According to this timeline, M$ was found to be a monopoly back in 1999 - and I thought that was the second time, but I couldn't find anything that backs up my vague memories of that right now.
The labels/convictions don't actually seem to slow M$ down much, and from what I've read so far, CKK's ruling isn't gonna do much either.
...for someone to post the full text of the article in case the site gets slashdotted or people don't have the energy to click the link or something like that?
I mean, this EULA is exciting stuff, nobody wants to miss a chance to read it.
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>okay, back to drinking my microbrewed beer... made from people
>more concerned with making the best beer possable, instead
>of making the most profits.
Eww! I don't care what concerned them while they were alive, I don't wanna drink beer made from people.
>If a game that's announced 4 years ahead of time can't
>succeed with it's built up hype machine then that burden
>falls squarely on the developers.
>Are there sleeper titles? Sometimes but it's incredibly
>rare.
I would disagree. I can think of several great games that failed commercially just off the top of my head: BattleZone (The PC versikon, as opposed to the old arcade game that inspired it), anything in the Worms series, Kohan: Immortal Sovereign, and more - but I don't want to just turn this post into a list of games.
I haven't seen any studies or anything that backs up either your theory or mine (please post if you know of any - I'd like to read them), but my feeling is that there are many very good games that fail for other reasons, such as bad marketing, unlucky timing, etc.
I'm curious, is Windows the major platform in the business world there, or do the majority of businesses run Linux, or is there some other platform that's dominant there? If Microsoft is dominant, what percentage of the software in use (in business) would you say is fully licensed and what percentage is pirated?
Please note, I'm not making any assumptions and I don't at all mean to imply that businesses there are operating illegally, I am honestly curious about this.
I can't really tell you about Phoenix's features, etc as I'm about to start my download after I finish typing this comment, but I've been running Mozilla as my primary browser for a couple months now and it's quite nifty.
What I can tellyou is that no matter what anyone tells you about a browser, you won't be able to really appreciate what makes it great without trying it yourself.
Isn't this a case of theft and/or fraud, probably crossing state lines? It's my impression that this is the sort of thing that's supposed to be handled by the FBI.
This doesn't seem to be a first person game. It's an over the shoulder, third person game.
What's up guys? This story has been up for close to an hour with lots of graphics and BIG data files and I was still able to download the trailer with very nice speed. Is slashdot losing its magic touch?
While I agree that some drivers are better than others, I would argue that those who can continue to drive well while dealing with multiple inputs are a very small subset of those who believe that they can (Similar to the way that many drunks will believe that they are "just fine" to drive in their current condition). I would also argue that handling the technology responsibly means not using the cellphone, surfing the web, doing your makeup, or reading the morning paper while driving. There are enough factors already that make driving a dangerous endeavor - the kids, the idiot in the next lane who suddenly realized he's aboput to pass his exit, etc. The fact is you can't predict when you're going to need your full attention and reflexes on the job and when that time comes it's the first split second that counts and that split second should not end up going to the decision that it's now time to hang up.
To continue going further off-topic...
Cellphones are an especially dangerous distraction, with or without hands-free sets (but especially without, of course). This is because in most people speaking on the phone triggers a mild trance-like state that holds the attention. breaking that hold is possible, but requires a decision which may or may not happen in time.
This is, of course not to say that talking on a cellphone is the most dangerous thing one could do while driving, but it is a good deal more dangerous than most people give it credit for - or at least acknowledge by their actions (I once witnessed a friend narrowly avoid causing an accident while on the phone say half-jokingly: "That's why you shouldn't talk on the phone while driving" then go right on with their cellphone conversation - with her kid in the car).
It seems to me that Microsoft doesn't need to resort to threats when it comes to the US Government. We've already seen some evidence that MS can exert some pretty powerful influence over the US government when it feels the need.
OK, let's be fair. myciti.com is a free service offered by Citibank to let you organize all your online transactions through one portal. It stores passwords, checks balances for you, etc. Here's the rub: It really is free-as-in-beer.
Hmm, I think we have different views of free-as-in-beer. This appears to me to be an example of free-the-marketing-word.
From what I can tell by looking over the site (they don't make the real information easy to find for those who don't sign up), myciti.com is for Citibank customers only. In other words it's part of the package that comes with an account. Marketers like to refer to this as "free," but I tend to think "included" is a more accurate word for it. (I won't go into my rant about how these services serve the bank much more than the customers here).
