Nobody I know with a PSP has upgraded to the PSP Go. It just doesn't make sense.
You can't play a game, complete it then trade it in for another game. The games shops lose and the customer loses too.
Before launch it was said that you would be able to swap a PSP UMD for a digital version for the PSP Go. This didn't happen, so it made migration expensive if you had an existing UMD collection.
Another problem is downloads, your PSP Go has to sit there while you download the game, which could be hours.
As Bill Gates once put it, they create software that adds new features. They don't think about big fixes, people don't buy software for big fixes.
So it's the same at 3rd party software companies. They add new features so people buy their software, fixing the software security model isn't something many end users would care about unless you explained what benefits that would provide.
It would be nice if Microsoft hadn't been overcharging education establishments for their software for years. Perhaps then they would have had more money to spend on other things.
All that money Gates and Microsoft have is down to them emptying everyone's pockets for mundane software like Office, adding the Microsoft "tax" to every PC sale and so on. Gates's charity is all about recognition. The best charity is that where the donors are anonymous, that way they have no agenda, they aren't trying to change the way people think about them.
I'm sure if we all had more money than we could possibly spend we would give it away.
I keep hearing this "useless" argument. It's a tablet device, it's no desktop replacement.
Have you noticed that time and time again that tablets running a full blown desktop OS have failed to sell? Even Bill Gate's estimates for tablet PC sales were completely wrong and sold a tiny fraction of what was estimated.
An iPad can do word processing, it can play games, it can go on the Internet, it can play music, it can play films, there are utility applications, there are music production applications, there are drawing and photo editing applications.
Useless? what use are you say it lacks?
Sure, if your criteria is a DOS prompt, Bash shell, File manager and so on then yes it is useless. It is stripped down and not the full desktop experience, but who says that File managers are fun or that messing around with config files, registry settings or writing scripts is enjoyable?
There is a lot of needless complexity in computing devices. We are moving on from big dusty boxes filled with cooling fans to small more portable devices. Desktop machines are 10% of the market, laptops are popular and tablets will replace laptops in many mobile computing applications.
I'd sooner efforts were spent cracking down on the crimes that really mess up people's lives. Murder, rape, drugs, burglary, people trafficing, robbery and so on.
Media people not having as much money and musicians having to tour more is hardly the same level of devastation. They would all be bankrupt and there would be no music otherwise.
The worst that can happen is the smaller bands have to work as well as be professional musicians.
Can it be fooled with a photo though? this is the whole problem with using face recognition alone for security.
It really needs to do more than just look at the front of your face.
Two cameras would be better, 3D image. Although even that could be fooled with a 3D model of someone's face. If gaining access to a famous person's bank account you could steal a waxwork dummy head and use that, okay a bit far fetched but if the stakes were high?
Let's not forget the scene in Demolition Man where Simon Phoenix needs a retina scan to get out of the jail, so he uses an eye of a prison guard stuck on the end of a pencil.
Biometrics should be used in conjunction with existing methods, they are not a replacement for passwords or PIN codes.
I was on them from about 1995-1998, I remember someone I know leaving them saying that "30%" packet loss isn't worth paying for, that was in the 1990s.
Apple have never been a monopoly. Try picking on the big monopolisers, Google, IBM, Microsoft and Oracle.
Say what you like about the iPhone being 'under-userful', you should have a look at Nanostudio. A music sequencer in your pocket. Very powerful, the sort of thing that would have cost you £500 and need a desktop computer a few years back.
Replace airbags with big metal spikes, in the event of an impact you are almost certainly going to die.
Car safety allows drivers to drive faster and take more risks. Cars are too easy to drive, too smooth, too quiet and so some people have no problem with driving fast. If you got up to 70mph and your car sounded like it was going to fall apart you would back off the speed.
Adjusting driver behaviour requires adjustments to the cars, not more policing.
The point is when a car is in the rush hour in a city it's average speed is often 10mph or below. Electric motors are better as they don't consume fuel when idle. They don't produce CO2 and other pollution when idle.
In fact, if all you want to do was drive around a city all the time then forget the combustion engine and just drive electric.
I think this is why it is selling. It's a ropey cheap piece of junk that is "good enough" to give to the kids for them to play with and ultimately break.
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Have you not seen the PSP Go and what a big mess up it is?
This sums it up, paying more and getting less:
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/reviews/2009/10/psp-go-review-sony-is-charging-you-much-more-for-much-less.ars
Nobody I know with a PSP has upgraded to the PSP Go. It just doesn't make sense.
You can't play a game, complete it then trade it in for another game. The games shops lose and the customer loses too.
Before launch it was said that you would be able to swap a PSP UMD for a digital version for the PSP Go. This didn't happen, so it made migration expensive if you had an existing UMD collection.
Another problem is downloads, your PSP Go has to sit there while you download the game, which could be hours.
As Bill Gates once put it, they create software that adds new features. They don't think about big fixes, people don't buy software for big fixes.
So it's the same at 3rd party software companies. They add new features so people buy their software, fixing the software security model isn't something many end users would care about unless you explained what benefits that would provide.
It would be nice if Microsoft hadn't been overcharging education establishments for their software for years. Perhaps then they would have had more money to spend on other things.
