While I'm going to stop far short of calling you a troll, I disagree with your assertion that 64-bit systems aren't well-supported. Things aren't perfect, not by a long shot, but there are a whole two pieces of hardware that I'd like to use that aren't supported, and I expect that'll change when Vista comes out. I've got a Visioneer scanner that doesn't work, and I've been eyeing a HDTV tuner card that doesn't have drivers yet.
Not that it'll stop me from buying a new MacBook as soon as Merom hits....
No room for valid disagreements with copyright?
Not ones that disrespect the rule of law. If you don't like the rules, change them, but don't pretend they don't apply to everyone.
6. Were entirely ready to have Free software remove all these defects of character.
It's just software. The attitude that using what works is a "defect of character" is insulting. Use whatever software meets your needs with tradeoffs you find acceptable, and try discussing the benefits and drawbacks of software in a rational matter rather than letting some notion of smug superiority enter the discussion.
While you're far closer to the reality of business than the parent, you're still one off. While some businesses choose to make decisions that maximize profit, that's a short-sighted view. The long view would be to make decisions that maximize the value of the company, which is what the shareholders care about (or at least rational ones, as I don't deny that there are some who simply care about the latest quarterly report). An example would be the PS3 or Xbox 360, which are unprofitable, yet have the potential to grow into a valuable business segment. (Or, of course, the potential to take a few billion out back, soak it in gasoline, and set it on fire.)
Great. You've invented the network equivalent of a phishing scam. All a scumbag would have to do is drop a wireless node out there and let it suck down packets - you really think Joe Average knows how and will expend the effort to set up his system to talk solely to his own node?
Really? There's only one Jason Anderson on the entire planet? Tell him Kevin from back in high school said hi - nevermind that I live in a completely different country.
"You will now have a choice of secure or usable. That's an exclusive or."
And it always will be, regardless of the operating system. People want powerful information systems on their desk, yet most of them simply don't want to put in the effort to secure those systems (or even learn to do so).
Not a marketing major, I'm guessing. Gamers are clearly a small, but well-funded segment of the market. I have no illusions about the very limited amount of time I'll actually be spending playing games on my laptop, but I'm still not paying for a laptop that doesn't at least have the capability. If Apple doesn't announce something on Tuesday that meets my needs, I'm starting my laptop search over - and this time, non-Apple machines aren't getting ruled out.
NIN tickets are only $20. Keep the per-show price low, and I'll gladly buy both the CD and the concert ticket. They could even cross-promote - buy the ticket for $25, get $5 off the CD.
The real question is, what value does Madonna provide that makes her performance worth ten times as much as Trent Reznor's? (Let's not even get started on Madonna vs. Local H.)
"And all console controllers in the past decade...?"... are just evolutions of the tried-and-true joystick/button combo that's been in arcades forever.
I'm all in favor of a new controller - I don't think that dual-analog is the end-all-be-all of controllers. I'm just not yet convinced that the Rev's controller is the union of what makes a good controller for several genres - it seems like there's a few "it would be really cool if..." ideas that don't necessarily translate to good control for a broad range of games. I'm willing to be pleasantly surprised in a few weeks, however.
"So what exactly is the difference between a 'blogger' and a 'journalist'?"
The consequences. Just because you don't see it doesn't mean Apple doesn't take action against journalists who release confidential information - good luck ever getting early info out of them again, after burning them once. Hell, Apple will burn anyone who releases confidential information - look at ATI for an example.
The problem is, Apple doesn't have a relationship with the bloggers that they can use as a carrot. The stick (litigation) is all they've got.
Hmm? Compare Halo to Halo 2. Compare Gran Turismo 3 to Gran Turismo 4. Just because the hardware hasn't changed doesn't mean the APIs and programmer's familiarity with the hardware haven't improved.
"If every patent victim were to utter those words to the person or corporation attempting to shake them down, the incentive to perpetrate such frauds would be gone."
Reduced, maybe, but not gone. The threat of litigation is very real, and it's not going to be hard to frame the case as big-bad-Microsoft vs. poor little Eolas. Boom, instant jackpot.
No one's saying that you have to give up your morals either. All that was stated was that those morals have no place in a practical comparison of software, except where the principles result in clear benefits (less lock-in, for example).
I have no problem if you think that free software is morally superior. However, moral superiority doesn't help me get my job done, and so, in the absence of moral abuses (Microsoft using the profits from Windows to fund death squads, for example) it really doesn't concern me in this particular instance. There's far more important moral questions to consider than proprietary software.
No, I don't have to give up my morals. I have to give up YOUR morals. And since I don't agree with them, we're not talking about a huge sacrifice. Why should your morals be imposed on me, to the detriment of my ability to get my work done?
And who's talking about leeching? The people who develop the software I use are compensated through licensing fees.
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While I'm going to stop far short of calling you a troll, I disagree with your assertion that 64-bit systems aren't well-supported. Things aren't perfect, not by a long shot, but there are a whole two pieces of hardware that I'd like to use that aren't supported, and I expect that'll change when Vista comes out. I've got a Visioneer scanner that doesn't work, and I've been eyeing a HDTV tuner card that doesn't have drivers yet.
Not that it'll stop me from buying a new MacBook as soon as Merom hits....
What does this new format do that can't be accomplished w/ DVD Audio?
