Hopefully, but I can't help but think of all those poor people who bought Betamax or Divx equipment before those technologies failed.
Even worse would be if they both refused to give up and the movie market split like the console market. Want to play movie A? You need the Sony box. Want to play movie B? You need the MS box.
Yahoo has had other markets for a LONG time. They've got a messenger, personals, auto reviews, classifieds, maps, shops, hosting, etc. etc. They're a lot more than just a search engine.
I think you answered your own question. They want a search that everyone will use so they can control who gets what information. They don't want people in their country to see a site? In addition to blocking it, don't even list it in the engine so they don't know what they're missing.
I'd actually recommend turning off tabs, just because the newbies will probably be less likely to use Firefox if they have to deal with tabs since it's something different than they're used to.
Many not-quite-computer-literate people will get very frustrated if any little thing changes, and something like that would probably be enough to send a bunch of them back to IE.
His analogy is pretty flawed. This isn't a random chance sort of thing. Having a few percent of the vote and having a few percent chance to win are VERY different things.
Let's say we have three candidates. You think candidate 1 is the anti-christ. You think candidate 2 is only slightly evil. You think candidate 3 is the most wonderful person on the planet.
Currently, Candidate 1 and 2 are tied with 49% of the vote each, and Candidate 3 has 2%. If your preference is 3, 2, 1, you'd be better off voting for candidate 2, since even though candidate 3 has 2% of the vote, he has absolutely NO chance of winning.
A lot of people are in this position right now, saying "I really want to vote for you, man, but any vote for you is NOT a vote against the person I hate, and since there's no way you're going to win, I'd be a fool to vote for you."
When somebody you strongly dislike is running, it's very tempting to vote for the person who is more likely to win against them rather than the person whose views you agree with more.
What is your response to the people who say that a vote given to a third-party candidate is wasted and should have gone to one of the main two parties, if only to make sure that the "bad candidate" doesn't win?
If the files were ZIPped or RARred inside the torrent, wouldn't that have pretty much the same effect on size? It would also remove a step for people who want the music in other formats besides FLAC.
Because getting even 1/100th of those to actually call would be a challenge, let alone getting people to actually put their money where their mouths are.
"As we got more publicity, more people who knew Bluetooth started to get involved in the discussion. Sadly, these people only had bad news to share. Developers started to tell us that what we were asking was impossible, because it was physically impossible for the Treo to access the voice stream from the radio. This meant that at best, a driver would only be capable of doing data over Bluetooth. But, as our conditions stated that it must support the headset profile, a driver that only did data would not have won the bounty."
Sure sounds like patience is what they needed, hm?
You joke, but many of the higher-profile sites are going more towards video than just pictures nowadays, and that just won't work with dialup. It's not rare to find sites with gigs upon gigs of downloadable videos.
I'm surprised that it's not faster. Once people come to the realization that what they're paying for a second phone line plus their AOL/Earthlink subscription is more than it costs for broadband, they usually switch pretty quickly.
I wonder why the broadband providers haven't been pushing that angle.
A percentage or two?! There are LOADS more than that who don't even know what "right-click" means, let alone how to open their computer and install a card. Most people think it's some horrible complicated process that they need to pay the people at CompUSA $50 to do.
Uh, yeah it shows the picture of the Saturn and not the PSX, but did you even read the notes? It specifically says that the Saturn didn't sell well and that the Playstation went to sell 2 million consoles that year.
The problem is that some people won't have a job much longer if they do that. I think no having a job may be a bit more stressful than having to work at home a bit.
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After Cliffy B, it's hard for any nerd to compare.
Hopefully, the consumers.
Hopefully, but I can't help but think of all those poor people who bought Betamax or Divx equipment before those technologies failed.
Even worse would be if they both refused to give up and the movie market split like the console market. Want to play movie A? You need the Sony box. Want to play movie B? You need the MS box.
Vivisimo fails the laziness test - ease of typing.
Go ahead and try it:
google.com
yahoo.com
a9.com
vivisimo.com
Yahoo has had other markets for a LONG time. They've got a messenger, personals, auto reviews, classifieds, maps, shops, hosting, etc. etc. They're a lot more than just a search engine.
