Yeah, Hulu lost all my business because of the whole "web only" crap. Why aren't they catching more flack? So let me get this straight, I can use my laptop and watch anything I want, yet I *PAY* $8 a month for the privilege of streaming the service through a set top box and I actually lose features? No thanks. Hulu Plus isn't even worth a dollar as far as I can tell.
Not to mention, these F2P games are better games for the most part. WoW is great to get your feet wet with MMOs. I remember starting with Everquest. That was a daunting task. You had no idea what you were doing, there was little explanation, unclear quests, etc. In retrospect, that's one of the reasons I ended up loving the game so much...it threw you in the world and let you learn on your own. Obviously not for everyone, but for RPGer's this is the kind of thing you want. WoW holds your hand through the entire game...which is great for the masses.
Now that the masses have a bit of an understanding of how MMOs work, it's a lot easier to jump into these more complicated free games.
The 3DS isn't selling because Nintendo misread the market. a) They thought people wanted 3D. They don't. b) Nintendo thought that people would think that $250 for a glasses free 3D system would be a bargain. They didn't.
People who think that iDevices are killing portable gaming don't really understand the market. Nintendo's portible market has been carried by gamers and soccer mom's buying handhelds for years. Gamers scoff at playing games on a system without buttons, and rightfully so. There's no comparison. Soccer mom's still buy their kids DS's because their kids want real games and because Nintendo systems are rugged. Fruit Ninja only holds its appeal so long and iPod Touches are much more fragile than a DS. Not only that, a DS is a lot cheaper than the touch. Unfortunately, up until today, the 3DS was more expensive...to the point that it made people second guess their purchase. And, frankly, I hardly blame them.
To throw fuel on the fire, the 3DS just seems downright antiquated. The design is poor (aesthetically) and the graphics just look a generation behind. When ipod touches have better graphics than a dedicated gaming system, that's kind of sad.
In short, Nintendo is killing their market share, not Apple. I'm sure Apple has taken a few potential customers, but the markets are completely different.
And the second that any rational person suggests this, even in passive forms such as tax benefits for those who undergo voluntary sterilization, people start calling you a Nazi baby killer.
Seriously. No one's saying stop having kids, but think about the fact that we're living longer than we used to before you have more than one child. Especially before you have more than 2. We're past the days where you have 4-5 kids to help work on the farm. We're in the days where you make a significant impact to the environment when you start adding to the population, especially in first world countries.
I almost feel like politicians hear the words "farm" and "agricultural" and think, "We're 'Merica, we make technology....farming is for for the third world."
The best thing for our country would be a massive return to farming/agriculture. We would get better food with more nutrition, be self sufficient once again, and keep our money from flying out of the country. There's such a stigma against farming. Well, news flash. Unless we want to start deciding who gets to eat and who doesn't (and that's already happening in parts of the world), we need to refocus our efforts into growing useful stuff...not subsidizing corn to make ethanol. Corn's not even efficient for ethanol production...if you feel like we need to be making ethanol, start a new switch grass industry. That's efficient enough to where we wouldn't need to subsidize it.
To be successful, a country has to be self sufficient in either agriculture or technology. If all you do is grow food, you need to be able to trade food for technology, and vice versa. Unfortunately, we're not self sufficient in either and, unless that changes, we're going to be in a world of hurt in another 20 years down the road...
It was the analog stick. Out of the box, it didn't have the best sensitivity and, after a couple months of modest play, it was just terrible. I went through 3 controllers and I barely even played the console.
As far as the shape of the controller, I didn't mind that so much. It was just that darn analog...it was terrible.
I agree. While the N64 was one of the worst controllers I've ever used on a modern console, the Gamecube controller was absolutely fantastic. It's still the most comfortable controller I've ever used.
I don't think it really is supposed to be used on a desktop with a mouse. You still have the standard Windows 7 style desktop that you can switch to, and I'm assuming that will be what you're primarily be using when there's no touch screen available.
The reason I like this concept is that it will most likely usher in an era of Asus Transformer type devices. You can buy the base tablet and use it as a tablet, or buy the add optional keyboard dock (complete with battery inside) and use it as your regular work computer/desktop. For people who really like the idea of a tablet but can't justify giving up their laptop for productivity, this could be a really nice compromise. I know I'd love a device like that for business trips. If Microsoft keeps their Windows Media Player interface intact as well, you're talking about a pretty powerful little device.
