The details of the MFN would be interesting... if it is "you can't sell it cheaper to anyone than to us", it can be defended. That's the publisher's problem if they want to agree to such clauses. However, if they let Apple set the resulting pricing - "noone can sell it cheaper than in the iBook store" - that would be problem; it should certainly be possible for other retailers to demand less than Apple's 30% cut.
With the MFN the retail price is what is being compared. The retail price can be negotiated between the publisher and other retailers. However, Apple is guaranteed to be allowed to sell for that price. No retailer can negotiate a better deal on retail prices for their customers. By that, Apple can negotiate prices lower than other retailers but other retailers cannot do the same.
For what it's worth, Hulu Plus does have more content than Free. To say otherwise is a lie. However, a lot of the content can only be viewed from the browser and not streamed to a device.
That being said, I think Hulu sucks as currently implemented.
TF2 was a success before it went free to play. To use it as an example of free to play success is disingenuous. It is true, however, that they're making good money off the game while not charging for the game itself.
No, no it wouldn't. Your statement is applying guilt to the party supplying the information.
This would be, if anything, the phone book containing the address information. Then, a cybernetic killing machine from the future uses the phone book to track down his target and kill her. So, the people behind releasing phone books are in the wrong!
Sure, but according to the principle of the Death of the Author (warning - TVTropes link), unless it's made clear in the text, the author's opinion has no weight when it comes to an interpretation.
Based entirely on the work it seems quite clear that Springfield is nowhere, or anywhere depending on how you want to look at it, this allowing the viewer to consider it to be somewhere relevant to himself.
And while he has said he based it on Springfield, OR, the actual intent of the shows writings was to do exactly what you described.
I didn't realize the CREATOR of the show could make Oregon border Ohio, Maine, and Kentucky. I stand corrected.
Funny, I don't think any state can fit that description... at least in the real world. But, given that Simpsons isn't a documentary, I think the creator can do whatever he wants with the location.
One would hope that is the case. However, people usual equate newer with better. This isn't always untrue either. It may not be economical or eco friendly, but it's true.
People who use the word "petrol" often use the litre, unlike people who say "gas."
FTFY.
If they use the term petrol and gallon in the same sentence, chances are they're talking imperial gallon... which is what the GP was getting at. Thus, the amount of fuel in a gallon of petrol is usually greater than in a gallon of gas.
Anyone stupid enough to buy a car that will get them 150 miles deserves to be stranded in the middle of nowhere to freeze to death. Seriously, how IN THE FFFF am I supposed to charge my car when I get to work? LOL. Idiots like you are hilarious. You probably aren't even old enough to drive a car your mommy and daddy didn't for you yet you think when you grow up you can just show up to work with a god damned electrical cord and plug it in. Good luck with that.
Some people can.. As an example, at my company's main office they have free charging ports... for public use. Anyone at all can come down to the middle of the town and charge up as they go out for lunch or whatever.. Granted, there are only a couple spots to charge at. Every company has it's own take on this, but I know we're not alone in it.
That being said, you would need to know what your options are before choosing to buy an all electric. Your company may not doing anything, but does it hurt to ask?
I had a 5870 which is now two years old, but top of the line for single GPU at the time. I upgraded to 6970, but still cannot run all new games at max with 60fps. That card is all of a year old now. My point is that top of the line cards only barely play top of the line games at highest settings. The only games now that seem to run fine on mid-range or older cards are the console ports that don't bother giving the PC games the quality they should.
What happens when a Windows PC gamer doesn't have the latest video card to play a triple-A game with?
To be honest, we haven't had PC games that would require a high-end graphics hard for a while now. Most PC games today, even triple-A titles, run just fine on a mid-end card, even one purchased, say, two years ago. I have a high-end one that I've got at about that time, and I've got the habit of running everything at 1080p, full settings, and 4x AA (for recent stuff; 16x on older) - just because there really isn't much else to throw all that processing power at.
Turning up the graphics settings is the whole point of a top end video card. You're paying for the superior gameplay experience. I have a 6970 and have to sometimes turn DOWN graphics settings to be able to keep the FPS up (try to keep it close to 60fps). Just because you don't care that the graphics look like crap, doesn't mean the rest of us don't.
I have a Facebook widget on one of my side desktops on my phone, just in case a friend has something important to share. 95% of the time it is ignored. What IS the phone used for? Instant messaging, text messaging, email, I might occasionally receive a call. I can check my bank account, GPS navigation, or take pictures (if for some unknown reason I feel the need to). I also listen to a fair amount of music during my commute via streaming. All things that just wouldn't work as well from a laptop with a cell antenna.
Do I pay a premium for this functionality? Yes. Does it make me dumb? No.
A pirate is someone who got ahold of the software and then gave copies away at a discounted price (or free).
The only difference between a pirate and a reseller is that the reseller doesn't increase the number of copies on the market.
As such, your point is irrelevant noise.
No, the point still stands just fine. Pirates are less likely to pay for the game, even the used game price. So, the effective loss in profitable sales is much less than when dealing with the 2nd hand market. Now, that argument does assume that the number of pirates that would of paid the full retail price are fewer than the number of people that buy second hand.
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The details of the MFN would be interesting... if it is "you can't sell it cheaper to anyone than to us", it can be defended. That's the publisher's problem if they want to agree to such clauses. However, if they let Apple set the resulting pricing - "noone can sell it cheaper than in the iBook store" - that would be problem; it should certainly be possible for other retailers to demand less than Apple's 30% cut.
