As an employee for a mid-sized ISP, it's a lot harder to handle several thousand calls of "I can't send emails!" vs handling reports of spamming in a timely manner. We throttle connections, but once you start filtering...
Of COURSE it was going to fail... they forgot quality tracks from albums like "The Best of Cowboy Neal"!
But seriously, once the artists start getting the respect that they deserve from the companies, the business model will follow. Just look at the explosion of home-based studios and smaller record labels. We're all tired of the BS and are taking matters into our own hands napster.
The point of these boxes is to be small, and unobtrusive as possible, correct? (See Apple G4 Cube) P4 + DDR SDRAM? I guess all of us could use a few more degrees in our computer room saunas.
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The network (Innosphere) doesn't seem all that reliable. I picked one up about 3 months ago, and have gone through multi-week periods where it didn't work. It makes me wonder about a company that takes 2+ weeks to respond to an email about connectivity issues. Oh wait, I could just call Singapore with my.... oh..... nevermind.
The hardware is quite good (quality-wise), perhaps it's time to go with Fobbit(?)
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As an employee for a mid-sized ISP, it's a lot harder to handle several thousand calls of "I can't send emails!" vs handling reports of spamming in a timely manner. We throttle connections, but once you start filtering...
I believe there was a popular british model called the Amphicar. Pretty cool looking, but you had to use the tires like rudders to steer.
But seriously, once the artists start getting the respect that they deserve from the companies, the business model will follow. Just look at the explosion of home-based studios and smaller record labels. We're all tired of the BS and are taking matters into our own hands napster.
Just my $.0000002
-Daniel
The point of these boxes is to be small, and unobtrusive as possible, correct? (See Apple G4 Cube) P4 + DDR SDRAM? I guess all of us could use a few more degrees in our computer room saunas. The preceeding comment was brought to you by Captain Morgan. Yes, you and the Captain CAN make it happen!
The hardware is quite good (quality-wise), perhaps it's time to go with Fobbit(?)
-Daniel
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