So is this like when my cable co upped our rates to 10MBup/1MB down but complained about some vague TOS violation ( you cant effect others ) when we actually used it?
Yes, i do. I have dropped all my subscriptions over the years in part due to that very reason. And newspapers. I also despise commercials on cable tv, when im paying for access in the first place. I still remember cable being advertised as 'commercial free alternative to broadcast TV'
And for the record, i hate billboards along the roads as well...
Sure, a 'virtual billboard' should have an advertisement to keep with the theme of the game, but it should be a fake one, not a 'paid slot'. ( unless the entire game is 'ad funded' or some other such nonsence )
I still remember the billboards in pole postion...
Due to their likelihood of being lost and never be seen again, i stopped checking in luggage years ago, long before i stopped flying commercial flights totally.
What is next, charge extra for a 'guarantee' that YOU reach the proper destination too?
I dont see how that qualifies as "cyber squatting".
If it was the default hosting page, perhaps.. But even then so what? They got it legally. If you wanted it instead and missed out, thats your tough luck.
The problem is that OSX wont run on generic PC hardware, so we are talking more then just an OS, but a total pc upgrade. That will turn off a lot of people for some of the same reasons Vista does ( 'what? you mean i have to buy a totally new comptuer, when mine is working just fine?' "none of my current software will work after i do' "tell me again why i want to do this' )
"Better" is relative when what you have works. ( and yes, im a mac user )
Most of really dislike what the market has become today: "Commodity toasters" operated by the clueless with no appreciation of what they have in front of them ( this includes 90% of current day 'techies' too )
You are using logic here, and we all know that isnt what the industry does.
I know this is the case wth me, if it wasnt 'free', i wouldn't have it. If i wanted it and could have afforded it, id have bought it in the first place. ( thinking beyond music and into software as well )
Still exists? ive not seen them on an ISP for years.
Why not just have a blanket suit against all people that have internet access. Then tax us all for our 'assumed guilt'. Sort of like the 'music CDR tax'.
Well, i guess it keeps people buying new stuff each year to avoid the fear of having an obsolete brick. Since we all know they cant get us wth genuinely better products.
If they could build in a 'obsolescence' function where consumer electronics would just self destrcut after so many hours of use they would. The manufacturers are a victim of their own success in cost cutting and reliability.
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So is this like when my cable co upped our rates to 10MBup/1MB down but complained about some vague TOS violation ( you cant effect others ) when we actually used it?
I was wondering when they would swtich to ' we are losing money ...wahhh...' to ' only terrorists use P2p '.
Welcome to the real world. Corporate greed is what make the world go round now.
Yes, i do. I have dropped all my subscriptions over the years in part due to that very reason. And newspapers. I also despise commercials on cable tv, when im paying for access in the first place. I still remember cable being advertised as 'commercial free alternative to broadcast TV'
And for the record, i hate billboards along the roads as well...
Sure, a 'virtual billboard' should have an advertisement to keep with the theme of the game, but it should be a fake one, not a 'paid slot'. ( unless the entire game is 'ad funded' or some other such nonsence )
I still remember the billboards in pole postion...
If it has gotten to the point that ads are expected and feel 'right' in a video game, then the marketeers have won.
ADs are not 'right' in any context, especially when you are paying for the product.
Due to their likelihood of being lost and never be seen again, i stopped checking in luggage years ago, long before i stopped flying commercial flights totally.
What is next, charge extra for a 'guarantee' that YOU reach the proper destination too?
The original owners let it lapse. I dont see who that qualifies as 'taking it over'. It was a simple legal business transaction.
I dont see how that qualifies as "cyber squatting".
If it was the default hosting page, perhaps.. But even then so what? They got it legally. If you wanted it instead and missed out, thats your tough luck.
shhhhh you are using logic..
The problem is that OSX wont run on generic PC hardware, so we are talking more then just an OS, but a total pc upgrade. That will turn off a lot of people for some of the same reasons Vista does ( 'what? you mean i have to buy a totally new comptuer, when mine is working just fine?' "none of my current software will work after i do' "tell me again why i want to do this' )
"Better" is relative when what you have works. ( and yes, im a mac user )
Its my ticket, i should be able to sell it if i want. Or just rip it to shreads.
The ball team got their money, i paid for it. Screw em.
Unless he has learned to play the political game, i would imagine he would have almost zero impact.
Most of really dislike what the market has become today: "Commodity toasters" operated by the clueless with no appreciation of what they have in front of them ( this includes 90% of current day 'techies' too )
I remember sound ads in emails years ago, thats why i now leave my speakers off unless i want to listen to something.
It also eliminates the nosies people stick on webpages as well.
You are using logic here, and we all know that isnt what the industry does.
I know this is the case wth me, if it wasnt 'free', i wouldn't have it. If i wanted it and could have afforded it, id have bought it in the first place. ( thinking beyond music and into software as well )
That wouldn't be worth the trouble.
Doesnt usenet.com just offer access to netnews? If so, then the are a carrier, just a ATT is, or any ISP.
But they are just a carrier, how are they going to 'take down' a file? ( beyond blocking access to the entire group )
They are offering bandwidth, and groups that a lot of us cant get any more via our native ISP.
Id say they are a VAR, so they should get some $.
Still exists? ive not seen them on an ISP for years.
Why not just have a blanket suit against all people that have internet access. Then tax us all for our 'assumed guilt'. Sort of like the 'music CDR tax'.
Only if its to remain free ( for personal use ). If not, its for the elite and corporate world. Neither i would consider 'the masses'.
Well, i guess it keeps people buying new stuff each year to avoid the fear of having an obsolete brick. Since we all know they cant get us wth genuinely better products.
If they could build in a 'obsolescence' function where consumer electronics would just self destrcut after so many hours of use they would. The manufacturers are a victim of their own success in cost cutting and reliability.
And this doesnt describe Microsoft, and most of the large corporations of today?
Recounts are a political delay/harassment tatic, and rarely have anything to do with questioning the actual outcome.