I guess the big N are counting on this console once again appealing to hardcore gameplayers, especially since you can't watch DVDs on this.
Are they making an error ?, possibly but depsite selling less consoles than sony and about the same as MS, the gamecube was supposedly very profitable. THe margins were supposedly higher and nintendo reckoned that the gamecube was never sold at a loss despite its low price.
In short Nintendo don't neccesarily have to shift more consoles than Sony and MS to stay in the console game.
Though as a compromise I would propose an intellectual property tax in return for shorter (than current) copyright durations. If the tax isn't paid then the work enters the public domain from where it can't be retrieved.
The deal is copyright protection for any published work and lasts a maximum of 25 years from the date of publication. If an individual or business entity wishes to hold on to the copyright after that period then they have to pay a yearly tax for that privilege.
People don't realise that they are getting ripped off at the moement. Copyright exists so that those who make cultural contributions are given an incentive to carry on making contributions for the good of soceity. If you haven't made any money out of your work in 25 years then you don't deserve the copyright protection afforded to you by the government any more. If you are making money then you can afford to pay the government to protect the copyright for you. Why is the taxpayer currently helping to pay to help protect old copyrighted works that generate their owners millions ?. How is soceity benefiting from Disney making money off flims that are more than 80 years old ?.
Disney are of course the ultimate hypocrites having founded their company on the works of classic fairtales. Imagine if the todays copyright laws applied 100 years ago. Its strange that copyright is being extended in america since copyright that never expires is anti capitalist.
This compromise would allow profitable copyrights to be held (for example the beatles back catalogue) whilst the vast majority of work would enter the public domain. This might keep Disney happy although they would obviously prefer there current plan, copyright which never expires.
The danger of current copyright laws is that in 400 years time any current work would still be under copyright. Imagine if schools had to pay everytime they put on the future equivalent of todays shakespeare's plays. That is where we are heading now.
Still digitally driven. Ok, uses phosphors, which in the old CRT's were fired from 'color guns'
Lol, reminds me of my physics teacher who told us about a student who answered a question about TV's work. Apparently you have different coloured electrons, red ones, green ones and blue ones.
Oh I agree, I avoid multithreading because its a bit beyond me, but the concept of multithreading isn't difficult to grasp. Any programmer that doesn't understand it and its relevance to dual core/CPU computers shouldn't really call himself a programmer.
Microsoft will never die, its far too rich now to disappear completely, it may have diversify like IBM. If they have enough money to throw at the XBox project without blinking an eye then they will eventually find something that is profitable. They may never make the kind of dosh they have from Windows and Office but while they can afford to hire the best talent they are virtually guaranteed to stay in business.
Some religions are far worse than others. Christianity, though it has its bad points, is one of the better religions. It is, after all, inseperable from Western life and culture.
Are you kidding ?, look at the crusades if want evidence of the misery and suffering brought about by christianity.
I hate all religions, I agree that some are historically "worse" than others but at the end of the day they are all clubs that will always struggle to co-exist. The worst religions IMHO are fundamental islam and catholicism.
Islam is quite easy to explain but it is not just about violence. Recently during the British election I heard an interview with a muslim who described himself as moderate, he urged all muslims not to vote because all the laws to be obeyed are set down in the Quoran and therefore voting is useless and insulting to Islam.
Cathlocism is just as bad but in different ways, the historical abuse of young children, most of it psychological and the tacit condoning of peadophilia represent the two biggest problems.
If religions were harmless then they wouldn't bother me but they are just a form of tribalism and control.
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I think it all depends on how quickly blu ray, digital broadcasting and HDTV take off.
Actually I misread TFA, 12cm is the same size as DVD's isn't ?, we don't know at the moment whether it will be able to play them.
On the one hand it seems silly not to include it, on the other you have sony pushing bluray, DVD might not be much of a feature in 2 or 3 years time.
I guess the big N are counting on this console once again appealing to hardcore gameplayers, especially since you can't watch DVDs on this.
Are they making an error ?, possibly but depsite selling less consoles than sony and about the same as MS, the gamecube was supposedly very profitable. THe margins were supposedly higher and nintendo reckoned that the gamecube was never sold at a loss despite its low price.
In short Nintendo don't neccesarily have to shift more consoles than Sony and MS to stay in the console game.
Seriously how can slasdot editors not read their own site ?.
Slashdot needs to eat its own dog food.
yes we know what the problem is the question is why ?.