Another point - even if myciti.com were a service provided for all to use with or without a Citibank account, it would cease to be free-as-in-beer when viewing ads (and running your browser in whatver configuration is required to view those ads) becomes a requirement to receive the service. This is somewhat reminiscent of the trend popularized by companies like Aureate/Radiate, Conducent/Timesink, etc (and still used in apps like Opera and Eudora) to call ad-sponsored applications "free."
Free-as-in-beer means "This nifty thing is here for you to take and enjoy, no strings attached" not "If you buy our product you can have this nifty thing" or "If you view these ads you can have this nifty thing."
Hmm, are you saying it's strange because you see it as somehow supporting Microsoft's console with Gnu software?
The thing is, as I understand it, it's just the opposite. Since Microsoft sells the X-Box at a loss and counts on making their money back in royalties from licensed games, an Xobox purchased for use with the mods is purely money straight out of Microsoft's pocket. Whether the impact will be large enough to actually impact the company I doubt, but the annoyance factor is a comfort to many.
The one thing I wonder is whether the increased sales of X-Box may in some ways help Microsoft - the thought I had was that they probably use X-Box sales figures to hook game developers into producing games or even exclusive titles for X-Box - and possibly to claim higher license fees. Does anyone here know much about this? I'd be interested to know more.
This was posted some time ago in the discussion of another NYT article. I've been using it (for reading articles linked by/.) successfully since. Enjoy!
They don't give much in the way of details, but it seems to me that, assuming the motor is generating enough power, there's no reason why it shouldn't go directly to driving the wheels instead of charging the batteries while they drive the wheels.
But then again, working from that assumption I have no idea why they would need twelve batteries in the first place.
According to the site it currently runs on 12 standard car batteries, so you're looking at standard prices unless and until they switch over to some newer, more high tech style of battery system.
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I'm guessing that nobody else here has clicked through to see the OP's homepage yet?
Sensationalist headlines on Slashdot? Never!
According to this timeline, M$ was found to be a monopoly back in 1999 - and I thought that was the second time, but I couldn't find anything that backs up my vague memories of that right now.
The labels/convictions don't actually seem to slow M$ down much, and from what I've read so far, CKK's ruling isn't gonna do much either.
Russ
...for someone to post the full text of the article in case the site gets slashdotted or people don't have the energy to click the link or something like that?
I mean, this EULA is exciting stuff, nobody wants to miss a chance to read it.
Russ
>okay, back to drinking my microbrewed beer... made from people
>more concerned with making the best beer possable, instead
>of making the most profits.
Eww! I don't care what concerned them while they were alive, I don't wanna drink beer made from people.
Russ
>If a game that's announced 4 years ahead of time can't
>succeed with it's built up hype machine then that burden
>falls squarely on the developers.
>Are there sleeper titles? Sometimes but it's incredibly
>rare.
I would disagree. I can think of several great games that failed commercially just off the top of my head: BattleZone (The PC versikon, as opposed to the old arcade game that inspired it), anything in the Worms series, Kohan: Immortal Sovereign, and more - but I don't want to just turn this post into a list of games.
I haven't seen any studies or anything that backs up either your theory or mine (please post if you know of any - I'd like to read them), but my feeling is that there are many very good games that fail for other reasons, such as bad marketing, unlucky timing, etc.
Russ
Is this a violation of the DMCA? Are the project and its participants likely to be prosecuted as such?
Please note, I did, follow the link and read the linked discussion, but saw no sign of this information.
Russ
Yep. Brainfart.
Russ
I had read the article on The Reg before the /. article, and forgot for a moment that The Reg article was the one referenced.
Sorry about that, try to moderate me kindly.
Russ
It is on The Reg too, but that's not much further from the same pulpit.
Russ
I'm curious, is Windows the major platform in the business world there, or do the majority of businesses run Linux, or is there some other platform that's dominant there? If Microsoft is dominant, what percentage of the software in use (in business) would you say is fully licensed and what percentage is pirated?
Please note, I'm not making any assumptions and I don't at all mean to imply that businesses there are operating illegally, I am honestly curious about this.
Russ
I can't really tell you about Phoenix's features, etc as I'm about to start my download after I finish typing this comment, but I've been running Mozilla as my primary browser for a couple months now and it's quite nifty.
