It's not replacing DVD-quality video, it's adding support for an additional format to existing players. It's comparable to DVD and CD players that support MP3 playback. Having a player that supports more than one format doesn't degrade the performance of them all. Plus, as you stated... you've already got a DVD player... so what do you have to worry about?
The term for it is usually called a "Nuclear Winter"... where dust blocks out the light of the sun and all living things eventually die. Ask a dinosaur if you want more information.
Microsoft sales and marketing director John O'Rourke said fewer than 1 percent of the consoles have proven faulty. Analysts say that's in line with the industry standard, and competitor Nintendo reported a comparable rate for its new GameCube.
So it's nothing different than usual... and it's nothing that Nintendo isn't dealing with... and it's typical bashing of a Microsoft product for the sake of bashing a Microsoft product. A couple hundred out of 1.5 million is pretty damn good if you ask me. Why don't they release the statistics about how many kids dropped them on the way to their bedrooms, and how many soccer moms tossed the xbox package into the back of their minivans on the way home from the mall?
My group at work has 8 MIS employees, 5 CS employees, and 4 employees with a different background. The people that perform and deliver are those with a CS degree. I'm sure it's not the case in all places, but CS graduates work harder and deliver more every time in my experience.
It's nice to know that when a cease-and-decist order from MSFT can't shut down the company, a nice slash-dotting can. MSFT should just buy Slashdot instead of all these other companies.
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Watch the very end of the Handwriting Recognition video. When the guy lifts his hand, the whole unit kind of shifts upward. We're supposed to believe that this is a solid object on a wood desk. Also, note the irregular line on the wood desk on the right at the very end of that same movie when he removes his hand. That movie in-particular just makes me think it's another PDA with a shell wrapped around it.
Another strange movement is in the Shown from Different Angles movie. Watch the black pad on the lower-right. It moves in a really strange way at the end, almost like there was an edit of some sort done at that point.
If it's fake, it's a good one. If it's not, then Apple needs to watch their workers a little more closely.
We have people in my office that have difficulty dressing themselves in normal clothes... How's it going to look when they have to remember to recharge their shirt's battery?
Since when has George Lucas revealed anything about action scenes prior to the movie? I can understand him revealing (or somebody else revealing) that N'Suck is in the movie as a cameo, but Lucas has previously been ultra-tight about details such as "they die in the background within seconds". It just doesn't make sense.
Last time I checked, all but two of my songs were "locked down" and a pop-up let me know that MP3.com were "working diligently" to restore the music in my locker.
I head O.J. is still looking for the real killers too.
That problem really lies, as always, in the hands of the third-party developers. Microsoft does and will have some first-party offerings, but the third-party releases will be more numerous. Additionally, much of what contributes to PC bugginess is the fact that the PC is not a fixed platform on which to develop. Users have such a wide variation of components that developing code that works under all combinations is a challenge. The XBOX gets around this problem by providing developers with a fixed platform on which to develop. Now it's just up to the developers to ensure that their code is stable, but this necessity is just as true for the Gamecube and the PS2.
A console's success is based on the games it supports. The Playstation 2 has been out for a year and as a result, has a great library of games. The XBOX and Gamecube are brand new, and as a result, only have a handful of games each. If you want to compare capabilities of hardware, then the GPU of the XBOX is superior to that of the PS2. If you want to compare portability, then the Gamecube trumps them both. If you want to compare number of systems owned, then the PS2 wins... but take a look at the picture a year from now... when the XBOX and Gamecube have matured to the level that the PS2 has reached and those are the numbers that really count.
So because somebody wants something, and they're willing to pay for it... we should provide it to them? Glad our nation's nuclear weapons aren't in your posession.
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You're right ... the press release states it could "approach the hundreds-to-one range." Many hundreds to one.
Yeah ... and with the productivity that we expect from most Mac users, that'd probably be okay.
My dvd player cost $100 at target, plays Mp3's, and is hooked up with RCA cables to the video in on my vcr, and the audio in on my crappy $150 sterio
You're agreeing with a guy that's arguing that he wants a clear crisp picture and that's the setup you've got?
It's not replacing DVD-quality video, it's adding support for an additional format to existing players. It's comparable to DVD and CD players that support MP3 playback. Having a player that supports more than one format doesn't degrade the performance of them all. Plus, as you stated... you've already got a DVD player ... so what do you have to worry about?
