I missed no point. I've never payed for music of any kind, because I just don't listen to music that much if ever. I do occasionally trade what music I do have with others I know in exchange for theirs, but I don't actively go out and download anything for free or otherwise. So for me the point is moot.
For others who have nothing better to do than listen to music... I say don't pay for shit until all these asstards stop expecting a life time of money for a couple of good songs. If that's how some of these indie bands operate, then good for them, buy their stuff. If it's not, f'em, major label or not.
You don't have to buy a newspaper or magazine to know how corrupt and biased they are you asshat. I applaud him for not buying any in the last ten years, they don't deserve one red cent.
I think you're right, any sane judge would look at the case and throw it out because Psion didn't have anything to protect against consumer confusion. It's not like anyone buying a netbook today would get confused and say... Oh, I thought this was a Psion netBook.
No, just fans of going to an overpriced very old and uncomfortable stadium, getting completely hammered and pissing on everyone's lawns near said stadium.
Re: Exactly *how should Time use Google's business model?
...many 'users'(and apparently some posters on this thread) aren't aware that the company makes profit when people click on any of a number of their top results for most given searches.
Really? Aside from you (Free Capitalist) saying that this is how it works, where is the proof that this is the case? Cause silly me, I thought Google search rankings were ordered based on amount of other sites linking to that one. A simple breakdown of how it works I'm sure. (sarcasm) But here I was blindly thinking it worked one way, alas, all I had to do was read some anonymous comment here on Techdirt to find out how wrong I was. (/sarcasm)
What would happen to google if suddenly ever news source put in a noindex on everything except their enter page? WHere would google get it's news? Oh, wait... all the eyeballs in the world and nothing to show them, now THAT has value, right?
First off, if you took Google News away I doubt it would have much impact on Google. They have MANY other products and reasons for people to use their products and services, news is only a small part.
Second, you have it backwards. The question would be, what would happen to all of the news "creators" once all of that unique traffic starts to dry up from google, the most popular search engine in the world, as people stop using it because it would be useless if they pointed to their main page only? Their traffic would drop dramatically enough that it would put quite a few out to pasture. If anything these news "creators" should be paying Google for the service they provide them for free. Thank you, come again.
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Re: You're missing the point
I missed no point. I've never payed for music of any kind, because I just don't listen to music that much if ever. I do occasionally trade what music I do have with others I know in exchange for theirs, but I don't actively go out and download anything for free or otherwise. So for me the point is moot.
For others who have nothing better to do than listen to music... I say don't pay for shit until all these asstards stop expecting a life time of money for a couple of good songs. If that's how some of these indie bands operate, then good for them, buy their stuff. If it's not, f'em, major label or not.
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Re: There are 3 kinds of newspapers (in the USA)
Therefore, BK is the only way out.
Why would Burger King be the only way out? Is it because they can have it their way?
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Re: Exactly *how should Time use Google's business model?
...many 'users'(and apparently some posters on this thread) aren't aware that the company makes profit when people click on any of a number of their top results for most given searches.
Really? Aside from you (Free Capitalist) saying that this is how it works, where is the proof that this is the case? Cause silly me, I thought Google search rankings were ordered based on amount of other sites linking to that one. A simple breakdown of how it works I'm sure. (sarcasm) But here I was blindly thinking it worked one way, alas, all I had to do was read some anonymous comment here on Techdirt to find out how wrong I was. (/sarcasm)
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What would happen to google if suddenly ever news source put in a noindex on everything except their enter page? WHere would google get it's news? Oh, wait... all the eyeballs in the world and nothing to show them, now THAT has value, right?
First off, if you took Google News away I doubt it would have much impact on Google. They have MANY other products and reasons for people to use their products and services, news is only a small part.
Second, you have it backwards. The question would be, what would happen to all of the news "creators" once all of that unique traffic starts to dry up from google, the most popular search engine in the world, as people stop using it because it would be useless if they pointed to their main page only? Their traffic would drop dramatically enough that it would put quite a few out to pasture. If anything these news "creators" should be paying Google for the service they provide them for free. Thank you, come again.
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Re: Take a leaf from advertisers...
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