Does "World of Warcraft", the most popular (western) MMORP with (once, and probably still) 10+ million users sound like a program serious enough? Guess what, its UI is scripted (LUA).
Scripted languages have enormous advantage of being much easier to bugfix than native apps.
What product did Intel have to compete with AMD's Jaguar + 7xxx APU? Let alone with CPU alone:
"In its cost and power band, Jaguar is presently without competition. Intel’s current 32nm Saltwell Atom core is outdated, and nothing from ARM is quick enough. It’s no wonder that both Microsoft and Sony elected to use Jaguar as the base for their next-generation console SoCs, there simply isn’t a better option today. As Intel transitions to its 22nm Silvermont architecture however Jaguar will finally get some competition. For the next few months though, AMD will enjoy a position it hasn’t had in years: a CPU performance advantage." http://www.anandtech.com/show/6976/amds-jaguar-architecture-the-cpu-powering-xbox-one-playstation-4-kabini-temash/5
Well, but what do you think are their expenses? They already developed Jaguar cores well as GPU (7xxx line), they wouldn't need to spend much on R&D.
Also note that there was basically no competition, nVidia doesn't have CPU side, Intel sucks on GPU side. (and actually even on CPU side, Jaguar cores do very well from performance/watt perspective) hence Sony/Microsoft couldn't press AMD on prices too much.
PS3/xbox 360 sold about 150 million consoles total over last 7-8 years, so it's 15-20 million additional CPUs and GPUs sold per year for AMD. Compared to about 50-60 million CPUs / 20-30 million GPUs they sell currently, it is a big deal.
Out of all imaginable scenarios of going robotic, Foxconn doing it is the worst I could come up with. Even North Korea doing it would be less evil in my humble opinion.
God of War is M rated. So is Sony's latest hit, The Last of Us.
And, considering the fact that there is clear taliban' scent in Apple's policies, here is an adult one that's more about erotic, than violence: http://www.ign.com/games/catherine/ps3-83913
You know what, I've used my PC to buy a game from Activision Blizzard, it was Starcraft. To install it, you need to register on battle.net and add the game to your account. You can't officially re-sell it and unofficially you could ship it with your own account. You need to get online every couple of weeks or it will stop working (SINGLE PLAYER MISSIONS!!!)
Tell me how I have more freedom with PC, than with PS3/PS4.
How much did you pay for your 3770k + mainboard please? And if you're a gamer, wouldn't you be better off spending part of that money on a better graphic card?
AMD has great GPUs for quite a while now. 5xxx, 6xxx, 7xxx all been good to excellent. So saying it is lagging behind nVidia is unfair. Their marketing department could have done better, yes, sure.
AMD has unique product, their APUs that will power upcoming consoles (heck and even SteamBox opted for it) and with games being optimized for their architecture AMD will get quite a boost. I wouldn't expect them to dissapear any time soon, neither Microsoft nor Sony would allow that to happen. (and as far as I remember, 4 billion $ was the sum Sony wasted on Cell alone)
They are also improving on IPC/power front, shortening the gap to Intel. Raw CPU power is becoming less and less important. Even today, with all the woes, you get more performance per buck if you go AMD CPU/GPU.
Well, first 399$ (not 500) is MSRP for PS4. Second, my personal attempts to combine PC, 46" TV and sofa into comfortable gaming failed miserably because of the following reasons: a) most PC games assume you sit next to the monitor, so fonts they used are very hard to read on TV b) PC/Mouse are hard to use in a sofa
Last, but not least, it's not about graphics and also remember that in case of consoles games are using hardware capabilities much more effectively (it's easier than with PCs where you have to support gazillion of hardware configs)
There are (were?:() different "Sony's" out there. Guys with media background (were behind rootkits and are sadly in charge in the headquarters) and engineery/techies kinds, with hardware manufacturing roots. You know, it was Sony fighting this fight: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Corp._of_America_v._Universal_City_Studios,_Inc.
Sony's had commented on this, stating that each studio will decide how to and whether to DRM their games. Which, even in the worst case scenario, is better than what Microsoft does (when you re-sell / pass game over to your friend, you need to pay Microsoft too)
It's not a "whole page orientation" it's PDF internally being a set of commands for a printer that is a problem. (That's why one needs OCR software to convert PDF into different formats)
Pretty much ANY other format (EPUB, fb2, heck even txt) is better than PDF since it doesn't erase "this is a title", "this is a chapter" kind of information.
Whether Sony will follow them, or try "we are better, we don't!" route.
I don't see how Microsoft's scheme could work without forcing you to activate your game online. Bought a disk, don't have even a dial up internet connection, can't play, wonderful...
And regarding "boosting revenues" argument, Activision Blizzard has been grabbing money for quite some time, remind me, how that had changed the quality of their games. Or how their games have become cheaper.
Since this article will (hopefully) attrackt people who are into QM, let me ask 2 questions that I'm struggling with for a long time (and thank you in advance for bothering to answer):
1) What is a "measurement"? How big should an object be to actually "collapse" the wave function? 2) The FTL (well, actually instant) "spooky action in the distance". If particles really can interact like that, how come we can't use it to transmit information? And if we can't, why "hidden variables" assumption that particles had certain values upfront is disregarded?
