Most people don't care enough about learning how to use a computer and I think in general most people don't like learning anything. They know Windows and will stick by anything Microsoft does because Microsoft is familiar.
You have a Christian name yet you're swearing and looking down on other people (nerds) and generally aren't being very Christian. Yet I'm sure you sleep with a bible and will vote for McCain. It's no wonder you don't have the intelligence to see why having the best communication network is a good thing.
No and in fact the average life expectancy is going down. The reason why is people sit in front of the computer all day and eat shit.
Past generations has the benefit of exercise, from working hard and medical progress.
Perhaps people born right now or in a few years will be much better off but most of that have been here for at least a few years aren't going to be so lucky.
Yet everyone in the US has a phone and do you think LA's fibre optics and NY's fibre optics travel through some ratty little copper cable when it runs through the middle of the US?
These companies have no problem running their fibre through some farmer's land but they don't want to give him any of the benefits.
I know it's not that simple but the fact is the US lagging behind has nothing to do with how but the US is. It's because companies don't want to service certain areas. As someone who lived in rural Pennsylvania, I know what kind of contempt Verizion has for people in the country.
Despite the fact where I used to live isn't that far from the nearest broadband and it's an upcoming area with a lot of rich people moving in I don't think they offer any sort of broadband even now. In fact I know there are people there that don't even have decent dialup because of the line noise but Verizion's policy is basically as long as you can tell someone else is on the other end they don't give a fuck how noisy your line is. Businesses are exceptionally tight and the only way the US will ever catch up to anyone else is either force companies to roll it out or the government lays its own broadband.
Exactly, Japan will probably keep upgrading at an insane rate and the US will never catch up.
Unless the government forces companies to roll out broadband everywhere, the companies are going to show little to no interest for people outside of major cities. You don't deserve clean air and broadband.
The problem is, it is not theft. It's copyright violation. The difference is that theft requires someone to be
deprived of the use of the item in question. In the case of your example with roller coasters, the owner of the
roller coaster has been deprived of the use of that seat for the time in which the thief sat in it. This
becomes especially important at most modern amusement parks where long lines are common for roller coasters.
In contrast, every person on the planet can, theoretically, run the same software at the same time
even multiple times per person) without depriving the owner of selling an infinite amount of more copies
if he can find anyone else who needs it and can afford it (aliens?).
The rollercoaster seat was not stolen and is still in the possesion of the owner so it's not theft. It's delaying
his sales by making a paying customer wait. You can argue that will hinder his potential earnings for the day but
pirating software does effect sales.
For most people, if they think $50 is too much for a game, they'll sure as hell think it's too much after having
completed it for free. Piracy is ok as long as the majority don't do it but the fact is it's becoming easier and, unlike the old days,
you get a perfect copy. None of this ripping bits out to make the download smaller so people are finding a worthwhile
effort. The annoying this is that this will just convince companies to do software as a service and then the consumer is screwed because
they don't end up owning anything yet still having to pay. This does have a bad effect on software sales whether or not a physical copy is
stolen and consumer rights will be eaten away as the consumer is proven too stupid to play by the rules.
There could, very well, be a rise in sales related to pirates that intend to just demo the software.
It's not like all pirates of this type get together and agree to all buy the game (if they like it) all at
the same time so that their impact is easily visualized in accounting's sales numbers. That's just crazy. The
truth is, it's hard to isolate those kind of impacts on sales.
If people opted to by the game afterwards then, as you mentioned, they won't buy the game all at once so you should see
decent sales through out rather than one big spike at the beginning. What can be seen was in games, like Tribes 2, where the
amount of people playing online was too high for the amount of actual sales. So clearly people were taking an experience for free at
the cost of the developer.
So? The point of IP laws, and property laws in general, isn't to deprive people of things just because they
can't afford them (that'd just be sadist). The point of property laws is to help ensure the income and security
of the person who has produced the product. The problem is, if the person who is violating the property law
couldn't afford the product anyway (and isn't likely to be able to afford it in the time the product is
relevant), and the original owner isn't deprived of the use of the product so that they can sell it to someone
that can afford it, then the point is moot.
Excet for the fact, by your logic, they'll never be able to afford it which is rarely the case. I'd like to know where
it states in the constitution that you have the right to play a game within a certain time frame and again, if you
beat a game, when the time comes that you can afford it you won't be likely to buy it after having your fun. You'll
be too busy downloading the next big thing.
