maybe it's your bank that's expensive. A check costs me less than depositing the amount described. Credit cards have so many fees I don't even know why any business would accept them. SWIFT payments with $45 transaction fees are just plain stupid. Paying ~200 suppliers with 2 required signatures within 30 minutes just won't happen with digital. This is not about checks it's about who pays who and how.
The simple truth is that most (i hope) people on/. can read English but I would wager that only a minority would be able to interpret a legal contract. The "dumbing down" argument does not result in a removal of obstacles, it results in the belief that anyone can code. As can be seen with the bank bailout, we need people to know what they are doing.
I tried ssh after a clean install on my iPhone after changing the password. SSH did NOT require a password when I tried to log in remotely to root@IPHONEIP. Default install with new passwords set.
mobile@IPHONEIP asks for a password but not root@IPHONEIP. Can someone verify and write back.
I'll bet a cookie that the terms of the service agreement let Apple & AT&T do more or less what ever they want with what is legally still their hardware.
No it's not. It was sold. So it is NOT their hardware. How hard is this to understand. If you do not wish to sell the hardware make sure that you specify that it is NOT sold, so the consumer is not under the impression that he bought it!!!!!
Nice of Jobs to limit his market but that's not what I'm buying. I own a Mac but the Apple experience leaves a lot to be desired and in some cases modified systems preform better at a lower cost than the real thing. Where Apple gets it right it gets it right but when it gets it wrong (iTunes, iPhone as anything but a music phone) it gets it really wrong. One size does not fit all.
So now you are telling me I can't drive my car or sleep in my house or sit in my chair because someone can put a little paper that states that if I read it I agree with the terms? My money does not come with any EULA and if any portion of it is not legal tender as stated then I will be arrested. So it better work as advertised and any limitations you care to impose are recommendations. If you don't like it don't sell it. Once I bought it I can do as I please as long as I don't sell copies of it.
I will run it as many times as I please, on any hardware that I choose as many years as I care for. If you don't like it then don't release it!
So if I have none Apple RAM in my iMac then i'm making an unauthorized copy? This is just plain stupid and will result that one day we will no longer be able to service our products unless we follow the AUTHORIZED solution. This should be thrown out of court. Before you know it there will be a EULA for knives. Some will allow you to cut brown bread and others will allow you to cut white bread but read the fine print because the brand is important to.
The more I learn about copyright the less I respect it.
If an app is good, you should be able to find independently written positive reviews for it. There's always the score provided in the app store, too. I release most of my code under BSD/GPL licenses, but I absolutely require people to abide by the terms as I own the copyrights. There's no excuse for violating the rights of others, regardless of how little faith you might have in "so many of the programs" available for purchase. If you've got that little faith in the app store, maybe you shouldn't bother with it in the first place.
I would agree whole heatedly with your comment but will only add one thing. If your game or code does not meet up to your marketing which makes me fork over my money, which has no terms attached they a refund is in order. Since this does not apply I will setup the contract in the same way you have. I will ensure that I will not need to return it.
In every restaurant that I know the policy is if the client complains and has just started the meal they will gladly replace or credit the meal. Now if the plate was finished or most of it eaten then they will either issue a small credit or offer a coupon for a future visit.
Market share.... I like the term it means nothing. Apple had the biggest market share in personal computers before IBM released the PC. The big the automakers had the biggest market share in NA and where are they now? Out of the ten people who I know who bought iPhones five regret the decision two find the phone ok and three love it. All hate the number of calls it drops. What good is a camera when you can't transfer a picture to another phone, you have to wait to get home to sync through iTunes. Personally, I think Apple is getting in the way of a great innovation.
Amen to that. iTunes kills it unless the you're looking for a portable music player. My Nokia 5 year old Nokia E61 had all the features (and more, file browsing, bluetooth sync, phone to phone file transfer) of the iPhone but lacked the larger screen and the touch functionality.
iTunes will be the death of it. What a waste! Common Apple get your heads out of your a55es and stop getting in the way. If people want to listen to music they should use iTunes. If they wish to sync with a device they should use iSync and be able to transfer any file they so choose.