All that money Gates and Microsoft have is down to them emptying everyone's pockets for mundane software like Office, adding the Microsoft "tax" to every PC sale and so on. Gates's charity is all about recognition. The best charity is that where the donors are anonymous, that way they have no agenda, they aren't trying to change the way people think about them.
I'm sure if we all had more money than we could possibly spend we would give it away.
Plenty of criticism here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation#Criticism
Humans have always wanted to fly like birds can.
Flying without a plane is as close as you can get to that?
Just to be able to fly from one point to another, no need for a car or other vehicle. No traffic.
Who needs tabs at all. Press a button and display a list? show the pages in visual form?
At least Google are thinking outside a box a little.
They probably think they own the word 'box' just like they seem to claim ownership of the word 'windows'.
Asus made the Eeebox too. Close enough for confusion.
I keep hearing this "useless" argument. It's a tablet device, it's no desktop replacement.
Have you noticed that time and time again that tablets running a full blown desktop OS have failed to sell? Even Bill Gate's estimates for tablet PC sales were completely wrong and sold a tiny fraction of what was estimated.
An iPad can do word processing, it can play games, it can go on the Internet, it can play music, it can play films, there are utility applications, there are music production applications, there are drawing and photo editing applications.
Useless? what use are you say it lacks?
Sure, if your criteria is a DOS prompt, Bash shell, File manager and so on then yes it is useless. It is stripped down and not the full desktop experience, but who says that File managers are fun or that messing around with config files, registry settings or writing scripts is enjoyable?
There is a lot of needless complexity in computing devices. We are moving on from big dusty boxes filled with cooling fans to small more portable devices. Desktop machines are 10% of the market, laptops are popular and tablets will replace laptops in many mobile computing applications.
I'd sooner efforts were spent cracking down on the crimes that really mess up people's lives. Murder, rape, drugs, burglary, people trafficing, robbery and so on.
Media people not having as much money and musicians having to tour more is hardly the same level of devastation. They would all be bankrupt and there would be no music otherwise.
The worst that can happen is the smaller bands have to work as well as be professional musicians.
Screen, it needs a good touch screen, decent resolution and viewing angle,
Battery life, it has to be much longer than a laptop.
Software support, if the screen resolution is greater than any other device then some software may not work or will appear small.
Price, if it's not much cheaper than the iPad then that's a failure.
The actual OS is important, but given it's Android it's unlikely to present a problem.
Can it be fooled with a photo though? this is the whole problem with using face recognition alone for security.
It really needs to do more than just look at the front of your face.
Two cameras would be better, 3D image. Although even that could be fooled with a 3D model of someone's face. If gaining access to a famous person's bank account you could steal a waxwork dummy head and use that, okay a bit far fetched but if the stakes were high?
Let's not forget the scene in Demolition Man where Simon Phoenix needs a retina scan to get out of the jail, so he uses an eye of a prison guard stuck on the end of a pencil.
Biometrics should be used in conjunction with existing methods, they are not a replacement for passwords or PIN codes.
I was on them from about 1995-1998, I remember someone I know leaving them saying that "30%" packet loss isn't worth paying for, that was in the 1990s.
Apple have never been a monopoly. Try picking on the big monopolisers, Google, IBM, Microsoft and Oracle.
Say what you like about the iPhone being 'under-userful', you should have a look at Nanostudio. A music sequencer in your pocket. Very powerful, the sort of thing that would have cost you £500 and need a desktop computer a few years back.
Replace airbags with big metal spikes, in the event of an impact you are almost certainly going to die.
Car safety allows drivers to drive faster and take more risks. Cars are too easy to drive, too smooth, too quiet and so some people have no problem with driving fast. If you got up to 70mph and your car sounded like it was going to fall apart you would back off the speed.
Adjusting driver behaviour requires adjustments to the cars, not more policing.
All Macs except the Mac Pro use laptop components for the CPU, chipset and 3D chip.
I'm guessing those who are comparing performance are running big box PCs with big noisy fans, PCIx 3D cards (maybe two linked together).
I can't be the only person who doesn't give a toss about Javascript speed.
I want less bloat and better security.
There was no nano iPhone, there won't be a smaller iPad, it doesn't make any sense. It's not quite a tablet computer and it's too big to be a phone.
A 7 inch screen isn't a big enough step down from the original. It would have to be a 5 inch screen, but even then you're nearly iPhone sized.
Given it is a "pre-release" product the keyboard will probably turn blue. BKOD = Blue Key of Death.
Prior art indeed. But as usual Microsoft will bring it to the masses at a cheaper price but lower quality.
iPhone has had voice control since last year when 3GS was launched.
I don't find such things useful, but I imagine for the disabled or car drivers it can be handy.
I guess they're referring to the informants identities being leaked. Therefore affecting their ability to get inside information?
The point is when a car is in the rush hour in a city it's average speed is often 10mph or below. Electric motors are better as they don't consume fuel when idle. They don't produce CO2 and other pollution when idle.
In fact, if all you want to do was drive around a city all the time then forget the combustion engine and just drive electric.
Can't he just fill the site with porn and get the site blocked by most internet nanny software?
You're talking about Flash lite or simple standalone players. Not 9 or 10.
Nothing as big and complex at desktop flash. I had a flash player for a phone in 2002, but it was pretty basic and slow.
I think this is why it is selling. It's a ropey cheap piece of junk that is "good enough" to give to the kids for them to play with and ultimately break.