C/C++ as a language has bugs.
Actually, any program has bugs.
IE and Firefox are both programs written in C/C++.
Therefore,
1. What is wrong with IE is wrong with Firefox
2. The quality of coding is mostly irrelevant to the quality of a program, it being mostly dependent (inversely) on how many people use it.
3. If Firefox gains market share, it will have bugs! It has to! You'll see!!
I hear that Philips' profitability is largely contributed to by the fact that they own the IP on media like CDs, DVDs and previously, audio cassettes. No wonder so many companies are involved in the fight!
By turns, I'm tired, frustrated, disgusted and amused by this argument that since India is not a "developed" nation, we should spend less (or nothing) on advanced technology and space missions.
Lets consider hunger, shall we? The USA has approximately 25 million people requiring hunger relief (10% of the population?), while India has approximately 250 million (25% of the population). The USA's annual space budget is USD 12.5 billion, whereas India's is USD 500 million. So while the USA has 2.5 times less hungry people by ratio (and 10 times less by actual numbers), it spends 25 times more money than India on space research.
Lets talk about uses. The moon mission is not an end in itself, and certainly its purpose is not to collect and analyze moon rocks. Think of the future. While space colonies may be far off, commercialization of space ventures (mining, materials, tourism, research) certainly isn't. Real-estate laws and rights are already under discussion and even sale. So, a mission to the moon is not so much a waste as an investment. India may be under-developed, but we know that being completely uncompetitive in major future opportunities is not exactly the way out.
Besides, the space programme employs 16000 people, and provides inspiration to countless students, donors and citizens throughout the nation. I say its well worth it.
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...and I thought my phone would be a chip in my cranium by the year 2005.
C/C++ as a language has bugs.
Actually, any program has bugs.
IE and Firefox are both programs written in C/C++.
Therefore,
1. What is wrong with IE is wrong with Firefox
2. The quality of coding is mostly irrelevant to the quality of a program, it being mostly dependent (inversely) on how many people use it.
3. If Firefox gains market share, it will have bugs! It has to! You'll see!!
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I hear that Philips' profitability is largely contributed to by the fact that they own the IP on media like CDs, DVDs and previously, audio cassettes. No wonder so many companies are involved in the fight!
By turns, I'm tired, frustrated, disgusted and amused by this argument that since India is not a "developed" nation, we should spend less (or nothing) on advanced technology and space missions. Lets consider hunger, shall we? The USA has approximately 25 million people requiring hunger relief (10% of the population?), while India has approximately 250 million (25% of the population). The USA's annual space budget is USD 12.5 billion, whereas India's is USD 500 million. So while the USA has 2.5 times less hungry people by ratio (and 10 times less by actual numbers), it spends 25 times more money than India on space research. Lets talk about uses. The moon mission is not an end in itself, and certainly its purpose is not to collect and analyze moon rocks. Think of the future. While space colonies may be far off, commercialization of space ventures (mining, materials, tourism, research) certainly isn't. Real-estate laws and rights are already under discussion and even sale. So, a mission to the moon is not so much a waste as an investment. India may be under-developed, but we know that being completely uncompetitive in major future opportunities is not exactly the way out. Besides, the space programme employs 16000 people, and provides inspiration to countless students, donors and citizens throughout the nation. I say its well worth it.