Oh for christ sake. It's not even Linux that Microsoft needs to be worried about, it's Mac OSX and whatever will be next iteration in Apple's desktop computers (they're taking it the iOS route slowly). Macs are starting to get games, it has Steam already too. It has slowly gained desktop marketshare. Linux has pretty much stayed the same for the last 10 years in its desktop marketshare. On servers Windows servers and Linux servers are pretty much 50/50 and Mac has almost no marketshare (yes, Windows really is used in the server world).
I see it more as a friendly-kind "we've always had our little fights, but we do both have a nice history together" video. Kind of like an old married couple.
Yes, at some point the multiplayer servers will be shut down. Usually it's when the player base has fluctuated anyway and you couldn't find anyone to play with (apart from lan scenarios). But why skip all the fun just because down the road they might close it down?
Have a few good years playing the game, or if the game keeps updating and developers add new features and stuff like with Team Fortress 2 keep playing for longer. By that time the game has really paid itself back. Compare this for example to a night out or eating at a restaurant, where the $50 can be gone in a few hours. Would you skip dating a girl you really like just because you might break up with her a few years later? Nothing lasts forever, but that's not a reason not to enjoy it while it's there.
Long cut scenes? Why are we just talking about single player games here. If you also develop a great multiplayer the game can get so much more playability and kick for the buck. I can't count the hours I've played Cod4, Modern Warfare 2, Team Fortress 2 and countless of other great multiplayer games (or actually I can, all of them show 300-1000 hours in my Steam stats).
If you want single player games with re-playability and such, theres always games like Civilization, which I also love. But multiplayer is where the most fun is and it's great to see game developers starting to spend time on that aspect. Multiplayer isn't just the normal deathmatch, capture the flag etc. It now has roleplaying elements like leveling and adjusting your game classes and characters to fit your playing style. This is especially where the CoD series and TF2 shine.
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Oh for christ sake. It's not even Linux that Microsoft needs to be worried about, it's Mac OSX and whatever will be next iteration in Apple's desktop computers (they're taking it the iOS route slowly). Macs are starting to get games, it has Steam already too. It has slowly gained desktop marketshare. Linux has pretty much stayed the same for the last 10 years in its desktop marketshare. On servers Windows servers and Linux servers are pretty much 50/50 and Mac has almost no marketshare (yes, Windows really is used in the server world).
I see it more as a friendly-kind "we've always had our little fights, but we do both have a nice history together" video. Kind of like an old married couple.
They're not suing for Linux, they're collecting for mobile phone relevant patents that have nothing to do with Linux.
The Linux kernel has received ... from Microsoft.
Clearly this is an attempt to hide patent-encumbered code inside Linux kernel so that Microsoft can sue later!
Yes, at some point the multiplayer servers will be shut down. Usually it's when the player base has fluctuated anyway and you couldn't find anyone to play with (apart from lan scenarios). But why skip all the fun just because down the road they might close it down?
Have a few good years playing the game, or if the game keeps updating and developers add new features and stuff like with Team Fortress 2 keep playing for longer. By that time the game has really paid itself back. Compare this for example to a night out or eating at a restaurant, where the $50 can be gone in a few hours. Would you skip dating a girl you really like just because you might break up with her a few years later? Nothing lasts forever, but that's not a reason not to enjoy it while it's there.
Long cut scenes? Why are we just talking about single player games here. If you also develop a great multiplayer the game can get so much more playability and kick for the buck. I can't count the hours I've played Cod4, Modern Warfare 2, Team Fortress 2 and countless of other great multiplayer games (or actually I can, all of them show 300-1000 hours in my Steam stats).
If you want single player games with re-playability and such, theres always games like Civilization, which I also love. But multiplayer is where the most fun is and it's great to see game developers starting to spend time on that aspect. Multiplayer isn't just the normal deathmatch, capture the flag etc. It now has roleplaying elements like leveling and adjusting your game classes and characters to fit your playing style. This is especially where the CoD series and TF2 shine.