Sounds like you won't be able to just put a disk in, and play, without Allmighty Microsoft's Xbox Server's blessing. I hope Sony doesn't follow the suit...
TLDR: 1) Background image loading 2) Operating system provided tabs. 3) Handles when selecting text. 4) Annotation of electronic documents. (annotating them without changing the original document) 5) Web browser loading status icons. 6) Simulating mouse inputs using non-mouse devices. (basically everything with a touchscreen infridges)
I'm neither "experienced Linux user" nor "very new to Linux", somewhere in between. When I looked for Linux as a secondary desktop (internet banking, development) I tried Ubuntu first. It drove me mad with the "ubuntu one" interface.
Tried SuSe Linux, and still using it. While being free, it also has a bit of commercial polish.
USPO grants patents for such crap, and it is SUCCESSFULLY used as a weapon. And here we come, Nokia, multi-billion company, former leader of the mobile industry, now de-facto delivery boy of the Microsoft (and, what a coincidence, ran bu ex MS manager) goes after Google with this crap.
After "Clouds and Sheeps" game running on my android tablet managed to charge me 9 Euro (non-refundable) for "5000 happy stars" (some in game crap) without asking for password or anything like that, simply because I was silly enough to buy something from google's appstore USING A PC and google support said "oh uh, so what" I see quite a number of reasons to be paranoid with payment systems.
Mm, but Bells result only show that there are no hidden local variables assuming function can be written in form blahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_hidden_variable_theory#Local_hidden_variables_and_the_Bell_tests
So strictly speaking it doesn't prove that no hidden local variables theory is possible. (even though hidden local vars functions that could be chosen to match quantum results do not "feel natural")
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Does "World of Warcraft", the most popular (western) MMORP with (once, and probably still) 10+ million users sound like a program serious enough?
Guess what, its UI is scripted (LUA).
Scripted languages have enormous advantage of being much easier to bugfix than native apps.
What product did Intel have to compete with AMD's Jaguar + 7xxx APU? Let alone with CPU alone:
"In its cost and power band, Jaguar is presently without competition. Intel’s current 32nm Saltwell Atom core is outdated, and nothing from ARM is quick enough. It’s no wonder that both Microsoft and Sony elected to use Jaguar as the base for their next-generation console SoCs, there simply isn’t a better option today. As Intel transitions to its 22nm Silvermont architecture however Jaguar will finally get some competition. For the next few months though, AMD will enjoy a position it hasn’t had in years: a CPU performance advantage."
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6976/amds-jaguar-architecture-the-cpu-powering-xbox-one-playstation-4-kabini-temash/5
Well, but what do you think are their expenses? They already developed Jaguar cores well as GPU (7xxx line), they wouldn't need to spend much on R&D.
Also note that there was basically no competition, nVidia doesn't have CPU side, Intel sucks on GPU side. (and actually even on CPU side, Jaguar cores do very well from performance/watt perspective) hence Sony/Microsoft couldn't press AMD on prices too much.
PS3/xbox 360 sold about 150 million consoles total over last 7-8 years, so it's 15-20 million additional CPUs and GPUs sold per year for AMD. Compared to about 50-60 million CPUs / 20-30 million GPUs they sell currently, it is a big deal.
Kurt Vonnegut considered this problem more than 60 years ago in his novel "Player Piano".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Player_Piano_(novel)
Out of all imaginable scenarios of going robotic, Foxconn doing it is the worst I could come up with. Even North Korea doing it would be less evil in my humble opinion.
"Apple will dominate the gaming landscape with this new revelation, just as television was forever changed by Apple TV."
=)
PS
This is actually about apple adding controller to apple TV:
http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=597876
When did they forbid it?
God of War is M rated.
So is Sony's latest hit, The Last of Us.
And, considering the fact that there is clear taliban' scent in Apple's policies, here is an adult one that's more about erotic, than violence:
http://www.ign.com/games/catherine/ps3-83913
You know what, I've used my PC to buy a game from Activision Blizzard, it was Starcraft.
To install it, you need to register on battle.net and add the game to your account.
You can't officially re-sell it and unofficially you could ship it with your own account.
You need to get online every couple of weeks or it will stop working (SINGLE PLAYER MISSIONS!!!)
Tell me how I have more freedom with PC, than with PS3/PS4.
How much did you pay for your 3770k + mainboard please?
And if you're a gamer, wouldn't you be better off spending part of that money on a better graphic card?
30 Watts difference in no way justifies buying new PSU's and coolers.
AMD has great GPUs for quite a while now. 5xxx, 6xxx, 7xxx all been good to excellent.
So saying it is lagging behind nVidia is unfair.
Their marketing department could have done better, yes, sure.
