It is not anti-competitive at all. The Sony PS3 and Nintendo Wii platforms are free to approach the same issue in a different way and Microsoft can do nothing about it. Also, syousef, you could launch your own game platform company and open up you game console to 3rd party storage. If this topic is really something that consumers care about then they'll beat a path to your door.
I really hope this works. I get more excited about science for cheap and clean energy production than I do about efforts to raise the cost of energy consumption as a means to drive conservation. Too much emphasis on conservation will lead to a world where only rich people have the freedom to consume large amounts of energy. Access to cheap and clean power must be pushed down to today's poor. This will offer lots of ways for them to overcome their systemic poverty.
I find that often hiring managers tolerate jerks in our profession because a lot of hotshot programmers develop a large ego early in their careers, aided by management teams that enable this disfunction. The net result is a work place with high turn over of 'normal people'. There are a lot of hiring managers who read Slashdot. My message to then is 'Don't hire jerks'. Great programmers have lots of options about who to work for. If you have a team where you tolerate jerks then good people will leave and good prospective employees will turn down your job offers after meeting your jerks during the interview process.
Why am I your enemy? I think you would find i'm not really a conservative on a lot of issues. I believe in universal single pay health care, gay marriage, prohibitions against torture, anti death penalty, etc etc
Here is one way to apply the breaks. Create a successful website that millions of people use everyday. Do this without using plugins. Your example will inspire other people.
Because there is no magic in majorities - anyone who looks around him/her will find that intelligent and informed people are few and far between.
I find that most people are intelligent. The differences come in what they are passionate about. Most folks are very well informed on the topics they are most passionate about. Maybe you are a passionate software developer. That has led to informed opinions about operating systems. Good for you. Maybe I'm passionate about raising my children and making music with my friends. Please don't think I'm an idiot if I just don't get excited about dumping windows. In turn, I won't think you are an idiot if you can't play the guitar. Respecting this diversity will make the world a safer place with a greater respect for social justice.
You don't know what they are thinking? I do. They are thinking that they'll be able to sell to that subset of the European market that does not care about 'latin only'. They can learn from their experience in that market, make some customers happy, and earn some money while behind the scenes they can be working on a Kindle that can handle non-latin characters.
In other words, first mover advantage is more important than perfection in a 1.0 product. Amazon understands this.
AT&T did this because consumers have alternatives to the IPhone. The AT&T IPhone regime must remain friendly to consumers to win their $ in this free and open marketplace. Capitalism is working for the little guy. This is a good example of that.
Can you try another ISP? If they fully support IPV6 then they should attract customers away from Verizon. The free market will solve this problem if there is real value to IPV6.
I'm glad the world is full of people that are not beaten down by your thoughts. People like Ghandi, Martin Luther King Jr., Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama, etc etc etc.
Hey folks, you all have a path open to you if you don't like the way Apple and AT&T manage the IPhone. Simply design, build, market, and sell a competing phone and service that is as popular as the IPhone. What's holding you back?
You would still need a license from the league you are seeking to represent in your game. The players signed the rights to the use of their image over to the league. The league licensed them to the game developer.
TooMuchToDo, I think you should keep reading comments here. You'll find that many of us like our Kindles. Find a friend that has one, try it, and decide for yourself. It takes some getting used to but it is now my preferred method for reading novels.
My life long hobby has been, and always will be, reading novels. I like my Kindle because I am never caught without a book and I no longer have to pack multiple books when traveling. For me, it works.
I'm not surprised that it is not that great for student text books. But, guess what! It does not have to solve all problems for all readers to be successful.
Is there a good alternative ISP available to the same customers. If so, then I would expect a stampede away from Demon ISP to their competitor. There is no need for government intervention.
You don't seem the like execs very much. Silicon Valley execs know their website is up today because of their reliance on open source projects. This is why many of those execs pay their employees to contribute back to those projects.
No, sorry, I disagree. The USA was founded on the premise that human beings have some inalienable rights endowed by their creator. Whether you believe your creator is God, Mother Nature, your Mom & Dad, I believe this in this idea with all of my heart. For hundreds of years it has inspired oppressed people everywhere that their rights are independent of the capricious whims of the current dictator in charge. The Iranian people have a natural right to communicate with one another even if their current turd of a leader does not respect it at this time.
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It is not anti-competitive at all. The Sony PS3 and Nintendo Wii platforms are free to approach the same issue in a different way and Microsoft can do nothing about it. Also, syousef, you could launch your own game platform company and open up you game console to 3rd party storage. If this topic is really something that consumers care about then they'll beat a path to your door.
Are you against cheap and clean power generation?
