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Comment Re:problem in deal (Score 1) 165

by technewsreader on Thursday September 10, 2009 @11:59AM (#29379609) Attached to: Microsoft Blasts Google Book Deal

Google deal gives it exclusive rights to books that are in copyright whose authors cannot be found and so called orphan works and that any competitor who wants to try the same project could get sued for huge sums of money (problem in ccp)

Comment problem in deal (Score 1) 165

by technewsreader on Thursday September 10, 2009 @11:54AM (#29379525) Attached to: Microsoft Blasts Google Book Deal

Google deal gives it exclusive rights to books that are in copyright whose authors canâ(TM)t be found â" so-called orphan works â" and that any competitor who wants to try the same project could get sued for huge sums of money and this is totally wrong !!!!

Comment Re:Okay, enough already (Score 1) 484

by technewsreader on Friday June 12, 2009 @03:33PM (#28312715) Attached to: EC To Pursue Antitrust Despite Microsoft's IE Move

"by not providing any method at all to chose an alternative browser easily" u can install firefox or any other browser easily

Comment try this (Score 1) 9

by technewsreader on Saturday March 28, 2009 @05:50PM (#27373401) Attached to: Best way to extract just the *sound* from a DVD / MP4 / etc?

it's free :) http://www.aoamedia.com/audioextractor.htm or use, erightsoft super (encode to mp3 only) these may not work for dvd and

Comment Re:Me too (Score 1) 472

by technewsreader on Friday April 18, 2008 @01:08AM (#23114272) Attached to: Red Hat Avoids Desktop Linux, Says Too Tough

People don't use operating systems - they use apps. If the apps are there, then people will use whatever OS the computer comes with. Linux doesn't have the apps - Quicken? Nope. QuickTax? Nope. Photoshop? Nope. Office? Nope (although CrossOver is pretty good these days). Garage Band? Nope. And on and on and on... However, if you are like me and have very simple needs - coding, browsing, email, Skype - then it's fine. I've been using it on the desktop since 1997, although my main desktop is now a Mac, which is the best of all worlds: commercial apps, Unix, and a beautiful, solid desktop.

people use apps !! very true linux users--try syncing ur mobile/pda--it damn hard. try using a tablet laptop or bluetooth audio or try doing voice chat and using a webcam etc etc. in my view, linux development is slow because they are too many options but not a solid one with simple gui in most cases.

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