Think about it - unemployment in the US, for example, is consistently below that of most developed nations, despite decades of "lost" jobs due to the manufacturing vs. services shift, free trade, etc. If the critics were right about robotic manufacturing, NAFTA, and other policies, the US unemployment rate would be consistently rising, not lowering or staying relatively constant like it has over the last decade or so.
The common mistake when people talk about efficiency improvements that result in "lost jobs" is that the same dynamic forces that made those changes also open up opportunities for new jobs that were previously unanticipated. Who would have thought years ago that today we'd have airline customer service reps who work out of their own home (ATA, I believe), supply chain specialists coordinating the efforts of several companies in the creation of a product, or a niche industry of boutique personal PC manufacturers who create customized and stylized computers for the consumer market?
In short, the story's much more complicated than simple "jobs lost."
Shocking, isn't it, that the music biz has been down the last couple years! In a red-hot economy like we've seen, can you imagine an industry actually losing sales??? It MUST be the pirates!
1. Volunteers enable wireless access at ballpark 2. They put out a news released titled, "PGE Park gets free Wi-Fi thanks to Personal Telco and Moonlight Staffing" 3. PGE Park management (understandably) is concerned that the news release implies their participation in this effort, and this might offend a major park sponsor, Comcast. 4. Comcast replies that they don't care. Life goes on.
This is a pretty smart, although probably not overly significant, maneuver on MS's part. It won't cost them very much at all, but gives them an advantage in dealing with those parties who usually aren't central to the software purchasing process, but can get in the way (legal staff, procurement specialists, etc.).
I highly doubt this will impact their competitive stance against other systems, but what it could do is reduce the duration of the sales cycle, and thus help their overall performance as a company.
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You're absolutely right - the broader Internet was developed by ISP's trying to get $10, $20, or even $50 a month from avid consumers.
There is actually a grain of truth there - an emerging field is developing called Business Process Outsourcing, whereby common business functions such as payroll, benefits administration, etc. are being outsourced to (often) foreign firms.
Go check out the CDBaby website, and you'll see that they haven't hooked up with those services. They're pitching to obtain digital distribution rights, with no firm outlet channels as of yet.
Silly coward - you trust what the editors put in the title???
The trick will be how these guys work with the iTunes and Buy.com's of the world, and whether they actually offer anything of value. Compared to this setup, though, it does sound like an opportunity for artists to get a bigger slice of the pie...
I worked with a technical manager who did just that - for lunch, he'd walk about a mile to Subway, do the Jared thing, then walk back. Over the course of a year, he probably dropped 100 pounds. It was amazing to see.
Another thing to remember is that we're still in the early stages of this new market development. As Buy.com competes with Apple and the new Napster, things are going to evolve further. Only once things settle down a bit would they be likely to go for 100% user accessibility. Right now, there are many more important matters for them to work on...
Getting to the single-penny transaction is a major milestone that's still a ways off into the future. I think the more likely model is one of those mentioned in the article, whereby the consumer purchases a set amount that is drawn down over time. The trick is to get that account to cover a wide enough variety of content so that people would be confident of getting value from it. There's no use in having to fund a Go.com account, a NYTimes.com account, and CNN.com account just to do your regular reading...
I'm not saying they don't have the right to enforce their copyright, but you have to admit that the way they're doing business these days, such as sending threatening letters to the Fortune 1000 and smearing OS leaders and practices, is generating plenty of illwill out there. I can't see them doing well in the long-term as a result of the last few months...
Does anybody have info as to how expensive this Linux licensing is going to be? It's quite possible that many companies may just pay the fee instead of going through the time, effort, cost and liability of doing otherwise. It's sad to see SCO actually get rewarded for how they're conducting themselves...
Oh come on, this is/. - any technical innovation that actually helps companies prevent consumers from stealing their product is just another sign of corporate tyranny, dude...
Quite the contrary - they ran up the bank account during a time when they were open to huge potential legal liability. Now that this is behind them, they're looking to pay out dividends to their shareholders. I wouldn't be surprised if they use some of the cash to gobble up a good-sized software firm as well (Peoplesoft? Siebel? One of the supply chain players?).
I would imagine that there a large number of people using P2P who simply leave their music folders open for sharing, and thus could constitute fairly large (100's if not 1,000's of MP3s) traders. Now that they've got the mechanism in place to track users down, they should be able to put enough fear out there to reduce the number of P2P users significantly. At a certain point, the RIAA doesn't gain as much in pursuing this matter. But when millions of MP3's are constantly being traded, there are some low-hanging fruit for them to grab...
Talk about a blast from the past - a link to Traveller on the net! You've gotta love a game where your character can be killed off during the character generation process...
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Think about it - unemployment in the US, for example, is consistently below that of most developed nations, despite decades of "lost" jobs due to the manufacturing vs. services shift, free trade, etc. If the critics were right about robotic manufacturing, NAFTA, and other policies, the US unemployment rate would be consistently rising, not lowering or staying relatively constant like it has over the last decade or so.
