Same here. I have so many movies queued on streaming and DVD/Blu-Ray it really doesn't matter to me. It just means there are going to be even more movies to see streaming which will be great!
I wonder how many people complaining use netflix and/r the streaming service?
I did the "clean" upgrade option (which basically puts all existing windows folders into a.OLD folder). At the time the download from digital river could not be made into an ISO and burned to a DVD to do the 100% format and reinstall. The workaround for this came out after I had everything up and going.
However the fact the issue came up as soon as the 11/25 patches came out is a sign those patches broke a lot more then just the black screen issue.
Ya I did the windows 7 install that way because at the time the DR download could not be made a bootable DVD. Since then the workaround came out and I have my bootable DVD now and will give that a shot to see if this magical problem just happened to come at the exact same time the 11/25 patches came out and caused other issues.
11/24 my windows machine is working perfectly,. Been up for over a month and fully activated (I bought the $30 Win 7 prof. EDU discount). Turn off my computer the same night (vacation).
11/28 come back from vacation turn my computer on and it updates itself with the 11/25 patches. As soon as they are installed all of a sudden my copy is no longer genuine and I get all the warnings.
Spend 2 hours with Microsoft last night. product key is valid. They tell me that windows updater is corrupted and I need to reinstall the entire OS. I was told it is an "issue" when doing a custom upgrade from Vista.
Now this article is out I am wondering if their patches tried to tighten some DRM and broke a lot more then being reported.
Somewhere in the EULA I will put good money on that it says something along the lines of using the install to HD feature, netflix, etc. All requires an active (i.e good standing) xbox live subscription and account, and depending on the service different levels (silver vs. gold).
Now if MS sent out game discs that disabled 360s who were not on live and were not following XBL-TOS then I would think there would be a strong case to sue them. I myself would disagree with that 100%.
Microsoft is not bricking your modded console. They are banning your modded console from their private network which they set the rules and the modded console owners broke. The reason for the modification is not relevant. Those 360s will stay play your games perfectly you just can't access Live. As an owner of an unmodded 360 who is a paying customer for live I appreciate and applaud this move since other people like to mod their boxes for making online experience worse for others (i.e cheating).
As for the prorated refund do they have any legal reason to do so? I've seen many places state if you get kicked out (bars, amusement parks, etc.) if you get kicked out you get no refunds.
And for those that really want to mod their 360s and really want to play on live buy another 360.
Ya I am figuring all of that out very slowly. Thanks for the tips though!:-)
I think this is the first area I have been at (redcliff before this and the mage tower) where the tactics really matter. In the Mage tower it wasn't required. In the dungeons it really does.
I'm having a blast with the game though so i can't complain too much!
So far 20 - 25 hours in and the game is pretty good. Few complaints:
1. Seems every 10 hours or so the game locks up and have to restart the 360.
2. If you tell a person no who wants to join you then you can never get that person again. It would have been nice to get a warning or something like "Hey if you say no one more time you will never ever see this person again". I did this to 2 characters before I found out. Crap.
3. Triggers for battles drive me nuts and you better save often. For example walking down a hallway in a dungeon you get attacked by a few skeletons. You bet them and as you recover 8 more rise up around you and attack. Game over every time. I've encountered a few places like this and it is frustrating.
I think to truly to get into this game a 2nd replay is in order but not sure if I will have the time to do that
So the $700 cost savings (per your numbers) would save that person from being homeless if they lost their job? If $700 is all it takes to make that person homeless they shouldn't be buying ANY computer in the first place.
Oh wait you are doing a play on words with Windows...wow that is amazing....never knew you could do that. You know what else would be crazy? Instead of having the 's' in Windows you could replace it with a $.
And none of that will do anything to prevent users from being dumb and downloading anything from the internet and running it without a care in the world. Since malware/trojans/whatever will always be ahead of the AV/Security companies there will always be a newer and greater threat. Yes the OS might be made harder to penetrate/exploit/whatever. Let us assume that OS becomes rock hard and no malware can infect the machine then what will most likely happen is malware writers will just write stuff to destroy users data. The date (photos, docs, etc) is the valuable part of the machine to them and losing that (for most) would be devastating.
Of course if more users move to an online application/doc repository (i.e google docs, MS live, whatever) then the potential damage malware might be redeuced to near zero (assuming the OS is hard as a rock so it can't capture key strokes and log into online applications/repository).
Completely agree with you. If I put on the "I rule Iran" hat and saw one neighbor after another getting invaded I'd be trying to build a defense to deter any future attacks. Now when the attacker has technology and means beyond what I can defend against then the next logical step is getting nukes. Else the only other option is do whatever the attacker tells me no matter what and pray I don;t get invaded.
