" Anyone who's willing to sell me an mp3, or something I can turn into an mp3, can provide me with a product that plays on my iPod. Where's the lock-in?"
Heh. Okay, so Apple is good because they support the one format that no business in the industry wants to use, but you can transcode an already lossy version of a song into it. I'm going to try a little experiment here:
"Microsoft's iPod alternative plays mp3s and.WMAs. Anyone who's willing to sell me an mp3, or something I can turn into an mp3, can provide me with a product that plays on my Microsoft iPod alternative. Where's the lock-in?"
" This guy is simply lying. It's interesting that someone can get away with such a bald-faced lie."
Really? I'm a customer of Rhapsody. I can't use my subscription service with an iPod. Dell DJ? Sure, no problem. The most popular MP3 player on earth? Nope.
So, which music services are actually selling legal MP3 copies of songs? Which ones are providing subscription services for iPod compatible music?
Whining? Sure. Bald faced lie? Mmm hmm. Apple sure gets away with a lot around here.
"Yeah, Chris, people are *real* bored. And by people, you mean you and your cronies, and by bored, you mean not making enough money for your tastes."
So he's a competitor. Big fucking whoop. He's still got a point. I know we'd all happily go down on Steve around here, but Apple does enjoy its little lock-in scheme that we love to roast Microsoft for.
"How much money did they make off the telemarketing? More than the fine?"
How many people are aware of their abuse now that the mainstream media has picked up the story? Dunno about where you are, but here in Los Angeles I heard all about it on the way in. I doubt they'd pay so little money to brand themselves as an obnoxious tele-marketer.
"When you're driving a huge lump of metal with the ability to very, very easily end someone else's (or your own) life, you should be concentrating on one thing and one thing only: ensuring that you don't."
I agree. They really should ban audio devices (radios, etc) from cars.
"I don't get it. If you're the best out of 5000 coders, why would you want to work for any company, let alone Microsoft? Seriously. If you're that good, go out there and start your own company and in ten years people will compete to work with you."
The point I was going to make has already been made by another poster. So instead I have to ask: Why did this post shoot up to +5? Is it really not that well understood that software has to be designed before it can be coded, then marketed then supported, and so on? I'm really starting to get the idea that a lot of people here think that programmers generally have a larger role than they really do.
"For that it had better bring the crooks back wrapped in duct tape. I remember someone made a tiny wireless camera for a heck of a lot less."
Um, if you throw the x10 camera and it doesn't orient properly (which it likely won't...), you've completely wasted your money. Yeah, you're much wiser with your money.
"That's not to say I'm comfortable with Apple, M$, or the folks any other large company. I am worried in the end."
Hmm. Know what I think? I think that even if Google has a flawless Slashdot record, in 6 months others will feel the way you do. They'll get bigger, more people will become dependent on them, then it'll become fashionable to not need Google. Within a year, Slashdot will be putting on a negative spin on every move Google makes. Within two years, people will start realizing that the anti-Google basis is largely without merit. Then, on the third year, Google will become popular again.
Well, I'm not Nostradamus, but I wonder if things will play out that way.
"Why are we getting an annual report for a gaming company on slashdot?"
Because it's interesrting to see how a company weathers dipshits like Jack Thompson.
Maybe if you actually turned on that brain of yours instead of joining the loud mouthed Slashvert Gestapo, you might find that the world isn't nearly as wrong as you're imagining it is right now.
'Out-of-the-box', Opera has a lot more going for it than FireFox. I could see somebody thinking of it that way when describing Opera as more agile. Unfortunately, I don't think FF fans realize just how snazzy Opera's UI is and I don't think Opera fans realize just how extensible FF is. In your shoes, I wouldn't recommend taking too much offense to that comment.
Admittedly, I'm one of these people that owns domains with false info. When I registerred my first domain, I wrote down 'Supreme Commander of the Universe' as my name. Before long, I started recieving mail addressed to 'Mr. Supreme Commander of th'. Not sure I wanna put my real address down.
" Does this have to come up with each and every time?"
Until people stop parroting Google's corporate motto like brainless sheep, yes. Until then, it's embarrasing watching a bunch of you with your pants around your ankles and your cheeks spread right in front of Google.
"Shouldn't we stop for a second and consider the negative impact this sort of things could have on our world?"
If we did that, then virtually nothing would come to being. You can stop new technologies from being developed, but you can't stop people from doing horrible things. The best you can do is broaden your abilities to deal with disasters when they happen. I hate to go all Godwinian here, but the same technology that destroyed the World Trade Center has also been used to revolutionize the world for the better. Whaddya supposed do?
They're just clarifying a term. Considering some of the stupid jokes I've heard about my nickname, it's pretty clear not everybody knows what nano means. (or gator, for that matter.)
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Heh. Okay, so Apple is good because they support the one format that no business in the industry wants to use, but you can transcode an already lossy version of a song into it. I'm going to try a little experiment here:
" This guy is simply lying. It's interesting that someone can get away with such a bald-faced lie."
Really? I'm a customer of Rhapsody. I can't use my subscription service with an iPod. Dell DJ? Sure, no problem. The most popular MP3 player on earth? Nope.
So, which music services are actually selling legal MP3 copies of songs? Which ones are providing subscription services for iPod compatible music?
Whining? Sure. Bald faced lie? Mmm hmm. Apple sure gets away with a lot around here.
