Re:A PS2 with different games
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XBox Released
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Amen!! You also forgot to mention that the XBOX has the capability to do Dolby Digital 5.1 audio as well! Game enthusiasts meet home theater enthusiasts.:)
Oh Microsoft, what a nice big juicy steak you are!
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Racism At Microsoft?
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I don't know all the details about these racist claims against Microsoft, but it sounds to me that these individuals are taking advantage of the big Cash Cow that Microsoft is. How many companies get sued for 5 Billion in racist claims by so few people? How many companies could afford 5 billion? What a minute, maybe there is a link here? Why not sue if there is a chance to get money from a company that could afford it? Or maybe at least settle out of court for cash to spare a big company like Microsoft from public ridicule and embarrassment on this issue. It seems to me (by the amount of money that these people are suing for) that this may be opportunism at its worst.
Virtual war, an adaptive process...
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Virtual War
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Just like anything else in a world of conflict, "Virtual War" is just an adaptation to stay ahead of the game. Let's face it, someone comes up with the first new weapon like a tank, a plane, or an atom bomb or whatever. Someone is the first to create a weapon and then someone else either develops the same thing or a counter to it. For simplicity sake, take a tank for instance. A tank is developed and then a anti-armor piercing artillery shell or missile (Hellfire) is developed to counter the tank. This is then countered with heavier armor which in turn a better artillery shell or missile is then produced to counter the heavier armor. Or, a plane is produced so other planes are created and AAA or SAMS are created to counter the plane. So then stealth is introduced and then advanced radar to detect stealth is created and so on. An atom bomb is created; another country creates the atom bomb and after that, we try to counter with a missile defense system like STAR WARS (although to our knowledge, hasn't been developed yet). Virtual War is just another stepping-stone to get an advantage over an adversary. Yes, I would agree with the author that other countries will soon develop the technology for "Virtual Warfare", but until then, it appears the U.S. has the current advantage. I don't see Virtual Warfare as being morally wrong or right; it's just the evolution of technological warfare, nothing more. I see the future as being fought with un-manned jets, maybe mechanical soldiers, this being done to lesson the human loss for whichever country is using the tactic of "Virtual Warfare". Heck, maybe it will end up being like Star Wars Episode 1 or Terminator where the droids and machines are the ones fighting until one side surrenders. I guess my point is this; with the growth of technology, how could we ignore the advances and abilities it gives us. If we don't use it, someone else will. And by that we would leave ourselves vulnerable to the "Virtual Warfare" of other countries.
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Amen!! You also forgot to mention that the XBOX has the capability to do Dolby Digital 5.1 audio as well! Game enthusiasts meet home theater enthusiasts. :)
I don't know all the details about these racist claims against Microsoft, but it sounds to me that these individuals are taking advantage of the big Cash Cow that Microsoft is. How many companies get sued for 5 Billion in racist claims by so few people? How many companies could afford 5 billion? What a minute, maybe there is a link here? Why not sue if there is a chance to get money from a company that could afford it? Or maybe at least settle out of court for cash to spare a big company like Microsoft from public ridicule and embarrassment on this issue. It seems to me (by the amount of money that these people are suing for) that this may be opportunism at its worst.
Just like anything else in a world of conflict, "Virtual War" is just an adaptation to stay ahead of the game. Let's face it, someone comes up with the first new weapon like a tank, a plane, or an atom bomb or whatever. Someone is the first to create a weapon and then someone else either develops the same thing or a counter to it. For simplicity sake, take a tank for instance. A tank is developed and then a anti-armor piercing artillery shell or missile (Hellfire) is developed to counter the tank. This is then countered with heavier armor which in turn a better artillery shell or missile is then produced to counter the heavier armor. Or, a plane is produced so other planes are created and AAA or SAMS are created to counter the plane. So then stealth is introduced and then advanced radar to detect stealth is created and so on. An atom bomb is created; another country creates the atom bomb and after that, we try to counter with a missile defense system like STAR WARS (although to our knowledge, hasn't been developed yet). Virtual War is just another stepping-stone to get an advantage over an adversary. Yes, I would agree with the author that other countries will soon develop the technology for "Virtual Warfare", but until then, it appears the U.S. has the current advantage. I don't see Virtual Warfare as being morally wrong or right; it's just the evolution of technological warfare, nothing more. I see the future as being fought with un-manned jets, maybe mechanical soldiers, this being done to lesson the human loss for whichever country is using the tactic of "Virtual Warfare". Heck, maybe it will end up being like Star Wars Episode 1 or Terminator where the droids and machines are the ones fighting until one side surrenders. I guess my point is this; with the growth of technology, how could we ignore the advances and abilities it gives us. If we don't use it, someone else will. And by that we would leave ourselves vulnerable to the "Virtual Warfare" of other countries.