Who says the movie has to finish downloading before you start to watch it? Joost uses Bittorrent, and there is a delay of.....15 seconds before a show starts playing. It continues downloading in the background while you watch the parts already downloaded (this is called..."streaming"...btw).
I'm Canadian, so maybe things are incredibly different up here, but I pay $49.95 (CAD, not USD) and I have a limit of 100GB a month, and I have to use at least 120GB before they'll even bother send me a threatening email, let alone actually doing something serious. Excluding movie buffs who watch 5 or 6 movies a week, is bandwidth really that limited down in the States that this would pose a problem?
Let's say it is 2GB per movie, and everyone has a share ratio of 1.0 before they stop seeding. So that is 4GB per movie. I'll minus off 3GB for regular internet tasks (most non-techies wouldn't even use that).
100-3=97 97/4=24
So that is 24 movies per month. I'm sure anyone who watches more than that would be willing to pay to upgrade their bandwidth. And I'm sure the vast majority of people would MAYBE watch 5 or 6 movies a month tops.
Again, I've never even been on US territory, so I could be way off-base about the broadband situation down there. I've often heard the situation in Canada is better.
To be fair, I don't expect people who don't already own a PC/Mac to purchase the AppleTV (or even know it exists for that matter), and likewise, I also see a similar result for people who don't know how to setup iTunes (it comes preinstalled on a Mac, and some of the most blatantly computer-illiterate people I know have installed iTunes on Windows just fine).
I still think the AppleTV is poor value for money though.
Almost every Google service offers some way of downloading your data locally. Calendar via iCal, Gmail via POP3, Reader via OPML, etc etc. USE THEM!
Whether your data is online on a web service or offline on your hard drive, if you're too bloody lazy to back it up, don't complain when it gets lost. (Of course this doesn't apply to shitty web services *cough*Windows*cough*Live*cough* that intentionally trap user data).
As for web services being risky, I've found that data is far more secure on Google/Yahoo/etc web services than on the average virus infected PC that most people have. Personally, I have never met a single person who has had their data lost by an online service, but I have serviced numerous computers for people where data has been lost.
Ummm...they're talking about rocky (eg. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) as opposed to Gas Planets (eg. Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus). Whether or not there is water on the surface is completely irrelevent.
I wouldn't talk about getting the point when you apparently didn't read the article or the summary. They're talking about development environments. As in, Linux is a fractured bloody mess, unlike OS X and Windows, which is why plenty of companies will write software for OS X but won't touch Linux with a 10-foot pole despite Linux having about the same number of users or more users than OS X.
While there are different environments for OS X or Windows, you don't have to worry about things like "will my app use a different file selector dialog than every other program the user uses because their desktop uses toolkit def instead of ghi", or "will my app stick out like a sore thumb because the user is using desktop environment xyz as opposed to abc" or "will my app correctly add itself to the menus on all distros or only on distros 1-5 and not 6-10 because they all insist on implementing something as simple as a menu system differently (when I used Linux, I had to constantly fix this problem)", etc etc. That isn't even beginning to address the problems with the kernel and the ever-shifting but never-stable for a moment API for drivers.
That's an incredibly stupid comparison. More or less, all cars are driven using almost identical controls. You don't have to learn how to drink different kinds of soda, or use different kinds of tooth paste. Any laundry detergent will work in any washing machine and are all used the same way. This obviously isn't the case with development environments, GUI toolkits, etc etc. If you're going to make an analogy...try to make one that isn't...you know...retarded. Lest you look like a moron.
If they were smart, they would be spending this time also working around the patents (if possible) so they could also survive an injunction. Of course, it may not matter. Vonage is hemmoraging cash at an unsustainable rate. They only have $550M in total assets ($500M in Cash and Short term investments) and they lost $120M last quarter alone.
Why do slashdotters insist on using the word "convicted"? Convicted would mean that Microsoft would be found to be guilty of committing a crime under criminal law. I don't think it is even possible for a corporation to be convicted under criminal law.
And Apple doesn't??? Unless Apple/Microsoft would be paying their lawyers billions of dollars (which is extremely unlikely), both companies could just as easily defend against this lawsuit. Both companies are making more than a billion in profit each quarter, and have billions in the bank. Furthermore, Microsoft's software is distributed to a much wider audience than Apple's, so for the same litigation costs, more damages could be collected.
