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The difference is that the tobacco companies deliberately misled customers into believing that smoking wasn't bad for you. The tech companies don't say "sharing music isn't illegal" and the alcohol companies don't say "drink as much as you like! You won't have problems driving!"
Yes, I'd like to see you tell everyone who barely knows how to use a computer that they can't use Windows, IE, Word, or Excel anymore.
I know people who get completely thrown off if one little dialog box that they don't recognize pops up. Imagine if suddenly all these people are required to learn completely different OSs and programs. Goodbye productivity!
Well, I think part of the reason is that Quicktime is almost as unstable as RealPlayer.
Increasing prices... cell phones? What?
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which end up doing nothing more than increasing costs... cell phones
What?
Cell phones are CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP. A lot of the time companies will PAY you to take the phone if you sign up for a plan. I got a Siemens SL56 for free + $100 back when I signed up for a year of service.
As for "making them more complicated", that's bull. Besides the PDA/Phone/Game Console hybrids, every cell phone I've seen has been insanely easy to call from. Press numbers, press "call". Wau! And if you don't want all those features, then (intuitively enough) don't BUY a phone with them! I didn't need a camera or bluetooth or anything, so I didn't buy a phone that had those features. There are PLENTY of them out there.
Yes, but the GameCube has already been at $99 for quite a while. Pretty much everyone who would buy one at that price has already bought it. It's not very likely that Microsoft will absorb many sales that Nintendo would have gotten.
cheer on attacks on the SCO site... Our community believes in... silencing our opponent's speech through net attacks. We will defeat SCO... by gagging them.
... Yeah, right. I'm sure that's the first thing that will come into the person's mind when they get the $250k (which would turn out to be far less after taxes). Lets see, Viper or SCO defense fund? Tough choice!
Part of the reason for the success of the PS2 was DUE to the fact that it got out well before the competition. Between everyone wanting to get a "next-generation" console and software developers wanting to get in on the action early, the time advantage was hugely beneficial.
Competition-beating products aren't necessarily the ones that are the most technically complex. Look at the Xbox VS the PS2. The XBox is completely superior when it comes to hardware, but that still didn't save it from getting crushed by the PS2.
That time advantage is just what the other companies need to overtake Sony, and I'm sure they'll both be rushing to get their products out as soon as possible to take advantage of it.
So just wait until you find a good deal. I thought it was like that until I actually started looking at deals every day.
Amazon, every once in a while (and they are currently), offers free memory cards with the purchase of a digital camera (or a discount on an even bigger memory card). Walmart has a bundle for the Pentax Optio S camera where you get a tripod, camera case, and 128MB memory card for around $25 extra. I've seen Newegg do the "free memory card" thing as well.
Patience pays off. Just wait a bit and usually a deal will pop up.
Comparing cross-platform games is only good for comparing the game itself, not comparing the consoles. SSX3, for instance, looks excellent on an XBox, but the PS2 controls suit it a lot better, but that doesn't tell me which is the better console.
The games define a console, not the technical specs (which would you rather have, a NES or a CDi?), and some of the best games I've played are only available on certain consoles. Each console has its awesome games (Disgaea, KOTOR, Zelda: TWW). There is really no "best" console, just the best console for you depending on what you want to play.
They're not owned by the same company, and they're not "on the same discount card network", it's just that when they scan a discount card, the only thing that gets scanned in is a little barcode. They don't do any error checking on that number, so if the number scanned in doesn't exist in the database, they'll just make a new record for it.
The database with your personal information is centralized, and seperate from the database that your scanned purchases are recorded in (each store has their own). This is why if you're cashing a check, it takes some time to authorize it, but if you're just scanning in the card for purchases, it's instant. If you need the personal information, it will be looked up by that little barcode's number.
So since they don't have the complete list of all customers at each store, this means (at least at the place that I worked) is that you can use ANY barcode and it'll just assume you've never shopped there before. More than a few times I'd accidentally scan a gallon of milk or a bag of chips as the card, and it worked fine.
