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| From | Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" |
| Date | 2016-04-28 11:17 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <D347A1BE.71433%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> (permalink) |
| References | (2 earlier) <nformt2qok@news1.newsguy.com> <LJednYfTFMeRnL3KnZ2dnUU7-K2dnZ2d@giganews.com> <ija1ibtbpq7ujc1g0in33qi143ntjl41pv@4ax.com> <docd3qF3ft2U2@mid.individual.net> <slrnni4jlj.ect.jedi@nomad.mishnet> |
On 4/28/16, 10:56 AM, in article slrnni4jlj.ect.jedi@nomad.mishnet, "JEDIDIAH" <jedi@nomad.mishnet> wrote: >>> They wouldn't even need to buy each other out. They could just collude >>> on prices, or divide-up sections of the market among themselves. There >>> are many ways to screw the consumer. >>> >>> Certainly, regulation is required, to prevent anti-competiative >>> behavior. "Freedom" does not mean anarchy. >> >> A "free market" is not a _fair_ market, without referees to ensure an >> even playing field. >> > > In most cases, that's only true for certain extreme circumstances. > > The problem with software is that it requires compatibility. It becomes > easy for a particular ecosystem to squeeze the rest out. It's hard to see > what kind of regulation in that context would not be a cure worse than the > disease. What needs to happen is the desktop Linux world needs to get its act together to provide an environment that promotes P-E-E and where it entices developers. This is not easy... but Apple has done it well. -- * OS X / Linux: What is a file? <http://youtu.be/_dMbXGLW9PI> * Mint MATE Trash, Panel, Menu: <http://youtu.be/C0y74FIf7uE> * Mint KDE working with folders: <http://youtu.be/7C9nvniOoE0> * Mint KDE creating files: <http://youtu.be/N7-fZJaJUv8> * Mint KDE help: <http://youtu.be/3ikizUd3sa8> * Mint KDE general navigation: <http://youtu.be/t9y14yZtQuI> * Mint KDE bugs or Easter eggs? <http://youtu.be/CU-whJQvtfA> * Easy on OS X / Hard on Linux: <http://youtu.be/D3BPWANQoIk> * OS / Word Processor Comparison: <http://youtu.be/w6Qcl-w7s5c>
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Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-26 18:50 +0000
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-26 14:52 -0400
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-26 15:17 -0500
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Me Sham <osirus47@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-26 13:59 -0700
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-26 14:33 -0700
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-26 14:35 -0700
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-04-26 22:59 +0000
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-04-26 23:29 +0000
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-26 17:02 -0700
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-26 18:16 -0700
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-04-27 08:38 +0000
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-27 01:48 -0700
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-04-27 22:56 +0000
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-27 17:31 -0700
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-04-26 22:56 +0000
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-26 17:00 -0700
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-26 20:31 -0400
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-26 17:41 -0700
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-04-27 09:36 +0000
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-04-27 07:46 -0700
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-27 09:55 -0500
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2016-04-28 04:14 -0700
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-27 07:13 -0500
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-04-27 18:01 +0000
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2016-04-28 12:56 -0500
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-28 11:17 -0700
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-04-28 20:24 +0200
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-28 12:03 -0700
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-04-28 12:48 -0700
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-26 19:33 -0400
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-27 07:42 -0500
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-04-27 14:28 +0000
Re: Common Myths #1: "GUI Consistency" John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-04-26 16:35 -0700
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