Regardless of the method you choose to use to stop piracy... maybe the problem is that your potential market segment has dwindled? As in... people aren't very interested in "safe" music and or/Christian Rock anymore?
Well the reason I'm asking is because at two client sites I just "kung-fu"'ed VMWware Workstation inside Linux just to run some Windows-specific apps (usually something involving SQL Server). It's a hack, even though it's been surprisingly stable (have it start when X starts with auto-login, etc... and simply backing up the virtual disk just r0x0rs). However, it seems from your description that VMWare Server might in the future solve my situation, in other words, make it stop being a hack:)
Sorry for the n00bism, but what's the difference between VMWare Server and VMWare Workstation, in practical terms? The product page doesn't say all that much...
In that case, using 2mbit continuously is trying to use something you didn't buy.
Correct, but that's the issue here. 99% of times, bandwidth is advertised "as is", drawing the immediate (and lawful) conclusion that it's misleading advertising. If it states somewhere on the contract that it's "up to X Mbit", then OK.
Even then, unless it's specified directly in the contract, there's no legal grounds for throttling BitTorrent at 1MBit against HTTP traffic at 2MBit, for example.
If I rent i.e. a 2MBit line, I want the 2Mbit that I paid for, period. No matter what I choose to do with the connection. If they want to cut down on people, then advertise the service correctly.
Well, I'll grant you the point there. But like I usually say, whoever buys a laptop better sure know what he/she is getting into. A laptop in terms of upgradeability etc. is the closest thing to a brick.
And anyway, 90% of the people that have laptops don't *need* a laptop, they buy it 'cause it's small and pretty, then they regret it when they simply have to buy a new one for whatever reason... seen it before, I'll see it again
I am neglecting the value of the rest of the system because (like I pointed out in another comment), a PC is pretty much everywhere. And about the part about it being recent enough, most PCs bought in the last year have PCIe slots. For those that don't, there's the 7800GS and it ATI counterpart which I can't remember the name of right now [7800GS is a bit weaker but still more than good enough, granted]. The CPU itself doesn't really make that much of an impact as long as it's reasonably good. Once again, anything coming from the past year or 2 years will do the trick just fine.
All of this is debatable naturally, but the actual *regular* PC in itself is not that big of an impact when looking at things from a wide angle, never mind all of the other advantages regarding PCs (games look/play a lot better, more control and accessory choices, patches, mods, etc etc, and all of the other things you can do with the PC which is going to get a lot better with the expanded RAM anyway).
I left the price of the PC on purpose because "everyone" has one, it's become a household appliance just about everywhere. I'm only counting the parts that mainly differentiate a PC that you game on from a regular PC.
To get 360 level graphics, you need something on the order of a Radeon 1900XT. That's like $450 just for a graphics card,
While I totally agree with the rest of your comment, this is very incorrect. To get XBox-level graphics you don't need an X1900XT, not even close. As example, a 7800GT for itself is a *lot* faster, which has now been superseded by the new 7900GT, which you can easily find for $300-$320. So in reality, a regular $200 to $250 graphics card will do fine. Take that $250 value, add $100 for that additional 1GB of RAM, and presto, with $350 you've got an XBox-beating PC.
You know how the business world works. He can throw chairs, ban IPods, and do monkey dances, as long as his hair is combed and he's wearing a suit and tie.
PS - I don't think Stallman has any better overall appearance either.
Simply because "they" themselves do not know what they're looking for. The latest buzzword or what is going around or where the "market" is heading is the only objective, the means don't matter at all. What they have is a concept of a "product", and a "market". The market needs carrots, so they tell you to make carrots (who cares if they themselves don't know what a carrot is?). Even if said carrots are off-coloured, rotten on the inside, and with little insects crawling out of them.
They never care about "insignificant details" because that would take away focus from the next big product, and if people start understanding that those carrots are awful, they spend all their time making them LOOK better instead of actually improving them.
Bottom line, after this little rant... too much abstraction is the management/marketer/whatever's problem. It's the old adage of "get it done, and don't give me bullshit. I don't care HOW it's done, just do it!". They know the company should have something done, and they find out what's the name of that "something", and that's it.
The businesses that are actually successful are the ones that can keep the fine balance between "the product" as an abstract concept, and "the product" as a practical application.
Seems that 1.5 is 1.5RC2, which I've been using since it came out. So basically, they haven't fixed the tens of obvious and terrible IMAP bugs (like accounts failing to auto-check mail on startup; messages ending up permanently corrupt if you lose the connection while downloading them; etc ). Been waiting for 1.5 until I drop out of TB for IMAP. Anyone know of any *good* IMAP mail clients for Win32?
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Regardless of the method you choose to use to stop piracy... maybe the problem is that your potential market segment has dwindled? As in... people aren't very interested in "safe" music and or/Christian Rock anymore?
I'm really asking, not stating anything.
Well the reason I'm asking is because at two client sites I just "kung-fu"'ed VMWware Workstation inside Linux just to run some Windows-specific apps (usually something involving SQL Server). It's a hack, even though it's been surprisingly stable (have it start when X starts with auto-login, etc... and simply backing up the virtual disk just r0x0rs). However, it seems from your description that VMWare Server might in the future solve my situation, in other words, make it stop being a hack :)
Sorry for the n00bism, but what's the difference between VMWare Server and VMWare Workstation, in practical terms? The product page doesn't say all that much...