Seriously why cant the editors check to see if the story has already been posted ?.
it reminds me of the good ol' "Tell us where your Jews are and we'll give you free Microsoft Windows XP copies!"
I dodn't like microsoft but I don't remember them being involved in the holocaust.
things are definitely getting better, here in the uk the odeon website used to be IE only but now they have a text version availiable.
Think about terrorism, this technology is unamerican.
the coriolis effect ?
I'm pretty sure if you took all the porn off the internet there would only be one website left, and it would be called "Bring back the porn !".
is there an easy way to renable all your old extensions ?
I believe this is called an "angel" in the business world.
I wouldn't go that far, this guy is still a lawyer after all.
in india ?
Agreed.
Though as a compromise I would propose an intellectual property tax in return for shorter (than current) copyright durations. If the tax isn't paid then the work enters the public domain from where it can't be retrieved.
The deal is copyright protection for any published work and lasts a maximum of 25 years from the date of publication. If an individual or business entity wishes to hold on to the copyright after that period then they have to pay a yearly tax for that privilege.
People don't realise that they are getting ripped off at the moement. Copyright exists so that those who make cultural contributions are given an incentive to carry on making contributions for the good of soceity. If you haven't made any money out of your work in 25 years then you don't deserve the copyright protection afforded to you by the government any more. If you are making money then you can afford to pay the government to protect the copyright for you. Why is the taxpayer currently helping to pay to help protect old copyrighted works that generate their owners millions ?. How is soceity benefiting from Disney making money off flims that are more than 80 years old ?.
Disney are of course the ultimate hypocrites having founded their company on the works of classic fairtales. Imagine if the todays copyright laws applied 100 years ago. Its strange that copyright is being extended in america since copyright that never expires is anti capitalist.
This compromise would allow profitable copyrights to be held (for example the beatles back catalogue) whilst the vast majority of work would enter the public domain. This might keep Disney happy although they would obviously prefer there current plan, copyright which never expires.
The danger of current copyright laws is that in 400 years time any current work would still be under copyright. Imagine if schools had to pay everytime they put on the future equivalent of todays shakespeare's plays. That is where we are heading now.
Still digitally driven. Ok, uses phosphors, which in the old CRT's were fired from 'color guns'
Lol, reminds me of my physics teacher who told us about a student who answered a question about TV's work. Apparently you have different coloured electrons, red ones, green ones and blue ones.
Linux is easier than Windows.
Your comment and mine have equal value.
Except that your comment is divorced from reality.
Microsoft have founded there entire software empire on the lowest common denominator of users (often at the expense of security).
Oh I agree, I avoid multithreading because its a bit beyond me, but the concept of multithreading isn't difficult to grasp. Any programmer that doesn't understand it and its relevance to dual core/CPU computers shouldn't really call himself a programmer.
Any programmer that doesn't understand what multithreading is isn't a very good programmer.
Your right, Windows is easier because most people are already familliar with it.
The issue isn't why windows is easy, the issue is that windows is easier than linux.
Then why do they use Windows rather than Linux?
Linux isn't easy.
Microsoft will never die, its far too rich now to disappear completely, it may have diversify like IBM. If they have enough money to throw at the XBox project without blinking an eye then they will eventually find something that is profitable. They may never make the kind of dosh they have from Windows and Office but while they can afford to hire the best talent they are virtually guaranteed to stay in business.
like the british empire ?
Some religions are far worse than others. Christianity, though it has its bad points, is one of the better religions. It is, after all, inseperable from Western life and culture.
Are you kidding ?, look at the crusades if want evidence of the misery and suffering brought about by christianity.
I hate all religions, I agree that some are historically "worse" than others but at the end of the day they are all clubs that will always struggle to co-exist. The worst religions IMHO are fundamental islam and catholicism.
Islam is quite easy to explain but it is not just about violence. Recently during the British election I heard an interview with a muslim who described himself as moderate, he urged all muslims not to vote because all the laws to be obeyed are set down in the Quoran and therefore voting is useless and insulting to Islam.
Cathlocism is just as bad but in different ways, the historical abuse of young children, most of it psychological and the tacit condoning of peadophilia represent the two biggest problems.
If religions were harmless then they wouldn't bother me but they are just a form of tribalism and control.
yeah cause the chineese might use the fuel flow rates work out how to destroy all american military aircraft.
outside the american military its 2005, inside its still the 1950's.
Why is the US spending on defence more than 4 times what the chineese are spending ?
Even Paris Hilton ?.