The common mistake when people talk about efficiency improvements that result in "lost jobs" is that the same dynamic forces that made those changes also open up opportunities for new jobs that were previously unanticipated. Who would have thought years ago that today we'd have airline customer service reps who work out of their own home (ATA, I believe), supply chain specialists coordinating the efforts of several companies in the creation of a product, or a niche industry of boutique personal PC manufacturers who create customized and stylized computers for the consumer market?
In short, the story's much more complicated than simple "jobs lost."
oh that's what they always say, RTFC!
Shocking, isn't it, that the music biz has been down the last couple years! In a red-hot economy like we've seen, can you imagine an industry actually losing sales??? It MUST be the pirates!
1. Volunteers enable wireless access at ballpark
2. They put out a news released titled, "PGE Park gets free Wi-Fi thanks to Personal Telco and Moonlight Staffing"
3. PGE Park management (understandably) is concerned that the news release implies their participation in this effort, and this might offend a major park sponsor, Comcast.
4. Comcast replies that they don't care. Life goes on.
They call this a "slugfest?" Yeesh...
This is a pretty smart, although probably not overly significant, maneuver on MS's part. It won't cost them very much at all, but gives them an advantage in dealing with those parties who usually aren't central to the software purchasing process, but can get in the way (legal staff, procurement specialists, etc.).
I highly doubt this will impact their competitive stance against other systems, but what it could do is reduce the duration of the sales cycle, and thus help their overall performance as a company.
You're absolutely right - the broader Internet was developed by ISP's trying to get $10, $20, or even $50 a month from avid consumers.
There is actually a grain of truth there - an emerging field is developing called Business Process Outsourcing, whereby common business functions such as payroll, benefits administration, etc. are being outsourced to (often) foreign firms.
Let's hope the ads focus on those film stars most affected by video piracy: Jenna Jameson, Devon, Asia Carerra, etc.
Go check out the CDBaby website, and you'll see that they haven't hooked up with those services. They're pitching to obtain digital distribution rights, with no firm outlet channels as of yet.
Silly coward - you trust what the editors put in the title???
The trick will be how these guys work with the iTunes and Buy.com's of the world, and whether they actually offer anything of value. Compared to this setup, though, it does sound like an opportunity for artists to get a bigger slice of the pie...
I worked with a technical manager who did just that - for lunch, he'd walk about a mile to Subway, do the Jared thing, then walk back. Over the course of a year, he probably dropped 100 pounds. It was amazing to see.
Another thing to remember is that we're still in the early stages of this new market development. As Buy.com competes with Apple and the new Napster, things are going to evolve further. Only once things settle down a bit would they be likely to go for 100% user accessibility. Right now, there are many more important matters for them to work on...
Who needs a new word to describe the number of possible addresses? It's just 1/2.9387358770557187699218413430556e+61st of a google.
Getting to the single-penny transaction is a major milestone that's still a ways off into the future. I think the more likely model is one of those mentioned in the article, whereby the consumer purchases a set amount that is drawn down over time. The trick is to get that account to cover a wide enough variety of content so that people would be confident of getting value from it. There's no use in having to fund a Go.com account, a NYTimes.com account, and CNN.com account just to do your regular reading...
Having seen this last night, and being unable to shake it from my head, I gotta ask:
How much money will greedy SCO bully out of the Linux community?
A. under $10 million
B. $10 million - $20 million
C. $20 million - $50 million
D. more than $50 million
Bet Now!
I'm not saying they don't have the right to enforce their copyright, but you have to admit that the way they're doing business these days, such as sending threatening letters to the Fortune 1000 and smearing OS leaders and practices, is generating plenty of illwill out there. I can't see them doing well in the long-term as a result of the last few months...
Does anybody have info as to how expensive this Linux licensing is going to be? It's quite possible that many companies may just pay the fee instead of going through the time, effort, cost and liability of doing otherwise. It's sad to see SCO actually get rewarded for how they're conducting themselves...
Oh come on, this is /. - any technical innovation that actually helps companies prevent consumers from stealing their product is just another sign of corporate tyranny, dude...
Quite the contrary - they ran up the bank account during a time when they were open to huge potential legal liability. Now that this is behind them, they're looking to pay out dividends to their shareholders. I wouldn't be surprised if they use some of the cash to gobble up a good-sized software firm as well (Peoplesoft? Siebel? One of the supply chain players?).
I would imagine that there a large number of people using P2P who simply leave their music folders open for sharing, and thus could constitute fairly large (100's if not 1,000's of MP3s) traders. Now that they've got the mechanism in place to track users down, they should be able to put enough fear out there to reduce the number of P2P users significantly. At a certain point, the RIAA doesn't gain as much in pursuing this matter. But when millions of MP3's are constantly being traded, there are some low-hanging fruit for them to grab...
Tell that to Gray Davis - it looks like some pissed off voters are about to yank him out of office...
Talk about a blast from the past - a link to Traveller on the net! You've gotta love a game where your character can be killed off during the character generation process...
Hmmm... I think that's the point.
For users of other clients, MSN could send the following:
Message 1: "You just won $1,000!"
Message 2: "Oops, it appears that you're not using MSN Messenger, and so you are not eligible. We'll instead move on to the next contestant. Sorry."
An innovative, potential useful idea coming from Microsoft?
I can't figure out which is more incredible - that, or the fact that the story got told here...