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Re: One billionth mouse...
From: "Tomas L. Byrnes" <tomb () byrneit net>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 13:12:53 -0800
Hmm, mice on topic ;-)? Gartner, that analyst firm that predicted, in 2003, that IDS would be dead by 2005? http://www.esecurityplanet.com/views/article.php/2228631/IDS-is-Dead---- Long-Live-IDS.htm Dunno about the rest of you, but my little piggies are humming along nicely.
-----Original Message----- From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Gregory Hicks Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 12:26 PM To: funsec () linuxbox org Subject: [funsec] One billionth mouse... From the BBC: * Firm makes one billionth mouse * A Silicon Valley company has hailed as a major landmark the production of their one billionth computer mouse. Logitech's description comes at a time when analysts claim the days of the mouse are numbered. "It's rare in human history that a billionth of anything has been shipped by one company," said Logitech's general manager Rory Dooley. "Look at any other industry and it has never happened. This is a significant milestone," he told the BBC. But sounding the death knell for the device is Gartner analyst Steve Prentice who said "the mouse will no longer be mainstream in three to five years." [...snip...] Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/technology/7751627.stm --------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory Hicks | Principal Systems Engineer | Direct: 408.569.7928 People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf -- George Orwell The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. -- Thomas Jefferson "The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed." --Alexander Hamilton _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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- One billionth mouse... Gregory Hicks (Dec 03)
- Re: One billionth mouse... Tomas L. Byrnes (Dec 03)
- Re: One billionth mouse... Alex Eckelberry (Dec 03)
- Re: One billionth mouse... Drsolly (Dec 03)
- Re: One billionth mouse... Nick FitzGerald (Dec 03)
- Re: One billionth mouse... Justin D. Scott (Dec 03)
- Re: One billionth mouse... Paul M. Moriarty (Dec 03)
- Re: One billionth mouse... Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah (Dec 06)
- Re: One billionth mouse... Drsolly (Dec 07)
- Re: One billionth mouse... Valdis . Kletnieks (Dec 07)
- Re: One billionth mouse... Alex Eckelberry (Dec 03)
- Re: One billionth mouse... Tomas L. Byrnes (Dec 03)
- Re: One billionth mouse... Nick FitzGerald (Dec 03)
- Re: One billionth mouse... William Lefkovics (Dec 04)