They sold Skype to eBay. But managed to maintain ownership of a chunk of code because eBay's lawyers were fucking retarded. They now claim eBay has altered that code, thus infringing on their copyrights.
Why are now suing for damages that could be up $75,000,000. Per day.
My question - how do they know the source doe was altered?
Are we talking about Red Alert, Red Alert 2, or Red Alert 3?
Red Alert was awesome, though it was basically C&C: What If...? in terms of gameplay. (Actually Red Alert is the direct prequel to the original C&C) The expansions (Counterstrike and Aftermath) added a ton of new units and maps, but nothing story-wise.
Red Alert 2 was awesome. This time we even got a whole new graphics style and presentation. This is where Red Alert got it's identity. Sadly, this was the last game with Westwood's direct involvement. The story was shit. This is where they tried to create to separate universes (C&C and RA) despite the fact that they are the same universe. The gameplay was significantly improved over the original.
The expansion (Yuri's Revenge) added Yuri's faction as playable and continued the story, but there were two problems: Yuri's storyline was utter shit, and the faction was horribly overpowered. It took ages for EA to fix exploits regarding all of Yuri's Gatling units (such as them being able to fire through structures) and they never really balanced the faction (the Gatling units could be made to always keep their guns spinning at full speed, the naval units were extremely overpowered, and Yuri's superweapon was in a class of it's own). It was common to see people want to play Yuri's Revenge online (because of the other things it added), only to find "NO YURI" in the title of all the game lobbies.
Red Alert 3 was utter shit story-wise. In terms of gameplay, it's okay, though it's extremely dumbed down from previous C&C entries. In terms of balance, it's the absolute worst piece of shit ever. EA blatantly fucked with the balance in order to achieve their desired ranking of the factions: Allies, the Empire, and then a mile behind, Soviets. Rampant cheating and a terrible online infrastructure make the online experience a fucking joke.
It's got a pretty shitty DRM system too, where you're damned game has to authorize against their servers. You're limited to 5 installs. They finally caved and gave people a button in the game to deauthorize their installation, but it's not a part of the normal uninstall routine.
There's been one expansion pack - something about Yuriko. I don't know, it's single player, digital distribution only. It's shit. In fact, it's the only C&C game I do not own. (Hell, I didn't even bother to pirate this shit.)
In short: Red Alert: Two thumbs up. Red Alert 2: Two thumbs up, fuck you if you play Yuri. Red Alert 3: Two thumbs straight down your fucking throat, EA.
I can't wait for next week's headline about building stem cells from nanotubes. Then the next week, the report about repairing any nanotube material by slathering nanotube stem cells on it.
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My points were:
Wouldn't obtaining said code for inspection be illegal without a warrant?
Why isn't eBay's further idiocy (passing the code out like Dr. Tran with hot dickings) mentioned in the summary?
A lot of people just got whooshed.
I almost did, then I noticed my typo.
My hat has been thusly tipped, sir.
True - which is why you keep an eye on your finances, and if shit goes down, you get a lawyer and sue sue sue.
That, and something about eggs and baskets.
Only the dumbest of shits would want those things.
Check again.
Not only is that bullshit, there are these things called laws that protect you.
Beyond that, when you're talking about bank failure (instead of fraud or stupidity), you've got the FDIC.
Only the dumbest of shits pay for those things.
Don't worry - it was referenced in the Simpsons.
They sold Skype to eBay.
But managed to maintain ownership of a chunk of code because eBay's lawyers were fucking retarded.
They now claim eBay has altered that code, thus infringing on their copyrights.
Why are now suing for damages that could be up $75,000,000. Per day.
My question - how do they know the source doe was altered?
Are we talking about Red Alert, Red Alert 2, or Red Alert 3?
Red Alert was awesome, though it was basically C&C: What If...? in terms of gameplay. (Actually Red Alert is the direct prequel to the original C&C) The expansions (Counterstrike and Aftermath) added a ton of new units and maps, but nothing story-wise.
