> And that is wrong. It's even better than the "cash cow" it used to be, I provided some values of what Windows brings in over the years, and it has grown and grown. You ignored that. No and I've never ignored it. As…
> This isn't "semantic wankery". Yeah it is. I never said it wasn't a cash cow. I said "it wasn't the cash cow it once was". I obviously meant relatively compared to other parts of Microsoft's business. Considering you…
I've listened to a lot of Malcolm X. He was a better speaker IMO, his rhetoric was better. I believe he had a more accurate understanding of the reality of how power really works. It has nothing to do with wanting to…
> Twitter had a lot of engineers on its payroll to look for the next big thing. What was the "next big thing" before acquisition? There seems to be more features added after the acquisition than before it.
My original comment: > The fact is that Windows isn't the cash cow it used to be for Microsoft My second to you: > Windows isn't a cash cow it once was You really need to learn how to read or all you are doing is…
I am English. It took me all of like 30 seconds to look up the relevant law using Google. Most of Anglosphere has a definition of Burglary that is essentially the same and I suspect it is the same in Europe.
They don't need it if everything is in the cloud running oh their servers. They won't care if you are running Windows, Linux, Chrome, A tablet with a keyboard and mouse hooked up. The vast majority of people that don't…
> In the UK, there is no crime "burglary". Yes there is: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/section/9 https://www.college.police.uk/guidance/residential-burglary/... > "Breaking and entering" it's a criminal…
Yes. Similarly, If I leave my car unlocked with the keys in the ignition, and someone takes it is still a crime. It might be unwise to do that (depending on where you are), but nonetheless it is still crime.
> It's still the foundational underpinning of everything Microsoft does. It's just that the other revenues dwarf it. If a corporate customer is running their stuff in the cloud they don't care if people are using…
I am encountering it almost not at all. I work in a org that basically doesn't know that Linux exist and outside of top management nobody uses Word. Excel is still massively useful.
The fact is that Windows isn't the cash cow it used to be for Microsoft. Windows makes up less than 10% of Microsoft's revenue now. Server and Cloud and Office 365 make up the bulk of their income now. As time goes on…
The post office will attempt to deliver if you put an address on it. There is guy living off grid in I believe Dorset on YouTube called "Maximus Ironthumper". The post office told him to try sending himself letters,…
I generally don't pay attention to the news at all anymore (the vast majority of it is rage bait). I think the last time I paid attention to the BBC news when it was on when the Bibby Stockholm Barge was being moored in…
TBH, I don't care generally what happens up in Scotland.
When I lived in Spain getting my NIE number was a pain as the office was open for 2 hours in the morning. Luckily I was with an English person that spoke Spanish that helped me fill out the forms.
They won't be any better. Farage is ultimately untrustworthy.
I haven't shown my photocard drivers license in literally years to anyone, other than renewing it. I normally just use Birthcert and Utility bills.
The government is famously dysfunctional in the UK. It is unlikely to get any better. So most of us would rather they do nothing than make the situation worse. I've lived in other countries in Europe and their…
There is always something in the UK where I find out something utterly ridiculous is allowed, yet they are quite happy to legislate thousands of other things.
It is a "use it or lose it" style campaign by the looks of it. Lots of Pubs in the UK are closing down in recent years. Pubs have traditionally been a big part of socialising in the UK. I don't drink anymore so I don't…
> You don’t have to, but it would have taken less effort than your responses so far. Actually it wouldn't. There are many arguments from fringe figures to more mainstream with various rationales. Much has been written…
> 40 RA, my mum used to drive a Vauxhall Carlton They were/are nice cars. I did dream of buying a Lotus Carlton, but unless a few million falls into my lap it will remain a dream :D > I mean it's true and it does work…
Your best option in your area was a protest vote, but you still believe there are good options. To me that sounds like cognitive dissonance. I don't vote. There are many reasons I don't vote. However the biggest reason…
> This comment pops up a few times, often from programmers. Unfortunately, because of how messy the term AI now is, the same concerns still apply. Your adoption helps promote the companies making these tools. People see…
> And that is wrong. It's even better than the "cash cow" it used to be, I provided some values of what Windows brings in over the years, and it has grown and grown. You ignored that. No and I've never ignored it. As…
> This isn't "semantic wankery". Yeah it is. I never said it wasn't a cash cow. I said "it wasn't the cash cow it once was". I obviously meant relatively compared to other parts of Microsoft's business. Considering you…
I've listened to a lot of Malcolm X. He was a better speaker IMO, his rhetoric was better. I believe he had a more accurate understanding of the reality of how power really works. It has nothing to do with wanting to…
> Twitter had a lot of engineers on its payroll to look for the next big thing. What was the "next big thing" before acquisition? There seems to be more features added after the acquisition than before it.
