You *actually* believe that they would "... roll out new things such as faster, more competitive internet access... " you must not know how they have made their money thus far.
There are some, they may not be 'widely' accepted but there are some, and *most* people won't be bothered by it. Fraud as it is will most likely never be accepted as a good thing, if you think cheating people is a good thing, well that's a talk for another day.
And just cause you seem to need an example..
Speeding isn't legal, but is still generally excepted, and yes 1 cunt hair over the posted limit is speeding, by definition.
Among a whole shit load of other stuff that is trivially 'illegal' in the strictest of senses but people still get away with, because it is accepted, because doing it really isn't going to hurt anyone.
Hey I'm just chillin too, and I wouldn't say I'm 'smug' about anything, just pointing out that the two aren't equal, even if they are sold as if they are. And it's not a failure of comprehension as you and that other guy/gal seem to think, I understand what you are trying to say just fine, which is where you seem to be getting held up at.
All I've ever been on about is that the pricing is not the same, even though it is marked/advertised/sold that way, it's still not the same, which you guys never seemed to get.
Not really he already said it wasn't about making more money, that's what I've been saying, they 'act' like it's the same and make more money, and no I'm not getting it wrong, I understand completely, they 'charge' the same price when they really aren't, which is what I've been saying all along, try to keep up.
Your explanation still fails, since steam ala valve is based in the U.S. if they charge 50 euros they are actually making more money, off of people overseas, then domestic people, but nice try.
If they were 'victims' as you claim then why do they have to pay? I call bullshit, they were involved and 25 million a year? That's pennies for any of those companies, and that sort of 'fine' is just a slap on the wrist and they will just continue to do their part to fuck over their customers anyway they can. When they can get a fine that's in the billions for each company, they we'll talk about them learning a lesson, until then, no dice.
Onto what ksemlerK said below me, that sounds fair as well, they should have to pay a 'fine' to their customers as well, fair is fair, right?
They average everyone's among everyone, thus all the data of data centers and the like are probably included. In the end these stories are generally always full of shit and misleading.
Sure guns are effective, but what about mace, knife, crowbar, screwdriver, just about anything really can be used as a weapon. If someone were trying to fuck me up, I'd be grabbing anything I could to defend myself with. Hell if the bitch had half a brain she'd kick his ass in the nuts. Repeatedly. lol
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You *actually* believe that they would " ... roll out new things such as faster, more competitive internet access ... " you must not know how they have made their money thus far.
Hey don't lump me in with those fundamentalist psychos.
Seriously who gives a fuck, it's their money let them do with it as they please.
There are some, they may not be 'widely' accepted but there are some, and *most* people won't be bothered by it. Fraud as it is will most likely never be accepted as a good thing, if you think cheating people is a good thing, well that's a talk for another day.
And just cause you seem to need an example..
Speeding isn't legal, but is still generally excepted, and yes 1 cunt hair over the posted limit is speeding, by definition.
Among a whole shit load of other stuff that is trivially 'illegal' in the strictest of senses but people still get away with, because it is accepted, because doing it really isn't going to hurt anyone.
Hey I'm just chillin too, and I wouldn't say I'm 'smug' about anything, just pointing out that the two aren't equal, even if they are sold as if they are. And it's not a failure of comprehension as you and that other guy/gal seem to think, I understand what you are trying to say just fine, which is where you seem to be getting held up at.
All I've ever been on about is that the pricing is not the same, even though it is marked/advertised/sold that way, it's still not the same, which you guys never seemed to get.
But hey whatever to each their own.
Maybe in the U.K. but certainly not in the U.S.
It's a tv license, which you could call a tax but it's not really the same thing.
Your strawman fails, fraud is done by the minority and is not an accepted practice by the majority.
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Nope no facepalm here, I still don't care what you think, but the fact you keep trying to 'put me in my place (in your view[or others])' is funny.
I await your reply.
Or you're just more gullible to pay more.
No I don't but the last time I bought something in euros online it was converted automagically at the current exchange rate.
Not really he already said it wasn't about making more money, that's what I've been saying, they 'act' like it's the same and make more money, and no I'm not getting it wrong, I understand completely, they 'charge' the same price when they really aren't, which is what I've been saying all along, try to keep up.
So you trust everyone on ebay that you might buy something from not to do anything fishy with, your details?
If so you an even bigger dope than we all assume you are.
Yeah you already said that, that's fine and dandy. Whatever helps you rationalize it, you still pay more, for the same thing.
Your explanation still fails, since steam ala valve is based in the U.S. if they charge 50 euros they are actually making more money, off of people overseas, then domestic people, but nice try.
I guess I read it wrong, my bad.
Sorry but your math fails. 1 usd != 1 euro
1 U.S. dollar = 0.684134911 Euros
1 Euro = 1.4617 U.S. dollars
500 Euros = 730.85 U.S. dollars
500 U.S. dollars = 342.067456 Euros
If they were 'victims' as you claim then why do they have to pay? I call bullshit, they were involved and 25 million a year? That's pennies for any of those companies, and that sort of 'fine' is just a slap on the wrist and they will just continue to do their part to fuck over their customers anyway they can. When they can get a fine that's in the billions for each company, they we'll talk about them learning a lesson, until then, no dice.
Onto what ksemlerK said below me, that sounds fair as well, they should have to pay a 'fine' to their customers as well, fair is fair, right?
But by then I'll already have downloaded the whole internets and there will be no worries...
Survival of the fittest.
They average everyone's among everyone, thus all the data of data centers and the like are probably included. In the end these stories are generally always full of shit and misleading.
The only thing I can think of would be media hype.
Sure guns are effective, but what about mace, knife, crowbar, screwdriver, just about anything really can be used as a weapon. If someone were trying to fuck me up, I'd be grabbing anything I could to defend myself with. Hell if the bitch had half a brain she'd kick his ass in the nuts. Repeatedly. lol