Geez people. Jump down my throat for some missed ' '.
This should read, "Nobody 'cool' is going to use MS's service." If you worry about marketing in the entertainment field, you are going to be quite concerned with what high profile people will be using your product.
As long as kids see their favorite 'beautiful people' using iPods, Macs and iTunes, that's what they want. Kids will continue to see Apple, because Apple combines great design (they look good on screen) with functionality (the people who are taking product shots for print are going to have them handy, videos filmed in studios are going to have them as well - ect.).
Yes, you/.ers are smart enough to look past form, and see function. Whooo. You are also one of the least important demographics to the music industry.
MS would do well to sell their service as hip and cool, but they can't. You the bigger you are, the less 'cool' you can manufacture. That's what I'm talking about. MS will succeed on volume, but not on favorable mindshare. Just like/.ers view of Windows.
Those who think I am concerned with how 'cool' I am, need only to crawl up their own asses and grab a clue. I post to Slashdot, for fucks sake. I was cool for about 3 minutes in 1983, and haven't looked back.
So, you want to talk marketing? Post. You want to debate my self image? Blow me.
MS is the leader in beating dead horses. The XBOX, security, and now - music.
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MS will say that they are at the top of their game, until they are (which in some cases is never). They have the money to make mistakes like no one else. They can have no features, barest functionality, poor implementation, and still create hype and users - all through the marvel of $$$.
The Apple
iTunes store doesn't have anything to worry about for a long while, but MS will beat their dead horse until its a threat. Not a big threat. Nobody cool is going to use MS's service.
At the end of the day - that's what it's all about.
One unbelievable example I can think of is Filemaker Pro.
Filemaker does NOT support scrolling with the mouse in OS X, even though OS X fully supports multi-button, scrolling mice.
FM has continued this madness through three revisions, one of which was a ground up rewrite. They have just recently released Filemaker Pro Advanced (2,500 dollars) which, in spite of the name is anything but.
I have never had any problems using a scroll wheel in OS X - except for Filemaker. I think they are leaving it out on purpose, as even the most brain dead developer can call a function provided by the OS (see: every free and shareware program for OS X).
I was actually considering going back to a 'ball' mouse, as my Logitech optical tends to be jumpy on some surfaces. I tend to use it outside a lot, and I think the sunshine affects the tracking.
Precise, and wireless - this might be just the ticket.
I taped the baby-eating. It was on CNN about a week ago. It was pretty funny - Bush used the wrong fork. LOL I'll send it to you.
Sadly, you must have missed the blowjob party. There were huge lines tho, and it took forever.:(
So cast your vote. That's the cool thing about voting, everyone can vote - even those who want to make a middle-school retaliatory gesture. See you at the polls; don't forget to take your bat and ball and go home.
You look closely at the phone, and see it is a pinnacle of techology. This phone has a camera, a color screen, and lots of buttons. The screen is pulsing with an unholy light. You can definitely see a midlevel executive or overachieving soccer mom driving poorly while holding this.
>Push Buttons
You randomly push some buttons on the phone. Other than some beeps and a battery icon appearing, this has no effect.
>Throw phone at marketing overlords
The phone hits the marketing overlords with a satisfying thump. The marketing overlords, who were busy adding new buzzword features to the next model, fall to the floor and cry. Between the sobs, you can hear their promises to sell a phone that just makes calls, and uses fuel cells to last for weeks on end.
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So - does this trump Fair Use or what? Obviously complicated by the whole Canada thing - but what about here?
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of that one Scooby Doo where the bad guy, freshly unmasked, exclaims, "But these are Confederate stock certificates! They're worth nothing!", and then is taken to jail?
They certainly would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for those meddling kids
If you take anyone's word for the value 'lost', you damn well shouldn't take the numbers given to you by those who have a vested interest in those numbers being artificially high.
Ashcroft: "Look at what a great job I'm doing!"
