Could it possibly be because, when you 'buy' a game, you don't get it forever at that price? You're just leasing it in x-month intervals that automatically renew and you keep getting charged.
I know most of this information has been seen on here before, but I'd really like to see a succinct side-by-side comparison of the two formats as far as capacity (on material that's actually going to be released soon, not 'possibly later' capacities), access speed, price and DRM schema.
In a way, I think P2P is partly responsible for the current rise in concert ticket prices, but not for the reason that seems to be being suggested. The lack of CD sales is not causing the price to rise to compensate for lost sales revenues. The price of concert tickets traditionally coincides with what people are willing to pay for them. As more people download music (legally or illegally), the artists' fan base increases (assuming the music doesn't suck, which is totally subjective). As the fan base increases, the demand for tickets to see them in concert increases. As supply remains constant and demand increases, prices go up. It's basic economics.
But then again, I could just be seeing this in a much too simplistic way.
1) Movie theaters make very little profit from the actual sale of movie tickets. Almost all of that money goes right back to the studio. As such, the hike up the prices on the food to make some scratch.
2) The theaters I go to (although rarely do I go) are really, very comfortable. And their screens and sound system far outperform mine. The only gripe I have is that, at least here, they don't turn the lights all the way off (some fire-code reason I guess) which is close to a deal-breaker.
Personally, I prefer watching movies at home largly for the pause/rewind ability and that I can drink while watching:). But, I can understand where the theaters are coming from, and do have some semblance of sympathy. They've been getting a pretty raw deal from the studios for a long time now.
I personally find it interesting that Juniper has chosen to lend credence to these statements by suing.
Technically, I think they're trying to show that the statments are false. Were they true, there would be no grounds for a libel suit.
I'm not too familiar with how these things work, but in order for this Juniper to win the suit, wouldn't they need to prove that the statements are false and that they had a detrimental effect on the company?
This is a pretty stupid question, I think. For example, if you make changes to a document that you don't want to save, then an autosave feature would kind of suck. Also, relying on some sort of autosave feature exclusinvely means it will have to be saving constantly, for fear of losing things (especially if you don't have the option to have it save exactly when you want), which greatly increases disk I/O's. It might not get used a lot, but I'd say "Save" still has it's uses.
That's foolish. if A does C and B does C, then we cannot say A = C. It's like saying "I crap in the toilet. You crap in the toilet. Therefore, you and I are the same person." Just thought I'd point that out, since it's not a very funny joke.
What's the difference between preventing minors from getting M-rated games and preventing them from getting porn, cigarettes, or alcohol? It makes sense to have consistent standards about keeping questionable materials out of the hands of children.
First off, there aren't even consistent standards accross those examples. And I think the real question here is: who decides what is questionable for whom?
...take all the money that we're NOT giving to the RIAA/MPAA and buy our own congressmen/senators. Sure they can buy more, but at least it would level the playing field a bit.
(And yes, I realize that citizens shouldn't have to lobby, since IDEALLY our representatives are representing OUR opinois on the subject.)
Is anyone else afraid that, if (or when) Google wins this conflict, they'll just turn into the next evil computer mega-corporation? Mottos aside, that's a lot of power to trust anyone with.
As far as long-term, this will buy you quite a while (probably). The CoolerMaster Stacker case is pretty nifty, and employs 3-to-4 drive bay inserts to turn 3x5.25" bays into 4x3.5" bays and has a 120mm fan mounted directly on the insert for better drive cooling. Then, just throw mobo+proc+etc... into it and get a 3ware SATA RAID card (the 12-port 9500 series is a good choice, especially if you want good scalability). Then, I'd say make 1 (or two) 2TB RAID5 setups using 6 x 400gig Seagate SATA drives. I say Seagate mostly because they come with a 5 year manufacturer waranty (and I'm sure at least one drive will fail in that time period). I should also note that you'll probably need at least a (good) 500W power supply per raid, and you might want to get one of the adapters that allows redundancy for the motherboard power. That's another nice feature of the Stacker case: it has ample room for two power supplies. I hope that's of some help.
