This would be a fine feature if I could "set the time" in game to be on a different schedule from real life. The problem arises when the user has other more important obligations, such as school...that would prevent them from doing key things in the game. Or maybe they would miss school to do it, also a bad thing. God, I remember back when people would be paid to "babysit" Tamagotchi's......god what a dull job that must have been.
From the article: "Initially payments would be by credit card, but in the future downloads would be automatically detected and a charge added to the monthly internet service provider bill."
Those idiots over at Sharman realize that the majority of their userbase doesn't have credit cards don't they? Also, this is not something parents are likely to just hand over their card for. "Sure Jimmy, you can download all you want and charge it to my card, AND open us up to potential lawsuits!" Nope, I can't picture that one happening any time soon.
The one thing I would be interested in seeing is if by paying....if you were to download a copywrited file illegally, and then get busted...would they indemnify you?
Would they be held responsible because they would be profiting from the distribution of copywrited material?
In the beginning, there was Napster, and all was good. Then Napster got shut down and Kazaa rose like a brilliant phoenix from its ashes and all was good once more. Then Kazaa decided to start charging its users, and the future became very bleak indeed. Until a new savior approached, destined to bring free content to the masses without any spyware.
You see, I hope Kazaa realizes that while people may be using them because they are the easiest to use now....that the convenience is certainly NOT worth paying for. The only reason the service is used as much as it is is because it IS free.
Not to mention the fact that they don't exactly have a massive bandwidth bill to pay because of the nature of P2P.
I wonder if Kazaa Lite and its ilk will be able to bypass this. I also wonder if this will spur the masses to move to other P2P platforms, thus giving a much needed boost to the userbases of alternative P2P programs.
So this mod has pretty graphics thanks to the UT engine. BF1942 isn't that bad at all in terms of graphics. However, the big deal here is that right now I think the majority of gamers aren't AS concerned about graphics as they used to be. Everything looks really damn pretty. What they WANT however is some new and exciting gameplay, cuz everything seems to be clones. Thats why its important to make a mod thats DIFFERENT than other things. For example, the Pirates mod for bf1942. Jesus, if that's not one of the most creative things I've ever seen I don't know what is.
"Microsoft's Steve Ballmer announced a renewed focus on security at the Worldwide Partner Conference yesterday."
I always wonder when the higher-up corporate people say things like this.....are they really laughing inside? Or do they honestly BELIEVE it? I mean....god.....it just boggles the mind how he could keep a straight face while saying this.
Personally, I think the Matrix would be the ultimate killer app for MMORPGs. I'm not saying its possible to make.....but it would be interesting, especially if there were different servers with different "world rules". Such as a world where you could do whatever you wanted. I'd LOVE to do things in real life that I can't.....now I could in the game, and it would be realistic.
Also, it would be a game where you could mimick other games if you want. Want to play a "fantasy" MMORPG? Grab a computer in the Matrix game and load it up.
First this isn't a troll/flame. As someone who lives in a burb nearby Oak Park....well....anybody who knows the stereotype of Oak Park parents wouldn't be really surprised by this. I heard a mom from Oak Park speak on radio about how siblings with different last names had family issues. Yeah....only from Oak Park. If you lived nearby, you wouldn't be nearly as shocked at the stupidity of this as I'm sure some of you are right now. This kind of stuff happens all the time there, it just doesn't normally happen with geek related things.
"No, no, a thousand times no. Apple is ALREADY selling Macs faster than they can make them. Haven't you heard all the bitching about how it was taking a long time for people to get their new G5's and PowerBooks? That ain't because Apple doesn't want you to have them, man."
Actually, part of the appeal to Apple's target market is the exclusivity of their products. They are playing their small market share to their advantage by pushing their product as quality, uncommon, and unique.
I wish I could try this out. I really do. I have a brand new 3G 10GB iPod. Unfortunately I can't get it to work on windows, even after scouring the boards for hours. I run 98se and don't have firewire or USB2, just ol' USB1.1.
If Apple would just release some bloody DRIVERS to let my computer load the iPod as a mass storage device, I would have no problems at all. Unfortunately, since I can't get the iPod to mount as a drive, Ephpod isn't able to see it. Oh well, that's one potential customer gone......unless of course anybody has any idea what to do when my comp tries to add the new hardware and asks for drivers.
