I would agree, but they HAVE to shoot for Acid 3 compatibility for the next release or browser nerds will be up in arms and it will be a huge PR problem.
I mean, look at all of the dumbasses who already compare its Acid 3 score with other browsers who do better. They will be even less easy to quiet down next time around.
Microsoft could give each open source developer a wheel barrow filled with gold and they would bitch about having to push it to the car. Why does anyone post any MS related article on/.? I just love it when MS is compared to the Nazi party and Bill Gates is called Hitler. It is as clear an indication as any just how out of touch the Open Source community is. Hitler murdered over 6 million people and Bill Gates ran a software company...? I am not seeing the comparison.
I made this very same argument on another story not long ago and actually had people argue with me that Bill Gates is as bad as Hitler. How fucking out of touch is that?
How is AutoCAD as descriptive as Visual Studio? Visual Studio tells you two things: It is a studio, and you work visually. AutoCAD tells you two things: It is Automatic, and... CAD? What the fuck does CAD mean?
Disclaimer: I KNOW WHAT CAD MEANS. That doesn't make the name more descriptive.
Actually, I would rather that they put their two worst levels in the demo! That would keep them honest! If their worst levels are good enough to make me want to buy the game, that would be very impressive. It wouldn't be likely that only two levels are even built, since demos generally are made backwards from release candidates, and very few are released THAT far in advance.
I laugh at this idea of what you think I "deserve". I spend more money on games in a year than most people do in a lifetime, whether I pirate it first or not. What I deserve is to make sure I'm not getting screwed. Your idea of "doing business" is what allows weak developers to continue releasing weak products.
You sure do go on interesting tangents when you get mad! No worries though, it's clear that you have no intention of actually considering anything I say (as evidenced above, you only read the sentence where I said piracy takes nothing away). I am done with this. You may think me dangerous for being a pirate, but closed-minded people are more dangerous than I could ever dream of being.;)
Well, I don't know anybody who's complained that a demo didn't give an accurate depiction of what the game is like. If a game has ten levels and its demo has the first two, the first two are no indication of how good or how shabby the remaining 8 might be, and many, many games fall on the shabby side from that point on.
While I'm sure you enjoyed your little rant on car theft, it's not the same. Stealing a car involves taking something away. Pirating a game to test out costs nobody anything, since I wouldn't buy the game without trying it out anyway. As I said, I've been burned enough and my money is worth something.
Hah, you say that as if nobody has ever been burned by a good demo and a mediocre game. If I'm spending the money, I will try out the actual product, thanks, not just what the company wants me to see before they have my money.
Right, I guess I will go ask all of the game companies I've purchased from for my money back then, since I just pirated them before them and was only bullshitting when I paid for them afterward.
I ALWAYS pirate before I purchase. On the one occasion I made an except, I got burned by poor replay-value (Bioshock).
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It works just fine for me, too. What's your problem?
I suspect he was tagged 'Troll' for calling it an "environmentalist rant". Even though he is completely right.
What in blazes are you babbling about?
Maybe I'm missing your point. The topic here is the ACID 3 test. Are you saying that the ACID 3 test is built on quirks?
Read the AC's post below.
Actually, MS hires some of the best coders in the world. You're just an idiot.
I would agree, but they HAVE to shoot for Acid 3 compatibility for the next release or browser nerds will be up in arms and it will be a huge PR problem.
I mean, look at all of the dumbasses who already compare its Acid 3 score with other browsers who do better. They will be even less easy to quiet down next time around.
Microsoft could give each open source developer a wheel barrow filled with gold and they would bitch about having to push it to the car. Why does anyone post any MS related article on /.? I just love it when MS is compared to the Nazi party and Bill Gates is called Hitler. It is as clear an indication as any just how out of touch the Open Source community is. Hitler murdered over 6 million people and Bill Gates ran a software company...? I am not seeing the comparison.
I made this very same argument on another story not long ago and actually had people argue with me that Bill Gates is as bad as Hitler. How fucking out of touch is that?
Don't worry, you replied to Twitter; I'm sure he dug up one of his sockpuppets to mod you with.
Now little Jimmy's playing point-making! You're so cute! I just wanna pick you up and squeeze your little face until you squeak!
Why the hell did I get modded flamebait? I was making a joke about the AC, for christ's sake.
Some would say the same about ACs.
It doesn't, but it does suggest that you use it to create something, which is a hell of a lot more descriptive than most other things on the list.
That's what's sad; The most descriptive name on the list is still pretty vague. But at least you figure out it's for creating something.
How is AutoCAD as descriptive as Visual Studio? Visual Studio tells you two things: It is a studio, and you work visually. AutoCAD tells you two things: It is Automatic, and... CAD? What the fuck does CAD mean?
Disclaimer: I KNOW WHAT CAD MEANS. That doesn't make the name more descriptive.
Is it sad that Visual Studio was is perhaps the most descriptive out of all of those names?
I assume you're implying that I should play a friend's copy. Yeah, I do that if I can. It's easier than pirating.
Actually, I would rather that they put their two worst levels in the demo! That would keep them honest! If their worst levels are good enough to make me want to buy the game, that would be very impressive. It wouldn't be likely that only two levels are even built, since demos generally are made backwards from release candidates, and very few are released THAT far in advance.
I laugh at this idea of what you think I "deserve". I spend more money on games in a year than most people do in a lifetime, whether I pirate it first or not. What I deserve is to make sure I'm not getting screwed. Your idea of "doing business" is what allows weak developers to continue releasing weak products.
You sure do go on interesting tangents when you get mad! No worries though, it's clear that you have no intention of actually considering anything I say (as evidenced above, you only read the sentence where I said piracy takes nothing away). I am done with this. You may think me dangerous for being a pirate, but closed-minded people are more dangerous than I could ever dream of being. ;)
While I'm sure you enjoyed your little rant on car theft, it's not the same. Stealing a car involves taking something away. Pirating a game to test out costs nobody anything, since I wouldn't buy the game without trying it out anyway. As I said, I've been burned enough and my money is worth something.
Do you even know what "The cat is out of the bag" means? You're thinking of "That ship has sailed" or something like that.
Hah, you say that as if nobody has ever been burned by a good demo and a mediocre game. If I'm spending the money, I will try out the actual product, thanks, not just what the company wants me to see before they have my money.
Right, I guess I will go ask all of the game companies I've purchased from for my money back then, since I just pirated them before them and was only bullshitting when I paid for them afterward. I ALWAYS pirate before I purchase. On the one occasion I made an except, I got burned by poor replay-value (Bioshock).
Only if you count the special edition released decades later where the cutting was much improved so everything made more sense.
Perhaps not, but it certainly couldn't hurt to know that the application's inner workings are publicly available.