With the MFN the retail price is what is being compared. The retail price can be negotiated between the publisher and other retailers. However, Apple is guaranteed to be allowed to sell for that price. No retailer can negotiate a better deal on retail prices for their customers. By that, Apple can negotiate prices lower than other retailers but other retailers cannot do the same.
It was stated apart from the $4000 in electronics, it was in the briefcase. Thus, the sweet sweet payday is sitting back at the apartment.
Oh man.... can I trade?
But those are my coping mechanisms! With out them I have to face reality!
For what it's worth, Hulu Plus does have more content than Free. To say otherwise is a lie. However, a lot of the content can only be viewed from the browser and not streamed to a device.
That being said, I think Hulu sucks as currently implemented.
Free?
TF2 was a success before it went free to play. To use it as an example of free to play success is disingenuous. It is true, however, that they're making good money off the game while not charging for the game itself.
No, no it wouldn't. Your statement is applying guilt to the party supplying the information. This would be, if anything, the phone book containing the address information. Then, a cybernetic killing machine from the future uses the phone book to track down his target and kill her. So, the people behind releasing phone books are in the wrong!
Sure, but according to the principle of the Death of the Author (warning - TVTropes link), unless it's made clear in the text, the author's opinion has no weight when it comes to an interpretation. Based entirely on the work it seems quite clear that Springfield is nowhere, or anywhere depending on how you want to look at it, this allowing the viewer to consider it to be somewhere relevant to himself.
And while he has said he based it on Springfield, OR, the actual intent of the shows writings was to do exactly what you described.
I didn't realize the CREATOR of the show could make Oregon border Ohio, Maine, and Kentucky. I stand corrected.
Funny, I don't think any state can fit that description... at least in the real world. But, given that Simpsons isn't a documentary, I think the creator can do whatever he wants with the location.
If their return policy specifically allows for returns no questions asked, it isn't an abuse of the system.
One would hope that is the case. However, people usual equate newer with better. This isn't always untrue either. It may not be economical or eco friendly, but it's true.
FTFY.
If they use the term petrol and gallon in the same sentence, chances are they're talking imperial gallon... which is what the GP was getting at. Thus, the amount of fuel in a gallon of petrol is usually greater than in a gallon of gas.
Anyone stupid enough to buy a car that will get them 150 miles deserves to be stranded in the middle of nowhere to freeze to death. Seriously, how IN THE FFFF am I supposed to charge my car when I get to work? LOL. Idiots like you are hilarious. You probably aren't even old enough to drive a car your mommy and daddy didn't for you yet you think when you grow up you can just show up to work with a god damned electrical cord and plug it in. Good luck with that.
Some people can.. As an example, at my company's main office they have free charging ports... for public use. Anyone at all can come down to the middle of the town and charge up as they go out for lunch or whatever.. Granted, there are only a couple spots to charge at. Every company has it's own take on this, but I know we're not alone in it.
That being said, you would need to know what your options are before choosing to buy an all electric. Your company may not doing anything, but does it hurt to ask?
No no.. adds = add-ons... You know.. The stopwatch can start, but you have to pay $0.99 to press stop.
I had a 5870 which is now two years old, but top of the line for single GPU at the time. I upgraded to 6970, but still cannot run all new games at max with 60fps. That card is all of a year old now. My point is that top of the line cards only barely play top of the line games at highest settings. The only games now that seem to run fine on mid-range or older cards are the console ports that don't bother giving the PC games the quality they should.
What happens when a Windows PC gamer doesn't have the latest video card to play a triple-A game with?
To be honest, we haven't had PC games that would require a high-end graphics hard for a while now. Most PC games today, even triple-A titles, run just fine on a mid-end card, even one purchased, say, two years ago. I have a high-end one that I've got at about that time, and I've got the habit of running everything at 1080p, full settings, and 4x AA (for recent stuff; 16x on older) - just because there really isn't much else to throw all that processing power at.
Turning up the graphics settings is the whole point of a top end video card. You're paying for the superior gameplay experience. I have a 6970 and have to sometimes turn DOWN graphics settings to be able to keep the FPS up (try to keep it close to 60fps). Just because you don't care that the graphics look like crap, doesn't mean the rest of us don't.
I have a Facebook widget on one of my side desktops on my phone, just in case a friend has something important to share. 95% of the time it is ignored. What IS the phone used for? Instant messaging, text messaging, email, I might occasionally receive a call. I can check my bank account, GPS navigation, or take pictures (if for some unknown reason I feel the need to). I also listen to a fair amount of music during my commute via streaming. All things that just wouldn't work as well from a laptop with a cell antenna.
Do I pay a premium for this functionality? Yes. Does it make me dumb? No.
A pirate is someone who got ahold of the software and then gave copies away at a discounted price (or free). The only difference between a pirate and a reseller is that the reseller doesn't increase the number of copies on the market. As such, your point is irrelevant noise.
No, the point still stands just fine. Pirates are less likely to pay for the game, even the used game price. So, the effective loss in profitable sales is much less than when dealing with the 2nd hand market. Now, that argument does assume that the number of pirates that would of paid the full retail price are fewer than the number of people that buy second hand.
While I agree with the sentiment, which right comes first? Not everyone's opinion is the same on this.
Homing pigeon.
Which also has the ability to return with the files, assuming USB drive is used.
Give the fridge to somebody else, then kill yourself. Then it's not your fridge, and you cannot ever own another fridge because you're dead.
Technically, either one of those would be enough to relinquish ownership.
Your logic is interesting. Since when has associating Apple with internationalism been hateful?
Since when does iAnything solely pertain to Apple? While they're the most prevalent, in no way did the poster refer to Apple.
I saw how this worked out with OCP...