Everyone knows that the HL1 engine is based on Q1 and Q2 along with their modifications and that the HL2 engine is a heavily modified version of the HL1 engine so yes there is still Q2 code in the Source engine and I don't recall Gabe ever say that plus the fact that they've licensed the code from Id means that Carmack wouldn't have done anything.
That said my point wasn't that it took no effort to create but creating something and them more or less letting it sit there to rot isn't a smart thing to do.
Google doesn't promote some of its other services as much as it should. For instance what's the point of buying Orkut and then not promoting it? Unless the whole point was to kill it off for Blogger.
I enjoy this product and yeah I can still use it but why bother when it'll never improve and may disappear for me in the near future too?
Google's biggest problem is they have something like Notebook that has real potential but they put zero effort into it and then it's no surprise it's not very popular.
They should focus on search but they should start trying to build up more of a foothold in other areas because there's no guarantee they'll be the top dog forever.
In the case of Windows Media Player I didn't as such if it was installed or not. It's bad but at least it only hurts the user by limiting their choice.
In the case of browsers, having the least secure one being installed by default, impossible to remove and being the most popular does affect me and others. It'll be these clueless people who'll "join" a botnet and end up sending me more junk mail if not worse.
The only solution is either to punish the people too stupid to own a computer for their negligence, like you would do with a irresponsible driver or punish the company that creates the bad software.
Personally I think both should be done then MS is forced to make IE safer and people will start thinking when using their computer.
I'm sure Opera is doing this for selfish reasons but I can let that slide if the outcome leads to a better and safer internet experience for everyone.
So like I said because their stupidity can affect me I think I have every right to see something done about it.
Q: How do you know a liberal has lost an argument?
A: They start calling you names
Which would make Rush Limbaugh a liberal. It would in fact make the Bush administration liberal throwing the name terrorist around way too freely.
That would make you a liberal as well as a lot of so called conservatives since anyone that doesn't fully agree with their opinions is a socialist, liberal or pinko.
Q: How do you make a liberal sad?
A: Remind them of their carbon footprint
Q: How do you make a liberal angry?
A: Tell them a Capitalist is making money off their carbon footprint
The biggest problem with this as a whole is it's just baseless name calling from a racist simpleton.
It ignores the fact I'm a conservative but a real one which believes in actual conservatism and not pandering to the South and their huge population of low-IQ, high religion gullible dimwits, like yourself.
Capitalism isn't about breaking laws and shitting all over everyone. Maybe when you understand capitalism then you can start your own business, make a decent living and stop resorting to being a grumpy little racist tit.
No one is saying they can't have a browser but that they would have a choice in which ones they want and don't want.
As far as IE being an important part of the OS now, thanks to the internet, that doesn't mean it has to be included or non-removable. There are a lot of parts of the OS you can uninstall. It just happens that MS doesn't want you to uninstall IE because they know it's shit.
Because it is impossible to get access to another computer. So much so that we should support their monopoly no matter how damaging it is to computing.
That's not true AT all. IE became dominant because IE 4.x was much, much better than NN was as IE had a fully programmable object model and NN was stuck with a partially programmable one. Remember document.write?
I wish I could forget but that's all grandma will talk about if you mention computers.
Yes a list of software licences not easily found on their site will really help when someone is deciding what to buy at the shop or when installing an OS and leaving them with no internet service at the time.
Sure they could research this beforehand but what I've learned from the Ubuntu laptop topic is that the average person is a moron and fans of MS think this is acceptable. Which means they'll never find that URL so it effectively doesn't exist. Which makes MS happy because they, like most software companies, don't want people to realise software licences are shit.
So you're saying the user should accept no responsibility for ticking the Ubuntu option when logic states that, it's grouped with Windows meaning you get one or the other or both.
This idea that the consumer is always right is a complete joke. It leads people to do fuck all thinking when they purchase anything and then they think it's their god given right to suffer no consequences for being a complete moron.
You still can't buy a Ubuntu laptop without actually modifying a search to include them. So yeah it's her fault completely and she won a free trip on the fail boat to stupidsville.
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No thanks. It's easier without.
Yeah but they make shoes out of wood.
Everyone knows that the HL1 engine is based on Q1 and Q2 along with their modifications and that the HL2 engine is a heavily modified version of the HL1 engine so yes there is still Q2 code in the Source engine and I don't recall Gabe ever say that plus the fact that they've licensed the code from Id means that Carmack wouldn't have done anything.
Great attitude, pikey. You still have to pay for the game if suck at it.
Maybe I should.
That said my point wasn't that it took no effort to create but creating something and them more or less letting it sit there to rot isn't a smart thing to do.
Google doesn't promote some of its other services as much as it should. For instance what's the point of buying Orkut and then not promoting it? Unless the whole point was to kill it off for Blogger.
I enjoy this product and yeah I can still use it but why bother when it'll never improve and may disappear for me in the near future too?
