I don't think Microsoft is the right company for your example. Smaller companies like the Boston Beer Company, where it almost feels like you know the owner would be a better example.
But, yes, companies should be more human.
i think a shirt that launches a meaningful conversation into how the copyright legal system is broken is really the best gift to anyone, and you would be doing your family a disservice by not purchasing it. And isn't that what the season's all about?
Snyder's an idiot. He's not the only one over there. Sometimes I think the Infoworld editors just try to find stories about stuff that will piss off the most people. Have you ever read Randal Kennedy's stuff? That guy seems to be a little on the crazy side.
Infoworld has time and again proven that they hate open source, so attacking the "religion" of free is just another step in their crusade against common sense.
Which sucks, because Infoworld does have some good writers over there.
"Hopefully, the Patent Office realizes that this is an obvious concept and doesn't grant the patent."
Based solely on past performance, i doubt this will be stopped.
Please, for all of us here, use your grammar. Failing that, at least use your browser's spell checker (if it doesn't have one, try FF or chrome).
And please, for the love of God, remove your Caps Lock key. Completely. From the keyboard. We can read English in lowercase just fine.
As one of those "experts" you will probably need from time to time, how do you think we feel? To do our job we have to be damn near specialized to a single product. If we don't, we get left behind by progress of that product.
My job is user support at a medium size medical clinic, and because i spend so much time on user's computers, it almost feels like the rest of technology keeps on moving past me. I like other things besides what i specialize in, but because i am not specialized in the others there will always be someone else to take my position until i can become more specialized.
There is no jack of all trades in the IT field because of this. Is it a lost practice? maybe. My dad can replace your windshield. And then just about any other part of your car even though he "specializes" in glass work. I can't do that with all computers. I try, but sometimes a problem with a system i am not familiar with (win 7 for example) i can only tell you to do the basics, reboot, run AV, etc.
Of course we get paid alot for our specializations.
Wow, this whole thing is a clusterf*ck isn't it? i am not so sure who is wrong here. While what the prosecutors did earlier seemed a little extreme, the students didn't exactly use caution on the whole money thing. Seriously, wouldn't have been better to get a police officer with you and go to the witness? This is a school project right? I am sure they could get a county cop to ride along or something.
See I find this funny. as far as i know every other business thrives on being a niche filler as fast as possible. Meaning if you ask "who else does this" and I say "noone", we would immediately roll out to that niche. Business (hell, life if you think about it in the abstract) does this all the time. What newspapers need to do is sit down and shut up and continue turtling. Sooner or later they will either learn or fail, they just need be quiet about it in the mean time.
Mike, giving customers what they want is wrong. You have to make sure the big corporations are happy. I mean, imagine if you didn't have drm on something like music. It would be super easy to move your music around and make backups of it. Nobody wants that. Well maybe the consumers, but we all know pandering to them is the wrong way to go, just look at what 60 minutes said. Consumers are bad people. We should all just sit back and make sure everything is nice and impossible for people to do what they want with the infinite goods they purchase over the big bad interwebs.
Isn't there a saying that business would be great without the customers? I think i heard and RIAA exec say that at some point.
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-Mario Puzo
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East Texas should not be allowed to do legal stuff for the foreseeable future.
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Besides, its not like both sides of this dual political prty system isn't trying to screw us all over.
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But, yes, companies should be more human.
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:)
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I got my free lunch.
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Infoworld has time and again proven that they hate open source, so attacking the "religion" of free is just another step in their crusade against common sense.
Which sucks, because Infoworld does have some good writers over there.
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Based solely on past performance, i doubt this will be stopped.
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Re: Copyright isn't just about music
And please, for the love of God, remove your Caps Lock key. Completely. From the keyboard. We can read English in lowercase just fine.
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so. many. RE: You can't legislate or bribe creativity
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My job is user support at a medium size medical clinic, and because i spend so much time on user's computers, it almost feels like the rest of technology keeps on moving past me. I like other things besides what i specialize in, but because i am not specialized in the others there will always be someone else to take my position until i can become more specialized.
There is no jack of all trades in the IT field because of this. Is it a lost practice? maybe. My dad can replace your windshield. And then just about any other part of your car even though he "specializes" in glass work. I can't do that with all computers. I try, but sometimes a problem with a system i am not familiar with (win 7 for example) i can only tell you to do the basics, reboot, run AV, etc.
Of course we get paid alot for our specializations.
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Re: they trademarked the name of an animal?
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They have a new one there:
rule 1: we do what we want
rule 2: make life hell for everyone else.
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Isn't there a saying that business would be great without the customers? I think i heard and RIAA exec say that at some point.
(sarcasm)
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