Nintendo is stupid to do this. Those videos (I don't watch them or care to) are advertising for the games. People see them and go hey I want to check this game out.
If you start taking away the incentive to make those videos which advertise your game to people who might not really have liked the game but then saw the video and decided to buy it they will simply stop making those videos.
So Nintendo you don't get the ad revenue either way but you do get the additional sales of the game that might have been missed.
All MS needs to do is like Next Issue. You download the apps for free but you have to sign up on the website and there is not way to purchase in-app the subscription. There a ton of Apps on the store that are for Users of the service and do not have the option to buy the service in-app. If you don't have a subscription then you only get basic functionality. Sign in and boom there you go, but you have sign up for the service via another website.
I work at that fruit company and 80% of the calls we get about broken screens are from people dropping them on the edge. With glass, any glass, if you drop it on the edge or corner not much chance it will not break.
Leaks about Presidential itineraries are not really big news. Thanks for keeping us losers abreast. Even adding in the Twitter reference this is really hardly worth our time.
Google does this because the average user does not care. I think this is problem and lots of technology smart people also view it as a problem. But Google is not implementing those privacy polices without an understanding of the needs of business and consumers. Their privacy polices are not that much different than the other file storage and sharing sites. (http://venturebeat.com/2012/04/26/google-drive-privacy/)
So the fervor is mostly about the fact that it is Google. And Google has a lot of access to our information via their very inclusive systems.
What we need to be more concerned about is an overall set of standards that reflect a way for people to get the best experience without providing too much personal information that will be used outside our control.
No police officer should ever be anything but OK when someone tapes their arrest. If they are not then it is a complete and absolute validation that they did not follow procedure. I am a 2 time convicted felon and not once did I dispute what they did unless it was illegal and they did not have proof that what they did was ok. 2 Convictions have been thrown out because they did not have proof not because I was innocent. Of course that was 19 years ago,
Allows us to become terrorists.;-) True free speech does not judge or rule. So anti and pro movements should be able to use the platform to spread their message.
I'm betting not a lot of cops will get your joke.:(
FU. I am not a cop fan but they have a job that I won't do because just pulling over a person for a broken tail light could mean that they are shot at or shot and killed. So even if they are not the PH'D people they are not stupid like the Occupiers that believe they should get healthcare and college education for free. So give them some slack even if they are not geniuses.
The average email user doesn't even know what SSL means or why they should only enter their bank passwords after they have verified that they are on a secure site.
So sure I could encrypt my email but no one would take the steps to actually read it then.
Forget the Slashdotters and other people with above average technical knowledge. As far the average person goes I don't think it will mean anything. The problem is not that MS offers an inferior product, the problem is that too few people really know any better. Or care to! If they can view their FB page and see that stupid video they just don't notice or care.
People here seem to be oblivious to the fact that they are nerds and then maybe also geeks. Geeks can be nerds and nerds can be geeks, but you don't have to be a nerd to be a geek.
And most of the comments here seem to use geek in place of what they should which is nerd. A geek is just someone that has an above average enthusiastic attitude towards something like Computers or hacking or coding or or or...
A nerd is a socially inept person. Period. And social inept people sometimes become isolated and focus too much enthusiasm and attention on something they like. Like LARPing and Computers.
Clear Subscriber in ATL since day 1. All I could get in my 'hood was AT&T and Charter. The speeds for ATT were just 1.5 and Charter was charging me out the butt for 5M speed so I jumped at getting Clear. Not totally unhappy but...
Clear has been a pretty good ISP but (and it's a big butt) the speed I get with a home modem changes drastically. According to Clear I am about 500+ feet from the nearest tower and within the range of three so I get 5 bars all the time. I did a three day test to see where my bandwidth was at different times of the day. See the list below and you tell me they don't have issues with over-subing the service. All speeds are in Mps averaged over three days. Also these we average speeds to three servers one in Cali, one in NY, and one in WI.
Simple fact is that ANYONE trying to put a number to piracy is just fooling themselves in to believing there is even close to enough information to make REASONABLE assumptions. I would be willing to bet they only did to gain attention for the website by stirring the pudding. I will also bet that they are going to be quoted by the MPAA, and RIAA as actual facts next court case.
They are because in reality most people do the right thing even if they think that it is wrong. Companies could do worse having a good psych phd on staff to help them understand what they need to do.
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Nintendo is stupid to do this. Those videos (I don't watch them or care to) are advertising for the games. People see them and go hey I want to check this game out.
If you start taking away the incentive to make those videos which advertise your game to people who might not really have liked the game but then saw the video and decided to buy it they will simply stop making those videos.
So Nintendo you don't get the ad revenue either way but you do get the additional sales of the game that might have been missed.
All MS needs to do is like Next Issue. You download the apps for free but you have to sign up on the website and there is not way to purchase in-app the subscription. There a ton of Apps on the store that are for Users of the service and do not have the option to buy the service in-app. If you don't have a subscription then you only get basic functionality. Sign in and boom there you go, but you have sign up for the service via another website.
