Actually, as a former Microsoft employee, I recall training in which the representative from Legal specifically stated that they never wanted to test the EULA in court.
I strongly suspect that they never have taken the EULA as a legal argument in court and that there are no court cases in which Microsoft relied on the EULA for a victory or settlement.
Now you've got me wondering about the financing behind the production, distribution, and promotion of I Am Jane Doe.
I don't think it's any more cynical to question the financial impetus behind such a strident viewpoint as it is to question the motives of internet technology companies.
This seems like an open invitation for Geek Squad members to plant illegal content on the devices of someone who pissed them off, only to "discover" it, report it to the FBI, and collect the reward.
Okay, the real reason a broadband levy will never appear on a ballot here in Seattle is because the city is managed with such breathtaking ineptitude that we have to vote levies for basic road repair—something that should be covered by the general fund.
With such embarrassing mismanagement of even the most basic municipal services, the city can scarcely afford to let a special issue like broadband displace much-needed funding for transportation infrastructure maintenance.
And let's be clear: Kshama Sawant is a joke. She's one of the most prominent protesters who objected to the mooring of a drilling rig at the Port of Seattle. She loudly proclaimed that it was our moral duty to break ourselves free from the bonds of oil, that evil corporate greed was driving global warming and we must not let anyone drill for oil!
And, of course, she drove in her car, by herself to the protests....
The REAL reason Nvidia has disabled overclocking on mobile GPUs
Given their rocky history with mobile GPUs, Nvidia was crazy to even consider overclocking.
Back around 2008, Nvidia made changes to their mobile GPU manufacturing process—particularly to the solder "bumps" that both bonded and electrically connected the GPU chips to computer circuit boards. The cumulative result of these changes was an astonishingly high failure rate in notebook computers. The technology press predictably hung the label "bumpgate" on the whole mess.
It would be another year before Nvidia would officially acknowledge that the problem even existed and another year before they would settle the class-action lawsuit for $200 million. Add the inevitable direct suits from computer manufacturers and years of consumer distrust, and it's easy to understand why Nvidia's stock value took such a severe hit (from which it still hasn't fully recovered).
Given Nvidia's troubled past with thermal stress and GPU failures, their choice to disable overclocking for mobile GPUs is not terribly surprising, nor especially controversial.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Copyright - DMCA Logic
I strongly suspect that they never have taken the EULA as a legal argument in court and that there are no court cases in which Microsoft relied on the EULA for a victory or settlement.
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How would this even be enforceable?
I'm pretty sure there's no law that requires a pedestrian to carry identification.
I expect a lot of citations would be issued to "John Smith," "Donald Trump," and "Rahm Emanuel."
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Follow the money...
Now you've got me wondering about the financing behind the production, distribution, and promotion of I Am Jane Doe.
I don't think it's any more cynical to question the financial impetus behind such a strident viewpoint as it is to question the motives of internet technology companies.
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Planting Evidence
On the post: Seattle City Council Member Urges Grass Roots Broadband Revolution After Ten Years Of Failing To Fix Broken Broadband Duopoly
With such embarrassing mismanagement of even the most basic municipal services, the city can scarcely afford to let a special issue like broadband displace much-needed funding for transportation infrastructure maintenance.
And let's be clear: Kshama Sawant is a joke. She's one of the most prominent protesters who objected to the mooring of a drilling rig at the Port of Seattle. She loudly proclaimed that it was our moral duty to break ourselves free from the bonds of oil, that evil corporate greed was driving global warming and we must not let anyone drill for oil!
And, of course, she drove in her car, by herself to the protests....
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The default, factory apps are better than then ad-supported crapware in the Apple Store/Google Play.
And Windows Phone users aren't stupid enough to get into knife fights.
On the post: Blistering Hubris, Bald-Faced Lies And Atrocious Customer Service Kill Comcast's Merger Ambitions Dead
Bold faced lies is not a thing.
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CLASS ACTION!
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I don't imagine VC money is beating a path to his door....
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The REAL reason Nvidia has disabled overclocking on mobile GPUs
Back around 2008, Nvidia made changes to their mobile GPU manufacturing process—particularly to the solder "bumps" that both bonded and electrically connected the GPU chips to computer circuit boards. The cumulative result of these changes was an astonishingly high failure rate in notebook computers. The technology press predictably hung the label "bumpgate" on the whole mess.
It would be another year before Nvidia would officially acknowledge that the problem even existed and another year before they would settle the class-action lawsuit for $200 million. Add the inevitable direct suits from computer manufacturers and years of consumer distrust, and it's easy to understand why Nvidia's stock value took such a severe hit (from which it still hasn't fully recovered).
Given Nvidia's troubled past with thermal stress and GPU failures, their choice to disable overclocking for mobile GPUs is not terribly surprising, nor especially controversial.
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Probable Cause
While you're pointing fingers everywhere but at yourself, keep in mind that the one common element in all of your dysfunctional relationships is you.
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Embarrassing typo
Please fix this.
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