So, it's easy (as duh) for you to sit there and tell us all how you lied in every single field when you went after your username / password. Others did not lie.
I can't say I've ever seen a profile where someone puts their full address in. If people want to put an email address, it's their perogative. You edit your profile on SC/WCII by double clicking on your name in the chat box. Seriously, how many people do you think accidentally wound up there and said "Gee... I'd better fill in all my real personal information".
By paying $50.00 they don't fscking need to know who I am.
Then don't fill out the OPTIONAL profile that isn't even made PREVALENT that it exists..
Now regarding the username and password on Bnet, let me just be the first one to tell you that for no god damn reason, the username / password CAN just stop working. With there being no other servers other than Bnet, I took my fscking CD out, and it's been on the shelf ever since. You want the god damn disk?! I'll give you the fscking thing. It's worthless to me.
You aren't charged a single cent to use this free massive multiplayer network (EXCLUDING the cost of the disk), and you're gonna stop playing the game just because of a glitch occasionally on the server. Personally I've never lost an account unless I didn't use it for 90 days. I'll be glad to take the CD off your hands.
On another note... using "fsck" and "god damn" every other word in your post makes you look like an angry, angsty teenager.
They have too god damn much personal information about those using Bnet.
I've never played Warcraft III online, but Battle.net never asked me for anything more than a username and a password. The whole profile thing is optional, and most people put "your worst nightmare" for name, "your closet" or "right here" for location, and "yes" or "please" for sex.
Even with that considered, claiming the -craft suffix is as broad and overeaching as Microsoft's trademark on "Windows." This would be similar to Microsoft putting the axe in X-Windows for trademark violation.
"Windows" is not trademarked by Microsoft. "Microsoft Windows" is. Meaning they would have to take the axe if they called themselves X-MicrosoftWindows.
*cue replies about how Microsoft is devious enough to go to court over it anyway*
Nevertheless, blizzard will never see another fucking cent from me. Way to go, guys! You've managed to make your core audience hate you. Word of mouth can be a bitch. Just wait.
Worlds of Warcraft is doomed.
While you're dreaming I'd like a pony.
Seriously... I have so many friends that play StarCraft/Diablo II. Know what their reaction to this will be? "Who gives a shit". There are too many people out there that could really care less what Blizzard's parent company did to some fledgling open source project.
You may not give them another cent, but theres millions of others (including myself) who will.
Plus, though it does require the "purchase" of additional products (TGT software's Style XP) you can now skin windows, using pngs no less.
Now THAT was a useless purchase. The folks over at Neowin have a patch (link at the top of the page) to fix your UXTheme.dll file so it works w/ 3rd party themes. Then just drop them into a new directory in your WINDOWS/RESOURCES/THEMES folder.
I used Trillian, it can't do IM images properly or half the time file transfers won't work either, and it sucks up major memory. Uninstalled it.
I keep trying GAIM. IM images are still extremely flaky and that buddy list dragging issue is still there on WinGaim (because of the GTK+ port to Windows)
Miranda support for AIM is lackluster to say the least.
They aren't in any immediate danger of losing a signifigant user base to these clients.
Because as we all know, there are millions of people just waiting for you to do that fresh install so they can compromise your data (which before installing your patches would consist of system files).
Does this mean ICQ might finally throw out those stupid numbers?
I mean - no one goes to slashdot by typing http://64.28.67.150...
Which is why you can set a real name. The number system lets everyone have any name they want... try registering a name you want on AIM. It'll take you several tries and you wind up w/ a string of numbers anyway.
Here's the reason right here people. Show me how you can send Jabber over a mobile phone or SMS to a desktop machine.
With the right precautions (only accept commands from specific users, and make it a weird one like Difhd9t396Dt96) this could work fine for micro-admining via a phone.
but any family who has a teenage son or daughter that can install DSL can easily be stolen away from AOL
Au contraire... this is just a personal story but...
My girlfriend (and her family) uses AOL. Her dad signed up for a free 30 day trial of Verizon.
Attempt 1: Boyfriend goes over, dad doesn't want the box opened because he may send it back.. "I don't want to change the modem."
Attempt 2: Boyfriend goes over, hooks up DSL. Connection won't sync. Call Verizon, no response, I tell the father to call tomorrow, that they probably just need to flip you on at their end. Next day the girlfriend tells me that her dad has already packed it back up and sent it back.
Trying to get people to change ISPs is not as easy as you think.
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Blizzard lost about 30 sales from that.
You showed them who's boss! I bet they couldn't sleep that night.
So, it's easy (as duh) for you to sit there and tell us all how you lied in every single field when you went after your username / password. Others did not lie.
I can't say I've ever seen a profile where someone puts their full address in. If people want to put an email address, it's their perogative. You edit your profile on SC/WCII by double clicking on your name in the chat box. Seriously, how many people do you think accidentally wound up there and said "Gee... I'd better fill in all my real personal information".
By paying $50.00 they don't fscking need to know who I am.
Then don't fill out the OPTIONAL profile that isn't even made PREVALENT that it exists..
Now regarding the username and password on Bnet, let me just be the first one to tell you that for no god damn reason, the username / password CAN just stop working. With there being no other servers other than Bnet, I took my fscking CD out, and it's been on the shelf ever since. You want the god damn disk?! I'll give you the fscking thing. It's worthless to me.
