My question is, what is a reasonable estimate of how much revenue this sort of scheme generates per user? Is it significantly less or more than what they get for the retail boxed version?
I like how the article says: "If the labels acknowledge a legitimate use for P2P programs, it would undercut their case as well as their zero-tolerance stance."
Does that mean that since there's a published report each year on the most frequently stolen cars, that somehow the automakers should soften their stance on car theft???
The article you link to only project Saudi's IT growth at 8,000 jobs annually - hardly a threat to the American IT worker. Quit your whining and compete for your job just like most manufacturing workers have had to over the last several decades.
Repeat after me: international trade is not a zero-sum game, and the growth in international trade has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty over the last two decades, while providing rich countries with cheap, high quality imports. If you can't handle change, what are you doing in IT?
The beauty of it is that you know IBM's lawyers will fight over each and every point - which will drag the process out and put further strain on SCO's resources. While they've had some initial success with obtaining SCOsource licensing revenue, I can't imagine that would keep coming in if they don't score a major legal success in the next few months.
Now here's an interesting point - for firms that compete in the music biz, they generally want overall interest in music to increase, while not allowing their competitors to make more money than them. So what's to prevent someone outside the US, who has some stake in one of the firms (say as a shareholder) from scooping up material from the competitors, and making it available for download via P2P? There's an incentive there to freely distribute the competition's material, if you can get away with it...
Problem is, not much tangible progress has been made in the last 15-20 years, however. For instance, the CAFE standard for passenger cars is 27.5 mpg, and that hasn't changed since 1986. The increase in the use of SUV's and pickup trucks certainly hasn't helped either. Heck, I remember my dad making a presentation to my 3rd grade class on the electric van back in 1978, but 25 years later that's not much closer to commercial viability. If you listen to the auto companies, however, they still keep saying "only a few more years..."
These tiles are nothing more than a cruel reminder of just how lame the 21st century is turning out to be.
I dunno, that yellow line that shows the first down marker on football games is pretty cool, and phrases like "don't touch that dial" have become a quaint anachronism. Sure, we're still driving gas-guzzling behemoths and cell phone coverage is spotty at best, but progress is being made.
I wouldn't say "completely eviscerated" - instead, the parties involved are falling short of the goal of free trade. Progress has definitely been made over the last 20 years, although there is certainly a looooooong ways to go. Agriculture in particular needs a thorough shakedown, as it provides the greatest opportunity to both benefit US consumers and 3rd world producers. The only long-term solution to 3rd world poverty is to knock down trade barriers that prevent them from leveraging their competitive advantage, instead of quick-fix "aid" programs which just plain don't work...
This hardly represents a move to extend their monopoly on desktop systems - such a move might be to purchase or drive out of business a competitor within that market.
Instead, this represents a longer-term effort to develop their solutions for the educational market, one in which they aren't a monopolist. Just how is this endeavor "anti-competitive"?
Jack Valenti Declares War on UK Posted by grub on Sunday September 07, @3:07AM from the SCO-school-of-customer-service dept.
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If you RTFA (I know, I know...), you'll see that what was recovered is a final draft, which required only a few "minor edits and spelling corrections." Hardly comparable to your other examples.
As to the Tolkein stuff, some was well worth posthumous publication (Silmarillion, Book of Lost Tales, etc.), but they did end up going waaaay overboard.
Actually, studies conducted after the speed limits were raised from 55 showed that higher speeds didn't lead to higher fatality rates.
Besides, is your point that the speeder should be fined $150,000 as well? Hmm... I guess that would certainly solve the budget crisis (and result in a nice turnover amongst the legislature, to boot).
While I might equate the severity of the crime with speeding, the severity of the punishment that's currently being meted out is hugely excessive. To extend your analogy, people would be (justifiably) upset if they got pulled over for doing 90 and were fined $150,000...
That's the disappointing aspect of this - it seems like a rather half-hearted attempt rather than a strongly committed push. What is truly needed is a Tier One supplier to produce a preloaded Linux desktop with basic productivity apps like OpenOffice already installed - the sales pitch needs to stress ease of management, affordability, and security. I don't see how this rollout really hits those points...
I think the power-bar comes somewhat close to the "food pill" idea, packing a load of calories and supplements into a quick and easy-to-use form. Now if only they could get the taste part down, so as you wolf down a bar, it tastes like pot roast and mashed potatoes or something...
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My question is, what is a reasonable estimate of how much revenue this sort of scheme generates per user? Is it significantly less or more than what they get for the retail boxed version?
Also, how will all these clothes be cleaned?
I'm sure Symantec will come up with something...
I like how the article says: "If the labels acknowledge a legitimate use for P2P programs, it would undercut their case as well as their zero-tolerance stance."
Does that mean that since there's a published report each year on the most frequently stolen cars, that somehow the automakers should soften their stance on car theft???
