Going multiplatform and implementing standards means coding for the 100% of the prospective clients instead of the 90% or less owned by microsoft, and it's not 2x the cost of a windows only solution. That is retarded.
If I find a way to produce a square tire rim and it works ok, and I have a following of about 1%-9% of car users out in the marketplace. Would I expect Goodyear to make a rubber tire to support my square rim? Fuck no I would not. You go for the majority of your users and sadly that is Microsoft. As much as you may hate it Microsoft is the majority. Just because Linux is an option does not mean you MUST support it. When you see Linux on 20-30% of the computers in the marketplace then it you need to start supporting it. Till then it is just throwing money into the wind.
Do you know what their back end looks like? Is it a Microsoft server, or a Linux server? With windows you can get software for free that does streaming video. How hard is it for an admin to install a version that supports video for Linux. I am just saying we do not have all the details and they probably had a good reason to not support Linux. Just like a year back my friend was creating a flash site and he was on flash 8 and he wanted me to test it in Linux and it would not work (Linux only had flash 7 at the time) so he kept using flash 8 because it was the latest and greatest and had the features he wanted. He did not support Linux because very few of his users ran Linux. Why should he change to flash 7 or wait till flash 9 just to support 1% of his user base? It is throwing money out the window.
You forget to factor in they are probably on legacy code that was built back in 1998 or so that runs on windows and was designed to work with IE etc. Also if their servers were windows servers and they were using the windows streaming video software it would require a rewrite to get it to work in something other then IE or something other then windows because that is all their servers support. We do not have all the details but I bet it came down to cost.
I think you are forgetting that you have to look at file formating cost: How long it takes to convert the file to that format because time is money and if you do not break the story because you are converting a file you just lost money.
How much band with does it cost to send the other format?
How hard is it for a NORMAL user to find a media player that supports the other format?
Does a user have to pay for the player that supports that format?
It all comes down to getting users to your site and making sure the user has no problems browsing your site. Using a windows format answers and eliminates most of those questions. You may not like this because you are a Linux user, I am a Linux user also but you have to look at it from a business perspective. They are managers not geeks. They worry about one thing...the bottom line.
According to Ashley Highfield, the reason that the player only supports Windows XP is that only a small number of Linux visitors have come to the BBC's website. Sad to say I have to agree with her. With the exception of Slashdots' visitors the majority of the computer users run Windows. That is why the company I write software for only develops browser applications for windows. Why spend $50k (assuming you have 2 software developers and it takes them 6 months to finish and test the application so they both used up $25k of the companies money) developing an application when only 1% of your user base is going to use the application. I know they could have put the videos into a different format but it all comes down to cost. With cost you have to factor in time. How long does it take to convert those videos to a different format, how much bigger is the file format (costing more bandwidth) etc. No matter how much you guys like Linux and hate Windows (or like Windows whatever) on the business side of things it comes down to money and getting a return on your investment. With Linux you do not immediately see a return on your investment.
Also blizzard does not have a name like Star Wars in the title. Yeah War Craft is an household name and so is Star Craft but it does not compete with Star Wars. On that note I wonder if blizzard strikes back with a Star Craft MMOG?
Yes the same happened with DAOC. They got bought out by EA:( and they made the game to easy. It was an honor to have a crafter, now they made it easy. They made it hard to be the best player, now you can solo your way to become maxed out and be the best. They gave the game away to the people who just want to play every now and then. Just so they could make a buck. Now DAOC is loosing users left and right for other games.
Hmm could you please provide some proof to these claims? I would LOVE to see some proof about how this administration was doing questionable things prior to 9-11. By questionable I will assume you mean spying or wire tapping etc.
At the speed of government, doesn't it make you ask how they were able to cobble together the DHS?!
Also I think after an act of war such as 9-11 the government can act quite fast.
I guess the rest of slashdot does not care about dates. It just shows the mobs bias against whoever is near the top of the hate list. The post does not have to be correct and slashdot would hate them if it goes against Linux, privacy, or open source. I could post Sun Micro systems kills kittens to help produce a better version of Java and/. would hate Sun.
Because rather then someone going to ATI to get a new card because someone found a card that is $50 lower then the $400 Nvidia card. Nvidia is competing with itself to get all of the market. Either way you still bought a card from Nvidia so it is not a loss. It is just a gain that may have went to ATI instead.
Hey dumb ass you are in a space suite in probably the second most unforgiving environment (under the ocean is the first most unforgiving). He probably gave his best educated guess to express to NASA on the ground that they have a problem. Then NASA will figure out a plan of action to figure out in more detail what the problem exactly is. So yeah I guess you are always sure what the problem is 100% of the time? Maybe you should go into space it sounds like your arrogant ass could save the day.
