I had to return my XBOX already once because of disk read errors, support and the fix was great, but having to do it is a pain. To top it off a little more than a few months after getting the fix the read errors returned, how can MS skimp on one of the most important pieces of the system?
Now I am stuck with the insert disc and cross fingers method of getting a game to work. Bah, back to PC Gaming:)
"Normally, when ever I'd see virus alerts, I'd revel in the fact that as a Mac user, I was immune (except for the slow-down of the net, the loss in productivity of my colleagues, and the increase in SPAM--often coming from my friends and colleagues)."
The ONLY reason you are immune is because your platform of choice is the minority (which may even be too little of a word, how about almost non existant), percentage of the computer base, which is why Macs AREN'T targeted for viruses, spam, and malware.
So maybe the Mac platform truley is better, well it really doesn't matter when 95% of the PCs are Windows. Mac users can be happy in the fact that they are the minority (an understatement) and can live virus free, well at least until now...
If anyone has a chance it is Sony, they are by far the biggest and best electronics manufacturer and carry a whole crapload of things. Every other company mentioned is far to specialized to survive as a real storefront.
Actually most entry levels PPC are under $200, some much lower, I bought my last Toshiba PPC brand new over a year ago for $120 after rebates, with a better screen, more features, with more memory than any palm or linux pda its a no brainer.
sure some of the latest ones are more expensive, but they have 620mhz processors, VGA, and built in wifi so they warrent it.
hp, dell, and others can keep their prices much lower than any linux pda would be able to compete with just because of the sheer volume they sell.
Considering that if it were successful it would change every persons life on the face of the earth for the rest of time that interfaces with any electronics I would say 1M is worth it.
Well since they've gone through all the comic books now, next up are video games:) Hollywood is in need of some good ideas to base movies on, and video games serve up an audience who are already familiar with the story, so why not make a movie based on a great video game?
I haven't looked at the video yet, but the first thought that came to mind is, I hope they actually make a good product if it's going into a car which peoples lives depend on. What I mean is pretty much anyone who knows anything about speakers knows BOSE is probably the most overpriced, overrated, POS speakers you can buy, this is probably the doing of the BOSE board of directors rather than Mr. Bose though.
With a resistant wheel hampster is going to get ripped! Wait a few years then put Skippy on the ground and watch him run 20mph:) Then send a picture to the olympic commity to add the event...
Ok Slashdot, we get it, the MSPO sucks and anyone can get a patent for anything, who cares, move on with your focus. If this keeps up/. will be a mirror of http://patft.uspto.gov
If there was a way to tap into the raw power of our GPUs for normal processing we could see a destkop with 3-10GHz performance right now in some applications and benchmarks. First to come out with an Open Source GPU offload driver wins!
don't blame the coder, blame the moron manager who didn't schedule enough testing. bugs are a known fact, and not planning for them is stupid. i think some of you can relate.
Pocket PCs have always beaten the sh!t out of Palms, it was only a matter of time before everyone converted to the simpler, more powerful, and better software PPC platform. Not to mention writing apps and games for the PPC is 1000x easier.
PPC will take the whole PDA market, and for good reason, they rule:D MS did something right with the PPC and it is showing, GOOD BYE $ONY:D
OSS is free, therefor poor countries have MUCH easier access to it than expensive commercial software, so its what they use and grow up with, thereby becoming more profficient at it than the US. Yes, simply by the fact that it is free promotes itself for services surrounded it to be outsourced by US companies who use it.
So I have 100 peta-bytes of 0's I can compress into a few bytes (a number) then send over my 56k modem to Voyager and break all records in exsistance. What I'm getting at is I hope there is some kind of spec for the data they are transmitting, as compression can invalidate all results.
There will always be PC games as long as there is a PC, the PC will ALWAYS be the fastest and have the latest technology. How can a consol that is a snapshot of the PC world every 5 years compare?
If anything consols will make the PC game experience better for us nerds, because now all the most generic and over hyped lamo games will be on consol, and the awesome AOE, CS, UT, games will continue on the PC with less competition.
The problem with MS is that it so easily dominated the OS market it has to fish in every other market related to it. Gee another problem with a monoply, come on.gov, give us 50 baby MS's, one for each state, then lets see them compete:)
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I had to return my XBOX already once because of disk read errors, support and the fix was great, but having to do it is a pain. To top it off a little more than a few months after getting the fix the read errors returned, how can MS skimp on one of the most important pieces of the system?
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Now I am stuck with the insert disc and cross fingers method of getting a game to work. Bah, back to PC Gaming
"Normally, when ever I'd see virus alerts, I'd revel in the fact that as a Mac user, I was immune (except for the slow-down of the net, the loss in productivity of my colleagues, and the increase in SPAM--often coming from my friends and colleagues)."