From what I have seen Flash (I know PC) seems to be a strong development platform for those that you describe. I don't have the URL on me at work but there is a really big site with tons of flash games from RPGs, adventure, etc. and a ton of them are really good.
My old machine can still play most of them.:-)
I'm hoping (and the Apple App Store is a great example for all of us to learn from) that cheap game development will eventually be allowed on the consoles.
The PC area does have its size going for it, but on the other hand development for the consoles seems easier (one standard platform with only a few options to consider, though this is just a random guess by me) and a more integrated distribution channel (but with more costs associated with it).
But until the console makers get their heads out of their asses the PC is the only way to go.
The reason they are gaining ground is because they are a lot of people like me. My computer: P4 3gz, AGP video card slot, 2 gigs of memory (not sure type anymore), etc. I think it is about 5 years old or so. Does all my work without a problem. Can't play any PC games at any reasonable performance level that have come out in the last few years.
So do I:
A) buy a new computer plus invest all my time to get it up and running with my applications, settings, etc, or
B) buy a console (PS3 and 360 have had good price drops) plug it into my TV and I am playing a game in 10 mins. and saving at least a couple hundred bucks in hardware and a lot more in time savings.
"The fact that, if forced to, you CAN do these things though gives you far more freedom than a Windows user."
No you can't. It is impossible for you alone to do what you are advocating. Even if you write every line of code for your OS, and the drivers, and the apps, etc. You still don't control the hardware unless you design, build, and manufacture it yourself. Which you can't.
The OS you choose has nothing to do with freedom. It is an illusion you grant yourself so you feel like you have some control in your life. Look at me I use linux flavor ABC all my data is safe. Excluding all the really important data which sits in government and corporations databases.
You may want to fiddle with your OS every saturday and if that makes you happy great. On saturday I like to spend time with my family, my businesses, my health, my education, and community services I do.
I would say it is cheap when you think about. Assume you buy Windows 7 for $200. You will probably get 10 years out of it. $20 a year isn't bad considering everything it can do. Even if you only get 5 years $40 is still a great deal.
I'd go even further and say any medical procedure, drug, etc. could be considered playing god. Sorry Timmy you got TB and are going to die, yes we could give you some pills to save you but that is playing god.
Personally I don't want some religion to tell me what medical procedures I can/cannot have because they think their holy book would approve/disapprove.
Same motivation as the domino's guy who kept spitting and doing worse to people's pizzas and was busted cause he made a video of all of it. People will screw other people over for no other reason than a good laugh. Just because the corporation doesn't condone the actions doesn't mean someone working for the corporation follows their guidelines.
While I agree with what you say the one thing I don't agree with is this whole idea because replication costs nothing that means the information has no costs associated with it. Distribution is one of many costs associated with anything and just because it is 0 does not mean other parts of the cost structure (research, development, etc) have a 0 cost also.
A right implies no costs. No other right has a cost to exercise said right. I don;t have to pay exercise my freedom of speech, or pleading the 5th or whatever. A right to health care would imply it is free. This is way I am against the phrase "right to health care". And words mean a lot.
Like to see how well you'd manage suffering from a chronic illness unable to work with no independent means of income to afford treatment.
Anecdotal evidence is worth shit. Like to see how this right to healthcare survives when the usage of it far exceeds the money coming in that many studies show will happen.
Or do you think all the illegals, obese people , smokers, etc in this country wont be flocking to the system?
Yeah, we can't have too many rights, lets take them all away. Or, as you are proposing, only give those rights you personally agree with, even when you know many people disagree with you. Why? I guess you think you are better or more important or more right than everyone else, or something like that.
Trolling but I will bite...
Having rights is fine as long as you have the responsibilities that go along with said rights. In any argument I have heard about the "right to healthcare" I have NEVER heard anyone state what the responsibilities for those receiving such right will have.
I donâ(TM)t care that many other people disagree with me. The majority can and often have been very wrong in history. I believe that healthcare is not a right because it forces the use of other peopleâ(TM)s time, money and resources. If I want to exercise my freedom of speech it doesnâ(TM)t cost anyone. I can write a paper, go into public and stand on a soapbox, etc. and the cost to others is nil.
However if I want to exercise my âoeright to healthcareâ well then a Dr. better see me in a nice office regardless of the opportunity cost to said doctor. See the difference?
Now if you want to say we will provide nation healthcare so all citizens can see a doctor and this is what it will cost you for such a government sponsored program and here are your responsibilities as a user of said system I have no problem with that statement.
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Think of the "money" shot...shudder.
Same here. I have so many movies queued on streaming and DVD/Blu-Ray it really doesn't matter to me. It just means there are going to be even more movies to see streaming which will be great!
I wonder how many people complaining use netflix and/r the streaming service?
