You're complaining about the wrong things. Windows 8 isn't any worse than Windows 7 because Windows as a whole isn't very good. Complaining that this version has a funky full screen menu is really missing the forest for the trees.
You mean sort of the way I accidently hit something on my Mac and Firefox went full screen? Or you run a game on pretty much any computer and it goes full screen? Sounds like a horrific bug.
Whoa, what? I'm not in love with Windows 8 but you're just incorrect man:(
Don't make the rest of us look like idiots.
You could make the same argument about a lot of things, like insurance. It's a slippery slope argument, I got 2 cards so I could build my credit in order to buy my house. I'll let you know when I don't pay off my cards in full every month - it's not rocket surgery here.
As a power user myself, I cannot say I ever used my start menu. I have a launcher installed and I'd launch programs without the use of some mouse-driven point and click mess called a "start menu".
Nothing changes in 8. The new start menu sucks but if you are so incompetent you cannot find solutions to your own tech problems then why are you here on slashdot?
In the future could we get linked right to the review/post in question, instead of reading the summary, then clicking and reading another... summary, then clicking, and FINALLY getting to see what all these words are about.
(I don't want to be one of those guys but the reason we cannot duplicate the instruments is that they weren't amazingly better than other violins. This is completely peanut-gallerying over here though, adding nothing to the conversation, IGNORE ME.)
I'm alright with Internet Anonymity going away, but I hope when it goes away I have the ability to still use different names. I don't mind having my internet history following my internet life around. As long as that internet life is named something like "FartSmash4000", I don't really want my employers to know I spend more time posting on message boards than working, and if I have to use my real name for both then that takes a lot of fun out of all this new technology we worked so hard in creating.
I wonder how long it will be until not having a G+ or Facebook account just rules you out of "too many things" online?
I don't think it's something we'll see in the lifespan of G+/FB but I see a trend growing where in exchange for your "worthless" information they will provide you with a service/platform you enjoy.
Problem is I don't enjoy social networking websites, and they are slowly becoming the only identification on the web.
I guess if by your admission, all definitions of "greed" are indeed "evil" then yes - I don't think there is anything I could say to change that idea. I feel that our world is defined by shades of gray, so a company looking to make the maximum amount of money out of me doesn't have to be evil, they are just trying to make a maximum amount of money out of me as I imagine you're trying to make the maximum amount of value out of your products.
They don't "feel" evil, and that feeling goes a very long way in whitewashing over some of these DRM complaints - it's amazing what a little brand loyalty will do for a company, that kind of brand loyalty is hard to come by nowadays.
All games are not available, they can only vet and look through so many games - there is a backlog of games they need to approve, that is the whole purpose of this. They can't just say "everyone gets in!" they have to have some kind of process.
I've seen this a few times now but I don't understand how people will think a lot of "joke games" will be submitted to the Greenlight process. This seems like kind of a Big Deal, letting users decide the company's potential cash flow, so why would they just allow literally ANY game onto it? Do these people think Valve will just release Greenlight and then never look at the process again, allowing whatever porn/hate game to be submitted?
Yes but it's a really well designed sand-box that is open virtually 24/7 and has all these neat features that really enhance the entire idea of sand. I can have friend lists, achievements, screenshots, video replays, join communities, keep up to date with the sand castles all my friends are making, be able to play with that sand in any box I install in any house, and they make sure all the sand stays patched without me having to ask for it.
(And if all the cards and moons align just right I can take that sand home with me and play without Valve watching).
There is such thing as value-added DRM I believe, Steam at least seems to acknowledge that it's DRM and at the same time try to provide a genuinely fun experience. Very few competitors can say the same thing.
Posting here to agree because I don't have any mod points left. While the article might spark a good discussion this post reads more like a blog. A kid out of school has interviews where he gives no details of said interviews, the end. It doesn't on to discuss the differences between the two cultures, or really anything other than "MS has video games".
We can have slow news days guys, we don't need to publish every little thing that has Google/MS.
You're welcome. People will bring up this fact every so often, that there are those that will just sit around all day watching movies instead of looking for a job. I think that's a sign that the system is working.
We (the people working, and you before you lost your job) made sure that when you fell on hard times, there was a net for you - such a great net that you got to relax some might say. This isn't the case for everyone. Not everyone can get such "nice" pay. Not everyone feels comfortable living off the system like you did.
Why am I a fool for being OK with paying for someone else's life to be easier? If I lost my job and had to use the social net I'd be very happy if I could live like you did. People nowadays equate any act of social good as some kind of weakness.
Not everyone here is an idiot, when you come sporting a handle like that it only takes a click or three to see every one of your posts is just trollbait. I wish you weren't afraid to have a real discussion on the topic - it's pretty interesting!
Let's not get too ahead of ourselves. Lets just get Portal on Linux first, then we'll talk about an entire console with hardware and licensing deals to strike out, let alone distribution.
So a console we have no details on is now full of 90% shovelware? I mean I don't like Valve as well but you have to at least structure your argument in a way that makes sense. You're already writing off a non-existent product based on stats and figures you're making up on the spot.
So I guess this is typical Slashdot fare, carry on.
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You're complaining about the wrong things. Windows 8 isn't any worse than Windows 7 because Windows as a whole isn't very good. Complaining that this version has a funky full screen menu is really missing the forest for the trees.
And I replied to the wrong dude. Even quoted the wrong dude. gj me! high fives all-around, no more eggnog while on the internet.