RIAA & MPAA: "Look at how much piracy is costing us - you'll have to buy new DRMed copies of everything"
As you know, I have been busy, what with encouraging prayer to the one true God in schools and right here in the office, holding people for indeterminate time in prison camps, encouraging torture, and watching over the formation of free-speech internment camps.
I certainly wanted you to know that I haven't forgotten about the Ashcroft-loads of money you've tossed my way - and went ahead and started seizing property (4th Amendment? ROLFLOLFL).
This should allow me to get Ridge to raise the terror alert - maybe even postpone the elections this year. (Fingers Crossed!!:)
Thanks again for sending all those unsold copies of my album to the libraries - it was the only way they'd take it. (We won't let that settlement nonsense happen again:)
Your friend in Money, Power and Crazy Bitches, John Ashcroft
Huh?
"Today's actions send an important message to those who steal over the Internet. When online thieves illegally distribute copyrighted programs and products, they put the livelihoods of millions of hard-working Americans at risk and damage our economy," said Attorney General John Ashcroft. "The execution of today's warrants disrupted an extensive peer-to-peer network suspected of enabling users to traffic illegally in music, films, software and published works. The Department of Justice is committed to enforcing intellectual property laws, and we will pursue those who steal copyrighted materials even when they try to hide behind the false anonymity of peer-to-peer networks."
"Today's enforcement action is the latest step in our ongoing effort to combat piracy occurring on the Internet," said Christopher A. Wray, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division. "This is the first federal law enforcement action against criminal copyright infringement using peer-to-peer networks and shows that we are committed to combating piracy, regardless of the medium used to commit these illegal acts."
"Today we are sending a clear message that federal law enforcement takes piracy seriously," said U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Wainstein. "It is illegal to trade in copyright-protected materials on the Internet. This is theft, plain and simple. If you are engaged in this behavior, you are on notice that you are not as anonymous as you may think."
Is copyright 'enforcement' a civil matter or not? I don't get the whole 'arbitrary enforcement' thing the DOJ is doing.
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Oh well, it's probably aliens requesting to be removed from our spam email list.
I would be happy to scrub one from you. :)
It is my wish that all Republicans and all Democrats should eat some bad ham and die tomorrow.
Then I could get some work done in peace and quiet without poorly educated and badly misinformed idiots clamoring that they are right.
If you can't accept that NO party has all the answers, then here's a sandwich!
This should read, "Nobody 'cool' is going to use MS's service." If you worry about marketing in the entertainment field, you are going to be quite concerned with what high profile people will be using your product.
As long as kids see their favorite 'beautiful people' using iPods, Macs and iTunes, that's what they want. Kids will continue to see Apple, because Apple combines great design (they look good on screen) with functionality (the people who are taking product shots for print are going to have them handy, videos filmed in studios are going to have them as well - ect.).
Yes, you /.ers are smart enough to look past form, and see function. Whooo. You are also one of the least important demographics to the music industry.
MS would do well to sell their service as hip and cool, but they can't. You the bigger you are, the less 'cool' you can manufacture. That's what I'm talking about. MS will succeed on volume, but not on favorable mindshare. Just like /.ers view of Windows.
Those who think I am concerned with how 'cool' I am, need only to crawl up their own asses and grab a clue. I post to Slashdot, for fucks sake. I was cool for about 3 minutes in 1983, and haven't looked back.
So, you want to talk marketing? Post. You want to debate my self image? Blow me.
\ MS will say that they are at the top of their game, until they are (which in some cases is never). They have the money to make mistakes like no one else. They can have no features, barest functionality, poor implementation, and still create hype and users - all through the marvel of $$$.
The Apple iTunes store doesn't have anything to worry about for a long while, but MS will beat their dead horse until its a threat. Not a big threat. Nobody cool is going to use MS's service.
At the end of the day - that's what it's all about.
Filemaker does NOT support scrolling with the mouse in OS X, even though OS X fully supports multi-button, scrolling mice.
FM has continued this madness through three revisions, one of which was a ground up rewrite. They have just recently released Filemaker Pro Advanced (2,500 dollars) which, in spite of the name is anything but.
