I don't think it's the "stupid stick", but maybe the "wake up stick".
There is no way the RIAA can win this battle... whatever copyright scheme they come up with, the pirates find a solution... Shutting down Napster sprung up several other services... going after swappers is leading to encrypted and decentralized networks that mask identity. BR
So... "if you can't beat em', join em". seems to be the new tactic, which will not end the battle so much as merge the two sides. Yes, piracy will always exist, but if the average user finds it to be less of a problem to go legal than illegal, they will do it. The RIAA figured this out and will go this route, and it might just work.
Also- some of the large cell providers allow "in network" calling, where cell to cell calls between their customers regaurdless of their location, are free (I.E. - I have Verizon in NYC, and my friend with Verizon in LA, the call is not charged for either of us... handy way to get people to all switch one one network... I've convinced friends to switch plans because we talk frequently.)
Global coverage would be great... but that's much easier said that done. Don't forget that you get into international banking rules, international politics and a ton of other stuff when you send money internationally. With all the beefed up anti-terrorism efforts as of late, I think sending money internationally is going to have a few hurdles to it.
The idea that people will wait for the next, better model that is right around the corner is outdated at this point. A speed boost to a computer means less today (in my opinion) than it did 5 or 10 years ago.
The transition to Intel is going to rock the Industry, but is it going to mean all that much in terms of the actual computers? I don't think so. Yes, it will mean they will get faster proscessors , but I don't think it will be so significant that holding out for a year on old hardware makes a good business descion.
Eccleston DOES give Baker a run for his money, and I wonder if he'll make a few appearences on the new series. There were lots of episodes in the past whith multiple doctors.
I'm a manager at a tiny software company, so this is irrelevent. We all pretty much work on whatever projects we want (it's a good job, I gotta say). But if I was running a department, I'd love to create an open forum,/. style, for employees to bounce ideas around. If I could have a department that was wasting their time internally instead of on/., I'd be a happy guy.
I think blogs are still at an early stage, and their full potential has yet to be realized.
I like the idea of a future where virtually everyone is putting their ideas down for others to read. As the internet generation gets older, I think it will be more common for everyone to keep a weblog. The benefit to business is huge... imagine if every office worker was required to spend a few minutes a week on a company weblog, posting their ideas for managers and others to look at, or maybe if there was a company message board setup like Slashdot?
OS X runs on a VERY select set of hardware (part of why it's so great... think of running Doom3 on a PC Vs. XBox), and there would still be a LOT of work in getting OS X to work well with any hardware. Quickly it would become as bloated and unfriendly as Windows as it tries to manage all those drivers.
While I'm sure there will be pirated versions out there, Apple will never actually release OS X for x86 without it's own hardware.
One of the users, actually, and it was some idiot lawyer for Nintendo that did it, and Nintendo appoligized and gave the user a free game cube.
These guys are giving away their product... I don't know what leg Nintendo has to stand on in this case. It's like Fan Films for Star Wars. Lucas really can't do anything since they are not profiting from the films... I think the same appies here. Rather, I hope the same applies here!
First of all- we've had a solid six years of web development since the last boom, and people know a lot more about how to use the Internet for Marketing. Also, the population as a whole is more comfortable with computers as well...
We wont see a boom like the last one, but we will see more tech companies rising to the top again, but slower than before.
There were a lot of good ideas that came out of the dotcom era, and I think a lot of them will see the light of day again, just not on the same level as before. People today are much more accustomed to using the internet, and there are more people on it than 5 years ago. I think now is the time to start working on some of those dot-bomb ideas... This, in part, is why Google is doing as well as it is.
Funny you should say that... my last job was at a talent agency, and I used to work with some of those guys. (The guy you are thinking of is Ashton Smith, he also does all the NBC promos, or maybe Don La Fontaine, who did a lot of work in the 90's, and now does a lot fo Fox promos).
Those Movie Trailer guys make between $1,200 and $2,000 for a 15 minute session. I once saw a guy make my salary in 24 hours....
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I don't think it's the "stupid stick", but maybe the "wake up stick".
There is no way the RIAA can win this battle... whatever copyright scheme they come up with, the pirates find a solution... Shutting down Napster sprung up several other services... going after swappers is leading to encrypted and decentralized networks that mask identity.
