We need your help now
Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.
You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.
If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.
Sign in. It’s quick, free and it’s up to you.
An account is an optional way to support the work we do. Find out more.
By continuing, you are indicating that you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Microsoft released the first public preview of its next operating system, Windows 8, to the public last week.
For geeks, it’s an opportunity to get our hands on all the stuff Microsoft has been showing off, in trickle-out fashion, since January 2011.
But if you don’t follow the ups and downs of technology closely, it can seem awfully confusing. Is it for tablets or not? Is it an iPad killer, or just another update to the same old Windows we’ve been using for the last 15 years?
All of the above. Sort of.
Here’s what you need to know, laid out in FAQ form.
Q: Who cares about Windows? Everybody has a smartphone or iPad these days.
A. Sales of smartphones and tablets are exploding. PC sales have been shrinking. For the first time ever last quarter, people bought more smartphones than computers.
But Windows is still the most popular operating system in the world. People still bought more than 350 million PCs last year — mostly notebooks and some desktops. They’re still standard issue in most businesses. Most run Windows.
And Microsoft and its investors still care a lot about Windows: it’s the company’s single biggest-selling and most profitable product, earning $12 billion in profit on almost $19 billion in sales over the last four quarters.
It’s also the cornerstone of Microsoft’s other businesses. If Windows fails, Microsoft fails.
Q. So what’s the most important new thing in Windows 8?
A. Windows 8 will have a totally new design that is meant to be used with touch screens like the ones found on an iPad or Kindle Fire (or any other tablet). It looks like this:
That interface is nicknamed Metro, and it features bright colored squares, sliding menus, and a Windows Store that's very much like Apple's App Store.
Microsoft is careful to say that Windows 8 Metro is for touch screens - not just tablets.
The company and its hardware partners, like HP, Dell, and Sony, will probably build computers that can be "converted" from laptops into tablets, or tablets that turn into a regular computer when they're attached to a docking station.
Q. It looks kind of like those phones Microsoft and Nokia have been pushing, right?
A. Yes. The Metro look and feel first showed up on Windows Phone. The underlying technology is quite different today but eventually will be the same.
Q. Will Windows 8 work on regular computers, too?
A. Yes. This is part of what Windows chief Steven Sinofsky has called Microsoft's "no compromises" approach to Windows.
When you start a Windows 8 computer, you'll see the Metro interface. Metro was made for touch screens, but it will work well with a keyboard and mouse too, as Microsoft has demonstrated. (A video is here - it can't be embedded.)
From within Metro, you'll be able to open an app that basically takes you back to the old Windows desktop look and feel, with the usual slight updates that come with every new version of Windows. Some applications, like Microsoft Word and Excel, will only use this desktop version of Windows.
Q. So it's like two operating systems in one?
A. Exactly.
Q. Is that how Apple does it with the iPad?
A. No.
Macs, which are designed to be used with keyboards and mice (or touchpads) use OS X, which has been around for a little more than a decade now. The iPad is based on iOS, which was introduced with the iPhone in 2007.
Apple's reasoning is that touch screen devices should work like each other, and should work differently from keyboard-mouse computers - though this is being tweaked slightly with the next version of Mac OS X.
Microsoft would rather sell one version of Windows that works on different kinds of devices.
Q. So Windows 8 is supposed to be Microsoft's iPad killer, right?
A. Not really.
In fact, this is where the story gets really confusing.
The iPad runs on a type of processor based on a design from a British company called ARM. Most other tablets do, as well. ARM processors are more energy efficient than the processors used in most PCs, which are based on designs from Intel.
Windows 8 will run only on Intel-type processors. So unless Intel comes up with some huge advances, soon, Windows 8 tablets will probably have significantly less battery life than the iPad. That will make them a tough sell to consumers.
Businesses might still buy them so they can install old software apps on them, manage them with the same tools they use to manage regular Windows PCs, and so on.
Q. So does Microsoft even HAVE an answer to the iPad?
A. Kind of.
Windows 8 isn't the only new operating system from Microsoft. The company is also coming out with a separate product called Windows On ARM (or WOA for short). WOA will look like Windows 8, but the computers that run it will be quite different.
