I think that the boycott is already in place. Consumers just want music they can copy onto the MP3 player of their choice (like the cheap one they got for christmas), when they find out they cant without jumping 4 hoops, they stop buying music there.
Itunes/I(player) is an 80 percent solution for those who can afford said players. For the rest of us, we simply avoid that technology for practical reasons.
Its boycott by lost opportunity.
being an effective leader can mean getting your hands dirty. It means getting people motivated by:
A) your dedication B) your honesty C) your willingness to be realistic with upper management D) your ability to give a shit about management goals AND your staff E) your willingness to deal with a lot of shit. F) your ability to listen to your staff and credit them whenever possible for their good ideas to upper management. For the record- this is the way to get your staff to be less competitive and more motivated. G) your ability to talk up your staff to others when they EARNED that RESPECT, not falsely given... H) your ability to match effort with management goals with effort on the floor, but realistic about how your mission as a team does in fact match the goals of upper management. I) your high expectations of yourself and your team. J) Getting creative when A-I dont pan out.
Dont listen to the cynics. Management of people (who will work hard for you if you establish credibility) is a BLAST and makes everyones life a hell of a lot more fun and engaging.
For those of you with shit heads for management - I am very sorry.
>>>> YES! In case you haven't noticed, advertising in this day and age is mostly pandering to the lowest common denominator. The vast majority of people *love* to see "big numbers" because "well, if everyone else is doing it, I should do it too". Microsoft themselves have used the exact same tactics, as well as almost every other company on the planet at some point or another
Every major corporation uses these tactics for exactly this reason. People are followers when it comes to technology. They don't know what a good browser is if it hit them over the head with a frying pan. Whether or not they are being TOTALLY AND BRUTALLY HONEST is not the point. They are putting it in the light of marketing people who tend to "shine over" the details and focus on the fact that lots of people are using their product.
A bit too much gloss perhaps, but nothing compared to the outright lies of some vaporware that comes to mind....
Essentially government is intruding on our privacy to combat terrorism at every turn they can. they want your information and are attempting every legislative effort to get it.
Whether or not your line is municipal is a moot point. they can get your info if they want it by enforcing gag rules on laws, such as a ISP being forced to divulge your information AND not being able to telll the target of the "ivestigation"
Given that assumption, I think MUNI is a great idea. It has become a commodity and an essential service. Everyone should have it, or have access to get this basic information utility.
perhaps not, perhaps so. If they add value to their service, pehaps some will stay. BUT:
They are LAZY. They dont try to compete, because competition hurts the bottom line. They take their comfortable chunks of territory and make predictable $ off that territory. Maybe a small border skirmish here of there, but for the most part they could care less. Thats where muni shakes it up.
Muni's basic premise is that Internet access is a utility. Which I agree. All people should have access to this very basic service.
But the big ISP's dont care about all that hippie stuff. They want as much as they can make in their territory. That is why it costs $40-60 a month here in duluth: we are a a small market, and therefore we pay more to the monopolies. They raise the rates at any time, and you pay. and pay. and pay. and pay.
MUNI.
Foston
Since when do any tactics used by any public company suprise anyone? It's basically legal to slander it because there is no damage to any identified party, and it gains them good press for the CNN DEBATE:
CNN"Microsoft waded into the debate today about upstart operating system LINUSXS. Windows chairman Bill Gates says that Linux is not as secure"
Foston
Thats because the buisness community has no idea how to succeed using non-competitive methods. Reason: they don't understand the concept of Public libraries or schools either - pure and simple ignorance.
"follow the bouncing ball now kids, while Billy the wonderboy teaches us about SOFTware..."
Foston
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I think that the boycott is already in place. Consumers just want music they can copy onto the MP3 player of their choice (like the cheap one they got for christmas), when they find out they cant without jumping 4 hoops, they stop buying music there. Itunes/I(player) is an 80 percent solution for those who can afford said players. For the rest of us, we simply avoid that technology for practical reasons. Its boycott by lost opportunity.
Forget the naysayers,
being an effective leader can mean getting your hands dirty. It means getting people motivated by:
A) your dedication
B) your honesty
C) your willingness to be realistic with upper management
D) your ability to give a shit about management goals AND your staff
E) your willingness to deal with a lot of shit.
F) your ability to listen to your staff and credit them whenever possible for their good ideas to upper management. For the record- this is the way to get your staff to be less competitive and more motivated.
G) your ability to talk up your staff to others when they EARNED that RESPECT, not falsely given...
H) your ability to match effort with management goals with effort on the floor, but realistic about how your mission as a team does in fact match the goals of upper management.
I) your high expectations of yourself and your team.
J) Getting creative when A-I dont pan out.
Dont listen to the cynics. Management of people (who will work hard for you if you establish credibility) is a BLAST and makes everyones life a hell of a lot more fun and engaging.
For those of you with shit heads for management - I am very sorry.
Foston
>>>> YES! In case you haven't noticed, advertising in this day and age is mostly pandering to the lowest common denominator. The vast majority of people *love* to see "big numbers" because "well, if everyone else is doing it, I should do it too". Microsoft themselves have used the exact same tactics, as well as almost every other company on the planet at some point or another
Every major corporation uses these tactics for exactly this reason. People are followers when it comes to technology. They don't know what a good browser is if it hit them over the head with a frying pan. Whether or not they are being TOTALLY AND BRUTALLY HONEST is not the point. They are putting it in the light of marketing people who tend to "shine over" the details and focus on the fact that lots of people are using their product.
A bit too much gloss perhaps, but nothing compared to the outright lies of some vaporware that comes to mind....
Foston
can we really expect privacy on the internet?
Essentially government is intruding on our privacy to combat terrorism at every turn they can. they want your information and are attempting every legislative effort to get it.
Whether or not your line is municipal is a moot point. they can get your info if they want it by enforcing gag rules on laws, such as a ISP being forced to divulge your information AND not being able to telll the target of the "ivestigation"
Given that assumption, I think MUNI is a great idea. It has become a commodity and an essential service. Everyone should have it, or have access to get this basic information utility.
Foston
perhaps not, perhaps so. If they add value to their service, pehaps some will stay. BUT: They are LAZY. They dont try to compete, because competition hurts the bottom line. They take their comfortable chunks of territory and make predictable $ off that territory. Maybe a small border skirmish here of there, but for the most part they could care less. Thats where muni shakes it up. Muni's basic premise is that Internet access is a utility. Which I agree. All people should have access to this very basic service. But the big ISP's dont care about all that hippie stuff. They want as much as they can make in their territory. That is why it costs $40-60 a month here in duluth: we are a a small market, and therefore we pay more to the monopolies. They raise the rates at any time, and you pay. and pay. and pay. and pay. MUNI. Foston
well said.
Since when do any tactics used by any public company suprise anyone? It's basically legal to slander it because there is no damage to any identified party, and it gains them good press for the CNN DEBATE:
CNN"Microsoft waded into the debate today about upstart operating system LINUSXS. Windows chairman Bill Gates says that Linux is not as secure" Foston
Thats because the buisness community has no idea how to succeed using non-competitive methods. Reason: they don't understand the concept of Public libraries or schools either - pure and simple ignorance. "follow the bouncing ball now kids, while Billy the wonderboy teaches us about SOFTware..." Foston