1.0? Broken in so many ways
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At least the Windows version is.
1. By default the user settings are stored in the c:\documents and settings\usernameAethera directory.
There should be a slash between the username and Aethera, if this is not present then nothing works.
2. Switching between screens makes the icons and graphics jump all over the place.
3. Unless you enter the mail account passwords in the settings dialogue and check the 'save password' box, then no passwords are sent to the mail server, hence no mail is received.
4. When accessing an imap server all messages are empty with the subject, date as null and message size as 1k.
In short, entirely unusable.
Re:Frankly this is butt ugly
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KDE-apps always look substandard to me
Strange, but that's what I always think about GNOME! Still, it takes all sorts...
Ummm, I paid for a CD the other day but I want to listen to it on my MP3 player. The CD is copy protected. I run linux. The only way I can listen to it via mp3 is to, yup, download an 'illegal' mp3!
Whoever thought that up was a fscking genius.
Using RFIDs will save billions of dollars a year. Those savings will translate to lower prices for you
Ha ha ha ha ha, awww you're so sweet thinking those nice people at MegaCorp will pass on their savings to you, and not reinvest them in directors bonuses
I think this is just another case of Luddites without anything better to do.
Actually the Luddites wanted to work which is why they destroyed the machines which threatened their livelihoods.
Can you honestly tell me that if it was your company making the os and you also made a media app that you wouldn't add it to your os as well??? I highly doubt it.
No doubting the business sense. But in the long term it hurts consumers by creating a monopoly situation. In this case in the DRM field.
As regards linux, even if it were the case that Mandrake, RedHat, SuSE were producing their own player and not including Real, Real could always put together their own linux distro.
How about not flooding the market with media players at a loss by bundling it with each new PC sold, therefore putting any competition at a distinct disadvantage?
Of what? You've come up with a scenario with a snide 'I doubt it' response, without even bothering to check your facts.
The point being that many of the arguements that people use against Microsoft could also apply to some of the Linux distributions.
Just goes to show you don't understand the argument beyond the superficial level. Redhat/Mandrake/whoever are not cross-subsidising development of RealPlayer, thereby rigging the free market.
How many non-open-source applications are distributed by RedHat or the other Linux distributors? If RealAudio came out with a RealPlayer for Linux in binary form, would it get distributed in the various distributions? I doubt it.
You mean something like this? binary distribution of errr RealPlayer for errr Mandrake Linux.
Its perverted thinking to claim that you deserve to have no competition from bigger companies
Fine. Let Microsoft sell the media player to you as an addon at the market price.
Thing is they won't because they're making a loss on the WMP (and everything except the OS and Office) so that no-one else can gain a foothold in the market.
Competition is good, and you obviously don't truly think so if you want to invoke the force of the government in order to hinder a company.
BS. Microsoft has been found guilty in a court of law of uncompetitive behaviour. Like any sensible business they do not like competition, and they work damn hard to block out competition. But because they have a dominant market share there is a necessary requirement for them to be kept in check.
In theory, how much control does the EU have over Microsoft?
If they want to trade in the EU you have to observe EU (and member states') laws. Simple as that. If you're guilty of something you'll have to pay the fine, then adjust your working practices so you come into line.
Might this mean Windows EU edition?
From his probation conditions...
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(5) he cannot associate with any person or group that seeks to change the government in any way (be that environmental, social justice, political, economic, etc
Rememeber kids, you must not attempt to change the government. Your government loves you.
Someone has the sig 'I'm interested in the future because that's where I'll be spending my time.
You'd do well to take note of the maxim 'Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it'
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At least the Windows version is. 1. By default the user settings are stored in the c:\documents and settings\usernameAethera directory. There should be a slash between the username and Aethera, if this is not present then nothing works. 2. Switching between screens makes the icons and graphics jump all over the place. 3. Unless you enter the mail account passwords in the settings dialogue and check the 'save password' box, then no passwords are sent to the mail server, hence no mail is received. 4. When accessing an imap server all messages are empty with the subject, date as null and message size as 1k. In short, entirely unusable.
KDE-apps always look substandard to me
Strange, but that's what I always think about GNOME! Still, it takes all sorts...
Suppose M$ bought this little company. Would they then own the patent? Scary?
Ummm, I paid for a CD the other day but I want to listen to it on my MP3 player. The CD is copy protected. I run linux. The only way I can listen to it via mp3 is to, yup, download an 'illegal' mp3! Whoever thought that up was a fscking genius.
