Well, no. Just because you pirate the living crap out of something doesn't mean you're going to buy the software. Piracy also isn't the only form of gaming demos either. They actually DO offer games demos for download via PSN.
Also, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus is nearly unplayable online because everyone who's got CFW is cheating their damn faces off.
FYI, Datel didn't get sued over their red Tool battery, because they didn't break any sort of encryption scheme. The Light Blue Tool on the other hand, did. Which is why they got sued.
You post on MaxConsole btw? I recognize the username.
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Try the Meebo application. You're going to ahve to sign up for a meebo account, but, it works for me. Then again I have nothing that requires SSL either so. YMMV.
Why don't open source zealots see piracy as an actual problem for games console manufacturers? A vast minority of people going for custom firmware are doing it strictly for homebrew purposes, most people are pirating games with their CFW enabled PSPs.
I don't think anyone very high up cares a damn what anyone does with their phone, otherwise there'd be a constant rat race to disable iPhone OS devices that are jail broken. iPhone OS 3.1.2 came out in what, October? iPhone OS 3.1.3 came out in what, February? And they're not disabling anyone who's still got 3.1.2 devices from the App store or from the iTunes store. It's clear that relocking and keeping the system completely sealed is their #1 priority.
Remember the original Macintosh? Steve jobs didn't want any expansion slots on the machine, but all the engineers did. They initially nearly got away with it by having a "debug" slot for peripherals. I think the reason why the system isn't blown completely open IS Steve in a similar situation and the reason why jailbreak fixes aren't coming out faster and why there's no push to seal the holes quickly is everyone else. Jailbreak users are happy, Steve's happy, and standard iPhone users are happy.
So what we're lead to believe is that Apple's willing to be completely locked down and closed except when they're not?
They put out the darwin source for anyone to read, in fact, it's the Darwin source tree that allows the OSX86 project to go forward with supporting things like the Atom processor.
Either their top priority is lockdown or it's not. Clearly their top priority is putting out a device that -works-, worry about lockdown as consequence to that goal.
i think the real crux of the matter is the fact that the entry system described is far different and the fact that they're doing TV output as well. Still, there IS something to be learned here about patents.
I don't agree that this *should* be the case, but given that Apple is like any other large consumer oriented company, is and should be in the habit of protecting itself by patenting any idea that gets even close to being green-lit.
Clearly patent reform needs to happen, and this is a great case for it, but, the iCP team should have done some research before going public with an extension like this.
First off, have you seen the bevy of things Apple's patented but never produced?
Second off, if you intend to claim that your device is unique and other people will make money off of what possibly could be your invention, isn't that why we have a patent process to begin with?
Third off, looking at the latest proto they have up, I'm not sure I'd want to use something that blocky and useless. Give me something usable please.
iControlPad didn't patent their device, they don't even have a device on the market, and they've been working on it for nearly 2 years now. They had a 6 month head start on Apple announcing *anything* and they didn't bother talking to an IP lawyer about filing a patent first? You've got to be kidding me.
Because vouchers aren't any guarantee of success either.
The private sector is just as good, if not better, than screwing up than the public sector is. It's not a solution, and it's going to cause problems on it's own.
not because I particularly care about Roland Emmerich's film making or his stories, I just want to see how long Roland can keep getting bullshit greenlit.
You sound like many salesdroids who thinks that half-truths, lies, deceptions and post-the-fact revisionism are somehow okay. You're mistaken.
You sound like every other Sony bashing, automaton that posts on Slashdot.
Also, manuals are available online. Along with any other terms of service or other relevant details. Beyond that most retailers have generous return policies.
Actually, that's the point of my post. Cochran Review shows that beyond simple pain relief PLACEBOS DO NOTHING. Hence, placebo controlled. Or control experiments where nothing was done. If it turned out the placebo effect was powerful, then we'd be giving placebos left and right. They don't work that way. They don't work at all.
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*home* broadband speed. I wonder what our enterprise fiber roll outs look like.
I really do think that the Bureau of Indian Affairs should have unlimited power. if only to see what would happen from then on.
I mean, it seems obvious that this thing should have a camera, right?
Actually, no. No it's not.
If it shipped sans a web browser that would be a much different story.
Yes but your ideology makes up what percentage of the PSP using population? 1%? 2? 10? This is true for music but I doubt this is true for games too.
Well, no. Just because you pirate the living crap out of something doesn't mean you're going to buy the software. Piracy also isn't the only form of gaming demos either. They actually DO offer games demos for download via PSN.