"Yeah, Chris, people are *real* bored. And by people, you mean you and your cronies, and by bored, you mean not making enough money for your tastes."
So he's a competitor. Big fucking whoop. He's still got a point. I know we'd all happily go down on Steve around here, but Apple does enjoy its little lock-in scheme that we love to roast Microsoft for.
"How much money did they make off the telemarketing? More than the fine?"
How many people are aware of their abuse now that the mainstream media has picked up the story? Dunno about where you are, but here in Los Angeles I heard all about it on the way in. I doubt they'd pay so little money to brand themselves as an obnoxious tele-marketer.
"I guess it's better than free, but is this really a harsh enough punishment to do anything?"
I doubt the stockholders were happy to hear about TiVo's shenanigans on the radio this morning.
"Awesome! So if you do use Opera there's already like a one in twenty chance your face will get picked."
I'm amazed Slashdot has such a short memory. Years ago, this joke about Mozilla was blasphemy.
"Opera users be submitting photos?"
Will FireFox have a similar event forcing both those Opera users to become really noisy on Slashdot?"
"I guess I just dont see anything too interesting..."
I would imagine that's because your anus is obstructing your view.
"When you're driving a huge lump of metal with the ability to very, very easily end someone else's (or your own) life, you should be concentrating on one thing and one thing only: ensuring that you don't."
I agree. They really should ban audio devices (radios, etc) from cars.
"I don't get it. If you're the best out of 5000 coders, why would you want to work for any company, let alone Microsoft? Seriously. If you're that good, go out there and start your own company and in ten years people will compete to work with you."
The point I was going to make has already been made by another poster. So instead I have to ask: Why did this post shoot up to +5? Is it really not that well understood that software has to be designed before it can be coded, then marketed then supported, and so on? I'm really starting to get the idea that a lot of people here think that programmers generally have a larger role than they really do.
"For that it had better bring the crooks back wrapped in duct tape. I remember someone made a tiny wireless camera for a heck of a lot less."
Um, if you throw the x10 camera and it doesn't orient properly (which it likely won't...), you've completely wasted your money. Yeah, you're much wiser with your money.
"That's not to say I'm comfortable with Apple, M$, or the folks any other large company. I am worried in the end."
Hmm. Know what I think? I think that even if Google has a flawless Slashdot record, in 6 months others will feel the way you do. They'll get bigger, more people will become dependent on them, then it'll become fashionable to not need Google. Within a year, Slashdot will be putting on a negative spin on every move Google makes. Within two years, people will start realizing that the anti-Google basis is largely without merit. Then, on the third year, Google will become popular again.
Well, I'm not Nostradamus, but I wonder if things will play out that way.
".... let's not have 100 childish "what a surprise from Microsoft!" comments."
The rest of you that are dead set on making a joke containing the words "Clippy", "crash", or "BSOD", press Alt+F4 to skip the 20 second minimum.
"Why are we getting an annual report for a gaming company on slashdot?"
Because it's interesrting to see how a company weathers dipshits like Jack Thompson.
Maybe if you actually turned on that brain of yours instead of joining the loud mouthed Slashvert Gestapo, you might find that the world isn't nearly as wrong as you're imagining it is right now.
"Once you find out, you'll realize it's just a bunch of "synergistic ideas."
Bingo, sir.
"Fun game. Just don't play with Naussicans."
You'll be safe if Riker'll let you borrow his girdle.
"Define an agile browser, please."
'Out-of-the-box', Opera has a lot more going for it than FireFox. I could see somebody thinking of it that way when describing Opera as more agile. Unfortunately, I don't think FF fans realize just how snazzy Opera's UI is and I don't think Opera fans realize just how extensible FF is. In your shoes, I wouldn't recommend taking too much offense to that comment.
"With all this crap in the news about ratings, why not go the old fashion route?"
Because you'd rather put a smile on a disadvantaged child's face than a WTF look?
Admittedly, I'm one of these people that owns domains with false info. When I registerred my first domain, I wrote down 'Supreme Commander of the Universe' as my name. Before long, I started recieving mail addressed to 'Mr. Supreme Commander of th'. Not sure I wanna put my real address down.
"Making sense does not necessarily mean being a fanboy, making does not necessarily mean being evil."
Never said they were evil, sorry. I was commenting on your behaviour, not theirs.
" Does this have to come up with each and every time?"
Until people stop parroting Google's corporate motto like brainless sheep, yes. Until then, it's embarrasing watching a bunch of you with your pants around your ankles and your cheeks spread right in front of Google.
"Wouldn't a finer, more intricate process RAISE the production cost?"
Initially. But then the chips get smaller, more can be made at a time, and costs go down.
"Shouldn't we stop for a second and consider the negative impact this sort of things could have on our world?"
If we did that, then virtually nothing would come to being. You can stop new technologies from being developed, but you can't stop people from doing horrible things. The best you can do is broaden your abilities to deal with disasters when they happen. I hate to go all Godwinian here, but the same technology that destroyed the World Trade Center has also been used to revolutionize the world for the better. Whaddya supposed do?
They're just clarifying a term. Considering some of the stupid jokes I've heard about my nickname, it's pretty clear not everybody knows what nano means. (or gator, for that matter.)
"If they get this in L.A., what will they put on the news?"
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