Correct. Kids ought to be able to buy what games they want, and ultimately this places the responsibility to "police" the children in the hands of the parents. And besides, kids want things more and think they're far cooler when they have them (and emulate them?) the more they are forbidden to have them (at least I know that's how I was/am). I'm glad you mentioned "that violent media doesn't necessarily beget violent children," because people who think kids + violent media = violent kids are infuriatingly ignorant:).
I don't personally believe "explicit" content, violent or sexual, expressed via game, movie, etc..., is either bad or good for children. They are just ficticious works, and it all boils down to how they are interpreted and in what context, which is once again where parents must take on some personal responsiblity and discuss if necessary. Also, I don't think there is any such thing as "the morality of human existence." "Morality" comes from a lot of places, but inherent in human nature it is not.
... but it's always disheartening to see a mother buying GTA for her 10-year-old saying 'he'll just play it at his friend's house anyway.
It may be disheartening (for you), but that's the parents' perogative. If they want to buy it for their kids, at least they are making a choice in how to raise their children instead of requiring legislation to do it for them.
For the record, I don't necessarily advocate buying "M" games for children, but it shouldn't be anyone's choice except the parents. That's why a rating system that informs of content is a good thing, but actually enforcing age limits is on games is not.
As for (3), if they own a copy of the work or have permission from the author/copyright holder, then it's moot. It is then analagous to asking a friend, who owns a work, where in said work they saw some specific term or phrase and having them point it out to you and then telling you where you can find a copy of the book for sale (or rent, in the case of a library). In the case of (4), what about bad book reviews? They (probably) cause harm to the marketability of the work.
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Could it possibly be because, when you 'buy' a game, you don't get it forever at that price? You're just leasing it in x-month intervals that automatically renew and you keep getting charged.
I know most of this information has been seen on here before, but I'd really like to see a succinct side-by-side comparison of the two formats as far as capacity (on material that's actually going to be released soon, not 'possibly later' capacities), access speed, price and DRM schema.
In a way, I think P2P is partly responsible for the current rise in concert ticket prices, but not for the reason that seems to be being suggested. The lack of CD sales is not causing the price to rise to compensate for lost sales revenues. The price of concert tickets traditionally coincides with what people are willing to pay for them. As more people download music (legally or illegally), the artists' fan base increases (assuming the music doesn't suck, which is totally subjective). As the fan base increases, the demand for tickets to see them in concert increases. As supply remains constant and demand increases, prices go up. It's basic economics.
But then again, I could just be seeing this in a much too simplistic way.
I'd like to play a bit of devil's advocate here:
:). But, I can understand where the theaters are coming from, and do have some semblance of sympathy. They've been getting a pretty raw deal from the studios for a long time now.
1) Movie theaters make very little profit from the actual sale of movie tickets. Almost all of that money goes right back to the studio. As such, the hike up the prices on the food to make some scratch.
2) The theaters I go to (although rarely do I go) are really, very comfortable. And their screens and sound system far outperform mine. The only gripe I have is that, at least here, they don't turn the lights all the way off (some fire-code reason I guess) which is close to a deal-breaker.
Personally, I prefer watching movies at home largly for the pause/rewind ability and that I can drink while watching
What about Springfield, IL which is very near Shelbyville, IL and has a nuke reactor nearby in Clinton, IL?
mmmm, protection racket.
What if you yourself have perfect lateral symetry?
I personally find it interesting that Juniper has chosen to lend credence to these statements by suing.
Technically, I think they're trying to show that the statments are false. Were they true, there would be no grounds for a libel suit.
I'm not too familiar with how these things work, but in order for this Juniper to win the suit, wouldn't they need to prove that the statements are false and that they had a detrimental effect on the company?
Schools should teach what the majority of people in the district want taught.
The truth is not a democracy.
