Yo, dude, you are the people who decide what's "politically correct". The term is mostly used to refer to other people treating folks with respect. You may not wish to treat them with the same respect (hey, they may not deserve it). But "politically correct" has become a catchphrase that is sportier than "I call a spade a spade", and means even less.
Sorry to come down on you like that, it is a pet peeve of mine
Kind of like the EULA that says I have to play my Sony music CD on a Sony CD player, or watch MSNBC on a Microsoft video appliance. They'll get real far with that.
I have to include this chat exchange from a few months ago with Verizon Wireless -
Greg: Hello. Thank you for visiting our chat service. May I help you with your order today?
You: Yea, I am trying to figure out a family plan that 1) has fewer minutes and 2) has free text messaging.
Greg: No, plan has free text messaging.
You: there was a splash thing about free messaging
Greg: I do not know what that means? Splash?
You: Splash page? ad? select family plans have unlimited text
You: here let me just cut and paste for you:
You: * Unlimited Text, Picture, Video & Instant Messaging to anyone on any network in the U.S. * Unlimited IN Calling to any Verizon Wireless Customer and Unlimited Night & Weekend Minutes. * Access to America's Most Reliable W
Greg: Yes, we offer the select plan that has unlimited messaging, but it is not free.
You: ? what does unlimited mean?
Greg: Do you not know what the definition of unlimited is?
You: I think you might br having the definition problem. That McDonalds sells you hamburgers does not mean they offer you unlimited hamburgers. Unlimited means as many as you want, for one low price. They do have unlimited refills on their beverages, for example.
Greg: Okay so you get as many messages as you want on the Select plan.
You: ?
You: isn't that what I asked?
Greg: It is UNLIMITED.
Greg: Is there anything else I can help you with today?
Greg: I guess.
Greg: Do you have any other questions for me?
You: yes, i will cut and paste from the first thing I typed, Greg,: ea, I am trying to figure out a family plan that 1) has fewer minutes and 2) has free text messaging. I guess we mean "no charge per message".
- I think there is a corporate brain block on the concept of unlimited
Why re-enter that market? The last fifteen years of digital video production is littered with the remains of companies and good ideas that could never sell enough licenses to keep developing. In the mid 90s I talked to a Kodak software engineer about why the Cineon software had to cost $160,000. They had spent $400 million developing it and were already losing money at that price. Within a few years they had shut down the division and sold the assets to Silicon Grail (Chalice) which integrated it into Rayz and then was bought out by Apple to eliminate competition with Shake.
If Apple can sell 10,000 FinalCut licenses at $1000 each, that is $10 million. 30 or 40 full time programmers will cost you 3 to 4 million, phone support, marketing, constant developing and qc, and you have no profit, probably a loss. Adobe can afford the losses, as it has Photoshop and Illustrator and all those other bundled apps to make up the difference. Premiere is just a value added to their application suite. The only reason I can think that Adobe would do it is to get people to not buy final cut, as Adobe has no hopes of controlling the video editing market, and really wouldn't want to. It may be a nod to the people who continue to use Mac and do creative work; by giving them the exact same suite everybody else (ms-pc) has, they can increase dependence on the adobe interface and perhaps throw a wrench in Apple's application market. It may also be about controlling the flow of video to the web, as Adobe now owns flash and with it the main means of streaming video to the internet. Perhaps it is a backhanded way of getting at Quicktime, by integrating all their apps straight to the web no one will be tempted to quicktime package movies.
All my career determining why Adobe does things is like Kremlinology. I was amused to see that they claim in their press release that customers wanted this. I have never met anyone who uses Adobe products on a Mac asking for Premiere. Has anyone else?
It works. I use it to counter severe side effects of antidepressants. I went from sleeping 18 hours a day to 3 a night, feel no jitteryness and refinished an arts and crafts dining room table at 3am this morning after baking a tart for my son's school Thanksgiving celebration. After running a 3 hour seminar on Aguerre Wrath of God. It is crystal meth without the threat of reprisals from biker gangs, crack cocaine without the social stigma. I am just waiting for an arm to start growing out of the back of my head.
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There must be a 1x4x9 monolith rising from the earth near Portsmouth.
I don't know what would be worse, so we should give them all a whirl and find out.