Red Alert 2 was awesome. This time we even got a whole new graphics style and presentation. This is where Red Alert got it's identity. Sadly, this was the last game with Westwood's direct involvement. The story was shit. This is where they tried to create to separate universes (C&C and RA) despite the fact that they are the same universe. The gameplay was significantly improved over the original.
The expansion (Yuri's Revenge) added Yuri's faction as playable and continued the story, but there were two problems: Yuri's storyline was utter shit, and the faction was horribly overpowered. It took ages for EA to fix exploits regarding all of Yuri's Gatling units (such as them being able to fire through structures) and they never really balanced the faction (the Gatling units could be made to always keep their guns spinning at full speed, the naval units were extremely overpowered, and Yuri's superweapon was in a class of it's own). It was common to see people want to play Yuri's Revenge online (because of the other things it added), only to find "NO YURI" in the title of all the game lobbies.
Red Alert 3 was utter shit story-wise.
In terms of gameplay, it's okay, though it's extremely dumbed down from previous C&C entries.
In terms of balance, it's the absolute worst piece of shit ever. EA blatantly fucked with the balance in order to achieve their desired ranking of the factions: Allies, the Empire, and then a mile behind, Soviets.
Rampant cheating and a terrible online infrastructure make the online experience a fucking joke.
It's got a pretty shitty DRM system too, where you're damned game has to authorize against their servers. You're limited to 5 installs. They finally caved and gave people a button in the game to deauthorize their installation, but it's not a part of the normal uninstall routine.
There's been one expansion pack - something about Yuriko. I don't know, it's single player, digital distribution only. It's shit. In fact, it's the only C&C game I do not own. (Hell, I didn't even bother to pirate this shit.)
In short:
Red Alert: Two thumbs up.
Red Alert 2: Two thumbs up, fuck you if you play Yuri.
Red Alert 3: Two thumbs straight down your fucking throat, EA.
Get rid of the DHS.
They have done NOTHING but shit on America.
I suspect the main hurdle here will be the court clerk reading "qiweroqw.com" aloud.
I can't wait for next week's headline about building stem cells from nanotubes. Then the next week, the report about repairing any nanotube material by slathering nanotube stem cells on it.
Fuck. 1400 fps is fast.
But can it play Crysis?
"On a side note, I'm pretty sure whips are only effective against Dracula and Nazis."
You forgot lions. Lion tamers use a whip and a chair.
I await further AC replies...
I've got a 10 incher myself, and I can assure you I'm not quick.
Yeah, this doesn't make any sense at all.
Go kill a bug. Any bug.
Then place it outside.
Come back in a 30 minutes.
Other bugs will be devouring it, most likely ants.
Because it can't tweet when it's DDoSed, duh.
Ugh I failed.
No, believe it or not, IPv6's ridiculously slow uptake is MS's fault.
No, believe it or not, IPv6's ridiculously slow uptake is NOT MS's fault.
IPv6 only allows about 3.4 * 10^38 addresses.
Not nearly enough!
Protip: We were networking long before IP. If you were talking about MAC addresses, you'd have a point.
Yes, ISPs suck.
No, believe it or not, IPv6's ridiculously slow uptake is MS's fault.
Yes, IPv6 will be here one day.
Wouldn't you be putting your net negative charge in the net positive charge?
Charge transfer being done through electrons, of course. Anyone doing it with positrons will be turned into a pillar of salt.
I can't wait to DDoS your fridge, then call you up (over VoIP) and ask you if your fridge is running.
Why?
Ah, so the silver-colored, reflective dust tape, then?
Or maybe you people can start using duct tapes for what it was intended - patching up wounds.
Same goes for you whippersnappers who think super glue is anything but a liquid bandage.
Yeah, I really don't get this bullshit.
People keep talking about plastic cases.
I have never seen a computer case without fucking metal.
I have seen designs for such, though.
I can only imagine the amount of fail.