In addition, why can't Microsoft just sell wma files without DRM, thus muddying up the digital music waters, as they have a habit of doing in markets they inhabit?
Don't forget Celine Dionne! Seriously, though, iTunes could use some more Canadian content, as bands like Mathew Good, and some old Tom Cochrane would be a sight for sore eyes in iTunes.
You might need Canada's version of a SSN, which is called the Social Insurance Number (SIN). Other than that, I am not sure how sticky banks are with the whole address thing. You need provide your billing address usually, and if you don't have a billing address in Canada, iTunes will probably tell you to "take off, eh!".
And this means that the hundreds of millions of customers with regular "non-MS certified" CD-Players in their homes and cars will be unable to listen to the music they bought and paid for. This is an absolute failure before it even begins, because most normal people do not use their computer to play music in their home and car, and most people would not be willing to buy a new CD player to play said special CDs. This proposal is DOA.
It is probably because the Apple iPod is so very much tied to iTunes, and the fact that it is no secret that Apple is behind the iTunes Music Store. So technically, it is the Apple iTunes Music Store. Enough for the corporate attack lawyers to be let off their leashes.
Nope. As they provide music for MS music devices, I would say they are positioning themselves firmly with Microsoft. History has shown that this might not be a bad place to be in a few years.
Hey! Don't knock the hairbrush/digital camera combo! Hair stylists everywhere will be knocking down Cingular counters everywhere to get their hands on these! Hell, throw in a cell phone, and the Brushcamera phone (Hence called the NGage BC) could be Nokias biggest seller since the NGage!
As well, make sure you purchase it on your Visa, if you have one, so that if the store won't take it back for some ill-conceived reason, you can still get your money back from the credit card company.
This is a dead on answer in my point of view. To me, the movies were fun, but a definite letdown compared to the original trilogy. Kids loved them, though, and they were movies that the whole family could go see and somewhat enjoy. Thus Mr. Lucas made boatloads of cash, as did everybody involved. Therefore, Lucas is going to write another watered down story that everybody will "love", but it will be rated PG, and will make tons of cash whether we like it or not.
This is probably the excuse the music industry is waiting for to force Apple to raise their rates in the future. It is the old "Gotta make up for revenue lost to piracy" excuse. You have to admit, that while this does provide an avenue for fair use, a large percentage of its use is going to be for piracy.
Good viewing in direct sunlight (or so they claim) might make this the first ebook platform worthwhile. The only problem is, if it costs more than $200 it will probably be a tough sell. I can get a lot of books (especially used) for that, and not have to change to batteries. But for those who like to take their entire collection of books with them (sort of a book iPOD) this might a neat device. The biggest question in my mind, is just how much support are publishers going to give this thing? Judging from ebook platforms of the recent past, probably not much.
Nope. Sony pretty much established a new standard with the release of the PS2. Maybe with Nintendo and Sega in the past,but Sony promised backwards compatibility, delivered on it, and I think it really paid off in getting PS1 owners to "upgrade" to a PS2 in short order. MS would be incredibly stupid not to see this and emulate it. If PS3 promises backward compatibility with PS2, I am there, more to get rid of a piece of the home entertainment system than anything.
The difference here is that Apple did not exert any of their non-existent monopolistic pressure to get a company they don't own to lock hardware MS doesn't make to one piece that MS does own: Windows. When Microsoft makes EVERYTHING in the box like Apple does (please don't nitpick, I know they outsource some stuff, ie. video) then they can do whatever they want.
I managed to grab a few books for my pocketpc, and it was a fairly pleasant experience. I personally think the thing that killed it early on was the fact that very few "new" books (ie. new in hardcover) made it to this format in a timely manner. It is too bad, as some of the older books I read were easy to read, and convenient (standing in DMV line), as it is easier to carry my PDA around than to carry a book. Handier too!
I am a bit concerned that the information you provided misled your readers into thinking AMI was promoting Palladium or taking some sort of anti-open-source stance.
My question is how you would believe that enabling these features in your BIOS promotes open source. So to phrase it in a form of a question:
Are there any ways an AMI TCPA enabled BIOS will promote open-source software? My gut tells me no way, but I am curious if you see any benefits of TCPA to open source software.
