The really sad thing here is Bush will pass all of these crazy things, and the Democrats will do nothing to overturn them once they have power again. This is the sad reality of American politics. One party kicks and screams about what the other party does in office, but does little if anything to right those wrongs once they get power back.
Actually it is pretty much impossible for you. All the telcos have lobbied hard to pass laws and regulations which put the kebosh on such things nowadays. Mind you, these are the same megacorps that are complaining about over-regulation (net neutrality) too.
No, Microsoft would not benefit from this plug-in as they would loose control of the format. If everything is in a truely open format, you will be able to use the Productivity Suite of your choice and not be forced to use Microsoft's. So instead of paying $499 for Office, you could download Open Office for free.
Sony does not have to just worry about Apple, they have to worry about Microsoft's XBox 360. That is here today with a full online component. The PS3 is nowhere in sight and they will have to build an online component from scratch...
or how about the thousands of people in the WTC minding their own business when terrorists trained with the support of the government of Afganistan killed them all? No bombs would have dropped in Afganistan if that government had no supported the terrorists of 9-11. So why blame Bush and not he Taliban?
This is just like blaming the US for dropping the A-bomb on Japan in WW2. War is an ugly thing....but we did not start it.
The age of the "dogfight" has been gone for some time. Air to air missles, with their ever increasing range and accuracy, have done away with that. Nowadays, you will be targeted and shot at from way over the horizon. It is extremely rare to actually see your adversary. I mean, that is the whole idea, shoot before the enemy sees you. That is how the USA maintains air superiority.
The only reason for aircraft is to project power over the horizon and out of the range of missles. A "loitering" drone armed with air to air missles could easily protect navy ships. Helicopters are better served for close ground support than the A-10.
And what exactly is stopping the telcos and cable monopolies from rolling out WiFi? Or creating innovative software/services? Comcast has had a box in my living room for decades and done nothing with it. Whose fault is that?
Mod parent up! With all the money they are making on this game, there is no excuse for not having enough capacity to host all the users. The metrics are easy to collect, just as the parent said. Simply create a model of that and execute on it. If Blizzard does not have the expertise in house, go hire some consultants to do it. Heck i will do it, my rates are reasonable.
the problem with this line of thinking is that all content providers would have to boycott this. If Google simply says "F U!", MSN and Yahoo could see that as a chance to grab all those customers and cough up the money.
The problem here is the only party to really get screwed here is the consumer, and Bell South is not the one who will look bad. What the consumer will see is simply the dot coms increase their prices to cover the broadband tax. The dot coms look bad while Bell South keeps its prices the same.
In the end the dot com companies will not care. The cost of business goes up, so what? That cost will simply get passed to the consumer. Notice how last year all the laws were passed to bar cities and local governments from providing internet access? Now you see the consequences of that. Increased costs to the consumer.
>>That extra $550 can be measured in five things: >>Size and weight(which translates to engineering and design), since the Gateway is 1.3" thick and 6lb and the MacBook is 1" thick and 5.6lb
0.3" and 0.4 lbs? what is the difference?
>>Dual link DVI; the Gateway only has VGA and s-video, while the MacBook can power the new Dell or the old Apple 30" LCD.
so i can't use those two specific displays...big deal
>>Software: The MacBook comes with iLife, OS X, iChat, etc
dont need that software
>>Hardware: The MacBook comes with a 640x480 30fps build in video camera
dont need it. Can add my own camera if i want one later with total choice over what resolution, manufacturer, etc...
>> QA: I think Apple notebooks are slightly more reliable than Gateway... but feel free to buy the Gateway if that extra $100 savings means that much to you
only time can tell about the reliablilty of the two.
So the bottom line is...would you rather have $550 in your pocket, or spend it to have the apple logo on your machine and run OSX?
i really do not see logic in their argument of how much it costs to lay new pipes. Why not simply charge a higher price? so instead of charging $39.99/month for 5Mb/2Mb, they should charge 69.99 or whatever it takes to make a profit. Price it so it works out.
If they can not make it pay, then their business model is flawed and they should not be in the business to begin with. But that is the problem. These telcos simply do not have a viable business plan; all's they have is the pipe to the door and they are trying to milk it for every penny they can via legislation. Why innovate when you can legislate?
As soon as your business model revolves around lawyers and lobbists, you are a failed business looking for a life preserver. Look at SCO as a case in point.
and that is why they will always have a small fraction of the market... I really do not see how having Dell or HP sell computers running OSX will degrade the quality of the OS, but that is just me.
Apple needs to give up locking to over-priced hardware and go mass market. I know i would gladly replace Windows XP with OSX. And I bet a large number of people would choose OSX over Windows XP if they could when ordering a new Dell.
Sorry, you are wrong. The cable line is shared. That 5Mb is what they have your connection capped at.
this is no different from a DSL provider capping you at 5Mb. The difference is the DSL from your house to the Telco central office is dedicated to you and only you.
khadgar has a s-load of people on it. I have seen no evidence of duping and never heard of anyone talking about it until some lamer photoshops an image.
if duping was truely possible, it would be all over the place, on every server.
I dont see anything in that image that The Gimp could not do. I can submit an image with duped items too. I can submit an image of my 59 Hunter with 100000000g and say i found a gold hack.
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The really sad thing here is Bush will pass all of these crazy things, and the Democrats will do nothing to overturn them once they have power again. This is the sad reality of American politics. One party kicks and screams about what the other party does in office, but does little if anything to right those wrongs once they get power back.
Actually it is pretty much impossible for you. All the telcos have lobbied hard to pass laws and regulations which put the kebosh on such things nowadays. Mind you, these are the same megacorps that are complaining about over-regulation (net neutrality) too.
