enacting a tiered Internet, since the big media companies are getting in a position to circumvent them....why else would Google be buying up so much fiber and experimenting with city-wide wireless?
True, but I'm sure that sort of contract is significantly cheaper than if they had gone with a new mainframe contract simpley because of the transaction fees. Also, this basically makes IBM a generic hardware provider; the NYSE could *likely* transfer these apps from AIX on Power to Linux on x86 if they were so inclined. Not trying to troll, you do bring up a valid point.
Since it was most an IBM mainframe, most likely z/OS. Most discussion on here seems to focus on how this is bad for MS. The real loser in this is IBM. It proves that more enterprises are sick of paying for every single transaction that is run on the system, when multiple x86 servers can produce comparable performance without a transaction fee.
It sounds like a reasonable goal, if they can first reach their earlier goal of having hybrids available for all models by 2012.... http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/apr2 006/gb20060403_308133.htm
Funny how this turned into an us vs. them political argument. For a minute there I thought I was reading Digg. Politics aside, this isn't a simple project to implement. Launching 30 satellites into orbit within a short period is not a simple task. The finances involved in getting this up and running have to be off the charts. Trying to have simple communication and standardization between 8 different companies is where this is getting screwed, and politics couldn't solve this in an easy manner. Not sure how the bidding process worked to getting certain parts of this project resolved, but I sure would like to see just how detailed the RFP really was.
I wonder if IE 8 is going to be compatible with XP or Vista only. It seems to be to early to tell at the moment, since details are still lacking. I wouldn't be surprised if it was Vista only since it seems that MS is in a big hurry to discontinue support for XP.
You're right, it was a sweeping generalisation about ALL environmentalist (which is why I said "some"). Did I say that we shouldn't care about environmentalism? No, that was your implied conclusion, not mine. Anyways it was supposed to be funny, sorry I caused you to blow your wad all over it.
Apple can do whatever they want to turn green, but some environmentalist won't be satisfied until every single human being on this planet is extinct.
So I'll be able to finally run my favorite .NET apps in PC-DOS 6.0?
Weird how those numbers get pulled from Digg but the numbers like "1 L33t Haxor rulz 4 lyph todaly l33t!!!!!" Get Dugg up.
Not to mention that he is an expert user of iTunes! How can you *NOT* hire a guy with those kinda credentials!
I, for one, welcome our new EU overlords!
I don't see a problem with ICANN controlling the Internet, if they could remain a seperate entity not affiliated with a government. When governments get involved is when things get scary. How could we guarantee that a root server in a locked-down country (ie. China) isn't censored to some degree? I for one welcome our new UN/EU overlords.
Seems to me like M$ could give them a taste of their own medicine....make the record labels pay insane amounts of money for M$ software (say, $25,000 for a copy of Office). And knowing the RIAA, they won't switch to open source because it goes against everything they are fighting for..."You mean, have us use software that can be FREELY distributed! Nonsense!"