Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Tue Nov 8 18:18:58 CST 2011
Hi Hans: As if, we didn't see that coming or suspect it. After all, the companies that make the Apple products are right there and who knows what slips out the back door for the right price. Jim -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hans-Christian Andersen Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 4:07 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Why is IE6 still here? Hi Jim, >From personal experience, I can tell you that in probably most places in Asia you can walk into any IT shop and buy a DVD that contains a copy of Windows, several software packages like Photoshop etc, and a few fun games all for the price of $20 or less. Then you need to factor in Windows Genuine Advantage (therefore, no Windows Updates). Saying that, it wouldn't be a whole lot different here, if it weren't for the enforcement of the Windows tax into the price of buying new hardware. A hilarious case in point: You can even find fake Apple stores -> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14503724 - Hans On 2011-11-08, at 3:05 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote: > Personally, I do not play any games. > > It is not that I do not like them, or do not think the graphics in them is > sometimes magnificent; it is just that it is just another addiction that I > wish to avoid. ;-) > > Besides most of the best games are now being delieved through the web. > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 1:03 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Why is IE6 still here? > > Here, buy this cheap copy of Windows... > > Now, I've also got a list of hundreds of commercial windows packages here > plus lots of > games all of which run on the Windows you just bought. How many of these > would you like to > buy as well :-) > > > -- > Stuart > > On 7 Nov 2011 at 18:25, Tydda Jon - Slough wrote: > >> Because it's harder to sell fake copies of Linux? :-P >> >> >> Jon >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim >> Lawrence Sent: 07 November 2011 17:20 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and >> Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Why is IE6 still here? >> >> IE6 has been the bane of most web developers for years and has cost >> companies collectively millions of dollars as extra fee that have to >> be charged every time IE6 has to be supported. >> >> So why does IE6 still exist? In one, word "Asia". >> >> See the link to the following article: >> http://www.troyhunt.com/2010/08/aye-pirates-be-reason-ie6-just-wont-di >> e.html >> >> The one point that the article does not mention is that the current >> Windows adoptions, per package runs at about $400.00 (Interestingly, >> an OEM version is about $50 and sold with a computer sells for >> $400.00). All the countries that have not adopted the latest versions >> of Windows are doing so as the entrance fee for the product is >> somewhere around 6 months salary, for most of Asia or the price of a >> car or down payment on a house. >> >> Aside: I do wonder why the Asian market has not just abandoned Windows >> products and adopted Linux as the OS of choice as FireFox has become >> the world-wide browser of choice...but that is another question that I >> do not have any answers for. If anyone else has, any ideas I would >> love to hear them. >> >> Jim >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> This communication and its attachments, if any, may contain >> confidential and privileged information the use of which by other >> persons or entities than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you >> receive this transmission in error, please contact the sender >> immediately and delete the material from your system. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com