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Bailo, did you lie about the SEC complaint 10124
It would be semi-interesting to know how old some of the people who post here are. I know for example that Ray is...
Bailo, did you lie about the SEC complaint 10125
John Bailo MS didn't announce Longhorn vaporware, and if the SEC people you supposedly spoke with followed or cared about the software industry, they likely would have realized you're just a bitter Linux user...
We Ask Again: Who Is DFS 10126
DFS Whoa, caught me off guard there DFS, I expected you to call me a liar. Yes, I work for the team that presents historic and reference data to the bank. *I* don't care...
We Ask Again: Who Is DFS 10127
I've always had a thing for cryptography as well. One of my favorite "personal projects" was a C++ clbutt I wrote that handles compression, encryption and encoding of...
Asia launches cheap PC 10128
Sinister Midget I'm curious to know how they managed to obtain 15inch monitors as I didn't think they were still being manufactured now that 17inch monitors are available here in the UK for...
Asia launches cheap PC 10129
There are still some crappy deals from the likes of HP, Dell and Gateway that include 15 inchers. Not many, but some. I...
Asia launches cheap PC 10130
Dell can probably match that Indian computer. 10k rupees is $230 US. However, that HCL Linux computer that was cited in the original article for 9990 rupees has a catch: you...
Asia launches cheap PC 10131
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2 Aug 2005 05:53:50 -0700, and ARM7, PPC, Alpha, Mips. nah, I like strong coffee, not burnt coffee. Charbucks is...
Asia launches cheap PC 10132
begin oeprotect.scr An interesting challenge here: I use mainly AMD, but some Intel No. Prefer...
ha ha! chaos and destruction
GreyCloud, there is no consensus IMO. Overall, it probably depends where you stand in your product's lifecycle and how much in...
T.J., it's me you need, to ease your mind, to help you just let go
Hi T.J., I asked to see you in Shanghai, to verify your mental condition, and you told me: I can't have ReeferJoe from a crack house...
The people love Windows XP 10135
The people love Windows XP". Allow me to suggest otherwise. Three different machines, each using XP and the same drivers...
The people love Windows XP 10136
mlw That depends on what starting dates you consider. I consider the market wide open as of 1990...
The people love Windows XP 10137
DFS Well, good thng you are not writing the history books. Microsoft's monopoly nonsense is well before...
The people love Windows XP 10138
mlw What nonsense? The world gave them that monopoly based on the quality of their software products. There was never any guarantee anybody would purchase IBM PCs. There...
The people love Windows XP 10139
DFS Public mindshare, combined with Microsoft's exclusivity requirement for the deals. If you want to be in the business of selling Windows boxes, you have little choice but to sell...
The people love Windows XP 10140
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, DFS wrote on 3 Aug 2005 22:32:03 -0700 The whole idea of software and ownership is a little odd to begin with. Take an ordinary book. Unquestionably, I...
The people love Windows XP 10141
What we buttume is DFS wrote something like: Well, they did kind of have the PC tied up by 1990 a bit... But sure, people stole win 3.x coz...
The people love Windows XP 10142
On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 23:47:58 -0400, Larry Qualig For the most part, people just go with the flow. They don't really make educated choices about anything, they...
The people love Windows XP 10143
begin oeprotect.scr Betamax was way superior to VHS in its original design in terms of audio and video quality. It was really a cut-down Umatic machine. It supported more lines per frame (better...
The people love Windows XP 10144
begin oeprotect.scr Good point - I'd forgotten that. The VHS-Beta-V2000 battle was extremely expensive for all the companies concerned, and I think they were hoping that they could...
The people love Windows XP 10145
DFS All 15 of them? This is wholly unscientific evidence. Your supporting an argument that people like a product based on reviews from people who bought a product on a site...
The people love Windows XP 10146
TheLetterK Of course it is. And there are closer to 100 reviews there. So. They still wrote in saying...
The people love Windows XP 10147
population's I find it interesting that the COLA folk fall back on this explanation, i.e. the consumer is non-discriminating due to lack of...
The people love Windows XP 10148
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Beowulf TrollsHammer wrote on 4 Aug 2005 07:16:23 -0700 WPA: Probably necessary for commercial software endeavors example), but a PITA all the same, especially since the implied message is "We don't trust...
The trouble with Windows
IMO, the main problem with Windows is that it's too complex. I believe this accounts for the majority of issues with that...
The trouble with Windows.... 10150
rapskat From a business point of view, its called bad management and under investment. Basically, they have been mis-spending their funding. Its...
There is ONLY ONE reason why I use Windows
begin oeprotect.scr There are some issues around linux drivers for many wireless cards, though. Ndiswrapper is pretty good, and provides a work-around, but it's not perfect. My understanding is that the real problem is...
