The only real way to do it without the registration (my opinion) would have to be MAC address tracing. IPs can change in an instant, but MACs are damn difficult to change.
Sounds to me like people with way too much money are arguing with other people with way too much money. If there is a definitive difference in logos, then there is no problem (legally).
Recently bought a laptop that came with vita home premium. Look at the "Windows Experience Index", and am getting about 60 percent of what I could be. Brand new laptop, meets all recommended requirements (except video card) for vista ultimate, and I still only get a 60%. I also see computers that are less than a quarter as powerful as that laptop being sold with vista on them. There should be at least a minimum spec increase to certify the hardware as vista enabled. Like you can run XP Pro on as low as a 233 MHz core, with 128 Mb ram, and 1.5 GB of hard drive. It will run, just about as fast as the mold growing in Antarctica. It runs, but you can't do more than idle without it freezing up on you. Therefore, in my opinion, you should change the minimum system requirements so that you could at least open notepad within 5 minutes.
hence the push to Vista. I got it, and have to say, while pretty, I could do the same things I do on vista on 98se. Kinda makes you wish that hard drives wouldn't fail after a measly 8 or 10 years...
As much as I dislike Microsoft, I have had a Zune for 8 months or so. It is big, clunky, and problematic. It has some good sides, like being able to read subtitles on movies, and decent memory, file compression, and the radio. However, it has problems that far outweigh the benefits. Things like software crashes when the headphone jack becomes unplugged halfway. Granted, if it happens all the way, it pauses for you, but the likelihood of that is slim. (The best MP3 player I have ever used was a Sansa e280. Did all the same things as the zune (minus wireless) and was the size of a Ipod nano)
Microsoft is (in my opinion) overreaching itself. Stick to one or two things that they are good at, and do them exclusively. Apple does Ipods and computers, not too much with the hardware. I have never heard of it doing servers, mice, or otherwise. Microsoft has done OSs, Multimedia players (zune), mice, keyboards, entire systems with nothing but the CPU not Microsoft. They should do like Harley-Davidson and try to do one thing well, instead of twenty acceptably.
You kidding me? Bubble sorts are awesome and all, but the quick, shell, and comb sorts are so much cooler. Sure they require more code and a higher intelegence to use (why I copy and paste), but they are so much faster. For instance, it takes a reasonably fast computer more than a minute to sort a 10 million element array. the quick sort took.2 of a second. I use bubble sorts all the time because they are so easy, but other than that, I copy and pase myself to quickness.
You know, history tells us that this kind of thing is hunky dory for as long as it is used for the purpose it was designed for. Unfortunately, look at guns. I am all for the second ammendment, but guns where designed for hunting. They are also used (inapropriately!) for shooting people. This might seem rather grim, but the idea of having a piece of tech that makes people super human seems kind of like giving a kid a gun. The responsiblility is not there that is necisary for all of us to survive in one piece. I love the idea in its uses, but I also know that it would be abused as soon as it shows up on the market. If it where a truly feasable idea (currently it does not seem to be).
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This certainly sounds just a tad bit...what is that word...ambitious? No...creative? No...Got it! Overbearing and heavy handed!
The real question is how many supervisors do they need to hire (7 per ditch digger, how many per hacker?)?
The only real way to do it without the registration (my opinion) would have to be MAC address tracing. IPs can change in an instant, but MACs are damn difficult to change.
Sounds to me like people with way too much money are arguing with other people with way too much money. If there is a definitive difference in logos, then there is no problem (legally).
Recently bought a laptop that came with vita home premium. Look at the "Windows Experience Index", and am getting about 60 percent of what I could be. Brand new laptop, meets all recommended requirements (except video card) for vista ultimate, and I still only get a 60%. I also see computers that are less than a quarter as powerful as that laptop being sold with vista on them. There should be at least a minimum spec increase to certify the hardware as vista enabled. Like you can run XP Pro on as low as a 233 MHz core, with 128 Mb ram, and 1.5 GB of hard drive. It will run, just about as fast as the mold growing in Antarctica. It runs, but you can't do more than idle without it freezing up on you. Therefore, in my opinion, you should change the minimum system requirements so that you could at least open notepad within 5 minutes.
yes, it is selling out. But the companies only ordered five or so, because they new there wasn't much more demand then that.
hence the push to Vista. I got it, and have to say, while pretty, I could do the same things I do on vista on 98se. Kinda makes you wish that hard drives wouldn't fail after a measly 8 or 10 years...
As much as I dislike Microsoft, I have had a Zune for 8 months or so. It is big, clunky, and problematic. It has some good sides, like being able to read subtitles on movies, and decent memory, file compression, and the radio. However, it has problems that far outweigh the benefits. Things like software crashes when the headphone jack becomes unplugged halfway. Granted, if it happens all the way, it pauses for you, but the likelihood of that is slim. (The best MP3 player I have ever used was a Sansa e280. Did all the same things as the zune (minus wireless) and was the size of a Ipod nano) Microsoft is (in my opinion) overreaching itself. Stick to one or two things that they are good at, and do them exclusively. Apple does Ipods and computers, not too much with the hardware. I have never heard of it doing servers, mice, or otherwise. Microsoft has done OSs, Multimedia players (zune), mice, keyboards, entire systems with nothing but the CPU not Microsoft. They should do like Harley-Davidson and try to do one thing well, instead of twenty acceptably.
You kidding me? Bubble sorts are awesome and all, but the quick, shell, and comb sorts are so much cooler. Sure they require more code and a higher intelegence to use (why I copy and paste), but they are so much faster. For instance, it takes a reasonably fast computer more than a minute to sort a 10 million element array. the quick sort took .2 of a second. I use bubble sorts all the time because they are so easy, but other than that, I copy and pase myself to quickness.
You know, history tells us that this kind of thing is hunky dory for as long as it is used for the purpose it was designed for. Unfortunately, look at guns. I am all for the second ammendment, but guns where designed for hunting. They are also used (inapropriately!) for shooting people. This might seem rather grim, but the idea of having a piece of tech that makes people super human seems kind of like giving a kid a gun. The responsiblility is not there that is necisary for all of us to survive in one piece. I love the idea in its uses, but I also know that it would be abused as soon as it shows up on the market. If it where a truly feasable idea (currently it does not seem to be).