Not to burst your bubble but I bought an iPhone and found it lacking. Don't get me wrong it's one of the most advanced phone I have ever owned but I was very surprised that it lacks bluetooth support (no that lame crippled bluetooth that it comes with only seems to be able to connect to head phone). The basic file sync over blutooth or passing over a file/picture to another phone is missing. Has been with my Nokias since almost as far as I can remember. 32Gig and I can't use it. Makes it a crippled phone. I jailbroke it and it's almost useful. I own more than one computer and I don't want iTunes to my iphone sync with all.......... It's just not user oriented. It's Apple oriented. If Apple doesn't change its attitude it's probably the last one I'll ever own. I am not the only one with this complaint.
Apple is about to lose another market like they did back when they were PC. Jobs, what an idiot, the only time he has great ideas is when he is the underdog!
you need to access the PlayStation Store to buy games. This kills price competition and used game sales in one fell swoop, Ahhh sweet, sweet capitalism. Manufacturers go to great lengths to eliminate competition. This is a big win for Sony, consumers won't care.
while also making owners of any original PSP games unable to play them on the new hardware. That's the point. Buy expensive Sony hardware today! Yesterday's purchase means nothing to them.
They also decry the switch to proprietary cables ditto. Sony's not going to get rich on this, but they are taking advantage of consumers pleasure of owning expensive jails. Many./ers will get one and tons more kids will have them.
This will go over good-enough. Sony will certainly come out richer for it. We, as consumers, are poorer for it.
People do not have an unlimited amount of cash. They spend what they can and most times more than they can afford.
For existing PSP owners the GO is a NOGO. For new PSP owners they will spend about the same and have fewer games. For the retailer it's a one time sale so fewer retailers will carry it and it's accessories. Possibly less in store marketing. It's the beginning of a downward spiral like the music industry. With limited resale value (since the purchases are limited to your account) the resale value of your investment is reduced. The issue is that the NEW PSP will have fewer units sold and the incentive to port games to the PSP will decline.
There is a trend in capitalism which rationalizes greed into business decisions and hindsight shows the clear mistakes. The gaming market for Sony is the TRUE gamer who either likes to play a lot of games, who may collect the games and who takes the time to learn the games. This is a very small market and no gaming company can afford to limit who, in this market, should buy their products. The fact that it is locked down will alienate some. The fact that the battery can't be changed will alienate others. The fact that while buying a game you may need to wait hours (longer than going to the store) will alienate others. The fact that Sony can decommission or no longer support will alienate some more. The fact that it does not support standard cables will alienate some more (major frustration with most none tech people, major issue with tech people)....and on and on and on.... All the above could have been avoided and Sony chose not to.
The success that the PSP Go could have been, will not happen and Sony is going to blame TPB or somesuch. The truth of the matter is that games are no longer fun. They are a technical slide show going from one cool image to another and are finished too easily, Uncharted prime example. The new online multiplayer demo gives nothing more than UT or DOOM. The maps could be larger. More strategy and less about agility. Why are guns and ammo all over the place? Not to mention the viewing angle.
Maybe I'm old and expect a little more challenge.
As a note: if Apple wakes up and opens up the iPhone/Touch the PSPGo will die a slow death. The hardware of the iPhone/Touch has a lot more to offer and build on but Apple has the same business greed as Sony.
It also helps that they are pushing for bundling blue-ray discs with dvd's so as to inflate the numbers and try to get people to buy a blue-ray player.
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maybe it's your bank that's expensive. A check costs me less than depositing the amount described. Credit cards have so many fees I don't even know why any business would accept them. SWIFT payments with $45 transaction fees are just plain stupid. Paying ~200 suppliers with 2 required signatures within 30 minutes just won't happen with digital. This is not about checks it's about who pays who and how.
Get labor out of your sentence. Nobody cares about the common folk.
