You can check out anytime you like, but you can never cancel....
Seriously, why are we discussing this?
AOL (pronounced "A-HOL"") is a crappy company and their service sucks. This is old news and they have been doing this for years. It's obviously not isolated and clearly this direction is coming from AOL execs.
All you have to do is tell your credit card company that you have cancelled service and will dispute any future charges.
If your still using AOL in this day and age when every cable company and phone company is offering highspeed Broadband, then you have to accept some of the blame by continuing to use AOL. There software is a pig and it's features are about as rich as Sun Microsystems shareholders!;)
No disrespect, but "Joe User" isn't going to use Linux (or Solaris) willingly for their desktop needs. If their boss throws is on their desk, they will. I think all of us techies and corporate types lose touch with what Joe User is like and is willing to tolerate. For now, the only Unix that Joe User embraces is one where they don't realize it's Unix (like OS X).
The average user knows Windows. The average user hates change, because they feel that learning to use a PC was a necessary evil and don't enjoy experiencing it as continuing education. They have a hard enough time when AOL upgrades and the user experience changes or they have to reset their settings. To them it is a tool, not a project.
No, this will not make Linux or Java more palatable for "Joe User" because Joe user is not like us. Just my opinion.
I agree that Dvorak is completely clueless if he doesn't see Google as a huge threat to M$ (and a lot of other companies). Google is the next M$ and therefore a threat. The new platform *is* Google. Ask all of the mashup freaks out there. M$ really squandered a lot of time with the Internet. Java should have woken then up years ago that the platform to be monopolized it the Web.
You're kidding about adding "portable unsafe code", right? That's what keeps the virus in business and why Windows is such a petri dish.
Why does the license matter for an alternative to.NET? If people who used.NET cared about open source, they would not be using.NET, so why should an alternative be open source. Sounds like an unsubstantiated religious rant to me.
I love how people get all "McCarthy" at Sun and Java over the license, while they continue to give M$ a hall pass on the same topic.
This is where the truth cannot be hidden within the BS because actions speak louder than words. The continued support and adoption of.NET means nothing more than "quality, security, and freedom do not matter".
If quality and stability mattered, people would not use Windows or.NET.
If security and viruses mattered, people would not use.NET.
If Openness, Freedom, and Cost mattered, people would not be using Windows and.NET.
"Alternative to.NET"??.NET is a cheap imitation of Java, yet ironically cost M$ about $1B. I like to think of.NET as a virus-enabled and memory leak-enabled version of Java.
It's funny how a copy becomes the original, somehow. Like Microsoft actually invents things themselves! HA!
It's a tough balancing act, but I'd say that based on the success of the site, you've been doing a good job. Reputation cannot become more important than the content. You want to provide the best and most timely content, so stick with the first come first serve method. However, the real challenge is in encouraging others, newbies, etc, to contribute and gain reputation of their own. You need the right mix of reputation and diversity. (Good) reputation attracts a following of readers and diversity encourages new contributors.
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You can check out anytime you like, but you can never cancel.... Seriously, why are we discussing this? AOL (pronounced "A-HOL"") is a crappy company and their service sucks. This is old news and they have been doing this for years. It's obviously not isolated and clearly this direction is coming from AOL execs. All you have to do is tell your credit card company that you have cancelled service and will dispute any future charges. If your still using AOL in this day and age when every cable company and phone company is offering highspeed Broadband, then you have to accept some of the blame by continuing to use AOL. There software is a pig and it's features are about as rich as Sun Microsystems shareholders! ;)
No disrespect, but "Joe User" isn't going to use Linux (or Solaris) willingly for their desktop needs. If their boss throws is on their desk, they will. I think all of us techies and corporate types lose touch with what Joe User is like and is willing to tolerate. For now, the only Unix that Joe User embraces is one where they don't realize it's Unix (like OS X).
The average user knows Windows. The average user hates change, because they feel that learning to use a PC was a necessary evil and don't enjoy experiencing it as continuing education. They have a hard enough time when AOL upgrades and the user experience changes or they have to reset their settings. To them it is a tool, not a project.
No, this will not make Linux or Java more palatable for "Joe User" because Joe user is not like us. Just my opinion.
I agree that Dvorak is completely clueless if he doesn't see Google as a huge threat to M$ (and a lot of other companies). Google is the next M$ and therefore a threat. The new platform *is* Google. Ask all of the mashup freaks out there. M$ really squandered a lot of time with the Internet. Java should have woken then up years ago that the platform to be monopolized it the Web.
They'll likely do both! Track people using RFID while banning others from doing the same.
You're kidding about adding "portable unsafe code", right? That's what keeps the virus in business and why Windows is such a petri dish.
Why does the license matter for an alternative to .NET? If people who used .NET cared about open source, they would not be using .NET, so why should an alternative be open source. Sounds like an unsubstantiated religious rant to me.
I love how people get all "McCarthy" at Sun and Java over the license, while they continue to give M$ a hall pass on the same topic.
This is where the truth cannot be hidden within the BS because actions speak louder than words. The continued support and adoption of .NET means nothing more than "quality, security, and freedom do not matter".
I do not and never will use Windows or .NET
It's funny how a copy becomes the original, somehow. Like Microsoft actually invents things themselves! HA!
It's a tough balancing act, but I'd say that based on the success of the site, you've been doing a good job. Reputation cannot become more important than the content. You want to provide the best and most timely content, so stick with the first come first serve method. However, the real challenge is in encouraging others, newbies, etc, to contribute and gain reputation of their own. You need the right mix of reputation and diversity. (Good) reputation attracts a following of readers and diversity encourages new contributors.