Yesterday was opening day for MLB. I can't say I was excited. I have never been excited by baseball. That may sound sacriligeous to some of you, but I don't care.
Baseball is supposed to be a summer game. Why then does it start in April and run until October? I realize that the weather in many parts of the country is pleasant then, but for much of the country, it is not. Just yesterday the Milwaukee Brewers/Cincinatti Reds game got postponed because of rain. Why start the baseball season when you know there's a good chance there's going to be rain in most of the country?
I understand that there is a difference when speaking about school sports; baseball and softball must be a spring sport. But the professional season is far too long. I'd suggest at least waiting until May to begin, and ending in September. Not enough, you say? I don't think so. Baseball has the longest season of any professional sport. Even shortening it by two months would still leave it the longest in numbers of games played, I'm sure. Even the NBA and NHL can't compare. And they're typically more exciting to watch.
2000-04-04
2000-04-03
Remedies....
Spring is in the air; unfortunately, it is in the form of rain. Nonetheless, the season of growth and renewal is upon us. Life returns to that which was dormant over winter, and warmth returns to the land. I love spring.
A federal judge has decided that Microsoft broke national anti-trust laws, and before too much longer will recommend remedies. I have been a long-time supporter of Microsoft, very much liking their products. I find the whole idea absurd. But in the face of the judge's decision, I hope Microsoft fares well. Windows is not the only OS available, and IE is not the only web browser available. Those who want to use other products do. If we really want to go after someone who has a monopoly on operating systems, why aren't we pursuing Apple Computer?
One of the suggested remedies in the Microsoft case has been allowing other companies to borrow source code and build their own operating systems. This will be no help. We'll spawn dozens, maybe hundreds, of operating systems that may or may not work together; Windows at least gives us a standard. Sharing Windows source code is like telling John Grisham (or your favorite best-selling author) he has to let other authors use the same characters, settings, etc., he uses so that they can be successful too.
A federal judge has decided that Microsoft broke national anti-trust laws, and before too much longer will recommend remedies. I have been a long-time supporter of Microsoft, very much liking their products. I find the whole idea absurd. But in the face of the judge's decision, I hope Microsoft fares well. Windows is not the only OS available, and IE is not the only web browser available. Those who want to use other products do. If we really want to go after someone who has a monopoly on operating systems, why aren't we pursuing Apple Computer?
One of the suggested remedies in the Microsoft case has been allowing other companies to borrow source code and build their own operating systems. This will be no help. We'll spawn dozens, maybe hundreds, of operating systems that may or may not work together; Windows at least gives us a standard. Sharing Windows source code is like telling John Grisham (or your favorite best-selling author) he has to let other authors use the same characters, settings, etc., he uses so that they can be successful too.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)