I've seen one or two interesting DRM-related rulings in individual countries, but I'm not aware of any that would rohibit Microsoft from deploying DRM-capable Longhorn as planned.
Well, I only read an article about it in the Wall Street Journal at lunchtime, but if you say so you must be right. And they must be wrong.
and pay a fraction of the cost.. mind you the lag to download is a bit long, but we all know the Chinese government takes copyright enforcement seriously, so it must be legit, right?
Sure Windows has security flaws. But how could anything possibly get through TWO layers of Windows!! You'll browse and read email in one Windows while high above the Hypervisor and Master Windows laugh at the spyware crawling far below it.
Um, with a Brick? Crash. Smash. Shatter. Tinkle. Tinkle.
I wonder if HyperVisor will demand to read my fingerprints - too bad I'm one of a family of octuplets....
Seriously, why would anyone want it? If I want wireless I can get a Mac laptop anyway, or a Linux laptop with Debian and it will work and not have Worm City or Virus City...
Where cost is more of an issue for boxen in comparison to talent.
Places like China etc which probably aren't being measured, since they're not the EU or US.
And if there are sales there, the price per unit shipped would be less, since the market won't bear higher premium prices, and thus would show up as "lower growth in sales amounts" which is what they measure.
Yes, you did read about in Bill's last book. But it was also in a recent book, entitled something like An American Anime Fan in Japan, about a father and his son who travel to Japan and hang out with the anime creator circle and some Otoku - in fact it had a very long chapter on just what that word really meant.
I tried this in Internet Explorer 6 on a fully-patched Windows XP SP2 machine and get the same result. No idea why Secunia would single out Firefox/Mozilla on this one..
I guess we should just uninstall IE6 and Windows then.
After all, wasn't that MSFT's fix for a Netscape bug?
I hate to break it to you but, much to the chagrin of the Christian right, the rights to not be annoyed, bothered, or offended aren't included in the U.S. Bill of Rights.
Who said they were?
I just said if you persist in rude behavior when seated next to me, and that includes talking loudly on your cell phone, I reserve the right to forcibly apply butter to your keypad.
This isn't a problem in a lot of other countries because they don't talk loudly when on cell phones, out of common courtesy - something one should have learned in kindergarten, IMHO.
What is it with you people who get upset when people talk on a mobile phone? Do you also get annoyed at people talking face to face in your presence? Do all forms of conversation in which you are not involved annoy you, or is it just the ones using a form of technology?
You know, in other countries, people don't talk loudly on their cell phones. It's called common courtesy. In fact, they usually move out of their seats to somewhere where the noise of a hushed conversation won't bother the other passengers.
Just because you have a cell phone doesn't give you the right to be rude to other people within your hearing range. If it's that important, you shouldn't have flown in the first place.
An airplane cabin is _noisy_. That constant whine/hum/hiss is the single most tiring noise I know of. True, you conciously tune it out after half an hour or so, but it's incredibly fatiguing. For a long time I didn't realize that a good deal of my jetlag, fatigue and inability to sleep on the plane was actually due to that incessant noise (that, and that I never drank enough liquids - nonalcoholic liquids).
Not as noisy as the military cargo carriers I sometimes had to fly in, strapped in to the webbing.
But I agree as to the impact of noise and drinking nonalcoholic liquids - this is why I get the ice and use it, before having wine with dinner. Dehydration is a big impact.
Great... now the fat, sweaty, stupid, irritating, guy next to me on every single flight I've ever taken can now be surfing for horse pr0n and talking his ass off on his cell the whole flight.
You know, I've found that butter does wonders for keyboards. That and spilled coffee.
As to the cell phones, if he doesn't take the hint after the butter, apply that to the cell phone as well.
Either that or get some good headphones, because if you start playing Duke Nukem on your laptop when I'm sitting next to you, I'll be showing you where the off switch is.
Sorry, your right to infringe on society ends where my eardrums attached to my body stuffed into a seat where your laptop requires you to lower your tray table for the whole flight begins.
I guess it is pretty smart to get all of the Microsoft Antitrust issues worked out while the EU still exists in present form. Otherwise Microsoft's settlement may have to be made in half Lira, half Euro.
The European Monetary Union is totally unaffected by all the EU constitution process. The only possible impact is in countries proposed for inclusion, namely Turkey. So, the entire fallout from this is that nothing changed except people who live there said "Slow Down!".
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if it was, then all of Europe would be worth less than Google, and that is obviously a false statement.
unless you're Skully or Mulder.
... meanwhile our borders are at 1/3 manpower ...
Whatever
I've seen one or two interesting DRM-related rulings in individual countries, but I'm not aware of any that would rohibit Microsoft from deploying DRM-capable Longhorn as planned.
Well, I only read an article about it in the Wall Street Journal at lunchtime, but if you say so you must be right. And they must be wrong.
and pay a fraction of the cost .. mind you the lag to download is a bit long, but we all know the Chinese government takes copyright enforcement seriously, so it must be legit, right?
Just buy the EU version of Windows Longhorn - DRM isn't included ... since it violates EU law.