No, Microsoft would not benefit from this plug-in as they would loose control of the format. If everything is in a truely open format, you will be able to use the Productivity Suite of your choice and not be forced to use Microsoft's. So instead of paying $499 for Office, you could download Open Office for free.
well, we all know this is because of pirates...
Sony does not have to just worry about Apple, they have to worry about Microsoft's XBox 360. That is here today with a full online component. The PS3 is nowhere in sight and they will have to build an online component from scratch...
or how about the thousands of people in the WTC minding their own business when terrorists trained with the support of the government of Afganistan killed them all? No bombs would have dropped in Afganistan if that government had no supported the terrorists of 9-11. So why blame Bush and not he Taliban?
This is just like blaming the US for dropping the A-bomb on Japan in WW2. War is an ugly thing....but we did not start it.
The age of the "dogfight" has been gone for some time. Air to air missles, with their ever increasing range and accuracy, have done away with that. Nowadays, you will be targeted and shot at from way over the horizon. It is extremely rare to actually see your adversary. I mean, that is the whole idea, shoot before the enemy sees you. That is how the USA maintains air superiority.
The only reason for aircraft is to project power over the horizon and out of the range of missles. A "loitering" drone armed with air to air missles could easily protect navy ships. Helicopters are better served for close ground support than the A-10.
And what exactly is stopping the telcos and cable monopolies from rolling out WiFi? Or creating innovative software/services? Comcast has had a box in my living room for decades and done nothing with it. Whose fault is that?
warlocks pwn rouges. Felhunter with paranoia....fear...curse...fear...shadow bolt...fear and repeat until dead rouge.
Mod parent up! With all the money they are making on this game, there is no excuse for not having enough capacity to host all the users. The metrics are easy to collect, just as the parent said. Simply create a model of that and execute on it. If Blizzard does not have the expertise in house, go hire some consultants to do it. Heck i will do it, my rates are reasonable.
the problem with this line of thinking is that all content providers would have to boycott this. If Google simply says "F U!", MSN and Yahoo could see that as a chance to grab all those customers and cough up the money.
The problem here is the only party to really get screwed here is the consumer, and Bell South is not the one who will look bad. What the consumer will see is simply the dot coms increase their prices to cover the broadband tax. The dot coms look bad while Bell South keeps its prices the same.
In the end the dot com companies will not care. The cost of business goes up, so what? That cost will simply get passed to the consumer. Notice how last year all the laws were passed to bar cities and local governments from providing internet access? Now you see the consequences of that. Increased costs to the consumer.
Corrupt government at its best.
>>That extra $550 can be measured in five things:
>>Size and weight(which translates to engineering and design), since the Gateway is 1.3" thick and 6lb and the MacBook is 1" thick and 5.6lb
0.3" and 0.4 lbs? what is the difference?
>>Dual link DVI; the Gateway only has VGA and s-video, while the MacBook can power the new Dell or the old Apple 30" LCD.
so i can't use those two specific displays...big deal
>>Software: The MacBook comes with iLife, OS X, iChat, etc
dont need that software
>>Hardware: The MacBook comes with a 640x480 30fps build in video camera
dont need it. Can add my own camera if i want one later with total choice over what resolution, manufacturer, etc...
>> QA: I think Apple notebooks are slightly more reliable than Gateway... but feel free to buy the Gateway if that extra $100 savings means that much to you
only time can tell about the reliablilty of the two.
So the bottom line is...would you rather have $550 in your pocket, or spend it to have the apple logo on your machine and run OSX?
i really do not see logic in their argument of how much it costs to lay new pipes. Why not simply charge a higher price? so instead of charging $39.99/month for 5Mb/2Mb, they should charge 69.99 or whatever it takes to make a profit. Price it so it works out.
If they can not make it pay, then their business model is flawed and they should not be in the business to begin with. But that is the problem. These telcos simply do not have a viable business plan; all's they have is the pipe to the door and they are trying to milk it for every penny they can via legislation. Why innovate when you can legislate?
As soon as your business model revolves around lawyers and lobbists, you are a failed business looking for a life preserver. Look at SCO as a case in point.
1.5 works fine for me. Running on Win XP Prof Version 2002 SP2.
Too bad Comcast basically has no HDTV on demand.
Wars are always won before they are fought. Take a look at Sun Tzu's: The Art of War.
and that is why they will always have a small fraction of the market... I really do not see how having Dell or HP sell computers running OSX will degrade the quality of the OS, but that is just me.
Apple needs to give up locking to over-priced hardware and go mass market. I know i would gladly replace Windows XP with OSX. And I bet a large number of people would choose OSX over Windows XP if they could when ordering a new Dell.
well, it is only a matter of time before all books are digital....and you know DRM will be there.
How does that show he had knowledge of anything? Show me some facts. Show me something that can be proven.
That's the beauty of the make believe. If you read in-between the lines anything is possible.
Organized religion was created for one thing and one thing only, control. You, obviously, are under that control.
Sorry, you are wrong. The cable line is shared. That 5Mb is what they have your connection capped at.
this is no different from a DSL provider capping you at 5Mb. The difference is the DSL from your house to the Telco central office is dedicated to you and only you.
so to use VOIP, i need to buy a UPS too? What happens when the UPS runs out of power?
khadgar has a s-load of people on it. I have seen no evidence of duping and never heard of anyone talking about it until some lamer photoshops an image. if duping was truely possible, it would be all over the place, on every server.
I play the game pretty much everyday and have never seen anything that makes me think there is duping going on. I play on the Khadgar realm.
Just because someone creates an image of supposed duped items, does not mean it is real. I can use The Gimp to make that same image.
I dont see anything in that image that The Gimp could not do. I can submit an image with duped items too. I can submit an image of my 59 Hunter with 100000000g and say i found a gold hack.