For instance:
Q. So there will be two very different kinds of Windows tablets. How will people know what they're buying?
A. Microsoft says it will use clear labeling and packaging so consumers know what they're getting.
This hasn't worked so well in the past - Windows Vista had different "certifications" that would tell you whether a computer could run the full version or a crippled version called Home Basic.
It was very confusing. Some customers even sued Microsoft about it. (It was basically dismissed, though.)
Our hunch is that most Windows tablets will turn out to be these WOA tablets, and that Windows 8 will probably be found mostly on regular computers and some "convertibles."
Q. Why would anybody buy one of these iPad killers instead of an actual Apple iPad?
A. We're not sure. They won't run traditional Windows apps. They won't work with the management tools that IT departments love.
It will basically come down to whether Microsoft can convince developers to build lots of cool apps for Metro, and convince consumers that the overall experience is better. It will also have to inspire its hardware partners to build tablets that look, feel, and work as well or better than the iPad.
Microsoft does have some advantages over Apple. Some workers will probably like having Office on their tablet (if Microsoft doesn't release it for the iPad first). Microsoft understands Internet services better than Apple - for instance, the contact syncing on the Windows Phone (which is Microsoft's smartphone platform) is way smoother than it is on the iPhone. Developers will probably build lots of apps for them, since they can also target the hundreds of millions of regular Windows 8 PCs that will ship.
But the iPad will also be on its third revision and have an almost three-year head start.
Q. So Windows 8 could be a total flop, then.
A. Doubtful. Even if nobody buys Windows tablets in any form (Windows 8 or WOA), there will probably still be hundreds of millions of regular PCs sold in the next few years, and most of those PCs will probably come with Windows 8.
But in the long run, if nobody buys Windows tablets, that means the iPad (and possibly Android or other tablets) will take more and more market share, particularly among consumers. Windows PCs will be relegated to businesses.
And the iPad is making inroads there, too.
Q. So when are new Windows computers coming out?
Microsoft hasn't said, but Windows 8 will probably come out by the end of this year.
Windows On ARM - the iPad killers - might come later, but Microsoft says its "goal" is to ship them around the same time.
Reproduced with permission. Read more stories like this at Business Insider.
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
Like him or not, Varadkar has played Trump perfectly.
Flatter him, talk about deals and deal making, talk up a nothing phone inquiry; it has been masterful.
You only have to look at how badly Trump’s meetings have gone with other leaders to see how well this has been played.
Better to have the US as a friend than an enemy.
@Brinster: He is playing an absolute blinder in fairness. I’m extremely proud of our fantastic Taoiseach
@Brinster: You would be one of the more astute pro FG commentators that post here. That you and a few others are making comments at such a late hour shows a serious damage limitation exercise taking place.
I don’t think Leo was playing Trump, it smacks more of the Enda Kennys n***er cocktail gaff and a total sucking up to Trump.
In your reply to me and some others on the previous article re the White Hse utterances, you point out that Leo’s perceived gaff re the Wind Towers should have been common knowledge and nothing new. Do you actually understand the implications there? You’re right that the magazine would have been read by all manner of political commentors and political parties, yet Leo got a free pass on it then. Unbelievable! It calls into question the whole political ethos of all political parties and media in the state.It makes it even more unreal that Leo would have put his foot in it now and brought it to the attention of the great unwashed. Are we all being played for fools by all those in Leinster Hse? Every political party? We need to know.
As for a great success the Paddy’s day meeting is being touted as, it might have been, but for Leo’s arrogance.
@Dave Doyle: #FeelingGoodWithFineGael :)
@Dave Doyle: Absolutely no arrogance except in your totally biassed mind. He played a blinder and it will benefit Irish people both at home and in America. He did NOTHING wrong in the matter of the wind farm. He made NO REPRESENTATION as has been confirmed by the planning authority. He simply enquired what’s all this about?
No wonder he’s riding high in tall the opinion polls.
@Donal Hanley: I’ve no problem being attacked by the little FG fanboys. That you cannot see the political implications here shows the lightweights you and that idiot Murphy are. You should take a leaf out of Brinsters book.
