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[02:23] schestowitz[TR2] Arkane Studios Founder Criticizes Xbox Game Pass Model
[02:23] schestowitz[TR2] Raphael Colantonio, founder of Arkane Studios and current head of Wolfeye Studios, called Xbox Game Pass unsustainable following recent layoffs at Microsoft and Xbox.
[02:23] schestowitz[TR2] He emphasized that Game Pass disrupts traditional game sales and creates instability for developers. Although he didnt directly blame Game Pass for the layoffs, he implied it contributes to a flawed financial model in the gaming industry.
[02:23] schestowitz[TR2] __ Colantonios remarks spotlight ongoing concerns about subscription-based gaming services and their long-term viability, especially within the Xbox ecosystem.
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● Aug 05
[05:29] schestowitz[TR2] Big change? At the EPO, yes. Everywhere else in the world no. ROW is already following your line. What reason does the EPO give, for taking its unique line? The reasons are historical. Alone in all the world until n
[12:53] schestowitz[TR2] ow, the EPO was the only Patent Office with no court supervising its jurisprudence on the validity of patents. So, it got the "make the rules". And it took that job very
[12:53] schestowitz[TR2]
[12:53] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | No change: The EPO's guidance to Examiners on how to apply G1/24 - The IPKat
● Aug 05
[13:15] schestowitz[TR2] "
[13:15] schestowitz[TR2] Vista11 spam is pervasive. M$ is "selling" it at a massive discount
[13:15] schestowitz[TR2] to distract from aftermarket upgrades to GNU/Linux
[13:15] schestowitz[TR2] Remember you promised to mention monopoly rents ages ago whenever mentioning
[13:15] schestowitz[TR2] market share. M$ market share in every region is now way below that magic
[13:15] schestowitz[TR2] 85% which allowed them income from monopoly rents. Christian pointed out
[13:15] schestowitz[TR2] that this would bring on a tipping point. It would, except for the monopoly
[13:15] schestowitz[TR2] grip that m$ has on the OEMs. It's still impossible to get a GNU/Linux
[13:15] schestowitz[TR2] system off the shelf again at a big box store. Same for a computer without
[13:15] schestowitz[TR2] any OS at all. Those are no longer illegal, but IIRC they were.
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[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Toiday, Free
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] The founder of GNU (or GNU/Linux) makes it widely known that he loathes Coke and boycotts the company, Coca-Cola, citing its murder of its own employees.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2]
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Last year it was reported that Coca-Cola Insider Tried Selling Secrets To Pepsi. It was not the first time.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] See, those companies keep their formula (not ingredients though) secret, hence proprietary. But with Pepsi, the original formula came out 102 years ago, as noted by the East Carolina Manuscript Collection. "Typescript of original Pepsi-Cola formula developed by Caleb Bradham, obtained during bankruptcy procedures," it says.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2]
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] As somebody put it last year:
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2]
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] The secret formula is a marketing gimmick.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Even if you knew the exact recipe, how would that help you?
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] If you tried to sell the recipe to anyone else, you would get sued.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] If you suddenly start making sodas that taste surprisingly like a Coke or a Pepsi, you would get sued.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Coke and Pepsi are not successful because of any secret formula. They are successful because they have market dominance that makes it very difficult for any other soda company to beat them (no matter how good a soda they may have).
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Consider this. If you go to any restaurant in the US and maybe Western Europe also that serves sodas, it is close to a 100% probability that they either serve a Coke or a Pepsi.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2]
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] That's the power of the channel/distribution, marketing, and brand recognition (accomplished through endless marketing).
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] ____________
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Credit: Richard Stallman speaking in Oslo. 2009-02-23. Photo by Carl Henrik.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] The founder of GNU (or GNU/Linux) makes it widely known that he loathes Coke and boycotts the company, Coca-Cola, citing its murder of its own employees.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2]
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Last year it was reported that Coca-Cola Insider Tried Selling Secrets To Pepsi. It was not the first time.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] See, those companies keep their formula (not ingredients though) secret, hence proprietary. But with Pepsi, the original formula came out 102 years ago, as noted by the East Carolina Manuscript Collection. "Typescript of original Pepsi-Cola formula developed by Caleb Bradham, obtained during bankruptcy procedures," it says.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2]
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] As somebody put it last year:
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2]
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] The secret formula is a marketing gimmick.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Even if you knew the exact recipe, how would that help you?
