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If limits are increased, then he can hire them (more supply = betterhttp://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,120607,00.asp
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But that's not the way Windows is designed. It's quantity (as inOn Thu, 28 Apr 2005 07:39:46 -0700, the renowned John Larkin
jjlarkin@highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote:
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John
If limits are increased, then he can hire them (more supply = better
quality at lower prices).
Certainly he wins. That's all that matters to some people.If not, he'll open or expand offshore
development facilities and can claim that he tried. Either way he
wins.
"U.S. engineers currently suffer from a higher unemployment rate than
the does the U.S. population as a whole"
Hmm.. didn't know that.
Yet our fearless leaders are continuing to ask for easing immigrationOn Thu, 28 Apr 2005 11:25:54 -0400, Spehro Pefhany
speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote:
On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 07:39:46 -0700, the renowned John Larkin
jjlarkin@highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote:
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,120607,00.asp
John
If limits are increased, then he can hire them (more supply = better
quality at lower prices).
But that's not the way Windows is designed. It's quantity (as in
hundreds of millions of lines of code, thousands of undocumented APIs,
thousands of DLLs) that keeps anybody else from competing with
Microsoft. The poor quality keeps everybody upgrading into the
forseeable future.
If not, he'll open or expand offshore
development facilities and can claim that he tried. Either way he
wins.
Certainly he wins. That's all that matters to some people.
"U.S. engineers currently suffer from a higher unemployment rate than
the does the U.S. population as a whole"
Hmm.. didn't know that.
That's probably accounted for by the .com bubble, which directed lots
of kids into engineering school and subsequent career dead-ends.
As usual, peoples opinions are always fuelled by self interest. Mr.In article <0p0271hvk4h2l7kr6a1pc4un0jrumunrkd@4ax.com>,
John Larkin <jjlarkin@highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote:
On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 11:25:54 -0400, Spehro Pefhany
speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote:
On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 07:39:46 -0700, the renowned John Larkin
jjlarkin@highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote:
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,120607,00.asp
John
If limits are increased, then he can hire them (more supply = better
quality at lower prices).
But that's not the way Windows is designed. It's quantity (as in
hundreds of millions of lines of code, thousands of undocumented
APIs, thousands of DLLs) that keeps anybody else from competing with
Microsoft. The poor quality keeps everybody upgrading into the
forseeable future.
If not, he'll open or expand offshore
development facilities and can claim that he tried. Either way he
wins.
Certainly he wins. That's all that matters to some people.
"U.S. engineers currently suffer from a higher unemployment rate
than the does the U.S. population as a whole"
Hmm.. didn't know that.
That's probably accounted for by the .com bubble, which directed lots
of kids into engineering school and subsequent career dead-ends.
Yet our fearless leaders are continuing to ask for easing immigration
requirements for technically skilled people, egged on by companies
like Microsoft, despite this apparent glut.
Don't get me wrong: I abhor Microsoft's busniess practices as much as theAs usual, peoples opinions are always fuelled by self interest. Mr.
Gates only wants cheap labour, it keeps his costs down, and he will
never be in the labour market himself,
your hero too? After all, I'm sure he was in the job market at oneAs usual, peoples opinions are always fuelled by self interest. Mr.
Gates only wants cheap labour, it keeps his costs down, and he will
never be in the labour market himself,
Don't get me wrong: I abhor Microsoft's busniess practices as much as the
next guy. But don't be jealous of normal busniess practise in wanting to
keep costs down - it happens in every company, not just Bill's.
I'm sure as one stage of his life, Bill was in the job market. He saw a gap,
took it, ran with it, and is now hated for it. I don't get it - the American
dream, but you're not allowed to actually attain the dream?
It's got nothing to do with the American dream. I suppose Ken Lay is
Can't say I hate old uncle Billy but I sure don't like his businessmethodshttp://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,120607,00.asp
John
Not every company.As usual, peoples opinions are always fuelled by self interest. Mr.
Gates only wants cheap labour, it keeps his costs down, and he will
never be in the labour market himself,
Don't get me wrong: I abhor Microsoft's busniess practices as much as the
next guy. But don't be jealous of normal busniess practise in wanting to
keep costs down - it happens in every company, not just Bill's.
Actually, no. He dropped out of Harvard to found Microsoft, soI'm sure as one stage of his life, Bill was in the job market.
IIRC, she was connected with IBM hence the chance to supply DOS in thehis mom was a member of one of the local banker's
families