@Dave Doyle: Where would you be without the journal.ie providing an outlet for your moronic ramblings. Still you’re entitled to your view but people who think like you will NEVER get to run our country DV.
@Donal Hanley: And people like you have this country in the state its in now Donal.Keep up the good work Dave Doyle.The country is in sh! t and FG have done nothing in 7 years to fix it…
@Donal Hanley: If they were mere “moronic ramblings” you wouldn’t be here commenting on them and making a fool of yourself.
@Dave Doyle: You are a gift that keeps on giving shinnerbot PMSL
Still raging that mary lou was refused an invite to the white house?
@Brinster: according to this mornings papers you are quite wrong. The headlines are all about him interfering in a planning process and the other company is now seeking a legal review. The opposition will make ground on this and the Sunday papers could be interesting.
@frank murphy: Ah the poor Brunette and the Bland Blonde left out.
@Paul Fahey: There were 42 objections to the windfarm and it was still in the commercial courts till last year. Mountain out of a molehill stuff from the usual quarters.
@Donal Hanley: housing, homelessness, health .. national debt in excess of 200 billion, with a 7 billion interest payment a year alone would suggest neither does FG. But the loyal blue bots would take have that said … I therefore must be a lefty or shiner bot
@frank murphy: ahhhh….but Mary Lou was front row and centre for Leo’s absurd attempt at being funny. He completely forgot to pull his head out from up his own ass before he started talking. It was priceless. What a putz.
“Addressing the crowd, which included the US president, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald…..”
@Donal Hanley: hahahahahahahahahah! Yes…please keep spinning it….Please. Because your nonsense shows you and the rest of you wanna be members of the club that FG has no intention of letting you in to, to be the same caliber of fools that arrogant Leo and his arrogant party are. You all just keep digging the hole, jumping in to it, and then covering yourselves up with the dirt. ….just like Leo does. And he illustrated how he does just that yesterday.
@Patty Cullinane: Capitol Hill isn’t the White House. Just sayin’…
@Dave Doyle:
“It calls into question the whole political ethos of all political parties and media in the state.”
Fully agree Dave. That is exactly the point that I think is most relevant here. They must have known about this and they have to know that it was nothing. The constant carping at Varadkar IS the story now, which is a sad indictment of the state of Irish politics. They’d be better off dropping their obsession with his popularity ratings and focusing on policies or others.
@Paul Fahey
The statement by Clare CoCo clearly came too late for some papers. Or else they chose to ignore it.
They confirmed Varadkar made no “representation, objection or observation” in the process.
So he made a call to get an update. An inquiry – which is the exact word he used.
An inquiry does not equal an intervention.
In order to make something of this story, it has to be exaggerated. By all sides.
@Honeybadger197: No shit. Just saying.
@Honeybadger197:
No s**t. Just saying.
But who cares that she wasn’t at the White House. She had a much better view on Captiol Hill, where she was front and centre for the gaffe heard across the pond.
@Ian Kavanagh: Of course you don’t want to know about our thriving economy (highest growth in Europe for the third successive year). You’d
@Patty Cullinane: You really wish there was substance to your fanciful notions, dont you? Aw…
@Donal Hanley: You’d prefer the economy were going down the swanee so you could blame the Government
@Donal Hanley: FG hack.
@Honeybadger197: aw …yes, please point out some more DC landmarks. Hahahahahahahahaha…brilliant.
@Donal Hanley responding to @Donal Hanley: Looks like you have been drinking too much of the FG Koolaid, because we can all see you are talking to yourself again.
@Honeybadger197: You are missing the point. It has gone completely your head.
‘….over your head’
@Brinster: “Like him or not”….. this is the problem. So many of us did like Leo, and had high hopes for him when he became Taoiseach….myself included. And time and time again, he has showed himself to be just another big disappointment. His ‘talking up’ yesterday was hardly about a “nothing phone inquiry”. It was an illustration of everything that is wrong with the politicians running this country…summed up neatly into a nutshell. And the fact that he thought he was being funny….just adds insult to injury. The “piss take” he so cutely referred to has been the one Leo and FG have been having on all of us.
