Yeah, but forcibly opening MS' code is overdoing it. There's plenty of other ways to rebalance things, and they aren't all punitive - look at the open document flap in MA. Governments have a lot of purchasing power that they can use to promote change.
Yeah, that'll send MS a message! Specifically, "we're more interested in annoying you just for the sake of being contrary, rather than doing something that will benefit people!"
"MS is putting graphics in the kernel - obviously they don't care about stability!"
"MS is putting graphics in userland - obviously they're copying UNIX!"
Make up your minds already - MS could cure cancer and people would still find a reason to complain. Sure, you guys can design your own OS to make tradeoffs whichever way you want, but they're stuck serving the whims of their customers.
Nor should they. I can see it now: "I clicked on a link that Windows showed me, and the software I downloaded killed my computer!"
If my name is going on the package, I sure as hell wouldn't want something in it that I don't have control over. It's just asking to be blamed for the faults of others.
No, 99c isn't too much for music that appeals to a few people. Either it holds more appeal than having 99c in your bank account, or it doesn't. Its value is only relative to the single purchaser, not any others who may have purchased the song.
No, I think he's talking about the consumer electronics power supply market. Different market entirely from the PC power supply market, and I don't believe Antec is a supplier in that market.
Problem is, there's at least 5 different kinds of racing fan:
1. The simmer. Gran Turismo or Forza (or Live for Speed, if even those two aren't enough).
2. The destroyer. Burnout, Burnout 2, Burnout 3, Burnout Revenge. Oh, and there may be some other game like this worth playing.
3. The ricer. Enjoys the new Need for Speed games. Doesn't realize how completely and utterly the old NFS games shit on the new ones.
4. The leaguer. Wants to be Dale Jr..
5. The arcader. For these people, PGR3 is the killer app.
Of course, you could even be more than one of these types, and I'm sure there are types I've missed. But even within racing, there's so many distinct subgenres that no one game is a killer app for everyone.
You're just setting up a Silver account. It allows you to download content, purchase new features in the Marketplace, voice-chat with other users, etc. It doesn't let you actually play online.
So, don't worry. Single player games will still be necessary, especially for those who don't have broadband yet.
"most of the batteries that you throw into your ipod"
You don't throw batteries into an iPod - it has a built-in battery.
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As a coder, I find that maybe 15% of my job is interesting, and I get to that part about half an hour into whatever I'm working on (after I've got the stubs laid out from UML and have started figuring out how to make everything work together).
After that, it's all downhill. No one likes writing relational-to-object instantiation code (and yeah, I know, Hibernate. It took me a year to get real OO techniques in place around here, so convincing others of the benefits of an ORM might take a while.)
Ummm... PGR3 was enough to get me in the store on launch day. Sounds like driving demand to me. Of course, I knew I'd be getting a 360 sooner or later (Halo is like heroin-coated crack to me) but PGR3 is enough to get me waiting in line on day one.
So download the compiler. MS gives their C++ compiler and.Net compilers away for free. Hell, they're even offering an IDE for those who don't want to pay for Visual Studio (I read something about it being free earlier today, but I can't remember if that's from the mouth of the C# Express team member that was part of the discussion, so don't take that as official word yet).
HD-DVD is led by Toshiba, not Microsoft. MS is providing codecs for both HD-DVD and Blu-ray (more prominently in HD-DVD) and has lent its public support to HD-DVD.
We're talking about PC games though. Suppose Microsoft doesn't want to publish you. Guess what? Activision, VUG, EA, Ubi, etc. are still out there, and if you can't pitch to them, there's always JoWood.
Seriously, what recourse does Microsoft have against a developer or publisher who produce a Linux version of their game?
(As I see it, the answer is none - but I'm not the one who suggested it in the first place.)
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Yeah, but forcibly opening MS' code is overdoing it. There's plenty of other ways to rebalance things, and they aren't all punitive - look at the open document flap in MA. Governments have a lot of purchasing power that they can use to promote change.
MS needs a leash put on it - not a noose.
I'm glad they're far apart. Wouldn't want to accidentally whack them.
Although nowadays, they just launch taskmgr on Windows - they don't actually reset the machine.
Yeah, that'll send MS a message! Specifically, "we're more interested in annoying you just for the sake of being contrary, rather than doing something that will benefit people!"
Come on, at least TRY to be professional.
Good lord, people bitch a lot.
"MS is putting graphics in the kernel - obviously they don't care about stability!"
