phone-tapping, right-wing Murdoch. The WSJ has added an element of tabloid trashiness to it's editorial mix. I wonder if the level of Co2 in our atmosphere is higher than it has been? can ice tranches taken from the poles tell us anything?
c'mon! china will do anything to catch up to the west including spying.
what's google's share of market in china? their best shot at catching up to a gov't lapdog like Baidu is to offer uncensored content. recognizing that advantage, the chinese authorities moved quickly to threaten 3rd party suppliers that might work with google. How's that for gov't involvement in the marketplace?
Ok, so it's a pretty ham-handed first attempt.
My question is: with all the US computer companies outsourcing to China, will my US PC or Apple eventually be affected?
Perhaps we should stop buying US PCs made in China.
HEY! I thought by having the fcc drive out the low cost ISPs using telco and cable lines, it would free up additional revenue that the telcos and cable cos. would use to expand the network?
Where'd my money go?
At SXSW no one could use their iPhones until AT&T rushed in a fix. Then the Fire Dept couldn't communicate. AT&T says it was unrelated but they sent their software people to the Fire Dept to help
solve the problem.
I'm so glad AT&T doesn't waste its money on infrastructure. It's better they spend it on marketing and hype and fighting net neutrality.
That's interesting - what can they do for office 2007?
You'll love this: I'm in a hotel and can't get email with my new Vista laptop running Office 07. My old laptop (I have to take it with me for instances like this) running Office 03 and XP retrieves my email just fine. My ISP determines that it's Microsoft's problem. When i explain to the rep that I'm still running the trial version of office 07, she tells me they won't support it unless I BUY it. But it's not working. I asked why I should buy something I've been having problems with - her response: install the Office 03 version from my old laptop - it will run on another computer.
Did you ever...?
I believe that the theft of intellectual property is only a part of the reason for this partnership. At some point, the lowered cost to purchase the content (respond to the ad, get the song free) will outweigh the time/hassle it takes to pirate it, at least for the majority of consumers.
On a more interesting note, watermarking could be the beginning of buying any and all content ala carte, by the piece (buy a single show on Showtime)and trade it with a friend who is then billed by their ISP - kind of like the old phone bill where your calls were billed on a cents per minute basis. This model utilizes the web as a well, web - a personal distribution network.
Cool -
I have to think that we could find some good honest red-blooded American investigators who would sign something agreeing to keep their mouths shut. What's the problem then?
I agree - it is extortion. Notice that we won't get faster, bigger, better pipes unless we all PAY?
Bring back the independents. I remember a time when the telcos did not offer DSL - it wasn't worth it to them. When the market hit critical mass they saw billions at stake. "Don't make us subsidize our lines to the independents at unfair prices" they cried. "If we're going to build this thing out we can't lease our lines for less than what it costs us." Well, the FCC changed the regs and guess what? The independents are gone. And yes, consumers' prices have dropped (remember when the telcos said they couldn't lease their lines for less?). But the ante has been upped. If you want the build-out to continue you must pay more - extortion. Now service providers must pay MORE and consumers must pay MORE for higher speeds.
Bring back the independents. Their business plan worked for less money and by now they know how to provide higher speeds and bigger pipes.
Has this topic been beat to death? Ask your congressman if they have any idea what this is about.
Just bought a new wireless router from D-Link and it came with Network Magic in the box. Nowhere, not anywhere, did it say the product was not neccessary for the network. Instructions were seamless in their incorporation of Network Magic. As I'm installing, it pops up with the "free trial" offer. I immediately uninstalled it and am fine using Windows XP on 3 PCs and a storage device. No problemo...except for the sneaky marketing.
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phone-tapping, right-wing Murdoch. The WSJ has added an element of tabloid trashiness to it's editorial mix. I wonder if the level of Co2 in our atmosphere is higher than it has been? can ice tranches taken from the poles tell us anything?
c'mon! china will do anything to catch up to the west including spying. what's google's share of market in china? their best shot at catching up to a gov't lapdog like Baidu is to offer uncensored content. recognizing that advantage, the chinese authorities moved quickly to threaten 3rd party suppliers that might work with google. How's that for gov't involvement in the marketplace?
Ok, so it's a pretty ham-handed first attempt. My question is: with all the US computer companies outsourcing to China, will my US PC or Apple eventually be affected? Perhaps we should stop buying US PCs made in China.
HEY! I thought by having the fcc drive out the low cost ISPs using telco and cable lines, it would free up additional revenue that the telcos and cable cos. would use to expand the network? Where'd my money go?
At SXSW no one could use their iPhones until AT&T rushed in a fix. Then the Fire Dept couldn't communicate. AT&T says it was unrelated but they sent their software people to the Fire Dept to help solve the problem. I'm so glad AT&T doesn't waste its money on infrastructure. It's better they spend it on marketing and hype and fighting net neutrality.
That's interesting - what can they do for office 2007? You'll love this: I'm in a hotel and can't get email with my new Vista laptop running Office 07. My old laptop (I have to take it with me for instances like this) running Office 03 and XP retrieves my email just fine. My ISP determines that it's Microsoft's problem. When i explain to the rep that I'm still running the trial version of office 07, she tells me they won't support it unless I BUY it. But it's not working. I asked why I should buy something I've been having problems with - her response: install the Office 03 version from my old laptop - it will run on another computer. Did you ever...?
Thank goodness.
I'd hate to think they were wasting their time making Vista more stable.
I believe that the theft of intellectual property is only a part of the reason for this partnership. At some point, the lowered cost to purchase the content (respond to the ad, get the song free) will outweigh the time/hassle it takes to pirate it, at least for the majority of consumers. On a more interesting note, watermarking could be the beginning of buying any and all content ala carte, by the piece (buy a single show on Showtime)and trade it with a friend who is then billed by their ISP - kind of like the old phone bill where your calls were billed on a cents per minute basis. This model utilizes the web as a well, web - a personal distribution network. Cool -
I have to think that we could find some good honest red-blooded American investigators who would sign something agreeing to keep their mouths shut. What's the problem then?
I agree - it is extortion. Notice that we won't get faster, bigger, better pipes unless we all PAY? Bring back the independents. I remember a time when the telcos did not offer DSL - it wasn't worth it to them. When the market hit critical mass they saw billions at stake. "Don't make us subsidize our lines to the independents at unfair prices" they cried. "If we're going to build this thing out we can't lease our lines for less than what it costs us." Well, the FCC changed the regs and guess what? The independents are gone. And yes, consumers' prices have dropped (remember when the telcos said they couldn't lease their lines for less?). But the ante has been upped. If you want the build-out to continue you must pay more - extortion. Now service providers must pay MORE and consumers must pay MORE for higher speeds. Bring back the independents. Their business plan worked for less money and by now they know how to provide higher speeds and bigger pipes. Has this topic been beat to death? Ask your congressman if they have any idea what this is about.
Just bought a new wireless router from D-Link and it came with Network Magic in the box. Nowhere, not anywhere, did it say the product was not neccessary for the network. Instructions were seamless in their incorporation of Network Magic. As I'm installing, it pops up with the "free trial" offer. I immediately uninstalled it and am fine using Windows XP on 3 PCs and a storage device. No problemo...except for the sneaky marketing.
I think it just happened Monday. Did anyone else see Katie Couric kiss the Yahoo! chimp full on the lips on the Today show? CBS must be thrilled.