If Microsoft was the only company providing a tablet OS, then I might agree with you. If manufacturer's don't like the stipulations of using the Windows tablet OS, they can make an Android tablet. There's nothing anti-trust about it. If Microsoft decided they wouldn't sell their OS to X company (that does not have a competing OS) even though they agreed to all the hardware stipulations, then THAT would be anti-trust because they're only allowing certain companies to make a tablet.
No, they just don't want manufacturer's putting out crap products like with what is happening with Android. Microsoft needs to be able to establish their tablet OS as a premium product in order to compete against iOS, WebOS, Honeycomb, and Blackberry. Google doesn't care if their product is premium or not, just as long as people use it. They make their money on advertisement, not off of the OS directly. Microsoft is in a different position entirely. If they can ensure all the Windows tablet products are quality AND still give consumers a choice, they'll be able to compete directly against the Android tablet market and all the other options at the same time.
The sad thing is that this Borg Gates icon was actually updated in the past few years. They went through the effort to redraw the icon even after its outdated. If they want to recycle a bad joke, do a Steve Jobs on for Apple. At least that would be relevant and actually make sense.
I think the number one thing that college does is act as a transitionary stage between childhood and adulthood. Kids move out, act the fool for a bunch of years and get it out of their system (to some degree), and eventually realize that they've got to do SOMETHING to afford to eat, buy a new car when their old high school one breaks down, etc. Then it's a process of deciding "hey, I'm cool with living in this punk house with 10 other people, working at best buy, and boozing it up every night" or "man, college was fun but I'm tired of living in this dump."
The main motivators for most people are quality of life, not innovation. Now, if he manages to find the "nerds" who spent their spare time in high school actually DOING things...programming, volunteering time, thinking/creating environmentally friendly solutions to problems, bedroom engineering, trying to find new ways to make money...THOSE are the people who are going to be able to take that cash and turn it into something potentially new and exciting.
Okay idea, but good luck with the implementation...
Your opinion sucks, some of the best games for the console are on the list. Infamous, LBP, and Wipeout HD + Fury pack (the Fury pack adds so much value to the game) are included and they're all terrific.
I have no clue about beach front, but with the space program pretty much closing up, now's the time to start looking in the space coast area if you're interested.
I don't know where you live, but housing prices just can't get any lower here in Florida. Housing prices are currently under what they were in the mid 90s for a large portion of the state. It's not that difficult to find a 3 bedroom / 2000 sqft house for $75-85k.
The difference is, these high income users are less likely to be influenced by targeted advertisement and have less to draw from data mining wise than Joe Schmo on facebook. Joe Schmo is who the money is made off of on advertisement and data mining.
And, even if linkedin has a "valuable" user database, the site itself is mostly a joke. Lots of people doing very little and visiting infrequently.
Technically, hitting the snooze or disable button on the alarm on my phone would count, so it's really not all that crazy. While it's in my hand, I usually check for missed calls/messages.
All this thing needs is a micro SD slot and a slightly more powerful processor and it would be fantastic. Tape it to the back of your tv and you're set.
This right here is what I've been waiting to see. You know there will be a new EULA. If Sony is smart, they won't include anything like that in the EULA (the last thing they need is more bad press), but I'm definitely waiting to read a lawyer's take on the EULA before I hit accept (normally I wouldn't, but in this case you know there's going to be a dozen or so breakdowns of the whole thing...and, besides, I'm too lazy to read it myself).
We really need to rework this whole EULA agreement deal. If companies are going to bombard us with new ones on a regular basis, they need to be bulleted points confined to a one page or so document. We already spent a ton of money on these dumb consoles, we shouldn't have to be required to read a 30 page legal document every time Sony decides to patch a bug in their software.
You have to admit...blaming Anonymous for the attack sounds a lot better and less embarrassing as stating "Yeah, some 17 year old kid in Toledo managed to hack us and pull all your private information because we don't have our s&*t together." I don't blame them for pointing at Anonymous. After all, Anonymous pointed their finger at Sony not but a month prior.
Mouse and keyboard games just don't work on a couch or chair. There's no comfortable position, unless you've got some ape arms and slouch, and even then it's no where close to ideal.
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Yeah, Hulu lost all my business because of the whole "web only" crap. Why aren't they catching more flack? So let me get this straight, I can use my laptop and watch anything I want, yet I *PAY* $8 a month for the privilege of streaming the service through a set top box and I actually lose features? No thanks. Hulu Plus isn't even worth a dollar as far as I can tell.