"MS is putting graphics in userland - obviously they're copying UNIX!"
Make up your minds already - MS could cure cancer and people would still find a reason to complain. Sure, you guys can design your own OS to make tradeoffs whichever way you want, but they're stuck serving the whims of their customers.
Agreed. It's hard to take seriously. I'd link the relevant Penny Arcade strip, but I can't seem to find it.
Nor should they. I can see it now: "I clicked on a link that Windows showed me, and the software I downloaded killed my computer!"
If my name is going on the package, I sure as hell wouldn't want something in it that I don't have control over. It's just asking to be blamed for the faults of others.
No, 99c isn't too much for music that appeals to a few people. Either it holds more appeal than having 99c in your bank account, or it doesn't. Its value is only relative to the single purchaser, not any others who may have purchased the song.
No, I think he's talking about the consumer electronics power supply market. Different market entirely from the PC power supply market, and I don't believe Antec is a supplier in that market.
Wha-huh? It fucking ate the "less than" sign. Correction:
"2006 is less than 2008".
Vista (formerly Longhorn) is estimated to RTM August 2006. Now, perhaps my estimating skills aren't as great as yours, but 2006 2008.
I'd say there's more talent there than in Bloomington. Sadly, this Boiler works for an IU grad.
(Just kidding, my boss is fine.)
Shit, man, look at Windows. Is XP even a valid roman numeral?
"There's a 4-hour version of Wrath of Khan?"
Save your money. The added footage is the "KHAAAAAAAAAAN!!!" scream - extended to two hours.
Problem is, there's at least 5 different kinds of racing fan:
1. The simmer. Gran Turismo or Forza (or Live for Speed, if even those two aren't enough).
2. The destroyer. Burnout, Burnout 2, Burnout 3, Burnout Revenge. Oh, and there may be some other game like this worth playing.
3. The ricer. Enjoys the new Need for Speed games. Doesn't realize how completely and utterly the old NFS games shit on the new ones.
4. The leaguer. Wants to be Dale Jr..
5. The arcader. For these people, PGR3 is the killer app.
Of course, you could even be more than one of these types, and I'm sure there are types I've missed. But even within racing, there's so many distinct subgenres that no one game is a killer app for everyone.
You're just setting up a Silver account. It allows you to download content, purchase new features in the Marketplace, voice-chat with other users, etc. It doesn't let you actually play online.
So, don't worry. Single player games will still be necessary, especially for those who don't have broadband yet.
"most of the batteries that you throw into your ipod"
You don't throw batteries into an iPod - it has a built-in battery.
As a coder, I find that maybe 15% of my job is interesting, and I get to that part about half an hour into whatever I'm working on (after I've got the stubs laid out from UML and have started figuring out how to make everything work together).
After that, it's all downhill. No one likes writing relational-to-object instantiation code (and yeah, I know, Hibernate. It took me a year to get real OO techniques in place around here, so convincing others of the benefits of an ORM might take a while.)
Ummm... PGR3 was enough to get me in the store on launch day. Sounds like driving demand to me. Of course, I knew I'd be getting a 360 sooner or later (Halo is like heroin-coated crack to me) but PGR3 is enough to get me waiting in line on day one.
"The moment it becomes willful and for commercial gain, it is a criminal offense."
No, it's a civil offense. It's copyright infringement. The very offense so many around here hate. Ironic, isn't it?
So download the compiler. MS gives their C++ compiler and .Net compilers away for free. Hell, they're even offering an IDE for those who don't want to pay for Visual Studio (I read something about it being free earlier today, but I can't remember if that's from the mouth of the C# Express team member that was part of the discussion, so don't take that as official word yet).
1999 called. They want their security holes back.
Hey, just because I register as one doesn't mean I vote as one.
Won't work. The idiots we have in charge now will just borrow more money.
The irony here is that I registered as a Republican because they were the party of "fiscal responsibility". Ha.
HD-DVD is led by Toshiba, not Microsoft. MS is providing codecs for both HD-DVD and Blu-ray (more prominently in HD-DVD) and has lent its public support to HD-DVD.
We're talking about PC games though. Suppose Microsoft doesn't want to publish you. Guess what? Activision, VUG, EA, Ubi, etc. are still out there, and if you can't pitch to them, there's always JoWood.
Seriously, what recourse does Microsoft have against a developer or publisher who produce a Linux version of their game?
(As I see it, the answer is none - but I'm not the one who suggested it in the first place.)