You missed out the part about all lithium cells just giving up and dying 3 years or so after manufacture, irrespective of how they've been used. Think half the new cost of your car, every 3 years for its entire life. Not a good deal, financially or environmentally.
WoW is only bigger in the number of servers. There's no reason that each server should be carrying more load than any other MMOG server, unless they're being deliberately OVER-loaded. The only scaling issue they should have is rolling out consistent server builds to each server. If they get ONE working, they should ALL work.
You obviously didn't read the thread. Some god damn hippy was whinging about the Big Brother nature of Steam. Sure, it phones home, but when I can download a copy of the games that I've already paid for onto any machine that I like, that makes it a fair trade.
While you were whining, I just downloaded (on a fresh machine) Half Life 2, Rag Doll Kung Fu demo, and Counter Strike: Source. All without a CD or DVD in sight.
Operation Flashpoint was pretty realistic - you could be dead and falling before you even heard the single shot that killed you - and sold well. There is a market for it.
Red Hat and Novell? They're big enough to fight it, and even if they lose, I was using GNU/Lunix before they were around, and it'll still be available after they're gone. IBM? IBM have been building a patent portfolia for decades. Bring it on!
Linus? Not even Microsoft could countenance a PR gaffe of that scale. People like Linus.
The FSF? Well, Stallman is no Linus in the popularity stakes, but I'm sure he'd relish the opportunity to be given a soapbox to point out that patents are indeed the big threat to competition and choice.
Whatever they do though, Microsoft will send one message loud and clear: they can't compete on technology, so they have to stifle the competition.
Is that really how desperate they've become? If so, then that's a good sign for their competitors, both Free and otherwise.
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You missed out the part about all lithium cells just giving up and dying 3 years or so after manufacture, irrespective of how they've been used. Think half the new cost of your car, every 3 years for its entire life. Not a good deal, financially or environmentally.
They've had 16 months. Now, what's your point?
WoW is only bigger in the number of servers. There's no reason that each server should be carrying more load than any other MMOG server, unless they're being deliberately OVER-loaded. The only scaling issue they should have is rolling out consistent server builds to each server. If they get ONE working, they should ALL work.
One of the weaknesses of Linux is that if you have a problem, you often come into direct contact with the developers.
You obviously didn't read the thread. Some god damn hippy was whinging about the Big Brother nature of Steam. Sure, it phones home, but when I can download a copy of the games that I've already paid for onto any machine that I like, that makes it a fair trade.
While you were whining, I just downloaded (on a fresh machine) Half Life 2, Rag Doll Kung Fu demo, and Counter Strike: Source. All without a CD or DVD in sight.
Operation Flashpoint was pretty realistic - you could be dead and falling before you even heard the single shot that killed you - and sold well. There is a market for it.
This would only be a problem if there were no alternative. The tighter they squeeze, the more fat corporate licenses will slip through their fingers.
Is there any way we could persuade them to squeeze harder?
Mission accomplished!
He's chewed to half way up my thigh, but I think he's getting kind of full. At this rate it'll be hours before he reaches my groin.
"diligent technologies": 0 patents.
Failing that, jack his account and sell it.
It's easier to ignore your customers when you don't really have many to begin with.[/cruel but true]
Red Hat and Novell? They're big enough to fight it, and even if they lose, I was using GNU/Lunix before they were around, and it'll still be available after they're gone. IBM? IBM have been building a patent portfolia for decades. Bring it on!
Linus? Not even Microsoft could countenance a PR gaffe of that scale. People like Linus.
The FSF? Well, Stallman is no Linus in the popularity stakes, but I'm sure he'd relish the opportunity to be given a soapbox to point out that patents are indeed the big threat to competition and choice.
Whatever they do though, Microsoft will send one message loud and clear: they can't compete on technology, so they have to stifle the competition.
Is that really how desperate they've become? If so, then that's a good sign for their competitors, both Free and otherwise.
I think they're about to find out the difference between pre-sales and after-sales service.
> "Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech"
So I guess we're taking a purely literalist view: because television hadn't been invented, it's not protected speech.
You would, of course, be against Congress abridging (via the FCC) the freedom to describe a teen orgy, right?
out of the water instead?
Then you'll have the opportunity to patronise them directly.
Well, according to the thread poster, what they really need is the opportunity to rape more babies.
Is why isn't this being announced by an American company?
>Why should I pay $5 more a month for a service that I already have for free?
Why do you hate America?
Nah, you're right, it's a stupid model. By their own example, it'll be an impulse decision. Why would I pay up front in anticipation of that?
On the other hand, is it copyright infringement if the goal was to astroturf anyway?
I must know how to invest in this company! Won't someone pleeeeease take all my money?
Then how will figure skaters take part in countries where metrosexuality is illegal?