Not to mention, these F2P games are better games for the most part. WoW is great to get your feet wet with MMOs. I remember starting with Everquest. That was a daunting task. You had no idea what you were doing, there was little explanation, unclear quests, etc. In retrospect, that's one of the reasons I ended up loving the game so much...it threw you in the world and let you learn on your own. Obviously not for everyone, but for RPGer's this is the kind of thing you want. WoW holds your hand through the entire game...which is great for the masses.
Now that the masses have a bit of an understanding of how MMOs work, it's a lot easier to jump into these more complicated free games.
The 3DS isn't selling because Nintendo misread the market. a) They thought people wanted 3D. They don't. b) Nintendo thought that people would think that $250 for a glasses free 3D system would be a bargain. They didn't.
People who think that iDevices are killing portable gaming don't really understand the market. Nintendo's portible market has been carried by gamers and soccer mom's buying handhelds for years. Gamers scoff at playing games on a system without buttons, and rightfully so. There's no comparison. Soccer mom's still buy their kids DS's because their kids want real games and because Nintendo systems are rugged. Fruit Ninja only holds its appeal so long and iPod Touches are much more fragile than a DS. Not only that, a DS is a lot cheaper than the touch. Unfortunately, up until today, the 3DS was more expensive...to the point that it made people second guess their purchase. And, frankly, I hardly blame them.
To throw fuel on the fire, the 3DS just seems downright antiquated. The design is poor (aesthetically) and the graphics just look a generation behind. When ipod touches have better graphics than a dedicated gaming system, that's kind of sad.
In short, Nintendo is killing their market share, not Apple. I'm sure Apple has taken a few potential customers, but the markets are completely different.
And the second that any rational person suggests this, even in passive forms such as tax benefits for those who undergo voluntary sterilization, people start calling you a Nazi baby killer.
Seriously. No one's saying stop having kids, but think about the fact that we're living longer than we used to before you have more than one child. Especially before you have more than 2. We're past the days where you have 4-5 kids to help work on the farm. We're in the days where you make a significant impact to the environment when you start adding to the population, especially in first world countries.
I almost feel like politicians hear the words "farm" and "agricultural" and think, "We're 'Merica, we make technology....farming is for for the third world."
The best thing for our country would be a massive return to farming/agriculture. We would get better food with more nutrition, be self sufficient once again, and keep our money from flying out of the country. There's such a stigma against farming. Well, news flash. Unless we want to start deciding who gets to eat and who doesn't (and that's already happening in parts of the world), we need to refocus our efforts into growing useful stuff...not subsidizing corn to make ethanol. Corn's not even efficient for ethanol production...if you feel like we need to be making ethanol, start a new switch grass industry. That's efficient enough to where we wouldn't need to subsidize it.
To be successful, a country has to be self sufficient in either agriculture or technology. If all you do is grow food, you need to be able to trade food for technology, and vice versa. Unfortunately, we're not self sufficient in either and, unless that changes, we're going to be in a world of hurt in another 20 years down the road...
Silverlight is actually pretty fantastic for videos. It works so much better than Flash it's ridiculous.
It was the analog stick. Out of the box, it didn't have the best sensitivity and, after a couple months of modest play, it was just terrible. I went through 3 controllers and I barely even played the console.
As far as the shape of the controller, I didn't mind that so much. It was just that darn analog...it was terrible.
You haven't seen the Jaguar controller, have you?
I agree. While the N64 was one of the worst controllers I've ever used on a modern console, the Gamecube controller was absolutely fantastic. It's still the most comfortable controller I've ever used.
Well, Diablo isn't really an RPG either. It's a Hack and Slash dungeon crawler. While it has RPG elements, it's a totally different genre than an RPG.
The difference is that they never had a touch interface before. Now they have one....and tablets are actually popular now.
I don't think it really is supposed to be used on a desktop with a mouse. You still have the standard Windows 7 style desktop that you can switch to, and I'm assuming that will be what you're primarily be using when there's no touch screen available.
The reason I like this concept is that it will most likely usher in an era of Asus Transformer type devices. You can buy the base tablet and use it as a tablet, or buy the add optional keyboard dock (complete with battery inside) and use it as your regular work computer/desktop. For people who really like the idea of a tablet but can't justify giving up their laptop for productivity, this could be a really nice compromise. I know I'd love a device like that for business trips. If Microsoft keeps their Windows Media Player interface intact as well, you're talking about a pretty powerful little device.