You aren't charged a single cent to use this free massive multiplayer network (EXCLUDING the cost of the disk), and you're gonna stop playing the game just because of a glitch occasionally on the server. Personally I've never lost an account unless I didn't use it for 90 days. I'll be glad to take the CD off your hands.
On another note... using "fsck" and "god damn" every other word in your post makes you look like an angry, angsty teenager.
Did they even try to contact them and ASK them to make a couple changes before they sent the Cease and Desist?
I do believe that is the point of a cease and desist letter. It just asks in a more forceful way.
They have too god damn much personal information about those using Bnet.
I've never played Warcraft III online, but Battle.net never asked me for anything more than a username and a password. The whole profile thing is optional, and most people put "your worst nightmare" for name, "your closet" or "right here" for location, and "yes" or "please" for sex.
Even with that considered, claiming the -craft suffix is as broad and overeaching as Microsoft's trademark on "Windows." This would be similar to Microsoft putting the axe in X-Windows for trademark violation.
"Windows" is not trademarked by Microsoft. "Microsoft Windows" is. Meaning they would have to take the axe if they called themselves X-MicrosoftWindows.
*cue replies about how Microsoft is devious enough to go to court over it anyway*
Nevertheless, blizzard will never see another fucking cent from me. Way to go, guys! You've managed to make your core audience hate you. Word of mouth can be a bitch. Just wait.
Worlds of Warcraft is doomed.
While you're dreaming I'd like a pony.
Seriously... I have so many friends that play StarCraft/Diablo II. Know what their reaction to this will be? "Who gives a shit". There are too many people out there that could really care less what Blizzard's parent company did to some fledgling open source project.
You may not give them another cent, but theres millions of others (including myself) who will.
Plus, though it does require the "purchase" of additional products (TGT software's Style XP) you can now skin windows, using pngs no less.
Now THAT was a useless purchase. The folks over at Neowin have a patch (link at the top of the page) to fix your UXTheme.dll file so it works w/ 3rd party themes. Then just drop them into a new directory in your WINDOWS/RESOURCES/THEMES folder.
Netscape code went into Mozilla, which was in turn thrown out, and the new code went back into Netscape
Everyone else has said it, I might as well too
Hey! Isn't the underlying OS OPEN SOURCE? I don't think anyone has pointed this out yet!
Why would it be an addon? ICQ, lite edition, alpha build 1211.
:-P?
No, but who would believe your AIM SN is 49624645
There's an ignore list. And all that jazz.
It works fine on 2000 and XP which I'm pretty sure are NT
and by 1887 I mean 1997
and by wrthwhile I mean worthwhile
Let's go back to 1887 when this was a wrthwhile idea
Not everyone actually has a NEED for a PDA. I don't. Most of my family doesn't. Most of my friends don't either. A simple paper date book works fine.
I used Trillian, it can't do IM images properly or half the time file transfers won't work either, and it sucks up major memory. Uninstalled it.
I keep trying GAIM. IM images are still extremely flaky and that buddy list dragging issue is still there on WinGaim (because of the GTK+ port to Windows)
Miranda support for AIM is lackluster to say the least.
They aren't in any immediate danger of losing a signifigant user base to these clients.
Because as we all know, there are millions of people just waiting for you to do that fresh install so they can compromise your data (which before installing your patches would consist of system files).
Wrong messenger. This is the messenger used by the NET SEND command, not MSN/Windows Messenger.
This has been the hot topic on the state's main radio station for months and all we get is an article from AUSTRALIA?
I have. But years and years ago... like 1995, 96 or so
Usually the rain noise by the vegetables indicates you have about 20 seconds before the water sprayers get you.
Does this mean ICQ might finally throw out those stupid numbers?
I mean - no one goes to slashdot by typing http://64.28.67.150...
Which is why you can set a real name. The number system lets everyone have any name they want... try registering a name you want on AIM. It'll take you several tries and you wind up w/ a string of numbers anyway.
via a AIM(for mobile access purposes)
Here's the reason right here people. Show me how you can send Jabber over a mobile phone or SMS to a desktop machine.
With the right precautions (only accept commands from specific users, and make it a weird one like Difhd9t396Dt96) this could work fine for micro-admining via a phone.
but any family who has a teenage son or daughter that can install DSL can easily be stolen away from AOL
Au contraire... this is just a personal story but...
My girlfriend (and her family) uses AOL. Her dad signed up for a free 30 day trial of Verizon.
Attempt 1: Boyfriend goes over, dad doesn't want the box opened because he may send it back.. "I don't want to change the modem."
Attempt 2: Boyfriend goes over, hooks up DSL. Connection won't sync. Call Verizon, no response, I tell the father to call tomorrow, that they probably just need to flip you on at their end. Next day the girlfriend tells me that her dad has already packed it back up and sent it back.
Trying to get people to change ISPs is not as easy as you think.
They aren't. AOL 8.0 is GM and released, and still features IE. The version of 7.0 w/ GECKO is still in the beta section.
Listen to the sound carefully. Since the 1.0 days (it's still the same WAV), the G is cut off.
Oodbye.