I did the "clean" upgrade option (which basically puts all existing windows folders into a .OLD folder). At the time the download from digital river could not be made into an ISO and burned to a DVD to do the 100% format and reinstall. The workaround for this came out after I had everything up and going.
However the fact the issue came up as soon as the 11/25 patches came out is a sign those patches broke a lot more then just the black screen issue.
Ya I did the windows 7 install that way because at the time the DR download could not be made a bootable DVD. Since then the workaround came out and I have my bootable DVD now and will give that a shot to see if this magical problem just happened to come at the exact same time the 11/25 patches came out and caused other issues.
11/24 my windows machine is working perfectly,. Been up for over a month and fully activated (I bought the $30 Win 7 prof. EDU discount). Turn off my computer the same night (vacation).
11/28 come back from vacation turn my computer on and it updates itself with the 11/25 patches. As soon as they are installed all of a sudden my copy is no longer genuine and I get all the warnings.
Spend 2 hours with Microsoft last night. product key is valid. They tell me that windows updater is corrupted and I need to reinstall the entire OS. I was told it is an "issue" when doing a custom upgrade from Vista.
Now this article is out I am wondering if their patches tried to tighten some DRM and broke a lot more then being reported.
Somewhere in the EULA I will put good money on that it says something along the lines of using the install to HD feature, netflix, etc. All requires an active (i.e good standing) xbox live subscription and account, and depending on the service different levels (silver vs. gold).
Now if MS sent out game discs that disabled 360s who were not on live and were not following XBL-TOS then I would think there would be a strong case to sue them. I myself would disagree with that 100%.
Microsoft is not bricking your modded console. They are banning your modded console from their private network which they set the rules and the modded console owners broke. The reason for the modification is not relevant. Those 360s will stay play your games perfectly you just can't access Live. As an owner of an unmodded 360 who is a paying customer for live I appreciate and applaud this move since other people like to mod their boxes for making online experience worse for others (i.e cheating).
As for the prorated refund do they have any legal reason to do so? I've seen many places state if you get kicked out (bars, amusement parks, etc.) if you get kicked out you get no refunds.
And for those that really want to mod their 360s and really want to play on live buy another 360.
Ya I am figuring all of that out very slowly. Thanks for the tips though! :-)
I think this is the first area I have been at (redcliff before this and the mage tower) where the tactics really matter. In the Mage tower it wasn't required. In the dungeons it really does.
I'm having a blast with the game though so i can't complain too much!
So far 20 - 25 hours in and the game is pretty good. Few complaints:
1. Seems every 10 hours or so the game locks up and have to restart the 360. 2. If you tell a person no who wants to join you then you can never get that person again. It would have been nice to get a warning or something like "Hey if you say no one more time you will never ever see this person again". I did this to 2 characters before I found out. Crap. 3. Triggers for battles drive me nuts and you better save often. For example walking down a hallway in a dungeon you get attacked by a few skeletons. You bet them and as you recover 8 more rise up around you and attack. Game over every time. I've encountered a few places like this and it is frustrating. I think to truly to get into this game a 2nd replay is in order but not sure if I will have the time to do that
I bought windows 7 professional for $30 bucks....
So the $700 cost savings (per your numbers) would save that person from being homeless if they lost their job? If $700 is all it takes to make that person homeless they shouldn't be buying ANY computer in the first place.
Agreed....it's all about the software anyway. You will run the OS that supports the software you need to be productive.
What's Windoze? Never heard of that OS....
Oh wait you are doing a play on words with Windows...wow that is amazing....never knew you could do that. You know what else would be crazy? Instead of having the 's' in Windows you could replace it with a $.
You are good...you should write a book
And none of that will do anything to prevent users from being dumb and downloading anything from the internet and running it without a care in the world. Since malware/trojans/whatever will always be ahead of the AV/Security companies there will always be a newer and greater threat. Yes the OS might be made harder to penetrate/exploit/whatever. Let us assume that OS becomes rock hard and no malware can infect the machine then what will most likely happen is malware writers will just write stuff to destroy users data. The date (photos, docs, etc) is the valuable part of the machine to them and losing that (for most) would be devastating.
Of course if more users move to an online application/doc repository (i.e google docs, MS live, whatever) then the potential damage malware might be redeuced to near zero (assuming the OS is hard as a rock so it can't capture key strokes and log into online applications/repository).
Completely agree with you. If I put on the "I rule Iran" hat and saw one neighbor after another getting invaded I'd be trying to build a defense to deter any future attacks. Now when the attacker has technology and means beyond what I can defend against then the next logical step is getting nukes. Else the only other option is do whatever the attacker tells me no matter what and pray I don;t get invaded.