You mean sort of the way I accidently hit something on my Mac and Firefox went full screen? Or you run a game on pretty much any computer and it goes full screen? Sounds like a horrific bug.
Whoa, what? I'm not in love with Windows 8 but you're just incorrect man :(
Don't make the rest of us look like idiots.
You could make the same argument about a lot of things, like insurance. It's a slippery slope argument, I got 2 cards so I could build my credit in order to buy my house. I'll let you know when I don't pay off my cards in full every month - it's not rocket surgery here.
A... bad saying?
So edgy, so anonymous.
I wish you had the conviction to stand behind these words with an actual account, because they are pretty good words. I'd mod up if I had any points.
Get a load of this guy. Saying wikipedia isn't a reliable source. I'm sure you and my 10th grade highschool teacher would have a lot in common.
As a power user myself, I cannot say I ever used my start menu. I have a launcher installed and I'd launch programs without the use of some mouse-driven point and click mess called a "start menu".
Nothing changes in 8. The new start menu sucks but if you are so incompetent you cannot find solutions to your own tech problems then why are you here on slashdot?
In the future could we get linked right to the review/post in question, instead of reading the summary, then clicking and reading another... summary, then clicking, and FINALLY getting to see what all these words are about.
Yeah it would be NICE to get paid doing something you love - unfortunately that's a nice thought because it's usually quite hard to do so.
(I don't want to be one of those guys but the reason we cannot duplicate the instruments is that they weren't amazingly better than other violins. This is completely peanut-gallerying over here though, adding nothing to the conversation, IGNORE ME.)
I'm alright with Internet Anonymity going away, but I hope when it goes away I have the ability to still use different names. I don't mind having my internet history following my internet life around. As long as that internet life is named something like "FartSmash4000", I don't really want my employers to know I spend more time posting on message boards than working, and if I have to use my real name for both then that takes a lot of fun out of all this new technology we worked so hard in creating.
I wonder how long it will be until not having a G+ or Facebook account just rules you out of "too many things" online?
I don't think it's something we'll see in the lifespan of G+/FB but I see a trend growing where in exchange for your "worthless" information they will provide you with a service/platform you enjoy.
Problem is I don't enjoy social networking websites, and they are slowly becoming the only identification on the web.
Pardon the language but:
who the fuck would let ANY non sober person operate on you?
I guess if by your admission, all definitions of "greed" are indeed "evil" then yes - I don't think there is anything I could say to change that idea. I feel that our world is defined by shades of gray, so a company looking to make the maximum amount of money out of me doesn't have to be evil, they are just trying to make a maximum amount of money out of me as I imagine you're trying to make the maximum amount of value out of your products.
They don't "feel" evil, and that feeling goes a very long way in whitewashing over some of these DRM complaints - it's amazing what a little brand loyalty will do for a company, that kind of brand loyalty is hard to come by nowadays.
All games are not available, they can only vet and look through so many games - there is a backlog of games they need to approve, that is the whole purpose of this. They can't just say "everyone gets in!" they have to have some kind of process.
I've seen this a few times now but I don't understand how people will think a lot of "joke games" will be submitted to the Greenlight process. This seems like kind of a Big Deal, letting users decide the company's potential cash flow, so why would they just allow literally ANY game onto it? Do these people think Valve will just release Greenlight and then never look at the process again, allowing whatever porn/hate game to be submitted?
Yes but it's a really well designed sand-box that is open virtually 24/7 and has all these neat features that really enhance the entire idea of sand. I can have friend lists, achievements, screenshots, video replays, join communities, keep up to date with the sand castles all my friends are making, be able to play with that sand in any box I install in any house, and they make sure all the sand stays patched without me having to ask for it.
.
(And if all the cards and moons align just right I can take that sand home with me and play without Valve watching)
There is such thing as value-added DRM I believe, Steam at least seems to acknowledge that it's DRM and at the same time try to provide a genuinely fun experience. Very few competitors can say the same thing.
Posting here to agree because I don't have any mod points left. While the article might spark a good discussion this post reads more like a blog. A kid out of school has interviews where he gives no details of said interviews, the end. It doesn't on to discuss the differences between the two cultures, or really anything other than "MS has video games".
We can have slow news days guys, we don't need to publish every little thing that has Google/MS.
You're welcome. People will bring up this fact every so often, that there are those that will just sit around all day watching movies instead of looking for a job. I think that's a sign that the system is working.
We (the people working, and you before you lost your job) made sure that when you fell on hard times, there was a net for you - such a great net that you got to relax some might say. This isn't the case for everyone. Not everyone can get such "nice" pay. Not everyone feels comfortable living off the system like you did.
Why am I a fool for being OK with paying for someone else's life to be easier? If I lost my job and had to use the social net I'd be very happy if I could live like you did. People nowadays equate any act of social good as some kind of weakness.
Not everyone here is an idiot, when you come sporting a handle like that it only takes a click or three to see every one of your posts is just trollbait. I wish you weren't afraid to have a real discussion on the topic - it's pretty interesting!
Let's not get too ahead of ourselves. Lets just get Portal on Linux first, then we'll talk about an entire console with hardware and licensing deals to strike out, let alone distribution.
Mass exodus? I just want to play Portal 2 and TF2 without having to install an OS that costs an additional $100.
So a console we have no details on is now full of 90% shovelware? I mean I don't like Valve as well but you have to at least structure your argument in a way that makes sense. You're already writing off a non-existent product based on stats and figures you're making up on the spot.
So I guess this is typical Slashdot fare, carry on.