It could be that the current implementation is a gigantic mass of spaghetti code written using old technology and needs to be re-coded from the ground up.
Of course, if that is the case, it deserves criticism in its own right for writing bad code to begin with, and it doesn't explain the need for a new interface.
That's silly, no reason to compel them. Might be a good idea from NBC's perspective to make the stream free, but they don't stream their entire lineup of shows, why should they be required to stream this one?
This doesn't really affect 9% of the country in any case. Most cord-cutters can still watch this, because it's over-the-air. Just use an antenna!
Yes, the Balance Board was a top seller. Also, guitar controllers were a top seller for all consoles just before that. Notice how nobody is trying to make music games any more? That fad died years ago, there's no market for it any more. I think the same is true for health/fitness games. Nintendo is going back to a well they dried up some time ago. The people who bought Wii Fit and used it for six months aren't likely to get back on the wagon just because there's a new version with better graphics.
This ruling on its own might only help slightly. But aside from that, I think this kind of 9-0 ruling (!) coming from the U.S. Supreme Court is encouraging for other patent-related cases that the Court will soon be hearing.
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Yes, some people are going to have problems. But not 9% of the country.
It could be that the current implementation is a gigantic mass of spaghetti code written using old technology and needs to be re-coded from the ground up. Of course, if that is the case, it deserves criticism in its own right for writing bad code to begin with, and it doesn't explain the need for a new interface.
That's silly, no reason to compel them. Might be a good idea from NBC's perspective to make the stream free, but they don't stream their entire lineup of shows, why should they be required to stream this one? This doesn't really affect 9% of the country in any case. Most cord-cutters can still watch this, because it's over-the-air. Just use an antenna!
Yes, the Balance Board was a top seller. Also, guitar controllers were a top seller for all consoles just before that. Notice how nobody is trying to make music games any more? That fad died years ago, there's no market for it any more. I think the same is true for health/fitness games. Nintendo is going back to a well they dried up some time ago. The people who bought Wii Fit and used it for six months aren't likely to get back on the wagon just because there's a new version with better graphics.
Dude, RMS has his issues, but comparing him to Richard Marx? Harsh.
This ruling on its own might only help slightly. But aside from that, I think this kind of 9-0 ruling (!) coming from the U.S. Supreme Court is encouraging for other patent-related cases that the Court will soon be hearing.
... which vBulletin 4.x clearly was not.