a console is $199 to $399 compared to a lot more for a gaming PC
i used to build PC's for fun and don't want to do it anymore. along with millions of other people who don't care about specs or whatever. you can buy a $199 box with a library of hundreds of games that mostly just work and play on a big TV. the fact that a $1000 PC may have better graphics is a non-issue for most people
on a buffet the fat people will actually eat more of the cheap foods if you watch. pasta, white rice, potatoes. the meat and veggies aren't eaten as much.
so how much do you have to stream to use 250GB? i only ask because i stream all my TV. i have done it since september and i have used 450GB the whole time according to Time warner
the cable internet companies don't make much money which is what this article is about
for wireless, the wireless part of the company makes huge profits. for AT&T and Verizon. Sprint is losing money along with T-Mo. but AT&T and Verizon have lots of legacy stuff they still have to run and pay for. the wireless pays for the legacy crap.
then you have the operations costs. electricity, tech support, etc and it's different across markets. supporting people in the burbs is more expensive than the city.
lots of customers like my parents' generation only uses 10GB a month at most on their home internet
this is why i haven't run p2p in years. its cheaper to buy blu rays or pay for netflix and be on the cheapest internet plan or a cheaper tier than pay $100 a month for internet and the high electricity costs to keep your stuff on 24x7
you only need 5mbps for netflix. about the same for itunes streaming media. less for most youtube crap. i pay $50 a month for 20/1 to time warner cable and don't see a reason to pay more
everyone prices stuff like this in the 21st century
90% of your customers pay a fee and you find a way to gouge a small minority willing to pay a premium for that product or service
not much different than getting large fries and drink at a fast food place. they give you a few pennies worth of potatoes and water, the cheapest food products in the USA for $1 or some other huge profit margin price
I have Tim Warner cable and have unlimited Fios is unlimited too
And how much data is it to get past the cap? I stream all my TV. Only have Internet. And I use less than 200gb per month. So far I'm at just over 50 for this month
Florida has lots of ex-cubans who hate castro. florida is a battleground state if a candidate supports lifting sanctions the ex-cuban population is enough to guarantee the loss of those electoral votes
to be fair with itunes you can at least get a file that will play on any idevice and on the apple TV. you can even download the file to stream from a home computer if the internet is down
as far as i can tell with google play you either stream or download on demand only. same with vudu and other digital lockers
but then that's why i just buy a blu ray if i want to own the movie. $20-$30 gets you a blu ray/DVD/Digital copy package
because the real estate prices are a lot less past my train stop. and i live close to one of the best elementary schools in NYC. the schools past my are mostly crap until you get to another district
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a console is $199 to $399 compared to a lot more for a gaming PC
i used to build PC's for fun and don't want to do it anymore. along with millions of other people who don't care about specs or whatever. you can buy a $199 box with a library of hundreds of games that mostly just work and play on a big TV. the fact that a $1000 PC may have better graphics is a non-issue for most people
Last i read
The online part is the money loser along with mobile
And why would Sony buy it? They already have a console
The holidays are mostly in the winter along with people staying indoors because its cold
For a long time it was thought that people getting together passed the virus
wasn't amazon selling non-drm music for years before apple?
and then apple had the nerve to charge you $.30 per song to undrm it?
if we have learned one thing with IBM and Microsoft is that you can't stop technological and cultural change
subscription music is here to stay and apple can't do anything about it
the food costs different amounts
on a buffet the fat people will actually eat more of the cheap foods if you watch. pasta, white rice, potatoes. the meat and veggies aren't eaten as much.
when i eat buffet i go paleo style and make out
/. and the high tech they have where you can't edit posts
so how much do you have to stream to use 250GB? i only ask because i stream all my TV. i have done it since september and i have used 450GB the whole time according to Time warner
the cable internet companies don't make much money which is what this article is about
for wireless, the wireless part of the company makes huge profits. for AT&T and Verizon. Sprint is losing money along with T-Mo. but AT&T and Verizon have lots of legacy stuff they still have to run and pay for. the wireless pays for the legacy crap.
then you have the operations costs. electricity, tech support, etc and it's different across markets. supporting people in the burbs is more expensive than the city.
no, they price a few users into paying more
lots of customers like my parents' generation only uses 10GB a month at most on their home internet
this is why i haven't run p2p in years. its cheaper to buy blu rays or pay for netflix and be on the cheapest internet plan or a cheaper tier than pay $100 a month for internet and the high electricity costs to keep your stuff on 24x7
you only need 5mbps for netflix. about the same for itunes streaming media. less for most youtube crap. i pay $50 a month for 20/1 to time warner cable and don't see a reason to pay more
everyone prices stuff like this in the 21st century
90% of your customers pay a fee and you find a way to gouge a small minority willing to pay a premium for that product or service
not much different than getting large fries and drink at a fast food place. they give you a few pennies worth of potatoes and water, the cheapest food products in the USA for $1 or some other huge profit margin price
I have Tim Warner cable and have unlimited
Fios is unlimited too
And how much data is it to get past the cap? I stream all my TV. Only have Internet. And I use less than 200gb per month. So far I'm at just over 50 for this month
Goog is a parent company that owns lots of subsidiaries around the world
When they report earnings it's the combined earnings from all the worldwide companies even if they can't bring the money back into the USA
a lot of you kids seem to forget that. they went to jail, they walked for miles rather than take the bus and they were beat up by rednecks.
and why go through all this effort when you can just use a password?
i heard there was a war there too at about the same time
Florida has lots of ex-cubans who hate castro. florida is a battleground state
if a candidate supports lifting sanctions the ex-cuban population is enough to guarantee the loss of those electoral votes
you can always drive
30,000 some people die on US roads every year
not really, the bad news is out. grounding all aircraft is as bad as it gets. can only get better
the 737 and lots of other planes have been grounded in the past. these are complex machines and its not a big deal to have initial problems
i grew up in the 80's and planes used to crash all the time killing all or most of the people on board
for rentals they need it for a credit check
and i have rented a summer house one time for a week where they performed a complete background check on you including a criminal record search
I Skype with family on my iPhone and iPad and would rather do it on my Xbox
The larger camera will show everyone and no need to hold anything
to be fair with itunes you can at least get a file that will play on any idevice and on the apple TV. you can even download the file to stream from a home computer if the internet is down
as far as i can tell with google play you either stream or download on demand only. same with vudu and other digital lockers
but then that's why i just buy a blu ray if i want to own the movie. $20-$30 gets you a blu ray/DVD/Digital copy package
because the real estate prices are a lot less past my train stop. and i live close to one of the best elementary schools in NYC. the schools past my are mostly crap until you get to another district
i only ask because i ride the train with people less well off than me and i see them with iphones and all other kinds of toys
Some habanero will cure most of my arthritis and carpal tunnel
It has some chemical that prescription pain relievers have without the crazy side effects