IIRC Only the Office and Windows divisions are consistently profitable.
And I don't see that continuing unabated.
If Microsoft are going to increase their value, they will have to pull something spectacular, like pwning another market. Maybe that's why their going after media.
I suppose you feel that our being in contact with more bacteria and fungi is a good thing?
Maybe we should return to the good old days when you were more likely to die if you went to hospital, because they didn't know about such things?
Perhaps asthmatics should just shut the fuck up?
And perhaps I shouldn't have put my 4 week old daughter through those 8 weeks of intravenous antibiotic therapy for a staph infection that she nearly died from, hoping that her immune system would be the stronger for it; in the unlikely event she made it?
Next time you get an injection, tell the nurse not to swab - citing the fact that you're definitely not a baby.
Feeling that others disagree is a normal part of life and expression. Kids learn from a very early age that others do not necessarily share their opinions.
When a government censors, however, they tend to be rather more oppresive. Many people have had their lives terminated or thrown into huge disarray for voicing disenting opinion. And such governments also use propaganda and so on, necessarily resulting in the "public censorship" that you mention.
People tend to group together. When someone has no particular opinion, they tend to side with a group they identify with.
The problem here in America is not that people do not like to hear or put up with dissent, it's that a few powerful people steer arguments so that the population is roughly evenly divided. They pick emotionaly charges issues that distract the population from what's important. The important things are hidden, and both parties agree on them. This is one reason we'll never see the end of bribing congress (lobbying, if you will).
Another clue is the overuse of the word bipatisan. This words is used to blind the voting populace from the possibilty of views outside the Republicans and Democrats.
Propaganda is alive and well - take your dose today.
There's some truth to this, but with the movie industry hell bent on removing every last scrap of freedom their customers have, they have a perfectly good reason to switch all the releases to a new locked-up format.
Players will be announced will "HD" compatibility that play old DVDs and the new highest-quality full-resolution HD movies.
And most likely, the new players will only allow digital TVs with DRM to receive the HD signal. Unapproved devices will show no picture at all, or a poor quality down sample.
Welcome to digital fascism.
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Yeah, but those that don't are fucked.
And not past tense, either.
Dell have been charging more for Linux-preloaded systems than the equivalent Windows-preloaded system for years. And Bill gets his cut either way.
So guess what, without the Windows license, the PC costs more. Go figure.
I suppose if you follow that reasoning, the Windows license must have a negative value. Oh, it does make sense after all!
Actually the original proposal allowed for Microsoft Office file formats. They were termed an "defacto standard".
It was only after a rather lot of pressure from the public (mostly geeks, I assume) that they released the updated version. Public outcry made them realize that encumbered file formats were not a good idea for government files.
So, whilst your reasoning is sound, it is factually incorrect.
The whole point of the post was to suggest that if OSS software had a similar UI to Windows software that there would be no point in using it.
What kind of sense does that make?
Windows was modelled after Lisa. Does everyone use Lisa, or successors?
UI isn't the biggest reason to choose one piece of software over another.
Ridiculous post. Worse because the point about GIMP is fails due to the fact the Photoshop-alike version is an alternative, for people who like the Photoshop UI.
Someone pointed out one way your comment was flawed.
Here's another:
DBMSs were designed for high volume transactional systems, and are far more scalable than most filesystems (XFS an exception). They can be a very good fit for email serving. They are also good for handling and querying by metadata.
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And I don't see that continuing unabated.
If Microsoft are going to increase their value, they will have to pull something spectacular, like pwning another market. Maybe that's why their going after media.
I think you meant, if it can be abused it definitely will be.
Maybe we should return to the good old days when you were more likely to die if you went to hospital, because they didn't know about such things?
Perhaps asthmatics should just shut the fuck up?
And perhaps I shouldn't have put my 4 week old daughter through those 8 weeks of intravenous antibiotic therapy for a staph infection that she nearly died from, hoping that her immune system would be the stronger for it; in the unlikely event she made it?
Next time you get an injection, tell the nurse not to swab - citing the fact that you're definitely not a baby.
Diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, artherosclerosis etc, etc.
