I suspect the point of the comment was that saying that IE "hijacks music shopping" implies something far more extensive than merely using IE as the default browser for a few links within WinXP.
I've talked to a lot of people who don't like the new series, but I personally agree with you.
It's nice to see the formerly invincible heroes of the past 600 books finally look a little vulnerable... major characters dying, good guys losing for huge multi-book story arcs...
People whine "OMG YOU KILLED _______" when it was actually one of the best things they could have done for the Star Wars universe.
They've got Philip Glass, who has written tonnes of music including an alternate operatic score for Jean Cocteau's "Beauty and the Beast". (which owns Disney's version BTW) He also scored the Qatsi trilogy, but those are art films.
Not to mention The Truman Show's score, which many more people have heard.:-p
Also, there is a real question of costs. $300-500 bucks for the hardware, $10/month for the service, $45/month for broadband, plus the cost of games?
The average person who'd buy this would already be paying broadband, cost of games. So, after the initial purchase cost (which, as noted, is significantly less than buying a new gaming PC), there's really only a $10 monthly cost - not bad.
Certainly, but arrogance and overconfidence has hurt Apple before. iTMS has the edge in ease of use, but that doesn't mean someone else can go steal their thunder.
What GNU ignores is that computer users aren't the only ones to have (or deserve) rights. The copyright holder legally holds all the rights on their work, and they are (and should be!) free to restrict how you use their work.
So, you're tacitly acknowledging the other standard (and there are no other players that do the same for the AAC standard), and you're encouraging people to download from the other stores.
Apple would gain some of the music player market share for those stores' users, instead of being completely locked out. As Apple has already said that iTMS doesn't make them money, and that it's merely supporting iPod sales, this allows their profitable iPod sales to go up even more.
In addition, HP will start preinstalling Apple's iTunes on its consumer PCs and desktops. HP previously said it planned to enter the digital music player and music store business, though sources familiar with the company's plans said partners would likely be involved.
WHY, in any world, would it be smart to pay half the price ($249 instead of $499) for ONE TENTH of the space?
Maybe someone who doesn't envision ever needing more than 4 gigs of space for music files? Or someone who's willing to swap music in and out every week or so?
Apple has an incentive to make iTunes for Mac - it's one of the incentives to buy a Mac, plus iPod sales. Thus, they make money.
Apple has an incentive to make iTunes for Windows - it's a huge market to sell iPods to.
Apple has little to no incentive to make iTunes for Linux - similar / smaller market share than Apple, so they're not gonna make much selling them iPods.
They're a company that's in it to make money, not promote an ideology.
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Boy, if something were to go wrong, we couldn't help the astronaut. Even travelling at the speed of light.
Thank goodness the great explorers didn't listen to people like you.
"Oh my god, it could be DANGEROUS!"
I suspect the point of the comment was that saying that IE "hijacks music shopping" implies something far more extensive than merely using IE as the default browser for a few links within WinXP.
I've talked to a lot of people who don't like the new series, but I personally agree with you.
It's nice to see the formerly invincible heroes of the past 600 books finally look a little vulnerable... major characters dying, good guys losing for huge multi-book story arcs...
People whine "OMG YOU KILLED _______" when it was actually one of the best things they could have done for the Star Wars universe.
They've got Philip Glass, who has written tonnes of music including an alternate operatic score for Jean Cocteau's "Beauty and the Beast". (which owns Disney's version BTW) He also scored the Qatsi trilogy, but those are art films.
:-p
Not to mention The Truman Show's score, which many more people have heard.
They didn't have nuclear propulsion, though. Just a tiny warming pellet to power the instruments via heat.
An Orion ship would have many orders of magnitude more nuclear material.
Not all handmade mechanical watches are Rolexes, ya know.
Just because some are gold and diamonds and ultra-precise doesn't mean they all are.
I might be wrong, but my impression from the article was that the clock stops at 12:00 for 39 minutes.
Also, there is a real question of costs. $300-500 bucks for the hardware, $10/month for the service, $45/month for broadband, plus the cost of games?
The average person who'd buy this would already be paying broadband, cost of games. So, after the initial purchase cost (which, as noted, is significantly less than buying a new gaming PC), there's really only a $10 monthly cost - not bad.
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*embarrassed face*
Certainly, but arrogance and overconfidence has hurt Apple before. iTMS has the edge in ease of use, but that doesn't mean someone else can go steal their thunder.
They should be free to not distribute to you if they don't like what you're going to do with it, then.
Same thing.
Basically, you know what you're getting into when you buy DRM. If you don't like the conditions, go without the copyrighted work.
What good is a "lossless" format if the file format is closed and not supported on a significant fraction of systems and devices?
It's lossless and you can play it on a significant fraction of systems and devices?
What GNU ignores is that computer users aren't the only ones to have (or deserve) rights. The copyright holder legally holds all the rights on their work, and they are (and should be!) free to restrict how you use their work.
Well, a 128kbps AAC file is superior to a 128kbps MP3 file in quality, so your 192kbps MP3s might not be much better quality.
Plus, your iTMS tunes are legal. Some people care about that.
So, you're tacitly acknowledging the other standard (and there are no other players that do the same for the AAC standard), and you're encouraging people to download from the other stores.
Apple would gain some of the music player market share for those stores' users, instead of being completely locked out. As Apple has already said that iTMS doesn't make them money, and that it's merely supporting iPod sales, this allows their profitable iPod sales to go up even more.
It's win-win for them, as far as I can see.
I'm a Dean supporter, and blatant trolling like this will do nothing but hurt.
Please, rein in your tongue until you can be constructive.
In addition, HP will start preinstalling Apple's iTunes on its consumer PCs and desktops. HP previously said it planned to enter the digital music player and music store business, though sources familiar with the company's plans said partners would likely be involved.
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I've definitely seen clauses like those in contracts. They shouldn't be enforcable, but I wouldn't be surprised if the companies can get away with it.
"We reserve the right to change the terms of this agreement at any time without notifying you."
:-/
Owned.
Nowhere near enough, most likely.
It's a big planet, the rovers are exceedingly slow, and they're limited to a certain range from their base stations IIRC.
1000 years at top speed, according to a site I read.
Guess not, eh?
WHY, in any world, would it be smart to pay half the price ($249 instead of $499) for ONE TENTH of the space?
Maybe someone who doesn't envision ever needing more than 4 gigs of space for music files? Or someone who's willing to swap music in and out every week or so?
Got anywhere I can buy 2 gigabyte flash memory cards for $100 or so?
As for the dropping problem, everyone I know who has an iPod has dropped it at least once, no problems.
Apple has an incentive to make iTunes for Mac - it's one of the incentives to buy a Mac, plus iPod sales. Thus, they make money.
Apple has an incentive to make iTunes for Windows - it's a huge market to sell iPods to.
Apple has little to no incentive to make iTunes for Linux - similar / smaller market share than Apple, so they're not gonna make much selling them iPods.
They're a company that's in it to make money, not promote an ideology.
I imagine the game linked to a different URL, and this guy has made that URL link to an affilate URL with the link you posted.
:-/
What a sleazebag.