AMD has unique product, their APUs that will power upcoming consoles (heck and even SteamBox opted for it) and with games being optimized for their architecture AMD will get quite a boost. I wouldn't expect them to dissapear any time soon, neither Microsoft nor Sony would allow that to happen. (and as far as I remember, 4 billion $ was the sum Sony wasted on Cell alone)
They are also improving on IPC/power front, shortening the gap to Intel.
Raw CPU power is becoming less and less important.
Even today, with all the woes, you get more performance per buck if you go AMD CPU/GPU.
Well, first 399$ (not 500) is MSRP for PS4.
Second, my personal attempts to combine PC, 46" TV and sofa into comfortable gaming failed miserably because of the following reasons:
a) most PC games assume you sit next to the monitor, so fonts they used are very hard to read on TV
b) PC/Mouse are hard to use in a sofa
Last, but not least, it's not about graphics and also remember that in case of consoles games are using hardware capabilities much more effectively (it's easier than with PCs where you have to support gazillion of hardware configs)
For starters you do not know, how that "sharing with family a la microsoft" will work.
There are (were? :() different "Sony's" out there.
Guys with media background (were behind rootkits and are sadly in charge in the headquarters) and engineery/techies kinds, with hardware manufacturing roots.
You know, it was Sony fighting this fight:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Corp._of_America_v._Universal_City_Studios,_Inc.
Sony's had commented on this, stating that each studio will decide how to and whether to DRM their games.
Which, even in the worst case scenario, is better than what Microsoft does (when you re-sell / pass game over to your friend, you need to pay Microsoft too)
It's not a "whole page orientation" it's PDF internally being a set of commands for a printer that is a problem. (That's why one needs OCR software to convert PDF into different formats)
Pretty much ANY other format (EPUB, fb2, heck even txt) is better than PDF since it doesn't erase "this is a title", "this is a chapter" kind of information.
I wonder how that applies to Starcraft II that I bought (I do live in EU)... =/
Whether Sony will follow them, or try "we are better, we don't!" route.
I don't see how Microsoft's scheme could work without forcing you to activate your game online.
Bought a disk, don't have even a dial up internet connection, can't play, wonderful...
And regarding "boosting revenues" argument, Activision Blizzard has been grabbing money for quite some time, remind me, how that had changed the quality of their games. Or how their games have become cheaper.
Since this article will (hopefully) attrackt people who are into QM, let me ask 2 questions that I'm struggling with for a long time (and thank you in advance for bothering to answer):
1) What is a "measurement"? How big should an object be to actually "collapse" the wave function?
2) The FTL (well, actually instant) "spooky action in the distance". If particles really can interact like that, how come we can't use it to transmit information? And if we can't, why "hidden variables" assumption that particles had certain values upfront is disregarded?
Sounds like you won't be able to just put a disk in, and play, without Allmighty Microsoft's Xbox Server's blessing.
I hope Sony doesn't follow the suit...
Here is it, thanks to Barns & Nobles:
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/105113-microsofts-android-bullying-revealed-by-barnes-noble
More details
http://www.groklaw.net/articlebasic.php?story=2011111122291296
TLDR:
1) Background image loading
2) Operating system provided tabs.
3) Handles when selecting text.
4) Annotation of electronic documents. (annotating them without changing the original document)
5) Web browser loading status icons.
6) Simulating mouse inputs using non-mouse devices. (basically everything with a touchscreen infridges)
Not so long ago:
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/11/20/1838248/uspto-head-current-patent-litigation-is-reasonable
I'm neither "experienced Linux user" nor "very new to Linux", somewhere in between.
When I looked for Linux as a secondary desktop (internet banking, development) I tried Ubuntu first.
It drove me mad with the "ubuntu one" interface.
Tried SuSe Linux, and still using it. While being free, it also has a bit of commercial polish.
Sorry but I don't get how patent being just a "basic concept" makes this article or the fact that Google will have problems FUD?
Microsoft managed to get 20-25$ per device for patents like "loading status icon":
http://androidcommunity.com/barnes-noble-reveals-microsofts-android-patents-in-detail-20111114/
USPO grants patents for such crap, and it is SUCCESSFULLY used as a weapon.
And here we come, Nokia, multi-billion company, former leader of the mobile industry, now de-facto delivery boy of the Microsoft (and, what a coincidence, ran bu ex MS manager) goes after Google with this crap.
Apple hater here.
After "Clouds and Sheeps" game running on my android tablet managed to charge me 9 Euro (non-refundable) for "5000 happy stars" (some in game crap) without asking for password or anything like that, simply because I was silly enough to buy something from google's appstore USING A PC and google support said "oh uh, so what" I see quite a number of reasons to be paranoid with payment systems.
Apple at least asks for password.
Uhm, Samsung has automatically updated my Galaxy Tab (the first version that came with 3.x) to 4.x, so I wonder where does that mistrust come from.
Mm, but Bells result only show that there are no hidden local variables assuming function can be written in form blahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_hidden_variable_theory#Local_hidden_variables_and_the_Bell_tests
So strictly speaking it doesn't prove that no hidden local variables theory is possible. (even though hidden local vars functions that could be chosen to match quantum results do not "feel natural")