They were probably reacting to Yamamuchi saying that Sony's not in direct competition with Nintendo.
Actually I think I can kind of see that point. If the PSP comes out with remakes of PS1 and PS2 games, quite a few people would probably buy the PSP, ignoring the GBA in the process. Even though the styles of games are different, lots of people buy based on potential rather than on the strengths of the games available (or in development).
There's a point to be made either way. In some ways the GBA will always live on, in some ways the PSP will make people choose between it and GBA.
I normally poo-poo new attempts at portable game machines. Sony's machine is no exception, though I have little info about it. The GBA is cheap, small, and efficient with batteries. It doesn't seem likely that the PSP can be any more than 2 out of 3. When I read what they've said about the machine, it sounds like a semi-small $200 machine that may have acceptable battery life if it's rechargable. If that's true (or even close to true), it's a console-priced machine with a different library of games that doesn't fit in your pocket. That equation doesn't work well in the portable market.
"The report indicates that the Microsoft sound-based alternative was totally non-functional."
No it didn't, it said that there was one test that was too obscure. Big difference there. Replace the audio file and the problem is fixed.
I'm a little surprised that Microsoft's not getting credit for leading the way here. They made their site accessible to the blind. There are rough spots, but they still did it. Any recognition? Yeah, they recognize one problem that came up and dismissed the whole thing.
Yeah yeah, Microsoft sucks no matter what. You wouldn't want to encourage them to do the right thing or anything like that.
"The only purpose of the post immediately above was to show that I had previously pointed out that you have no idea what's going on here, despite explanations. "
That was the purpose, but instead you pointed out your own errors. You fucking idiot.
Actually that was evidence of your own idiocy, not mine. Not only are you incapable of expressing your ideas (metaphors are not evidence), but it also shows you backtracking on the claim you made earlier, thus proving you're a fucking liar.
Nice try, but you originally called me an idiot because you didn't understand something I said.
"I'm too stupid to understand what you said so I'm going to call you an idiot in a thinly veiled attempt to disguise my own ignorance."
Your continued attempts to deflect the attention away from the real idiot here (yourself, pity you're dumb enough that I have to spell that out) aren't helping you. You're trying so hard here to come out on top but you really have little to work with. You really dug your own hole here.:)
A moon roof is essentially the same thing as a sun roof. The difference is that one lets light in, the other doesn't. If my memory is correct, a moon roof is clear glass and a sun roof is tinted or opaque. Or something like that.
Ah yes, yet another attempt to narrow your view to claim I'm an idiot again. Funny stuff. Your attempt to draw the attention away from your own incompetance was surprisingly clever for a fucking idiot.;)
"If Microsoft built cars, the Linux community would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast, twice as easy to drive, and available freely - but only 5 percent of the people would use it."
The car would have to be assembled at the home. There would be a steering wheel which is only used to navigate the car some of the time. There would be 47 pedals that each respond to varying levels of pressure. The manual would contain no illustrations and only cover half the functionality. A passenger seat is available to add to the Linux car, but the installation procedure requires new tools that you'll have to research how to use. The headlights and blinkers work, but the windshield wipers are still in development. (Nobody thought to copy that functionality until MS did it 4 years ago.) The Linux Community would bash MS for their wiper addition, claiming that one of their modes work only intermittently. However they'll cheer on the Linux team when they finally figure out how to copy that function they thought was useless and would make the users stupider. You'll be able to get a moon roof for free, but once you install it you'll find that you have to replace a component in the engine because suddenly the tires won't turn anymore. There's no automatic transmission, only manual, and it's got 19 gears plus 3 seperate modes.
Despite the well known fact that consumers want easy to use products that do what they need them to without much fuss, the Linux Community will act stunned and surprised at every turn that only the few people with the interest and the time will want anything to do with this car. Meanwhile, the Microsoft car still sells quite well and people drive quite happily with it. They've even got a large selection of games to play.
"As great of a quote as this is to bash on Bill.. it is simply not true,"
Tell the guy above me. He's the one that said it. I know all about this myth. I was trying to jolt him into realizing that quote was wrong. I don't think I did a very good job of it, though.;)
"Neverwinter Nights runs on Linux and FreeBSD just fine. I play it almost every weekend."
I'm glad you found a game you like.
"Notice I don't play it during the week because I am one of those types of people who has a job and does that instead of worring about what games my computer can play. "
"I play Quake, Unreal Tournament, America's Army, etc. on Linux. Can't think of any better games that I'd want to play on Linux -- nor any that I can't."
It'd devastate your argument if you tried to think of better games you'd want to play on Linux.
" but the previous message sounded like you guys were done. "
What else is there to say? Ya made claims. Ya couldn't back them up. Ya kept embarassin yourself. Why would you calling me a 'fucking idiot' and saying I don't know what's going on bother me? What's to say after that?
On top of that, you keep coming back for more! What a hoot! Heh.