Gas is actually selling cheaper today than it did 30 years ago.
Ummm, oil prices are controlled by a cartel of countries, not quite the free market you'd like to think.
Using RFIDs will save billions of dollars a year. Those savings will translate to lower prices for you
Ha ha ha ha ha, awww you're so sweet thinking those nice people at MegaCorp will pass on their savings to you, and not reinvest them in directors bonuses
I think this is just another case of Luddites without anything better to do.
Actually the Luddites wanted to work which is why they destroyed the machines which threatened their livelihoods.
Here in the UK that CD album sales are at an all time high with a 12% rise in sales this year.
Would you like to comment on that, given that
i) there are no similar RIAA anti-piracy actions being taken here,
ii) average prices have fallen to below the psychologically important 10 barrier?
Can you honestly tell me that if it was your company making the os and you also made a media app that you wouldn't add it to your os as well??? I highly doubt it.
No doubting the business sense. But in the long term it hurts consumers by creating a monopoly situation. In this case in the DRM field.
As regards linux, even if it were the case that Mandrake, RedHat, SuSE were producing their own player and not including Real, Real could always put together their own linux distro.
What is 'competitive' behavior?
How about not flooding the market with media players at a loss by bundling it with each new PC sold, therefore putting any competition at a distinct disadvantage?
Realplayer offers a FREE player
Is it free or (at least part-) paid for by advertisers?
First off, I was just using that as an example.
Of what? You've come up with a scenario with a snide 'I doubt it' response, without even bothering to check your facts.
The point being that many of the arguements that people use against Microsoft could also apply to some of the Linux distributions.
Just goes to show you don't understand the argument beyond the superficial level. Redhat/Mandrake/whoever are not cross-subsidising development of RealPlayer, thereby rigging the free market.
The market would have taken care of itself
The market can only take care of itself if it's not rigged.
If you cross-subsidise products that gives you an unfair advantage and destroys the free market in that sector. Then market forces cease to work well.
You mean something like this? binary distribution of errr RealPlayer for errr Mandrake Linux.
Next time, think before typing.
Its perverted thinking to claim that you deserve to have no competition from bigger companies
Fine. Let Microsoft sell the media player to you as an addon at the market price.
Thing is they won't because they're making a loss on the WMP (and everything except the OS and Office) so that no-one else can gain a foothold in the market.
BS. Microsoft has been found guilty in a court of law of uncompetitive behaviour. Like any sensible business they do not like competition, and they work damn hard to block out competition. But because they have a dominant market share there is a necessary requirement for them to be kept in check.
You seemed to have missed the creation of the worlds largest free-trade zone.
There's a government, a commission, and a single currency covering much of the area.
Many of the member states' rights have been devolved to the EU during the past 20 years or so.
Please try to stay awake.
How is it any different than Red Hat bundling Mozilla and mplayer with their distro?
There are other companies trying to make money from media players, eg Apple, Real
Microsoft is denying them this opportunity by bundling their own software with the OS. Punters are less likely to go and buy from Apple or Real.
Competition is good. This is bad.
In theory, how much control does the EU have over Microsoft?
If they want to trade in the EU you have to observe EU (and member states') laws. Simple as that. If you're guilty of something you'll have to pay the fine, then adjust your working practices so you come into line.
Might this mean Windows EU edition?
(5) he cannot associate with any person or group that seeks to change the government in any way (be that environmental, social justice, political, economic, etc
Rememeber kids, you must not attempt to change the government. Your government loves you.
Someone has the sig 'I'm interested in the future because that's where I'll be spending my time.
You'd do well to take note of the maxim 'Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it'
Excuse the pedantry, but doesn't this mean SuSE running on IBM boxes got certified, not Linux per se?
Doubtless, our own stupidity will have killed us all by then
Really. Because it's there. To satisfy human curiosity.
It would certainly be a dull place if we weren't allowed to engage in illogical follies once in a while.
One of the points of these unmanned probes are that they can do much of what a human mission can complete, but at a fraction of the cost and time.
In the UK there was a massive uptake in prepaid mobiles a few years ago with prices as low as 15GBP
Problem was, the networks were making no money on them - prices are now around 70GBP for the handsets + a minimum spend
My guess, VIA
Seconded. Their C3 &c chips on the mini-itx boards are going from strength to strength