Re: OT - but interesting (to me anyway) [message #100756 is a reply to message #100734] |
Tue, 28 October 2008 13:25 |
chuck duffy
Messages: 453 Registered: July 2005
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Cloud computing is a general concept, an industry term, and has been for at
least the past two years. It didn't originate with Apple or Microsoft.
Chuck
"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>Here's a glimpse of where they are going, looks kind of familiar:
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>Microsoft unveils `cloud computing' product
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>http://apnews.excite.com/article/20081027/D942UOPG0.html
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>How original, the concept of a cloud, a place to store and host all your
>media, I wonder where they got that idea???
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>Hmmmm... looks familiar:
>http://www.apple.com/mobileme/
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>It looks like MS is going to start with Amazon to sell music, maybe they
>will call it ZuneTunes later.
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>"W. Mark Wilson" <xpam_m@avidrecording> wrote:
>>SP3 came off my box as fast as it went on. OMG.... I haven't been quite
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>>so happy to remove something as that in YEARS!!! Just say NO to SP3 cause
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>>it SO aint ready to go.
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>>FWIW, MS is really deeply committed to live.com right now, I wouldn't exect
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>>to see a ZuneTunes store.com for att leasta year or more IF that is what
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>>they are planning.
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>>WMW
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>>"Mike Audet" <mike@....> wrote in message news:49059d98$1@linux...
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>>> I decided to try Windows XP SP3 on my new install. Check out what keeps
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>>> coming
>>> up in the debugger over and over and over again that I never saw in SP2.
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>>> SetContentId drmRights.CopyProtect=0
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>>> So, who else thinks that Microsoft is planning their own iTunes? My guess
>>> is they're trying to lock down all Windows boxes to preemptively fight
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>>> piracy
>>> for their upcoming store.
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>>> PARIS works fine for me in SP3, but if I could do it again, I'd stop
with
>>> SP2.
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>>> Mike
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