That article says people are now buying Macs. It means nothing without actual numbers of how many macs there are. Let's use something close to real numbers. http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/01/01/mac-os-x-market-share-sets-new-record-at-the-end-of-2007. 7% of PCs are running some form of MacOS. Let's be nice and say 3% run *nix of some flavor. That means 90% of the market runs Windows. Do you risk any part of the 90% to try and gain the 7%? Here's the Vista marketshare (http://www.e-janco.com/browser.htm). Do you think games should be made for Vista specifically, since they are DOUBLE the Mac marketshare?
I understand what you mean with that. It's the whole "using other's bad behaviour to justify your own" thing. "They are bad people for putting DRM on the game, so I'll be a bad person by not paying for it".
The funny part here is Stardock does their best to put almost no DRM on their games. All you're doing is proving companies like EA right, that people will pirate games no matter what, and the only way to try to defend your property is to lock it down.
They don't WANT your business. There is not enough money in developing the game for Mac/Linux to make it worth their investment. You're not hurting their bottom line at all. It's the same reason you won't see an AAA title that is Mac-only. It doesn't make business sense.
I'm sure the other 5 Mac users who want to play games and who don't also run Windows, while being a valuable market, don't affect very many business decisions. If you want to play games on a computer, you buy Windows. It's like buying a TI-83 and complaining you can't play Nintendo DS games on it.
Because LAN play doesn't need to exist anymore. If you want to play with a bunch of friends in a room, you all log into battle.net and then join your own game. It's fair to assume everyone has internet at this point, and to make it all run through there.
The big thing is that here in the States, we don't usually have caps, we have faster connections, and we pay less. Of course net neutrality is different, Australia is already dealing with a form of it as is.
Because you live on an island in the middle of no where?
Using Whirlpool (http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/), let's see what the top 4 most popular ISP (again popular from Whirlpool, which according to other articles on Slashdot, is fairly informative). (Note: 1.20 AUD to 1.00 USD)
Internode: 384kbs/100GB cap 174.99 per month
iiNet: 384kbs/95GB cap (35 peak, 60 offpeak) 129.99 per month (note: this is a bundle)
TGP International: 384kbs/40GB cap 99.95
Telstra: 1024kbs/60GB cap 139.95
This is no where close to comparable to what we have in the states.
I play WoW with a couple of Aussies, and the easiest way to get them fired up is to complain about your internet. You'll start hearing about their month 10gb caps for 50 bucks. The reason it's an American problem and not an Australian problem is simply because the internet is almost as limited in Australia as it used to be here when everyone had 56k and was on AOL.
That's always the problem with synthetic scores. They just don't match real games very well at all. They are a fun number to look at with seperate cards on the exact same built machine, but beyond that, they are mostly worthless. Try actually loading up games and checking your FPS.
You're not playing any games at any resolution that matters with any settings that matter with that integrated piece of crap. Movies are easy to run for a decent GPU, so that's really nothing special.
People do not buy Macs or run Linux in order to play games. If they do, they are dumb. Buy a computer (a tool) for what you need to do. Buying a Ferarri and taking it 4x4ing isn't a smart move either.
Buy Windows: If you want to play games.
Buy Mac: If you do graphics or want to appear hip.
Acquire Linux: Free OS and open source love.
How many Windows users are there successfully spreading in the wild? Millions? TENS of millions?
OK, now how many LINUX, BSD, or OS X users are successfully spreading in the wild? 500k? 2-3million at the most?
Just admit it. Most people use windows. Therefore, it will have the most problems. Not enough people to matter use other systems. They don't matter.
To be honest? It's probably true. When you expect something to stink, amazingly enough, it stinks.
Well, unless you're an apple user. Everyone knows people who use Apples don't actually poop. They just release a little more smug into the ozone, and when Apple collects enough, they release a new iPod version (now with fluffy bunny pictures, give us more money!)
They are the most overturned, however, they also see the most cases. Percentage wise, they are just about in the same place as all the Courts. L2Critically Think
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That article says people are now buying Macs. It means nothing without actual numbers of how many macs there are. Let's use something close to real numbers. http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/01/01/mac-os-x-market-share-sets-new-record-at-the-end-of-2007. 7% of PCs are running some form of MacOS. Let's be nice and say 3% run *nix of some flavor. That means 90% of the market runs Windows. Do you risk any part of the 90% to try and gain the 7%? Here's the Vista marketshare (http://www.e-janco.com/browser.htm). Do you think games should be made for Vista specifically, since they are DOUBLE the Mac marketshare?