So, if you scan the discount card from another store, it'll still give you the savings since it's a valid barcode, but they have no way of tracking that back to you unless they can somehow find out that you used that card, then get that information from their competition.
(Note: companies owned by the same corporation may share data, I know Jewel and Albertson's does)
A while ago I used to work for an Alberton's-owned chain (Jewel). Safeway owned our competition (Dominick's). Kroeger is a seperate company. Look it up.
1) They have a chance to get in on the ground floor in those countries. If all the people there are used to using MS software, guess what they'll keep using if/when the economy starts to get going?
2) It pushes the numbers of people using Windows up, which is what a lot of PHBs look at. "Why would we switch over to Linux when 99% of the world uses Windows?!"
3) Tax write-off.
4) Looks good to consumers - "Wow, they're so generous!"
5) Maybe MS just felt like being nice. There's no exclusivity agreement, so even if the people there take the free software, there's nothing stopping them from using alternative software if they feel like it. Pretty cool of MS.
Well, it all depends on what he means by "wholesale value". If it just includes the costs involved in stamping out the CDs, I wouldn't doubt that it would be that cheap.
You really only had to put one square of road / track by any zone, and it would think the whole zone was connected to everything else. That saved a ton of money, but made for a pretty crappy-looking city.
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One thing that will never be replaced: PINBALL.
As awesome as Epic Pinball was, there's just something about having the machine there in front of you that's so much more satisfying.
which has been prone to downtime over the past year.
So we have:
Servers that are prone to downtime.
New servers not running yet.
Linked to on Slashdot
I don't see this turning out well.
The difference is that the tobacco companies deliberately misled customers into believing that smoking wasn't bad for you. The tech companies don't say "sharing music isn't illegal" and the alcohol companies don't say "drink as much as you like! You won't have problems driving!"
Maybe your argument would be valid if the tech companies were saying, "Go ahead! Share all the music you want! It's not illegal, we swear!"
As much as I dislike the RIAA and how they treat artists, I have to disagree with your statement about them doing nothing.
They provide:
Recording studios and equipment
Initial cash for distribution
Advertising
Manufacturing
etc. etc.
Now, I'm not saying that they aren't a bunch of bastards who rip off artists and try and restrict technology, but they DO do a lot.
Yes, I'd like to see you tell everyone who barely knows how to use a computer that they can't use Windows, IE, Word, or Excel anymore.
I know people who get completely thrown off if one little dialog box that they don't recognize pops up. Imagine if suddenly all these people are required to learn completely different OSs and programs. Goodbye productivity!
Well, I think part of the reason is that Quicktime is almost as unstable as RealPlayer.
which end up doing nothing more than increasing costs ... cell phones
What?
Cell phones are CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP. A lot of the time companies will PAY you to take the phone if you sign up for a plan. I got a Siemens SL56 for free + $100 back when I signed up for a year of service.
As for "making them more complicated", that's bull. Besides the PDA/Phone/Game Console hybrids, every cell phone I've seen has been insanely easy to call from. Press numbers, press "call". Wau! And if you don't want all those features, then (intuitively enough) don't BUY a phone with them! I didn't need a camera or bluetooth or anything, so I didn't buy a phone that had those features. There are PLENTY of them out there.
Well, that's not necessarily true.
If a game is shitty, giving it 6 months before the holiday season is VERY likely to kill a lot of sales due to word of mouth spreading.
However, if you give it a couple WEEKS before the holiday season, people will buy and buy before anyone knows the game sucks.
Yes, but the GameCube has already been at $99 for quite a while. Pretty much everyone who would buy one at that price has already bought it. It's not very likely that Microsoft will absorb many sales that Nintendo would have gotten.
cheer on attacks on the SCO site ... Our community believes in ... silencing our opponent's speech through net attacks. We will defeat SCO ... by gagging them.
No idea.
... Yeah, right. I'm sure that's the first thing that will come into the person's mind when they get the $250k (which would turn out to be far less after taxes). Lets see, Viper or SCO defense fund? Tough choice!