That would be your opinion, and you are, of course, welcome to it. However, unless you've actually surveyed a statistically significant number of pirates using legitimate statistical polling methodologies, the truth is you don't actually have a clue why people, actually pirate games. You're, simply, conjecturing. Even using polling, you'd just find out what people think are the reasons they do it. Trying to find out the actual reason for the be
Unless you could track someone's use after they pirated the game then you can't determine how long they've played it. I think most developers assume they're playing which is why they rather spend more on protection than changing their habits. Where as if people would flat out ignore their game by not buying it or downloading it then they might realise no one wants it full stop.
Actually I live in the UK so my money is worth more than yours.
But Canada treats it's natives just as poorly as the US did if not worse. You've only joined the 20th century a few years ago regarding beating animals to death with a stick, you can be stabbed to death on the bus.
Canada has setup a permanent base in Afghanistan so, again, the US is not alone on doing stupid stuff in the middle east. Let's not forget you'll probably start a war over oil with Russia in the north pole and then expect the US to bail you out and no matter how different Canadians think they are, they aren't and they'll be even similar once the North American Union is in place and you're using the same money as the US. The title America Jr. will be even more relevant.
The US isn't the only country with a constitution and I don't live in the US either and assuming your country actually allows you to download stuff for free, your country will be left behind because there will be no reason to do business with it since it's just a land full of free-loaders.
By pirating it you are sending the message that the game is worth your time but you're just a tightwad and a prick and since you play the game and it's ok all they have to work on is a way to stop you from copying it.
However if you and others would do what I do and just not buy or pirate the game then that sends the message that the game isn't worthy of your time and they'll try harder at making a good game rather than trying to secure the game.
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I'm waiting for Javafx. It looks pretty interesting to be honest.
Most people don't care enough about learning how to use a computer and I think in general most people don't like learning anything. They know Windows and will stick by anything Microsoft does because Microsoft is familiar.
Which is fine but I want a discount on my damned TV licence for not being able to get what Windows users get.
This is a great move. Hopefully the EU will keep out.
It certainly is when more and more media and software is moving online.
You have a Christian name yet you're swearing and looking down on other people (nerds) and generally aren't being very Christian. Yet I'm sure you sleep with a bible and will vote for McCain. It's no wonder you don't have the intelligence to see why having the best communication network is a good thing.
To be fair pikeys are thieving cunts.
No and in fact the average life expectancy is going down. The reason why is people sit in front of the computer all day and eat shit.
Past generations has the benefit of exercise, from working hard and medical progress.
Perhaps people born right now or in a few years will be much better off but most of that have been here for at least a few years aren't going to be so lucky.
Yet everyone in the US has a phone and do you think LA's fibre optics and NY's fibre optics travel through some ratty little copper cable when it runs through the middle of the US?
These companies have no problem running their fibre through some farmer's land but they don't want to give him any of the benefits.
I know it's not that simple but the fact is the US lagging behind has nothing to do with how but the US is. It's because companies don't want to service certain areas. As someone who lived in rural Pennsylvania, I know what kind of contempt Verizion has for people in the country.
Despite the fact where I used to live isn't that far from the nearest broadband and it's an upcoming area with a lot of rich people moving in I don't think they offer any sort of broadband even now. In fact I know there are people there that don't even have decent dialup because of the line noise but Verizion's policy is basically as long as you can tell someone else is on the other end they don't give a fuck how noisy your line is. Businesses are exceptionally tight and the only way the US will ever catch up to anyone else is either force companies to roll it out or the government lays its own broadband.
I'm not sure why this is voted flamebait since it's a fair question and that money would have been better spent on broadband.
Exactly, Japan will probably keep upgrading at an insane rate and the US will never catch up.
Unless the government forces companies to roll out broadband everywhere, the companies are going to show little to no interest for people outside of major cities. You don't deserve clean air and broadband.
Not true as celebs are often in the news for taking drugs and if that's a rare occurrence then I eat puppy sphincters.
Does this mean Miyamoto likes eating funny mushrooms and kicking turtles?
Did anyone honestly expect that not talent hack to come up with something decent. The last decent thing to come out of LucasArts was Grim Fandango.
