Not only that (lack of broadband Internet access) but what about lack of competing broadband providers? Broadband is still relatively scarce in this country and a lot of places fortunate enough to have broadband have only 1 provider who can soak us for 50+ bucks a months for our internet access. Why not complain? Sure they can do what ever they want with their equipment but the consumers (thats us) far too often are getting screwed.
why would a company want to put so much research and development into something that won't yeild significant return?
Why do Intel and AMD or any other technology company do so much research?
To maintain a competitive edge - To try and be better than the other guys - To not be left in the dust - To ensure future business - To please your customers - shall I go on?
I saw an article on the front page of the wall street journal a couple weeks ago that was talking about this lady who made her living as a spammer. She said she will profit nearly $200,000 this year and she only works an hour or two a day sending mass emails. She looked like total WT in her picture too. I wish someone would punch her in the mouth.
Sure the hardware may be impressive, but from what I've seen IBM software really sucks. I wonder who's writing the programs that will be running on this beast.
Right,
But Kane's passion was to be a newspaper man. I kind of doubt that this is Ballmer's / Gates's passion. They just want to expand into a new market and try to make more $. If XBox doesn't turn a profit soon, they'll drop it. Which is a shame to us video gamers because competition amoung video game producers = better games.
To think that they launched that poor defenseless puppy knowing full well that it would eventually die of starvation/lack of oxygen is horrible. Such inhumane treatment. The people that did this should be ashamed!
I agree. Wouldn't it have been a better test for them to do everything they can to keep the dog alive? That's what the goal is for humans, isn't it?
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What makes you think he is American? Maybe he's European, African, Australian. . . Who knows?
Why can't people just leave the Poles alone? All those mean jokes about them being stupid and now this?
Not only that (lack of broadband Internet access) but what about lack of competing broadband providers? Broadband is still relatively scarce in this country and a lot of places fortunate enough to have broadband have only 1 provider who can soak us for 50+ bucks a months for our internet access. Why not complain? Sure they can do what ever they want with their equipment but the consumers (thats us) far too often are getting screwed.
While Mortal Kombat 3 is a very good game, I disagree Donkey Kong is the best Video Game Ever ~(Billy Madison)
Anyway, I thought that MK was best on Genesis. Though it looked better on the SNES it played much better on the Sega.
why would a company want to put so much research and development into something that won't yeild significant return?
Why do Intel and AMD or any other technology company do so much research?
To maintain a competitive edge - To try and be better than the other guys - To not be left in the dust - To ensure future business - To please your customers - shall I go on?
Does anyone know of any high traffic Web site that actually uses Prefetch?
I saw an article on the front page of the wall street journal a couple weeks ago that was talking about this lady who made her living as a spammer. She said she will profit nearly $200,000 this year and she only works an hour or two a day sending mass emails. She looked like total WT in her picture too. I wish someone would punch her in the mouth.
I laugh every time I see the cyborg Bill Gates icon that /. uses for their microsoft stories. I believe it originated from The Onion. Sillyness galore.
reptilian part of the brain?
Are you saying we evolved from reptiles?
Sure the hardware may be impressive, but from what I've seen IBM software really sucks. I wonder who's writing the programs that will be running on this beast.
I don't think that these small webcasters think of themselves as a business. Thus not requiring a business model, dork.
Last time I checked, Microsoft didn't manufacture PCs.
Right, But Kane's passion was to be a newspaper man. I kind of doubt that this is Ballmer's / Gates's passion. They just want to expand into a new market and try to make more $. If XBox doesn't turn a profit soon, they'll drop it. Which is a shame to us video gamers because competition amoung video game producers = better games.
what the hell for? explain yo'self fool Who cares what it's called . . . free knowledge!
To think that they launched that poor defenseless puppy knowing full well that it would eventually die of starvation/lack of oxygen is horrible. Such inhumane treatment. The people that did this should be ashamed!
I agree. Wouldn't it have been a better test for them to do everything they can to keep the dog alive? That's what the goal is for humans, isn't it?
You geeks wrote a cool OS. Why wait for commercial Linux games? Can't you write your own gaming engine open source style? Keep it free!
So you've played Doom 3 then? How was it?
Umm, there's still commercials on cable
They get a million each for every show. Crazy, no?