OMFG! But this is a camera on every street corner. Not a Cop. Man I thought Slashdot loved the "Your invading my privacy stuff". Guess I found the one person who does not care about their privacy.
Oh no. I am just trying to fit in on Slashdot. Normally I would have the opposite views. I don't give a crap who takes a picture of me picking my nose. I Just tend to get trolled so I figured I would try something new.:) So yeah I don't care if they know if I am smiling.
How long till this product is in an airport near you figuring out if you are happy. If you are not you get corn holed with extra screening because you must be a terrorist. Perhaps this software will be used at the exit to a bar. If you are too happy or too sad, you are drunk. What if this software is used allover the place and it is saved. An employer could search you and find out if you are typically a sad or happy person and you then do not get the job because you are a sad person. Or could this be used for discrimination? Show someone of an African American hanging and if the person smiles they are a bigot? (Yes I think racism is wrong, it was just an example. Insert African American and hanging for something else if you want.)
Who said a bow and arrow was useless?
A bow and arrow is useless just use a gun:)
Myself personally if I were to pop that thing I would use a thumb tack. A bow & arrow and a gun take all the fun out of it.
Wouldn't the images not be as clear because of the Earths' atmosphere? It would still probably be better quality images then a ground based telescope. Why not just use a plane and add some technology to steady the camera?
Americans are not poor. Maybe some are poor but on a majority I think we are doing just fine. That is also why we rank first in GDP. So I think we just do not want to spend our money on... shit.
I think the reason the "cool" toys are someplace else is because the American market on a whole does not care for these products. Yes a few geeks may find some of these gadgets cool but the US market on a whole does not care for it. If only 5 million people of the whole US population think the gadget is cool and of those 5 million only 250,000 would ever purchase the product; what is the point of selling it in the US? I think most companies know if you want to make it big and you have a product to sell you sell it in the US. Just like if you are a rock band and you are from another country your sales jump when you cross the pond.
I have a seaking suspicion that all the Storm Worm doomsayers are out to sell us their solution. This has echoes reminiscent of the Y2K fiasco.
That is so 1999 you need to catch up with the times. The current fiasco is global warming. Al Gore told us so, so it must be true!
Aww. You bring a tear to my eyes. Did that make you feel better? Maybe you should read the post that follow it explains most of it. I think you are just too set in your ways. You know, everything must be free, the government is out to get everyone, every corporation is just trying to corn hole everyone. But hey you are a slashdot God. My opinion does not conform to yours so I bow down to you. You are correct I was rambling. Thank you for pointing this out to me. What would I have ever done if you were not here to point out what you do not like. I think I would go crazy. DustyShadow thank you. You have helped me keep my sanity for another day. You truly are the slashdot God. All bow down to DustyShadow for he knows all.
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If I find a way to produce a square tire rim and it works ok, and I have a following of about 1%-9% of car users out in the marketplace. Would I expect Goodyear to make a rubber tire to support my square rim? Fuck no I would not. You go for the majority of your users and sadly that is Microsoft. As much as you may hate it Microsoft is the majority. Just because Linux is an option does not mean you MUST support it. When you see Linux on 20-30% of the computers in the marketplace then it you need to start supporting it. Till then it is just throwing money into the wind.
Do you know what their back end looks like? Is it a Microsoft server, or a Linux server? With windows you can get software for free that does streaming video. How hard is it for an admin to install a version that supports video for Linux. I am just saying we do not have all the details and they probably had a good reason to not support Linux. Just like a year back my friend was creating a flash site and he was on flash 8 and he wanted me to test it in Linux and it would not work (Linux only had flash 7 at the time) so he kept using flash 8 because it was the latest and greatest and had the features he wanted. He did not support Linux because very few of his users ran Linux. Why should he change to flash 7 or wait till flash 9 just to support 1% of his user base? It is throwing money out the window.
You forget to factor in they are probably on legacy code that was built back in 1998 or so that runs on windows and was designed to work with IE etc. Also if their servers were windows servers and they were using the windows streaming video software it would require a rewrite to get it to work in something other then IE or something other then windows because that is all their servers support. We do not have all the details but I bet it came down to cost.
I think you are forgetting that you have to look at file formating cost: How long it takes to convert the file to that format because time is money and if you do not break the story because you are converting a file you just lost money.
How much band with does it cost to send the other format?
How hard is it for a NORMAL user to find a media player that supports the other format?
Does a user have to pay for the player that supports that format?
