...if HP wanted to make inkjet printer ink less expensive, they would do so.
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The gist of the issue is that HP makes a lot of money on inkjet printer ink cartridges. It is the old "give away the razor, charge them for the razor blades" business model.
'The essence of my argument is that there's enormous advantage for users in giving up some privacy online
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That's fine but, don't force the loss of privacy who do not want to be subject to that loss of privacy.
For example, I use a "frequent shopper" card at my supermarket. I give up some privacy in using it, but I still use it because I like the benefit of doing so.
On Facebook, when I give up my privacy, I see little benefit, and a lot of downside.
Facebook needs to allow its users to set the level of privacy they are comfortable with, and stop allowing third party access to private information without the users' consent.
... of Microsoft trying to stay relevant. Will it succeed? The answer will be found in how many gullible people remain on the Blue Marble.
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Will Microsoft suck the innovation and profits out of the robotics industry in the same manner they sucked the innovation and profits out of the PC industry? Will the use of Microsoft's development environment environment force you to slow down your innovation to the level that Microsoft wants to accommodate?
Spend the time to find a vendor who will work with you and help you through the migration. IMO, PCs with similar CPUs, FSBs, memory speeds won't vary enough in performance to justify the effort of quantifying performance differences.
Windows 7 is still a bloated pig. Windows 7 only looks "cool" and "sleek" because it was preceded by the hyper-bloated Windows Vista. By any normal comparison, Windows 7 would be called a bloated dog.
"We tried too big a task and in the process wound up losing thousands of man hours of innovation,"
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Since when has Microsoft started to innovate? Outside of innovation in pushing the legalities of leveraging its monopoly, that is.
Everytime I read Ballmer talking about Microsoft innovation, I come away with the opinion that he is trying more to convince himself that Microsoft actually innovates (it doesn't), than he is trying to convince others.
Look, it's a business. They're there to make money. The only thing they have that they can make money with, is your user information.
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I have no problem with businesses making money with my user information, providing I give them permission to do so. That is the fundamental problem with Facebook. The constantly changing and devolving respect of privacy is reducing the control I have over my privacy.
That is exactly the problem. The company reflects the attitude of those who run it. So long as Zuckerberg has no concern about the privacy of the users of Facebook, there will be no privacy for the users of Facebook. The "all hands" meeting is little more than a public relations event to give the illusion that Faebook is doing something about privacy.
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The only way to bring privacy and security to Facebook is to replace Zuckerberg with someone who cares about the privacy of Facebook users. Until Zuckerberg is replaced, little or nothing will change.
Now the outsourcers will be giving our confidential banking account data to people in prison who have access to computers. Am I the only person who sees something wrong here?
... that Microsoft and others can use their patents to exercise control over how the codec is used ("consumer-only", otherwise you have to pay).
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Microsoft's stance is not about "the best codec" or anything technical. It is all about the ability of the industry to maintain control over the customers of that industry via patents.
As it states in the article, " H.264 also provides the best certainty and clarity with respect to legal rights from the many companies that have patents in this area.". In other words, Microsoft, and the other patent holders, have a solid lock on the patents in H.264, therefore they have complete control over the codec and the users of that codec.
That reason, and only that reason, is why H.264 is being used in IE. Apple is also using H.264 because that was probably part of the deal
Apple made with the RIAA/MPAA to get their content on iTunes.
... the airline industry wants a volcano bailout. The flight ban was not an over-reaction. Not one single life was lost during the crisis. What would Branson be saying if one of his planes fell into the ocean due to the ash?.... oops?
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The ash is an operational hazard of flying through the air. Why didn't the airlines have insurance to cover these types of interruptions? That would have been prudent business management on their part.
-1 troll. I love it. It shows that I have hit a nerve. Can't take an honest opinion from a user of your software? Well, that is truly a shame, and quite indicative of the Perl mentality. "It's not good, let's suppress it". (and please notice that I do know how to spell truly.....)
I dare you to leave this thread visible for 2+ people. If it is as bad as you think, it will only trash everyone's opinion of me. But if if it is as true as I think, it will expose a weakness in Perl. So the questiojn lingers, what are you really worried about?
