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> And that is wrong. It's even better than the "cash cow" it used to be, I provided some values of what Windows brings in over the years, and it has grown and grown. You ignored th…

This is true for quite a number of brands of vehicles. Also I don't understand what a modern Porsche is. Porsche to me was always a Rear Engined, (normally) RWD sports car i.e. the…

> This isn't "semantic wankery". Yeah it is. I never said it wasn't a cash cow. I said "it wasn't the cash cow it once was". I obviously meant relatively compared to other parts of…

I've listened to a lot of Malcolm X. He was a better speaker IMO, his rhetoric was better. I believe he had a more accurate understanding of the reality of how power really works. …

> people paying for things at stores is not because everyone has actually agreed on the price. Yes it is. If a normal commodity item such as bottle of milk was outrageous overprice…

> Yeah, you're still just wrong. No. All you are doing is engaging in semantic wankery. > So your assumption that Windows is somehow "not the cash cow it once was" is false. It's b…

> Twitter had a lot of engineers on its payroll to look for the next big thing. What was the "next big thing" before acquisition? There seems to be more features added after the ac…

My original comment: > The fact is that Windows isn't the cash cow it used to be for Microsoft My second to you: > Windows isn't a cash cow it once was You really need to learn how…

> That isn't how you compare things. I compared once segment of the business to others. Several other websites had various estimates on what percentage of the business Windows took…

I am English. It took me all of like 30 seconds to look up the relevant law using Google. Most of Anglosphere has a definition of Burglary that is essentially the same and I suspec…

They don't need it if everything is in the cloud running oh their servers. They won't care if you are running Windows, Linux, Chrome, A tablet with a keyboard and mouse hooked up. …

The comment you are replying to has no idea what they are talking about. Burglary is defined in the Theft Act 1968: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/section/9 The door …

> In the UK, there is no crime "burglary". Yes there is: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/section/9 https://www.college.police.uk/guidance/residential-burglary/... > "B…

Yes. Similarly, If I leave my car unlocked with the keys in the ignition, and someone takes it is still a crime. It might be unwise to do that (depending on where you are), but non…

> It's still the foundational underpinning of everything Microsoft does. It's just that the other revenues dwarf it. If a corporate customer is running their stuff in the cloud the…

I am encountering it almost not at all. I work in a org that basically doesn't know that Linux exist and outside of top management nobody uses Word. Excel is still massively useful…

The fact is that Windows isn't the cash cow it used to be for Microsoft. Windows makes up less than 10% of Microsoft's revenue now. Server and Cloud and Office 365 make up the bulk…

The post office will attempt to deliver if you put an address on it. There is guy living off grid in I believe Dorset on YouTube called "Maximus Ironthumper". The post office told …

> Can't you drink non-alcoholic beverage? If the point is socialising, alcohol is not a requirement. It kinda is though depending on who you go to the bar with. I went to the bar t…

I generally don't pay attention to the news at all anymore (the vast majority of it is rage bait). I think the last time I paid attention to the BBC news when it was on when the Bi…

TBH, I don't care generally what happens up in Scotland.

When I lived in Spain getting my NIE number was a pain as the office was open for 2 hours in the morning. Luckily I was with an English person that spoke Spanish that helped me fil…

They won't be any better. Farage is ultimately untrustworthy.

I haven't shown my photocard drivers license in literally years to anyone, other than renewing it. I normally just use Birthcert and Utility bills.

The government is famously dysfunctional in the UK. It is unlikely to get any better. So most of us would rather they do nothing than make the situation worse. I've lived in other …