I don't get it...what is the DOJ's angle here? There is real competition in the graphics card market, more so then the processor market and definately more then say...the operating system market.
Why are they going after these guys anyway? Probably they didn't contribute enough money to the Bush re-election campaign.
Meanwhile, the RIAA, who has a stranglehold over the music industry, gets to drive their truckloads of money straight to the bank.
They're not subjected to the same laws as companies.
Maybe ATI and NVidia should for the GCIAA (Graphics Chip Industry Association of America). That way, they could be just like the RIAA and MPAA and be completely above the law.
Damn right. I wanted a Mac back from when I first saw one in 1984, but settled for an Atari ST. When I got a paying job, I got my first Mac.Really? I played with a Mac when they first came out and the ST and I wanted the Atari ST. When I finally could afford an upgrade from my Atari 800, the ST was no longer a current computer, so I bought a Mac. I actually wasn't real up on computers at the time, so when I was buying a computer, I first went to the place that had been an Atari dealer. They didn't have any Atari systems and basically laughed at me. That was 1993.
I'll put it this way: You say a PS2 can't possibly less fun? Try playing Metal Gear Solid 2 or 3 and knowing what's going to happen at the end.If you haven't played it before, how do you know what happens at the end??
I have a friend who still works at Microsoft who has an office in building 8 (where Gates works) and he told me that both Gates and Ballmer compare dick sizes with other execs in the mens room. I'm serious.
So perhaps the problem is basically that people vote for someone likeable, but it may be better to have someone, uh, effective. Perhaps evilly effective...We tried that. Nixon resigned.
what exactly did Bill have to do with the Zune? i'm pretty sure that he didn't design it.He failed to say, "No, guys. Go back to the drawing board and make something good."
Yeah, but Command+Option+UpArrow still closes the front Finder window and opens a window for the enclosing folder.
Most of the other keyboard shortcuts that have been burned into my brain during 20 years of Mac use still work and do the same things they always did (except Command+Shift+0 which used to be the system-wide hotkey to sleep a PowerBook).
Maybe back in the glory days of Napster but thats like 6-7 years ago and hardly points to today.I used to use Napster in the early days on my Mac and it worked just fine. Don't believe his shit - it wasn't even true in 1997.
They had some discounts to schools, but not as much as you think. The main reason why Apple II beat the hell out of Commodore 64 and Atari 8Bit in schools was that there was a frickin TON of really, really high quality educational software for the Apple II, plus the Ataris and Commodore systems primarily were perceived as game machines. And they were.
I'm talking about software like Math Rabbit on Apple II vs. on the Atari/Commodore you had Lode Runner, etc. (not as educational).
My mom bought computers for a large district in the early 80s and that was the reason she bought Apples and not Commodores or Ataris.
I'm sure than when you consider the onboard GPS, the heated cup holders, high-end surround sound, leather interior, etc, that a BMW stacks up rather well compared to a Kia of comparable features (if Kia made such things:)). Bottom line though is that a lot of us simply don't want all that stuff.I think my Mercedes is a better deal than a Kia. But if I didn't have the money for a mercedes, I'd probably still not want to walk.
The opportunity here is getting to the point where it's as easy to give them Ubuntu.True. For just web browsing and email for a non-techie, Linux is pretty close. The problem is when they call you and say "how do I do this [digital photography] thing I've heard about"? Where [digital photography] could be GPS mapping or digital movie making or DVD burning or something else. My elderly relatives can figure out things like iLife (iPhoto, iMovie, Garage Band, etc.), but if they were using Ubuntu I wouldn't even have any idea what to tell them. Plus, I wouldn't have an answer for "you setup my computer for me and now you tell me I can't use iTunes/iPod with it?? The clerk at the store said that iTunes works on all computers (Mac AND PC)."
Not only that, but lets say I wanted a Mac at age 20, but all I could afford was a gateway. When I turn 28 and get a decent job, I'll treat myself to a Mac. Just the same way that I'll get rid of my Geo and instead get a not-a-Geo.
If only some one had had the foresight to sterilize the people responsible for producing this generation in the first place...If we suck its their fault!To be fair, it seems like everyone I meet has the "I'm important, get out of my way" attitude. I'm beginning to think thats just the way people are.The people I've met that display this attitude the most are black women on welfare who don't take proper care of their children. Long ago, when I was a clerk at a store that sold complete useless trash (literally all of our merchandise had absolutely zero value), the only customers we had were either on welfare, or very drunk.
Am I the only one who sees this as reminiscent the scene in Star Wars IIIYou are the only one here who thinks Star Wars III is worth remembering at all.
Buying your consoles once they get to be one generation old saves a ton of money. I can't believe that a PS2 today can possibly be less fun than it would have been in 2001. There are more games, plus all the reviews are out and people really know what the best games for PS2 really are.
If you aren't rich, it sounds like a good plan to me.
Why not simply eliminate copyrights on music altogether, put doug morris up against the wall and give him a last cigarette, and then usher in a new age of world happiness?
I had some friends who had a band that was signed to Universal. They were a terrible label - they actually sold less records on Universal than they did as an Indie artist. Universal did nothing to promote them and just took all their money.
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Don't worry. The CIA can arrest you in your own country and send you to Cuba. You don't have to visit the US for that.