BR So... "if you can't beat em', join em". seems to be the new tactic, which will not end the battle so much as merge the two sides. Yes, piracy will always exist, but if the average user finds it to be less of a problem to go legal than illegal, they will do it. The RIAA figured this out and will go this route, and it might just work.
Also- some of the large cell providers allow "in network" calling, where cell to cell calls between their customers regaurdless of their location, are free (I.E. - I have Verizon in NYC, and my friend with Verizon in LA, the call is not charged for either of us... handy way to get people to all switch one one network... I've convinced friends to switch plans because we talk frequently.)
Global coverage would be great... but that's much easier said that done. Don't forget that you get into international banking rules, international politics and a ton of other stuff when you send money internationally. With all the beefed up anti-terrorism efforts as of late, I think sending money internationally is going to have a few hurdles to it.
On top of that, there is no image of the actual box! Is it a genaric x86 case, a modified G5 case? WHAT???
they could have spent the same 4 million to become Batman, and still have money to spare.
To elaborate:
The idea that people will wait for the next, better model that is right around the corner is outdated at this point. A speed boost to a computer means less today (in my opinion) than it did 5 or 10 years ago.
The transition to Intel is going to rock the Industry, but is it going to mean all that much in terms of the actual computers? I don't think so. Yes, it will mean they will get faster proscessors , but I don't think it will be so significant that holding out for a year on old hardware makes a good business descion.
This piece seems to be heavily edited, if you ask me. His conclusions about geeks at the end hint at having more to back it up than was presented.
Eccleston DOES give Baker a run for his money, and I wonder if he'll make a few appearences on the new series. There were lots of episodes in the past whith multiple doctors.
If the company is dirty on one end, they are probably dirty on the other.
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I'm a manager at a tiny software company, so this is irrelevent. We all pretty much work on whatever projects we want (it's a good job, I gotta say). But if I was running a department, I'd love to create an open forum, /. style, for employees to bounce ideas around. If I could have a department that was wasting their time internally instead of on /., I'd be a happy guy.
I think blogs are still at an early stage, and their full potential has yet to be realized.
I like the idea of a future where virtually everyone is putting their ideas down for others to read. As the internet generation gets older, I think it will be more common for everyone to keep a weblog. The benefit to business is huge... imagine if every office worker was required to spend a few minutes a week on a company weblog, posting their ideas for managers and others to look at, or maybe if there was a company message board setup like Slashdot?
OS X runs on a VERY select set of hardware (part of why it's so great... think of running Doom3 on a PC Vs. XBox), and there would still be a LOT of work in getting OS X to work well with any hardware. Quickly it would become as bloated and unfriendly as Windows as it tries to manage all those drivers.
While I'm sure there will be pirated versions out there, Apple will never actually release OS X for x86 without it's own hardware.
Hey- Thanks for clearing that up for me.
I actually had an arguement with a friend over the fan film thing, and he convinced me of the point that I just made above.
I just made him read that article... looks like I was right after all.
One of the users, actually, and it was some idiot lawyer for Nintendo that did it, and Nintendo appoligized and gave the user a free game cube.
These guys are giving away their product... I don't know what leg Nintendo has to stand on in this case. It's like Fan Films for Star Wars. Lucas really can't do anything since they are not profiting from the films... I think the same appies here. Rather, I hope the same applies here!
First of all- we've had a solid six years of web development since the last boom, and people know a lot more about how to use the Internet for Marketing. Also, the population as a whole is more comfortable with computers as well...
We wont see a boom like the last one, but we will see more tech companies rising to the top again, but slower than before.
There were a lot of good ideas that came out of the dotcom era, and I think a lot of them will see the light of day again, just not on the same level as before. People today are much more accustomed to using the internet, and there are more people on it than 5 years ago. I think now is the time to start working on some of those dot-bomb ideas... This, in part, is why Google is doing as well as it is.
Funny you should say that... my last job was at a talent agency, and I used to work with some of those guys. (The guy you are thinking of is Ashton Smith, he also does all the NBC promos, or maybe Don La Fontaine, who did a lot of work in the 90's, and now does a lot fo Fox promos).
Those Movie Trailer guys make between $1,200 and $2,000 for a 15 minute session. I once saw a guy make my salary in 24 hours....
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