I really hope this works. I get more excited about science for cheap and clean energy production than I do about efforts to raise the cost of energy consumption as a means to drive conservation. Too much emphasis on conservation will lead to a world where only rich people have the freedom to consume large amounts of energy. Access to cheap and clean power must be pushed down to today's poor. This will offer lots of ways for them to overcome their systemic poverty.
I find that often hiring managers tolerate jerks in our profession because a lot of hotshot programmers develop a large ego early in their careers, aided by management teams that enable this disfunction. The net result is a work place with high turn over of 'normal people'. There are a lot of hiring managers who read Slashdot. My message to then is 'Don't hire jerks'. Great programmers have lots of options about who to work for. If you have a team where you tolerate jerks then good people will leave and good prospective employees will turn down your job offers after meeting your jerks during the interview process.
Why am I your enemy? I think you would find i'm not really a conservative on a lot of issues. I believe in universal single pay health care, gay marriage, prohibitions against torture, anti death penalty, etc etc
Amazon just makes its shareholders rich.
What's wrong with that?
Paul,
Here is one way to apply the breaks. Create a successful website that millions of people use everyday. Do this without using plugins. Your example will inspire other people.
Though I am not an owner of a Sidekick, this is just another in a long line of screwups and bad software by Microsoft.
Then why do so many free people make a voluntary choice to purchase Microsoft products?
Utopians don't call for the punishment of those who disagree with them.
Maybe, but then they get impatient and start cracking heads. Do you think Pol Pot got started by hurting people? That's certainly where he ended up.
Because there is no magic in majorities - anyone who looks around him/her will find that intelligent and informed people are few and far between.
I find that most people are intelligent. The differences come in what they are passionate about. Most folks are very well informed on the topics they are most passionate about. Maybe you are a passionate software developer. That has led to informed opinions about operating systems. Good for you. Maybe I'm passionate about raising my children and making music with my friends. Please don't think I'm an idiot if I just don't get excited about dumping windows. In turn, I won't think you are an idiot if you can't play the guitar. Respecting this diversity will make the world a safer place with a greater respect for social justice.
Me too. He is a utopian. I don't trust utopians.
Wowsers, if Microsoft is so untrustworthy then why do so many free people around the world make a voluntary choice to purchase their products?
You don't know what they are thinking? I do. They are thinking that they'll be able to sell to that subset of the European market that does not care about 'latin only'. They can learn from their experience in that market, make some customers happy, and earn some money while behind the scenes they can be working on a Kindle that can handle non-latin characters.
In other words, first mover advantage is more important than perfection in a 1.0 product. Amazon understands this.
AT&T did this because consumers have alternatives to the IPhone. The AT&T IPhone regime must remain friendly to consumers to win their $ in this free and open marketplace. Capitalism is working for the little guy. This is a good example of that.
Srees, how old is the earth? How do you know?
Can you try another ISP? If they fully support IPV6 then they should attract customers away from Verizon. The free market will solve this problem if there is real value to IPV6.
I'm glad the world is full of people that are not beaten down by your thoughts. People like Ghandi, Martin Luther King Jr., Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama, etc etc etc.
Hey folks, you all have a path open to you if you don't like the way Apple and AT&T manage the IPhone. Simply design, build, market, and sell a competing phone and service that is as popular as the IPhone. What's holding you back?
You would still need a license from the league you are seeking to represent in your game. The players signed the rights to the use of their image over to the league. The league licensed them to the game developer.
TooMuchToDo, I think you should keep reading comments here. You'll find that many of us like our Kindles. Find a friend that has one, try it, and decide for yourself. It takes some getting used to but it is now my preferred method for reading novels.
My life long hobby has been, and always will be, reading novels. I like my Kindle because I am never caught without a book and I no longer have to pack multiple books when traveling. For me, it works.
I'm not surprised that it is not that great for student text books. But, guess what! It does not have to solve all problems for all readers to be successful.
If there is no stampede then maybe the customers don't care about the breach enough to jump. They are making a voluntary decision to stay.
Is there a good alternative ISP available to the same customers. If so, then I would expect a stampede away from Demon ISP to their competitor. There is no need for government intervention.
You don't seem the like execs very much. Silicon Valley execs know their website is up today because of their reliance on open source projects. This is why many of those execs pay their employees to contribute back to those projects.
No, sorry, I disagree. The USA was founded on the premise that human beings have some inalienable rights endowed by their creator. Whether you believe your creator is God, Mother Nature, your Mom & Dad, I believe this in this idea with all of my heart. For hundreds of years it has inspired oppressed people everywhere that their rights are independent of the capricious whims of the current dictator in charge. The Iranian people have a natural right to communicate with one another even if their current turd of a leader does not respect it at this time.