You're comparing apples to car analogies. Microsoft and IBM both represent(ed) the default provider, the one you had to find an excuse to switch away from. Apple's customers are almost entirely voluntary.
Put it this way, when Ballmer said "Vista is just fine - you're using it wrong", a preponderance of Windows users said "Noooo, no, I don't think so. I'll stick with XP or wait for 7". But when Steve said "You're holding it wrong", the preponderance of iPhone 4 owners said "Yes! YES! I am holding it wrong! It's my fault! Thank you sir, may I have another?"
Well, we're talking about 4th Edition here, and I doubt that the game under discussion will have a "Use 2nd edition plus house rules" mode, so your crusty old reminiscences are about as relevant as elves-as-a-character-class - when y'all played D&D the first time it was called D&D, you get to yell at kobolds to get off your lawn.
Since all y'all are going to use anecdotarithmetic to prove that there are over 13 billion Linux users ready to hand over their hard earned allowance^W earnings to Steam, I'll go ahead and use the same standard of evidence to show why it's not so.
In an in depth poll of household machines (100% of responders replied), I have discovered: 1 x Ubuntu 9.10 desktop, never used for gaming; 1 x Ubuntu 10.04 netbook, never used for gaming; 1 x Ubuntu 10.04 / XP desktop used for gaming, with Steam installed on the XP partition, and a total Frankenstein clusterfuck of bleeding edge Wine and shattered corpses Windows games installed and then abandoned on Ubuntu to linger on, begging for death.
Based on that conclusive survey, I think the market for Steam on Linux is you and Captain Sweatpants over there, and I'm pretty sure Captain Sweatpants secretly has an XP partition anyway.
Recovered? It's a one shot weapon. Even if it had the endurance to get home, you wouldn't want one of these over your head for strictly longer than is necessary.
If you're honestly going to pretend that you don't know that I was talking about sending off "interstallar lightsails" then you're just a filthy fucking troll. Please suck my balls then die in a fire.
And doing what "makes sense" is exactly what's holding NASA back. Every desk in NASA should have this on a plaque:
We choose to go to the moon in this decade, and to do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.
Oh, well, if you call it a "plan" to rely on on A Wizard Did(n't Do) It, then then sure. Could I interest you in purchasing this black box that protects you from ninjas?
Yup, seriously NASA, you're an embarrassment. Stop dicking around in low earth orbit like some tawdry commercial entity, replace your management with actual scientists, and go out and see the universe up close.
You want to prove the technology? Then send off an inster-stellar probe. Seriously, what are you waiting for, an invitation from Proxima Centauri?
It's too expensive to defend oneself against unjustified lawsuits.
Then don't. The only winning move is not to play. Honestly, we get so riled up around here about fighting nuisance lawsuits that we forget that the best strategy is to just ignore them, let the other side get a hojillion dollar default judgement, wait for them to pass it on to a debt collection agency, then tell them that the "debt" is under dispute with the creditor. That's the last you'll ever hear about it.
Ultimately, it's cheaper to create a fake identity than to fight a lawsuit, even if you win.
Sure, because Legacy Media was so focussed on telling people what was important, rather than just what they wanted to... ooooh, OK! magazine have offered Linsday Lohan $1m for an exclusive - must read now!
I did a lot of research, and found a nearly forgotten technique which has been recently discovered and shows a lot of promise: Disruptive Stimuli Refocussing Behavioural Therapy. Completely drug free, and a full course of treatment can be delivered in as little as one lesson.
Throwing drugs down their throat to turn them into the kid that is more convenient and calm
If the kid doesn't have ADHD, the drugs will likely do the exact opposite
So, OK, let's try a higher dosage, Mrs Burbmom. Just swipe your credit card here.
Say, you look a little stressed. Have you considered the many benefits of Xanax® Brand Alprazolam, as extolled in this compelling leaflet? No, keep it, I've got 2,000 more. As your Health Professional, I'd be delighted to give you a completely free sample of Xanax® Brand Alprazolam right now, and provide a subscription - sorry, prescription - for as much Xanax® Brand Alprazolam as you'd like. Why not buy some extra for your maid and dog walker. No? Can I interest you in some Viagra® Brand Sildenafil Citrate for your husband? Well, how about for your pool boy?
Yes, yes, and fingerprint scanners claim that they check for body heat, a pulse and galvanic skin response. They don't though, any more than shitty cheap ass breath-locks will check for anything other than pressure and alcohol content.
I guess if you can't figure out a way to fool it, then you probably shouldn't be driving. Actually, that's a pretty good reason to fit them to every car.
Hey, the RT2700 and open source Nvidia drivers are shagged sideways in 10.04 again but fuck fixing that legacy shit, right, because we can focus on adding bells and whistles for hardware that two, maybe three of the actual competent devs and testers currently own! Rock on, buddy!
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You're comparing apples to car analogies. Microsoft and IBM both represent(ed) the default provider, the one you had to find an excuse to switch away from. Apple's customers are almost entirely voluntary.
Put it this way, when Ballmer said "Vista is just fine - you're using it wrong", a preponderance of Windows users said "Noooo, no, I don't think so. I'll stick with XP or wait for 7". But when Steve said "You're holding it wrong", the preponderance of iPhone 4 owners said "Yes! YES! I am holding it wrong! It's my fault! Thank you sir, may I have another?"
