I think that as people start to move away from the "data-driven" conscpt and begin to think in terms of "responsibility driven" design you will see more of this.
Sorry if this is OT, but the question of Old & New Testaments should be clarified.
In most sects of Christianity the laws of the Old Testament are considered to be the old covenant--an agreement between God and man. When Christ died on the cross, a new agreement was created--the new covenant.
According to Martin Luther the laws of the Old Testament show God's righteousness. The new covenant shows his Grace.
I wonder if lawyers for Microsoft ever worry about job security. What if the cost/benefit analysis on screwing everyone over didn't prove to be profitable and Microsoft stopped. Then who would file law suits against Microsoft?
It's comforting to note that the world of graphic design is controlled by Mac users who distrust MS just as much as any self-respecting Linux geek (if not more).
I think Microsoft is in serious fear of developing areas, and is looking at any business model it can to ensure that people learn how to use a computer with MS products on it. MS's business model revolves around having a monopoly advantage. The company leverages its marketshare very well. Playing catch-up to Linux would be a disaster for Microsoft.
Not that I buy into MS's total cost of ownership claim, but from an Econ 101 model, the cost of compatibility with majority systems can ofset profit margins (imagine if MS lost that advantage).
In looking at developing countries, where people are just learning to use a PC, Microsoft does not have this advantage. So, instead of using its marketshare, Microsoft is looking a lowest marginal cost model. Get MS products into people's hands with the lowest initial cost. It's sort of like a ghetto Rent-A-Center.
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...Bay of Pigs?
Hopefully we this incident isn't anywhere near the level of that situation.
I like Microsoft bashing as much as the next guy, but the EU is a Joke.
...I seen some try to use IIS as a web server, too.
Innovative: being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
...I guess a title like 20 Products Likely to Advertise just doesn't pull in the readers.
Clearly a UI enhancement to the latest version of MS Office fits the definition...
The EU is way ahead of the US on privacy laws.
Try telling her that you only look at "those" websites because they have the best javascript.
...I'm only joking. Divorce is hard. Good luck.
I had a similar dilemma after the dot com bust...
McDonalds or Burger King?
When I buy this laptop, I'll probibly just use this feature to display a .png of TUX.
Ya, that's a tough dilemma. How much time and effort do you spend trying to educate someone who probibly doesn't care anyway?
I agree.
I think that as people start to move away from the "data-driven" conscpt and begin to think in terms of "responsibility driven" design you will see more of this.
In most sects of Christianity the laws of the Old Testament are considered to be the old covenant--an agreement between God and man. When Christ died on the cross, a new agreement was created--the new covenant.
According to Martin Luther the laws of the Old Testament show God's righteousness. The new covenant shows his Grace.
Don't be a Troll!
Your bills would be much less than 1/2 your income if you worked 15 hours a day and shared a room with 100 other people.
Does anyone think this is a good idea?
Why not Google Bank?
Simply give all of your money to Google, then if you want something, just ask Google for it...
I agree with you, a public flame war is juvenile. However, these types of things are not limited to Linux or other OS projects.
If it helps, simply point to Microsoft's recent issues with Symantec or Adobe as evidence.
Once others verify these results, does it become Poincare Theorem or does Lau add his name to it?
Not that I will ever need to know, but how does the process of going from conjecture to theorem work?
This makes me think about an old SNL commercial for BAD IDEA jeans.
...Normally I wear protection, but then I thought, "When am I gonna make it back to Haiti?"
...I thought about it, and even though it's over, I'm going to tell my wife about the afffair.
...Well, he's an ex free-base addict, and he's trying to turn around, and he needs a place to stay for a couple of months.
I wonder if lawyers for Microsoft ever worry about job security. What if the cost/benefit analysis on screwing everyone over didn't prove to be profitable and Microsoft stopped. Then who would file law suits against Microsoft?
Ballmer's comments only make sense if you drink the company kool-aid first.
...everything but the goat leggings.
If you have ever been at a Microsoft pep-rally, you know how scary some of these people can be. They are honestly very cult like.
Right on! Down with toolbars! Power to the people!
...I have some PTO saved up, anyone want to have a march or a sit-in?
It's comforting to note that the world of graphic design is controlled by Mac users who distrust MS just as much as any self-respecting Linux geek (if not more).
It'd take some time to figure out what exactly is Oracle trying to do with it.
Who has that kind of time?
I think Microsoft is in serious fear of developing areas, and is looking at any business model it can to ensure that people learn how to use a computer with MS products on it. MS's business model revolves around having a monopoly advantage. The company leverages its marketshare very well. Playing catch-up to Linux would be a disaster for Microsoft.
Not that I buy into MS's total cost of ownership claim, but from an Econ 101 model, the cost of compatibility with majority systems can ofset profit margins (imagine if MS lost that advantage).
In looking at developing countries, where people are just learning to use a PC, Microsoft does not have this advantage. So, instead of using its marketshare, Microsoft is looking a lowest marginal cost model. Get MS products into people's hands with the lowest initial cost. It's sort of like a ghetto Rent-A-Center.
It's nice to see a young company pulling itself up by the bootstraps and striving to become the next SCO.
...next, they'll need to claim that Nagios stole some of their code.
Your theory is very insightful, but it seems a little too cleaver for our current administration. (or the one before that)