The problem is, it is not theft. It's copyright violation. The difference is that theft requires someone to be deprived of the use of the item in question. In the case of your example with roller coasters, the owner of the roller coaster has been deprived of the use of that seat for the time in which the thief sat in it. This becomes especially important at most modern amusement parks where long lines are common for roller coasters. In contrast, every person on the planet can, theoretically, run the same software at the same time even multiple times per person) without depriving the owner of selling an infinite amount of more copies if he can find anyone else who needs it and can afford it (aliens?).
The rollercoaster seat was not stolen and is still in the possesion of the owner so it's not theft. It's delaying his sales by making a paying customer wait. You can argue that will hinder his potential earnings for the day but pirating software does effect sales.
For most people, if they think $50 is too much for a game, they'll sure as hell think it's too much after having completed it for free. Piracy is ok as long as the majority don't do it but the fact is it's becoming easier and, unlike the old days, you get a perfect copy. None of this ripping bits out to make the download smaller so people are finding a worthwhile effort. The annoying this is that this will just convince companies to do software as a service and then the consumer is screwed because they don't end up owning anything yet still having to pay. This does have a bad effect on software sales whether or not a physical copy is stolen and consumer rights will be eaten away as the consumer is proven too stupid to play by the rules.
There could, very well, be a rise in sales related to pirates that intend to just demo the software. It's not like all pirates of this type get together and agree to all buy the game (if they like it) all at the same time so that their impact is easily visualized in accounting's sales numbers. That's just crazy. The truth is, it's hard to isolate those kind of impacts on sales.
If people opted to by the game afterwards then, as you mentioned, they won't buy the game all at once so you should see decent sales through out rather than one big spike at the beginning. What can be seen was in games, like Tribes 2, where the amount of people playing online was too high for the amount of actual sales. So clearly people were taking an experience for free at the cost of the developer.
So? The point of IP laws, and property laws in general, isn't to deprive people of things just because they can't afford them (that'd just be sadist). The point of property laws is to help ensure the income and security of the person who has produced the product. The problem is, if the person who is violating the property law couldn't afford the product anyway (and isn't likely to be able to afford it in the time the product is relevant), and the original owner isn't deprived of the use of the product so that they can sell it to someone that can afford it, then the point is moot.
Excet for the fact, by your logic, they'll never be able to afford it which is rarely the case. I'd like to know where it states in the constitution that you have the right to play a game within a certain time frame and again, if you beat a game, when the time comes that you can afford it you won't be likely to buy it after having your fun. You'll be too busy downloading the next big thing.
That would be your opinion, and you are, of course, welcome to it. However, unless you've actually surveyed a statistically significant number of pirates using legitimate statistical polling methodologies, the truth is you don't actually have a clue why people, actually pirate games. You're, simply, conjecturing. Even using polling, you'd just find out what people think are the reasons they do it. Trying to find out the actual reason for the be
Too late, I've already generated 3D models that prove everything and I'm uploading my power point presentation now.
Unless you could track someone's use after they pirated the game then you can't determine how long they've played it. I think most developers assume they're playing which is why they rather spend more on protection than changing their habits. Where as if people would flat out ignore their game by not buying it or downloading it then they might realise no one wants it full stop.
Yeah you're more likely to get electrocuted to death by the RCMP.
Actually I live in the UK so my money is worth more than yours.
But Canada treats it's natives just as poorly as the US did if not worse. You've only joined the 20th century a few years ago regarding beating animals to death with a stick, you can be stabbed to death on the bus.
Canada has setup a permanent base in Afghanistan so, again, the US is not alone on doing stupid stuff in the middle east. Let's not forget you'll probably start a war over oil with Russia in the north pole and then expect the US to bail you out and no matter how different Canadians think they are, they aren't and they'll be even similar once the North American Union is in place and you're using the same money as the US. The title America Jr. will be even more relevant.
That's all well in good but why get a job in America Jr. when you can get one in America?
Yeah but is it worth the risk of being abused by with a flying chair?
The US isn't the only country with a constitution and I don't live in the US either and assuming your country actually allows you to download stuff for free, your country will be left behind because there will be no reason to do business with it since it's just a land full of free-loaders.
If the earth is flat you can't fly around the world as we do now. That is the point.
And what gives you the right to play more games than you can afford? I'm not aware of anything in the constitution about this.
By pirating it you are sending the message that the game is worth your time but you're just a tightwad and a prick and since you play the game and it's ok all they have to work on is a way to stop you from copying it.
However if you and others would do what I do and just not buy or pirate the game then that sends the message that the game isn't worthy of your time and they'll try harder at making a good game rather than trying to secure the game.