You stink...loser! :)
"She made some crack about me being faster than a speeding bullet so I ripped her in half like a phonebook." - Superman in Hell
I bet they're all running RED Hat! Ha!
Sorry, that was terrible.
Technically speaking, all objects are gravity generators :).
This is a pretty stupid question, I think. For example, if you make changes to a document that you don't want to save, then an autosave feature would kind of suck. Also, relying on some sort of autosave feature exclusinvely means it will have to be saving constantly, for fear of losing things (especially if you don't have the option to have it save exactly when you want), which greatly increases disk I/O's. It might not get used a lot, but I'd say "Save" still has it's uses.
That's foolish. if A does C and B does C, then we cannot say A = C. It's like saying "I crap in the toilet. You crap in the toilet. Therefore, you and I are the same person."
Just thought I'd point that out, since it's not a very funny joke.
First off, there aren't even consistent standards accross those examples. And I think the real question here is: who decides what is questionable for whom?
"Buzz Beer" or "Cap-Beer-chino?" :)
Stay up and get drunk all over again!
...take all the money that we're NOT giving to the RIAA/MPAA and buy our own congressmen/senators. Sure they can buy more, but at least it would level the playing field a bit.
(And yes, I realize that citizens shouldn't have to lobby, since IDEALLY our representatives are representing OUR opinois on the subject.)
Is anyone else afraid that, if (or when) Google wins this conflict, they'll just turn into the next evil computer mega-corporation? Mottos aside, that's a lot of power to trust anyone with.
Haha, everyone loves The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air :).
Won't someone please think of the children!?
As far as long-term, this will buy you quite a while (probably). The CoolerMaster Stacker case is pretty nifty, and employs 3-to-4 drive bay inserts to turn 3x5.25" bays into 4x3.5" bays and has a 120mm fan mounted directly on the insert for better drive cooling. Then, just throw mobo+proc+etc... into it and get a 3ware SATA RAID card (the 12-port 9500 series is a good choice, especially if you want good scalability). Then, I'd say make 1 (or two) 2TB RAID5 setups using 6 x 400gig Seagate SATA drives. I say Seagate mostly because they come with a 5 year manufacturer waranty (and I'm sure at least one drive will fail in that time period). I should also note that you'll probably need at least a (good) 500W power supply per raid, and you might want to get one of the adapters that allows redundancy for the motherboard power. That's another nice feature of the Stacker case: it has ample room for two power supplies. I hope that's of some help.
Correct. Kids ought to be able to buy what games they want, and ultimately this places the responsibility to "police" the children in the hands of the parents. And besides, kids want things more and think they're far cooler when they have them (and emulate them?) the more they are forbidden to have them (at least I know that's how I was/am). I'm glad you mentioned "that violent media doesn't necessarily beget violent children," because people who think kids + violent media = violent kids are infuriatingly ignorant :).
I don't personally believe "explicit" content, violent or sexual, expressed via game, movie, etc..., is either bad or good for children. They are just ficticious works, and it all boils down to how they are interpreted and in what context, which is once again where parents must take on some personal responsiblity and discuss if necessary. Also, I don't think there is any such thing as "the morality of human existence." "Morality" comes from a lot of places, but inherent in human nature it is not.
It may be disheartening (for you), but that's the parents' perogative. If they want to buy it for their kids, at least they are making a choice in how to raise their children instead of requiring legislation to do it for them.
For the record, I don't necessarily advocate buying "M" games for children, but it shouldn't be anyone's choice except the parents. That's why a rating system that informs of content is a good thing, but actually enforcing age limits is on games is not.
As for (3), if they own a copy of the work or have permission from the author/copyright holder, then it's moot. It is then analagous to asking a friend, who owns a work, where in said work they saw some specific term or phrase and having them point it out to you and then telling you where you can find a copy of the book for sale (or rent, in the case of a library). In the case of (4), what about bad book reviews? They (probably) cause harm to the marketability of the work.