* Posts by Alan

5 publicly visible posts • joined 11 Apr 2008

Sun doused with red ink in Q1

Alan
Linux

panic not ....

i still have faith in Sun. I have recently purchased a shed load of their (US) shares, because they have never been cheaper and they will rebound. Sun have a lot of money sitting in the bank and once they figure that they are actually sitting on a lot of seriously cool technology that just hasn't been properly monetized then they will go forth again as strong as ever.

I would be look to replace the CEO.

Google publishes Chrome patch details

Alan
Thumb Down

What update?

i can see no update. My version number is still at the older one, and the UPDATE button in the About box is not there

British newspaper websites liable in France for privacy invasion

Alan
Flame

Scary biscuits

This is just madness. I mean I would hope there is more going on here than first appears.

A french court can sue the ass off me if it wants; i do not live/visit the country, and I should not be held liable for anything that i didn't do within its country!!

'Extreme porn' law could criminalise millions

Alan

Fight back

Is there a petition or something we can all get behind and actually have some "people power" here?

Billy Bragg: Why should songwriters starve so others get rich?

Alan
Linux

I want my money back

Its a tricky one this.

In order to know if i like a song or not i have to listen to it. Where do i listen to this? The radio? the TV? or download?

If i buy it, and i don't like it, i want a full refund! The musicians don't seem to be keen on this model.

I download music. Yup. And I can hand on heart say, everyone that i downloaded for free, and liked, I have gone on and purchased the CD. Without the free "illiegal?" downloads, artists like Mika, Regina Spectra, Amy McDonald, Kate Nash, to name but a few would not be gracing my CD shelves at the moment.

Contrast this to the hundreds of crap albums i have on my shelves from the 80's and 90's where you had to risk buying the whole CD on the strength of a single song. I want my money back!

My sympathy for the musician -- does not run deep sorry. Its a changing landscape, we the punter are now in charge, and no more can you peddle your "Greatest Hits" albums making us buy the same tracks over and over again.

Give us quality and we will buy.