People already have console wars on forums... now maybe they can be shown that the platform doesn't really matter, it's all about the games.
I'm for anything that makes it more likely I'll be able to play the games I want without having to buy 3 different 200-300$ systems.
While this article manages to hype a currently non-exsistant product, and promise several cool features, it is decidedly lacking in the 'tech department. How far along are they if they can't provide any actual details on the weight, performance, etc?
They are all good books, and worth reading - but imo the first one is by far the best. Things get more wild and far-fectched as the series goes on. It's worth reading the whole series just to get Frank's vision in its entirety.
Then don't join up. It's your freedom on the line. I'm not sure how much or what it'd take me to sell my soul, but I doubt MS has it. You've already been there and done that though, huh?
...due to the fact that in this case, they aren't really the bad guy. While I feel bad for the 20-something people who got shafted, they shouldn't have underestimated the power of MS and it's lawyers. MS was in the right here, and while the "competition" is a bit ambigious at this point, hopefully people will learn from these mistakes, and get better contract/deal from MS (or whoever) from here on out.
This does seem like an intelligent tactic - it's gotta be better than finding out about the latest exploit/virus/whatever your system is vunerable to from CNN. I think what most people are frustrated about is that if Microsoft was more honest concerning Windows flaws and weaknesses, many of these exploits wouldn't be such a huge problem.
Then again, I suppose it isn't good business to admit that your primary email proggy (Outlook) is a bored script kiddies wetdream.
What I want to know is how long do they think they can keep this info from the press? Leaks, Bad!
I'd (and many others I'm sure) would like to agree with you, but the truth is - there's a lot of useful content on the web these days that resides on.coms. I'm talking sites that either bring their meat-rag content to the web (NY Times) or their tv content to the web (cnn.com).
Despite the few exceptions most.coms aren't worth the servers their run from. The biggest problem regarding their demise is probably the false expectations they've gotten concerning their future. The guys who really get screwed during this whole upset IMO would be the bluesnews/voodooextreme/shugashack crowd. People who took a passion they had, and magically turned it into bread and butter money. That was always part of the magic of the web for me. I'd like to go on record that I'd subscribe to those sites (as well as slashdot) if it came to that. You've got to support the conent you enjoy, how else can you expect it to stick around?
While I agree with these points, I find it ironic that Microsoft, of all companies, is complaining about "insufficient competition".
And, with the US's current situation as far as AOL/TimeWarner and AT&T is concerned, they shouldn't be throwing rocks regarding the broadband market.
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People already have console wars on forums... now maybe they can be shown that the platform doesn't really matter, it's all about the games. I'm for anything that makes it more likely I'll be able to play the games I want without having to buy 3 different 200-300$ systems.
While this article manages to hype a currently non-exsistant product, and promise several cool features, it is decidedly lacking in the 'tech department. How far along are they if they can't provide any actual details on the weight, performance, etc?
They are all good books, and worth reading - but imo the first one is by far the best. Things get more wild and far-fectched as the series goes on. It's worth reading the whole series just to get Frank's vision in its entirety.
Then don't join up. It's your freedom on the line. I'm not sure how much or what it'd take me to sell my soul, but I doubt MS has it. You've already been there and done that though, huh?
...due to the fact that in this case, they aren't really the bad guy. While I feel bad for the 20-something people who got shafted, they shouldn't have underestimated the power of MS and it's lawyers. MS was in the right here, and while the "competition" is a bit ambigious at this point, hopefully people will learn from these mistakes, and get better contract/deal from MS (or whoever) from here on out.
Then again, I suppose it isn't good business to admit that your primary email proggy (Outlook) is a bored script kiddies wetdream.
What I want to know is how long do they think they can keep this info from the press? Leaks, Bad!
Despite the few exceptions most .coms aren't worth the servers their run from. The biggest problem regarding their demise is probably the false expectations they've gotten concerning their future. The guys who really get screwed during this whole upset IMO would be the bluesnews/voodooextreme/shugashack crowd. People who took a passion they had, and magically turned it into bread and butter money. That was always part of the magic of the web for me. I'd like to go on record that I'd subscribe to those sites (as well as slashdot) if it came to that. You've got to support the conent you enjoy, how else can you expect it to stick around?
While I agree with these points, I find it ironic that Microsoft, of all companies, is complaining about "insufficient competition". And, with the US's current situation as far as AOL/TimeWarner and AT&T is concerned, they shouldn't be throwing rocks regarding the broadband market.