"While I don't think they're selling that information yet, I have no reason to trust that they won't ever sell that information.
TiVo has never hidden the fact that they collect and sell aggregated information. Guess what? The shows you watch and like may stay on the air 'cause TiVo reported that people watched it!
I've always wondered if the house increases your winning odds when you play their free version of the game versus when you're playing for money. Sucker people in when there's nothing on the line to convince them to open an account... then profit off of them when they've got cold hard cash for the taking.
"If the proposal had been in place four years ago, Gore would have earned enough electoral votes to go to the White House."
If Mickey Mouse had been the Republican candidate, Gore might have won too! The fact is, these weren't the rules... so why reshape the rules to fit your desired outcome... or play the hypothetical?
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"In fact the best of all worlds would be to have a Google type service where you purchase a movie and it is stored online for you. You can watch it whenever, put it on whatever media and sell your rights after your done. The future of media is not Video On Demand (that was last year) it Video On Demand ownership over Wireless (well maybe not the ownership)."
And how exactly do you prevent somebody from building their own 'rental' library for all of this transferrable content? Now you've got one copy of a movie in circulation being 'rented' out to hundreds or thousands of individuals. The point-of-sale company sees revenue from one sale, while the rental manager builds a fortune. This used to work with VHS movie 'cause the tapes cost like $200 each... but it's going to be a hard transition for companies to make and they'll fight the transferrable-license thing all the way to their graves.
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Is it easy being Green?
true, but it's in the company's interest to encourage more people to play on their servers.
I've always wondered if the house increases your winning odds when you play their free version of the game versus when you're playing for money. Sucker people in when there's nothing on the line to convince them to open an account ... then profit off of them when they've got cold hard cash for the taking.
yes .... i mean a long time.
Okay, now how about free subscriptions for people that filter out dupes?
I expect USB ports to disappear about as fast as 3.5" floppy drives....
Duke Nukem Forever ...
It's like a modern-day "which came first?"
I'm goin' to Venus...
Now what do they plan to do about their website that looks like it was designed in 1983? I love the catch-line too:
... a world of your own"
... 'cause nobody else will be there to communicate with you.
"dMail
Damn straight it's a world of your own
My post is funnier 'cause I can do math...
...so you've got three email accounts?
Rex : Go back, go back, you missed it.
Hamm : Too late, I'm already on the 40's, gotta go around the horn, it's faster!
[Toy Story 2]
If you're gonna shoot for realism, you should at least misspell every couple words....
dupe goes here...
Yup ... Google Deskbar
I dunno, but I like posts whose entire message changes if you neglect to read the subject.
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That little boy is shooting that woman!