Damn that DRM-infected FED-approved spyware called Vista

Refering to your recent post regarding Doctor Spinola.

Wales is not in England, it's just Wales! Wales, UK would have been okay, as would Wales, GB etc but not Wales, England. It's like me saying USA, Canda, just because they border.

Trolleyd

Subject: Intel Monopoly Damages

The good doctor has an interesting model for damages. In US Antitrust law damages are trebled and the interesting thing under this model is who would get most of the money. AMD would get the lost profits(trebled) from sales lost due to Intel's predatory market practices(1/3 will go to the US Treasury as tax). The majority of the money, which is due to Intel's market pricing, would be paid to the "public" by turning over the excess profits(trebled) to the US Treasury. It could be used in the public interest for "earmarks" such as special projects like bridges to islands in Alaska with 60 people for $240 Million. Don't expect to see any of the overcharges outside the US making their way to any one actually hurt by big bad Intel unless the EU moves faster than the US judicial system. With the change in political administrations, Intel may become the pot of gold that politicians are always looking for. Oh Intel doesn't get a tax deduction for damages paid under the Sherman Antitrust Act.

Ed Hinders

Subject: V'al-kaj-da + F'al-kaj-da

So, the V'al-kaj-da (virtual al-Qa-ida) have invaded the world and dog. Must be a drag to do the workouts in your second life and wear out your fingers. But surely beats the sweat and dust of the first life experience. And maybe you can have nine lifes instead of two too.

I'd also like to draw your attention to the F'al-kaj-da (fictional al-Qa-ida), which is solely existing in the mind. I'm a proud member of F'al-kaj-da because it generally makes me happy terrorising those nasty grey (f'al-kaj-da) cells in the different regions of my brain. It is without doubt that many are very fond of the F'al-kaj-da. There are so many members, especially at the political level, that it is a good place to be.

Greetings Bertho

Subject: Iphone gets put through t'mill

Dear INQ,

You're in trouble now. The death threats will start pouring in. The audacity to dis Apple? Shame on you.

Bill

Subject: the math for the IBM mainframe gig

Nick

Did some quick math on my shirtsleeve here...

3000 servers replaced by 30 mainframes = 133 servers/mainframe.

1 Standard Rack = 42U
assume 1u servers
therefore three racks + 7u.

Density higher if using blades.

So we assume 3 racks.

Now the mainframe. Only one rack for the mainframe?? Doubtful. More like two racks. Then there is the question of the storage. Were the old servers storing data on the SAN? If yes, then no problem. If not, migrate all data from existing servers to the SAN. Depending on how they utilise the SAN, and how much spare capacity they plan for, 1-2 racks.

Therefore the Mainframe uses 2-4 racks of space.

If previously they were using blades, probably not any space savings.

If previously they were using 1u servers. Draw.

If they were using 2u and greater servers, then space savings.

My guess is they had a bunch of EOL sub gigaherz 3u and greater machines which were running maintenance loads. These have been consolidated on the mainframes so that the EOL machines can be removed from service.

They use the mainframe. I use VMware. Same difference.

Elmars

Subject: Vista Price Cuts

That's great and all that China only has to pay half the price for Vista.

Only problem is the people who actually pay for Vista are still having to sell their bodily fluids to afford it. (which fluids, I will not say)

Common Microsoft! Give us Westerners some help! :)

Daniel McAlonan

Subject: Iphone

Dear INQ,

You've obviously have an issue with Apple. The main inventions Apple focused on to make this handset simple to use, you cavalierly glanced over (accelerometer, touch screen and the PC like GUI).

I doubt the vast majority of handset owners will agree with your assessment; and how, pray tell, will you deal with that piece of information?

For some reason you geeks feel as though software apps are most important to customer satisfaction. As a designer its goes without saying, KISS (keep it simple stupid).

Apple has done just that. By removing the key board, Apple has improved visibility (larger display) while reducing cost and MTBF (removing keyboard).

Multimedia is a geek term that means little to the average handset user. The improved visibility with a more informative GUI is what the user wants.

I know this is not going to go down well with you but apple is enjoying rave reviews from independent evaluators and the customer base.

For a product that has gotten outstanding reviews, one couldn't tell it by your rant. Get a clue or get another job.

