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VLC in EU Patent trouble! (Page 2)
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Originally Posted by ambush
methinks it's really time you take politic courses and look at the definition of capitalism. heck, you can even learn online, it's NOT that tough.
This "You really need to take (insert topic ambush is talking about) courses and get learned!" silliness in every thread you post in makes you look desperate.
You know that right?
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<--topic------------------------------------------------------------------you are here--->
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Originally Posted by Zimphire
This "You really need to take (insert topic ambush is talking about) courses and get learned!" silliness in every thread you post in makes you look desperate.
You know that right?
Why do you sound so tense? Peace out.
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Originally Posted by Zimphire
No, I said ambush was able to come on here and bitch about capitalism because of capitalism. And it's true.
The internet got big because there was money to make. Not because "It was for the good of the people"
In other words, while yes Arpnet and the internet would have been invented MAYBE without capitalism, it WAS Capitalism that made it possible for EVERYONE to use it, including Ambush.
You are trying to switching arguments mid-stream.
I didn't say development of the Internet "was good for the people". Can I borrow your catch-phrase and say "stop putting words in my mouth"?
I still think you are placing too much emphasis on capitalism as a causative factor for the growth of the Internet but I don't know enough about the history of its commercial development--who were the first non-ARPA users? who were the first ISP's? what was their business model? that sort of thing--and I don't have time today to do the research, so I will concede a draw in this argument.
Cheers!
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Originally Posted by Xeo
Too bad they can't stop it from being hosted on US servers and too bad they can't stop EU citizens from accessing said servers.
How is that going to help? I thought the US have software patents already.
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The internet grew because of demand, not supply. The users were willing to pay for it so the suppliers built it. This occurs in both capitalist and socialist societies. Its competitors were/are highly priced, so the internet could grow. Do not attempt to give "capitalism" credit for the sun coming up every morning or the automobile replacing the horse. A rough internet timeline is at http://www.wbglinks.net/pages/history/
Even today, long distance telephony is highly priced. This has nothing to do with fairness. Even the availability of porn without the interference of "do-gooders" helped fuel the growth of the internet. sam
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Also, pleace don't forget the place of open source on the internet: e.g.: essential.
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Originally Posted by starman
<--topic------------------------------------------------------------------you are here--->
Yeah, no kiddin'. Oh well. I feel special to have finally created a thread that got hopelessly derailed. It was about time.
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Originally Posted by ambush
Why do you sound so tense? Peace out.
Tell me ambush, how does one "sound tense" on a internet forum?
Actually what was funny was that private message you sent me telling me how I was owned or whatever in this thread.
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Originally Posted by dcmacdaddy
I didn't say development of the Internet "was good for the people". Can I borrow your catch-phrase and say "stop putting words in my mouth"?
No, that isn't what you said, nor did I say it was. That is what most people claim Socialism is about.
I still think you are placing too much emphasis on capitalism as a causative factor for the growth of the Internet but I don't know enough about the history of its commercial development--who were the first non-ARPA users? who were the first ISP's? what was their business model? that sort of thing--and I don't have time today to do the research, so I will concede a draw in this argument.
Cheers!
If it weren't for the money making potential, it would have never taken off.
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I didn't know greed was a value that Christianity "valued".
How can Christianity and Capitalism go together anyway? They just can't. Religion exists so that greedy men can feel less guilty.
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Originally Posted by ambush
I didn't know greed was a value that Christianity "valued".
How can Christianity and Capitalism go together anyway? They just can't. Religion exists so that greedy men can feel less guilty.
It's not about Greed. It's about achieving.
I don't work and get payed for it because of greed.
I do it to give something to the community, and survive.
I surely wouldn't be doing what I do, or living where I live if I was greedy.
Nice projection though.
Sorry it didn't work out the way you thought it would.
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sorry, I really should have known.
now to wash your dishes, right?
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