@Patty Cullinane: You do know anyone in the country can query the status of a planning application?
@Honeybadger197: Of course anyone can query the status of a planning application. And whether or not they get an answer in a timely fashion, or at all, often depends on who they are. But this is beside the point.
You are missing the significance of what happened yesterday on Capitol Hill.
In other news…. Hell has frozen over….This is first positive Journal story on President Trump since he took office….
There is positive to be taken out of this.
Our leader had the patience to engage with and to pretend to respect the little projector who can influence our economy and foreign policy. Leo did the right thing
@John003: Hell also froze over because someone else managed to trump, Trump by just saying ‘stuff’ without thinking. (Sshhhh….don’t't mention Doonbeg.)
Birds of a feather….two people that have a tenuous grasp on reality and life for the average joe, stroking each others egos, both openly breach public trust without fear of consequence all the while touting their mantras “MAGA” or “Keep the recovery going”.No wonder they’re fast friends.
Starstruck Leo
@Brian Lee: And starstruck Trump!!!
This guy severely criticised Enda for inviting Trump to Ireland when Enda was top dog,and now he is star struck over in Washington handing over the glass bowl of shamrock, and now it is being revealed he made a “call” to Clare coco for a Trump related manner!! This guy is playing popular politics. But when it comes to it, he is spineless.If he felt so strongly about Enda inviting Trump to Ireland and saying he wouldn’t, then why did he?? It would suit Leo better to stop polishing his ego and crack the whip and get the homeless situation sorted and actually try fix his former dept in Health and give Harris a rollicking for the shambles he presides over
@Michael Wynne: Factually incorrect. He did not severely criticise Enda. He merely wondered aloud whether such a visit would generate widespread street protests. Try and stick to only TRUTHFUL posts.
@Michael Wynne: * FAKE NEWS
FG agenda on overdrive
@Osean Drive: Of course… Leo dropped a clanger with regards to his lobbying on behalf of Trump and they ran all today’s negative SF stories in the morning… they have to do something and quick..
@Vigo the Carpathian: the FG era are utterly obsessed with denigrating SF I’ve never known internal Irish political contempt like it .They rely on ensuring they keep their ageing staunch FG support plus keeping younger generations from supporting them
@Osean Drive: Grow up! If you are old enough to remember the bloodshed SF inflicted throughout Ireland, Northern Ireland & England in the 70′s & 80′s & 90′s & the fear we all lived in, in those days, you might be a bit more understanding. It was no way to live a life, looking over your shoulder every day, for fear of something happening. It was a War Zone. You young people have NO clue what SF put us through, all our lives.
@Osean Drive: Go do some research, on your favoured SF. Look back to their history in 70′s & 80′s & 90′s. See what we had to live through in those days. It wasn’t just a hardship, it was a living nightmare.
At least FF, FG & Labour (& Independents) don’t have blood on their hands, trying to make this country good, which they managed to do, combined – and without the need for SF’s bloody tactics.
Then maybe you can talk, as a man who knows something
@Vigo the Carpathian: He is doing fantastic. Are you looking forward to his second term as taoiseach? I know i am :)
@donnyb: You would imagine that SF was solely responsible for what happened in Nth Ireland from your comment.
You need to seriously grow up.
@Vigo the Carpathian: He did NOT lobby on behalf of Trump as has been CONFIRMED by the planning authority.
@Dave Doyle: dont worry SF shall never be allowed forget the pure evil they stood over and still do.
@donnyb: go do some research, and find out which party that most of the others were born out of, and what blood they have on their hands from before our life times.
@Andrew Giles: Ah the Army Council nonsense being trotted out again.
@Donal Hanley: hahaha, you’re severely mistaken if you think that I’m a SF supporter, but people in general have a tendency to ignore facts that paint a bad light. Every party in this country has a bloody past, that’s just a fact.
@Donal Hanley: yes, yes…of course they did. Please keep talking. It is hilarious to see the FG Spin Machine toadies just making shit up.
@Andrew Giles: None of them murdered Irish children,women and men with terrorist car bombs – only Provisional SF- FACT.
