The difference is, W2K offers 95% of what people wanted in 98. It plays every game currently on the self. It plays quite a few games that were on the self several years ago. It's far more stable than 98.
If Linux offered full support for every game, the same ease of use as the windows line, and the same type of driver support then people would consider switching primarily to Linux. You can't compare the switch from 98 to 2k to even xp to the switch to Linux.
I am a W2K power user. I love my games and hot hardware (GF3). I've been geeky my whole life. I've played w/ many distro's of Linux and it is fun to play w/, but for me it's not a desktop replacement. W2K offers better driver support, easier/quicker updates and installs to get back to the reguler stuff, 99.5% of games are Windows only. Wine is nice and it does run a lot of stuff, but not w/ the reliability and ease of use of just running windows. Linux is still doomed to sit on the 2nd hard drive of many geeks, and nowhere near Joe Intel. And run mainly by a few M$ hating "I'm better/smarter than you because I run Linux." types. I'm not saying that's how all Linux users are. Like I said Debian is sitting on my second hard drive w/ a few bios clicks to run it. However, W2K offers EVERYTHING I need so day to day that's where I'll stay. If I feel like playing around, I'll switch over and run Linux for a few hours until the urge for some CS hits.
Dumbass, did I say they were down now? I don't believe I did! Right now most of America is still stuck in the modem age. A few years from now broadband will be everywhere. Downloading an mp3 will take a minute or two compared with the half hour to 20 minutes now. MP3 trading services will continue to grow as more people get computers and connect to the net. As more people see that they can download an entire cd and burn it for the.30 that a cdr costs. When that happens sales will start to drop! Why the heck would someone shell out $13 for a cd when they can download it FREE?
Right now there aren't enough people doing it. There's probably only 10-20 million people who regularly use these services now. What happens in 3 years when that might be 75-100 million? Then cd sales could take a hit! When artist can't sell enough cd's to justify making them there's no point in producers making them. I know at least 5 people who use napster, bearshare, and open-nap and they download entire cd's as opposed to buying them. I've heard all your lame arrguments that this is legal, but you know it's not! There's no justification for taking someone's work without compensation. If you own it, fine! If you don't, it's theft. The RIAA isn't "VERY GREEDY" they're just trying to take care of their intrests. $13 for a cd isn't that bad. People pay $50 for a video game, $20 for a DVD, $8 to go to a movie. I don't think $11-15 for a cd that you can listen to forever is "GREEDY!"
I totally agree that a pay per download or per month access to an MP3 library is a viable alternative to give the recording industry reason to continue to do business.
I also agree that 90% of the music available today is garbage! I've only bought 3 cd's in the last year.
Correct! We live in the greatest country ever because of capitalism! Everywhere communism is tried it's failed! People won't work and create for nothing. There's nothing for them. MLB needs to justify the time and equipment to air those games and just knowing some fans are listening isn't going to do it. $30 isn't that much for 162 games if your a baseball fan and take pleasure in listening to your favorite team.
BTW, this arrgument applies totally to the whole MP3 RIAA thing. As free MP3 trading grows and faster connections are becoming increasingly available, CD sales will shink. When the industry can't make money for what they do, they won't do it! Why go to work 8 hours a day for nothing? All you'd be left with is sucky garage bands who do it for the fun of it.
I'm sorry! I should have made that statement clearer! I know the debit cards are less secure than credit cards. Credit Cards have better protection. I meant that I'm not too fond of Credit Card use. I prefer my Debit Card because it's more like a check. I can only spend what I have. I've gotten in trouble with my credit card debt and now that I've taken care of it, I feel better using my debit card. And your reply states my point that Debit Cards need better security so that if a merchant were to take the funds from my bank I could easily do something about it.
Unfortunately there are still stores that use the old swipers. My store being one of them. We own a greenhouse and in the spring we can't get all the wiring outside where the register is so we swipe the cards then put them though our machine later. Not to mention when you call someplace it would be much easier just to read your card instead of taking the time to generate a new number. Just my opinion.
I refuse to use a credit card in general not just online. I do have one, but I stopped using it a year ago. It's too dangerous! So now all I use is my debit card. Unfortunately there's NO security for debit cards. I'd be responsible for all of the charges. How about the banks get special debit numbers for online use? Thanks for allowing the vent!
This scares me. There is definate abuse looming ofer this. The government could use this to track our movements. While I don't do anything mildly entertaining or illegial, (Excpet for the cockfighting!) I don't like the idea of the ability. Speeding isn't the problem anyway! It's running lights, drunks, and a$$holes.