Sure Windows has security flaws. But how could anything possibly get through TWO layers of Windows!! You'll browse and read email in one Windows while high above the Hypervisor and Master Windows laugh at the spyware crawling far below it.
....
Um, with a Brick? Crash. Smash. Shatter. Tinkle. Tinkle.
I wonder if HyperVisor will demand to read my fingerprints - too bad I'm one of a family of octuplets
You'll be able to run Longhorn, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Bob, Windows 95, DOS, and Windows Me!
...
Never underestimate the power of Bob
Seriously, why would anyone want it? If I want wireless I can get a Mac laptop anyway, or a Linux laptop with Debian and it will work and not have Worm City or Virus City ...
Where cost is more of an issue for boxen in comparison to talent.
Places like China etc which probably aren't being measured, since they're not the EU or US.
And if there are sales there, the price per unit shipped would be less, since the market won't bear higher premium prices, and thus would show up as "lower growth in sales amounts" which is what they measure.
Yes, you did read about in Bill's last book. But it was also in a recent book, entitled something like An American Anime Fan in Japan, about a father and his son who travel to Japan and hang out with the anime creator circle and some Otoku - in fact it had a very long chapter on just what that word really meant.
So, you haven't been to Seattle?
and it's not just because Michael Jackson bought out the Beatles song libraries.
I tried this in Internet Explorer 6 on a fully-patched Windows XP SP2 machine and get the same result. No idea why Secunia would single out Firefox/Mozilla on this one..
I guess we should just uninstall IE6 and Windows then.
After all, wasn't that MSFT's fix for a Netscape bug?
he's just trying to increase his opinion column's hit count so he gets a bigger bonus.
... unless it's to save on airfare.
My only question is why Apple isn't going AMD instead of Intel
Either that or they like the Portland nightlife better.
"I reserve the right to forcibly apply butter to your keypad."
So if I infringe on your notions of politeness, you will attempt to destroy my personal property?
It's only the best butter.
I hate to break it to you but, much to the chagrin of the Christian right, the rights to not be annoyed, bothered, or offended aren't included in the U.S. Bill of Rights.
Who said they were?
I just said if you persist in rude behavior when seated next to me, and that includes talking loudly on your cell phone, I reserve the right to forcibly apply butter to your keypad.
This isn't a problem in a lot of other countries because they don't talk loudly when on cell phones, out of common courtesy - something one should have learned in kindergarten, IMHO.
Your mileage may vary.
What is it with you people who get upset when people talk on a mobile phone? Do you also get annoyed at people talking face to face in your presence? Do all forms of conversation in which you are not involved annoy you, or is it just the ones using a form of technology?
You know, in other countries, people don't talk loudly on their cell phones. It's called common courtesy. In fact, they usually move out of their seats to somewhere where the noise of a hushed conversation won't bother the other passengers.
Just because you have a cell phone doesn't give you the right to be rude to other people within your hearing range. If it's that important, you shouldn't have flown in the first place.
An airplane cabin is _noisy_. That constant whine/hum/hiss is the single most tiring noise I know of. True, you conciously tune it out after half an hour or so, but it's incredibly fatiguing. For a long time I didn't realize that a good deal of my jetlag, fatigue and inability to sleep on the plane was actually due to that incessant noise (that, and that I never drank enough liquids - nonalcoholic liquids).
Not as noisy as the military cargo carriers I sometimes had to fly in, strapped in to the webbing.
But I agree as to the impact of noise and drinking nonalcoholic liquids - this is why I get the ice and use it, before having wine with dinner. Dehydration is a big impact.
and don't turn the sound off or use earphones or earbuds or talk loudly while doing so ... are just asking to have their connection hacked ...
I predict a lot of unnecessary fights as a result of this, given behavior patterns of many air travellers.
Great... now the fat, sweaty, stupid, irritating, guy next to me on every single flight I've ever taken can now be surfing for horse pr0n and talking his ass off on his cell the whole flight.
You know, I've found that butter does wonders for keyboards. That and spilled coffee.
As to the cell phones, if he doesn't take the hint after the butter, apply that to the cell phone as well.
repeat: uh, latency?
...
could you resend that packet? i didn't get it the first time
Either that or get some good headphones, because if you start playing Duke Nukem on your laptop when I'm sitting next to you, I'll be showing you where the off switch is.
Sorry, your right to infringe on society ends where my eardrums attached to my body stuffed into a seat where your laptop requires you to lower your tray table for the whole flight begins.
And if you don't like it, fly first class.
or do I still have to go out and buy an out-of-date xBox for that?
and see if my new laptop drivers work for WiFi in Debian ...
I guess it is pretty smart to get all of the Microsoft Antitrust issues worked out while the EU still exists in present form. Otherwise Microsoft's settlement may have to be made in half Lira, half Euro.
The European Monetary Union is totally unaffected by all the EU constitution process. The only possible impact is in countries proposed for inclusion, namely Turkey. So, the entire fallout from this is that nothing changed except people who live there said "Slow Down!".
Don't believe the FUD.