I think you answered your own question. They want a search that everyone will use so they can control who gets what information. They don't want people in their country to see a site? In addition to blocking it, don't even list it in the engine so they don't know what they're missing.
Not getting first post can be emotionally damaging to a troll.
I'd actually recommend turning off tabs, just because the newbies will probably be less likely to use Firefox if they have to deal with tabs since it's something different than they're used to.
;)
Many not-quite-computer-literate people will get very frustrated if any little thing changes, and something like that would probably be enough to send a bunch of them back to IE.
Plus, tabs suck. New windows 4 lyfe!
They already have a GTA-like Simpsons game - Hit and Run. Supposedly the Springfield in the game was completely accurate.
His analogy is pretty flawed. This isn't a random chance sort of thing. Having a few percent of the vote and having a few percent chance to win are VERY different things.
Let's say we have three candidates. You think candidate 1 is the anti-christ. You think candidate 2 is only slightly evil. You think candidate 3 is the most wonderful person on the planet.
Currently, Candidate 1 and 2 are tied with 49% of the vote each, and Candidate 3 has 2%. If your preference is 3, 2, 1, you'd be better off voting for candidate 2, since even though candidate 3 has 2% of the vote, he has absolutely NO chance of winning.
A lot of people are in this position right now, saying "I really want to vote for you, man, but any vote for you is NOT a vote against the person I hate, and since there's no way you're going to win, I'd be a fool to vote for you."
Well, they don't have control over a bunch of their music to begin with...
Yes, but the guy is deleting a lot more than just his program.
To use your analogy, imagine if the mugger not only stole your bag of weed, but also your clothes, wallet, cell phone, etc.
When somebody you strongly dislike is running, it's very tempting to vote for the person who is more likely to win against them rather than the person whose views you agree with more.
What is your response to the people who say that a vote given to a third-party candidate is wasted and should have gone to one of the main two parties, if only to make sure that the "bad candidate" doesn't win?
Yes, but IIRC, the difference between a FLAC filesize and a RAR/ZIP filesize isn't too significant - only about 30MB for an entire CD.
I guess it all depends on which you value more - disk space or time/effort.
If the files were ZIPped or RARred inside the torrent, wouldn't that have pretty much the same effect on size? It would also remove a step for people who want the music in other formats besides FLAC.
If they spent time and resources coming up with such a superior idea, why SHOULDN'T they be allowed to patent it and reap the rewards?
If it's really so wonderful, the costs of the licensing will be outweighed.
Because getting even 1/100th of those to actually call would be a challenge, let alone getting people to actually put their money where their mouths are.
"As we got more publicity, more people who knew Bluetooth started to get involved in the discussion. Sadly, these people only had bad news to share. Developers started to tell us that what we were asking was impossible, because it was physically impossible for the Treo to access the voice stream from the radio. This meant that at best, a driver would only be capable of doing data over Bluetooth. But, as our conditions stated that it must support the headset profile, a driver that only did data would not have won the bounty."
Sure sounds like patience is what they needed, hm?
You joke, but many of the higher-profile sites are going more towards video than just pictures nowadays, and that just won't work with dialup. It's not rare to find sites with gigs upon gigs of downloadable videos.
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or so I hear.
The attraction problem shouldn't be too hard to get around - don't use magnetic metals in the construction of the table.
I'm surprised that it's not faster. Once people come to the realization that what they're paying for a second phone line plus their AOL/Earthlink subscription is more than it costs for broadband, they usually switch pretty quickly.
I wonder why the broadband providers haven't been pushing that angle.
I wonder how well the Ultimate Secure Home handles an internal fire caused by a burning webserver.
Wait, free stuff? Where do I sign up?
A percentage or two?! There are LOADS more than that who don't even know what "right-click" means, let alone how to open their computer and install a card. Most people think it's some horrible complicated process that they need to pay the people at CompUSA $50 to do.
Uh, yeah it shows the picture of the Saturn and not the PSX, but did you even read the notes? It specifically says that the Saturn didn't sell well and that the Playstation went to sell 2 million consoles that year.
The problem is that some people won't have a job much longer if they do that. I think no having a job may be a bit more stressful than having to work at home a bit.