and I'd use it and recommend it so long as it doesn't get abused and/or have the uncontrolled saturation like the regular store. Will be interesting to see how this plays out. (No pun intended!)
how about actually shoring up what you already have in play instead of creating new crapware! WinXP has been the most stable thus far and the biggest reason is due to the length of time it has been in use. We won't even discuss WinME/WinVista since those were complete junk straight out of the chute. Win7 has been doing alright mostly but hasn't been out very long and could use some more improvements. Now, MS is trying to push not only a new version of Windows but a completely revamped desktop version of Windows as well. It didn't get a very good response from people during beta and yet MS went through with releasing it. To not expect sales to be dismal is a bit silly to say the least. Should have kept working Win7 instead of running off to a new project.
I have made several Samsung-specific purchases over the past month, partly due to all the crap from the Apple lawsuits. Several
of their products have received and continue to receive high reviews from several different users and, likewise, I've been quite happy
with my purchases as well. I have just added 3 of their mobile phones (yes, the SIII is one of them!) and 2 of their TV's (a 40" model
and a 60" model). The Samsung SIII is replacing my HTC Incredible (another excellent phone) but not due to a problem with my HTC
Incredible but simply because I desired an upgrade of both hardware and software. And, the TV's are really nice as well. I am so tired
of the continued tech lawsuits, it's gotten so out of hand anymore. It is going to get to the point that we won't being able to write reviews
or comment on blog sites because some asshole patented all of the letters of every known alphabet, followed by another asshole that allowed
it to be processed for approval. It has gotten absolutely ridiculous!
All of the U.S. carriers have been doing this from the start. They are all about the double-dipping. Unlike the wired home phone, they've always charged for both the incoming calls as well as the outgoing calls. Now some of the carriers are also the wired internet service providers to many homes as well as our mobile phones. This is now simply just another means for them to continue double-dipping our wallets for the sake of their own.
that's the real solution. It was only a matter of time... this type of exploit (and others to come no doubt) are the strongest argument for blocking ads.
If you want people to buy your app, create a good app and provide a malware/adware/shareware free/lite version of it. If it is a good app then people will buy it. You piss people off before they have a real chance to test your app then you stand to lose that customer. Those that do not buy your app after trying it would not buy it under any circumstance. I will continue to block apps as long as I have a means to do so. And, I will continue to buy apps from those DEV's that actually create good apps and provide them without the hassle of dealing with the garbage on the side.
People today seem to think that this is something new. The only "new" in all of this is the instantaneous aspect of transmitting information. These types of acts have been perpetrated in other wars since man picked up his first sticks and stones. To be amazed that this actual happened is nothing more than the true disconnect that people; in general, have with reality as a whole.
several people should be banned from driving! Unfortunately, passing a test is the extent of competence for most drivers and even with that, some barely make it.
Type (vice write!) several letters, tape (vice lick!) the envelopes closed, use stick-on stamps and send them out to the company, the FBI, the investors and several different news agencies. Include what the problem is and how it is accomplished. No handwriting analysis evidence nor any DNA evidence... job accomplished. Preferably, mail from a different city as well to throw the scent off.
Not sure how it is that they simply throw that out. Though I do not pirate games, one of the things that chaps my hide is that a game cost $50-$60 upon release via S.T.E.A.M. or any other digital-only avenue still. Why is it that a digital-only version costs as much as brick-n-mortar version? There is no shipping, packaging, burning, printing, etc. involved yet the pricing is the same. Add to that, a majority of the games are soon in the bargain basement lot on the digital download sites within a few weeks. I refuse to buy a game immediately upon release any long due to this and the initial pricing garbage now. These companies continue to believe that their bottom line must be met through breaking our wallets even though studies to the contrary have shown this to be completely unnecessary. Better pricing along with a better supply channel is how to win the hearts of almost all players. To be sure, some people that pirate will never purchase a legitimate release but then again, they were never the true market anyway. Their road is set in stone, as they say.
it had nothing to do with the Qwikster debacle at all. It had to do with having to deal with the whole 1 movie out of a series made available for streaming and only being able to view the rest of the movies thru renting the DVDs. A lot of the times it happened to be that the first movie was only available via DVD, the second could be streamed and the next was again only available via DVD and so on. The whole behind-the-scenes scheming of the movie industry and their greedy paws in the mix was the final nail in this coffin. And they wonder why some people prefer to pirate instead of using legitimate outlets... isn't greed wonderful?! Completely asinine that I can rent movies all the day long in DVD format but streaming is a crap shoot. Tired of the headache so I got rid of my headache and went back to the old fashioned movie viewing experience; renting DVDs again.
The "Opt-in" and "Opt-out" once again is setup backwards!
Why is it that people should have to "Opt-in" for a standard. This is why society is so confused today. There's
no rhyme nor reason to that which corporations do things anymore; their norm is to be abnormal it seems! To
do things ass-backwards has become SOP.
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the issue seems not to be affecting SoCal.... np connecting at all here.
and I'd use it and recommend it so long as it doesn't get abused and/or have the uncontrolled saturation like the regular store. Will be interesting to see how this plays out. (No pun intended!)