Thanks, Warner, for dumping yet another competitor into the arena and pushing us further away from a viable multichannel audio format.
No room for valid disagreements with copyright?
Not ones that disrespect the rule of law. If you don't like the rules, change them, but don't pretend they don't apply to everyone.
6. Were entirely ready to have Free software remove all these defects of character.
It's just software. The attitude that using what works is a "defect of character" is insulting. Use whatever software meets your needs with tradeoffs you find acceptable, and try discussing the benefits and drawbacks of software in a rational matter rather than letting some notion of smug superiority enter the discussion.
While you're far closer to the reality of business than the parent, you're still one off. While some businesses choose to make decisions that maximize profit, that's a short-sighted view. The long view would be to make decisions that maximize the value of the company, which is what the shareholders care about (or at least rational ones, as I don't deny that there are some who simply care about the latest quarterly report). An example would be the PS3 or Xbox 360, which are unprofitable, yet have the potential to grow into a valuable business segment. (Or, of course, the potential to take a few billion out back, soak it in gasoline, and set it on fire.)
Great. You've invented the network equivalent of a phishing scam. All a scumbag would have to do is drop a wireless node out there and let it suck down packets - you really think Joe Average knows how and will expend the effort to set up his system to talk solely to his own node?
GTA3 was developed in Europe.
Really? There's only one Jason Anderson on the entire planet? Tell him Kevin from back in high school said hi - nevermind that I live in a completely different country.
He's supporting efforts to eradicate disease. You punch out some code.
Yes, open source is generous, but let's not get some aggrandized notion of self-importance here... it's just software.
"You will now have a choice of secure or usable. That's an exclusive or."
And it always will be, regardless of the operating system. People want powerful information systems on their desk, yet most of them simply don't want to put in the effort to secure those systems (or even learn to do so).
"If you want to game, buy a Dell."
Not a marketing major, I'm guessing. Gamers are clearly a small, but well-funded segment of the market. I have no illusions about the very limited amount of time I'll actually be spending playing games on my laptop, but I'm still not paying for a laptop that doesn't at least have the capability. If Apple doesn't announce something on Tuesday that meets my needs, I'm starting my laptop search over - and this time, non-Apple machines aren't getting ruled out.
NIN tickets are only $20. Keep the per-show price low, and I'll gladly buy both the CD and the concert ticket. They could even cross-promote - buy the ticket for $25, get $5 off the CD.
The real question is, what value does Madonna provide that makes her performance worth ten times as much as Trent Reznor's? (Let's not even get started on Madonna vs. Local H.)
"And all console controllers in the past decade...?" ... are just evolutions of the tried-and-true joystick/button combo that's been in arcades forever.
I'm all in favor of a new controller - I don't think that dual-analog is the end-all-be-all of controllers. I'm just not yet convinced that the Rev's controller is the union of what makes a good controller for several genres - it seems like there's a few "it would be really cool if..." ideas that don't necessarily translate to good control for a broad range of games. I'm willing to be pleasantly surprised in a few weeks, however.
"So what exactly is the difference between a 'blogger' and a 'journalist'?"
The consequences. Just because you don't see it doesn't mean Apple doesn't take action against journalists who release confidential information - good luck ever getting early info out of them again, after burning them once. Hell, Apple will burn anyone who releases confidential information - look at ATI for an example.
The problem is, Apple doesn't have a relationship with the bloggers that they can use as a carrot. The stick (litigation) is all they've got.
In all of your examples, however, the gameplay dictated the design of the controller. Revolution appears to be the other way around.
"The powerbook is the hottest laptop to exist on this PLANET."
Perhaps they need a couple more fans then. My iBook gets toasty warm as it is.
Hmm? Compare Halo to Halo 2. Compare Gran Turismo 3 to Gran Turismo 4. Just because the hardware hasn't changed doesn't mean the APIs and programmer's familiarity with the hardware haven't improved.
Not a James Cameron fan, I'm guessing.
"If every patent victim were to utter those words to the person or corporation attempting to shake them down, the incentive to perpetrate such frauds would be gone."
Reduced, maybe, but not gone. The threat of litigation is very real, and it's not going to be hard to frame the case as big-bad-Microsoft vs. poor little Eolas. Boom, instant jackpot.
Yeah, I'm with you. It's crude and juvenile, but gets points for creativity.
No one's trying to budget for a 5,000 seat rollout of Quake Wars. This kind of heads-up is vital for trying to plan IT projects.
I could never quite get the hang of Thursdays.
No one's saying that you have to give up your morals either. All that was stated was that those morals have no place in a practical comparison of software, except where the principles result in clear benefits (less lock-in, for example).
I have no problem if you think that free software is morally superior. However, moral superiority doesn't help me get my job done, and so, in the absence of moral abuses (Microsoft using the profits from Windows to fund death squads, for example) it really doesn't concern me in this particular instance. There's far more important moral questions to consider than proprietary software.
No, I don't have to give up my morals. I have to give up YOUR morals. And since I don't agree with them, we're not talking about a huge sacrifice. Why should your morals be imposed on me, to the detriment of my ability to get my work done?
And who's talking about leeching? The people who develop the software I use are compensated through licensing fees.
This is most certainly a fallacious argument; there's a huge difference between not releasing my source code and torturing someone.