Isn't it the case in enterprises where they would rather keep things status quo instead of adding additional layers of (potential) problems?
I believe they won't convert unless there's sufficient financial (dis)incentive to do so.
That is alot of extra cost (conversion = cpu + time), hacks (tracking what are converted and which aren't) and HTTP tricks (which not all mobiles/desktop browsers report correctly).
Let me remind you that YouTube is not making Google profit (IIRC). Any sensible corporation would choose a route that is more maintainable and at a lower cost.
The above author clearly did not read the post fully, for it's clearly not "half-his-argument".
The main argument is that Youtube probably can't/won't convert their existing video collection, which is likely t be huge.
The second argument is that many viewing devices only support H264.
The third argument is that OGG uses more space and hence bandwidth, increasing pressure on ISPs and depleting your bandwidth cap faster.
The fourth argument is that it's already a standard adopted by many commercial devices, with shooting devices being one of them.
Well, sure, YouTube can convert them all, but isn't that a huge waste of CPU cycles on their part?
No point insisting on a format that cannot deliver in performance, compatibility and popularity.
As I came to the end of the article, I saw...
"You are not logged in.... or post as Anonymous Coward."
I wonder, with all these fancy features and identity management, will the veil of anonymity on the internet be removed?
Internet censorship has always been limited because the internet as we know it makes it hard with its anonymity and proxies, etc.
The question is will a government-funded internet make big-brother-ing easier?
That said, you must keep in mind that Amazon is the sole provider for the ebooks for the Kindle device (the most popular ebook reading device besides Sony), whereas there is tons of competition and alternatives to obtain paperback books.
For one, avid readers who aren't tech savvy probably wont purchase books online from them.
Their statistics are inherently flawed.
The most brilliant of innovations are seemingly obvious.
The iPhone is (in essence) touch screen + phone, a combination of two commonly used components.
However, is it not innovative?
Things may be different where you are, but there ARE places with people who are poor in rural areas.
There ARE also people who are illiterate (can speak, can't read, fyi).
Whilst (nearly) everyone who needs to search will have access to a telephone or at least a payphone, the same cannot be said of computers.
And telephone companies aren't willing to configure an internet connection (even dialup, maybe?) for such low demand.
This is a decent idea, but there must be sufficient publicity first.
For those who can't access computers probably would find it challenging to chance upon this service.
So, if you were that pilot, you would be perfectly understanding and calm if someone did that to you?
Of course, ignoring your relatives and friends who would be extremely sad if you lose control and die.
Also, ignoring those who gets injured (probably including those who fired the laser) if the helicopter crashes.
And the medical fees...
And the cost of replacing the helicopter...
You get the idea. I hope you do.
Not everything needs to be updated.
Just like people still die from murder 10 years ago, we still do today.
If anything more, we are valuing privacy more than we did in 1988.
Microsoft has described the new approach as a "change of tactics". It said efforts to tackle piracy had seen numbers of fake copies of Vista at half the level of XP, the previous Windows operating system.
Wow, even pirates don't want Vista. Speaks volumes.
I think it really matters whether the game developers are going to be replaced by Activision or not, as a decrease in quality might spark some anger. Especially since their number of players are... alot.
In some countries, you have to bribe to get things done quicker/easier.
Otherwise, you lose competitive edge.
With the many companies Samsung has to compete with, they doubtlessly cannot afford to be behind.
Note that I'm not say that it's right.
It's just that they have their employees and survival to take care of too.
It's just like in a world of nuclear weapons, not building some for protection is foolish.
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Isn't it the case in enterprises where they would rather keep things status quo instead of adding additional layers of (potential) problems? I believe they won't convert unless there's sufficient financial (dis)incentive to do so.
Oh no, they're inflitrating Slashdot too!
That is alot of extra cost (conversion = cpu + time), hacks (tracking what are converted and which aren't) and HTTP tricks (which not all mobiles/desktop browsers report correctly).
Let me remind you that YouTube is not making Google profit (IIRC).
Any sensible corporation would choose a route that is more maintainable and at a lower cost.
The above author clearly did not read the post fully, for it's clearly not "half-his-argument". The main argument is that Youtube probably can't/won't convert their existing video collection, which is likely t be huge. The second argument is that many viewing devices only support H264. The third argument is that OGG uses more space and hence bandwidth, increasing pressure on ISPs and depleting your bandwidth cap faster. The fourth argument is that it's already a standard adopted by many commercial devices, with shooting devices being one of them. Well, sure, YouTube can convert them all, but isn't that a huge waste of CPU cycles on their part? No point insisting on a format that cannot deliver in performance, compatibility and popularity.
As I came to the end of the article, I saw... "You are not logged in. ... or post as Anonymous Coward."
I wonder, with all these fancy features and identity management, will the veil of anonymity on the internet be removed?
Internet censorship has always been limited because the internet as we know it makes it hard with its anonymity and proxies, etc.
The question is will a government-funded internet make big-brother-ing easier?
That said, you must keep in mind that Amazon is the sole provider for the ebooks for the Kindle device (the most popular ebook reading device besides Sony), whereas there is tons of competition and alternatives to obtain paperback books. For one, avid readers who aren't tech savvy probably wont purchase books online from them. Their statistics are inherently flawed.
The most brilliant of innovations are seemingly obvious. The iPhone is (in essence) touch screen + phone, a combination of two commonly used components. However, is it not innovative?
Things may be different where you are, but there ARE places with people who are poor in rural areas. There ARE also people who are illiterate (can speak, can't read, fyi). Whilst (nearly) everyone who needs to search will have access to a telephone or at least a payphone, the same cannot be said of computers. And telephone companies aren't willing to configure an internet connection (even dialup, maybe?) for such low demand. This is a decent idea, but there must be sufficient publicity first. For those who can't access computers probably would find it challenging to chance upon this service.
So, if you were that pilot, you would be perfectly understanding and calm if someone did that to you? Of course, ignoring your relatives and friends who would be extremely sad if you lose control and die. Also, ignoring those who gets injured (probably including those who fired the laser) if the helicopter crashes. And the medical fees... And the cost of replacing the helicopter... You get the idea. I hope you do.
Not everything needs to be updated. Just like people still die from murder 10 years ago, we still do today. If anything more, we are valuing privacy more than we did in 1988.
Microsoft has described the new approach as a "change of tactics". It said efforts to tackle piracy had seen numbers of fake copies of Vista at half the level of XP, the previous Windows operating system. Wow, even pirates don't want Vista. Speaks volumes.
How is the WoW community going to take it?
... alot.
I think it really matters whether the game developers are going to be replaced by Activision or not, as a decrease in quality might spark some anger.
Especially since their number of players are
In some countries, you have to bribe to get things done quicker/easier. Otherwise, you lose competitive edge. With the many companies Samsung has to compete with, they doubtlessly cannot afford to be behind. Note that I'm not say that it's right. It's just that they have their employees and survival to take care of too. It's just like in a world of nuclear weapons, not building some for protection is foolish.
Such will probably produce an elitist society where the famous gets more opportunity and those striving to improve gets none.
In addition, this will widen the divide between those whom you term "smart" and "less-capable".