Google's biggest problem is they have something like Notebook that has real potential but they put zero effort into it and then it's no surprise it's not very popular.
They should focus on search but they should start trying to build up more of a foothold in other areas because there's no guarantee they'll be the top dog forever.
In the case of Windows Media Player I didn't as such if it was installed or not. It's bad but at least it only hurts the user by limiting their choice.
In the case of browsers, having the least secure one being installed by default, impossible to remove and being the most popular does affect me and others. It'll be these clueless people who'll "join" a botnet and end up sending me more junk mail if not worse.
The only solution is either to punish the people too stupid to own a computer for their negligence, like you would do with a irresponsible driver or punish the company that creates the bad software.
Personally I think both should be done then MS is forced to make IE safer and people will start thinking when using their computer.
I'm sure Opera is doing this for selfish reasons but I can let that slide if the outcome leads to a better and safer internet experience for everyone.
So like I said because their stupidity can affect me I think I have every right to see something done about it.
Not only are you racist but you're repetitive.
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Q: How do you know a liberal has lost an argument? A: They start calling you names
Which would make Rush Limbaugh a liberal. It would in fact make the Bush administration liberal throwing the name terrorist around way too freely.
That would make you a liberal as well as a lot of so called conservatives since anyone that doesn't fully agree with their opinions is a socialist, liberal or pinko.
Q: How do you make a liberal sad? A: Remind them of their carbon footprint
Q: How do you make a liberal angry? A: Tell them a Capitalist is making money off their carbon footprint
The biggest problem with this as a whole is it's just baseless name calling from a racist simpleton.
It ignores the fact I'm a conservative but a real one which believes in actual conservatism and not pandering to the South and their huge population of low-IQ, high religion gullible dimwits, like yourself.
Capitalism isn't about breaking laws and shitting all over everyone. Maybe when you understand capitalism then you can start your own business, make a decent living and stop resorting to being a grumpy little racist tit.
Exactly because MS wants people to be lazy and stupid when it comes to computing so they don't know how to try an alternative product.
That's probably the biggest reason, imo, that they shouldn't be allowed to bundle products.
That would be the same except for the fact you can throw away or even sell the remote it comes with.
Can you do that with IE?
The OEM will install one for them or they can get burnt to a disk or on a USB stick, ftp or maybe by just thinking happy thoughts.
And OJ isn't a murderer.
and they come with browsers too...
Which can be uninstalled.
No one is saying they can't have a browser but that they would have a choice in which ones they want and don't want.
As far as IE being an important part of the OS now, thanks to the internet, that doesn't mean it has to be included or non-removable. There are a lot of parts of the OS you can uninstall. It just happens that MS doesn't want you to uninstall IE because they know it's shit.
Nintendo didn't do anything nearly as bad as MS yet they were done for having a monopoly.
It just shows that justice isn't really about fairness and the US rather use it to give their companies an unfair advantage.
Because it is impossible to get access to another computer. So much so that we should support their monopoly no matter how damaging it is to computing.
That's not true AT all. IE became dominant because IE 4.x was much, much better than NN was as IE had a fully programmable object model and NN was stuck with a partially programmable one. Remember document.write?
I wish I could forget but that's all grandma will talk about if you mention computers.
Yes a list of software licences not easily found on their site will really help when someone is deciding what to buy at the shop or when installing an OS and leaving them with no internet service at the time.
Sure they could research this beforehand but what I've learned from the Ubuntu laptop topic is that the average person is a moron and fans of MS think this is acceptable. Which means they'll never find that URL so it effectively doesn't exist. Which makes MS happy because they, like most software companies, don't want people to realise software licences are shit.
Microsoft uses IE for a great many things keeping security within windows.
Ah yes Windows the last bastion of computer security! They should can could remove IE.
For my part, I give Microsoft's illegal monopoly two thumbs up.
You're clearly a racist mongoloid so thinking isn't exactly your strong suit which would imply t hat you would naturally do something that stupid.
Removing IE breaks a lot of functionality in XP, so I doubt they can simply have bundled and unbundled product lines like they do with WMP.
That's what they want you to believe.
So you're saying the user should accept no responsibility for ticking the Ubuntu option when logic states that, it's grouped with Windows meaning you get one or the other or both.
This idea that the consumer is always right is a complete joke. It leads people to do fuck all thinking when they purchase anything and then they think it's their god given right to suffer no consequences for being a complete moron.
You still can't buy a Ubuntu laptop without actually modifying a search to include them. So yeah it's her fault completely and she won a free trip on the fail boat to stupidsville.
The fact Dell makes it a lot harder to find an Ubuntu Laptop than a Windows one knowing there are a lot of idiots out there.
Just clicking through the default laptop options won't give you an Ubuntu laptop.
But then to also pick one of the worst actors in hollywood....this has no chancein hell of doing well.