"Yeah, and so what? Who's going to buy a laptop just so they can use it on the plane? Either you're real lucky or your job sucks."
Ask any salesman or business executive who does business deals. They have their laptops up all the time. They also have PDAs, wireless email, etc. The demand is there by a group of people who'll be happy to splurge on the company's dime.
"Will fuel cells be proprietary in the same manner that printer cartridges are proprietary?"
Yep. In the same way that batteries and AC power supplies are.
Is that a bad thing? Not necessarily. I mean I understand what you're saying, and I think your fears are justified. However, I wouldn't fret just yet. There's a well established alternative to fuel-cells that people'll be happy to revert to if these companies get greedy. Lithium ion batteries. The printing industry doesn't have this type of competitor except for laser printers.
It'll be in these company's best interests to not piss off their customers, or this model won't work well. On the other hand, it could potentially make laptops better machines. If they're making money on your buying refills, then they want you to keep your machine longer. They certainly wouldn't want you switching to another brand.
"Some might think that fuel cell is the greatest thing since Lithium Ion batteries but its really another way of getting money out of the poor consumer. The current range of IBM R40 centrino notebooks can provide you with 4 hours of battery life."
No, it's really another way to provide power to people who can't always get it. Imagine the business traveller spending all day getting from one end to the country to the other. He can't recharge his laptop on the plane. He could bring an extra battery or two, but those are at least $150 a pop. If all he has to pay is $5 to get his laptop going again (without even needing to charge, mind you) then he's got himself a good valuable service.
Fuel cells certainly wouldn't be a rip-off for the sales people working at my company. (Although I do feel they are doing something wrong if they actually have to work on the plane. That's their business, though.)
Laptops will come with both battery and fuel cell options, it's not like fuel cells will be the only player on the block.
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They were probably reacting to Yamamuchi saying that Sony's not in direct competition with Nintendo.
Actually I think I can kind of see that point. If the PSP comes out with remakes of PS1 and PS2 games, quite a few people would probably buy the PSP, ignoring the GBA in the process. Even though the styles of games are different, lots of people buy based on potential rather than on the strengths of the games available (or in development).
There's a point to be made either way. In some ways the GBA will always live on, in some ways the PSP will make people choose between it and GBA.
I normally poo-poo new attempts at portable game machines. Sony's machine is no exception, though I have little info about it. The GBA is cheap, small, and efficient with batteries. It doesn't seem likely that the PSP can be any more than 2 out of 3. When I read what they've said about the machine, it sounds like a semi-small $200 machine that may have acceptable battery life if it's rechargable. If that's true (or even close to true), it's a console-priced machine with a different library of games that doesn't fit in your pocket. That equation doesn't work well in the portable market.
Nar, if I provided evidence, I wouldn't be lying. ;)
"The report indicates that the Microsoft sound-based alternative was totally non-functional."
No it didn't, it said that there was one test that was too obscure. Big difference there. Replace the audio file and the problem is fixed.
I'm a little surprised that Microsoft's not getting credit for leading the way here. They made their site accessible to the blind. There are rough spots, but they still did it. Any recognition? Yeah, they recognize one problem that came up and dismissed the whole thing.
Yeah yeah, Microsoft sucks no matter what. You wouldn't want to encourage them to do the right thing or anything like that.
"I see no errors in either the previous post or the post it linked to. Please point them out. "
I'm going to act like you now: "The evidence is there. You don't see it therefore you are a fucking idiot."
"The only purpose of the post immediately above was to show that I had previously pointed out that you have no idea what's going on here, despite explanations. "
That was the purpose, but instead you pointed out your own errors. You fucking idiot.
Actually that was evidence of your own idiocy, not mine. Not only are you incapable of expressing your ideas (metaphors are not evidence), but it also shows you backtracking on the claim you made earlier, thus proving you're a fucking liar.
:)
Nice try, but you originally called me an idiot because you didn't understand something I said.
"I'm too stupid to understand what you said so I'm going to call you an idiot in a thinly veiled attempt to disguise my own ignorance."
Your continued attempts to deflect the attention away from the real idiot here (yourself, pity you're dumb enough that I have to spell that out) aren't helping you. You're trying so hard here to come out on top but you really have little to work with. You really dug your own hole here.
A moon roof is essentially the same thing as a sun roof. The difference is that one lets light in, the other doesn't. If my memory is correct, a moon roof is clear glass and a sun roof is tinted or opaque. Or something like that.
"MOON roof? WTF is that? Over where we live we call it a sunroof. Do you live in Antarctica? "
Is Google too hard to use?
Ah yes, yet another attempt to narrow your view to claim I'm an idiot again. Funny stuff. Your attempt to draw the attention away from your own incompetance was surprisingly clever for a fucking idiot. ;)
"Tell this guy. I was replying to him sarcastically."
Why did I get modded as redundant when the guy above me didn't?
"Sorry dude. Slashdot's UI sucks. "
:) I've done that before too.
