But, why would you buy the game, if it's broken? The demo should have given you fair warning. Buyer beware, man.
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I really just wanted to post and say this whole thread managed to take on a Monty Python-esque level of absurdity. If nothing else, I imagine I'm not the only one getting a chuckle out of this.
The odd thing is, a lot of the price gouging only really comes when purchasing upgrades. When I bought my iMac, I did a price comparison and found that in order to get a comparable system anywhere else, I'd have to spend more than what Apple was charging. However, when I wanted to upgrade from the standard 1Gb of RAM to 4, they wanted to charge me $400. That's beyond a little outrageous, when I was able to go to Newegg and get 4 gigs for $75 and free shipping. The most I would have paid through Newegg was $110.
There's a definite (and irritating) disparity, but it seems to be confined to the upgrades, at least in the iMac category.
This is where I found that Stardock Games really did something right. I couldn't understand when I opened up my copy of Sins of a Solar Empire why there was a license key inside it. I knew that they didn't use copy protection on their discs, so I was confused. But, when I wanted to update the software, I had to register at their site using the key. Not only are they offering updates this way, but bonus content as well, and it's only available with a valid key. Since it's their website, any bogus keys can easily be culled. Granted, there are ways around that, too, but it was a lot more elegant approach and the fact that they shipped a finished product, rather than a bug-ridden beta version (I'm looking at you, Loki), really helped cement me as a fan of their approach.
So, while I'll agree fully that the full-moon argument is fatally flawed and ridiculous, the idea that people just slept when the sun went down is also downright silly. Seriously. It's called fire. Whether we're talking small candles, oil lamps, or giant bonfires, humanity has been using fire to light up the night for millennia. This may be shocking, but not all light has to be electrically generated.
I'm not positive about the specifics for all of them, but I used them in a couple enclosed kitchen and bathroom lights, several unenclosed hall lights, and a couple of lamps.
Had this problem in three separate apartments, in three different parts of town, all different ages of buildings, and at least two or three different brands of bulbs (I didn't keep track because I got sick of replacing them).
From TFA: "The Graphic Splash line has three different patterns and multiple color combinations, as well as a choice of font on the keyboard. "That's what consumers really, really want," Abary told a gathering of reporters earlier in the day."
Clearly, "forcing them onto consumers" is a great way to put it. Apparently they didn't learn much from the PS3. Maybe one day Sony will learn that consumers are the ones choosing what they want to buy. I doubt it, though.
Amazing that even mentioning something ever so slightly tangentially related to religion get's a reply involving sentences written with the caps lock on.
Right. The simplest "solution" is a corporate conspiracy designed to scare customers and drive away sales. Seems to me that "We just want to let you know there's a problem" is a lot simpler a solution.
I'm sorry you're too much of an nutjob to recognize it.
Are you the one who formed the corporate policy regarding the release of the information about the bricked iPhones? No? Then your comment is uninformed, biased, and purely speculative.
Classic FUD.
You honestly want to point to Michael Moore as your beacon of all that's wrong with America? It's pretty well documented that his movies are far more propoganda than actual fact, and if you point the inconsistencies and outright lies to him, he throws a fit and calls you names. I've heard the clips. You might as well point to 1984, Atlas Shrugged or Green Eggs and Ham as an accurate representation of America. They all have about as much fact as a Moore movie.
It's becoming very clear the current US administration is unlikely to win the next election.
Not to be a spoil sport, but the current administration is guaranteed not to win the next election. Unless there's a last minute change in Cheney's plans, there will be a brand new administration in 18 month's time.
Maybe I missed it, but is no one else struck by the hypocrisy of Microsoft criticizing someone else's security measures. Right or wrong, how does their track record of horrendous failures in security qualify them to tell someone else how to do it right? Since when did failure become a path to success?
It's WORST case scenario, not worse case. And as long as I'm going to get modded down, allow me to bitch about something else. The past tense of lead (leed) is led! Lead (led) is a freakin' metal, not a verb. Today I lead you down the path to hell. Yesterday, I would have led you down the path.
Get unhooked from Phonics already.
"He" will likely never go away. He's the very definition of a tool. Add to that, anyone with half a brain understand why they were keeping the debate a secret. The slightest provocation would cause "him" to cancel anyway, so there's no point announcing until you can be reasonably assured that he'll show up, such as, an hour before the debate when his asshat self is in the building already. Of course, even that is no guarantee.
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Brilliant, sir. It may just be the bourbon, tequila and kahlua talking, but I found that wildy entertaining. Cromulently embiggened, indeed!
