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  1. Re:Ummm.... on Buy PC Without an OS... Get a Visit From MSFT? · · Score: 1

    Then MS is just THE largest member of an oligopolistic market where the main two players are MS and Apple

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_form
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligopoly

    Lets see...

    Seller Entry Barriers - yes...check
    Seller Number - few...check
    Buyer Entry Barriers - no...check
    Buyer Number - many...check

  2. Re:I guess they're camping Pricewatch.com on Buy PC Without an OS... Get a Visit From MSFT? · · Score: 1
  3. who hasn't heard of Apache? on Ask Apache Software Chairman Greg Stein · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Tuttle OK Mayor Jerry Taylor
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Taylor

  4. Slashdoting? on Tougher Hacking Laws Get Support in UK · · Score: 5, Funny

    Would that mean that there could be legal actions against slashdotting in the UK?

  5. Fair use? on Legal Issues of Opening Up Proprietary Standards? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Wouldn't this fall into the fair use catagory? I mean if you purchase the equipment then don't you have the right to be able to use it?

  6. just replace icons... on Linux vs. Windows for Schools? · · Score: 1

    I am the sys admin/webmaster for my church on campus (UT Arlington) and we have a small network setup with 4 computers (2 WinXP/2 SuSE 9.1) no one can tell (except the CS majors)
    for the teachers just replace the OOo icon with a Word icon and replace firefox icon with that ugly blue 'e'

  7. Re:Excellent on Bounty For Booting XP on the Intel iMac · · Score: 0

    I just know that when they can get winblows on the Intel Mac, then I can get my favorite flavor of linux up and running with OSX. Why? Because I have the right to do so if I so choose. And thats why people want this. Not to increase the MS stranglehold but to give people choices.

    Just my 2 cents.

  8. Yeah but... on Metadata in Vista Could Be Too Helpful · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  9. Re:drop in the ocean on Microsoft Set To Be Fined $2.4M a Day · · Score: 1

    That's just it, I'm not developing for MS, but developers still have to play nicely with MS if they want people to use their products.

    Example: Would OpenOffice.org be as successful if they just said f# MS? I don't belive so. they needed to port to windows, and be able to read/write .doc
    (They're trying to play nicely)

    p.s. I'm no MS advocate, (can't stand their business models), but that doesn't mean that they need to take thier toys and go home either, they just need to learn how so share.

  10. Re:Does it work with Terminal Services Yet? on Update to OpenOffice 2 Released · · Score: 3, Informative
  11. Re:drop in the ocean on Microsoft Set To Be Fined $2.4M a Day · · Score: 1

    Thats just it if I'm trying to write a widget that interfaces with a MS product (or any other product) I don't want to waste my time trying to hack out a fix that might work. But to make my product cheaper, more efficient and working all of the time i need proper documentation.

    It's like a child drawing a picture expecting you to be able to say "Aww what a beautiful ..." and you don't know wtf it is!

  12. Re:The future is now! on Linux Boots on Treo 650 · · Score: 1
  13. Re:I demand a new version of windows without... on South Korea Fines Microsoft $32 Million · · Score: 1

    There are ways to change the text of the "Start" menu http://www.theeldergeek.com/change_text_on_xp_star t_button.htm but the point is that it you want to you cannot (easily) uninstall those two peices of software (and I want that space back!)

  14. Just a couple... on Searchable C/C++ DB surpasses 275 million lines · · Score: 0

    Most frequently searched items, number of searches per min. (or after /. per sec.)

  15. Here... on Crab Nebula by Hubble · · Score: 2, Informative

    http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2005/37/images/ a/formats/full_jpg.jpgHere, (14.5 MB), is a jpg of the nebula so you don't have to download that stupid viewer.

  16. Finally... on Final Fantasy Marketing - Energy Drink Potions · · Score: 0

    ... I'll be able to get rid of that dang Curse!!

  17. Re:Reason #1... on Ignore Vista Until 2008 · · Score: 0

    Don't you mean the original release date in 2003!

  18. Availability on Google Releases GDS 2.0 · · Score: 0

    Is this only available on windows or is there a OSX and linux version somewhere? I cannot seem to locate either.

  19. Royalties? on Apple's iPod Interface Patent in Jeopardy · · Score: 2, Interesting

    would that then mean that Apple would have to pay royalties to this guy?

  20. Re:Security on Copyright Office: Everyone Uses MSIE, Right? · · Score: 0

    That just goes to show you how much they listen the 'their own' when it comes to advice

    so what makes me think that they would actually listen to 'outsiders'?

  21. Re:glamorous on Pentagon Wants Screenplays From Scientists · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!

  22. Re:Other news on Hiring Good Programmers Matters · · Score: 0

    When I was workong as a carpenter last summer one thing that was alwas said was "We're being paid for our craftmanship not our crap man, s--t"

  23. Re:Not really that useful on Google Maps Creator Takes Browsers To The Limit · · Score: 0

    I am working on adding an STR layer, but I am having difficulty finding a complete nation wide coverage (not provided by my employer) so I can offer it to the general public.

    If anyone know where I can find such coverage that would be great!

  24. Re:Don't see the point of either. on Microsoft and Google Fighting for the Skies · · Score: 0

    Well I work reports that disclose if natural hazards occur on a certain peice of property. And I use the google maps/sat imgs in helping to verify:
    1. Location (Lat/Lon)
    2. What type of structure is on that property.

    Yes I actually do use professional grade software too but, the google maps offers a quick and easy way for me to get to that information.

  25. Excited on Firefox 1.1 Scrapped · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I am really looking forward to this upcomming release. Maybe the "It's not M$ so its not as good" people in my office will actually open their eyes to better software. (I belive that the only reason that they still use M$ is because that can set it on "auto-pilot" and just sit back)