Who knows? This whole article is on Slashdot because Novell bought Unix and then sold it a couple years later. They did the same with Word Perfect/Quattro Pro and some other product they sold to Borland. Although SUSE sales are going up, so maybe they'll hang onto it. Normally Novell runs an aquired business into the ground before dumping it onto the next company.
Doubt it would affect it much.... Novell would use patents, not copyrights. Starting a whole new round of Unix vs Linux litigation would amount to beating a dead hooker. Also, Novell arguing against SCO's accusations and going so far as to file arbitration against them over it, which will likely result in a ruling giving Linux a clean bill of health, and then turning around and raising those allegations again would not impress a judge to say the least. That's the kind of thing that gets a law firm and company sanctioned, which I expect Judge Kimball will do to SCO when he rules on these and the IBM summary judgement motions.
Out of desperation? SCO doesn't have a leg to stand on here. These declarations backing up Novell retaining the copyrights are simply Novell tossing some salt in the wound. Without an express conveyance of copyright from Novell to SCO in writing, SCO simply doesn't own the copyrights. The Judge refused to toss the case when Novell moved for dismissal, but stated the APA and Amendment 2 didn't transfer the copyrights, and that SCO had better find the actual conveyance documents quick. Considering neither party could find said documents, and there is no written conveyance, this is a matter of law that does not need to go before a jury, and I find it highly unlikely it will go before a jury.
The TLA is similar. The document says that all restrictions on Novell cease to exist in the event of a change of control of Santa Cruz. Considering Caldera/SCO bought over 95% of the assets of Santa Cruz in 2001, under both the TLA and the law itself, a change of control occured and the Judge can toss the case on that basis alone, even though Novell has raised numerous other reasons.
Perhaps this is a bit biased, considering there is no mention in the summary of the stack of CDs containing child pornography found in the person's room that is claiming this defence. I'm sure that had something to do with this ruling.
More iPhone sales does not automatically equate to less Windows Mobile sales. Where did you get that ludicrous idea? The iPhone could very well EXPAND the market, not just cannibalize it. Look at Macs for instance. Apple's computer market share plummeted in the 90's, yet their sales didn't actually drop much. This is because the PC + Windows expanded the market, bringing in new customers. PCs weren't just sold to former Mac users, and I doubt most iPhone sales will be to former competitor smartphone users.
The iPhone is going to be popular for people that want an easy to use cell phone plus iPod, whereas the business crowd that tends to like Windows Mobile and Palm likely won't be switching to the iPhone anytime soon.
I wouldn't be at all surprised if Apple sold quite a few iPhones while Microsoft's Windows Mobile sales increased at the same time.
This legislation isn't being "pushed". It's a private bill that isn't even supported by the party that the author of it belongs to. I'd say it has a less than 1% of becoming law, and I'm probably being generous there.
The conservatives wouldn't risk something this stupid. All it takes is a single loss on a bill like this that is not private or a free-vote, and the Conservatives lose power (assuming they're not re-elected). Don't you just love multi-party systems:-).
It's a private bill...I'm not too concerned. In-fact, I kind of wish the Conservatives would push this as a party, and then get their ass booted out of office. I was dissappointed when they came to power (although by voting green I didn't exactly help...next time I'm voting for a party that actually has a chance in hell of winning)..
What technology??? This is simply a private members bill that has not been implemented in any way, shape or form and it is highly unlikely that it ever will be. As a Canadian myself, trust me when I say you can relax. I don't have much respect for Harper or the Conservatives, but they're a minority that is not going to push through any bills that are likely to cause them to lose the vote and be forced to call an early election (hence the reason this bill is not sponsored by the Conservatives).
Well if you read the article, you would see that this is a Private Members' Bill which has next to no chance of passing, just like the last Canadian bill that Slashdot reported on. So the answer to your question is yes, it is just you (and others who don't RTFA), and to clarify further, a single legislator that privately introduces poor legislation doesn't make an entire country "mad".
We have yet to actually enact a law along the lines of America's patriot act, and I simply don't see the Conservatives being able to push anything like it on us, considering they're a minority government. The US has far more experience with "mad" legislation than Canada.
A silver lining is that "fair dealing" (fair use Canada edition) will likely get an overhaul. It is currently very limited compared to what constitutes fair use in the united states.
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Who says the movie has to finish downloading before you start to watch it? Joost uses Bittorrent, and there is a delay of.....15 seconds before a show starts playing. It continues downloading in the background while you watch the parts already downloaded (this is called..."streaming"...btw).
