I could understand Sega going after the trading of their newer games but going after people trading Genesis games is ridiculous. That is like Microsoft going after people trading Windows 3.1, which I think even they wouldn't do.
I am a strong believer in copyright protection and intellectual property but the smart move here would be for Sega to open up old games and only protect newer ones.
A bunch of people have commented that the article posted was a little skewed, so I would just like to clear some stuff up (at least for my own personal sanity). First off, AT&T, MCI, UUNET, etc. they own pieces of the core Internet backbone, correct? Now if I wanted to buy a T1 or T3 for my business I could go to either UUNET (etc) or I could go to a smaller company in my area. What is the real difference between these connections other than the fact that the UUNET connection will be $1200 and the smaller ISP will give me one for $999? Doesn't the smaller ISP have to hook into UUNET at some point, or is it just connected to other small networks? If this is so the real analogy works like the Interstate highway system. UUNET is a big four lane highway that is direct, while the other ISPs serve as local and state roads. Can someone confirm this?
Don't get me wrong...I completely agree with free market and everything, but it does seem to me that the titans are abusing some power here. By peering with each other they are essentially working with each other to screw over small business. It does cost money to move from A to B, but these companies are moving from A to D while only paying for A to B if you understand what I mean. They pay for their section of the backbone, but yet get access to it all. We as the consumer must pay them for using the entire network.
Everyone here seems to be agreeing that ASP is no good for large sized projects. Why? I use ASP for two medium sized sites and I have yet to hit a problem. The only complaint that I have is it's poor handling of strings, but otherwise I see ASP as an easy alternative to PERL or PHP. Comments? - steve
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I could understand Sega going after the trading of their newer games but going after people trading Genesis games is ridiculous. That is like Microsoft going after people trading Windows 3.1, which I think even they wouldn't do. I am a strong believer in copyright protection and intellectual property but the smart move here would be for Sega to open up old games and only protect newer ones.
A bunch of people have commented that the article posted was a little skewed, so I would just like to clear some stuff up (at least for my own personal sanity). First off, AT&T, MCI, UUNET, etc. they own pieces of the core Internet backbone, correct? Now if I wanted to buy a T1 or T3 for my business I could go to either UUNET (etc) or I could go to a smaller company in my area. What is the real difference between these connections other than the fact that the UUNET connection will be $1200 and the smaller ISP will give me one for $999? Doesn't the smaller ISP have to hook into UUNET at some point, or is it just connected to other small networks? If this is so the real analogy works like the Interstate highway system. UUNET is a big four lane highway that is direct, while the other ISPs serve as local and state roads. Can someone confirm this?
Don't get me wrong...I completely agree with free market and everything, but it does seem to me that the titans are abusing some power here. By peering with each other they are essentially working with each other to screw over small business. It does cost money to move from A to B, but these companies are moving from A to D while only paying for A to B if you understand what I mean. They pay for their section of the backbone, but yet get access to it all. We as the consumer must pay them for using the entire network.
Everyone here seems to be agreeing that ASP is no good for large sized projects. Why? I use ASP for two medium sized sites and I have yet to hit a problem. The only complaint that I have is it's poor handling of strings, but otherwise I see ASP as an easy alternative to PERL or PHP. Comments? - steve