iHD and Java are strictly for the interactive menus. Both HDDVD and BluRay use AACS for DRM. If you read the acticle, you would have known this. If you really want to make this Microsoft vs Sony, only Sony has installed a rootkit as part of their DRM in the past.
Anyone who brings up the fact that XBox 1.0 lost a lot of money misses the fact that Microsoft EXPECTED this. They knew that to establish themselves as a serious player in the console business and to get brand recognition, they would not make money on the first version of XBox. This is not a surprise. I think that Microsoft expects to make money off XBox360, however. Now that the XBox Live infrastructure is complete, they shouldn't have to spend the money they did in R&D for XBox Live 1.0. They have better control of the manufacturering to keep costs down. Because of the "success" of XBox 1.0, they've signed on more Japanese developers. Success is only measured against the goals. If their goal was to make money, then obviously they failed. If their goal was to get brand recognition to set the stage for Xbox360, I think they've succeeded.
Not true. The XBox 1 supports 720P and 1080i output, however, few games make use of it. The XBox360 will supposedly have HD video clips on it's hard drive. Microsoft has already said that they believe most people in the future will get HD video via high speed internet rather than via media.
If you said that the PS3 will be the first console to support next gen HD media discs, then you'd be correct.
I have a theory, and it don't involve Microsoft (directly). Support costs. If the laptop in the article was sold with Linux but with no support whatsoever, then I wouldn't understand why it costs more, it should cost less. But if it included the same level of support as Windows, then I can see why it costs more. Now the hardware manufacturer has to test every piece of their hardware against Linux whereas in the Windows world, they would just pick and choose hardware pieces that were already deemed Windows compliant (logo certified) and perform minimal interop testing. Assuming that 95% of their sales is for Windows, they would have to hire a small number of people to take Linux support calls. And this applies to each individual hardware manufacturer (NICs, vid cards, etc...). If only a small subset of their sales is Linux, why spend the extra money to support it?
With the last Olympics, I could easily switch to different stations to watch different events. I have DirectTV (I assume the same would be true for Comcast or other cable companies as it's really nothing specific to DirectTV). If DirectTV decides to use Microsoft's IPTV solution, I would be able to view multiple channels at the same time. However, you could argue that I could do that today by having a TV that displayed four channels at once and having four tuners. The benefit of Microsoft's solution is that I don't need a special TV and it's using software based tuners.
You mistakenly assume that just because someone is given the source code, they are capable of understanding it and making fixes. If your refrigerator manufacturer gives you the blue prints to the frig, does that mean they aren't liable if something goes wrong? Software shouldn't be treated any different than any other product. If there is a safety issue, then the manufacturer should be required to provide a fix. Source code or not shouldn't have any effect.
That's why you want mandatory managed copy. You can get rid of all the (HD)DVDs (or store them away out of sight) by simply copying the contents onto a large disk array and playing the movies there. The argument MS is making is that BD hasn't confirmed manadatory managed copy which would not allow you to do this.
Well, I didn't want to specifically state bees or ants as I knew someone would ask for an example that wasn't an insect/bug. I've read about Monkeys being homosexual, but it's not clear how it benefits the group. The only theory I can think of is population control.
In terms of reproduction, I would put homosexuality in the same bucket as non-sexuality. There are many species where particular members do reproduce at all (they cannot) yet they serve important functions. I don't think they are any less "natural".
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If the game is good, it will eventually be part of the "Platinum series" and will be priced lower (today it's $20, I'd imagine next gen will be $30). This does mean you'll have to wait awhile after the game is out, but it also means you don't need to pay $60 for good games either.
If you've happen to come across some xbox torrents, you'll see that the majority of them are between 2-3 GB which doesn't even fill up a single layer DVD. You also have to consider that XBox 360 will support Microsoft's VC9 video encoding which today is capable of storing a full length hidef movie on a single DVD.
I think some of you are over reacting over the news that future XBox360's will incorporate a HD-DVD. Considering that 99% of game barely use the space on a single DVD (I'm not sure if any use dual layer DVDs). It's likely that XBox 360 games will only come out on DVD. I suspect that there will be two different SKUs for the XBox 360, one with the DVD drive and the other with HD-DVD. And the HD-DVD one will cost more for those who want it.
Your characterization of asp.net is incorrect. The way it works is you write it as though it was ASP (like a script), but it gets compiled during runtime (the first time) and from then on runs as compiled code (you could also precompile everything beforehand as you mention). Now that MONO supports asp.net, seems that it is a good choice.
Stop spreading misinformation. ASP.Net runs within.Net on the server side and does not use.Net on the client side. It only uses javascript, etc... on the client side. I believe it does do some optimizations if it detects the client is IE.
But you've already indicated how such a system would work on Windows. The installer should rename the old binary and have it marked to delete on reboot and install the new binary. If an app gets restarted, it'll pick up the new lib. If the OS gets rebooted, all the old copies will automatically be deleted on reboot when nothing has an open handle to them.
Even the B stock is quite expensive. Google won't split if they don't want their stock to be volatile, even though the small investor doesn't realize that it's about percent change, not dollar change that matters.
Well, laws may prevent it which would be contrary to Fair Use, but I was more talking about recording audio via microphone (worse case) or video camcorder (again worse case) assuming future devices don't have analog out.
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iHD and Java are strictly for the interactive menus. Both HDDVD and BluRay use AACS for DRM. If you read the acticle, you would have known this. If you really want to make this Microsoft vs Sony, only Sony has installed a rootkit as part of their DRM in the past.