Guardian on Dells Linux stratagy 10152
A plonker (Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Wrong. As a matter of fact, I don't think I'm important enough for him to write about me at all. Indeed, since Daeron-Menthol is slow...
Guardian on Dells Linux stratagy 10153
How does not using the cheaper AMD processer equate with his professed aim of keeping costs down. Has...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10154
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 06:31:52 -0500, Predatory *how*. The details are important. Negatively charged lables like "predatory" are all well and...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10155
Has it ever occurred to you that this might just happen to be my own personal opinion on the matter? If I happen to agree with Boeing that Air Bus shouldn't get government...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10156
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 15:27:10 -0500, Because they'd go out of business, as new compebreastors keep popping up, and they never get to recover their losses from the...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10157
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, 05 Aug 2005 07:05:06 -0500, as I pointed out, by the time the feds got...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10158
begin oeprotect.scr This model only really works well for manufacturing-like industries, where there are no significant constraints on raw materials...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10159
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, 6 Aug 2005 08:25:17 +0100, There are always constraints, on...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10160
begin oeprotect.scr Not all labour is send, but the point wassignificantconstraints, ie., such that they outweigh eg., arpu. I'm not aware...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10161
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, 6 Aug 2005 21:27:16 +0100, arpu? As I said, there are always constraints. There are many. Not side by side, but from point...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10162
Hey Jim... I'm home early, bored and it's too hot outside to do anything so I'll jump into this thread. I don't know of any long-term monopolies that...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10164
begin oeprotect.scr I don't recall anyone seriously suggesting such a position either. A large part of the difficulty the astroturfers face here...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10165
One doesn't use "logic" to determine what the tone or atbreastude may be. The same way one doesn't use "logic" to determine if your wife is angry at you...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10166
Larry Qualig Wrong again. Are you really this stupid? I'm tried of you and your illogical conclusions. I'm now convinced thay you're a troll. I was making...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10167
Fine, but that doesn't answer the question asked: "What were the margins on the products?" In answer...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10168
I don't know. You don't know and the SEC doesn't know. So it's clearly not correct for someone to claim they are "75% or more." All we do know is what...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." Discussion, linux
Wikipedia's Linux article includes this: More Than a Gigabuck: Estimating GNU-Linux's Size, a study of Red Hat...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10170
Ah, the Funkenbusch tactic, claiming that I said something different, than calling it back-peddling. No proof possible, just URLs: Extortionist prices. In the past, when Microsoft was asked on...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10171
Perhaps I think it's totally ridiculous to have to read great-great-grandparent posts in order to figure out...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10172
Larry Qualig poked his little head through the XP firewall and said: Dude, the statement did not originate from me...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10173
begin oeprotect.scr I've held the view that these folks are paid to do this for some time, several years...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10174
On Sun, 07 Aug 2005 08:14:53 +0100, Mark Kent Myself, I don't believe they're paid. I only plonk the really tedious and offensive, like tab, Heenan, K-Kiddy and...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10175
begin oeprotect.scr It's possible, and would be tricky to prove. The only real evidence is that Microsoft have a documented past history of this kind of astroturfing. I expect it'll come...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10176
begin oeprotect.scr There're loads, like the dead people who vote for MS, for example! Try There is...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10177
On Sun, 07 Aug 2005 23:45:48 +0100, Mark Kent Oh yes, now you mention it, I have a vague recollection of reading something on...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10178
begin oeprotect.scr It's the dead giveaway, I think. These posts are remarkably formulaic, which should make them easy to spot and ignore. It could be...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10179
Larry Qualig That's why I quoted the original great..parent which I see you've managed to cut from your reply. It's the point at which you changed...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10180
I still don't think that it's as simple as you believe it is. Take the upcoming bill before Congress that will allow cable television companies to offer telephone service. (Currently they're...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10181
any that I dont think that I am wromgat all, Rick! Certainly there are expenses at the front end of...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10182
On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 14:03:29 +0000, billwg Well, you are. m$ HAVE ALWAYS sold the Xbox at a loss. I was right ... and I have excellent reading comprehension...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10183
Exactly, Rick. You said "sued micro$oft for back royalties" and suggested that I check the filings for information. They you come up with the lame cite saying "Spyglbutt...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10184
billwg ... Ever heard of the game Railroad Tycoon (for the PC)? It's like running a model railway, but with...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10187
Well, you anti-MS folk are content to revel in the thought that Mr. Softee is some kind...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10189
This is a hoot! See further down. Bilge reminds me of someone in this post (and some previous ones). He would be flattered...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10190
a Did any OEM company officer or senior manager offer to testify to any such dislike, Rick? The answer is no...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10191
No, but then I wouldn't consider a career in professional sports, either. This has what to do with the idea of...
Firefox Founders: "We want to make money..." 10192
on pattern. Is that so? You get a different brand every time the tube runs dry? That is...