"I'm pretty wary of the new Napster, as the only thing it seems to share with its predecessor is the name."
If anybody has been paying attention to their marketing attempts...pretty much the only thing they've been pushing is the brand recognition. I hope they realize that once they roll this out....and they hook a few people....that the brand will be trashed once people realize the service is:
A. Nothing like it used to be. B.Sucks donkey balls compared to similar services *cough*iTunes*cough*.
How is this kid circumventing anything. This is like finding a bug in a game through trial and error and then using it. Its not like this kid hacked the DRM. He simply used a computer in the manner it was intended to be used, and "stumbled" on a way to bypass this.
I really feel no sympathy for this company. Boohoo, you made a product which DOESN'T WORK and someone points that out, and now your stock price drops as people realize your product DOESN'T WORK AS CLAIMED.
So of course the appropriate response is to go back to the drawing board and create a new DRM product which does work. Oh, I'm sorry, my keyboard seems to be buggy today, that previous sentence had a typo, I MEANT to say they should just sue him under the DMCA.
" I am not that AC and Correct me if I am wrong, but you say the only reason that Rez is mentioned is because of the vibrator? Maybe if you got your mind out of the gutter and stopped showing your immaturity, you might realize that people could be mentioning it because it is a good game."
Jesus Christ! What's with everybody assuming you have to be a pervert to bring up a sexual topic. I pointed out the vibrator because that is the point of relevancy with Rez that makes it worth mentioning in a story about its creator.
"Yeah sure, it is very relevant to repeat the article, and we need it pointed out every time. And we also need all the very "insightful" and "infomative" for comments that are the equivalent to "OMG L00k, A VIBRATOR!!!!!1111 LOLORMOFLGOLL!!@!!!" every danm time Rez is mentioned."
It is insulting that you compared my well written comment to the equivelant of an AIM conversation between two teenagers. Is that how you try to win all your arguments?
I subscribe to Kazaa Lite for $0.00 and can download an unlimited number of files, not just songs, per month. I guess we see who offers the real value here.
"Accompanying any news that might pose a threat to share price, we can expect even more outrageous claims from SCO today in response."
Perhaps if they want to make some money they should consider developing and packaging the software they use to fabricate/deliver press releases in reaction to stock price fluctuations. I'm sure there's a number of firms on Wallstreet who would love to purchase it.
Listen troll, first off, I'm 20, second, I browse at +3, and when I posted early on, I did not see a single link to it. Not to mention the fact that I was trying to inform people who may not get why Rez was mentioned. In fact, the SOLE reason Rez got mentioned is because of that damn vibrator and the article, so my comment was extremely relevant. Guess we know who the REAL 12 year old is.
" And pay up Mozilla Foundation, and pay up KDE e.V, pay up Apple, and pay up Opera Software. This ruling is dangerous and has ramifications reaching far outside of Microsoft's boundaries."
We can always hope that Eolus is happy with the several hundred million I'm sure they'll get from M$, and then just completely destroying IE and not enforcing this on other apps. Talk about a good way to get a really good reputation.
What I'm curious about is that in so many of these cases....people think up TONS of instances of prior art. But what can be done about it? Its not like you just go to the USPTO and say "hey, here's the prior art, their patent is invaldi". Does it have to go to court? If it does.....the only people with the incentive to knock out patents are those who intend to use the idea....rather than those who just oppose a company having one more patent.
Think of it this way......if TV becomes more like the internet.....in terms of the bar being lowered for who gets to put content up.....well....it'll be a mixed blessing.
2 things happened when the bar lowered for the internet. Lots of commercial websites that cluttered it......and lots of very informative sites that were extremely specific and narrow in their topic. Personally, if there were something like GoogleTV where I could search for the channels/shows I wanted, I see no problem with TV evolving into this.
While I hate buggy demos/releases......I'm sure MANY people out there don't care if a demo is buggy. They simply assume "hey....its just a demo, I'm sure it'll be fixed in the release like they said". Of course.....many gamers are wisening up and realizing that those are empty promises.
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"Initially payments would be by credit card, but in the future downloads would be automatically detected and a charge added to the monthly internet service provider bill."
