At first I thougth this whole thing was ridiculous and that Bethesda would likely withdraw before actually making it to court, but if Apple can win a patent case against Samsung over rounded corners on a touchscreen device, I'm betting Bethesda could win a copyright case against Mojang for both games having mountains in them.
So I could pay $45 to have a doctor talk to me, unable to examine me, unable to do anything other than make generic suggestions based on my conditions, or I could pay around a hundred and actually find out what's wrong with me?
Think I might pick the latter so I don't end up paying for both when the first run of suggestions doesn't pan out.
If we want to translate the pages for free to help spread fun to those who don't speak English, I don't see why third parties should give a damn.
No one is forcing anyone to translate these pages. People not involved shouldn't get their panties in a twist. You're not looking out for us. We care more about helping those who would otherwise miss a good game find them.
If true, the Microsoft allegations could be used to help the FTC build a case showing that Google abused its power as the owner of the world’s most popular search engine, violating the Sherman Act and other antitrust laws, said Andre Barlow, an antitrust lawyer at Doyle, Barlow & Mazard PLLC in Washington.
So if you're the most popular at something, you are suddenly held to higher standards?
I'm kind of confused here. Google may be the most popular advertiser right now but they're not the only one and certainly not the only successful one. How do they violate antitrust laws for charging various people/companies different rates? Couldn't Microsoft just as easily advertise elsewhere if they didn't like the pricing scheme? Sure it might not be as effective, but I'm not sure I like the idea that being "the best" means you aren't allowed to charge what you want.
Yeah, I too am really looking forward to flashy HTML5 ads that can't be easily hidden or removed without breaking the rest of the webpage it's sitting on.
Am I really the only person who is not looking forward to HTML5 taking over in that every ad on the internet will be some sort of flashy HTML5 element that can't be easily removed without breaking the rest of the webpage?
Not that I think Flash is going anywhere soon. There will always be a big place for Flash on the internet in the foreseeable future.
I don't really understand how Microsoft can claim something like this to scare people but not disclose what, if anything, Linux is infringing on. Shouldn't they be required to disclose this sort of information if they're going to threaten people with lawsuits?
Or will it require some sort of lawsuit to get it out of them?
My guess is that Microsoft is just going to keep accepting the money people are willingly giving them and won't actually attack anyone who uses Linux.
I used to be a diehard Firefox user, and switched to Chrome around Chrome 6ish. I still have Firefox installed but I almost never use it anymore unless I want to log into a website with second credentials or test how a webpage I'm designing will appear. It just does not perform even remotely fast enough for me. I can load up chrome from a cold boot in a few seconds, where Firefox has always taken around 10 or more (and I've gotten these sort of times after just installing Windows, so it's not like it is an issue with bloat on my system). I get next to no performance issues with Chrome, and always feel like I'm battling them in Firefox. I'm still not thrilled by Firefox's new user interface. I liked it better with a proper menu. It took me a long while to get used to not having my favorite addons but when I did I haven't looked back since.
I really hope Firefox can prove me wrong (I will switch back when my experience changes). I still like the browser, I just feel like it doesn't do what I want it to do anymore.
It's pretty damn arrogant for fans of something to think they own or have more right to something than the creators (assuming the creators hasn't given up rights to it), or that the creators aren't allowed to do with it as they please.
If Da Vinci was alive right now and owned the Mona Lisa, wanted to draw a mustache on her and say that she was a guy all along, he would have every right to from a moral and a legal standpoint. It is his creation. I like how this article completely devalues that someone else made it, simply making it sound like the piece wanted to come to existence anyway and just happened to pick Lucas to do it.
It didn't work well initially for performance reasons. These days where we're bleeding performance and people use intensive desktop systems like Rainmeter would fit rather well.
So yo're suggesting people are downmodding someone as a troll for their completely irrelevant username and not the actual comment at hand? Is that somehow better?
Not that I really believe that anyway since it's not exactly rocket science to see how the general Slashdot community mods pro-Microsoft comments, believing them to only be shilling or trolling.
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At first I thougth this whole thing was ridiculous and that Bethesda would likely withdraw before actually making it to court, but if Apple can win a patent case against Samsung over rounded corners on a touchscreen device, I'm betting Bethesda could win a copyright case against Mojang for both games having mountains in them.
Crap like personas would be a start.
Yes, and many other online bill payment systems.
So I could pay $45 to have a doctor talk to me, unable to examine me, unable to do anything other than make generic suggestions based on my conditions, or I could pay around a hundred and actually find out what's wrong with me?
Think I might pick the latter so I don't end up paying for both when the first run of suggestions doesn't pan out.
Just give them to me. I love cool ranch.
