If you have a pirated version, you obviously won't have download content in them (at least I'd assume).
Well, yes and no. Popular torrents of a given game usually contain the complete DLC, and this game is no exception. You can always torrent the DLC at a later date if you want, but I can't imagine any self-respecting pirate seeking out a copy with less content and slower downloads.
Of course, without any need for activation servers, the pirates would have been playing their illegitimate DLC quite happily during the unfortunate incident.
You know, it wouldn't actually be that difficult for a company with GameStop's resources to pull it off. Bluetooth controllers and console emulators already work great on Android, and hardware is cheap. All you got to do besides slap a brand in it is skin up a rom.
Doesn't mean anybody would buy the thing, sure. But I bet if they sold them for around $100 they could sell a heap. Somebody is going to do it eventually.
Tell me about it. I mean, we used to throw around the label "shill" a bit too easily - god knows we've all disagreed with our fellow posters at times. But this sockpuppet bullshit has gotten out of hand.
Did you really just try to refute the statement - I don't see much code being reused on quality apps, but it should lead to lots of mediocre games. - by pointing at Angry Birds?
Have you considered a router running OpenWRT or Tomato? I don't know what you are using as a definition of a "proper" QoS system, but OpenWRT works for me.
My truck stop experience is limited, so excuse the silly questions. But what are you talking about when you refer to a "$250 shower"? How does a person "earn" one? And are you, or are you not, actually female?
RIM don't have a choice on that one. Google wouldn't license the Market to them.
I can't see any reason why a common app store couldn't be used by both platforms though. Don't forget there are already a handful of competing app stores on Android. It would be a big competitive boost for one of these to support Android + BB. Unless RIM blocks side loading (for the app store app itself) I can't see this NOT happening.
You're way off base there. "PM" is used throughout the former British Commonwealth as semi-official short-hand for Prime Minister, and Aussie is a badge worn with pride. "Aussie PM" in particular is published in newspapers every single day.
I'm sure the PM herself would be horrified at the suggestion that the term was anything to be ashamed of.
How obtuse. They are using global reach to their advantage whilst locking consumers into regional markets, what would you call it... a reach-around? You might be "willing and glad" to give them money, but you are still getting screwed.
Local releases in the US often commands a much higher price then the same title overseas. This is why region codes and staggered release dates were invented in the first place.
The big publishers don't have such jingoistic motives - they don't give a shit about the US at all. The game is all about abusing regional markets to maximise profit.
You are of course technically correct (the best kind of correct) - from a legal perspective. But you can't so easily hand-wave away Torvalds' influence - especially over the kernel hackers who share copyright. What the man says on the subject carries a lot of weight.
Its' a rough definition to be sure, but it is certainly accurate to say that when the term "feature phone" was coined phones were defined as such because of the features that they came with.
You don't seriously think the 3500 is old do you? My first feature phone was a WAP-enabled Siemens cira 1997 - ten years older then then your 3500. USB cables was unheard of. Third party apps just plain didn't exist.
Trust me, no consumer likes being told a manufacturer forbids them using their devices a certain way in order to milk them for more cash. Even if they never planned on doing any of the forbidden things in the first place.
Give it a rest! Cyanogenmod - which is ported to every phone the community CAN port it to, so is a good a yard stick as any - is supported on 17 HTC phones, 2 Samsung Phones, and one Motorola phone.
Either HTC are OK with it people hacking their devices or they are completely incompetent - but either way the facts just don't jive with your statement.
The FSF might not be the final authority, true (that would be a judge). But they sure as hell are more authoritative then you or I. If you want an Expert Witness they are it.
I'd have thought Sony would be quite pleased. Microsoft just spent millions on development, and BAM! - ported to the PS3 at zero cost to Sony. Meanwhile you still can't use Move on an Xbox, and there is probably no community interest in making it happen.
Microsoft, on the other hand, has to be crying into their cornflakes.
They're not talking about smart phones. Feature phones traditionally don't have user-installable apps, but ship with a couple of applications (or "features" if you will) installed by default. Pretty much every single phone released in the last 10 years that isn't a smart phone is a feature phone.
If Gnome has problems, just don't use it. It's not a big deal. Apt-get install fluxbox, or apt-get install xfce4, or whatever desktop you like.
I get what you are saying, choice is good rite? But no man (or OSS project) is an island. What if you love Amarok but run Gnome? Or want to use GIMP in KDE? The current hoopla is that the direction these projects are moving in will make such choices harder or even impossible in the future. It is vitally important for everyone that they sort this basic shit out.
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If you have a pirated version, you obviously won't have download content in them (at least I'd assume).
Well, yes and no. Popular torrents of a given game usually contain the complete DLC, and this game is no exception. You can always torrent the DLC at a later date if you want, but I can't imagine any self-respecting pirate seeking out a copy with less content and slower downloads.
Of course, without any need for activation servers, the pirates would have been playing their illegitimate DLC quite happily during the unfortunate incident.