How is it that it's not OK for one medium but good to go for another?! :-/
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/12/05/1332218/verizon-patents-eavesdropping-using-your-tv-for-ad-targeting
he probably got lost walking home, never to be seen of again!
how about actually shoring up what you already have in play instead of creating new crapware! WinXP has been the most stable thus far and the biggest reason is due to the length of time it has been in use. We won't even discuss WinME/WinVista since those were complete junk straight out of the chute. Win7 has been doing alright mostly but hasn't been out very long and could use some more improvements. Now, MS is trying to push not only a new version of Windows but a completely revamped desktop version of Windows as well. It didn't get a very good response from people during beta and yet MS went through with releasing it. To not expect sales to be dismal is a bit silly to say the least. Should have kept working Win7 instead of running off to a new project.
I have to upgrade my DirectX 9?!?
sueing the living shit out of your business partners doesn't seem to be a very fruitful negotiation tool for continued contracts!
Micro$oft has an operating system that is running fairly stable and well and they want to axe it... puzzling!!
I have made several Samsung-specific purchases over the past month, partly due to all the crap from the Apple lawsuits. Several of their products have received and continue to receive high reviews from several different users and, likewise, I've been quite happy with my purchases as well. I have just added 3 of their mobile phones (yes, the SIII is one of them!) and 2 of their TV's (a 40" model and a 60" model). The Samsung SIII is replacing my HTC Incredible (another excellent phone) but not due to a problem with my HTC Incredible but simply because I desired an upgrade of both hardware and software. And, the TV's are really nice as well. I am so tired of the continued tech lawsuits, it's gotten so out of hand anymore. It is going to get to the point that we won't being able to write reviews or comment on blog sites because some asshole patented all of the letters of every known alphabet, followed by another asshole that allowed it to be processed for approval. It has gotten absolutely ridiculous!
"How come you don't have an iPhone?" and "Why do you use Linux?".....
I walked away from OOo as soon as LibreOffice began and never looked back.
All of the U.S. carriers have been doing this from the start. They are all about the double-dipping. Unlike the wired home phone, they've always charged for both the incoming calls as well as the outgoing calls. Now some of the carriers are also the wired internet service providers to many homes as well as our mobile phones. This is now simply just another means for them to continue double-dipping our wallets for the sake of their own.
The "shareware" belongs with "free/lite" above and should read "malware/adware free shareware/lite version"... my eyes are playing tricks on me!
that's the real solution. It was only a matter of time... this type of exploit (and others to come no doubt) are the strongest argument for blocking ads.
If you want people to buy your app, create a good app and provide a malware/adware/shareware free/lite version of it. If it is a good app then people will buy it. You piss people off before they have a real chance to test your app then you stand to lose that customer. Those that do not buy your app after trying it would not buy it under any circumstance. I will continue to block apps as long as I have a means to do so. And, I will continue to buy apps from those DEV's that actually create good apps and provide them without the hassle of dealing with the garbage on the side.
People today seem to think that this is something new. The only "new" in all of this is the instantaneous aspect of transmitting information. These types of acts have been perpetrated in other wars since man picked up his first sticks and stones. To be amazed that this actual happened is nothing more than the true disconnect that people; in general, have with reality as a whole.
we're not attempting to coerce people into buying a new device!
several people should be banned from driving! Unfortunately, passing a test is the extent of competence for most drivers and even with that, some barely make it.
Type (vice write!) several letters, tape (vice lick!) the envelopes closed, use stick-on stamps and send them out to the company, the FBI, the investors and several different news agencies. Include what the problem is and how it is accomplished. No handwriting analysis evidence nor any DNA evidence... job accomplished. Preferably, mail from a different city as well to throw the scent off.
Not sure how it is that they simply throw that out. Though I do not pirate games, one of the things that chaps my hide is that a game cost $50-$60 upon release via S.T.E.A.M. or any other digital-only avenue still. Why is it that a digital-only version costs as much as brick-n-mortar version? There is no shipping, packaging, burning, printing, etc. involved yet the pricing is the same. Add to that, a majority of the games are soon in the bargain basement lot on the digital download sites within a few weeks. I refuse to buy a game immediately upon release any long due to this and the initial pricing garbage now. These companies continue to believe that their bottom line must be met through breaking our wallets even though studies to the contrary have shown this to be completely unnecessary. Better pricing along with a better supply channel is how to win the hearts of almost all players. To be sure, some people that pirate will never purchase a legitimate release but then again, they were never the true market anyway. Their road is set in stone, as they say.
typically biased essay, nothing to see here.
where's ANONYMOUS when we really need them?!
it had nothing to do with the Qwikster debacle at all. It had to do with having to deal with the whole 1 movie out of a series made available for streaming and only being able to view the rest of the movies thru renting the DVDs. A lot of the times it happened to be that the first movie was only available via DVD, the second could be streamed and the next was again only available via DVD and so on. The whole behind-the-scenes scheming of the movie industry and their greedy paws in the mix was the final nail in this coffin. And they wonder why some people prefer to pirate instead of using legitimate outlets... isn't greed wonderful?! Completely asinine that I can rent movies all the day long in DVD format but streaming is a crap shoot. Tired of the headache so I got rid of my headache and went back to the old fashioned movie viewing experience; renting DVDs again.
talk about Back to the Past!
The "Opt-in" and "Opt-out" once again is setup backwards!
Why is it that people should have to "Opt-in" for a standard. This is why society is so confused today. There's
no rhyme nor reason to that which corporations do things anymore; their norm is to be abnormal it seems! To
do things ass-backwards has become SOP.
Never used Bing.