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Ask the Human First Group Bras & Panties Success Free Will Cryptic Message Bagels & Gravity There & Back Medieval Value Big & Hairy Second Group Brave Soul Toilette Paper War & Dance Assessment Fatal Love Sex & Gravity Rhyming Orange Michigander Third Group Domination Picking Things Helen's Secret Sane Advice 42 George Orwell Male Ladybugs Boning the Ham Fourth Group Declaration Colorless Odor Microwaves Cow in Pants Find the Tower Wellspring Wax Paper Other Shoe Watchmen ---------------------------------------- Ah... weird people.
God love 'em.
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Vanessa - asks: I have a question, but you don't have to answer it. But should the mood strike you, here it is: What do you think is the best way to either conquer the world, or at least dominate a large part of it? Is this possible on a limited budget? Is it worth the effort? Just wondering. That was a couple questions, I know. Thanks.
The Human Responds: Well, first buy a piece of software that stands for Dirty Operating System, a cruel joke of an operating system slapped together one weekend as a hack. Then approach IBM and offer to sell it to them. Next stand back slackjawed when they respond that they'd like to license it from you and you still keep the technology. Now watch the money flow in from DOS sales. Of course this helps if you're Bill Gates, circa late seventies. Next, watch Apple steal technology from Xerox, and watch them market the Macintosh operating system. Since Apple won't let you license this superior technology, create a crude knock-off called Windows. Now here's the conquer the world part: though _draconian_ marketing schemes and well-trained lawyers, force third party computer makers (Dell, Compaq, that bunch) to pay you a royalty for every computer they produce, regardless if that computer has Windows or not. See the cash flow in. OK, it's present day. You currently have a limited budget of $50 billion US dollars - the nice point is your own personal wealth will be this amount, or more. BUT, you now have Windows on the desktop of 90% of the world's personal computers. In a sense, you have just conquered the world. And it didn't take a great product. Just heavy-handed Machiavellian marketing. There is a downside, though. As this large company, you are stuck between two things: One: You want to destroy Apple Computer because it really does make the best operating system in the world, and you want 100% of the market. But if you do that, the gov't steps in and breaks you up as a monopoly, like AT&T used to be. Two: You still want to destroy Apple Computer, but without their R&D, what would you have to copy from? Where is your motivation for creativity? The result: You can conquer the world on a limited budget. But it's a shame that the true innovators seldom receive their dues. So it's not worth the effort. This is a sad tale, hauntingly mirrored in the real world today. I internally cry when I think what our era will be remembered for. The ancient Greeks gave us philosophy; the Romans gave us law and engineering; the late 20th century will be remembered for marketing. Not innovation. I'd like to see Ridley Scott direct this film with his noir overtones. Personal side note to Vanessa, I'm just a sore loser when it comes to the Mac -vs- Windows arguments. I'm really a happy person. So I leave you with a smile and a thanks for visiting my site. <insert smile> Conquer through kindness. Donate to charity, help a stranded motorist, if someone's lost - point them in the right direction. Kindness is like a close quarters sneeze in the winter time - it's catching.
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