Posts by addabox

So then MPEG-LA has granted terms to Google for VP8 similar to what they have worked out for H.264-- free forever.   So then why do we need VP8, again?  Wasn't the idea that H.264 was "patent encumbered", and it didn't...

Again, it sort of depends on the magnitude of the behavior.  If I was somewhat callow and lacked empathy 15 years ago and life has taught me compassion, then sure, I would hate to be held to that.  OTOH, if 15 years ago I was...

Quote: Originally Posted by dasanman69  Because people like diamonds have facets. You're not the same person to everyone, you a husband to your wife, a father to your kids, a son to your parents, etc. I'm not giving...

Still don't understand why "business" is some special provenance of human activity that apparently gets a pass if you **** people over.  "Dog eat dog" is an expedient phrase to normalize this idea, it's not some fundamental...

Quote: Originally Posted by dasanman69  A ruthless businessman does not a bad man make.   Why?  Is business somehow exempt from questions of morality?

Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil  Trying to decide… move to PO or get rid of all the political crap and nonsensical future predictions of wars… Consider that the horror of PO might shock some posters...

Quote: Originally Posted by ratsg  M$ was early to the party.  That is typically the only way they can get their foot into the door.   Look at tablets, m$ had been trying to push them on to the...

I know it gets cited all the time, but it might be worth it to take another look at the famous "Ballmer laughs at the iPhone" video.   He dismisses the iPhone because it's too expensive and doesn't have a keyboard (so it's not...

Quote: Originally Posted by Haggar  Curious that when other companies got hacked, it's because they deserved it, their systems have swiss cheese security, their software sucks, etc. But now that Apple got attacked,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy   Where did that come from? I never claimed Apple was lying. I said IMO it was unlikely that nothing was taken. Even Apple doesn't say that, only that they aren't aware of...