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] If you tried to sell the recipe to anyone else, you would get sued.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] If you suddenly start making sodas that taste surprisingly like a Coke or a Pepsi, you would get sued.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Coke and Pepsi are not successful because of any secret formula. They are successful because they have market dominance that makes it very difficult for any other soda company to beat them (no matter how good a soda they may have).
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Consider this. If you go to any restaurant in the US and maybe Western Europe also that serves sodas, it is close to a 100% probability that they either serve a Coke or a Pepsi.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2]
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] That's the power of the channel/distribution, marketing, and brand recognition (accomplished through endless marketing).
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] ____________
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Credit: Richard Stallman speaking in Oslo. 2009-02-23. Photo by Carl Henrik.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] The founder of GNU (or GNU/Linux) makes it widely known that he loathes Coke and boycotts the company, Coca-Cola, citing its murder of its own employees.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2]
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Last year it was reported that Coca-Cola Insider Tried Selling Secrets To Pepsi. It was not the first time.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] See, those companies keep their formula (not ingredients though) secret, hence proprietary. But with Pepsi, the original formula came out 102 years ago, as noted by the East Carolina Manuscript Collection. "Typescript of original Pepsi-Cola formula developed by Caleb Bradham, obtained during bankruptcy procedures," it says.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2]
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] As somebody put it last year:
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2]
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] The secret formula is a marketing gimmick.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Even if you knew the exact recipe, how would that help you?
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] If you tried to sell the recipe to anyone else, you would get sued.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] If you suddenly start making sodas that taste surprisingly like a Coke or a Pepsi, you would get sued.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Coke and Pepsi are not successful because of any secret formula. They are successful because they have market dominance that makes it very difficult for any other soda company to beat them (no matter how good a soda they may have).
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Consider this. If you go to any restaurant in the US and maybe Western Europe also that serves sodas, it is close to a 100% probability that they either serve a Coke or a Pepsi.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2]
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] That's the power of the channel/distribution, marketing, and brand recognition (accomplished through endless marketing).
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] ____________
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Credit: Richard Stallman speaking in Oslo. 2009-02-23. Photo by Carl Henrik.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] The founder of GNU (or GNU/Linux) makes it widely known that he loathes Coke and boycotts the company, Coca-Cola, citing its murder of its own employees.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2]
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Last year it was reported that Coca-Cola Insider Tried Selling Secrets To Pepsi. It was not the first time.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] See, those companies keep their formula (not ingredients though) secret, hence proprietary. But with Pepsi, the original formula came out 102 years ago, as noted by the East Carolina Manuscript Collection. "Typescript of original Pepsi-Cola formula developed by Caleb Bradham, obtained during bankruptcy procedures," it says.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2]
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] As somebody put it last year:
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2]
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] The secret formula is a marketing gimmick.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Even if you knew the exact recipe, how would that help you?
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] If you tried to sell the recipe to anyone else, you would get sued.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] If you suddenly start making sodas that taste surprisingly like a Coke or a Pepsi, you would get sued.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Coke and Pepsi are not successful because of any secret formula. They are successful because they have market dominance that makes it very difficult for any other soda company to beat them (no matter how good a soda they may have).
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Consider this. If you go to any restaurant in the US and maybe Western Europe also that serves sodas, it is close to a 100% probability that they either serve a Coke or a Pepsi.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2]
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] That's the power of the channel/distribution, marketing, and brand recognition (accomplished through endless marketing).
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] ____________
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Credit: Richard Stallman speaking in Oslo. 2009-02-23. Photo by Carl Henrik.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] The founder of GNU (or GNU/Linux) makes it widely known that he loathes Coke and boycotts the company, Coca-Cola, citing its murder of its own employees.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2]
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Last year it was reported that Coca-Cola Insider Tried Selling Secrets To Pepsi. It was not the first time.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] See, those companies keep their formula (not ingredients though) secret, hence proprietary. But with Pepsi, the original formula came out 102 years ago, as noted by the East Carolina Manuscript Collection. "Typescript of original Pepsi-Cola formula developed by Caleb Bradham, obtained during bankruptcy procedures," it says.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2]
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] As somebody put it last year:
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2]
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] The secret formula is a marketing gimmick.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Even if you knew the exact recipe, how would that help you?
