From the FT "At 79 cents per song, most of the cost would go to royalies paid to music labels. RealNetworks expects most of its profits to come from its subscription fees."
So *that* is why they are trying subscription.
Though FWIW, I would prefer the Apple model of no sub and just downloading the songs that I pay for. I can't imagine myself using the 9.99 subscription effectively - basically you'd want to be doing some serious searching for new music. As has been pointed out upthread, the sub model only works out if you are sampling the songs, having never heard them before, then paying for the ones that you like and want to keep. Considering how limited these catalogues tend to be (*very* mainstream) I doubt if I'd bother.
Have you been to the USA since G.W.Bush/Cheney/Ashcroft came to power? And since the "September 11th" bombings?
Nope. But I'd imagine that in any country that is willing to accept "money that once was in your pocket was also once in the pocket of a criminal" as evidence of guilt doesn't *need* RFID in money to find you guilty.
If we get to that stage I don't think 128bit codes in our cash is going to be high on our list of complaints. Maybe that is the way it is in the US? As I said, I don't know, but I hope not.
Sure, in a perfect world the police would have a full record of where its been, but if it wasn't tracked before it got to the bad place (you bought candy from a kid going door to door, he gave it as change to the drug lord, say), you're in trouble.
As you say, this could easily happen. And because of that it is inconceivable that this could be used as evidence in a court. Talk about circumstantial!
I realise this is just a joke, but there is a reason for only a Win Bork version - Opera 7 is still only available for Windows and it is O7 that has been Borked.
Perhaps you could modify that letter to ask for *any* version of O7 for Linux and Mac?
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Maybe you do, but I write "7 June" not "June 7". And when I am saying it it would be "seventh of June" and not "June seventh".
Your above statement is a circular argument.
From the FT "At 79 cents per song, most of the cost would go to royalies paid to music labels. RealNetworks expects most of its profits to come from its subscription fees."
So *that* is why they are trying subscription.
Though FWIW, I would prefer the Apple model of no sub and just downloading the songs that I pay for. I can't imagine myself using the 9.99 subscription effectively - basically you'd want to be doing some serious searching for new music. As has been pointed out upthread, the sub model only works out if you are sampling the songs, having never heard them before, then paying for the ones that you like and want to keep. Considering how limited these catalogues tend to be (*very* mainstream) I doubt if I'd bother.
Have you been to the USA since G.W.Bush/Cheney/Ashcroft came to power? And since the "September 11th" bombings?
Nope. But I'd imagine that in any country that is willing to accept "money that once was in your pocket was also once in the pocket of a criminal" as evidence of guilt doesn't *need* RFID in money to find you guilty.
If we get to that stage I don't think 128bit codes in our cash is going to be high on our list of complaints. Maybe that is the way it is in the US? As I said, I don't know, but I hope not.
Sure, in a perfect world the police would have a full record of where its been, but if it wasn't tracked before it got to the bad place (you bought candy from a kid going door to door, he gave it as change to the drug lord, say), you're in trouble.
As you say, this could easily happen. And because of that it is inconceivable that this could be used as evidence in a court. Talk about circumstantial!
Yes it does. As long as you can also change the size, the shape, the colour and indeed the writing (never mind about half a dozen security features).
I realise this is just a joke, but there is a reason for only a Win Bork version - Opera 7 is still only available for Windows and it is O7 that has been Borked.
Perhaps you could modify that letter to ask for *any* version of O7 for Linux and Mac?