The article you link to only project Saudi's IT growth at 8,000 jobs annually - hardly a threat to the American IT worker. Quit your whining and compete for your job just like most manufacturing workers have had to over the last several decades.
Repeat after me: international trade is not a zero-sum game, and the growth in international trade has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty over the last two decades, while providing rich countries with cheap, high quality imports. If you can't handle change, what are you doing in IT?
Yes, my mistake. But considering that Canopy is the majority stakeholder in SCO, we're basically talking about the same gang...
So when will the poets start chiming in?
There is no Joy in Sunville,
Mighty McNealy has struck out...
The beauty of it is that you know IBM's lawyers will fight over each and every point - which will drag the process out and put further strain on SCO's resources. While they've had some initial success with obtaining SCOsource licensing revenue, I can't imagine that would keep coming in if they don't score a major legal success in the next few months.
I can't wait to see how Darl contributed his own special magic to Linux back in the day...
NOT!!!
Now here's an interesting point - for firms that compete in the music biz, they generally want overall interest in music to increase, while not allowing their competitors to make more money than them. So what's to prevent someone outside the US, who has some stake in one of the firms (say as a shareholder) from scooping up material from the competitors, and making it available for download via P2P? There's an incentive there to freely distribute the competition's material, if you can get away with it...
gee... sorry you missed the (implied) sarcasm tags there. Although if you think about it, hasn't commercial space flight already begun?
Problem is, not much tangible progress has been made in the last 15-20 years, however. For instance, the CAFE standard for passenger cars is 27.5 mpg, and that hasn't changed since 1986. The increase in the use of SUV's and pickup trucks certainly hasn't helped either. Heck, I remember my dad making a presentation to my 3rd grade class on the electric van back in 1978, but 25 years later that's not much closer to commercial viability. If you listen to the auto companies, however, they still keep saying "only a few more years..."
These tiles are nothing more than a cruel reminder of just how lame the 21st century is turning out to be.
I dunno, that yellow line that shows the first down marker on football games is pretty cool, and phrases like "don't touch that dial" have become a quaint anachronism. Sure, we're still driving gas-guzzling behemoths and cell phone coverage is spotty at best, but progress is being made.
I wouldn't say "completely eviscerated" - instead, the parties involved are falling short of the goal of free trade. Progress has definitely been made over the last 20 years, although there is certainly a looooooong ways to go. Agriculture in particular needs a thorough shakedown, as it provides the greatest opportunity to both benefit US consumers and 3rd world producers. The only long-term solution to 3rd world poverty is to knock down trade barriers that prevent them from leveraging their competitive advantage, instead of quick-fix "aid" programs which just plain don't work...
This hardly represents a move to extend their monopoly on desktop systems - such a move might be to purchase or drive out of business a competitor within that market.
Instead, this represents a longer-term effort to develop their solutions for the educational market, one in which they aren't a monopolist. Just how is this endeavor "anti-competitive"?
Jack Valenti Declares War on UK
Posted by grub on Sunday September 07, @3:07AM
from the SCO-school-of-customer-service dept.
If you RTFA (I know, I know...), you'll see that what was recovered is a final draft, which required only a few "minor edits and spelling corrections." Hardly comparable to your other examples.
As to the Tolkein stuff, some was well worth posthumous publication (Silmarillion, Book of Lost Tales, etc.), but they did end up going waaaay overboard.
Well, we certainly know that the sandboxes on the playground will be pretty shabby...
You're not the only one who's had such thoughts...
What Metallica needs to do is start french-kissing other same-sex stars on stage. Isn't that the true sign of talent these days???
Actually, studies conducted after the speed limits were raised from 55 showed that higher speeds didn't lead to higher fatality rates.
Besides, is your point that the speeder should be fined $150,000 as well? Hmm... I guess that would certainly solve the budget crisis (and result in a nice turnover amongst the legislature, to boot).
While I might equate the severity of the crime with speeding, the severity of the punishment that's currently being meted out is hugely excessive. To extend your analogy, people would be (justifiably) upset if they got pulled over for doing 90 and were fined $150,000...
So you'd use something for toilet paper that was already full of shit? Blech...
That's the disappointing aspect of this - it seems like a rather half-hearted attempt rather than a strongly committed push. What is truly needed is a Tier One supplier to produce a preloaded Linux desktop with basic productivity apps like OpenOffice already installed - the sales pitch needs to stress ease of management, affordability, and security. I don't see how this rollout really hits those points...
I think the power-bar comes somewhat close to the "food pill" idea, packing a load of calories and supplements into a quick and easy-to-use form. Now if only they could get the taste part down, so as you wolf down a bar, it tastes like pot roast and mashed potatoes or something...
Boo... hisss.... You're such a party-pooper.
How else are we supposed to get the week going without an anti-Microsoft group tirade?