The latency from multiplayer over the Internet is still there. This only adds latency viewing the response from your own input. Still, Madden and FIFA games are evolving, with more and more players acting as coaches and managers only, letting AI fully handle actual player simulation. In that scenario, this added latency is not a problem.
Comcast's motivation is obvious, but EA seems pretty shortsighted. Probably a majority of their dedicated Madden / FIFA players that could be swayed into a subscription business are NOT Comcast subscribers. Yet.
So you are suggesting that Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft are not allowed to approach Cupertino and try to convince Apple to use their product by default. I see. Interesting, interesting. Do those salespeople get an electric shock or something?
How is that question even relevant to the legal matter at hand? Or, put it another way: How will Google be motivated to maintain or improve their search engine if they are able to abuse their monopolistic position?
Well, luxury is a moving target, but I think it includes some kind of fancy sounding audio system, programmable settings for mirror and seat positions, at least a few electronic vehicle assist features ( like lane violation detection, self parking, etc), and that's all that comes to mind right now. You are right that a Model S with no options might look a little diminutive compared to other cars in the same class and price range, but I think it still earns the luxury label.
Regenerative braking is great, but it does not have 100% efficiency. (Do most implementations even get 50%?) So added weight still hurts overall mileage.
I think they are worried about 1080p --> 4K up-conversion on the consumer end. Some AV manufacturers up-convert pretty well, especially for animation, which is Dreamworks bread and butter. Who would pay double for 4K native content if the up-conversion works nearly as well? 2D animation (mostly anime from Japan) is still having trouble getting people to pay out for Blu-Rays, when DVD resolution is often good enough, especially with DVD --> 1080p up-conversion.
So many Netflix customers watch via Roku / ATV / Chromecast / smart TV / Blu-Ray player... all devices with no local storage. Most of them barely have enough transient memory to handle buffering, and that's it. P2P generally requires you to have some storage space, where various uploads can be initiated as needed... it's even more necessary for streaming video P2P, which is time sensitive, as compared to raw file downloads. So I don't see how Netflix can really do anything more than offload a small fraction of their overall server traffic.
There is a rumor that iTunes will soon offer 24-bit sampled, higher bit-rate tracks. I don't know number of channels, etc, or how well these tracks would compare to SACD versions, but there is something that might interest audiophile niche market anyways. Apple is concerned with declining music sales, and they seem to be trying to spark it in several ways.
From what I see, iPads are following a Star Trek movie pattern, with the even-numbered versions being the desirable ones. iPad 2 is one of Apple's all-time greatest products ever, and the recent 4th-gen is (iPad Air) is quite good as well. The odd-numbered versions generally have significant issues.
Who do I vote for, if I think the FCC should stay out of this Net Neutrality business, and instead let the Federal Trade Commission pursue cases of anti-trust abuse, same as they have always done? I haven't yet seen a scenario spouted by Net Neutrality advocates that isn't already covered by existing FTC legal authority.
Citation? People claim Comcast throttles down all the time (aside for reasons of going over monthly cap, getting caught pirating stuff, or just being overall swamped with traffic and forced into traffic-shaping). Can you point to an example where Comcast throttled for malicious/business reasons?
A reasonable response is to step back a moment, take a deep breath, and realize the sky is not falling. And advocating criminal activity as a whiny form of protest makes you look just as pathetic as those Occupy protesters.
If the slow lane is available and it's "sufficient", does it matter if certain fast lanes are unavailable to certain zip codes? Isn't Net Neutrality mostly satisfied if the slow lane can keep a good enough status?
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The latency from multiplayer over the Internet is still there. This only adds latency viewing the response from your own input. Still, Madden and FIFA games are evolving, with more and more players acting as coaches and managers only, letting AI fully handle actual player simulation. In that scenario, this added latency is not a problem.
Comcast's motivation is obvious, but EA seems pretty shortsighted. Probably a majority of their dedicated Madden / FIFA players that could be swayed into a subscription business are NOT Comcast subscribers. Yet.
