I'm not a big fan of lawsuits, or the authority that some judges assume
Granted that lawyers, and judges, and courtrooms have caused us all significant grief over the years, I think that it is important to realize that the system can work for us as long as we educate ourselves on how to use it effectively.
This has been stated over and over, but too many geeks become alienated and then are content to simply roll over and bitch about the legal system without actually DOING ANYTHING to help our cause.
In reality, we need more of those scum-sucking bastards (lawyers) on our team;)
But let's also not forget that Apple doesn't *only* sell computers through their website. Granted that computers probably make up the majority of their sales (duh), but the fact remains that they also sell accessories (such as mice), Apple software, and third-party software. Such things can cost as little as $30 and do comply with the whole impulse-buying philosophy. Hell, in their press release, Apple even uses iMove 2 ($49) as an example of a good product to purchase using 1-Click.
Now I hate Amazon for the whole 1-Click patent deal, and I don't really see that why Apple has to roll this out with the tremendous amount of hype they are giving it (dedicating their front page to 1-Click?), but it *does* kind of make sense for them to do it.
Though this does set a dangerous precedent that I'd hate to see other larger stores follow. I wonder if this will contribute to downloading the games off warez rooms on IRC since the kid can't buy it for real in the store.
If K-Mart (and any other retailers who follow) are anywhere near as successful as movie theaters have been at carding 'kiddies' then I really don't think that we have anything to worry about as far as a serious increase in warez over this.
If you want to play games with violent themes then there is a very simple solution. Just don't play them (and I realize that you do like some of them). As you mention, there are plenty of games out there without said content.
However, shouldn't it be up to the developer to decide what kind of content they put into their games? Shouldn't the consumer have the right to to decide which games they would like to purchase, given the content?
Why should Nintendo ultimately decide what I can and cannot see in my video games (especially when I can go right over to their biggest competitors and have comparably free access to such things)?
It is very seldom that I play games at all anymore, but after owning an N64 for a while a few years back, I remember getting the strong feeling that Nintendo really didn't have a clue.
They insisted on using cartridges instead of CDs for their storage medium in spite of the almost unanimous disagreement amongst developers. They succeeded in forcing developers to censor their games where they wouldn't have had to on other platforms (both the PSX and PC (obviously)). And just before I quit paying attention they were trying to spoon feed me dozens upon dozens of games featuring cute, fuzzy, furry creatures when all I wanted was more James Bond.
Argh!
I probably will not be purchasing another console system, but if I do it will not be from an authoritarian company like Nintendo no matter how impressive their tech specs appear to be.
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Granted that lawyers, and judges, and courtrooms have caused us all significant grief over the years, I think that it is important to realize that the system can work for us as long as we educate ourselves on how to use it effectively.
This has been stated over and over, but too many geeks become alienated and then are content to simply roll over and bitch about the legal system without actually DOING ANYTHING to help our cause.
In reality, we need more of those scum-sucking bastards (lawyers) on our team ;)
Now I hate Amazon for the whole 1-Click patent deal, and I don't really see that why Apple has to roll this out with the tremendous amount of hype they are giving it (dedicating their front page to 1-Click?), but it *does* kind of make sense for them to do it.
Correct answer: Um, I wanted to come up with a clever counter to "A fucking whack." but I've got nothing...
If K-Mart (and any other retailers who follow) are anywhere near as successful as movie theaters have been at carding 'kiddies' then I really don't think that we have anything to worry about as far as a serious increase in warez over this.
However, shouldn't it be up to the developer to decide what kind of content they put into their games? Shouldn't the consumer have the right to to decide which games they would like to purchase, given the content?
Why should Nintendo ultimately decide what I can and cannot see in my video games (especially when I can go right over to their biggest competitors and have comparably free access to such things)?
It is very seldom that I play games at all anymore, but after owning an N64 for a while a few years back, I remember getting the strong feeling that Nintendo really didn't have a clue. They insisted on using cartridges instead of CDs for their storage medium in spite of the almost unanimous disagreement amongst developers. They succeeded in forcing developers to censor their games where they wouldn't have had to on other platforms (both the PSX and PC (obviously)). And just before I quit paying attention they were trying to spoon feed me dozens upon dozens of games featuring cute, fuzzy, furry creatures when all I wanted was more James Bond. Argh! I probably will not be purchasing another console system, but if I do it will not be from an authoritarian company like Nintendo no matter how impressive their tech specs appear to be.