OK, I guess the truth hurts so much that it needs to be labeled as a troll. Fine with me. But, to be honest here, such censorship only hurts Perl. It would be really, really great if the Perl developers would take a step back, look at what has been created, and develop a Perl that is the result of what has been learnt thus far, and not an accommodation of what has transpired thus far.
But that's just my opinion, and the mods seem to think it is a troll......
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Gizmodo has shown in the past that they are too immature to be allowed attend these types of events.
I am still trying to understand why anyone seems to think that annoying people with robocalls is the way to garner support from those people.
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The gist of the issue is that HP makes a lot of money on inkjet printer ink cartridges. It is the old "give away the razor, charge them for the razor blades" business model.
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That's fine but, don't force the loss of privacy who do not want to be subject to that loss of privacy.
For example, I use a "frequent shopper" card at my supermarket. I give up some privacy in using it, but I still use it because I like the benefit of doing so.
On Facebook, when I give up my privacy, I see little benefit, and a lot of downside.
Facebook needs to allow its users to set the level of privacy they are comfortable with, and stop allowing third party access to private information without the users' consent.
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Will Microsoft suck the innovation and profits out of the robotics industry in the same manner they sucked the innovation and profits out of the PC industry? Will the use of Microsoft's development environment environment force you to slow down your innovation to the level that Microsoft wants to accommodate?
Stay tuned to /. for updates..................
Spend the time to find a vendor who will work with you and help you through the migration. IMO, PCs with similar CPUs, FSBs, memory speeds won't vary enough in performance to justify the effort of quantifying performance differences.
Windows 7 is still a bloated pig. Windows 7 only looks "cool" and "sleek" because it was preceded by the hyper-bloated Windows Vista. By any normal comparison, Windows 7 would be called a bloated dog.
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Since when has Microsoft started to innovate? Outside of innovation in pushing the legalities of leveraging its monopoly, that is.
Everytime I read Ballmer talking about Microsoft innovation, I come away with the opinion that he is trying more to convince himself that Microsoft actually innovates (it doesn't), than he is trying to convince others.
In some respects, yes. However, lately Apple is getting sued more than they are suing.
Those who cannot compete, sue.
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I have no problem with businesses making money with my user information, providing I give them permission to do so. That is the fundamental problem with Facebook. The constantly changing and devolving respect of privacy is reducing the control I have over my privacy.
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The only way to bring privacy and security to Facebook is to replace Zuckerberg with someone who cares about the privacy of Facebook users. Until Zuckerberg is replaced, little or nothing will change.
Now the outsourcers will be giving our confidential banking account data to people in prison who have access to computers. Am I the only person who sees something wrong here?
... why?
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Microsoft's stance is not about "the best codec" or anything technical. It is all about the ability of the industry to maintain control over the customers of that industry via patents.
As it states in the article, " H.264 also provides the best certainty and clarity with respect to legal rights from the many companies that have patents in this area.". In other words, Microsoft, and the other patent holders, have a solid lock on the patents in H.264, therefore they have complete control over the codec and the users of that codec.
That reason, and only that reason, is why H.264 is being used in IE. Apple is also using H.264 because that was probably part of the deal Apple made with the RIAA/MPAA to get their content on iTunes.
... this article provides a nice comparison of Apple's recent quarter to Microsoft's recent quarter.
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The ash is an operational hazard of flying through the air. Why didn't the airlines have insurance to cover these types of interruptions? That would have been prudent business management on their part.
I only saw the Kindle price. I was not aware it is out of print. On the other hand, the price indicates how good a book it is. :)
If you want to be productive, buy and read the book. Better buy two copies and give one to your manager to read.
Describes it rather well for me.
Another Troll mark. Should I fell honoured?
I dare you to leave this thread visible for 2+ people. If it is as bad as you think, it will only trash everyone's opinion of me. But if if it is as true as I think, it will expose a weakness in Perl. So the questiojn lingers, what are you really worried about?
But that's just my opinion, and the mods seem to think it is a troll......
Oh great... has the byzantine syntax finally been rationalized?
... did Adobe pay to have this thread here?