The truly understated point in most of these "Linux gets chosen for X" stories is that in the short- to medium-term, Linux is taking marketshare from other *nix solutions. The battle with Microsoft for the enterprise desktop is still a long ways off.
Huh??? And I've been playing Madden all this time, on the assumption that I'd get a nice fat NFL contract pretty soon. What else are these games for???
I loved this article from a couple years ago, wherein the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs tried to discourage the rampant overuse of PowerPoint. While Word and Excel have done wonders for office productivity, one could argue that PowerPoint has taken mismanagement to a whole new level...
Big Business became Government??? I think we had extensive government long before Big Business became such a major force in modern life. And I certainly don't see any signs of the "atrocities of the Industrial Revolution" around. Sure, unemployment's up around 6%, but historically that's a figure to be envied.
And lest you think the current patent system is a tool to "oppress the people" (whatever the hell that means), recall that many of these bogus patents are placed by individuals who are pestering big companies (i.e. eBay).
At least what this has prompted is a panic attack amongst some CIO's out there, who now understand that 1) too much information has long been left in the public domain, and 2) critical infrastructure security has been neglected for far too long.
Once you can shock the CEO's and CFO's into understanding that a genuine business risk exists out there, action can take place. I think far too many people assumed that the telco/networking companies had this all figured out...
Wow, I didn't think we could get a less insightful article than the "Gamers aren't (always) Geeks", and then this comes along. Everyday people confused by computer terminology? Shocking!
Think of other consumer goods, however, and you'll see the same thing. Can most people differentiate between the various input/output and resolution options available on modern TV's? Do they have any idea what a VTEC engine is on their new Honda? I didn't think so...
No kidding - a few months ago, the Economist had an article (premium content, can't find it right now) about how the videogame industry had surpassed Hollywood in terms of annual sales. Somebody other than the pencil-necked geeks (RIP, Fred Blassie) has to be buying, then!
Bottom line, this is just another slow media day filler - why else would an article like this get posted? I'm sure the next story will be something insightful like, "economic status found to correlate with computer use/internet access."
The funny thing is that when you use the "I don't have the card with me" line, they punch a generic number in (which prints on the receipt) and you still get the discount. Just for kicks, I tried registering that number with a rather prominent website, which kicks 1 - 2% of purchases made on certain grocery cards into a savings account for your kids' college costs.
After the waiting period, I noticed lotsa $$$ going into this account - if left unchecked, I would have had hundreds of thousands of dollars for my kids education. But, not wanting to risk charges of fraud, I notified the service and they corrected the problem. 'Twas pretty funny, though. Basically I was getting credit for everyone everywhere who forgot their card at the supermarket!
That shows how this analysis is done from the perspective of the party performing the investigation, as opposed to society as a whole. For instance, Seti@Home's costs in terms of user electrical, maintenance, etc. isn't considered here...
In that situation, however, where is the growth potential for Adobe? Rather than spend time and energy in a fight over the smaller Apple-based market, they're placing their resources in the much larger Windows arena, where there are greater prospects for growth. Frankly, I'm surprised we don't see this more often from software providers - in these "profitability first" times, it becomes harder and harder for software companies to develop across multiple platforms...
Wow, that comment has so many errors it's hard to know where to start!
Bill's money sitting totally in near-cash instruments? BS.
Microsoft's cash on hand doubling every six months? BS.
Not paying a penny on dividends? That's not what the tax cut did. BS.
I'm no fan of this tax cut either (very reckless in the short and medium term), but get your facts straight...
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The trick with SARS was that the nature of the disease and its method of transmission were basically unknown. Looking back now, it may not seem that big a deal, but when the medicos shrug their shoulders, and the doctors start becoming victims, that makes it a scary story...
Actually, wasn't there a case of this recently in Europe, where a guy was found with kiddie porn on his computer and it had actually been placed there via a trojan? Any karma whores out there care to find the/. article (sometime in the last few months)?
This, in my mind, was a truly wonderful idea - it made money for the broadcasters while not impacting the physical venue of the sporting event, many of which are revered structures. It was funny, however, during some initial trials of this technology, to see billboards appear a moment after a cut had been made to the wider stadium view. Once they got the timing down, it looks pretty seamless.
For one thing, it's a lot more than $1 billion that he's given - the Gates Foundation is the largest in the world now, passing the Ford Foundation. He's also stated that his goal is to give away all his money during his lifetime...
One thing people have to realize is that while he may have so much money, it's not like it's stashed under a mattress somewhere!
Companies aren't allowed to sell IBM/PC compatible computers without an OS. The only way to buy one like this is to build it from parts.
Say what? Go to any one of zillions of online computer merchants and you can order an OS-less PC. How does a comment like that get modded informative???
bzzzzzzt... wrong - in such a case, gravity would actually pull the ship towards the sun, unlike the resistance effect provided by the water/keel interaction.
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Yes, we're reducing our Linux deployment, eliminating Linux entirely -- or at least we're thinking about it: 9 percent.
In other news, one company has seen a huge increase in orders requested for SCO headquarters.
The truly understated point in most of these "Linux gets chosen for X" stories is that in the short- to medium-term, Linux is taking marketshare from other *nix solutions. The battle with Microsoft for the enterprise desktop is still a long ways off.
The sad thing is that this dupe is the most active story today! More like "Snooze for Nerds."