He sounds like a troll. A troll against companies, so you know he's getting 5 modded, but that's it. Just a troll.
I understand what you mean with that. It's the whole "using other's bad behaviour to justify your own" thing. "They are bad people for putting DRM on the game, so I'll be a bad person by not paying for it".
The funny part here is Stardock does their best to put almost no DRM on their games. All you're doing is proving companies like EA right, that people will pirate games no matter what, and the only way to try to defend your property is to lock it down.
They don't WANT your business. There is not enough money in developing the game for Mac/Linux to make it worth their investment. You're not hurting their bottom line at all. It's the same reason you won't see an AAA title that is Mac-only. It doesn't make business sense.
I'm sure the other 5 Mac users who want to play games and who don't also run Windows, while being a valuable market, don't affect very many business decisions. If you want to play games on a computer, you buy Windows. It's like buying a TI-83 and complaining you can't play Nintendo DS games on it.
There is no plan of a monthly fee, and they said that rather cleanly at Blizzcon. Troll elsewhere.
Because LAN play doesn't need to exist anymore. If you want to play with a bunch of friends in a room, you all log into battle.net and then join your own game. It's fair to assume everyone has internet at this point, and to make it all run through there.
Have you ever tried to knit? It's one of the harder things I ever failed miserably at.
They recreate asexually, not breaking the geek code.
The big thing is that here in the States, we don't usually have caps, we have faster connections, and we pay less. Of course net neutrality is different, Australia is already dealing with a form of it as is.
Because you live on an island in the middle of no where? Using Whirlpool (http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/), let's see what the top 4 most popular ISP (again popular from Whirlpool, which according to other articles on Slashdot, is fairly informative). (Note: 1.20 AUD to 1.00 USD) Internode: 384kbs/100GB cap 174.99 per month iiNet: 384kbs/95GB cap (35 peak, 60 offpeak) 129.99 per month (note: this is a bundle) TGP International: 384kbs/40GB cap 99.95 Telstra: 1024kbs/60GB cap 139.95 This is no where close to comparable to what we have in the states.
Yeah. Even with all the US' whining, we're looking at 250 GB caps. You're paying a fortune for very subpar speeds and caps as compared to us.
I play WoW with a couple of Aussies, and the easiest way to get them fired up is to complain about your internet. You'll start hearing about their month 10gb caps for 50 bucks. The reason it's an American problem and not an Australian problem is simply because the internet is almost as limited in Australia as it used to be here when everyone had 56k and was on AOL.
That's always the problem with synthetic scores. They just don't match real games very well at all. They are a fun number to look at with seperate cards on the exact same built machine, but beyond that, they are mostly worthless. Try actually loading up games and checking your FPS.
You're not playing any games at any resolution that matters with any settings that matter with that integrated piece of crap. Movies are easy to run for a decent GPU, so that's really nothing special.
The engines are built in Britain. Meaning it'd be even more expensive in the US as compared to Europe.
People do not buy Macs or run Linux in order to play games. If they do, they are dumb. Buy a computer (a tool) for what you need to do. Buying a Ferarri and taking it 4x4ing isn't a smart move either. Buy Windows: If you want to play games. Buy Mac: If you do graphics or want to appear hip. Acquire Linux: Free OS and open source love.
So .0006 of Wow players. Aka: insignificant.
How many Windows users are there successfully spreading in the wild? Millions? TENS of millions? OK, now how many LINUX, BSD, or OS X users are successfully spreading in the wild? 500k? 2-3million at the most? Just admit it. Most people use windows. Therefore, it will have the most problems. Not enough people to matter use other systems. They don't matter.
In fact, forget the blackjack!
Of course, it can't run most software on the market, but the graphics are pretty!
Because we all know that whenever someone reports a bug on Apple's boards, it doesn't get hidden at all!
To be honest? It's probably true. When you expect something to stink, amazingly enough, it stinks. Well, unless you're an apple user. Everyone knows people who use Apples don't actually poop. They just release a little more smug into the ozone, and when Apple collects enough, they release a new iPod version (now with fluffy bunny pictures, give us more money!)
They are the most overturned, however, they also see the most cases. Percentage wise, they are just about in the same place as all the Courts. L2Critically Think
The harddrive on the playstation, while proprietary, can be switched with any standard 2.5" laptop harddrive. Very very easy to upgrade to 200gb.