From what I have seen Flash (I know PC) seems to be a strong development platform for those that you describe. I don't have the URL on me at work but there is a really big site with tons of flash games from RPGs, adventure, etc. and a ton of them are really good.
:-)
My old machine can still play most of them.
I'm hoping (and the Apple App Store is a great example for all of us to learn from) that cheap game development will eventually be allowed on the consoles.
The PC area does have its size going for it, but on the other hand development for the consoles seems easier (one standard platform with only a few options to consider, though this is just a random guess by me) and a more integrated distribution channel (but with more costs associated with it).
But until the console makers get their heads out of their asses the PC is the only way to go.
And what you suggest still costs more then a console and that doesn't factor in the time I need to configure it, etc.
Simplicity is a nice thing.
There are also numerous worthwhile games for the console that will never be ported to the PC either (or ported much much later).
The reason they are gaining ground is because they are a lot of people like me. My computer: P4 3gz, AGP video card slot, 2 gigs of memory (not sure type anymore), etc. I think it is about 5 years old or so. Does all my work without a problem. Can't play any PC games at any reasonable performance level that have come out in the last few years.
So do I:
A) buy a new computer plus invest all my time to get it up and running with my applications, settings, etc, or
B) buy a console (PS3 and 360 have had good price drops) plug it into my TV and I am playing a game in 10 mins. and saving at least a couple hundred bucks in hardware and a lot more in time savings.
"The fact that, if forced to, you CAN do these things though gives you far more freedom than a Windows user."
No you can't. It is impossible for you alone to do what you are advocating. Even if you write every line of code for your OS, and the drivers, and the apps, etc. You still don't control the hardware unless you design, build, and manufacture it yourself. Which you can't.
The OS you choose has nothing to do with freedom. It is an illusion you grant yourself so you feel like you have some control in your life. Look at me I use linux flavor ABC all my data is safe. Excluding all the really important data which sits in government and corporations databases.
You may want to fiddle with your OS every saturday and if that makes you happy great. On saturday I like to spend time with my family, my businesses, my health, my education, and community services I do.
I would say it is cheap when you think about. Assume you buy Windows 7 for $200. You will probably get 10 years out of it. $20 a year isn't bad considering everything it can do. Even if you only get 5 years $40 is still a great deal.
I'd go even further and say any medical procedure, drug, etc. could be considered playing god. Sorry Timmy you got TB and are going to die, yes we could give you some pills to save you but that is playing god.
Personally I don't want some religion to tell me what medical procedures I can/cannot have because they think their holy book would approve/disapprove.
Same motivation as the domino's guy who kept spitting and doing worse to people's pizzas and was busted cause he made a video of all of it. People will screw other people over for no other reason than a good laugh. Just because the corporation doesn't condone the actions doesn't mean someone working for the corporation follows their guidelines.
While I agree with what you say the one thing I don't agree with is this whole idea because replication costs nothing that means the information has no costs associated with it. Distribution is one of many costs associated with anything and just because it is 0 does not mean other parts of the cost structure (research, development, etc) have a 0 cost also.
A right implies no costs. No other right has a cost to exercise said right. I don;t have to pay exercise my freedom of speech, or pleading the 5th or whatever. A right to health care would imply it is free. This is way I am against the phrase "right to health care". And words mean a lot.
Like to see how well you'd manage suffering from a chronic illness unable to work with no independent means of income to afford treatment.
Anecdotal evidence is worth shit. Like to see how this right to healthcare survives when the usage of it far exceeds the money coming in that many studies show will happen.
Or do you think all the illegals, obese people , smokers, etc in this country wont be flocking to the system?
Yeah, we can't have too many rights, lets take them all away. Or, as you are proposing, only give those rights you personally agree with, even when you know many people disagree with you. Why? I guess you think you are better or more important or more right than everyone else, or something like that. Trolling but I will bite...
Having rights is fine as long as you have the responsibilities that go along with said rights. In any argument I have heard about the "right to healthcare" I have NEVER heard anyone state what the responsibilities for those receiving such right will have.
I donâ(TM)t care that many other people disagree with me. The majority can and often have been very wrong in history. I believe that healthcare is not a right because it forces the use of other peopleâ(TM)s time, money and resources. If I want to exercise my freedom of speech it doesnâ(TM)t cost anyone. I can write a paper, go into public and stand on a soapbox, etc. and the cost to others is nil.
However if I want to exercise my âoeright to healthcareâ well then a Dr. better see me in a nice office regardless of the opportunity cost to said doctor. See the difference?
Now if you want to say we will provide nation healthcare so all citizens can see a doctor and this is what it will cost you for such a government sponsored program and here are your responsibilities as a user of said system I have no problem with that statement.
There is a difference.