Also, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus is nearly unplayable online because everyone who's got CFW is cheating their damn faces off.
FYI, Datel didn't get sued over their red Tool battery, because they didn't break any sort of encryption scheme. The Light Blue Tool on the other hand, did. Which is why they got sued.
You post on MaxConsole btw? I recognize the username.
Try the Meebo application. You're going to ahve to sign up for a meebo account, but, it works for me. Then again I have nothing that requires SSL either so. YMMV.
yes, the real developers DO NOT like piracy.
However, most CFW users for PSP are pirates. I can guarantee that.
Why don't open source zealots see piracy as an actual problem for games console manufacturers? A vast minority of people going for custom firmware are doing it strictly for homebrew purposes, most people are pirating games with their CFW enabled PSPs.
I don't see a source on Nintendo suing Datel.
I see that Datel's stolen code from the ROM header from a commercial cart to make the AR boot, but I see no lawsuit.
I think what's going on here is interesting.
I don't think anyone very high up cares a damn what anyone does with their phone, otherwise there'd be a constant rat race to disable iPhone OS devices that are jail broken. iPhone OS 3.1.2 came out in what, October? iPhone OS 3.1.3 came out in what, February? And they're not disabling anyone who's still got 3.1.2 devices from the App store or from the iTunes store. It's clear that relocking and keeping the system completely sealed is their #1 priority.
Remember the original Macintosh? Steve jobs didn't want any expansion slots on the machine, but all the engineers did. They initially nearly got away with it by having a "debug" slot for peripherals. I think the reason why the system isn't blown completely open IS Steve in a similar situation and the reason why jailbreak fixes aren't coming out faster and why there's no push to seal the holes quickly is everyone else. Jailbreak users are happy, Steve's happy, and standard iPhone users are happy.
So what we're lead to believe is that Apple's willing to be completely locked down and closed except when they're not?
They put out the darwin source for anyone to read, in fact, it's the Darwin source tree that allows the OSX86 project to go forward with supporting things like the Atom processor.
Either their top priority is lockdown or it's not. Clearly their top priority is putting out a device that -works-, worry about lockdown as consequence to that goal.
Contrary to /. group think, I don't begrudge companies for *filing* patents.
Using them to bludgeon their opposition however, is another thing.
i think the real crux of the matter is the fact that the entry system described is far different and the fact that they're doing TV output as well. Still, there IS something to be learned here about patents.
I don't agree that this *should* be the case, but given that Apple is like any other large consumer oriented company, is and should be in the habit of protecting itself by patenting any idea that gets even close to being green-lit.
Clearly patent reform needs to happen, and this is a great case for it, but, the iCP team should have done some research before going public with an extension like this.
First off, have you seen the bevy of things Apple's patented but never produced?
Second off, if you intend to claim that your device is unique and other people will make money off of what possibly could be your invention, isn't that why we have a patent process to begin with?
Third off, looking at the latest proto they have up, I'm not sure I'd want to use something that blocky and useless. Give me something usable please.
Is it apple's fault the iCP team didn't file a patent for their device?
iControlPad didn't patent their device, they don't even have a device on the market, and they've been working on it for nearly 2 years now. They had a 6 month head start on Apple announcing *anything* and they didn't bother talking to an IP lawyer about filing a patent first? You've got to be kidding me.
I hope the iCP team learns something from this.
Because vouchers aren't any guarantee of success either.
The private sector is just as good, if not better, than screwing up than the public sector is. It's not a solution, and it's going to cause problems on it's own.
It makes me really sad that these days what qualifies as a geek cares more about dragons and androids than they do derivatives or research.
I'm going to go see it.
not because I particularly care about Roland Emmerich's film making or his stories, I just want to see how long Roland can keep getting bullshit greenlit.
You sound like many salesdroids who thinks that half-truths, lies, deceptions and post-the-fact revisionism are somehow okay. You're mistaken.
You sound like every other Sony bashing, automaton that posts on Slashdot.
Also, manuals are available online. Along with any other terms of service or other relevant details. Beyond that most retailers have generous return policies.
Except those features are on the box and in the manual. :)
Actually, that's the point of my post. Cochran Review shows that beyond simple pain relief PLACEBOS DO NOTHING. Hence, placebo controlled. Or control experiments where nothing was done. If it turned out the placebo effect was powerful, then we'd be giving placebos left and right. They don't work that way. They don't work at all.
Box doesn't advertise Linux support. The 40gb version atleast. The manual doesn't state what OtherOS does either.