It all comes down to getting users to your site and making sure the user has no problems browsing your site. Using a windows format answers and eliminates most of those questions. You may not like this because you are a Linux user, I am a Linux user also but you have to look at it from a business perspective. They are managers not geeks. They worry about one thing...the bottom line.
Yeah the plug is ready to be pulled. It is just easier to say it is EA's fault. They sure fucked up Westwood :)
Also blizzard does not have a name like Star Wars in the title. Yeah War Craft is an household name and so is Star Craft but it does not compete with Star Wars. On that note I wonder if blizzard strikes back with a Star Craft MMOG?
Yes the same happened with DAOC. They got bought out by EA :( and they made the game to easy. It was an honor to have a crafter, now they made it easy. They made it hard to be the best player, now you can solo your way to become maxed out and be the best. They gave the game away to the people who just want to play every now and then. Just so they could make a buck. Now DAOC is loosing users left and right for other games.
Maybe with Bioware writing the code instead of Sony Online we can get a good Star Wars MMOG.
Also I think after an act of war such as 9-11 the government can act quite fast.
I guess the rest of slashdot does not care about dates. It just shows the mobs bias against whoever is near the top of the hate list. The post does not have to be correct and slashdot would hate them if it goes against Linux, privacy, or open source. I could post Sun Micro systems kills kittens to help produce a better version of Java and /. would hate Sun.
Because rather then someone going to ATI to get a new card because someone found a card that is $50 lower then the $400 Nvidia card. Nvidia is competing with itself to get all of the market. Either way you still bought a card from Nvidia so it is not a loss. It is just a gain that may have went to ATI instead.
Hey dumb ass you are in a space suite in probably the second most unforgiving environment (under the ocean is the first most unforgiving). He probably gave his best educated guess to express to NASA on the ground that they have a problem. Then NASA will figure out a plan of action to figure out in more detail what the problem exactly is. So yeah I guess you are always sure what the problem is 100% of the time? Maybe you should go into space it sounds like your arrogant ass could save the day.
No I do not think it has a John Kerry mode.
OMFG! But this is a camera on every street corner. Not a Cop. Man I thought Slashdot loved the "Your invading my privacy stuff". Guess I found the one person who does not care about their privacy.
Oh no. I am just trying to fit in on Slashdot. Normally I would have the opposite views. I don't give a crap who takes a picture of me picking my nose. I Just tend to get trolled so I figured I would try something new. :) So yeah I don't care if they know if I am smiling.
How long till this product is in an airport near you figuring out if you are happy. If you are not you get corn holed with extra screening because you must be a terrorist. Perhaps this software will be used at the exit to a bar. If you are too happy or too sad, you are drunk. What if this software is used allover the place and it is saved. An employer could search you and find out if you are typically a sad or happy person and you then do not get the job because you are a sad person. Or could this be used for discrimination? Show someone of an African American hanging and if the person smiles they are a bigot? (Yes I think racism is wrong, it was just an example. Insert African American and hanging for something else if you want.)
What does being high up have to do with being green? Or are you referring to pot?
What!! You mean Al Gore lied to me!? *covers ears*
A bow and arrow is useless just use a gun
Myself personally if I were to pop that thing I would use a thumb tack. A bow & arrow and a gun take all the fun out of it.
Wouldn't the images not be as clear because of the Earths' atmosphere? It would still probably be better quality images then a ground based telescope. Why not just use a plane and add some technology to steady the camera?
Americans are not poor. Maybe some are poor but on a majority I think we are doing just fine. That is also why we rank first in GDP. So I think we just do not want to spend our money on ... shit.
I think the reason the "cool" toys are someplace else is because the American market on a whole does not care for these products. Yes a few geeks may find some of these gadgets cool but the US market on a whole does not care for it. If only 5 million people of the whole US population think the gadget is cool and of those 5 million only 250,000 would ever purchase the product; what is the point of selling it in the US? I think most companies know if you want to make it big and you have a product to sell you sell it in the US. Just like if you are a rock band and you are from another country your sales jump when you cross the pond.
That is so 1999 you need to catch up with the times. The current fiasco is global warming. Al Gore told us so, so it must be true!
Aww. You bring a tear to my eyes. Did that make you feel better? Maybe you should read the post that follow it explains most of it. I think you are just too set in your ways. You know, everything must be free, the government is out to get everyone, every corporation is just trying to corn hole everyone. But hey you are a slashdot God. My opinion does not conform to yours so I bow down to you. You are correct I was rambling. Thank you for pointing this out to me. What would I have ever done if you were not here to point out what you do not like. I think I would go crazy. DustyShadow thank you. You have helped me keep my sanity for another day. You truly are the slashdot God. All bow down to DustyShadow for he knows all.