If we want to translate the pages for free to help spread fun to those who don't speak English, I don't see why third parties should give a damn.
No one is forcing anyone to translate these pages. People not involved shouldn't get their panties in a twist. You're not looking out for us. We care more about helping those who would otherwise miss a good game find them.
Considering they've been successful with Intel, I don't think losing by having their patents invalidated are really one of their chief concerns.
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If true, the Microsoft allegations could be used to help the FTC build a case showing that Google abused its power as the owner of the world’s most popular search engine, violating the Sherman Act and other antitrust laws, said Andre Barlow, an antitrust lawyer at Doyle, Barlow & Mazard PLLC in Washington.
So if you're the most popular at something, you are suddenly held to higher standards?
I'm kind of confused here. Google may be the most popular advertiser right now but they're not the only one and certainly not the only successful one. How do they violate antitrust laws for charging various people/companies different rates? Couldn't Microsoft just as easily advertise elsewhere if they didn't like the pricing scheme? Sure it might not be as effective, but I'm not sure I like the idea that being "the best" means you aren't allowed to charge what you want.
That's not to say I support it.
Yeah, I too am really looking forward to flashy HTML5 ads that can't be easily hidden or removed without breaking the rest of the webpage it's sitting on.
Am I really the only person who is not looking forward to HTML5 taking over in that every ad on the internet will be some sort of flashy HTML5 element that can't be easily removed without breaking the rest of the webpage?
Not that I think Flash is going anywhere soon. There will always be a big place for Flash on the internet in the foreseeable future.
I too was disappointed by the complete lack of support in the QBASIC version. It's so primitive that it's barely worth mentioning.
I don't really understand how Microsoft can claim something like this to scare people but not disclose what, if anything, Linux is infringing on. Shouldn't they be required to disclose this sort of information if they're going to threaten people with lawsuits?
Or will it require some sort of lawsuit to get it out of them?
My guess is that Microsoft is just going to keep accepting the money people are willingly giving them and won't actually attack anyone who uses Linux.
I wish I got those kind of results.
I used to be a diehard Firefox user, and switched to Chrome around Chrome 6ish. I still have Firefox installed but I almost never use it anymore unless I want to log into a website with second credentials or test how a webpage I'm designing will appear. It just does not perform even remotely fast enough for me. I can load up chrome from a cold boot in a few seconds, where Firefox has always taken around 10 or more (and I've gotten these sort of times after just installing Windows, so it's not like it is an issue with bloat on my system). I get next to no performance issues with Chrome, and always feel like I'm battling them in Firefox. I'm still not thrilled by Firefox's new user interface. I liked it better with a proper menu. It took me a long while to get used to not having my favorite addons but when I did I haven't looked back since.
I really hope Firefox can prove me wrong (I will switch back when my experience changes). I still like the browser, I just feel like it doesn't do what I want it to do anymore.
Chrome does not have built in session management, but there's an unobtrusive plugin called FreshStart ( https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nmidkjogcjnnlfimjcedenagjfacpobb ) that is everything I ever needed and more.
Hell, I browse at -1 so I can see the whole discussion and not just what popular opinion has decided for me.
It's pretty damn arrogant for fans of something to think they own or have more right to something than the creators (assuming the creators hasn't given up rights to it), or that the creators aren't allowed to do with it as they please.
If Da Vinci was alive right now and owned the Mona Lisa, wanted to draw a mustache on her and say that she was a guy all along, he would have every right to from a moral and a legal standpoint. It is his creation. I like how this article completely devalues that someone else made it, simply making it sound like the piece wanted to come to existence anyway and just happened to pick Lucas to do it.
It is proper science. Do you not know just how many immediately useful technological advancements we have gotten from these "pipe dreams"?
It didn't work well initially for performance reasons. These days where we're bleeding performance and people use intensive desktop systems like Rainmeter would fit rather well.
Yeah I know. I don't really care who takes it. I just haven't invited someone in years and thought why not.
I don't usually do this but I'm feeling particularly giving this morning.
http://www.demonoid.me/register.php?with_invite=1
invite code: sirflimflamXdbubs2131j5ernfdhpios171vbax3y13g
They didn't upload it to trick anyone. The game is just buggy. The only discernible difference between the two is the pirate hats.
It's quite relevant to kjella's point.
Someone is never happy.
So yo're suggesting people are downmodding someone as a troll for their completely irrelevant username and not the actual comment at hand? Is that somehow better?
Not that I really believe that anyway since it's not exactly rocket science to see how the general Slashdot community mods pro-Microsoft comments, believing them to only be shilling or trolling.
Active Desktop was way ahead of its time. These days the active desktop system would work rather well.