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  • On the post: Yahoo Going Patent Troll: Threatens Facebook Over Patent Infringement

    Stever ( profile ), 28 Feb, 2012 @ 05:25pm

    Patents Patents and more Patents

    The thing I love most about these fights is that the idea that may have been copied is not central to the product or even slightly important. Apples protecting the touch slider to open concept for example. As such you have to condem such actions as being vexatious, and little more than a desparate grab for money. However if the things are not like that (chances are that they are though) then go Yahoo. We really dont want the term copyright to become a copy it right mentality.

  • On the post: An Infographic Showing Just How Frequently Hollywood Has Cried Wolf About 'Piracy'

    Stever ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2012 @ 04:27pm

    Re: Why is clear that they cried wolf?

    Bob. Can I say that the presenters logic is not bad however yours is terrible. The logic in the image is that when the industry says they will die due to the introduction of new technology generally they have been way off the mark. In fact as we well know the technology has largly been to the industries benefit. Your logical analogy Bob is with alcohol and drink driving and that some other group of people that said by making laws that it would help prevent deaths and accidents and that because it worked that we should listen to these other individuals that as an industry say they will go out of business because of piracy. You would admit it makes no sense wouldnt you! Now in examining the logic presented you should always consider each arguement on its own and not think that because a collective has a bad track record of predictions that everything they say will always be wrong. However you should use it more as a yard stick to cast some doubt on how likely the statements they make have a probability of being true rather than as an absolute deduction of truth or error.

  • On the post: 8-Track Piracy Is Killing The Music Business…. In 1976

    Stever ( profile ), 16 Mar, 2011 @ 07:01pm

    Everything is killing the music industry

    Ah what is killing the music industry.
    Rather than buy music I listen to the radio. They pay for me. I watch music videos. They pay for me.
    I no longer buy CD's because most of what I hear I really dont care less about hearing again. So I will leave it to radio stations playlists. That is what is killing the music industry. I once would buy 2 CD's a month but now I have more music than i can ever listen to. I am part of the decline. My kids dont listen to music as I did so they will never purchase like I did. That is what is killing the music industry.

  • On the post: Minecraft Creator Says 'No Such Thing As A Lost Sale'

    Stever ( profile ), 03 Mar, 2011 @ 01:45pm

    Notch's comments on Piracy

    Notch is firmly part of the PC/IT community. His ideas must be framed that way. What he is saying is pretty clear. Make your product easy to use, fun to keep using, cheap enough for everyone to buy and you do not have to concern yourself with any loss of revenue because you will just keep selling enough stuff to make continuing development worthwhile.
    He is very correct when he says Piracy is not a lost sale because chances are the non-paying user was not going to buy no matter what the price. At the same time they probably have amny other pirated copies of other software so that chances are they will not be taking much time with MineCraft anyway.

  • On the post: Why Waiting Until A New Business Model Is Proven Doesn't Work

    Stever ( profile ), 15 Aug, 2010 @ 05:36pm

    Risk is the issue not fear of change

    Most seem to focus on Kodak here when the article really was about transforming your comapny.
    I have worked for two kinds of companies. Those that wanted to change and did so badly and those that didnt want to change and went out backwards. The answer to changing is all about money and managing the risk. Kodak held off too long, but they are still here that is the point. They made it.
    The lesson is when you are small you can follow and maybe not suffer to much. When you are large you have to keep investing in new technologies and ideas.
    That is not a new concept in fact it has been with us since the 1800's. I hate to use a pun here but nothing really changes does it? lol.

  • On the post: Rupert Murdoch Suing The Sky Out Of Skype

    Stever ( profile ), 11 Aug, 2010 @ 05:26pm

    SkyDrive

    Will Microsoft be suied over their use of the term skydrive with Office 2010. I bet not as Microsoft are a little large for that. Is this a case of just bullying by someone more powerful. Dont look up the s_y is falling.
    Please!
    If it were BSkype or even SkypeB you would think that justified. However it isnt.