The term for it is usually called a "Nuclear Winter" ... where dust blocks out the light of the sun and all living things eventually die. Ask a dinosaur if you want more information.
Microsoft sales and marketing director John O'Rourke said fewer than 1 percent of the consoles have proven faulty. Analysts say that's in line with the industry standard, and competitor Nintendo reported a comparable rate for its new GameCube.
... and it's nothing that Nintendo isn't dealing with ... and it's typical bashing of a Microsoft product for the sake of bashing a Microsoft product. A couple hundred out of 1.5 million is pretty damn good if you ask me. Why don't they release the statistics about how many kids dropped them on the way to their bedrooms, and how many soccer moms tossed the xbox package into the back of their minivans on the way home from the mall?
So it's nothing different than usual
My group at work has 8 MIS employees, 5 CS employees, and 4 employees with a different background. The people that perform and deliver are those with a CS degree. I'm sure it's not the case in all places, but CS graduates work harder and deliver more every time in my experience.
As long as they bring their grandchildren by the line for Starwars 12.
Umm... It's called sarcasm.
It's nice to know that when a cease-and-decist order from MSFT can't shut down the company, a nice slash-dotting can. MSFT should just buy Slashdot instead of all these other companies.
Watch the very end of the Handwriting Recognition video. When the guy lifts his hand, the whole unit kind of shifts upward. We're supposed to believe that this is a solid object on a wood desk. Also, note the irregular line on the wood desk on the right at the very end of that same movie when he removes his hand. That movie in-particular just makes me think it's another PDA with a shell wrapped around it.
Another strange movement is in the Shown from Different Angles movie. Watch the black pad on the lower-right. It moves in a really strange way at the end, almost like there was an edit of some sort done at that point.
If it's fake, it's a good one. If it's not, then Apple needs to watch their workers a little more closely.
We have people in my office that have difficulty dressing themselves in normal clothes... How's it going to look when they have to remember to recharge their shirt's battery?
Wow ... First he invents the Internet ... now he acts? How'd this guy fail to achive Presidency?
Since when has George Lucas revealed anything about action scenes prior to the movie? I can understand him revealing (or somebody else revealing) that N'Suck is in the movie as a cameo, but Lucas has previously been ultra-tight about details such as "they die in the background within seconds". It just doesn't make sense.
Last time I checked, all but two of my songs were "locked down" and a pop-up let me know that MP3.com were "working diligently" to restore the music in my locker.
I head O.J. is still looking for the real killers too.
Once again, it's nice to see unbiased reporting coming from Slashdot.
It took a graduate student to come up with pictoral passwords? How the hell is somebody supposed to write down their password for future reference?
That problem really lies, as always, in the hands of the third-party developers. Microsoft does and will have some first-party offerings, but the third-party releases will be more numerous. Additionally, much of what contributes to PC bugginess is the fact that the PC is not a fixed platform on which to develop. Users have such a wide variation of components that developing code that works under all combinations is a challenge. The XBOX gets around this problem by providing developers with a fixed platform on which to develop. Now it's just up to the developers to ensure that their code is stable, but this necessity is just as true for the Gamecube and the PS2.
A console's success is based on the games it supports. The Playstation 2 has been out for a year and as a result, has a great library of games. The XBOX and Gamecube are brand new, and as a result, only have a handful of games each. If you want to compare capabilities of hardware, then the GPU of the XBOX is superior to that of the PS2. If you want to compare portability, then the Gamecube trumps them both. If you want to compare number of systems owned, then the PS2 wins ... but take a look at the picture a year from now ... when the XBOX and Gamecube have matured to the level that the PS2 has reached and those are the numbers that really count.
Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these things ... oh, wait.
I still haven't found my opponent's flag. The good news is, they haven't found mine either, so the score is still 0/0.
When another company does it ... it's called "Single Sign-On". When Microsoft does it ... it's an attack on personal rights and privacy.
So because somebody wants something, and they're willing to pay for it ... we should provide it to them? Glad our nation's nuclear weapons aren't in your posession.
Good old "Jarts"... Those things rocked. The dog never did want to play in the yard after that.
12 Days of Christmas ... 12 Dangerous Toys ... Coincidence? I think not.