Agreed - and also the fact that Nintendo won't lock the consumers into their own subscription service! It's up to the game-developers to do whatever they wish. This bodes well for public, free, multiplayer servers!
Especially since there's 2-3 modchipsout now for the Xbox - and a lot of people (including myself) will buy it as a cheap PC that can play DivX, SVCD, mp3, old emulators, browse the web etc in front of my TV.
Don't worry about that - The Xbox will, now when it has been fully hacked to run 3rd party code like DivX players, Linux etc (check news inside) make a huge dent in Microsofts lump of cash. A LOT of people have been waiting on this and will now buy Xboxes without buying any games... conside that Microsoft lose a lot of money on each system sold, and do the math...
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It's about the same size as the Ericsson T68 and SonyEricsson T68i - just add a centimeter to the height.
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Note: I started as an Epoc programmer for Ericsson Mobile in -98, worked for Symbian for two years between -99 and -01, and I'm currently an Epoc (Symbian OS) Software development consultant for BlueLabs - my views are maybe a bit biased;)
The advantage of Symbian OS over PalmOS is that it's a real OS;) The advantage over PocketPC is that the programming model (Symbian uses their own version of C++ you could say) aids a lot in preventing memory leaks.
There's of course a lot more to say than this, but Symbian OS is a really good OS you definitely want instead of PocketPC or PalmOS:) Promise. It's a pain to program for - it takes a while to get into.
Licensees usually use 3rd party conversion-software on their devices - I can't remember off the top of my head what Nokia and Ericsson do, but I think that's the case. If so, you should complain to Nokia - and your point is not valid for the P800.
(Mod me down as uninformative, I didn't bother to find the press-release about what conversion-software the P800 would use;)
Even more fun was that people didn't understand the concept of different ground from different sockets.. I was at more than one "copyparty" where people fused their MIDI-ports due to that "little problem"... hehe
Microsoft gambles a lot on winning the console-war with the online-capabilities of the Xbox. Clearly this is a case where Microsoft is using its cash to sponsor BT...;)
I.e, a biblical flood doesn't have to be global. Distant memories of when the Atlantic broke through Gibraltar or when Tigris and Eufrat flooded the "known civilization" would be enough.
Honestly, you don't know that world average temperature was 10 degrees celcuis higher at (as an example) 65 million years ago?
The Earth has a climate, to think man has any larger influense on that is... ridiculous. The next big flood (which will raise sea-levels with about 1m - covering Bangladesh and "a few" islands) will come in a hundred years when the ice in/at Antarctica melts (already started).
... NGEmu is the best place to visit. I do play PSX and N64 games on my old old PII450 with acceptable speed..
And yes, my Atari ST nostalgia was revised by one of the truly great emulators around then, PacifiST. Nowadays the best emu would be Steem - try it! Little Green Desktop has applications to use..
Oh please... the only post sofar with real numbers, and still some Xbox fanatic marks it as "flamebait" even though I wrote a waiver. You really feel interested in posting content on Slashdot nowadays...
Microsoft is already losing money on the Xbox - Nintendo is _making_ money on the Gamecube. Nintendo has already stated that they _will_ fight back if the PS2 (or Xbox, I assume) is lowered in price...
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The Gamecube sold 400000 first week in Europe (yes, that's A LOT - even compared to the PS2. It stomps all over what the Xbox has done here so far)
The average age of the Gamecube-buyer in Europe is 23.
23. Yes, that's official.
That wasn't the link, this is the one I was meant to post.
Especially since there's 2-3 modchips out now for the Xbox - and a lot of people (including myself) will buy it as a cheap PC that can play DivX, SVCD, mp3, old emulators, browse the web etc in front of my TV.
No, this is not a troll - it IS true, look it up.
I'm sure someone on Slashdot can put one out for trial in the wild
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regular human beings used to the advertising language that is used for all other kinds of products in the world?
I trust an OS with a long (10 years) history a lot more than the new version of something that hardly could be called an OS .. quite reasonable, right?
It's about the same size as the Ericsson T68 and SonyEricsson T68i - just add a centimeter to the height.
The advantage of Symbian OS over PalmOS is that it's a real OS
There's of course a lot more to say than this, but Symbian OS is a really good OS you definitely want instead of PocketPC or PalmOS
(Mod me down as uninformative, I didn't bother to find the press-release about what conversion-software the P800 would use
Actually that is very possible using Tempest-technology. Not that I think they are doing it, but they could.
Even more fun was that people didn't understand the concept of different ground from different sockets
Microsoft gambles a lot on winning the console-war with the online-capabilities of the Xbox. Clearly this is a case where Microsoft is using its cash to sponsor BT ... ;)
Only about 50% or so of the total smart card market
I.e, a biblical flood doesn't have to be global. Distant memories of when the Atlantic broke through Gibraltar or when Tigris and Eufrat flooded the "known civilization" would be enough.
The Earth has a climate, to think man has any larger influense on that is
Opera - truly wonderful.
... that is, indeed, correct ;) You are .. ?
And yes, my Atari ST nostalgia was revised by one of the truly great emulators around then, PacifiST. Nowadays the best emu would be Steem - try it! Little Green Desktop has applications to use
All the better for the consumers