Huh??? And I've been playing Madden all this time, on the assumption that I'd get a nice fat NFL contract pretty soon. What else are these games for???
I loved this article from a couple years ago, wherein the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs tried to discourage the rampant overuse of PowerPoint. While Word and Excel have done wonders for office productivity, one could argue that PowerPoint has taken mismanagement to a whole new level...
Yeesh, what tripe! I'll bite on this troll...
Big Business became Government??? I think we had extensive government long before Big Business became such a major force in modern life. And I certainly don't see any signs of the "atrocities of the Industrial Revolution" around. Sure, unemployment's up around 6%, but historically that's a figure to be envied.
And lest you think the current patent system is a tool to "oppress the people" (whatever the hell that means), recall that many of these bogus patents are placed by individuals who are pestering big companies (i.e. eBay).
At least what this has prompted is a panic attack amongst some CIO's out there, who now understand that 1) too much information has long been left in the public domain, and 2) critical infrastructure security has been neglected for far too long.
Once you can shock the CEO's and CFO's into understanding that a genuine business risk exists out there, action can take place. I think far too many people assumed that the telco/networking companies had this all figured out...
Wow, I didn't think we could get a less insightful article than the "Gamers aren't (always) Geeks", and then this comes along. Everyday people confused by computer terminology? Shocking!
Think of other consumer goods, however, and you'll see the same thing. Can most people differentiate between the various input/output and resolution options available on modern TV's? Do they have any idea what a VTEC engine is on their new Honda? I didn't think so...
No kidding - a few months ago, the Economist had an article (premium content, can't find it right now) about how the videogame industry had surpassed Hollywood in terms of annual sales. Somebody other than the pencil-necked geeks (RIP, Fred Blassie) has to be buying, then!
Bottom line, this is just another slow media day filler - why else would an article like this get posted? I'm sure the next story will be something insightful like, "economic status found to correlate with computer use/internet access."
The funny thing is that when you use the "I don't have the card with me" line, they punch a generic number in (which prints on the receipt) and you still get the discount. Just for kicks, I tried registering that number with a rather prominent website, which kicks 1 - 2% of purchases made on certain grocery cards into a savings account for your kids' college costs.
After the waiting period, I noticed lotsa $$$ going into this account - if left unchecked, I would have had hundreds of thousands of dollars for my kids education. But, not wanting to risk charges of fraud, I notified the service and they corrected the problem. 'Twas pretty funny, though. Basically I was getting credit for everyone everywhere who forgot their card at the supermarket!
MS already is moving on - note "Windows Server 2003" (no .NET), and the broader term "web services" has taken over...
was that the sound of their server getting /.-ed?
That shows how this analysis is done from the perspective of the party performing the investigation, as opposed to society as a whole. For instance, Seti@Home's costs in terms of user electrical, maintenance, etc. isn't considered here...
In that situation, however, where is the growth potential for Adobe? Rather than spend time and energy in a fight over the smaller Apple-based market, they're placing their resources in the much larger Windows arena, where there are greater prospects for growth. Frankly, I'm surprised we don't see this more often from software providers - in these "profitability first" times, it becomes harder and harder for software companies to develop across multiple platforms...
I dunno, it sure looked like a giant "specimen" to me, if you know what I mean...
Wow, that comment has so many errors it's hard to know where to start!
Bill's money sitting totally in near-cash instruments? BS.
Microsoft's cash on hand doubling every six months? BS.
Not paying a penny on dividends? That's not what the tax cut did. BS.
I'm no fan of this tax cut either (very reckless in the short and medium term), but get your facts straight...
The trick with SARS was that the nature of the disease and its method of transmission were basically unknown. Looking back now, it may not seem that big a deal, but when the medicos shrug their shoulders, and the doctors start becoming victims, that makes it a scary story...
Actually, wasn't there a case of this recently in Europe, where a guy was found with kiddie porn on his computer and it had actually been placed there via a trojan? Any karma whores out there care to find the /. article (sometime in the last few months)?
yeah, but you better watch out - I heard they got those old Pinto-style fuel tanks made out of Kaboomite...
Advertisements overlayed on the playing field.
This, in my mind, was a truly wonderful idea - it made money for the broadcasters while not impacting the physical venue of the sporting event, many of which are revered structures. It was funny, however, during some initial trials of this technology, to see billboards appear a moment after a cut had been made to the wider stadium view. Once they got the timing down, it looks pretty seamless.
For one thing, it's a lot more than $1 billion that he's given - the Gates Foundation is the largest in the world now, passing the Ford Foundation. He's also stated that his goal is to give away all his money during his lifetime...
One thing people have to realize is that while he may have so much money, it's not like it's stashed under a mattress somewhere!
Companies aren't allowed to sell IBM/PC compatible computers without an OS. The only way to buy one like this is to build it from parts.
Say what? Go to any one of zillions of online computer merchants and you can order an OS-less PC. How does a comment like that get modded informative???
Try s/Lancre/Uranus...
Sounds like a recipe for a new rash of Road Rage incidents.
"Hey, a$$hole - you gonna flip me off like that, I'll show you!" (swerves and cuts off guy who's just trying to check his voicemail)
bzzzzzzt... wrong - in such a case, gravity would actually pull the ship towards the sun, unlike the resistance effect provided by the water/keel interaction.