That's a bit more of a "short" blow, mind you ;)
Since when does...:
... need 3 monitors to display? :^)
"Pizza"
"Beer"
In that case, using 2mbit continuously is trying to use something you didn't buy.
Correct, but that's the issue here. 99% of times, bandwidth is advertised "as is", drawing the immediate (and lawful) conclusion that it's misleading advertising. If it states somewhere on the contract that it's "up to X Mbit", then OK.
Even then, unless it's specified directly in the contract, there's no legal grounds for throttling BitTorrent at 1MBit against HTTP traffic at 2MBit, for example.
If I rent i.e. a 2MBit line, I want the 2Mbit that I paid for, period. No matter what I choose to do with the connection. If they want to cut down on people, then advertise the service correctly.
First important app: "How to right-click!" :p :p :P
Well, I'll grant you the point there. But like I usually say, whoever buys a laptop better sure know what he/she is getting into. A laptop in terms of upgradeability etc. is the closest thing to a brick.
And anyway, 90% of the people that have laptops don't *need* a laptop, they buy it 'cause it's small and pretty, then they regret it when they simply have to buy a new one for whatever reason... seen it before, I'll see it again
I am neglecting the value of the rest of the system because (like I pointed out in another comment), a PC is pretty much everywhere. And about the part about it being recent enough, most PCs bought in the last year have PCIe slots. For those that don't, there's the 7800GS and it ATI counterpart which I can't remember the name of right now [7800GS is a bit weaker but still more than good enough, granted]. The CPU itself doesn't really make that much of an impact as long as it's reasonably good. Once again, anything coming from the past year or 2 years will do the trick just fine.
All of this is debatable naturally, but the actual *regular* PC in itself is not that big of an impact when looking at things from a wide angle, never mind all of the other advantages regarding PCs (games look/play a lot better, more control and accessory choices, patches, mods, etc etc, and all of the other things you can do with the PC which is going to get a lot better with the expanded RAM anyway).
I left the price of the PC on purpose because "everyone" has one, it's become a household appliance just about everywhere. I'm only counting the parts that mainly differentiate a PC that you game on from a regular PC.
To get 360 level graphics, you need something on the order of a Radeon 1900XT. That's like $450 just for a graphics card,
While I totally agree with the rest of your comment, this is very incorrect. To get XBox-level graphics you don't need an X1900XT, not even close. As example, a 7800GT for itself is a *lot* faster, which has now been superseded by the new 7900GT, which you can easily find for $300-$320. So in reality, a regular $200 to $250 graphics card will do fine. Take that $250 value, add $100 for that additional 1GB of RAM, and presto, with $350 you've got an XBox-beating PC.
Like Hemos couldn't go check it in the database if he wanted revenge... :)
You know how the business world works. He can throw chairs, ban IPods, and do monkey dances, as long as his hair is combed and he's wearing a suit and tie.
PS - I don't think Stallman has any better overall appearance either.
Sony hypes something up! Sony says theirs is better! I'm shocked! Say it isn't true!
No mathematical proofs about this security can be given, since we still do not unterstand the physical universe completely!
:p
Absolutely! Because since it's quantum mechanics we're talking about, any mathematical proof *might* or *might not* be true
Simply because "they" themselves do not know what they're looking for. The latest buzzword or what is going around or where the "market" is heading is the only objective, the means don't matter at all. What they have is a concept of a "product", and a "market". The market needs carrots, so they tell you to make carrots (who cares if they themselves don't know what a carrot is?). Even if said carrots are off-coloured, rotten on the inside, and with little insects crawling out of them.
They never care about "insignificant details" because that would take away focus from the next big product, and if people start understanding that those carrots are awful, they spend all their time making them LOOK better instead of actually improving them.
Bottom line, after this little rant... too much abstraction is the management/marketer/whatever's problem. It's the old adage of "get it done, and don't give me bullshit. I don't care HOW it's done, just do it!". They know the company should have something done, and they find out what's the name of that "something", and that's it.
The businesses that are actually successful are the ones that can keep the fine balance between "the product" as an abstract concept, and "the product" as a practical application.
Very pretty... but does it run Vista?
-5, Lame joke adaptation
Since when is Tom's Hardware an authoritative and impartial source of information?
Like... almost every client from quite a while ago allows you to do that.
Disclaimer: I know it's open-source and free.
Seems that 1.5 is 1.5RC2, which I've been using since it came out. So basically, they haven't fixed the tens of obvious and terrible IMAP bugs (like accounts failing to auto-check mail on startup; messages ending up permanently corrupt if you lose the connection while downloading them; etc ). Been waiting for 1.5 until I drop out of TB for IMAP. Anyone know of any *good* IMAP mail clients for Win32?
!!! Now that's what it was! I always wondered why the world was making SsSs shapes under my feet after dropping out of bed.
Jack Thompson, is that you *AGAIN*?!
Easy workaround: just set the screensaver to actually put the monitor to stand-by. I do that everywhere.
Customs tax = 999 beers out of that 1000 :)