@Donal Hanley: oh, so not one woman or child died during the war of independence or the civil war, there were no fascists going around bashing heads in the 30 ‘s, like I said, every major political party in this country has blood on it’s hands. Take your head out of your a**e , and just face historical facts
@Andrew Giles: and FG stood with the nazis
@Osean Drive: hence the mention of fascists in the 30′s, those blueshirts even adopted the Nazi salute, but, hey, let’s not dwell on the past. These political nuts that post in here are actually comedy gold, instead of tit for tat squabbling, they should actually try working things out for the common good of the electorate, it’s like a schoolyard in here……. My party is better than your party……… This country will never move forward when these eejits dwell on the past instead of finding common ground to move forward and try and fix the mess, instead of airbrushing us with we’re in a recovery, keep it going. No one is being fooled.
Life comes at you fast:
“There’s no better man to make a deal than President Trump,” the Taoiseach proclaimed yesterday.
Jesus the Journal is slow to react Mueller has Subpoenaed The Trump Organization, this happened hours ago… It’s kind of bigger than meeting Leo right now.
It’s hard enough to get planning for anything in this country and to hear him crowing about being a lackey for big business is too much for me. The next time FG knock the on my door I will explain to them why that is wrong.
Ah would ya look at the 2 lads there talking about shamrock & Guinness. Gotta admire that trump fella sometimes. Puts up with a lot of nonsense during his mandate of “Americans first”
What was the point of Leo’s little story?
Was it meant to be humorous ? To flatter the Donald?
Cringeworthy stuff.
That conversation must have been like watching paint dry.
“Over 10% of Americans can trace their ancestry back to Ireland,” said Trump.
Just think of that,” he said, appearing a little surprised at the stat.”
He’s a little surprised at the fact he didn’t just make this up.
Don’t blame Donald Trump for the lack of immigration from Ireland, rather blame Teddy Kennedy.
Donald Trump may actually help the Irish if he moves to a skills-based immigration policy. Under the current family-based system created by Kennedy’s immigration bill in 1965 the Irish have been all but wiped out.
The 1965 act raised quotas from countries that had been previously disadvantaged, namely those in Asia and Latin America, and established a system under which an immigrant with family in the United States was given preference.
Ted Kennedy apologised for outlawing the Irish in a 2006 statement.
It’s like watching a episode of “House of Cards” and we all know the integrity of the actors!
Why not send the president to represent us.
@Sean Conway: Because it’s a POLITICAL event and the President can not be involved in politics.
Ah sure Tis’nt a great day to be Irish to be sure.
Not a FG supporter but I must compliment Leo
Like a breath of fresh air
Job well done. Simple as that. So stop complaining. Its all about making stronger contacts which can only help Ireland as a whole (not a s**t hole) lol
Windmills look shocking, I can’t understand how they were ever allowed anywhere! Why we cannot harness Wave Power I don’t know! All that Force!?
Considering admissions made by Trump himself on a meeting with the Prime Minister of Canada Leo is the one been played !
Leo , you are a fool if you think Trump is a friend or will aid Ireland in any way . Trump only cares about Trump
It was sad to see Varadkak arse licking Trump
Don’t really care – the planning system is a dysfunctional mess and needs to be scrapped anyway.
Leo treating it with the contempt it so richly deserves…pity he is doing bugger-all to reform it though…..
Isn’t it hilarious to see Poots and other loyalist politicians swanning around the Paddywhackery of the White House surrounded by tri-colors taking the Irish praise for the day for their junket and White House piss up!
Get them home to their constituencies where they’ll be burning Irish flags and denouncing all things Irish as they pander to their knuckle dragging BREXIT loving anti anything Irish supporters!!!
K
Use precise geolocation data. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Store and/or access information on a device. Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development.
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work.
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then these services may not function properly.
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not be able to monitor our performance.
Cookies, device or similar online identifiers (e.g. login-based identifiers, randomly assigned identifiers, network based identifiers) together with other information (e.g. browser type and information, language, screen size, supported technologies etc.) can be stored or read on your device to recognise it each time it connects to an app or to a website, for one or several of the purposes presented here.
