It's not bad, but until there's a client that allows per-track recording (instead of simply saving the stream to a file) I won't see it as an alternative for my purposes. It's hard to beat Last.fm and Vagamule in that regard.
Could be worse. The German equivalent is similar but a tad crazier. There you're also required to have a license if the device is just capable of receiving publicly funded TV or radio (allowing them to grab money from more people and extend the whole thing to online-capable devices which could theoretically be used to access their online streaming content).
That sums it up quite nicely. Turning it into their own little content ecosystem might have also offered other advantages. Music companies and the game company work together so the same day a new album hits the stores its highlights can also be bought as DLC. Or even sell high-priced limited editions which not only include the album but also a branded thumbdrive with the new game content and promotional material (e.g., band interview about the new album).
That's the main downside I'm seeing with Grooveshark. With Last.fm there was at least Vagamule (modified version of Vagalume) as a "fire and forget" solution to search, listen and record at the same time (and end up with nicely catalogued MP3 files).
I still don't understand why Europeans must pay and USians must not
It's about the necessary distribution/broadcast agreements with the music rights holders in each country. Example: Germany has (had) a free reign while Austria was left out, even though they're neighboring countries with a common language and currency. It's just one example. Spotify is also only available in a few of European countries while the rest is left out (or has to become inventive).
If they want to promote a product that's essential to the UI of a desktop/handheld OS then why is their official site pretty much devoid of full-size images to give visitors a first impression?
That's a common problem with Firefox. They're adding eye candy left and right but other stuff is left untouched for years (e.g., "always perform this action" still doesn't work for file downloads served as an attachment). Seeing how FF becomes more bloated and slower with every revision change, switching to Chrome or Opera seems more attractive with every additional usability problem in Firefox.
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It's not bad, but until there's a client that allows per-track recording (instead of simply saving the stream to a file) I won't see it as an alternative for my purposes. It's hard to beat Last.fm and Vagamule in that regard.
Nokia simply takes the most sane route. If the application isn't signed just display a notification and let the user choose whether to proceed or not.
Could be worse. The German equivalent is similar but a tad crazier.
There you're also required to have a license if the device is just capable of receiving publicly funded TV or radio (allowing them to grab money from more people and extend the whole thing to online-capable devices which could theoretically be used to access their online streaming content).
That sums it up quite nicely.
Turning it into their own little content ecosystem might have also offered other advantages. Music companies and the game company work together so the same day a new album hits the stores its highlights can also be bought as DLC.
Or even sell high-priced limited editions which not only include the album but also a branded thumbdrive with the new game content and promotional material (e.g., band interview about the new album).
Only watched the subbed version, but I still prefer the alternate story told by the manga version.
A few years of maintaining Windows-based networks and you'll be able to put any ocean-hardened sailor to shame.
That's the main downside I'm seeing with Grooveshark.
With Last.fm there was at least Vagamule (modified version of Vagalume) as a "fire and forget" solution to search, listen and record at the same time (and end up with nicely catalogued MP3 files).
It's about the necessary distribution/broadcast agreements with the music rights holders in each country.
Example: Germany has (had) a free reign while Austria was left out, even though they're neighboring countries with a common language and currency.
It's just one example. Spotify is also only available in a few of European countries while the rest is left out (or has to become inventive).
They didn't include an Archos product, even though their tablets are pretty common in the European entry-level segment?
Just imagine all the "research" that went into this case...
Compared to that the usual idiots who'll drive into a river because a ferry was marked as a bridge seem like mere amateurs.
I'm surprised someone even noticed it next to all the other memory leaks in Firefox.
Pavlov would be proud. Just because repeating steps in Windows sometimes leads to success doesn't mean it works on every OS.
It's Exchange!. I'm surprised being able to send more than one mail per day doesn't require you to buy an additional add-on.
If they increase the level of stupidity stupidity any more they'll have to change the name from "Streisand Effect" to "Sony Effect".
If they want to promote a product that's essential to the UI of a desktop/handheld OS then why is their official site pretty much devoid of full-size images to give visitors a first impression?
Apple has better spin doctors in their marketing/PR section.
When will car manufacturers do the same and force you to drive only on preselected roads and to never replace the steering wheels or the radio?
[car analogy needed]
Damn recession! They couldn't even afford lasers for the sharks.
99.9 percent of the web is porn and/or spam, the rest is the WWW's form of background radiation.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break?show=1&t=1295568604
Not always (e.g., "a clean break with the past"). ;)
Somebody should've told them that the term "road train" is already widely used for a related phenomenon.
That's a common problem with Firefox. They're adding eye candy left and right but other stuff is left untouched for years (e.g., "always perform this action" still doesn't work for file downloads served as an attachment).
Seeing how FF becomes more bloated and slower with every revision change, switching to Chrome or Opera seems more attractive with every additional usability problem in Firefox.