Taxi drivers send me to the wrong destination too... Should I trust them?
Maybe they see the irony in maintaining a list of people who don't want to be tracked.
So you are suggesting that Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft are not allowed to approach Cupertino and try to convince Apple to use their product by default. I see. Interesting, interesting. Do those salespeople get an electric shock or something?
Is Microsoft considered a monopoly still? Because if they aren't, then such issues are not illegal (at least, not from FTC viewpoint).
How is that question even relevant to the legal matter at hand? Or, put it another way: How will Google be motivated to maintain or improve their search engine if they are able to abuse their monopolistic position?
Well, luxury is a moving target, but I think it includes some kind of fancy sounding audio system, programmable settings for mirror and seat positions, at least a few electronic vehicle assist features ( like lane violation detection, self parking, etc), and that's all that comes to mind right now. You are right that a Model S with no options might look a little diminutive compared to other cars in the same class and price range, but I think it still earns the luxury label.
How is it not a luxury car? It has the performance and features to compete with higher end Mercedes and BMW full size cars. What do you call those?
Regenerative braking is great, but it does not have 100% efficiency. (Do most implementations even get 50%?) So added weight still hurts overall mileage.
We shouldn't really expect a full-size luxury car, with a huge range (ie heavy batteries) to hold this title in the first place.
I think they are worried about 1080p --> 4K up-conversion on the consumer end. Some AV manufacturers up-convert pretty well, especially for animation, which is Dreamworks bread and butter. Who would pay double for 4K native content if the up-conversion works nearly as well? 2D animation (mostly anime from Japan) is still having trouble getting people to pay out for Blu-Rays, when DVD resolution is often good enough, especially with DVD --> 1080p up-conversion.
Portal / Portal 2 : Great games with both fantastic gameplay AND brilliant writing.
So many Netflix customers watch via Roku / ATV / Chromecast / smart TV / Blu-Ray player... all devices with no local storage. Most of them barely have enough transient memory to handle buffering, and that's it. P2P generally requires you to have some storage space, where various uploads can be initiated as needed... it's even more necessary for streaming video P2P, which is time sensitive, as compared to raw file downloads. So I don't see how Netflix can really do anything more than offload a small fraction of their overall server traffic.
That's probably true for Hulu Plus, but I doubt it's true for freebie Hulu.
Cool, now you can't stop my DOS attack.
Notably, this announcement is coming just days after standalone Google Talk was killed off.
There is a rumor that iTunes will soon offer 24-bit sampled, higher bit-rate tracks. I don't know number of channels, etc, or how well these tracks would compare to SACD versions, but there is something that might interest audiophile niche market anyways. Apple is concerned with declining music sales, and they seem to be trying to spark it in several ways.
From what I see, iPads are following a Star Trek movie pattern, with the even-numbered versions being the desirable ones. iPad 2 is one of Apple's all-time greatest products ever, and the recent 4th-gen is (iPad Air) is quite good as well. The odd-numbered versions generally have significant issues.
High quality content while violating copyrights is pretty worthless. Streaming wins.
Who do I vote for, if I think the FCC should stay out of this Net Neutrality business, and instead let the Federal Trade Commission pursue cases of anti-trust abuse, same as they have always done? I haven't yet seen a scenario spouted by Net Neutrality advocates that isn't already covered by existing FTC legal authority.
Citation? People claim Comcast throttles down all the time (aside for reasons of going over monthly cap, getting caught pirating stuff, or just being overall swamped with traffic and forced into traffic-shaping). Can you point to an example where Comcast throttled for malicious/business reasons?
A reasonable response is to step back a moment, take a deep breath, and realize the sky is not falling. And advocating criminal activity as a whiny form of protest makes you look just as pathetic as those Occupy protesters.
Agreed. It's fine if the fast lane is 100x faster than the slow lane, as long as the slow lane can remain "good enough".
If the slow lane is available and it's "sufficient", does it matter if certain fast lanes are unavailable to certain zip codes? Isn't Net Neutrality mostly satisfied if the slow lane can keep a good enough status?