Advertising presented to you on this service can be based on limited data, such as the website or app you are using, your non-precise location, your device type or which content you are (or have been) interacting with (for example, to limit the number of times an ad is presented to you).
Information about your activity on this service (such as forms you submit, content you look at) can be stored and combined with other information about you (for example, information from your previous activity on this service and other websites or apps) or similar users. This is then used to build or improve a profile about you (that might include possible interests and personal aspects). Your profile can be used (also later) to present advertising that appears more relevant based on your possible interests by this and other entities.
Advertising presented to you on this service can be based on your advertising profiles, which can reflect your activity on this service or other websites or apps (like the forms you submit, content you look at), possible interests and personal aspects.
Information about your activity on this service (for instance, forms you submit, non-advertising content you look at) can be stored and combined with other information about you (such as your previous activity on this service or other websites or apps) or similar users. This is then used to build or improve a profile about you (which might for example include possible interests and personal aspects). Your profile can be used (also later) to present content that appears more relevant based on your possible interests, such as by adapting the order in which content is shown to you, so that it is even easier for you to find content that matches your interests.
Content presented to you on this service can be based on your content personalisation profiles, which can reflect your activity on this or other services (for instance, the forms you submit, content you look at), possible interests and personal aspects. This can for example be used to adapt the order in which content is shown to you, so that it is even easier for you to find (non-advertising) content that matches your interests.
Information regarding which advertising is presented to you and how you interact with it can be used to determine how well an advert has worked for you or other users and whether the goals of the advertising were reached. For instance, whether you saw an ad, whether you clicked on it, whether it led you to buy a product or visit a website, etc. This is very helpful to understand the relevance of advertising campaigns.
Information regarding which content is presented to you and how you interact with it can be used to determine whether the (non-advertising) content e.g. reached its intended audience and matched your interests. For instance, whether you read an article, watch a video, listen to a podcast or look at a product description, how long you spent on this service and the web pages you visit etc. This is very helpful to understand the relevance of (non-advertising) content that is shown to you.
Reports can be generated based on the combination of data sets (like user profiles, statistics, market research, analytics data) regarding your interactions and those of other users with advertising or (non-advertising) content to identify common characteristics (for instance, to determine which target audiences are more receptive to an ad campaign or to certain contents).
Information about your activity on this service, such as your interaction with ads or content, can be very helpful to improve products and services and to build new products and services based on user interactions, the type of audience, etc. This specific purpose does not include the development or improvement of user profiles and identifiers.
Content presented to you on this service can be based on limited data, such as the website or app you are using, your non-precise location, your device type, or which content you are (or have been) interacting with (for example, to limit the number of times a video or an article is presented to you).
With your acceptance, your precise location (within a radius of less than 500 metres) may be used in support of the purposes explained in this notice.
With your acceptance, certain characteristics specific to your device might be requested and used to distinguish it from other devices (such as the installed fonts or plugins, the resolution of your screen) in support of the purposes explained in this notice.
Your data can be used to monitor for and prevent unusual and possibly fraudulent activity (for example, regarding advertising, ad clicks by bots), and ensure systems and processes work properly and securely. It can also be used to correct any problems you, the publisher or the advertiser may encounter in the delivery of content and ads and in your interaction with them.
Certain information (like an IP address or device capabilities) is used to ensure the technical compatibility of the content or advertising, and to facilitate the transmission of the content or ad to your device.
Information about your activity on this service may be matched and combined with other information relating to you and originating from various sources (for instance your activity on a separate online service, your use of a loyalty card in-store, or your answers to a survey), in support of the purposes explained in this notice.
In support of the purposes explained in this notice, your device might be considered as likely linked to other devices that belong to you or your household (for instance because you are logged in to the same service on both your phone and your computer, or because you may use the same Internet connection on both devices).
Your device might be distinguished from other devices based on information it automatically sends when accessing the Internet (for instance, the IP address of your Internet connection or the type of browser you are using) in support of the purposes exposed in this notice.
The choices you make regarding the purposes and entities listed in this notice are saved and made available to those entities in the form of digital signals (such as a string of characters). This is necessary in order to enable both this service and those entities to respect such choices.
have your say