__/ [ Charlie Wilkes ] on Saturday 31 March 2007 06:45 \__
> On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 04:56:37 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>> These boxes would almost be an upgrade to what I currently have at home.
>>
>> Burn, burn, burn. Got to keep up with those purchasing cycles that keep
>> the economy going, the cheap labour in the east alive while Earth
>> gradually deteriorates. More destruction at the expense of those who
>> cannot afford to keep up. Of course, intra-software incomptabilities
>> (versions) are part of the equation as well. Replication takes
>> precedence over reuse.
>
> I have the same general attitude. I understand that large businesses
> have to keep everyone on the same generation of hardware because staffing
> costs more than equipment; that is why they often lease instead of
> buying. But consumer upgrades are often driven by hype rather than any
> real need.
SAP: We spend lots of money, therefore we provide value
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| We ran out of time, but I had raised my hand to ask Mr. Agassi why it
| takes him $1.4 billion to come up with a product and distribution
| model that open source companies routinely do for under $10 million,
| and much more efficiently (and with huge economic benefits for the
| world). I mean, really. His investors should be running for the
| doors when they hear just how expensive it is for him to eke out
| meager returns in a market that is ripe for open source.
|
| [...]
|
| Mr. Agassi: With that $1.4 billion you are wasting I could build
| hundreds of open source startups/projects that would create a
| massive amount of customer value. Why don't you do that, instead?
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2007/02/sap_we_waste_lo.html
Agassi left the company a couple of days ago.
> I have noticed something else, as well. People often think they need an
> upgrade when, in fact, it's their OS that has become a hopeless mess, and
> they don't have a clue how to fix it.
http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2006/12/17/ubuntu-mom-loves-it/
1. Mom buys new computer
2. Computer comes with "Free" AOL/NetZero/random ISP account, as well as
loads of unwanted software
3. A month later, the ?free? antivirus? license has expired, so has the
"free" firewall's license
4. Mom uses computer for 6 months, so do an increasing number of trojans,
spyware and adware
5. Mom finds computer too slow
6. A visit to the local electronics/computer store is planned
7. Computer "diagnosed" at $60 per hour
8. Diagnosis: Computer too old, buy a new one, OR, we can fix it for you
in 4 hours (and it will cost $240)
9. Mom buys new computer
10. Computers-at-home+=1
11. GOTO 1
> My best score last year was an nforce2 board and and athlon xp 1600+ CPU,
> part of a system that someone took to the landfill because the fan on the
> video card got choked with dust and fried the GPU. I swapped in a 64mb
> nvidia card from another junker, overclocked everything, put it in a
> sleek micron case, and now it is running edgy/beryl and is a very
> attractive, useful machine by any yardstick.
Pardus (Linux): gaining some momentum in India too
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| Thanks to Distrowatch, I could find about a new review of Pardus 2007.
| It's not a long one, but it witnesses even a working Beryl
| (based on this how-to), and it's important to know it was
| installed on a PIII 800MHz.
| ^^^^^^^^^^^
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http://beranger.org/index.php?article=2485&from=rss
> This year ought to bring an especially rich harvest on account of Vista.
The LUG said so immediately after the minimal specs for Vista had been
published. Plenty of nice gear comes our way, sometimes for free.
--
~~ Best wishes
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