It's interesting that Microsoft would make a claim to support older hardware when what their new OS doesn't support any many of the printers and accessories that were still being produced at the time that many of the computers that were claiming to be 'Vista Compatible'.
You know, before the internet, really the only way for musicians to be noticed was to go around to their local venues and radio stations and get noticed by a big time agent that could have them go mainstream (TV EXPOSURE, MANY RADIO STATIONS) which, of course, costs a ****load of money, time, and resources.
However we ARE afterall in the digital world now, exposure can be obtained extremely easily (and cheaply) via social networking sites. Personally, I see a future where there are several big music sites who offer exposure to bands and a place where they can sell their music and be able to take MUCH more than the **AA allows them to take home. The Internet allows people to take everything home and it's much better than relying on an organization that sues the fans of the bands they represent. The more than an individual receives, the less a corporation can receive.
So what if we're cheating the **AA out of their 'rightful dues', they're going to wind up fizziling away eventually because people will realize that all they are doing is hurting the industry rather than embracing the shift of the industry to the internet and its users.
Slashdot Mirror
This is why IT is so efficient, we have redundant power: Whenever coffee fails, Mountain Dew kicks in with 0 delay.
Great, now a job for the truly perverted. Airport Security.
It's interesting that Microsoft would make a claim to support older hardware when what their new OS doesn't support any many of the printers and accessories that were still being produced at the time that many of the computers that were claiming to be 'Vista Compatible'.
Two Words to Microsoft:
Backwards Compatibility
You know, before the internet, really the only way for musicians to be noticed was to go around to their local venues and radio stations and get noticed by a big time agent that could have them go mainstream (TV EXPOSURE, MANY RADIO STATIONS) which, of course, costs a ****load of money, time, and resources.
However we ARE afterall in the digital world now, exposure can be obtained extremely easily (and cheaply) via social networking sites. Personally, I see a future where there are several big music sites who offer exposure to bands and a place where they can sell their music and be able to take MUCH more than the **AA allows them to take home. The Internet allows people to take everything home and it's much better than relying on an organization that sues the fans of the bands they represent. The more than an individual receives, the less a corporation can receive.
So what if we're cheating the **AA out of their 'rightful dues', they're going to wind up fizziling away eventually because people will realize that all they are doing is hurting the industry rather than embracing the shift of the industry to the internet and its users.