What I can tellyou is that no matter what anyone tells you about a browser, you won't be able to really appreciate what makes it great without trying it yourself.
Russ
According to the article, the environment was modeled, so I suspect that the aluminum didn't get very contaminated in the process.
;)
Russ
Isn't this a case of theft and/or fraud, probably crossing state lines? It's my impression that this is the sort of thing that's supposed to be handled by the FBI.
Have they been contacted on the matter?
Russ
This doesn't seem to be a first person game. It's an over the shoulder, third person game.
What's up guys? This story has been up for close to an hour with lots of graphics and BIG data files and I was still able to download the trailer with very nice speed. Is slashdot losing its magic touch?
Russ
While I agree that some drivers are better than others, I would argue that those who can continue to drive well while dealing with multiple inputs are a very small subset of those who believe that they can (Similar to the way that many drunks will believe that they are "just fine" to drive in their current condition). I would also argue that handling the technology responsibly means not using the cellphone, surfing the web, doing your makeup, or reading the morning paper while driving. There are enough factors already that make driving a dangerous endeavor - the kids, the idiot in the next lane who suddenly realized he's aboput to pass his exit, etc. The fact is you can't predict when you're going to need your full attention and reflexes on the job and when that time comes it's the first split second that counts and that split second should not end up going to the decision that it's now time to hang up.
To continue going further off-topic...
Cellphones are an especially dangerous distraction, with or without hands-free sets (but especially without, of course). This is because in most people speaking on the phone triggers a mild trance-like state that holds the attention. breaking that hold is possible, but requires a decision which may or may not happen in time.
This is, of course not to say that talking on a cellphone is the most dangerous thing one could do while driving, but it is a good deal more dangerous than most people give it credit for - or at least acknowledge by their actions (I once witnessed a friend narrowly avoid causing an accident while on the phone say half-jokingly: "That's why you shouldn't talk on the phone while driving" then go right on with their cellphone conversation - with her kid in the car).
Russ
It seems to me that Microsoft doesn't need to resort to threats when it comes to the US Government. We've already seen some evidence that MS can exert some pretty powerful influence over the US government when it feels the need.
Russ
Hmm, I think we have different views of free-as-in-beer. This appears to me to be an example of free-the-marketing-word.
From what I can tell by looking over the site (they don't make the real information easy to find for those who don't sign up), myciti.com is for Citibank customers only. In other words it's part of the package that comes with an account. Marketers like to refer to this as "free," but I tend to think "included" is a more accurate word for it. (I won't go into my rant about how these services serve the bank much more than the customers here).
Another point - even if myciti.com were a service provided for all to use with or without a Citibank account, it would cease to be free-as-in-beer when viewing ads (and running your browser in whatver configuration is required to view those ads) becomes a requirement to receive the service. This is somewhat reminiscent of the trend popularized by companies like Aureate/Radiate, Conducent/Timesink, etc (and still used in apps like Opera and Eudora) to call ad-sponsored applications "free."
Free-as-in-beer means "This nifty thing is here for you to take and enjoy, no strings attached" not "If you buy our product you can have this nifty thing" or "If you view these ads you can have this nifty thing."
Russ
Hmm, are you saying it's strange because you see it as somehow supporting Microsoft's console with Gnu software?
The thing is, as I understand it, it's just the opposite. Since Microsoft sells the X-Box at a loss and counts on making their money back in royalties from licensed games, an Xobox purchased for use with the mods is purely money straight out of Microsoft's pocket. Whether the impact will be large enough to actually impact the company I doubt, but the annoyance factor is a comfort to many.
The one thing I wonder is whether the increased sales of X-Box may in some ways help Microsoft - the thought I had was that they probably use X-Box sales figures to hook game developers into producing games or even exclusive titles for X-Box - and possibly to claim higher license fees. Does anyone here know much about this? I'd be interested to know more.
Russ
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This was posted some time ago in the discussion of another NYT article. I've been using it (for reading articles linked by
Russ
Shouldn't that be iTroll?
Russ
They don't give much in the way of details, but it seems to me that, assuming the motor is generating enough power, there's no reason why it shouldn't go directly to driving the wheels instead of charging the batteries while they drive the wheels.
But then again, working from that assumption I have no idea why they would need twelve batteries in the first place.
RussAccording to the site it currently runs on 12 standard car batteries, so you're looking at standard prices unless and until they switch over to some newer, more high tech style of battery system.
Russ