I know a lot of people see this as a way to avoid the MS tax, but there are other areas that need to be explored concerning the tax by Microsoft.
For instance, if you build your own system, you will buy several pieces hardware and most specifically a sound card and a video card. These two pieces of hardware generally will go through the Windows Hardware Quality Labs certification or the newer Digital Signature certification. These two certifications cost money for Microsoft to perform and that cost gets passed on the consumer.
If you want to avoid the MS tax totally, then you have to buy hardware that isn't designed for DirectX, if not you will be giving money to MS.
I realize this is totally off-topic, but I feel I must reply to the difference between the Movie and the Book.
To me, the movie and the book are complete opposites. The only thing they really have in common is the name.
In the book, the troops were competent; in the movie, they had crappy slug throwere and panicked at the very site of the bugs.
In the book, the bugs had weapons (like balsters) and intelligence; in the movie, the bugs were almost pure animal.
In the book, people didn't realize a war was going on for years; in the movie, people were completely gung-ho about war.
In the book, 3 total people signed up to join the militar; in the movie, thousands of people were joining up.
In the book, they glassed planet P; in the movie, it was a small police action.
I personally detested the movie, but that was mostly because of the pure facist society that Paul Verhoven and crew thought would be a good idea, which totatlly destroys what I feel Heinlein was trying to put across. It worked in very well Robocop, but this one trick pony should have kept it's mitts off Starship Troopers.
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I know a lot of people see this as a way to avoid the MS tax, but there are other areas that need to be explored concerning the tax by Microsoft.
For instance, if you build your own system, you will buy several pieces hardware and most specifically a sound card and a video card. These two pieces of hardware generally will go through the Windows Hardware Quality Labs certification or the newer Digital Signature certification. These two certifications cost money for Microsoft to perform and that cost gets passed on the consumer.
If you want to avoid the MS tax totally, then you have to buy hardware that isn't designed for DirectX, if not you will be giving money to MS.
I realize this is totally off-topic, but I feel I must reply to the difference between the Movie and the Book. To me, the movie and the book are complete opposites. The only thing they really have in common is the name. In the book, the troops were competent; in the movie, they had crappy slug throwere and panicked at the very site of the bugs. In the book, the bugs had weapons (like balsters) and intelligence; in the movie, the bugs were almost pure animal. In the book, people didn't realize a war was going on for years; in the movie, people were completely gung-ho about war. In the book, 3 total people signed up to join the militar; in the movie, thousands of people were joining up. In the book, they glassed planet P; in the movie, it was a small police action. I personally detested the movie, but that was mostly because of the pure facist society that Paul Verhoven and crew thought would be a good idea, which totatlly destroys what I feel Heinlein was trying to put across. It worked in very well Robocop, but this one trick pony should have kept it's mitts off Starship Troopers.