I have never had any problems using a scroll wheel in OS X - except for Filemaker. I think they are leaving it out on purpose, as even the most brain dead developer can call a function provided by the OS (see: every free and shareware program for OS X).
The only question is why.
Precise, and wireless - this might be just the ticket.
Are you talking about the iPod or uberHacker.com?
What, you have Cthulhu as a running mate?
Sadly, you must have missed the blowjob party. There were huge lines tho, and it took forever. :(
So cast your vote. That's the cool thing about voting, everyone can vote - even those who want to make a middle-school retaliatory gesture. See you at the polls; don't forget to take your bat and ball and go home.
No.
Safari can't open the page "http://slashdot.org.nyud.net:8090/" because it could not connect to the server "slashdot.org.nyud.net".
I believe there is a term for this.
'doh!'
>Push Buttons
You randomly push some buttons on the phone. Other than some beeps and a battery icon appearing, this has no effect.
>Throw phone at marketing overlords
The phone hits the marketing overlords with a satisfying thump. The marketing overlords, who were busy adding new buzzword features to the next model, fall to the floor and cry. Between the sobs, you can hear their promises to sell a phone that just makes calls, and uses fuel cells to last for weeks on end.
Congratulations! You've won the game!
Play again? Y/N
>N
Is he a greeter at Walmart? Cashier at a Burger King? Clown at kids parties?
I just can't see him saying, "Oooo ahhh iiiieess iiii ahhhh?" (Do you want fries with that?)
Yes. I'm going to hell.
Then laughing hysterically and running away. Like I am. Right n
b) Use Limitations.
You may not reproduce, rebroadcast, or otherwise transmit the programming, record the programming, charge admission specifically for the purpose of listening to the programming, or distribute play lists of the programming. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9*, we or any of our programming partners may prosecute violations of the foregoing against you and other responsible parties in any court of competent jurisdiction, under the rules and regulations of the FCC, and other applicable laws. Subscription to the Service does not grant you the right to use any of our or our partners' trademarks.
So - does this trump Fair Use or what? Obviously complicated by the whole Canada thing - but what about here?
9. RESOLVING DISPUTES.
In order to expedite and control the cost of disputes, you agree that any legal or equitable claim relating to this Agreement, or the Service (referred to as a "Claim") will be resolved as follows:
c) Exceptions.
I really need to know. Really bad.
They certainly would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for those meddling kids
Me neither.
I can't wait!
Ashcroft: "Look at what a great job I'm doing!"
RIAA & MPAA: "Look at how much piracy is costing us - you'll have to buy new DRMed copies of everything"
I certainly wanted you to know that I haven't forgotten about the Ashcroft-loads of money you've tossed my way - and went ahead and started seizing property (4th Amendment? ROLFLOLFL).
This should allow me to get Ridge to raise the terror alert - maybe even postpone the elections this year. (Fingers Crossed!! :)
Thanks again for sending all those unsold copies of my album to the libraries - it was the only way they'd take it. (We won't let that settlement nonsense happen again:)
Your friend in Money, Power and Crazy Bitches,
John Ashcroft
"Today's enforcement action is the latest step in our ongoing effort to combat piracy occurring on the Internet," said Christopher A. Wray, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division. "This is the first federal law enforcement action against criminal copyright infringement using peer-to-peer networks and shows that we are committed to combating piracy, regardless of the medium used to commit these illegal acts."
"Today we are sending a clear message that federal law enforcement takes piracy seriously," said U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Wainstein. "It is illegal to trade in copyright-protected materials on the Internet. This is theft, plain and simple. If you are engaged in this behavior, you are on notice that you are not as anonymous as you may think."
Is copyright 'enforcement' a civil matter or not? I don't get the whole 'arbitrary enforcement' thing the DOJ is doing.
No arrests - just confiscating your stuff.
Vote.
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. oh. sorry.
Of course, nothing will ever fill the hole that 'Suddenly Susan' has left in my heart.
Spoiler Alert: It starts off pretty cool, but really drags in the middle. The ending is horrible.