Bossman

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by Bossman 16y ago
I agree. And I think with the openness of the internet and free technologies (especially ones that Google is now promoting), people will be able to break free easier than they were when Microsoft was ruling. Information flows freer now, a
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by Bossman 16y ago
Very true. I'm definitely more weary of them as they get bigger and expand into more and more markets, but I think there will always be alternatives in the future. I mean, who knew Microsoft would be second in so many areas at this point?
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by Bossman 16y ago
No, that's not what I mean. I just think there's a lot more merit in what Google is doing than what Microsoft did with things like IE, entering in gaming, etc...and keeping everything proprietary on top of it. Google shouldn't be immune to
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by Bossman 16y ago
I agree. I mean, most of Google's software projects are open source lately. Not only that, but they encourage developers from all over to work on their projects to make them better. I think the comparison to Microsoft in this article are
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by Bossman 16y ago
What a pain in the ass this is. I mean, I don't blame MPEG LA for trying to protect their business, but it's really lame that someone can create their own piece of software or codec, put a lot of hard work into it for others to enjoy and t
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by Bossman 16y ago
I could have sworn it was put back up a bit later. This same thing was posted on Reddit a few hours ago and someone gave a direct link saying it was back up and the page creator said they had issues earlier but thanked Facebook for putting
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by Bossman 16y ago
Sure, but they said it was a developer preview. They never suggested you use it for general or work purposes yet.
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by Bossman 16y ago
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I remember hearing all those rumors about Zynga being really unhappy with Facebook and how they were taking their games to their own website and leaving Facebook behind in the future. It's amazing how qui
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by Bossman 16y ago
Oh wow. You proposed a great business model I hadn't even thought of. Guess it goes to show that there is plenty of room for innovation in the digital download market. Companies like movie studios and record labels just need to get a bit
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by Bossman 16y ago
I've been on TorrentFreak a few times today. No issues here.
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by Bossman 16y ago
Sounds pretty cool in theory. But can a new bank like this really make it in today's over-regulated, Wall Street controlled market? Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see it go somewhere and be available nationwide for people to have a bette