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I think you miss the point. It's mid management he's talking about. They wouldn't see a penny of the money saved to take the vacation.
The difference is, W2K offers 95% of what people wanted in 98. It plays every game currently on the self. It plays quite a few games that were on the self several years ago. It's far more stable than 98.
If Linux offered full support for every game, the same ease of use as the windows line, and the same type of driver support then people would consider switching primarily to Linux. You can't compare the switch from 98 to 2k to even xp to the switch to Linux.
I am a W2K power user. I love my games and hot hardware (GF3). I've been geeky my whole life. I've played w/ many distro's of Linux and it is fun to play w/, but for me it's not a desktop replacement. W2K offers better driver support, easier/quicker updates and installs to get back to the reguler stuff, 99.5% of games are Windows only. Wine is nice and it does run a lot of stuff, but not w/ the reliability and ease of use of just running windows. Linux is still doomed to sit on the 2nd hard drive of many geeks, and nowhere near Joe Intel. And run mainly by a few M$ hating "I'm better/smarter than you because I run Linux." types. I'm not saying that's how all Linux users are. Like I said Debian is sitting on my second hard drive w/ a few bios clicks to run it. However, W2K offers EVERYTHING I need so day to day that's where I'll stay. If I feel like playing around, I'll switch over and run Linux for a few hours until the urge for some CS hits.
Dumbass, did I say they were down now? I don't believe I did! Right now most of America is still stuck in the modem age. A few years from now broadband will be everywhere. Downloading an mp3 will take a minute or two compared with the half hour to 20 minutes now. MP3 trading services will continue to grow as more people get computers and connect to the net. As more people see that they can download an entire cd and burn it for the .30 that a cdr costs. When that happens sales will start to drop! Why the heck would someone shell out $13 for a cd when they can download it FREE?
Right now there aren't enough people doing it. There's probably only 10-20 million people who regularly use these services now. What happens in 3 years when that might be 75-100 million? Then cd sales could take a hit! When artist can't sell enough cd's to justify making them there's no point in producers making them. I know at least 5 people who use napster, bearshare, and open-nap and they download entire cd's as opposed to buying them. I've heard all your lame arrguments that this is legal, but you know it's not! There's no justification for taking someone's work without compensation. If you own it, fine! If you don't, it's theft. The RIAA isn't "VERY GREEDY" they're just trying to take care of their intrests. $13 for a cd isn't that bad. People pay $50 for a video game, $20 for a DVD, $8 to go to a movie. I don't think $11-15 for a cd that you can listen to forever is "GREEDY!"
I totally agree that a pay per download or per month access to an MP3 library is a viable alternative to give the recording industry reason to continue to do business. I also agree that 90% of the music available today is garbage! I've only bought 3 cd's in the last year.
Correct! We live in the greatest country ever because of capitalism! Everywhere communism is tried it's failed! People won't work and create for nothing. There's nothing for them. MLB needs to justify the time and equipment to air those games and just knowing some fans are listening isn't going to do it. $30 isn't that much for 162 games if your a baseball fan and take pleasure in listening to your favorite team. BTW, this arrgument applies totally to the whole MP3 RIAA thing. As free MP3 trading grows and faster connections are becoming increasingly available, CD sales will shink. When the industry can't make money for what they do, they won't do it! Why go to work 8 hours a day for nothing? All you'd be left with is sucky garage bands who do it for the fun of it.
I'm sorry! I should have made that statement clearer! I know the debit cards are less secure than credit cards. Credit Cards have better protection. I meant that I'm not too fond of Credit Card use. I prefer my Debit Card because it's more like a check. I can only spend what I have. I've gotten in trouble with my credit card debt and now that I've taken care of it, I feel better using my debit card. And your reply states my point that Debit Cards need better security so that if a merchant were to take the funds from my bank I could easily do something about it.
Unfortunately there are still stores that use the old swipers. My store being one of them. We own a greenhouse and in the spring we can't get all the wiring outside where the register is so we swipe the cards then put them though our machine later. Not to mention when you call someplace it would be much easier just to read your card instead of taking the time to generate a new number. Just my opinion.
I refuse to use a credit card in general not just online. I do have one, but I stopped using it a year ago. It's too dangerous! So now all I use is my debit card. Unfortunately there's NO security for debit cards. I'd be responsible for all of the charges. How about the banks get special debit numbers for online use? Thanks for allowing the vent!
This scares me. There is definate abuse looming ofer this. The government could use this to track our movements. While I don't do anything mildly entertaining or illegial, (Excpet for the cockfighting!) I don't like the idea of the ability. Speeding isn't the problem anyway! It's running lights, drunks, and a$$holes.