Try typing in 'yahoo' (without the quotes) in firefox URL bar. It takes you to google and then to yahoo. Put simply, it performed an I'm feeling lucky search on google. I do this _all_ the time, not for yahoo but for stuff like 'yahoo mail' or 'yahoo finance' and so on.
>And think of all the applications that would be made available on Linux.... don't forget they will all be in Chinese. How many Chinese applications can you use?
If you want to win against the M$FT FUD, you have to fight them using their tools. ESR is being absolutely correct, first linux will embrace proprietary stuff, then extend it and then extinguish it. He's got a perfect plan of action which shortsighted fellahs like you will never understand...
The big point everyone is missing is that all these 'offshoring' and 'outsourcing' companies are not necessarily owned by Indians. For example, about 40% of Infosys, which is one of the largest software/BPO firm is owned by Indians. http://www.infosys.com/investor/investor_frm.asp So, ultimately, who stands to gain from the bugeoning business of these firms? The shareholders - most of which are from 'rich' countries like USA.
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Try typing in 'yahoo' (without the quotes) in firefox URL bar. It takes you to google and then to yahoo. Put simply, it performed an I'm feeling lucky search on google. I do this _all_ the time, not for yahoo but for stuff like 'yahoo mail' or 'yahoo finance' and so on.
>And think of all the applications that would be made available on Linux. ... don't forget they will all be in Chinese. How many Chinese applications can you use?
"Hi, this is Mike, how may I help you?"
"Oh, uh, I can' access my seagate drive"
"All your disks are belong to us" hahahaha!
and here's why.
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If you want to win against the M$FT FUD, you have to fight them using their tools. ESR is being absolutely correct, first linux will embrace proprietary stuff, then extend it and then extinguish it. He's got a perfect plan of action which shortsighted fellahs like you will never understand
The big point everyone is missing is that all these 'offshoring' and 'outsourcing' companies are not necessarily owned by Indians. For example, about 40% of Infosys, which is one of the largest software/BPO firm is owned by Indians. http://www.infosys.com/investor/investor_frm.asp So, ultimately, who stands to gain from the bugeoning business of these firms? The shareholders - most of which are from 'rich' countries like USA.
A cookie a day, keeps privacy away.
If thats to bandwidth intensive, why can't there be a RSS protocol that using P2P to roundrobin the info amoungst the subscribers?
I know someone who is working on RSS/Bittorrent integration. Will mostly help podcasters save bandwidth...hold your breath.
Oh, that's SOOO simple! Launch it from California, and get it to land at the right place next time! :D