When out-of-pocket is no longer viable, you have two options for continuing to fund the endeavor: direct payments (whether it be donations, one-time payments, or subscriptions), or ads.
You're right. Then whoever is running the web site can sell ads and put them on their web site! If a web site has more traffic than a $5/month hosting package can handle, then they can certainly afford to go out and sell advertisements. That's a fuckton of traffic.
Nope. Batteries don't have the energy density of gasoline, either, but electric cars have twice the performance, and a quarter of the range of gasoline powered cars now. There's no reason electric planes can't also have twice the performance, and a quarter of the range of planes, now. The thing about jet fuel being used up is also comparable to autos.
If you can afford to travel to multiple continents, then there's no reason why you can't spend a few bucks and buy the surge protectors you need when you arrive on the continent, and just donate them when you leave.
Economists don't have to know anything about software to understand the underlying fundamentals (or lack thereof) of "cryptocurrency". Currency is currency. Some techies seem to think that they know everything about everything because they know some tech stuff. If I want insight into currencies, I'll talk to an economist, not a software person.
In reality, most applications that are more than scripts are platform specific. Moving a business app from one Unix platform to another is going to take a similar amount of work as it would to move between other platforms. Besides, so many applications are just client-server DB applications, it's trivial to export data from one DB and import it into another. If Microsoft has a critical application that's the best fit, I think it would be silly to worry about the potential of having to switch platforms some time in the future for unknown reasons. Microsoft has an excellent track record. Better than most *nix platforms, even.
Huh? Any platform choice necessarily dictates that other platforms aren't available. What you're describing is some kind of Java fantasy that never happened. Choosing a platform based on something unimaginable happening in the future isn't realistic or practical. If a company chooses Unix, then they're "locked in" to Unix, as well. The idea that there's some kind of MS-specific "lock in" is hogwash.
Windows 10 collects EVERYTHING: indexes of your harddrives and other storage devices, your e-mails, contents of select documents, who you talk to and what you talk about, even what you type on the keyboard is recorded, compressed, encrypted, and sent back to Microsoft.
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Micropayments will never work because the overhead of transacting payments is too high.
When out-of-pocket is no longer viable, you have two options for continuing to fund the endeavor: direct payments (whether it be donations, one-time payments, or subscriptions), or ads.
You're right. Then whoever is running the web site can sell ads and put them on their web site! If a web site has more traffic than a $5/month hosting package can handle, then they can certainly afford to go out and sell advertisements. That's a fuckton of traffic.
Web hosting is a few bucks a month. If you're not willing to spend a few bucks a month on a web site, then maybe that web site isn't worth existing.
Google... Ha! Check the financials. Google isn't even close.
Nope. Batteries don't have the energy density of gasoline, either, but electric cars have twice the performance, and a quarter of the range of gasoline powered cars now. There's no reason electric planes can't also have twice the performance, and a quarter of the range of planes, now. The thing about jet fuel being used up is also comparable to autos.
Microsoft falls on its face again.
Gee, they're only the largest and most successful software company in history. They shouldn't make mistakes!
(That was a dig at your douchiness... I don't think this was a mistake on their part.)
What a prick you must be.
If you can afford to travel to multiple continents, then there's no reason why you can't spend a few bucks and buy the surge protectors you need when you arrive on the continent, and just donate them when you leave.
Riiight... the US dollar has such a terrible history, that only a "fool" would use it. Riiight...
Economists don't have to know anything about software to understand the underlying fundamentals (or lack thereof) of "cryptocurrency". Currency is currency. Some techies seem to think that they know everything about everything because they know some tech stuff. If I want insight into currencies, I'll talk to an economist, not a software person.
Why would you want to buy something online or overseas without a credit card? That 2-3% insurance (credit card fees) is well worth it to me.
SQL Server, is another reason. Ever heard of that?
In reality, most applications that are more than scripts are platform specific. Moving a business app from one Unix platform to another is going to take a similar amount of work as it would to move between other platforms. Besides, so many applications are just client-server DB applications, it's trivial to export data from one DB and import it into another. If Microsoft has a critical application that's the best fit, I think it would be silly to worry about the potential of having to switch platforms some time in the future for unknown reasons. Microsoft has an excellent track record. Better than most *nix platforms, even.
Huh? Any platform choice necessarily dictates that other platforms aren't available. What you're describing is some kind of Java fantasy that never happened. Choosing a platform based on something unimaginable happening in the future isn't realistic or practical. If a company chooses Unix, then they're "locked in" to Unix, as well. The idea that there's some kind of MS-specific "lock in" is hogwash.
What is "locked in" exactly? Data?
"lock-in" is FUD.
Really think they are not using this collected data against your business.
What does that even mean?
#5: I don't give a shit.
...says the AC
Why would one have to adjust the font size and weight of text? If you have vision problems, there are large print versions of most books.
Windows 10 collects EVERYTHING: indexes of your harddrives and other storage devices, your e-mails, contents of select documents, who you talk to and what you talk about, even what you type on the keyboard is recorded, compressed, encrypted, and sent back to Microsoft.
Bullshit.
"faggots", huh? Jeez, I wonder why Linux hasn't budged past 1% of desktops with douchebags like you using it...
... to buy an actual BOOK from a LOCAL book store.
Automatics are boring, regardless of efficiency.
The government FORCES companies to make DVD players to not allow certain bits to be skipped.
Good luck with your First World problems. Sure does sound like you have it tough. [rolls eyes]