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In addition, why can't Microsoft just sell wma files without DRM, thus muddying up the digital music waters, as they have a habit of doing in markets they inhabit?
You forgot #4: 4. MacHeist gives 25% of proceeds to a variety of worthy charities. Charity wins.
Don't forget Celine Dionne! Seriously, though, iTunes could use some more Canadian content, as bands like Mathew Good, and some old Tom Cochrane would be a sight for sore eyes in iTunes.
You might need Canada's version of a SSN, which is called the Social Insurance Number (SIN). Other than that, I am not sure how sticky banks are with the whole address thing. You need provide your billing address usually, and if you don't have a billing address in Canada, iTunes will probably tell you to "take off, eh!".
And this means that the hundreds of millions of customers with regular "non-MS certified" CD-Players in their homes and cars will be unable to listen to the music they bought and paid for. This is an absolute failure before it even begins, because most normal people do not use their computer to play music in their home and car, and most people would not be willing to buy a new CD player to play said special CDs. This proposal is DOA.
It is probably because the Apple iPod is so very much tied to iTunes, and the fact that it is no secret that Apple is behind the iTunes Music Store. So technically, it is the Apple iTunes Music Store. Enough for the corporate attack lawyers to be let off their leashes.
Nope. As they provide music for MS music devices, I would say they are positioning themselves firmly with Microsoft. History has shown that this might not be a bad place to be in a few years.
Hey! Don't knock the hairbrush/digital camera combo! Hair stylists everywhere will be knocking down Cingular counters everywhere to get their hands on these! Hell, throw in a cell phone, and the Brushcamera phone (Hence called the NGage BC) could be Nokias biggest seller since the NGage!
As well, make sure you purchase it on your Visa, if you have one, so that if the store won't take it back for some ill-conceived reason, you can still get your money back from the credit card company.
This is a dead on answer in my point of view. To me, the movies were fun, but a definite letdown compared to the original trilogy. Kids loved them, though, and they were movies that the whole family could go see and somewhat enjoy. Thus Mr. Lucas made boatloads of cash, as did everybody involved. Therefore, Lucas is going to write another watered down story that everybody will "love", but it will be rated PG, and will make tons of cash whether we like it or not.
Buy an iPod mini and study the heck out of that. It would probably be cheaper for them.
This is probably the excuse the music industry is waiting for to force Apple to raise their rates in the future. It is the old "Gotta make up for revenue lost to piracy" excuse. You have to admit, that while this does provide an avenue for fair use, a large percentage of its use is going to be for piracy.
Good viewing in direct sunlight (or so they claim) might make this the first ebook platform worthwhile. The only problem is, if it costs more than $200 it will probably be a tough sell. I can get a lot of books (especially used) for that, and not have to change to batteries. But for those who like to take their entire collection of books with them (sort of a book iPOD) this might a neat device. The biggest question in my mind, is just how much support are publishers going to give this thing? Judging from ebook platforms of the recent past, probably not much.
Nope. Sony pretty much established a new standard with the release of the PS2. Maybe with Nintendo and Sega in the past,but Sony promised backwards compatibility, delivered on it, and I think it really paid off in getting PS1 owners to "upgrade" to a PS2 in short order. MS would be incredibly stupid not to see this and emulate it. If PS3 promises backward compatibility with PS2, I am there, more to get rid of a piece of the home entertainment system than anything.
The difference here is that Apple did not exert any of their non-existent monopolistic pressure to get a company they don't own to lock hardware MS doesn't make to one piece that MS does own: Windows. When Microsoft makes EVERYTHING in the box like Apple does (please don't nitpick, I know they outsource some stuff, ie. video) then they can do whatever they want.
I managed to grab a few books for my pocketpc, and it was a fairly pleasant experience. I personally think the thing that killed it early on was the fact that very few "new" books (ie. new in hardcover) made it to this format in a timely manner. It is too bad, as some of the older books I read were easy to read, and convenient (standing in DMV line), as it is easier to carry my PDA around than to carry a book. Handier too!
My question is how you would believe that enabling these features in your BIOS promotes open source. So to phrase it in a form of a question: Are there any ways an AMI TCPA enabled BIOS will promote open-source software? My gut tells me no way, but I am curious if you see any benefits of TCPA to open source software.