I wonder if it would act like the standard linux repositories. Just search and download. If this is followed through and done correctly, an open source "App Store" could give power to some not so well known apps.
My only concern is with the title of "store" what will they be charging for? Additionally could this implicate free software as we saw on the iPhone, lots and lots of extremely hampered trial-ware?
We wouldn't need more taxes on trivial things if the current US government would stop spending money like candy.
As far as tax evasion is concerned. Al Capone has actual $$ income. The thing that is being muddled is that a download of an item from illegal methods constitutes direct income. When in fact there is no $$ income at all. Politicians would like for us to view it as money that comes out of thin air, just like the US government and printing money it doesn't have.
The thing is, if you were to put that install on a quad-core CPU, your performance increase would not be as great. Where if you wrote an operating system with a core that was built for scaling to multiple CPU.
But XP is nearly 8 years old now. Yes I understand that if a software isn't broken, then don't fix it approach. (look how long windows 3.1 lasted) But the fact remains that there is software coming out that has built in native support for newer hardware types and can better take advantage of what the hardware has to offer. XP has 3 service packs that increase the ability for the operating system to fully take advantage of current hardware. Even still, XP64 doesn't fully scale to fully utilize more than a 2 core processor.
I am not advocating that windows 7 will be all glory and shine. But I am merely expressing that as a whole the XP platform is becoming dated and should be replaced to better support emergent hardware.
Before you start going off and saying "With Linux you don't ever see this" Wrong. When XP was released in 2001, the linux market was comprised of Redhat, Debian and Suse. From then, in 2004 Ubuntu was released. Ubuntu was a great leap in consumer level linux desktop enviroments. I would like to see people running the original Ubuntu 4.10 with only hot fixes.
The thing I am getting at, is that no matter how much you hot fix a operating system. After some time the underlying core will have to be rebuilt.
They only problem is that Grandma doesn't know how to work that type of stuff. Either way your going to have to spend at least an hour setting things up.
So now I'm going to have to waste another 3 minutes of my life uninstalling more shit, just so my grandma can use her new computer. All hail the mighty crapware.
I think as far as the industry is concerned. A lot is dependent on familiarity. Likewise, most if not all of the big name brand products are built and sold for WIN/OSX. While Linux is nice, it lack the support due to the fact that there are several different versions. I highly doubt companies would be willing to give away the source of "Their Baby" just so Linux users can compile and run it for their specific distro.
I'm not trying to bash Linux at all. I would easily choose to use a Linux based server any day of the week. I just feel that Linux has it's niche, while windows/OSX has theirs.
Interesting to see a personal geotracking API. I am just wondering how will this be any different than having Google maps installed on your cell phone. There are at least a million users with Google maps installed on their GPS enable cell phones. If yahoo intends for GPS tracking and plotting, a garmin esque service or really what there intended market is.
I can see the usefulness as a meta information gathering tool for a certain area. So perhaps it is more like a free TomTom service but mixed with historical information about a certain area.
I'm just wondering exactly what they are trying to accomplish here other than having another mapping service. While Google maps is almost a required app on any unlimited data plan cell phone.
I think we are finally seeing Obama's "Change" he was talking about his entire campaign. I give him credit for running his entire campaign on the word "Change" and not explaing what changes he would make... Now America is paying for general stupidity. I find it interesting that the UK, France and Sweden all scorned Obama for all of this bailout money. By dumping all of this money into the economy he is undermining the basis of good business and capitalism. With this Bill we find Obama giving more and more power to the federal government. Overriding the bill of rights and bypassing everything that our country stands for.
I urge you to watch this film http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaQNACwaLw Please do not watch it as a direct bashing of Obama, this is one of several films that have been produced over the years detailing the "behind the scene" actions of our government.
One thing I find interesting is the fact that ISP's are now limiting your bandwidth per month. So even IF all game titles went to a digital download method, just think about it.
You eventually have to pay more for a "better service" With netflix taking up around 3-4 gigs for an HD movie, not to mention the typical day-day usage, game patches etc... It would put a larger "strain" on the ISP's that don't want to grow up in the digital world.
I myself have been speed throttled for "causing excessive traffic" while watching a netflix movie. I find this disturbing. Do other people also have this issue and or see the major problem occurring?
With this bailout Obama set in motion, our government is set to become the biggest monopoly.
As far as getting a standard telecom company started (cable,dsl), I don't think we will see many more of those. The company I work for started up as a wireless internet provider. I think we may begin to see more and more non-standard approches to providing internet such as wireless, as these solutions do not require as much capital to get started.
It's your job to be a parent to your children, not the government's.
I would like to point out that there are several good third party filters. That allow customization based on category and individual site allowances. One of which I found useful in my own house is called Bsafe by http://www.bsafehome.com/
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I wonder if it would act like the standard linux repositories. Just search and download. If this is followed through and done correctly, an open source "App Store" could give power to some not so well known apps.
My only concern is with the title of "store" what will they be charging for?
Additionally could this implicate free software as we saw on the iPhone, lots and lots of extremely hampered trial-ware?
We wouldn't need more taxes on trivial things if the current US government would stop spending money like candy.
As far as tax evasion is concerned. Al Capone has actual $$ income. The thing that is being muddled is that a download of an item from illegal methods constitutes direct income. When in fact there is no $$ income at all. Politicians would like for us to view it as money that comes out of thin air, just like the US government and printing money it doesn't have.