I'm Canadian, so maybe things are incredibly different up here, but I pay $49.95 (CAD, not USD) and I have a limit of 100GB a month, and I have to use at least 120GB before they'll even bother send me a threatening email, let alone actually doing something serious. Excluding movie buffs who watch 5 or 6 movies a week, is bandwidth really that limited down in the States that this would pose a problem?
Let's say it is 2GB per movie, and everyone has a share ratio of 1.0 before they stop seeding. So that is 4GB per movie. I'll minus off 3GB for regular internet tasks (most non-techies wouldn't even use that).
100-3=97
97/4=24
So that is 24 movies per month. I'm sure anyone who watches more than that would be willing to pay to upgrade their bandwidth. And I'm sure the vast majority of people would MAYBE watch 5 or 6 movies a month tops.
Again, I've never even been on US territory, so I could be way off-base about the broadband situation down there. I've often heard the situation in Canada is better.
To be fair, I don't expect people who don't already own a PC/Mac to purchase the AppleTV (or even know it exists for that matter), and likewise, I also see a similar result for people who don't know how to setup iTunes (it comes preinstalled on a Mac, and some of the most blatantly computer-illiterate people I know have installed iTunes on Windows just fine).
I still think the AppleTV is poor value for money though.
Exactly.
Almost every Google service offers some way of downloading your data locally. Calendar via iCal, Gmail via POP3, Reader via OPML, etc etc. USE THEM!
Whether your data is online on a web service or offline on your hard drive, if you're too bloody lazy to back it up, don't complain when it gets lost. (Of course this doesn't apply to shitty web services *cough*Windows*cough*Live*cough* that intentionally trap user data).
As for web services being risky, I've found that data is far more secure on Google/Yahoo/etc web services than on the average virus infected PC that most people have. Personally, I have never met a single person who has had their data lost by an online service, but I have serviced numerous computers for people where data has been lost.
He could be saying that there could be liquid water as opposed to...no water. Just a thought.
Ummm...they're talking about rocky (eg. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) as opposed to Gas Planets (eg. Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus). Whether or not there is water on the surface is completely irrelevent.
I'm assuming you meant Mac Pro and not Powermac :-P
I wouldn't talk about getting the point when you apparently didn't read the article or the summary. They're talking about development environments. As in, Linux is a fractured bloody mess, unlike OS X and Windows, which is why plenty of companies will write software for OS X but won't touch Linux with a 10-foot pole despite Linux having about the same number of users or more users than OS X.
While there are different environments for OS X or Windows, you don't have to worry about things like "will my app use a different file selector dialog than every other program the user uses because their desktop uses toolkit def instead of ghi", or "will my app stick out like a sore thumb because the user is using desktop environment xyz as opposed to abc" or "will my app correctly add itself to the menus on all distros or only on distros 1-5 and not 6-10 because they all insist on implementing something as simple as a menu system differently (when I used Linux, I had to constantly fix this problem)", etc etc. That isn't even beginning to address the problems with the kernel and the ever-shifting but never-stable for a moment API for drivers.
That's an incredibly stupid comparison. More or less, all cars are driven using almost identical controls. You don't have to learn how to drink different kinds of soda, or use different kinds of tooth paste. Any laundry detergent will work in any washing machine and are all used the same way. This obviously isn't the case with development environments, GUI toolkits, etc etc. If you're going to make an analogy...try to make one that isn't...you know...retarded. Lest you look like a moron.
If they were smart, they would be spending this time also working around the patents (if possible) so they could also survive an injunction. Of course, it may not matter. Vonage is hemmoraging cash at an unsustainable rate. They only have $550M in total assets ($500M in Cash and Short term investments) and they lost $120M last quarter alone.
Millions of course is a slight exaggeration. Not to defend the RIAA, but they have only filed ~20,000 lawsuits.
Why do slashdotters insist on using the word "convicted"? Convicted would mean that Microsoft would be found to be guilty of committing a crime under criminal law. I don't think it is even possible for a corporation to be convicted under criminal law.
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You can't be "convicted" in a civil lawsuit.
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And Apple doesn't??? Unless Apple/Microsoft would be paying their lawyers billions of dollars (which is extremely unlikely), both companies could just as easily defend against this lawsuit. Both companies are making more than a billion in profit each quarter, and have billions in the bank. Furthermore, Microsoft's software is distributed to a much wider audience than Apple's, so for the same litigation costs, more damages could be collected.