In the name of Science.
I always like:
"What if SONY said you have to play a CD you buy from them on a SONY CD player?"
You just don't get it here. . .
Yo, dude, you are the people who decide what's "politically correct". The term is mostly used to refer to other people treating folks with respect. You may not wish to treat them with the same respect (hey, they may not deserve it). But "politically correct" has become a catchphrase that is sportier than "I call a spade a spade", and means even less.
Sorry to come down on you like that, it is a pet peeve of mine
Kind of like the EULA that says I have to play my Sony music CD on a Sony CD player, or watch MSNBC on a Microsoft video appliance. They'll get real far with that.
FAT32 has certainly kicked my ex's ass a few times
I have to include this chat exchange from a few months ago with Verizon Wireless - Greg: Hello. Thank you for visiting our chat service. May I help you with your order today? You: Yea, I am trying to figure out a family plan that 1) has fewer minutes and 2) has free text messaging. Greg: No, plan has free text messaging. You: there was a splash thing about free messaging Greg: I do not know what that means? Splash? You: Splash page? ad? select family plans have unlimited text You: here let me just cut and paste for you: You: * Unlimited Text, Picture, Video & Instant Messaging to anyone on any network in the U.S. * Unlimited IN Calling to any Verizon Wireless Customer and Unlimited Night & Weekend Minutes. * Access to America's Most Reliable W Greg: Yes, we offer the select plan that has unlimited messaging, but it is not free. You: ? what does unlimited mean? Greg: Do you not know what the definition of unlimited is? You: I think you might br having the definition problem. That McDonalds sells you hamburgers does not mean they offer you unlimited hamburgers. Unlimited means as many as you want, for one low price. They do have unlimited refills on their beverages, for example. Greg: Okay so you get as many messages as you want on the Select plan. You: ? You: isn't that what I asked? Greg: It is UNLIMITED. Greg: Is there anything else I can help you with today? Greg: I guess. Greg: Do you have any other questions for me? You: yes, i will cut and paste from the first thing I typed, Greg,: ea, I am trying to figure out a family plan that 1) has fewer minutes and 2) has free text messaging. I guess we mean "no charge per message". - I think there is a corporate brain block on the concept of unlimited
Why re-enter that market? The last fifteen years of digital video production is littered with the remains of companies and good ideas that could never sell enough licenses to keep developing. In the mid 90s I talked to a Kodak software engineer about why the Cineon software had to cost $160,000. They had spent $400 million developing it and were already losing money at that price. Within a few years they had shut down the division and sold the assets to Silicon Grail (Chalice) which integrated it into Rayz and then was bought out by Apple to eliminate competition with Shake. If Apple can sell 10,000 FinalCut licenses at $1000 each, that is $10 million. 30 or 40 full time programmers will cost you 3 to 4 million, phone support, marketing, constant developing and qc, and you have no profit, probably a loss. Adobe can afford the losses, as it has Photoshop and Illustrator and all those other bundled apps to make up the difference. Premiere is just a value added to their application suite. The only reason I can think that Adobe would do it is to get people to not buy final cut, as Adobe has no hopes of controlling the video editing market, and really wouldn't want to. It may be a nod to the people who continue to use Mac and do creative work; by giving them the exact same suite everybody else (ms-pc) has, they can increase dependence on the adobe interface and perhaps throw a wrench in Apple's application market. It may also be about controlling the flow of video to the web, as Adobe now owns flash and with it the main means of streaming video to the internet. Perhaps it is a backhanded way of getting at Quicktime, by integrating all their apps straight to the web no one will be tempted to quicktime package movies. All my career determining why Adobe does things is like Kremlinology. I was amused to see that they claim in their press release that customers wanted this. I have never met anyone who uses Adobe products on a Mac asking for Premiere. Has anyone else?
It works. I use it to counter severe side effects of antidepressants. I went from sleeping 18 hours a day to 3 a night, feel no jitteryness and refinished an arts and crafts dining room table at 3am this morning after baking a tart for my son's school Thanksgiving celebration. After running a 3 hour seminar on Aguerre Wrath of God. It is crystal meth without the threat of reprisals from biker gangs, crack cocaine without the social stigma. I am just waiting for an arm to start growing out of the back of my head.