We didn't care to protect any other industry, why so much fuss on this one? Oh yeah, it's not about the artist its about big business.
No problem here but a monopoly should not be allowed to bundle products either.
The simple truth is that most (i hope) people on /. can read English but I would wager that only a minority would be able to interpret a legal contract. The "dumbing down" argument does not result in a removal of obstacles, it results in the belief that anyone can code. As can be seen with the bank bailout, we need people to know what they are doing.
I'm purchasing a computer, If there are terms to the sale other than the purchase then I must agree before i accept possession.
try this ssh root@IPHONEIP does not matter if you change the password.
It seems no password is needed if you try ssh root@IPHONEIP.
I tried ssh after a clean install on my iPhone after changing the password. SSH did NOT require a password when I tried to log in remotely to root@IPHONEIP. Default install with new passwords set.
mobile@IPHONEIP asks for a password but not root@IPHONEIP. Can someone verify and write back.
I'll bet a cookie that the terms of the service agreement let Apple & AT&T do more or less what ever they want with what is legally still their hardware.
No it's not. It was sold. So it is NOT their hardware. How hard is this to understand. If you do not wish to sell the hardware make sure that you specify that it is NOT sold, so the consumer is not under the impression that he bought it!!!!!
I want my cookie now....
You need to remove the " ". We see "hunter32" but not ********
Nice of Jobs to limit his market but that's not what I'm buying. I own a Mac but the Apple experience leaves a lot to be desired and in some cases modified systems preform better at a lower cost than the real thing. Where Apple gets it right it gets it right but when it gets it wrong (iTunes, iPhone as anything but a music phone) it gets it really wrong. One size does not fit all.
So now you are telling me I can't drive my car or sleep in my house or sit in my chair because someone can put a little paper that states that if I read it I agree with the terms? My money does not come with any EULA and if any portion of it is not legal tender as stated then I will be arrested. So it better work as advertised and any limitations you care to impose are recommendations. If you don't like it don't sell it. Once I bought it I can do as I please as long as I don't sell copies of it.
I will run it as many times as I please, on any hardware that I choose as many years as I care for. If you don't like it then don't release it!
So if I have none Apple RAM in my iMac then i'm making an unauthorized copy? This is just plain stupid and will result that one day we will no longer be able to service our products unless we follow the AUTHORIZED solution. This should be thrown out of court. Before you know it there will be a EULA for knives. Some will allow you to cut brown bread and others will allow you to cut white bread but read the fine print because the brand is important to.
The more I learn about copyright the less I respect it.
Sir your mistake is to assume that they are educated.
If an app is good, you should be able to find independently written positive reviews for it. There's always the score provided in the app store, too. I release most of my code under BSD/GPL licenses, but I absolutely require people to abide by the terms as I own the copyrights. There's no excuse for violating the rights of others, regardless of how little faith you might have in "so many of the programs" available for purchase. If you've got that little faith in the app store, maybe you shouldn't bother with it in the first place.
I would agree whole heatedly with your comment but will only add one thing. If your game or code does not meet up to your marketing which makes me fork over my money, which has no terms attached they a refund is in order. Since this does not apply I will setup the contract in the same way you have. I will ensure that I will not need to return it.
It is not a one sided transaction.
In every restaurant that I know the policy is if the client complains and has just started the meal they will gladly replace or credit the meal. Now if the plate was finished or most of it eaten then they will either issue a small credit or offer a coupon for a future visit.
Market share.... I like the term it means nothing. Apple had the biggest market share in personal computers before IBM released the PC. The big the automakers had the biggest market share in NA and where are they now? Out of the ten people who I know who bought iPhones five regret the decision two find the phone ok and three love it. All hate the number of calls it drops. What good is a camera when you can't transfer a picture to another phone, you have to wait to get home to sync through iTunes. Personally, I think Apple is getting in the way of a great innovation.