No worries.
"If Microsoft built cars, the Linux community would make a car that was powered
by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast, twice as easy to drive, and
available freely - but only 5 percent of the people would use it."
The car would have to be assembled at the home. There would be a steering wheel which is only used to navigate the car some of the time. There would be 47 pedals that each respond to varying levels of pressure. The manual would contain no illustrations and only cover half the functionality. A passenger seat is available to add to the Linux car, but the installation procedure requires new tools that you'll have to research how to use. The headlights and blinkers work, but the windshield wipers are still in development. (Nobody thought to copy that functionality until MS did it 4 years ago.) The Linux Community would bash MS for their wiper addition, claiming that one of their modes work only intermittently. However they'll cheer on the Linux team when they finally figure out how to copy that function they thought was useless and would make the users stupider. You'll be able to get a moon roof for free, but once you install it you'll find that you have to replace a component in the engine because suddenly the tires won't turn anymore. There's no automatic transmission, only manual, and it's got 19 gears plus 3 seperate modes.
Despite the well known fact that consumers want easy to use products that do what they need them to without much fuss, the Linux Community will act stunned and surprised at every turn that only the few people with the interest and the time will want anything to do with this car. Meanwhile, the Microsoft car still sells quite well and people drive quite happily with it. They've even got a large selection of games to play.
Tell this guy. I was replying to him sarcastically.
"You quoted this 640K thing twice today. Can you please provide a reference? "
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No I didn't. The guy ABOVE me said it. Look here: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=69527&cid=634
"As great of a quote as this is to bash on Bill.. it is simply not true,"
;)
Tell the guy above me. He's the one that said it. I know all about this myth. I was trying to jolt him into realizing that quote was wrong. I don't think I did a very good job of it, though.
"Neverwinter Nights runs on Linux and FreeBSD just fine. I play it almost every weekend."
I'm glad you found a game you like.
"Notice I don't play it during the week because I am one of those types of people who has a job and does that instead of worring about what games my computer can play. "
I have a job and I play games in the evening.
"I play Quake, Unreal Tournament, America's Army, etc. on Linux. Can't think of any better games that I'd want to play on Linux -- nor any that I can't."
It'd devastate your argument if you tried to think of better games you'd want to play on Linux.
You're only kidding yourself.
"Since when has a Linux user honestly given a cr*p what anyone else thinks? "
If they don't care what everybody thinks, then why does Slashdot post any story that contains the word Linux?
"And when linux won't run on DRM-mandated machines, don't come running to me!"
Under what circumstances have people been running to you?
"No computer will ever need more then 640kb of system memory" -- Bill Gates.
"Yah, and Linux isn't competition either."
Yeah and Bill definitely said that.
" but the previous message sounded like you guys were done. "
What else is there to say? Ya made claims. Ya couldn't back them up. Ya kept embarassin yourself. Why would you calling me a 'fucking idiot' and saying I don't know what's going on bother me? What's to say after that?
On top of that, you keep coming back for more! What a hoot! Heh.
"Yeah, and so what? Who's going to buy a laptop just so they can use it on the plane? Either you're real lucky or your job sucks."
Ask any salesman or business executive who does business deals. They have their laptops up all the time. They also have PDAs, wireless email, etc. The demand is there by a group of people who'll be happy to splurge on the company's dime.
"Will fuel cells be proprietary in the same manner that printer cartridges are proprietary?"
Yep. In the same way that batteries and AC power supplies are.
Is that a bad thing? Not necessarily. I mean I understand what you're saying, and I think your fears are justified. However, I wouldn't fret just yet. There's a well established alternative to fuel-cells that people'll be happy to revert to if these companies get greedy. Lithium ion batteries. The printing industry doesn't have this type of competitor except for laser printers.
It'll be in these company's best interests to not piss off their customers, or this model won't work well. On the other hand, it could potentially make laptops better machines. If they're making money on your buying refills, then they want you to keep your machine longer. They certainly wouldn't want you switching to another brand.
"Some might think that fuel cell is the greatest thing since Lithium Ion batteries but its really another way of getting money out of the poor consumer. The current range of IBM R40 centrino notebooks can provide you with 4 hours of battery life."
No, it's really another way to provide power to people who can't always get it. Imagine the business traveller spending all day getting from one end to the country to the other. He can't recharge his laptop on the plane. He could bring an extra battery or two, but those are at least $150 a pop. If all he has to pay is $5 to get his laptop going again (without even needing to charge, mind you) then he's got himself a good valuable service.
Fuel cells certainly wouldn't be a rip-off for the sales people working at my company. (Although I do feel they are doing something wrong if they actually have to work on the plane. That's their business, though.)
Laptops will come with both battery and fuel cell options, it's not like fuel cells will be the only player on the block.
"Why would anyone use a battery if you can plug it into the little holes in the wall? "
Can somebody please explain to me why this is insightful?