Oh my, they did it without 3G and full multimedia apps. I wonder how could that have happened? Do your job and print that story and then maybe I consider your articles worthy of reading again.

Nobby

Subject: Welsh Highland Railway Story

Hi Adamson. Just to let you know that Wales is not in England, anymore than Canada is in the USA.

See here.

Best wishes from Wales

Chris bee

Subject: Microsoft cuts price of Vista by half

That just not right. If they can cut prices there like that then they should have to cut it in half everywhere!

I mean it is illegal to do that in many cases. If I own a store in the US and I sell something to person A for $10 but person B I sell the same thing for $20 because of what ever reason I do believe that is lawsuit time. But MS is so far up the FEDS rear ends with their DRM infected FED approved spyware called Vista the US will not even question it. Have a great day,

Glenn

Subject: HP inks deal with Pelikan crossing patent boundaries

Aarghh! I though "inked" was dead and buried with a stake driven through what passes for the heart of any lazy tech hack that used it. Guess I was wrong. I'm off to Krispy Kreme for a tasty treat (two can play this mindless game).

Charles Greene

Subject: Intel monopoly math

Actually I think they should've just simplified the equation to what this is really all about.

Intel's profits(mill) - AMD's profits(mill)
$5,000 > -$161(negative)

So there's your problem. If they're making a butt ton(£) more money than we are, they most be a monopoly....right?

S Froman

Subject: Constant disparaging of AMD

You should buy a clue.

Bandy

Subject: Scottish Pint

Astonishingly, some people got really attached to their robot. Mitsubishi Heavy, which isn't a Scottish pint but a big conglomerate, will see if it can add functions to "humanoid" robots like carrying Scottish pints and newspapers.

That would have been much better.

Ok maybe not.

Serenity

Subject: Xbox 360 Warranties.

Have Microsoft pulled the wool over everyone's eyes? It seems so. All the gaming forums are alight with how caring Microsoft are for offering a 3yr warranty on the Xbox360.

Has anyone actually read the terms? It's only 3yrs on RROD ("General Hardware Failure") problems. All other faults like dead units, catching fire, disc scratching are subject to the standard 1yr warranty.

Seems consumers really are stupid.

See here.

"Any Xbox 360 customer who experiences a general hardware failure indicated by three flashing red lights will now be covered by a three year warranty from date of purchase. All other existing Xbox 360 warranty policies remain in place."

Steve Williams

Subject: AMD grabs Intel PR guru

Sorry, Charlie. But the story can be interpreted as AMD picking up an Intel Netburst flunkie.

Besides, AMD needs as much PR campaigning as they can get. They need a refresh on their Power Point Paper launches. They look ridiculously monotonous and boring, especially with no enthusiast deliverable product till next year. This guy has his work cut out for him.

And, if this guy thought Netbust was bad, wait 'till he has to deal with a 2 gig Barcelona launch. Well, they got the right guy; I guess. Do think he understands the phrase 'Performance Per Watt'?

SPARKS

Subject: Wales, England

"Wales, England" ??? How many pissed off Welsh people have contacted you already?

Stefano

Subject: Revealing words

"We are hell bent and determined to allocate the talent, resources, money, and innovation..."

I believe these words clearly indicate that Microsoft does not have the same dictionary definition of the word "innovation" as the common man. Otherwise, Ballmer would know that you cannot "allocate" innovation. It is not a pack of sugar that you sprinkle from. You allocate talent, money and resources to GET innovation, then allocate MORE talent and resources to use it.

I don't know the Microsoft definition, but I'd wager that it must have something to do with "buying another company that has some".

Pascal.

Subject: Everywhere Girl

I was reading your articles on the everywhere girl and i actually stumbled across one picture of her, after a friend of mine was browsing his college website. http://www.nuigalway.ie/current_students/

If you click on [View all spotlight items] you will see the everywhere girl picture beside the webmail feature.

Seems like she provides webmail services now haha µ

Manuel Honegger

Subject: Nvidia gives Intel a trouncing on graphics

Reading the CHART:

Intel's market share dropped from 40.4% to 37.6% = -2.8% while AMD's share dropped from 26.7% to 19.5% = -7.2%. Therefore most of Nvidia's gains were at the expense of AMD, rather than Intel. Yet your headline reads:

"Nvidia gives Intel a trouncing"

Predictable, I suppose, for the Inquirer.

Lennylearner