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    alan nixon

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  1. Comment - Gorbachev Asks Gates to Show 'Pirate' Mercy

    (Feb 6, 2007 - 8:23 PM)

    the point i was making, was that it was one in millions of copies. if the guy's not using it to make profit for himself, who cares. now if he was running a business, selling the copy, and in anyway making money off it, then that would be wrong. now someones probly goin to say is it alright to steal a fur coat if u dont sell it. No. there is no way u can compare a computer program to a fur coat. a fur coat has substance. you can hold it in your hands. a program is a collection of math equations that can be copied and pasted with out any damage to either.

  2. Comment - Gorbachev Asks Gates to Show 'Pirate' Mercy

    (Feb 6, 2007 - 12:15 PM)

    firstly, we are in a technological age, therefore computers should be a part of school if you want your student to live successful lifes. Saying, "they functioned fine before the PC was even invinted"
    and secondly, "Hey little billy in the gheto cant aford MS flight simulator - should he steal it instead? Little marry cant afford a fur coat - should she steal one?" in my opinion isn't a suitable metaphor. But here's one. imagine microsoft as a big rock garden. and i'm walking by and pick up a rock and take it home. ok i stole, are you goin to send me to siberia for it.

  3. Comment - Gorbachev Asks Gates to Show 'Pirate' Mercy

    (Feb 6, 2007 - 11:49 AM)

    microsoft made it big because of good marketing, especially in the late 80's and early 90's when the public was being exposed to computers. from then to now, they have just been carried, largely, by momentum.

    "to just give it all away to people who wont or cant work hard" im sorry to say, but this statement is just ignorant. the reason the russians dont have as much money isnt because they don't work, they just get screwed over by the exchange.

  4. Comment - Intel Debuts Two Quad-core Server Processors, Touts Q6600 at CES

    (Jan 10, 2007 - 6:28 PM)

    my issue with the quad is that there isnt that much performance gain over the core 2 duo, if any. (Im getting this from benchmarks done by maximum pc in i believe the december 2006 issue) Personally, Id rather have a core 2 duo over the Quad.