My original comment: > The fact is that Windows isn't the cash cow it used to be for Microsoft My second to you: > Windows isn't a cash cow it once was You really need to learn how to read or all you are doing is…
I am English. It took me all of like 30 seconds to look up the relevant law using Google. Most of Anglosphere has a definition of Burglary that is essentially the same and I suspect it is the same in Europe.
They don't need it if everything is in the cloud running oh their servers. They won't care if you are running Windows, Linux, Chrome, A tablet with a keyboard and mouse hooked up. The vast majority of people that don't…
> In the UK, there is no crime "burglary". Yes there is: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/section/9 https://www.college.police.uk/guidance/residential-burglary/... > "Breaking and entering" it's a criminal…
Yes. Similarly, If I leave my car unlocked with the keys in the ignition, and someone takes it is still a crime. It might be unwise to do that (depending on where you are), but nonetheless it is still crime.
> It's still the foundational underpinning of everything Microsoft does. It's just that the other revenues dwarf it. If a corporate customer is running their stuff in the cloud they don't care if people are using…
I am encountering it almost not at all. I work in a org that basically doesn't know that Linux exist and outside of top management nobody uses Word. Excel is still massively useful.
The fact is that Windows isn't the cash cow it used to be for Microsoft. Windows makes up less than 10% of Microsoft's revenue now. Server and Cloud and Office 365 make up the bulk of their income now. As time goes on…
The post office will attempt to deliver if you put an address on it. There is guy living off grid in I believe Dorset on YouTube called "Maximus Ironthumper". The post office told him to try sending himself letters,…
I generally don't pay attention to the news at all anymore (the vast majority of it is rage bait). I think the last time I paid attention to the BBC news when it was on when the Bibby Stockholm Barge was being moored in…
TBH, I don't care generally what happens up in Scotland.
When I lived in Spain getting my NIE number was a pain as the office was open for 2 hours in the morning. Luckily I was with an English person that spoke Spanish that helped me fill out the forms.
They won't be any better. Farage is ultimately untrustworthy.
I haven't shown my photocard drivers license in literally years to anyone, other than renewing it. I normally just use Birthcert and Utility bills.
The government is famously dysfunctional in the UK. It is unlikely to get any better. So most of us would rather they do nothing than make the situation worse. I've lived in other countries in Europe and their…
There is always something in the UK where I find out something utterly ridiculous is allowed, yet they are quite happy to legislate thousands of other things.
It is a "use it or lose it" style campaign by the looks of it. Lots of Pubs in the UK are closing down in recent years. Pubs have traditionally been a big part of socialising in the UK. I don't drink anymore so I don't…
> You don’t have to, but it would have taken less effort than your responses so far. Actually it wouldn't. There are many arguments from fringe figures to more mainstream with various rationales. Much has been written…
> 40 RA, my mum used to drive a Vauxhall Carlton They were/are nice cars. I did dream of buying a Lotus Carlton, but unless a few million falls into my lap it will remain a dream :D > I mean it's true and it does work…
Your best option in your area was a protest vote, but you still believe there are good options. To me that sounds like cognitive dissonance. I don't vote. There are many reasons I don't vote. However the biggest reason…
> This comment pops up a few times, often from programmers. Unfortunately, because of how messy the term AI now is, the same concerns still apply. Your adoption helps promote the companies making these tools. People see…