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Submission + - Amazon auto-rip (ycombinator.com)

larry bagina writes: Amazon let one rip. But you'll probably enjoy the smell! (unless you're still observing that amazon boycott...). Anyhow, you wouldn't know it from slashdot, but the biggest news of the day (perhaps even the week given what a waste CES is): Amazon Cloud player now includes MP3s of CDs you bought going back to 1998. Wow. (Not all CDs and tracks are available, yet). And since many CDs are cheaper than digital downloads, you can buy the CD+MP3s for less than just the MP3s. Wrap your head around that one.

Comment Re:So do they work or not? (Score 2) 385

That can't be right -- They're turning off the activation servers so CS2 user's can't reinstall with their existing keys. Either the new binaries don't do the activation check (in which case, why did they provide new keys?) or the new keys are magic and don't require an activation check (in which case, why did they provide new binaries?) or a combination of both.

Comment Re:Does Microsoft make bad versions deliberately? (Score 2) 610

iOS uses a .app suffix because OS X uses a .app suffix. OS X uses a .app suffix because OpenStep used a .app suffix. Openstep used a .app suffix because NextStep used a .app suffix.

Tim Berners-Lee developed the HTTP protocol and first web browser (WorldWideWeb.app) using NextStep in 1990 so I think it's safe to say .app precedes web apps.

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