I work at that fruit company and 80% of the calls we get about broken screens are from people dropping them on the edge. With glass, any glass, if you drop it on the edge or corner not much chance it will not break.
Leaks about Presidential itineraries are not really big news. Thanks for keeping us losers abreast. Even adding in the Twitter reference this is really hardly worth our time.
Google does this because the average user does not care. I think this is problem and lots of technology smart people also view it as a problem. But Google is not implementing those privacy polices without an understanding of the needs of business and consumers. Their privacy polices are not that much different than the other file storage and sharing sites. (http://venturebeat.com/2012/04/26/google-drive-privacy/)
So the fervor is mostly about the fact that it is Google. And Google has a lot of access to our information via their very inclusive systems.
What we need to be more concerned about is an overall set of standards that reflect a way for people to get the best experience without providing too much personal information that will be used outside our control.
No police officer should ever be anything but OK when someone tapes their arrest. If they are not then it is a complete and absolute validation that they did not follow procedure. I am a 2 time convicted felon and not once did I dispute what they did unless it was illegal and they did not have proof that what they did was ok. 2 Convictions have been thrown out because they did not have proof not because I was innocent. Of course that was 19 years ago,
Allows us to become terrorists. ;-) True free speech does not judge or rule. So anti and pro movements should be able to use the platform to spread their message.
Hard to give "good results" when your indexing is limited by the "Great Wall". But yes I agree with you.
How dare you make light of the situation. :)
I'm betting not a lot of cops will get your joke. :(
FU. I am not a cop fan but they have a job that I won't do because just pulling over a person for a broken tail light could mean that they are shot at or shot and killed.
So even if they are not the PH'D people they are not stupid like the Occupiers that believe they should get healthcare and college education for free.
So give them some slack even if they are not geniuses.
Just my LHO
Google will do nothing to change their stance, but they will work to better integrate in to Android and make it so people want them not Baidu.
The average email user doesn't even know what SSL means or why they should only enter their bank passwords after they have verified that they are on a secure site.
So sure I could encrypt my email but no one would take the steps to actually read it then.
Like post to Facebook ;-) should not be crafting any laws that affect the internet in anyway. Period.
Forget the Slashdotters and other people with above average technical knowledge. As far the average person goes I don't think it will mean anything. The problem is not that MS offers an inferior product, the problem is that too few people really know any better. Or care to! If they can view their FB page and see that stupid video they just don't notice or care.
Matrix by Dreamworks? Did not know that.
Yes but by then the deal will have changed and you will only be able to see videos from before 1999.
People here seem to be oblivious to the fact that they are nerds and then maybe also geeks. Geeks can be nerds and nerds can be geeks, but you don't have to be a nerd to be a geek.
And most of the comments here seem to use geek in place of what they should which is nerd. A geek is just someone that has an above average enthusiastic attitude towards something like Computers or hacking or coding or or or...
A nerd is a socially inept person. Period. And social inept people sometimes become isolated and focus too much enthusiasm and attention on something they like. Like LARPing and Computers.
Quit soiling the Geek badge you nerds!
Clear Subscriber in ATL since day 1. All I could get in my 'hood was AT&T and Charter. The speeds for ATT were just 1.5 and Charter was charging me out the butt for 5M speed so I jumped at getting Clear. Not totally unhappy but...
Clear has been a pretty good ISP but (and it's a big butt) the speed I get with a home modem changes drastically. According to Clear I am about 500+ feet from the nearest tower and within the range of three so I get 5 bars all the time. I did a three day test to see where my bandwidth was at different times of the day. See the list below and you tell me they don't have issues with over-subing the service. All speeds are in Mps averaged over three days. Also these we average speeds to three servers one in Cali, one in NY, and one in WI.
12a 2a 4a 6a 8a 10a 12p 2p 4p 6p 8p 10p
8.3 8.5 8.6 6.7 4.2 3.5 1.4 2.6 2.4 1.5 1.2 4.5
Stop shilling for BO and the Dems. They are teaching the truth!
Maybe we should start to look at legal options to get ISP's to actually provide what they advertise.
Of course I prefer competition to lawsuits, but in this case I might get more bandwidth for free!!!!
Maybe we should start to look at legal options to get ISP's to actually provide what they advertise.
"dripping with nostalgia" over sound cards? You old sentimental fool!! (emphasis on the fool part!)
Must be a slow day on /.
Simple fact is that ANYONE trying to put a number to piracy is just fooling themselves in to believing there is even close to enough information to make REASONABLE assumptions. I would be willing to bet they only did to gain attention for the website by stirring the pudding. I will also bet that they are going to be quoted by the MPAA, and RIAA as actual facts next court case.
Big problem with their numbers.
TUAW has a break down of the numbers and the problems with their assumptions.
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/01/13/pirates-make-away-with-450-million-in-app-store-booty/
Love the thoughtfulness of your comment!
They are because in reality most people do the right thing even if they think that it is wrong. Companies could do worse having a good psych phd on staff to help them understand what they need to do.