If Microsoft was the only company providing a tablet OS, then I might agree with you. If manufacturer's don't like the stipulations of using the Windows tablet OS, they can make an Android tablet. There's nothing anti-trust about it. If Microsoft decided they wouldn't sell their OS to X company (that does not have a competing OS) even though they agreed to all the hardware stipulations, then THAT would be anti-trust because they're only allowing certain companies to make a tablet.
No, they just don't want manufacturer's putting out crap products like with what is happening with Android. Microsoft needs to be able to establish their tablet OS as a premium product in order to compete against iOS, WebOS, Honeycomb, and Blackberry. Google doesn't care if their product is premium or not, just as long as people use it. They make their money on advertisement, not off of the OS directly. Microsoft is in a different position entirely. If they can ensure all the Windows tablet products are quality AND still give consumers a choice, they'll be able to compete directly against the Android tablet market and all the other options at the same time.
The sad thing is that this Borg Gates icon was actually updated in the past few years. They went through the effort to redraw the icon even after its outdated. If they want to recycle a bad joke, do a Steve Jobs on for Apple. At least that would be relevant and actually make sense.
I think the number one thing that college does is act as a transitionary stage between childhood and adulthood. Kids move out, act the fool for a bunch of years and get it out of their system (to some degree), and eventually realize that they've got to do SOMETHING to afford to eat, buy a new car when their old high school one breaks down, etc. Then it's a process of deciding "hey, I'm cool with living in this punk house with 10 other people, working at best buy, and boozing it up every night" or "man, college was fun but I'm tired of living in this dump."
The main motivators for most people are quality of life, not innovation. Now, if he manages to find the "nerds" who spent their spare time in high school actually DOING things...programming, volunteering time, thinking/creating environmentally friendly solutions to problems, bedroom engineering, trying to find new ways to make money...THOSE are the people who are going to be able to take that cash and turn it into something potentially new and exciting.
Okay idea, but good luck with the implementation...
Your opinion sucks, some of the best games for the console are on the list. Infamous, LBP, and Wipeout HD + Fury pack (the Fury pack adds so much value to the game) are included and they're all terrific.
I have no clue about beach front, but with the space program pretty much closing up, now's the time to start looking in the space coast area if you're interested.
I don't know where you live, but housing prices just can't get any lower here in Florida. Housing prices are currently under what they were in the mid 90s for a large portion of the state. It's not that difficult to find a 3 bedroom / 2000 sqft house for $75-85k.
The difference is, these high income users are less likely to be influenced by targeted advertisement and have less to draw from data mining wise than Joe Schmo on facebook. Joe Schmo is who the money is made off of on advertisement and data mining.
And, even if linkedin has a "valuable" user database, the site itself is mostly a joke. Lots of people doing very little and visiting infrequently.
Technically, hitting the snooze or disable button on the alarm on my phone would count, so it's really not all that crazy. While it's in my hand, I usually check for missed calls/messages.
All this thing needs is a micro SD slot and a slightly more powerful processor and it would be fantastic. Tape it to the back of your tv and you're set.
This right here is what I've been waiting to see. You know there will be a new EULA. If Sony is smart, they won't include anything like that in the EULA (the last thing they need is more bad press), but I'm definitely waiting to read a lawyer's take on the EULA before I hit accept (normally I wouldn't, but in this case you know there's going to be a dozen or so breakdowns of the whole thing...and, besides, I'm too lazy to read it myself).
We really need to rework this whole EULA agreement deal. If companies are going to bombard us with new ones on a regular basis, they need to be bulleted points confined to a one page or so document. We already spent a ton of money on these dumb consoles, we shouldn't have to be required to read a 30 page legal document every time Sony decides to patch a bug in their software.
You have to admit...blaming Anonymous for the attack sounds a lot better and less embarrassing as stating "Yeah, some 17 year old kid in Toledo managed to hack us and pull all your private information because we don't have our s&*t together." I don't blame them for pointing at Anonymous. After all, Anonymous pointed their finger at Sony not but a month prior.
You can't expect the normal person to do this?
Mouse and keyboard games just don't work on a couch or chair. There's no comfortable position, unless you've got some ape arms and slouch, and even then it's no where close to ideal.