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] If you tried to sell the recipe to anyone else, you would get sued.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] If you suddenly start making sodas that taste surprisingly like a Coke or a Pepsi, you would get sued.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Coke and Pepsi are not successful because of any secret formula. They are successful because they have market dominance that makes it very difficult for any other soda company to beat them (no matter how good a soda they may have).
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Consider this. If you go to any restaurant in the US and maybe Western Europe also that serves sodas, it is close to a 100% probability that they either serve a Coke or a Pepsi.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2]
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] That's the power of the channel/distribution, marketing, and brand recognition (accomplished through endless marketing).
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] ____________https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1wyh1yc
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Credit: Richard Stallman speaking in Oslo. 2009-02-23. Photo by Carl Henrik< wh
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[19:47] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.theguardian.com | The real sting: how plot to betray Coke fell flat after Pepsi called in FBI | Marketing & PR | The Guardian
[19:47] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-digital.lib.ecu.edu | Original Pepsi-Cola formula - ECU Digital Collections
[19:47] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Does Pepsi try to keep its formula as secret as Coke does? - Quora
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1wyh1yc
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] "Yes, precisely.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Some like to play the "poor me" game, 'merican's discriminate H1B holders... not understanding that we don't at all, on the contrary, we want a true meritocracy in the U.S. of A (a.k.a. best country in the world) and we want American created jobs to go to hardworking American citizens first.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] 4 hours ago by Anonymous
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] | 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @aj+1k1wyh1yc
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] +5
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] @OP IBM is full of testosterone fuelled, poisonous maggots like Alvind who like to yell, thinking it increases their self-importance and self-worth. It doesn't. He's probably not not got laid in months, maybe years even. LOL ! So he must continue to yell, and be rude and obnoxious to everyone around him.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] This message will of course, self destruct before the end of the day of when the Web admin is told to delete it by Alvind and his Pipmunks - which ever comes first !
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] 5 hours ago by Anonymous
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[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] +6
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] In many ways it is because the Indian caste system has been allowed to roll along for 2,000 years. I truly think Arvind thinks he is 1 of the smartest and most admired people ever created. And his step son Smarmy Rob Thomas thinks he is both smarter and better looking and admired in his sneakers and hoodies. And of course the stupid emails every Monday morning 7AM with some quip he read on the internet. IBM CEO everywhere looking a
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] t himself in the mirror in his sneakers and hoodies. NO ONE SAW THAT COMING. Sorry Thomas J Watson Sr and Jr. What you built is now an outhouse no one uses or trusts anymore sadly.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Indian caste system:
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] The Indian caste system is a hierarchical social structure, largely associated with Hinduism, that divides people into hereditary groups (castes or jatis) with varying degrees of social status and ritual purity. It's a system that has historically dictated social interactions, occupations, and marriage prospects. While it's officially outlawed, its legacy continues to influence Indian society.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Key Aspects:
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Varna and Jati:
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] The system is based on two concepts: varna, the four broad social categories (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras), and jati, which are localized, hereditary subgroups with specific occupations and social customs.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Hierarchy:
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] The system is hierarchical, with Brahmins (priests, scholars) at the top and Dalits (formerly known as "untouchables") at the bottom, outside of the main four-fold structure.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Social Mobility:
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Historically, the caste system was rigid, with limited social mobility. People were largely confined to the social standing of their caste.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Occupational Restrictions:
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Caste often determined a person's profession, and some occupations were traditionally associated with lower castes.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Endogamy:
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Marriage within one's caste (endogamy) was and is often practiced, further reinforcing the system.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Discrimination:
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Dalits have historically faced severe discrimination, including social exclusion, economic hardship, and violence.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Modern Impact:
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Despite legal prohibitions, caste remains a factor in social interactions, marriage choices, and access to resources in many parts of India.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Historical Context:
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Ancient Origins:
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] The caste system has roots in ancient India, evolving over centuries.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] British Influence:
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] The British colonial period formalized and strengthened the system through census classifications and other administrative practices.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Constitutional Abolition:
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] India's constitution, drafted by B.R. Ambedkar, a Dalit leader, outlawed caste discrimination.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Ongoing Challenges:
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] Despite legal changes, caste-based discrimination persists, particularly for Dalits and other marginalized communities.
[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] 5 hours ago by Anonymous
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[19:47] schestowitz[TR2] I had bosses like that, they act like that when they are way over their heads (insecurity), despite the position and great compensation.
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[19:51] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-digital.lib.ecu.edu | Original Pepsi-Cola formula - ECU Digital Collections
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