But, why would you buy the game, if it's broken? The demo should have given you fair warning. Buyer beware, man.
</sarcasm>
I really just wanted to post and say this whole thread managed to take on a Monty Python-esque level of absurdity. If nothing else, I imagine I'm not the only one getting a chuckle out of this.
The odd thing is, a lot of the price gouging only really comes when purchasing upgrades. When I bought my iMac, I did a price comparison and found that in order to get a comparable system anywhere else, I'd have to spend more than what Apple was charging. However, when I wanted to upgrade from the standard 1Gb of RAM to 4, they wanted to charge me $400. That's beyond a little outrageous, when I was able to go to Newegg and get 4 gigs for $75 and free shipping. The most I would have paid through Newegg was $110. There's a definite (and irritating) disparity, but it seems to be confined to the upgrades, at least in the iMac category.
They may have been wrong about it being a hoax. Whether the people who bought one are idiots is yet to be determined.
This is where I found that Stardock Games really did something right. I couldn't understand when I opened up my copy of Sins of a Solar Empire why there was a license key inside it. I knew that they didn't use copy protection on their discs, so I was confused. But, when I wanted to update the software, I had to register at their site using the key. Not only are they offering updates this way, but bonus content as well, and it's only available with a valid key. Since it's their website, any bogus keys can easily be culled. Granted, there are ways around that, too, but it was a lot more elegant approach and the fact that they shipped a finished product, rather than a bug-ridden beta version (I'm looking at you, Loki), really helped cement me as a fan of their approach.
So, while I'll agree fully that the full-moon argument is fatally flawed and ridiculous, the idea that people just slept when the sun went down is also downright silly. Seriously. It's called fire. Whether we're talking small candles, oil lamps, or giant bonfires, humanity has been using fire to light up the night for millennia. This may be shocking, but not all light has to be electrically generated.
Damn. You beat me to it.
I'm not positive about the specifics for all of them, but I used them in a couple enclosed kitchen and bathroom lights, several unenclosed hall lights, and a couple of lamps.
Had this problem in three separate apartments, in three different parts of town, all different ages of buildings, and at least two or three different brands of bulbs (I didn't keep track because I got sick of replacing them).
I've had no luck with the supposed long life of CFLs. Every single one I've used has burnt out twice as fast as the incandescent that I replaced.
Clearly, "forcing them onto consumers" is a great way to put it. Apparently they didn't learn much from the PS3. Maybe one day Sony will learn that consumers are the ones choosing what they want to buy. I doubt it, though.
That's a lot of vitriol in response to a relatively innocuous statement. Please continue. It does wonders for your argument.
I wonder where I've heard that word before.
Oops.
Because no foreign interests have ever contributed money to an American political campaign, or purchased overnight stays in the Lincoln bedroom.
Yes.
"I've read TFA."
Perhaps, but you apparently didn't RTFPost.
Amazing that even mentioning something ever so slightly tangentially related to religion get's a reply involving sentences written with the caps lock on.
I'm sorry you're too much of an nutjob to recognize it.
Are you the one who formed the corporate policy regarding the release of the information about the bricked iPhones? No? Then your comment is uninformed, biased, and purely speculative. Classic FUD.
You honestly want to point to Michael Moore as your beacon of all that's wrong with America? It's pretty well documented that his movies are far more propoganda than actual fact, and if you point the inconsistencies and outright lies to him, he throws a fit and calls you names. I've heard the clips. You might as well point to 1984, Atlas Shrugged or Green Eggs and Ham as an accurate representation of America. They all have about as much fact as a Moore movie.
Not to be a spoil sport, but the current administration is guaranteed not to win the next election. Unless there's a last minute change in Cheney's plans, there will be a brand new administration in 18 month's time.
Oh, wait.
It's Microsoft.
Question answered.
It's WORST case scenario, not worse case. And as long as I'm going to get modded down, allow me to bitch about something else. The past tense of lead (leed) is led! Lead (led) is a freakin' metal, not a verb. Today I lead you down the path to hell. Yesterday, I would have led you down the path. Get unhooked from Phonics already.
"He" will likely never go away. He's the very definition of a tool. Add to that, anyone with half a brain understand why they were keeping the debate a secret. The slightest provocation would cause "him" to cancel anyway, so there's no point announcing until you can be reasonably assured that he'll show up, such as, an hour before the debate when his asshat self is in the building already. Of course, even that is no guarantee.