And actually, it's hard, and you pay a premium, to get food without certain chemicals added.
Your basically being poisoned, and when I point it out, I'm the bad guy?
Not sure I actually like the idea, but then I don't like the idea of all those microorganisms seething around my head for 6+hours every day, either.
I don't particularly like carpets for similar reasons.
Maybe a simple solution would be to create a sheath that acts as a barrier between the pillow and pillow-case.
When I came to live in this country, I found most foods tasted way too sugary.
Add sugar to my fresh brewed tea or coffee, and I'll throw it out.
I never add salt to my food either. And many (most?) shrink-wrapped foods are packed with sugar and salt.
To us foreigners who weren't accustomed to all that crap, it's disgusting.
I remember my first try when I was a kid. Happens every time, and always has.
I avoid artificial sweetners like the plague.
Time to start microwaving pillows, everyone!
"No, you can know the position of your fingers, or the momentum, but not both".
Wow, I'm glad I didn't post that.
Feeling that others disagree is a normal part of life and expression. Kids learn from a very early age that others do not necessarily share their opinions.
When a government censors, however, they tend to be rather more oppresive. Many people have had their lives terminated or thrown into huge disarray for voicing disenting opinion. And such governments also use propaganda and so on, necessarily resulting in the "public censorship" that you mention.
People tend to group together. When someone has no particular opinion, they tend to side with a group they identify with.
The problem here in America is not that people do not like to hear or put up with dissent, it's that a few powerful people steer arguments so that the population is roughly evenly divided. They pick emotionaly charges issues that distract the population from what's important. The important things are hidden, and both parties agree on them. This is one reason we'll never see the end of bribing congress (lobbying, if you will).
Another clue is the overuse of the word bipatisan. This words is used to blind the voting populace from the possibilty of views outside the Republicans and Democrats.
Propaganda is alive and well - take your dose today.
Players will be announced will "HD" compatibility that play old DVDs and the new highest-quality full-resolution HD movies.
And most likely, the new players will only allow digital TVs with DRM to receive the HD signal. Unapproved devices will show no picture at all, or a poor quality down sample.
Welcome to digital fascism.
And not past tense, either.
Dell have been charging more for Linux-preloaded systems than the equivalent Windows-preloaded system for years. And Bill gets his cut either way.
So guess what, without the Windows license, the PC costs more. Go figure.
I suppose if you follow that reasoning, the Windows license must have a negative value. Oh, it does make sense after all!
Remember that that includes now, and in the future.
Microsoft have and are doing their best to maintain their monopoly, and build new monopolies in additional markets.
They bribe congress. They destroy competition.
Using a tool from Microsoft will cost you some now, but in the future it'll cost more than just money.
He's paid to espouse a different view.
So charge them for it.
It was only after a rather lot of pressure from the public (mostly geeks, I assume) that they released the updated version. Public outcry made them realize that encumbered file formats were not a good idea for government files.
So, whilst your reasoning is sound, it is factually incorrect.
Did you mean clique?
If the test-suite is broken, then the LSB guaranties are worthless.
What kind of sense does that make?
Windows was modelled after Lisa. Does everyone use Lisa, or successors?
UI isn't the biggest reason to choose one piece of software over another.
Ridiculous post. Worse because the point about GIMP is fails due to the fact the Photoshop-alike version is an alternative, for people who like the Photoshop UI.
Come on mods!
You think it's ok when my carrier disables a function built into the phone, and provides a crappy version of their own, AND THEN CHARGES EXTRA FOR IT?
In fact, I wish Microsoft would send me such a letter so I could respond in kind.
Here's another:
DBMSs were designed for high volume transactional systems, and are far more scalable than most filesystems (XFS an exception). They can be a very good fit for email serving. They are also good for handling and querying by metadata.
Of course, screw Exchange, screw MS.
Straight from the Reduntant School of Redundancy.
The next "Single Round Match" is Fri Sept 9.
Run the applet, log in, and try some of the practice rooms.
Too bad the Google Code Jam, and TopCoder Open competitions are already well on their way...
My guess is that the clause will be triggered by any company attempting to sue over infringing GPLed (or possibly other free) software.