The thing is, if you were to put that install on a quad-core CPU, your performance increase would not be as great. Where if you wrote an operating system with a core that was built for scaling to multiple CPU.
I tend to agree.
But XP is nearly 8 years old now. Yes I understand that if a software isn't broken, then don't fix it approach. (look how long windows 3.1 lasted) But the fact remains that there is software coming out that has built in native support for newer hardware types and can better take advantage of what the hardware has to offer. XP has 3 service packs that increase the ability for the operating system to fully take advantage of current hardware. Even still, XP64 doesn't fully scale to fully utilize more than a 2 core processor.
I am not advocating that windows 7 will be all glory and shine. But I am merely expressing that as a whole the XP platform is becoming dated and should be replaced to better support emergent hardware.
Before you start going off and saying "With Linux you don't ever see this" Wrong. When XP was released in 2001, the linux market was comprised of Redhat, Debian and Suse. From then, in 2004 Ubuntu was released. Ubuntu was a great leap in consumer level linux desktop enviroments. I would like to see people running the original Ubuntu 4.10 with only hot fixes.
The thing I am getting at, is that no matter how much you hot fix a operating system. After some time the underlying core will have to be rebuilt.
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They only problem is that Grandma doesn't know how to work that type of stuff. Either way your going to have to spend at least an hour setting things up.
So now I'm going to have to waste another 3 minutes of my life uninstalling more shit, just so my grandma can use her new computer. All hail the mighty crapware.
Mass computer genocide....
Was there any follow up to Ubisofts release of a DRM free Prince of Persia
so instead of moving forwards...linux decides it's better to move backwards?
I think as far as the industry is concerned. A lot is dependent on familiarity. Likewise, most if not all of the big name brand products are built and sold for WIN/OSX. While Linux is nice, it lack the support due to the fact that there are several different versions. I highly doubt companies would be willing to give away the source of "Their Baby" just so Linux users can compile and run it for their specific distro.
I'm not trying to bash Linux at all. I would easily choose to use a Linux based server any day of the week. I just feel that Linux has it's niche, while windows/OSX has theirs.
Welcome to halo 1, 2, and 3. Fix a few things, let some things slide in other places.
The original, but better story and gameplay. Just like a sequal should be.
Unlike some other titles... *cough*FEAR2*cough*
True, a lucrative market share for yahoo to get into. Good Point.
Interesting to see a personal geotracking API. I am just wondering how will this be any different than having Google maps installed on your cell phone. There are at least a million users with Google maps installed on their GPS enable cell phones. If yahoo intends for GPS tracking and plotting, a garmin esque service or really what there intended market is.
I can see the usefulness as a meta information gathering tool for a certain area. So perhaps it is more like a free TomTom service but mixed with historical information about a certain area.
I'm just wondering exactly what they are trying to accomplish here other than having another mapping service. While Google maps is almost a required app on any unlimited data plan cell phone.
I support you fully.
The best we as a public can do is get pissed and mail our senators and federal justices.
I have sent 4 letters already, and I am going to setup a script that will send my email daily.
I think we are finally seeing Obama's "Change" he was talking about his entire campaign. I give him credit for running his entire campaign on the word "Change" and not explaing what changes he would make...
Now America is paying for general stupidity. I find it interesting that the UK, France and Sweden all scorned Obama for all of this bailout money. By dumping all of this money into the economy he is undermining the basis of good business and capitalism.
With this Bill we find Obama giving more and more power to the federal government. Overriding the bill of rights and bypassing everything that our country stands for.
I urge you to watch this film http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaQNACwaLw
Please do not watch it as a direct bashing of Obama, this is one of several films that have been produced over the years detailing the "behind the scene" actions of our government.
I myself did not vote for Obama.
the only problem is that it is wednesday. Perhaps he has a really really bad case of the mondays, in which the hangover has lasted a few days.
What? Only WoW?!!! What about all of us EVE players...
Hey, People have to make a living somehow...
He's a sheriff, he/she is a prostitute, both earn money.
They were nothing more than a music group, and with music comes culture. Can I have my degree now?
One thing I find interesting is the fact that ISP's are now limiting your bandwidth per month. So even IF all game titles went to a digital download method, just think about it.
You eventually have to pay more for a "better service" With netflix taking up around 3-4 gigs for an HD movie, not to mention the typical day-day usage, game patches etc... It would put a larger "strain" on the ISP's that don't want to grow up in the digital world.
I myself have been speed throttled for "causing excessive traffic" while watching a netflix movie. I find this disturbing. Do other people also have this issue and or see the major problem occurring?
With this bailout Obama set in motion, our government is set to become the biggest monopoly.
As far as getting a standard telecom company started (cable,dsl), I don't think we will see many more of those. The company I work for started up as a wireless internet provider. I think we may begin to see more and more non-standard approches to providing internet such as wireless, as these solutions do not require as much capital to get started.
It's your job to be a parent to your children, not the government's.
I would like to point out that there are several good third party filters. That allow customization based on category and individual site allowances.
One of which I found useful in my own house is called Bsafe by http://www.bsafehome.com/
I would rather keep kids away from online porn. It's called adult entertainment for a reason, its for adults.