Part of the reason for the success of the PS2 was DUE to the fact that it got out well before the competition. Between everyone wanting to get a "next-generation" console and software developers wanting to get in on the action early, the time advantage was hugely beneficial.
Competition-beating products aren't necessarily the ones that are the most technically complex. Look at the Xbox VS the PS2. The XBox is completely superior when it comes to hardware, but that still didn't save it from getting crushed by the PS2.
That time advantage is just what the other companies need to overtake Sony, and I'm sure they'll both be rushing to get their products out as soon as possible to take advantage of it.
So just wait until you find a good deal. I thought it was like that until I actually started looking at deals every day.
Amazon, every once in a while (and they are currently), offers free memory cards with the purchase of a digital camera (or a discount on an even bigger memory card). Walmart has a bundle for the Pentax Optio S camera where you get a tripod, camera case, and 128MB memory card for around $25 extra. I've seen Newegg do the "free memory card" thing as well.
Patience pays off. Just wait a bit and usually a deal will pop up.
I don't know about you, but if I were Mike Rowe, I'd MUCH rather have a bunch of nice stuff than a $10 domain name.
Comparing cross-platform games is only good for comparing the game itself, not comparing the consoles. SSX3, for instance, looks excellent on an XBox, but the PS2 controls suit it a lot better, but that doesn't tell me which is the better console.
The games define a console, not the technical specs (which would you rather have, a NES or a CDi?), and some of the best games I've played are only available on certain consoles. Each console has its awesome games (Disgaea, KOTOR, Zelda: TWW). There is really no "best" console, just the best console for you depending on what you want to play.
Either way, I'd rather have this than another SCO or tinfoil-hat RFID article.
Actually I thought it was Final Fantasy 11 (ffll), since that is the next Final Fantasy, isn't it?
Actually, it's a current one. It's been out since 10/28/03 for the PC, and is going to be released soon for the PS2.
They're not owned by the same company, and they're not "on the same discount card network", it's just that when they scan a discount card, the only thing that gets scanned in is a little barcode. They don't do any error checking on that number, so if the number scanned in doesn't exist in the database, they'll just make a new record for it.
The database with your personal information is centralized, and seperate from the database that your scanned purchases are recorded in (each store has their own). This is why if you're cashing a check, it takes some time to authorize it, but if you're just scanning in the card for purchases, it's instant. If you need the personal information, it will be looked up by that little barcode's number.
So since they don't have the complete list of all customers at each store, this means (at least at the place that I worked) is that you can use ANY barcode and it'll just assume you've never shopped there before. More than a few times I'd accidentally scan a gallon of milk or a bag of chips as the card, and it worked fine.
So, if you scan the discount card from another store, it'll still give you the savings since it's a valid barcode, but they have no way of tracking that back to you unless they can somehow find out that you used that card, then get that information from their competition.
(Note: companies owned by the same corporation may share data, I know Jewel and Albertson's does)
How can a post be Informative if it's false?
A while ago I used to work for an Alberton's-owned chain (Jewel). Safeway owned our competition (Dominick's). Kroeger is a seperate company. Look it up.
Yes, but there are a few benefits to this:
1) They have a chance to get in on the ground floor in those countries. If all the people there are used to using MS software, guess what they'll keep using if/when the economy starts to get going?
2) It pushes the numbers of people using Windows up, which is what a lot of PHBs look at. "Why would we switch over to Linux when 99% of the world uses Windows?!"
3) Tax write-off.
4) Looks good to consumers - "Wow, they're so generous!"
5) Maybe MS just felt like being nice. There's no exclusivity agreement, so even if the people there take the free software, there's nothing stopping them from using alternative software if they feel like it. Pretty cool of MS.
Well, it all depends on what he means by "wholesale value". If it just includes the costs involved in stamping out the CDs, I wouldn't doubt that it would be that cheap.
You really only had to put one square of road / track by any zone, and it would think the whole zone was connected to everything else. That saved a ton of money, but made for a pretty crappy-looking city.
the only instant messaging applications with video and voice (for calling Grandma in England or getting a little naughty).
Oh god, I misread that "or" as an "and".