Who knows? This whole article is on Slashdot because Novell bought Unix and then sold it a couple years later. They did the same with Word Perfect/Quattro Pro and some other product they sold to Borland. Although SUSE sales are going up, so maybe they'll hang onto it. Normally Novell runs an aquired business into the ground before dumping it onto the next company.
Doubt it would affect it much.... Novell would use patents, not copyrights. Starting a whole new round of Unix vs Linux litigation would amount to beating a dead hooker. Also, Novell arguing against SCO's accusations and going so far as to file arbitration against them over it, which will likely result in a ruling giving Linux a clean bill of health, and then turning around and raising those allegations again would not impress a judge to say the least. That's the kind of thing that gets a law firm and company sanctioned, which I expect Judge Kimball will do to SCO when he rules on these and the IBM summary judgement motions.
Out of desperation? SCO doesn't have a leg to stand on here. These declarations backing up Novell retaining the copyrights are simply Novell tossing some salt in the wound. Without an express conveyance of copyright from Novell to SCO in writing, SCO simply doesn't own the copyrights. The Judge refused to toss the case when Novell moved for dismissal, but stated the APA and Amendment 2 didn't transfer the copyrights, and that SCO had better find the actual conveyance documents quick. Considering neither party could find said documents, and there is no written conveyance, this is a matter of law that does not need to go before a jury, and I find it highly unlikely it will go before a jury.
The TLA is similar. The document says that all restrictions on Novell cease to exist in the event of a change of control of Santa Cruz. Considering Caldera/SCO bought over 95% of the assets of Santa Cruz in 2001, under both the TLA and the law itself, a change of control occured and the Judge can toss the case on that basis alone, even though Novell has raised numerous other reasons.
Perhaps this is a bit biased, considering there is no mention in the summary of the stack of CDs containing child pornography found in the person's room that is claiming this defence. I'm sure that had something to do with this ruling.
When was Gmail messages stored forever announced? Could you provide a link?
More iPhone sales does not automatically equate to less Windows Mobile sales. Where did you get that ludicrous idea? The iPhone could very well EXPAND the market, not just cannibalize it. Look at Macs for instance. Apple's computer market share plummeted in the 90's, yet their sales didn't actually drop much. This is because the PC + Windows expanded the market, bringing in new customers. PCs weren't just sold to former Mac users, and I doubt most iPhone sales will be to former competitor smartphone users.
The iPhone is going to be popular for people that want an easy to use cell phone plus iPod, whereas the business crowd that tends to like Windows Mobile and Palm likely won't be switching to the iPhone anytime soon.
I wouldn't be at all surprised if Apple sold quite a few iPhones while Microsoft's Windows Mobile sales increased at the same time.
This legislation isn't being "pushed". It's a private bill that isn't even supported by the party that the author of it belongs to. I'd say it has a less than 1% of becoming law, and I'm probably being generous there. The conservatives wouldn't risk something this stupid. All it takes is a single loss on a bill like this that is not private or a free-vote, and the Conservatives lose power (assuming they're not re-elected). Don't you just love multi-party systems :-).
It's a private bill...I'm not too concerned. In-fact, I kind of wish the Conservatives would push this as a party, and then get their ass booted out of office. I was dissappointed when they came to power (although by voting green I didn't exactly help...next time I'm voting for a party that actually has a chance in hell of winning)..
What technology??? This is simply a private members bill that has not been implemented in any way, shape or form and it is highly unlikely that it ever will be. As a Canadian myself, trust me when I say you can relax. I don't have much respect for Harper or the Conservatives, but they're a minority that is not going to push through any bills that are likely to cause them to lose the vote and be forced to call an early election (hence the reason this bill is not sponsored by the Conservatives).
Well if you read the article, you would see that this is a Private Members' Bill which has next to no chance of passing, just like the last Canadian bill that Slashdot reported on. So the answer to your question is yes, it is just you (and others who don't RTFA), and to clarify further, a single legislator that privately introduces poor legislation doesn't make an entire country "mad".
We have yet to actually enact a law along the lines of America's patriot act, and I simply don't see the Conservatives being able to push anything like it on us, considering they're a minority government. The US has far more experience with "mad" legislation than Canada.
Seems more like a cease and desist letter than a lawsuit to me, but what do I know...
A silver lining is that "fair dealing" (fair use Canada edition) will likely get an overhaul. It is currently very limited compared to what constitutes fair use in the united states.