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krets Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist From: KC, KS Insane since: Nov 2002	posted 10-10-2003 16:06 http://www.forbes.com/markets/bonds/newswire/2003/10/09/rtr1105123.html Shouldn't Suncomm be suing Microsoft for creating this Windows shortcut? Or better yet, keyboard makers for even making a Shift key to begin with! :::11oh1:::
NoJive Maniac (V) Inmate From: The Land of one Headlight on. Insane since: May 2001	posted 10-10-2003 17:32 What bullshit! Best not tell them that if they open the curtains they might see the sun shine!
GrythusDraconis Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: The Astral Plane Insane since: Jul 2002	posted 10-10-2003 17:48 Or shouldn't Suncomm be thanking this guy for finding a weakness in their "protection" software? I personally don't agree with this method of anti-piracy warfare. I use my computer to manage my CD collection. By making it so I can't rip my music into my computer they are forcing me into the realm of illegal action. My entire entertainment system(and probably everyone elses soon) is going to be entirely computerized. Movies, TV tuner, Radio, Stereo, everything. I'm moving everything to my computer with my next hardware purchase. I refuse to not take advantage of the technology that has been provided to me. There isn't anything illegal about managing my entertainment choices in my computer.
DL-44 Maniac (V) Inmate From: under the bed Insane since: Feb 2000	posted 10-10-2003 18:12 Oh christ. They'll never get anywhere with that one at least....
Fig Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist From: Houston, TX, USA Insane since: Apr 2000	posted 10-10-2003 19:26 quote: SunnComm, which trades on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, said it has lost more than $10 million of its market value since Halderman published his report. with impressive financial credentials like that i wonder if they had $10 million of market value to start with... chris KAIROSinteractive
ozphactor Maniac (V) Inmate From: California Insane since: Jul 2003	posted 10-11-2003 01:21 When in doubt, sue. That's the American way
NoJive Maniac (V) Inmate From: The Land of one Headlight on. Insane since: May 2001	posted 10-11-2003 02:44 This now dead in the water. Thankfully. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/2150107
krets Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist From: KC, KS Insane since: Nov 2002	posted 10-13-2003 20:54 Good. But dang people, don't sue the guy, hire him! :::11oh1:::
Slime Lunatic (VI) Mad Scientist From: Massachusetts, USA Insane since: Mar 2000	posted 10-13-2003 21:34 As if any computer scientist who's ever used the shift key would want to work for them now.
stinx Bipolar (III) Inmate From: London, UK Insane since: Apr 2002	posted 10-14-2003 14:20 quote: [Peter Jacobs, the chief executive of SunnComm Technologies Inc.] said. "He was reviewing a drama when we were writing a comedy." That must have lost them another $10m [This message has been edited by stinx (edited 10-14-2003).]

Topic awaiting preservation: Man sued for pointing out a common Windows property\$

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krets
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: KC, KS
Insane since: Nov 2002

posted 10-10-2003 16:06

http://www.forbes.com/markets/bonds/newswire/2003/10/09/rtr1105123.html

Shouldn't Suncomm be suing Microsoft for creating this Windows shortcut? Or better yet, keyboard makers for even making a Shift key to begin with!

:::11oh1:::

NoJive
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: The Land of one Headlight on.
Insane since: May 2001

posted 10-10-2003 17:32

What bullshit! Best not tell them that if they open the curtains they might see the sun shine!

GrythusDraconis
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: The Astral Plane
Insane since: Jul 2002

posted 10-10-2003 17:48

Or shouldn't Suncomm be thanking this guy for finding a weakness in their "protection" software? I personally don't agree with this method of anti-piracy warfare. I use my computer to manage my CD collection. By making it so I can't rip my music into my computer they are forcing me into the realm of illegal action. My entire entertainment system(and probably everyone elses soon) is going to be entirely computerized. Movies, TV tuner, Radio, Stereo, everything. I'm moving everything to my computer with my next hardware purchase. I refuse to not take advantage of the technology that has been provided to me. There isn't anything illegal about managing my entertainment choices in my computer.

DL-44
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: under the bed
Insane since: Feb 2000

posted 10-10-2003 18:12

Oh christ. They'll never get anywhere with that one at least....

Fig
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Houston, TX, USA
Insane since: Apr 2000

posted 10-10-2003 19:26

quote:
SunnComm, which trades on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, said it has lost more than $10 million of its market value since Halderman published his report.

with impressive financial credentials like that i wonder if they had $10 million of market value to start with...

chris

KAIROSinteractive

ozphactor
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: California
Insane since: Jul 2003

posted 10-11-2003 01:21

When in doubt, sue. That's the American way

NoJive
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: The Land of one Headlight on.
Insane since: May 2001

posted 10-11-2003 02:44

This now dead in the water. Thankfully.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/2150107

krets
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: KC, KS
Insane since: Nov 2002

posted 10-13-2003 20:54

Good.

But dang people, don't sue the guy, hire him!

:::11oh1:::

Slime
Lunatic (VI) Mad Scientist

From: Massachusetts, USA
Insane since: Mar 2000

posted 10-13-2003 21:34

As if any computer scientist who's ever used the shift key would want to work for them now.

stinx
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: London, UK
Insane since: Apr 2002

posted 10-14-2003 14:20

quote:
[Peter Jacobs, the chief executive of SunnComm Technologies Inc.] said. "He was reviewing a drama when we were writing a comedy."

That must have lost them another $10m

[This message has been edited by stinx (edited 10-14-2003).]