If your running a BES server why are you supplying the OWA URL during activation? BES is integrated in the Exchange enviroment and is GAL aware. Activating a BB in BES is simple as selecting the user from a GAL search and providing a activation password. The user then enters their email address and activation password on the BB. Activation begins. Dead simple. I'm now convinced you have never actually seen an BES implementation, and are simply talking out your ass.
The higher the cost of the intail purchase price of a good the more likely that when some one is done with said good then they'll try and get a return for it.
Right now in my local Games store new release titles cost $110 AUD. With the current exchange rate that's $116 USD. I NEVER buy new games nor from Digital Stores. I wait till the game is in the bargain bin. I don't play online so I'm in no hurry for the latest release. I only buy when I finish the previous game I bought. If the inital sell price was more realistic then I'd probably buy the latest titles. $50 AUD is what I would be happy to pay but us Aussie's have been rorted by foreign software companies for far too long.
So MS are having issues with an update to some vendors devices - big deal. At least they are not waiting for Telco's or hardware vendors to possibly suppy the updates to their users like Android or Blackberry. And I'll give you even money that they will support older handsets for longer than Apple does.
As a AV enthusiast I can see the quality benefits but there's a lot of down sides to Blu-ray over DVD too. There's a few reasons Blu-ray has really failed to take off.
* a lot of people believe they'll have to replace their entire DVD collection which of course is completely untrue. Shit even saw a few posts here with that myth. It's just that the DVD version won't look or sound as good as if you upgrade it - I know I'm not except for a few exceptions.
* most Blu-ray players aren't that good a DVD player quality wise so serious AV guys have a DVD player and a Blu-ray player
* the cost per disc is more. Bundling the DVD and digital download with the Blu-ray makes some people think they ae being ripped off. I know I do, I don't want all that extra shit - just lower the damn price
* most people can't tell the difference - how many times you seen a LCD monitor in a non native resolution and the user is blissfully unaware how shit it looks? Also Hollywood aren't helping themselves here with some movies being dismal conversions.
* players are more expensive
* most players are god awful slow just to even eject the tray let alone start the movie
* ever tried to resume a Java Blu-ray disc after stopping it or ejecting it like you can with DVD? - unless you bookmark your place back to the beginning you go plus the long load time.This really irrates me
* alot of people are intimidated with all the extra technology - all the differnet profiles, internet connectivity, HDMI & firmware updates - DVD really is quite simple to use and no where as near as intimidating
* still the use of regions although not as bad as DVD's are
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Sadly camera isn't a "multifunction device". To me this is a bad patent but I'm sure a jury in East Texas will disagree with me.
If your running a BES server why are you supplying the OWA URL during activation? BES is integrated in the Exchange enviroment and is GAL aware. Activating a BB in BES is simple as selecting the user from a GAL search and providing a activation password. The user then enters their email address and activation password on the BB. Activation begins. Dead simple. I'm now convinced you have never actually seen an BES implementation, and are simply talking out your ass.
Don't forget charging you double for all your Games and licensed software!
The higher the cost of the intail purchase price of a good the more likely that when some one is done with said good then they'll try and get a return for it. Right now in my local Games store new release titles cost $110 AUD. With the current exchange rate that's $116 USD. I NEVER buy new games nor from Digital Stores. I wait till the game is in the bargain bin. I don't play online so I'm in no hurry for the latest release. I only buy when I finish the previous game I bought. If the inital sell price was more realistic then I'd probably buy the latest titles. $50 AUD is what I would be happy to pay but us Aussie's have been rorted by foreign software companies for far too long.
Shouldn't that be "Cue Imperial March as AT&T's AT-AT march's into view"?
So MS are having issues with an update to some vendors devices - big deal. At least they are not waiting for Telco's or hardware vendors to possibly suppy the updates to their users like Android or Blackberry. And I'll give you even money that they will support older handsets for longer than Apple does.
As a AV enthusiast I can see the quality benefits but there's a lot of down sides to Blu-ray over DVD too. There's a few reasons Blu-ray has really failed to take off. * a lot of people believe they'll have to replace their entire DVD collection which of course is completely untrue. Shit even saw a few posts here with that myth. It's just that the DVD version won't look or sound as good as if you upgrade it - I know I'm not except for a few exceptions. * most Blu-ray players aren't that good a DVD player quality wise so serious AV guys have a DVD player and a Blu-ray player * the cost per disc is more. Bundling the DVD and digital download with the Blu-ray makes some people think they ae being ripped off. I know I do, I don't want all that extra shit - just lower the damn price * most people can't tell the difference - how many times you seen a LCD monitor in a non native resolution and the user is blissfully unaware how shit it looks? Also Hollywood aren't helping themselves here with some movies being dismal conversions. * players are more expensive * most players are god awful slow just to even eject the tray let alone start the movie * ever tried to resume a Java Blu-ray disc after stopping it or ejecting it like you can with DVD? - unless you bookmark your place back to the beginning you go plus the long load time.This really irrates me * alot of people are intimidated with all the extra technology - all the differnet profiles, internet connectivity, HDMI & firmware updates - DVD really is quite simple to use and no where as near as intimidating * still the use of regions although not as bad as DVD's are