Why are they going after these guys anyway? Probably they didn't contribute enough money to the Bush re-election campaign.
They're not subjected to the same laws as companies.
Maybe ATI and NVidia should for the GCIAA (Graphics Chip Industry Association of America). That way, they could be just like the RIAA and MPAA and be completely above the law.Slashdot has a definate pro-apple bias!
Damn right. I wanted a Mac back from when I first saw one in 1984, but settled for an Atari ST. When I got a paying job, I got my first Mac.Really? I played with a Mac when they first came out and the ST and I wanted the Atari ST. When I finally could afford an upgrade from my Atari 800, the ST was no longer a current computer, so I bought a Mac. I actually wasn't real up on computers at the time, so when I was buying a computer, I first went to the place that had been an Atari dealer. They didn't have any Atari systems and basically laughed at me. That was 1993.
I'll put it this way: You say a PS2 can't possibly less fun? Try playing Metal Gear Solid 2 or 3 and knowing what's going to happen at the end.If you haven't played it before, how do you know what happens at the end??
I have a friend who still works at Microsoft who has an office in building 8 (where Gates works) and he told me that both Gates and Ballmer compare dick sizes with other execs in the mens room. I'm serious.
So perhaps the problem is basically that people vote for someone likeable, but it may be better to have someone, uh, effective. Perhaps evilly effective...We tried that. Nixon resigned.
what exactly did Bill have to do with the Zune? i'm pretty sure that he didn't design it.He failed to say, "No, guys. Go back to the drawing board and make something good."
Forbes wasn't third party - he ran as a republican.
Yeah, but Command+Option+UpArrow still closes the front Finder window and opens a window for the enclosing folder.
Most of the other keyboard shortcuts that have been burned into my brain during 20 years of Mac use still work and do the same things they always did (except Command+Shift+0 which used to be the system-wide hotkey to sleep a PowerBook).
NeXT tried that. They didn't make it in the hardware business.
Maybe back in the glory days of Napster but thats like 6-7 years ago and hardly points to today.I used to use Napster in the early days on my Mac and it worked just fine. Don't believe his shit - it wasn't even true in 1997.
They had some discounts to schools, but not as much as you think. The main reason why Apple II beat the hell out of Commodore 64 and Atari 8Bit in schools was that there was a frickin TON of really, really high quality educational software for the Apple II, plus the Ataris and Commodore systems primarily were perceived as game machines. And they were.
I'm talking about software like Math Rabbit on Apple II vs. on the Atari/Commodore you had Lode Runner, etc. (not as educational).
My mom bought computers for a large district in the early 80s and that was the reason she bought Apples and not Commodores or Ataris.
hrow in the live-in girlfriend who doesn't make enough to support herselfQuick! Kick her out now before she gets pregnant!
I'm sure than when you consider the onboard GPS, the heated cup holders, high-end surround sound, leather interior, etc, that a BMW stacks up rather well compared to a Kia of comparable features (if Kia made such things :)). Bottom line though is that a lot of us simply don't want all that stuff.I think my Mercedes is a better deal than a Kia. But if I didn't have the money for a mercedes, I'd probably still not want to walk.
The opportunity here is getting to the point where it's as easy to give them Ubuntu.True. For just web browsing and email for a non-techie, Linux is pretty close. The problem is when they call you and say "how do I do this [digital photography] thing I've heard about"? Where [digital photography] could be GPS mapping or digital movie making or DVD burning or something else. My elderly relatives can figure out things like iLife (iPhoto, iMovie, Garage Band, etc.), but if they were using Ubuntu I wouldn't even have any idea what to tell them. Plus, I wouldn't have an answer for "you setup my computer for me and now you tell me I can't use iTunes/iPod with it?? The clerk at the store said that iTunes works on all computers (Mac AND PC)."
Not only that, but lets say I wanted a Mac at age 20, but all I could afford was a gateway. When I turn 28 and get a decent job, I'll treat myself to a Mac. Just the same way that I'll get rid of my Geo and instead get a not-a-Geo.
If only some one had had the foresight to sterilize the people responsible for producing this generation in the first place...If we suck its their fault!To be fair, it seems like everyone I meet has the "I'm important, get out of my way" attitude. I'm beginning to think thats just the way people are.The people I've met that display this attitude the most are black women on welfare who don't take proper care of their children. Long ago, when I was a clerk at a store that sold complete useless trash (literally all of our merchandise had absolutely zero value), the only customers we had were either on welfare, or very drunk.
Am I the only one who sees this as reminiscent the scene in Star Wars IIIYou are the only one here who thinks Star Wars III is worth remembering at all.
Buying your consoles once they get to be one generation old saves a ton of money. I can't believe that a PS2 today can possibly be less fun than it would have been in 2001. There are more games, plus all the reviews are out and people really know what the best games for PS2 really are.
If you aren't rich, it sounds like a good plan to me.
Why not simply eliminate copyrights on music altogether, put doug morris up against the wall and give him a last cigarette, and then usher in a new age of world happiness?
Don't buy major label CDs. Support independent musicians.
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Some of us were doing that even back in the 80s. I've got a collection of Indie Punk LPs to prove it
I had some friends who had a band that was signed to Universal. They were a terrible label - they actually sold less records on Universal than they did as an Indie artist. Universal did nothing to promote them and just took all their money.