Despite how I may feel about Microsoft, I've never been a fan of Michael Robertson. He seems like an unprofessional toad in all areas of business, so I don't find this site that surprising.
For the record, the reason I thought the guy was stupid wasn't so much because he didn't know how to set up a wireless LAN, but because he thought all of the background information about his great aunt dying should be included in the question.
You could do it for like $500, except for the fact that you seem to be fairly stupid, so you'll probably have to hire someone to do it for you for about $5,000. Also, why even mention the death of your great aunt as part of the question?
I was just about to post the same. Also, don't forget how many people use Microsoft Money over Quicken.
The truth of the matter is Microsoft falls on its face as often as it succeeds when it is branching into new markets -- even ones related to desktop computing. The whole 'evil monopolistic power abuser' thing seems more like a convenient excuse for the shortcomings of Netscape and Linux as a desktop computer than a real phenomenon to me. Microsoft are certainly no angels when it comes to business practices, but that's no reason for people to let misperceptions about the real cause of market success or failure to cloud their judgements.
If your game engine is already portable, it's not a monumental effort to make a Linux port available if someone decides there's a reasonable sized market for it.
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The problem has to do with support costs more than implementation costs. Having full commercial support is hard enough across the Windows line, throw in Linux with umteen different kernel variants in wide use, different LIBCs, other dependencies and all that stuff and forget about it. You'll never get support for a $50 game when you have all those variables involved.
Sure, anyone can type google.com into their browser, but for the 90% of the population who don't understand how the web works, pressing the Search button on their browser is the only option. The fact that Microsoft's search is getting better doesn't change anything though, as search.msn.com is already the IE default, and those people will be using that.
While defaults are powerful, Google is still in an infinitely stronger position than Netscape was because:
A) They've managed to get their name used as a verb. It isn't uncommon for me to hear someone say (or for me to tell someone else) to "google" something. That is really important, marketing-wise (though in the long run it may actually hinder Google's trademark status).
B) There is no download-time, unlike with a browser. You just type www.google.com and go, or better yet just use the google toolbar, which is actually fairly widely deployed, primarily because it has a decent popup blocker for IE.
All things being equal, the default may win out, but that is assuming Microsoft's search results are just as good or better than google's. If not, most of the online-world already knows where to go to find the good results if Microsoft's fail them.
This will be an interesting one to watch, unlike the Netscape-slaughter.
Even the Tune Recycler site admits that Pepsi and Apple are expecting that a majority of the "winning" bottlecaps are going to be ignored and unclaimed. If this kind of site encurages more returns than antisipated, might this prevent there from being a repeat of this promotion in the future?
There's no way this project will even cause a blip on the radar. In fact, I'd be really surprised if they got many submissions at all. Generally, the people who do not participate in the contest will either be those who threw the cap away without even looking at it, or people who are not net-savvy enough to be 'hip' to iTunes and anyone who falls into that category certainly isn't going to know about this project.
True, but if you spened 150 million, and make 400million, it hurts a lot less!
Not to mention the billions made from Pepsi, etc.
It is kind of funny how people view the prequels as such a huge failure. I can understand why they might not like them, but that has nothing to do with the financial success of the movies. Most studio executives would kill to have a "failure" that pulls in as much money as Episode 1 or 2 did.
My driving test in California (San Diego) was pretty similar. In theory, they are supposed to test parallel parking, three point turns and freeway driving here, but a lot of what is actually tested depends upon your instructor; how busy they are, what their initial impression of how you follow the rules of the road is, etc.
My driving test was so damn easy I thought I must have done something I wasn't aware of to automatically disqualify myself since we hadn't done any of the 'hard' tasks and the instructor told me to head back to the DMV. But alas, I passed.
I knew she already had a boyfriend, most of the company didn't.)
So?! You should have asked her out anyway. If she told you she had a boyfriend, just say "that's ok baby, it gives you something to do when I'm not around".
Even if it performs like a 9200, if it does not have a 9200, it's False and Misleading advertising- and that is quite illegal. Even if it's a mistake, the companies guilty of this typically end up on the end of a class-action suit and pay out some small rebate or similar.
If it was advertising itself as a 9000 and it was a 9200, nobody would complain if they had the same performance, SIMPLY BECAUSE THE NUMBER IF BIGGER! If the number is smaller (and they still have the same performance), people bitch & moan.
This is such a non-issue..What a bunch of whiners.
Do you really want to hand it right back to them, or would you like to use it to get the hell away from their crappy products?".