You know, it wouldn't actually be that difficult for a company with GameStop's resources to pull it off. Bluetooth controllers and console emulators already work great on Android, and hardware is cheap. All you got to do besides slap a brand in it is skin up a rom.
Doesn't mean anybody would buy the thing, sure. But I bet if they sold them for around $100 they could sell a heap. Somebody is going to do it eventually.
Tell me about it. I mean, we used to throw around the label "shill" a bit too easily - god knows we've all disagreed with our fellow posters at times. But this sockpuppet bullshit has gotten out of hand.
Did you really just try to refute the statement - I don't see much code being reused on quality apps, but it should lead to lots of mediocre games. - by pointing at Angry Birds?
That's freaking hilarious.
Meanwhile, in the Land of the Free, the citizens are trampled without the benefit of efficiency.
I would have thought running the modem bridged would have overcome that limitation.
Have you considered a router running OpenWRT or Tomato? I don't know what you are using as a definition of a "proper" QoS system, but OpenWRT works for me.
My truck stop experience is limited, so excuse the silly questions. But what are you talking about when you refer to a "$250 shower"? How does a person "earn" one? And are you, or are you not, actually female?
(I think I can imagine what a "lot lizard" is.)
Xen isn't really for designed for desktops or workstations - VirtualBox's ease of use and integration extensions make it a clear winner in that area.
But Xen is at home in datacenters/blade clusters/VPS hosting where kicks VMWare's ass.
YOu can't use the android market.
RIM don't have a choice on that one. Google wouldn't license the Market to them.
I can't see any reason why a common app store couldn't be used by both platforms though. Don't forget there are already a handful of competing app stores on Android. It would be a big competitive boost for one of these to support Android + BB. Unless RIM blocks side loading (for the app store app itself) I can't see this NOT happening.
You're way off base there. "PM" is used throughout the former British Commonwealth as semi-official short-hand for Prime Minister, and Aussie is a badge worn with pride. "Aussie PM" in particular is published in newspapers every single day.
I'm sure the PM herself would be horrified at the suggestion that the term was anything to be ashamed of.
How obtuse. They are using global reach to their advantage whilst locking consumers into regional markets, what would you call it... a reach-around? You might be "willing and glad" to give them money, but you are still getting screwed.
Local releases in the US often commands a much higher price then the same title overseas. This is why region codes and staggered release dates were invented in the first place.
The big publishers don't have such jingoistic motives - they don't give a shit about the US at all. The game is all about abusing regional markets to maximise profit.
You are of course technically correct (the best kind of correct) - from a legal perspective. But you can't so easily hand-wave away Torvalds' influence - especially over the kernel hackers who share copyright. What the man says on the subject carries a lot of weight.
Its' a rough definition to be sure, but it is certainly accurate to say that when the term "feature phone" was coined phones were defined as such because of the features that they came with.
You don't seriously think the 3500 is old do you? My first feature phone was a WAP-enabled Siemens cira 1997 - ten years older then then your 3500. USB cables was unheard of. Third party apps just plain didn't exist.
That's what I'm hearing, but I don't see it. The G2 and Desire HD are both current flagship phones and they are both supported.
Trust me, no consumer likes being told a manufacturer forbids them using their devices a certain way in order to milk them for more cash. Even if they never planned on doing any of the forbidden things in the first place.
Give it a rest! Cyanogenmod - which is ported to every phone the community CAN port it to, so is a good a yard stick as any - is supported on 17 HTC phones, 2 Samsung Phones, and one Motorola phone.
Either HTC are OK with it people hacking their devices or they are completely incompetent - but either way the facts just don't jive with your statement.
err, Android's native C/C++ API was released June '09. It is the implementation of this very API that is under dispute.
The FSF might not be the final authority, true (that would be a judge). But they sure as hell are more authoritative then you or I. If you want an Expert Witness they are it.
I'd have thought Sony would be quite pleased. Microsoft just spent millions on development, and BAM! - ported to the PS3 at zero cost to Sony. Meanwhile you still can't use Move on an Xbox, and there is probably no community interest in making it happen.
Microsoft, on the other hand, has to be crying into their cornflakes.
They're not talking about smart phones. Feature phones traditionally don't have user-installable apps, but ship with a couple of applications (or "features" if you will) installed by default. Pretty much every single phone released in the last 10 years that isn't a smart phone is a feature phone.
I imagine it will be something akin to this, works on any GSM phone, data plan or no.
So the answer is to throw out our carefully evolved OSS licences to comply with de jour app store policy? Fuck that.
If Gnome has problems, just don't use it. It's not a big deal. Apt-get install fluxbox, or apt-get install xfce4, or whatever desktop you like.
I get what you are saying, choice is good rite? But no man (or OSS project) is an island. What if you love Amarok but run Gnome? Or want to use GIMP in KDE? The current hoopla is that the direction these projects are moving in will make such choices harder or even impossible in the future. It is vitally important for everyone that they sort this basic shit out.