Those idiots over at Sharman realize that the majority of their userbase doesn't have credit cards don't they? Also, this is not something parents are likely to just hand over their card for. "Sure Jimmy, you can download all you want and charge it to my card, AND open us up to potential lawsuits!" Nope, I can't picture that one happening any time soon.
The one thing I would be interested in seeing is if by paying....if you were to download a copywrited file illegally, and then get busted...would they indemnify you?
Would they be held responsible because they would be profiting from the distribution of copywrited material?
Then Napster got shut down and Kazaa rose like a brilliant phoenix from its ashes and all was good once more.
Then Kazaa decided to start charging its users, and the future became very bleak indeed.
Until a new savior approached, destined to bring free content to the masses without any spyware.
You see, I hope Kazaa realizes that while people may be using them because they are the easiest to use now....that the convenience is certainly NOT worth paying for. The only reason the service is used as much as it is is because it IS free.
Not to mention the fact that they don't exactly have a massive bandwidth bill to pay because of the nature of P2P.
I wonder if Kazaa Lite and its ilk will be able to bypass this. I also wonder if this will spur the masses to move to other P2P platforms, thus giving a much needed boost to the userbases of alternative P2P programs.
I always wonder when the higher-up corporate people say things like this.....are they really laughing inside? Or do they honestly BELIEVE it? I mean....god.....it just boggles the mind how he could keep a straight face while saying this.
Brain.......heating......critical temperature...........WARNING WARNING WARNING......*BOOM*
Also, it would be a game where you could mimick other games if you want. Want to play a "fantasy" MMORPG? Grab a computer in the Matrix game and load it up.
Actually, part of the appeal to Apple's target market is the exclusivity of their products. They are playing their small market share to their advantage by pushing their product as quality, uncommon, and unique.
If Apple would just release some bloody DRIVERS to let my computer load the iPod as a mass storage device, I would have no problems at all. Unfortunately, since I can't get the iPod to mount as a drive, Ephpod isn't able to see it. Oh well, that's one potential customer gone......unless of course anybody has any idea what to do when my comp tries to add the new hardware and asks for drivers.
If anybody has been paying attention to their marketing attempts...pretty much the only thing they've been pushing is the brand recognition. I hope they realize that once they roll this out....and they hook a few people....that the brand will be trashed once people realize the service is:
A. Nothing like it used to be.
B.Sucks donkey balls compared to similar services *cough*iTunes*cough*.
I really feel no sympathy for this company. Boohoo, you made a product which DOESN'T WORK and someone points that out, and now your stock price drops as people realize your product DOESN'T WORK AS CLAIMED.
So of course the appropriate response is to go back to the drawing board and create a new DRM product which does work. Oh, I'm sorry, my keyboard seems to be buggy today, that previous sentence had a typo, I MEANT to say they should just sue him under the DMCA.
Because they have a good marketing department.
Jesus Christ! What's with everybody assuming you have to be a pervert to bring up a sexual topic. I pointed out the vibrator because that is the point of relevancy with Rez that makes it worth mentioning in a story about its creator.
"Yeah sure, it is very relevant to repeat the article, and we need it pointed out every time. And we also need all the very "insightful" and "infomative" for comments that are the equivalent to "OMG L00k, A VIBRATOR!!!!!1111 LOLORMOFLGOLL!!@!!!" every danm time Rez is mentioned."
It is insulting that you compared my well written comment to the equivelant of an AIM conversation between two teenagers. Is that how you try to win all your arguments?
Forget clipart. What color will executives and lawyers dream in now if not green?!?!?! Looks like they will have to upgrade to color dreams instead.
Perhaps if they want to make some money they should consider developing and packaging the software they use to fabricate/deliver press releases in reaction to stock price fluctuations. I'm sure there's a number of firms on Wallstreet who would love to purchase it.
We can always hope that Eolus is happy with the several hundred million I'm sure they'll get from M$, and then just completely destroying IE and not enforcing this on other apps. Talk about a good way to get a really good reputation.
Yeah yeah, don't deny it, you thought it too!
Apparently its not just a game for guys ;)
2 things happened when the bar lowered for the internet. Lots of commercial websites that cluttered it......and lots of very informative sites that were extremely specific and narrow in their topic. Personally, if there were something like GoogleTV where I could search for the channels/shows I wanted, I see no problem with TV evolving into this.