Pinky: What are we going to do tomorrow night, Sony?
Sony: The same thing we do every night, Pinky.
Pinky: What's that?
Sony: We are going to take over the World!
I would suggest trying to think of a domain that is similar. The compainies that buy those domains are making pretty much 100% profit, and they very annoying. Don't support them and get another domain.
I'm betting someone (probably here) will figure out a way to bypass the security M$ put on the songs and get them free. Makes me think of their "Genuine Advantage" that was hacked with some javascript.
Already shown by P2P programs, if people want the songs, they'll find ways to steal them.
Could you possibly have employees sign waivers before having tachs work on their machines? I'm no Lawyer, but it seems like having them sign something to the effect of "We will do our best to fix it, but if we make a mistake you can't hold us liable. if you have any complaints we will look into them blah blah blah" should protect you.
First off, we're talking 58 attacks in a whole year out of how many millions of websites? Those are pretty good odds.
If you think that is all the hacking attacks there were in a year, you are an idiot. I obviously don't have any specific numbers, but I can assure you there were MUCH more than that.
Web hacking attacks numbered 58 in 2005, up from 16 in 2004 and 9 in 2003. Another 20 attacks have been reported this year against sites including open-source repository Sourceforge.net and social network MySpace.com, putting 2006 on pace to be the worst year yet.
I have a feeling there are a LOT more than that. Anyone have a calculator to lend them?
I can understand saying "It will be able to fetch a ball". I can understand "It can open a door", but "Can get a beer"? What is this "Toy" Company trying to market to kids? Don't get me wrong, I think a robot that could fetch beer would be kind of cool, but by actually including that in an article one could accuse them of Promoting alcohol consumption by kids.
I'll admit it, I am an ignorant American, but I am pretty sure that in most cultures teaching kids that their robot could fetch a beer is not a good thing.
Why would Microsoft give away a product (not making ANY money) and THEN give support for a rival? Microsoft has done a very good job of holding it's monopoly, and now it seems it WILLINGLY giving it up. Something either REALLY fishy is going on, or someone at Microsoft is smoking something.
I'm wondering if this will be the start of the use of Open Source in more business applications. Most companies use M$ Office, since it is mainstream, even with it's large cost. Maybe the Government's example will be the beginning of the revolution.
The author of that artical makes a very good point. MD's are more durable than an mp3 player and can record. But the problem is they are not as convienient. Sure, they can fit 1 gig of data per disk, enough for a bunch of songs, but most people don't want to be carrying around lots of disks. And then durability. If you think about it, how many people are actually going to be riding their bike over their mp3 player as mentioned in the article? Unless there are some VERY strange circumstances, I think that won't happen.
How can they have so many "rouge distributors" and not notice? It seems like someone had to say "Oh, this doesn't look right".
I guess it's hard when you're a spyware company.
The only connection that I can see as to why this is on Slashdot is that it is about downloads. As it is, I don't really care about a number one single in Britain even if it is purely downloads.
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Ask them to give you a demonstration of the product and show you what's wrong with it, then work with them.
Pinky: What are we going to do tomorrow night, Sony? Sony: The same thing we do every night, Pinky. Pinky: What's that? Sony: We are going to take over the World!
Whoa... This could be dangerous! Think of the BO!
In other words, Microsoft finally realized that the delays in the Vista release will kill it.
I would suggest trying to think of a domain that is similar. The compainies that buy those domains are making pretty much 100% profit, and they very annoying. Don't support them and get another domain.
I'm betting someone (probably here) will figure out a way to bypass the security M$ put on the songs and get them free. Makes me think of their "Genuine Advantage" that was hacked with some javascript. Already shown by P2P programs, if people want the songs, they'll find ways to steal them.
MPlayer has been out for a while
Can I come out of my air-tight bubble yet?
You mean a man-made Solar Eclipse? Awesome!
Very good! Now that you've learned copy/paste and replacement, lets move on to something called "relavancy"
Could you possibly have employees sign waivers before having tachs work on their machines? I'm no Lawyer, but it seems like having them sign something to the effect of "We will do our best to fix it, but if we make a mistake you can't hold us liable. if you have any complaints we will look into them blah blah blah" should protect you.
I'm still waiting for the Pictures from Uranus!
If you think that is all the hacking attacks there were in a year, you are an idiot. I obviously don't have any specific numbers, but I can assure you there were MUCH more than that.
I have a feeling there are a LOT more than that. Anyone have a calculator to lend them?
My bet is that when this comes out, AOL users WILL think anything without they symbol is spam. I'm sure AOL isn't going to try to stop the idea either
Sheesh... this is the 5th article in a row someone answered that...
If you can't beat them, join them!
I'll admit it, I am an ignorant American, but I am pretty sure that in most cultures teaching kids that their robot could fetch a beer is not a good thing.
Why would Microsoft give away a product (not making ANY money) and THEN give support for a rival? Microsoft has done a very good job of holding it's monopoly, and now it seems it WILLINGLY giving it up. Something either REALLY fishy is going on, or someone at Microsoft is smoking something.
I sure hope you are kidding...
I'm wondering if this will be the start of the use of Open Source in more business applications. Most companies use M$ Office, since it is mainstream, even with it's large cost. Maybe the Government's example will be the beginning of the revolution.
The author of that artical makes a very good point. MD's are more durable than an mp3 player and can record. But the problem is they are not as convienient. Sure, they can fit 1 gig of data per disk, enough for a bunch of songs, but most people don't want to be carrying around lots of disks. And then durability. If you think about it, how many people are actually going to be riding their bike over their mp3 player as mentioned in the article? Unless there are some VERY strange circumstances, I think that won't happen.
I'm still sticking with my IPod
How can they have so many "rouge distributors" and not notice? It seems like someone had to say "Oh, this doesn't look right". I guess it's hard when you're a spyware company.
I didn't mean to make it sound like I was against the British. Even if it was a US song I would still be wondering the same thing
The only connection that I can see as to why this is on Slashdot is that it is about downloads. As it is, I don't really care about a number one single in Britain even if it is purely downloads.