Anyone who brings up the fact that XBox 1.0 lost a lot of money misses the fact that Microsoft EXPECTED this. They knew that to establish themselves as a serious player in the console business and to get brand recognition, they would not make money on the first version of XBox. This is not a surprise. I think that Microsoft expects to make money off XBox360, however. Now that the XBox Live infrastructure is complete, they shouldn't have to spend the money they did in R&D for XBox Live 1.0. They have better control of the manufacturering to keep costs down. Because of the "success" of XBox 1.0, they've signed on more Japanese developers. Success is only measured against the goals. If their goal was to make money, then obviously they failed. If their goal was to get brand recognition to set the stage for Xbox360, I think they've succeeded.
Not true. The XBox 1 supports 720P and 1080i output, however, few games make use of it. The XBox360 will supposedly have HD video clips on it's hard drive. Microsoft has already said that they believe most people in the future will get HD video via high speed internet rather than via media. If you said that the PS3 will be the first console to support next gen HD media discs, then you'd be correct.
I have a theory, and it don't involve Microsoft (directly). Support costs. If the laptop in the article was sold with Linux but with no support whatsoever, then I wouldn't understand why it costs more, it should cost less. But if it included the same level of support as Windows, then I can see why it costs more. Now the hardware manufacturer has to test every piece of their hardware against Linux whereas in the Windows world, they would just pick and choose hardware pieces that were already deemed Windows compliant (logo certified) and perform minimal interop testing. Assuming that 95% of their sales is for Windows, they would have to hire a small number of people to take Linux support calls. And this applies to each individual hardware manufacturer (NICs, vid cards, etc...). If only a small subset of their sales is Linux, why spend the extra money to support it?
With the last Olympics, I could easily switch to different stations to watch different events. I have DirectTV (I assume the same would be true for Comcast or other cable companies as it's really nothing specific to DirectTV). If DirectTV decides to use Microsoft's IPTV solution, I would be able to view multiple channels at the same time. However, you could argue that I could do that today by having a TV that displayed four channels at once and having four tuners. The benefit of Microsoft's solution is that I don't need a special TV and it's using software based tuners.
Could come in handy if you're watching the Olympics
If someone gave you a free frig and it ends up burning your house down, I guess you would still find that acceptable.
You mistakenly assume that just because someone is given the source code, they are capable of understanding it and making fixes. If your refrigerator manufacturer gives you the blue prints to the frig, does that mean they aren't liable if something goes wrong? Software shouldn't be treated any different than any other product. If there is a safety issue, then the manufacturer should be required to provide a fix. Source code or not shouldn't have any effect.
If you owned it, then you could modify it, distribute it, and not release the source code.
BluRay products available today won't be compatible with future BluRay products simply because the spec is not complete.
That's why you want mandatory managed copy. You can get rid of all the (HD)DVDs (or store them away out of sight) by simply copying the contents onto a large disk array and playing the movies there. The argument MS is making is that BD hasn't confirmed manadatory managed copy which would not allow you to do this.
Textures take up less space than pre-rendered video. Textures compressed with something like Jpeg will take up very little space comparitively.
End of story
Modaco focuses on Smartphone (tm) (Windows Mobile based) whereas HowardForums is smartphone (generic).
Well, I didn't want to specifically state bees or ants as I knew someone would ask for an example that wasn't an insect/bug. I've read about Monkeys being homosexual, but it's not clear how it benefits the group. The only theory I can think of is population control.
In terms of reproduction, I would put homosexuality in the same bucket as non-sexuality. There are many species where particular members do reproduce at all (they cannot) yet they serve important functions. I don't think they are any less "natural".
If the game is good, it will eventually be part of the "Platinum series" and will be priced lower (today it's $20, I'd imagine next gen will be $30). This does mean you'll have to wait awhile after the game is out, but it also means you don't need to pay $60 for good games either.
If you've happen to come across some xbox torrents, you'll see that the majority of them are between 2-3 GB which doesn't even fill up a single layer DVD. You also have to consider that XBox 360 will support Microsoft's VC9 video encoding which today is capable of storing a full length hidef movie on a single DVD.
I think some of you are over reacting over the news that future XBox360's will incorporate a HD-DVD. Considering that 99% of game barely use the space on a single DVD (I'm not sure if any use dual layer DVDs). It's likely that XBox 360 games will only come out on DVD. I suspect that there will be two different SKUs for the XBox 360, one with the DVD drive and the other with HD-DVD. And the HD-DVD one will cost more for those who want it.
Your characterization of asp.net is incorrect. The way it works is you write it as though it was ASP (like a script), but it gets compiled during runtime (the first time) and from then on runs as compiled code (you could also precompile everything beforehand as you mention). Now that MONO supports asp.net, seems that it is a good choice.
Stop spreading misinformation. ASP.Net runs within .Net on the server side and does not use .Net on the client side. It only uses javascript, etc... on the client side. I believe it does do some optimizations if it detects the client is IE.
But you've already indicated how such a system would work on Windows. The installer should rename the old binary and have it marked to delete on reboot and install the new binary. If an app gets restarted, it'll pick up the new lib. If the OS gets rebooted, all the old copies will automatically be deleted on reboot when nothing has an open handle to them.
Even the B stock is quite expensive. Google won't split if they don't want their stock to be volatile, even though the small investor doesn't realize that it's about percent change, not dollar change that matters.
If you look at the satellite view http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Cathedral+Pkwy+%26+B roadway,+New+York&spn=0.007675,0.011354&t=k&hl=en
You can clearly see that it is a two way road
Well, laws may prevent it which would be contrary to Fair Use, but I was more talking about recording audio via microphone (worse case) or video camcorder (again worse case) assuming future devices don't have analog out.