Yup, all I'm reading here is "Just like WOW, except only 5-man instances, which will be fine, because nobody will play it anyway."
AD&D 1st edition had magic users, not "wizards". Ego Whip to the max, bitch.
I'm kidding, you're all right. We should crawl out some time - I'll bring my elf. What character class? I said "elf".
Well, we're talking about 4th Edition here, and I doubt that the game under discussion will have a "Use 2nd edition plus house rules" mode, so your crusty old reminiscences are about as relevant as elves-as-a-character-class - when y'all played D&D the first time it was called D&D, you get to yell at kobolds to get off your lawn.
You'll be delighted to know that Penny Arcade just did a comic about you.
Understanding sarcasm is soooo overrated.
Since all y'all are going to use anecdotarithmetic to prove that there are over 13 billion Linux users ready to hand over their hard earned allowance^W earnings to Steam, I'll go ahead and use the same standard of evidence to show why it's not so.
In an in depth poll of household machines (100% of responders replied), I have discovered: 1 x Ubuntu 9.10 desktop, never used for gaming; 1 x Ubuntu 10.04 netbook, never used for gaming; 1 x Ubuntu 10.04 / XP desktop used for gaming, with Steam installed on the XP partition, and a total Frankenstein clusterfuck of bleeding edge Wine and shattered corpses Windows games installed and then abandoned on Ubuntu to linger on, begging for death.
Based on that conclusive survey, I think the market for Steam on Linux is you and Captain Sweatpants over there, and I'm pretty sure Captain Sweatpants secretly has an XP partition anyway.
Recovered? It's a one shot weapon. Even if it had the endurance to get home, you wouldn't want one of these over your head for strictly longer than is necessary.
If you're honestly going to pretend that you don't know that I was talking about sending off "interstallar lightsails" then you're just a filthy fucking troll. Please suck my balls then die in a fire.
And doing what "makes sense" is exactly what's holding NASA back. Every desk in NASA should have this on a plaque:
Oh, well, if you call it a "plan" to rely on on A Wizard Did(n't Do) It, then then sure. Could I interest you in purchasing this black box that protects you from ninjas?
Yup, seriously NASA, you're an embarrassment. Stop dicking around in low earth orbit like some tawdry commercial entity, replace your management with actual scientists, and go out and see the universe up close.
You want to prove the technology? Then send off an inster-stellar probe. Seriously, what are you waiting for, an invitation from Proxima Centauri?
Yup, I'll take legal advice from a journalist the day I start taking advice on spleen surgery from a meter maid.
Cite example? The likes of Punkbuster and Warden aren't "planning", they're reactive band-aids required by designs that chose to trust the client.
I'm genuinely curious as to what games you're actually thinking of, if any.
Then don't. The only winning move is not to play. Honestly, we get so riled up around here about fighting nuisance lawsuits that we forget that the best strategy is to just ignore them, let the other side get a hojillion dollar default judgement, wait for them to pass it on to a debt collection agency, then tell them that the "debt" is under dispute with the creditor. That's the last you'll ever hear about it.
Ultimately, it's cheaper to create a fake identity than to fight a lawsuit, even if you win.
Sorry, I've been too busy proactively leveraging synergies in win win Web 2.0 meta scenarios to pay attention to that.
Yup, thank God they thought to write in that provision for Free Speech Cages.
Sure, because Legacy Media was so focussed on telling people what was important, rather than just what they wanted to... ooooh, OK! magazine have offered Linsday Lohan $1m for an exclusive - must read now!
So, your advice is that we should just ignore things that annoy us, rather than wasting our time decrying them?
I did a lot of research, and found a nearly forgotten technique which has been recently discovered and shows a lot of promise: Disruptive Stimuli Refocussing Behavioural Therapy. Completely drug free, and a full course of treatment can be delivered in as little as one lesson.
So, OK, let's try a higher dosage, Mrs Burbmom. Just swipe your credit card here.
Say, you look a little stressed. Have you considered the many benefits of Xanax® Brand Alprazolam, as extolled in this compelling leaflet? No, keep it, I've got 2,000 more. As your Health Professional, I'd be delighted to give you a completely free sample of Xanax® Brand Alprazolam right now, and provide a subscription - sorry, prescription - for as much Xanax® Brand Alprazolam as you'd like. Why not buy some extra for your maid and dog walker. No? Can I interest you in some Viagra® Brand Sildenafil Citrate for your husband? Well, how about for your pool boy?
Bitch, I be contributing mah mad skillz out the hizzizzy. But thanks for demonstrating exactly why Linux will never, ever be ready for the desktop.
It's only free if you don't value your time. Or self respect. Or personal hygiene.
Yes, yes, and fingerprint scanners claim that they check for body heat, a pulse and galvanic skin response. They don't though, any more than shitty cheap ass breath-locks will check for anything other than pressure and alcohol content.
I guess if you can't figure out a way to fool it, then you probably shouldn't be driving. Actually, that's a pretty good reason to fit them to every car.
Hey, the RT2700 and open source Nvidia drivers are shagged sideways in 10.04 again but fuck fixing that legacy shit, right, because we can focus on adding bells and whistles for hardware that two, maybe three of the actual competent devs and testers currently own! Rock on, buddy!