The ONLY reason you are immune is because your platform of choice is the minority (which may even be too little of a word, how about almost non existant), percentage of the computer base, which is why Macs AREN'T targeted for viruses, spam, and malware.
So maybe the Mac platform truley is better, well it really doesn't matter when 95% of the PCs are Windows. Mac users can be happy in the fact that they are the minority (an understatement) and can live virus free, well at least until now...
If anyone has a chance it is Sony, they are by far the biggest and best electronics manufacturer and carry a whole crapload of things. Every other company mentioned is far to specialized to survive as a real storefront.
Once again, the Gmen already said it is only for personal use on a computer with !!!1!!! user.
Furthermore any moron who sends confidential info through email shouldn't be worrying about getting it stolen, since email is totally unsecure.
Actually most entry levels PPC are under $200, some much lower, I bought my last Toshiba PPC brand new over a year ago for $120 after rebates, with a better screen, more features, with more memory than any palm or linux pda its a no brainer.
sure some of the latest ones are more expensive, but they have 620mhz processors, VGA, and built in wifi so they warrent it.
hp, dell, and others can keep their prices much lower than any linux pda would be able to compete with just because of the sheer volume they sell.
Beagle, beagle...
Here is a comparison chart of the VGA Pocket PCs coming out soon.
And the only VGA Pocket PC Game so far (a breakout game).
Considering that if it were successful it would change every persons life on the face of the earth for the rest of time that interfaces with any electronics I would say 1M is worth it.
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Well since they've gone through all the comic books now, next up are video games :) Hollywood is in need of some good ideas to base movies on, and video games serve up an audience who are already familiar with the story, so why not make a movie based on a great video game?
I haven't looked at the video yet, but the first thought that came to mind is, I hope they actually make a good product if it's going into a car which peoples lives depend on. What I mean is pretty much anyone who knows anything about speakers knows BOSE is probably the most overpriced, overrated, POS speakers you can buy, this is probably the doing of the BOSE board of directors rather than Mr. Bose though.
With a resistant wheel hampster is going to get ripped! Wait a few years then put Skippy on the ground and watch him run 20mph :) Then send a picture to the olympic commity to add the event...
Ok Slashdot, we get it, the MSPO sucks and anyone can get a patent for anything, who cares, move on with your focus. If this keeps up /. will be a mirror of http://patft.uspto.gov
You could fit some seriously high quality porn on a blue ray :P
I only charge 1 nanocent per photon of use.
So now that they can't sell their stuff. Please may a rogue 321 developer release the source code?
If there was a way to tap into the raw power of our GPUs for normal processing we could see a destkop with 3-10GHz performance right now in some applications and benchmarks. First to come out with an Open Source GPU offload driver wins!
LOL your a moron if you buy this, just buy a $120 pocket pc + remote software. and has more memory, is more powerful, and can run more apps.
don't blame the coder, blame the moron manager who didn't schedule enough testing. bugs are a known fact, and not planning for them is stupid. i think some of you can relate.
Yes this is all great but will it grind up all those dead bodies floating in the east river so we don't have to look at them?
Pocket PCs have always beaten the sh!t out of Palms, it was only a matter of time before everyone converted to the simpler, more powerful, and better software PPC platform. Not to mention writing apps and games for the PPC is 1000x easier.
:D MS did something right with the PPC and it is showing, GOOD BYE $ONY :D
PPC will take the whole PDA market, and for good reason, they rule
OSS is free, therefor poor countries have MUCH easier access to it than expensive commercial software, so its what they use and grow up with, thereby becoming more profficient at it than the US. Yes, simply by the fact that it is free promotes itself for services surrounded it to be outsourced by US companies who use it.
So I have 100 peta-bytes of 0's I can compress into a few bytes (a number) then send over my 56k modem to Voyager and break all records in exsistance. What I'm getting at is I hope there is some kind of spec for the data they are transmitting, as compression can invalidate all results.
There will always be PC games as long as there is a PC, the PC will ALWAYS be the fastest and have the latest technology. How can a consol that is a snapshot of the PC world every 5 years compare?
If anything consols will make the PC game experience better for us nerds, because now all the most generic and over hyped lamo games will be on consol, and the awesome AOE, CS, UT, games will continue on the PC with less competition.
The problem with MS is that it so easily dominated the OS market it has to fish in every other market related to it. Gee another problem with a monoply, come on .gov, give us 50 baby MS's, one for each state, then lets see them compete :)