Amen to that. iTunes kills it unless the you're looking for a portable music player. My Nokia 5 year old Nokia E61 had all the features (and more, file browsing, bluetooth sync, phone to phone file transfer) of the iPhone but lacked the larger screen and the touch functionality.
iTunes will be the death of it. What a waste! Common Apple get your heads out of your a55es and stop getting in the way. If people want to listen to music they should use iTunes. If they wish to sync with a device they should use iSync and be able to transfer any file they so choose.
Not to burst your bubble but I bought an iPhone and found it lacking. Don't get me wrong it's one of the most advanced phone I have ever owned but I was very surprised that it lacks bluetooth support (no that lame crippled bluetooth that it comes with only seems to be able to connect to head phone). The basic file sync over blutooth or passing over a file/picture to another phone is missing. Has been with my Nokias since almost as far as I can remember. 32Gig and I can't use it. Makes it a crippled phone. I jailbroke it and it's almost useful. I own more than one computer and I don't want iTunes to my iphone sync with all.......... It's just not user oriented. It's Apple oriented. If Apple doesn't change its attitude it's probably the last one I'll ever own. I am not the only one with this complaint.
Apple is about to lose another market like they did back when they were PC. Jobs, what an idiot, the only time he has great ideas is when he is the underdog!
Not as I do!
you need to access the PlayStation Store to buy games. This kills price competition and used game sales in one fell swoop,
Ahhh sweet, sweet capitalism. Manufacturers go to great lengths to eliminate competition. This is a big win for Sony, consumers won't care.
while also making owners of any original PSP games unable to play them on the new hardware.
That's the point. Buy expensive Sony hardware today! Yesterday's purchase means nothing to them.
They also decry the switch to proprietary cables ./ers will get one and tons more kids will have them.
ditto. Sony's not going to get rich on this, but they are taking advantage of consumers pleasure of owning expensive jails. Many
This will go over good-enough. Sony will certainly come out richer for it. We, as consumers, are poorer for it.
People do not have an unlimited amount of cash. They spend what they can and most times more than they can afford.
For existing PSP owners the GO is a NOGO. For new PSP owners they will spend about the same and have fewer games. For the retailer it's a one time sale so fewer retailers will carry it and it's accessories. Possibly less in store marketing. It's the beginning of a downward spiral like the music industry. With limited resale value (since the purchases are limited to your account) the resale value of your investment is reduced. The issue is that the NEW PSP will have fewer units sold and the incentive to port games to the PSP will decline.
There is a trend in capitalism which rationalizes greed into business decisions and hindsight shows the clear mistakes. The gaming market for Sony is the TRUE gamer who either likes to play a lot of games, who may collect the games and who takes the time to learn the games. This is a very small market and no gaming company can afford to limit who, in this market, should buy their products. The fact that it is locked down will alienate some. The fact that the battery can't be changed will alienate others. The fact that while buying a game you may need to wait hours (longer than going to the store) will alienate others. The fact that Sony can decommission or no longer support will alienate some more. The fact that it does not support standard cables will alienate some more (major frustration with most none tech people, major issue with tech people)....and on and on and on.... All the above could have been avoided and Sony chose not to.
The success that the PSP Go could have been, will not happen and Sony is going to blame TPB or somesuch. The truth of the matter is that games are no longer fun. They are a technical slide show going from one cool image to another and are finished too easily, Uncharted prime example. The new online multiplayer demo gives nothing more than UT or DOOM. The maps could be larger. More strategy and less about agility. Why are guns and ammo all over the place? Not to mention the viewing angle.
Maybe I'm old and expect a little more challenge.
As a note: if Apple wakes up and opens up the iPhone/Touch the PSPGo will die a slow death. The hardware of the iPhone/Touch has a lot more to offer and build on but Apple has the same business greed as Sony.
It also helps that they are pushing for bundling blue-ray discs with dvd's so as to inflate the numbers and try to get people to buy a blue-ray player.
I have a player. But DVD is more user friendly.
The US has lost the title of land of the free unfortunately its citizens have not yet realized it.
You could but would be misinformed or how you see it Western centric.