More like "Do you really want to hand it right back to them, or would you like to use it to get the hell away from their crappy products and use OUR crappy products INSTEAD!?"
I'm not talking about Linux here -- just Lindows.... which is, in fact, crap and despite being based on a Linux kernel is in many ways as bad as Windows when it comes to security, etc.
XHTML/CSS seems to be able to do anything that word can do, and it has the added bonus of not being a tightly controlled proprietary format, jealously guarded by a detestable company.
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Despite how I may feel about Microsoft, I've never been a fan of Michael Robertson. He seems like an unprofessional toad in all areas of business, so I don't find this site that surprising.
23 downloaders, each with 1200 baud C-1670 modems...This site will be Slashdotted for sure.
First Half Life 2, now the C source of Doom 3 is out in the wild... Damn, now we'll never see these games.
Not to be confused with ITT.
For the record, the reason I thought the guy was stupid wasn't so much because he didn't know how to set up a wireless LAN, but because he thought all of the background information about his great aunt dying should be included in the question.
Yeah, we're on the same page, I was including the cost of a handful of access cards for the PCs being used in the price.
Jeez.
You stupid hippie asshole.
You are such a faggot, fag.
The truth of the matter is Microsoft falls on its face as often as it succeeds when it is branching into new markets -- even ones related to desktop computing. The whole 'evil monopolistic power abuser' thing seems more like a convenient excuse for the shortcomings of Netscape and Linux as a desktop computer than a real phenomenon to me. Microsoft are certainly no angels when it comes to business practices, but that's no reason for people to let misperceptions about the real cause of market success or failure to cloud their judgements.
The problem has to do with support costs more than implementation costs. Having full commercial support is hard enough across the Windows line, throw in Linux with umteen different kernel variants in wide use, different LIBCs, other dependencies and all that stuff and forget about it. You'll never get support for a $50 game when you have all those variables involved.
Yeah because nerds are known for spreading the word, making a fuss, asking strangers for help, etc...
While defaults are powerful, Google is still in an infinitely stronger position than Netscape was because:
A) They've managed to get their name used as a verb. It isn't uncommon for me to hear someone say (or for me to tell someone else) to "google" something. That is really important, marketing-wise (though in the long run it may actually hinder Google's trademark status).
B) There is no download-time, unlike with a browser. You just type www.google.com and go, or better yet just use the google toolbar, which is actually fairly widely deployed, primarily because it has a decent popup blocker for IE.
All things being equal, the default may win out, but that is assuming Microsoft's search results are just as good or better than google's. If not, most of the online-world already knows where to go to find the good results if Microsoft's fail them.
This will be an interesting one to watch, unlike the Netscape-slaughter.
There's no way this project will even cause a blip on the radar. In fact, I'd be really surprised if they got many submissions at all. Generally, the people who do not participate in the contest will either be those who threw the cap away without even looking at it, or people who are not net-savvy enough to be 'hip' to iTunes and anyone who falls into that category certainly isn't going to know about this project.
Neat idea, I suppose, but ultimately unpractical.
This is pretty clearly a PR puff piece. An obvious part of the trend of the Indian IT lobby to stem the growing US backlash.
Livin' on the bleeding edge of technology!
I had no idea Microsoft used Macs. I guess this means they are giving up on Windows.
Not to mention the billions made from Pepsi, etc.
It is kind of funny how people view the prequels as such a huge failure. I can understand why they might not like them, but that has nothing to do with the financial success of the movies. Most studio executives would kill to have a "failure" that pulls in as much money as Episode 1 or 2 did.
My driving test was so damn easy I thought I must have done something I wasn't aware of to automatically disqualify myself since we hadn't done any of the 'hard' tasks and the instructor told me to head back to the DMV. But alas, I passed.
So?! You should have asked her out anyway. If she told you she had a boyfriend, just say "that's ok baby, it gives you something to do when I'm not around".
If it was advertising itself as a 9000 and it was a 9200, nobody would complain if they had the same performance, SIMPLY BECAUSE THE NUMBER IF BIGGER! If the number is smaller (and they still have the same performance), people bitch & moan.
This is such a non-issue..What a bunch of whiners.
Not sure which is more gay, DOS or Linux...Close call.
More like "Do you really want to hand it right back to them, or would you like to use it to get the hell away from their crappy products and use OUR crappy products INSTEAD!?"
I'm not talking about Linux here -- just Lindows.... which is, in fact, crap and despite being based on a Linux kernel is in many ways as bad as Windows when it comes to security, etc.
And the files HUGE. You stupid dicksucker.