krankshaft format solution found

[Jamun]

On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 11:19:10 -0400, Paul Mather <paul at GROMIT.DLIB.VT.EDU> wrote:

>obMoreFullDisclosure: I am running FreeBSD 9-CURRENT on an Apple Xserve G5.
 Please don't shop me to Steve Jobs. :-)

You use his name in vein "mortal one". He is Jesus Jobs:)

We have an Apple shop in Munich. Its full of pseudo geeks, with an iPhone in
one hand and a Starbucks coffee cup in the other. The staff all have name
tags around there necks in the shape of a iPhone with the likes of "Hi my
name is Paul" embossed into them. WTF I say. 

Apple ARE locking down file formats for iPhone/iPad/iPod etc. Its got
nothing what so ever to do with a software patent infringement for mkv etc.
Its because Jobs wants users to tap ONLY into his own content delivery
system with micro payments for apps or video from itunes downloads. 

Its no good saying that other electronics companies also build there devices
in China, powered by slaves, so its OK for Apple to do the same. The very
successful electronics company I work for in Germany doesnt. It makes all
its hardware in Germany. Then again its a limited company and not a public
limited company. In which case the people who own it, who already have
billions, have chosen to make a few less billion and keep Germans employed.  

I used to work for Agere systems. It was once a great American company,
formed from Bell Labs. They had chip FAB and manufacturing plants in the US.
Both where closed them down and manufacturing shipped to the far east. This
was simply to make more money for shareholders. So out went the American
jobs and the bankers and CEO got richer. Then the company become almost
virtual and was sold with all its IP to Infineon, which then sold it to LSI,
which then sold it to Intel. After each sale more people lost there jobs.
The first irony is, that it was always Americans who lost there jobs and the
European and Indian development centers recruited more. If you take the
iPhone for example, 99% of that is done outside the US. I worked on the
iPhone writing software for the protocol stack. The second irony, is that
the 1% done in California, was also by slaves, who got 9 days a year holiday
(if lucky, as no one dares to take a holiday), and worked 6/7 days a week; I
would say 70-90 hours a week. The company I work for now, pays top dollar,
people work 35-40 hours a week and get 30 days holiday a year, on top on
public holidays.