It is usually left to non-profits, individuals, humanitatirans, etc. to pursue selfless non-monetary goals of helping mankind.
Yes it is, and that is where the problem lies. I am well aware of why we think companies exist, and I am suggesting that to be one of many problems. It's not inconceivable for a corporation to use it's vast resources to do more than just make a profit. Take a look at the philosophy held by the founders of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream. They did many things within their own community to help strengthen society, particularly becuase of their own distaste for this common philosophy that businesses exist for the sole purpose of making money.
I'm not saying a corporation is good or evil in this matter. There's nothing wrong with making a profit. I'm just saying it'd be great if corporations looked to do more with their resources. It'd be great, but that's not how it is, and that's exactly my point.
A corporation will only exist if it generates revenue to support it, but that doesn't have to be the only purpose for its existence.
Oh please. It's like we're all walking this thin line and some of us are so afraid we're going to stray to the right side that we stray to the left. Case in point, Microsoft puts their weight behind a menace that drives businesses crazy. All of us who are disappointed with MS tactics in the past are quick to suspect ulterior motives and be suspicious to a point of annoyance. Sure what they're doing will work to their advantage, but as a network admin it also works to my advantage and to the advantage of all the other network admins who have to use MS (or M$ as some prefer) products because they aren't allowed to transition over to open-source alternatives just yet. For me to say "good for them" on this point doesn't mean I want to run out and buy everything they sell or that anyone should. The fact is if the lawsuit works out positively and reduces the amount of spam invading our servers then more power to this it. Let's not get so MS paranoid that we curse it even when they do something that could benefit us all for a change.
One of the sadest things to me is that corporations will finance projects they believe will have the best return on investment. The little gadgets and features that have been added to the Audi may not change the world, but Audi is banking on those features bringing in more revenue. Very few corporations with the financial backing to endorse inventions that "could" change the way we do things in the world are willing to take the risk that such an expenditure requires.
Sure, maybe the world would be better off in many facets of daily life if financiers began to look at the needs of a society that they are capable of meeting, instead of just bringing in more wealth.
The idea of corporations or those with vast financing power contributing their wealth to inventions of consequence is great, but just like some of the good ideas within socialism it cannot account for one factor...human nature.
I sincerely doubt that we can take the comments of two or three people and equivocate them to the beliefs or opinions of an entire country. Although their comments were stereotypical, let's not stoop to the same level in return.
It also appears (and I don't like making generalities) that RPGs tend to do more successfully in Japan. According to the Gaming Life in Japan column at ign.com, the most anticipated game for the past few months has been Dragon Quest VII. That game appears to have a role playing style, as well as in-depth storytelling which is what Japanese gamers tend to want the most. Not to mention the immense popularity of games such as Pokemon, or Yugi which have no similarities to GTA in terms of gameplay, storytelling, or content. As someone has already stated, only the sales numbers will tell the tale as to whether or not Japanese gamers will go for GTA, but if the style of gaming that tends to sell over there is any precedence, I do not think GTA will be received well. Another thing to be curious about is how those who do buy the game will react to how the Japanese characters in the game are presented (the Yakuza).
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It is usually left to non-profits, individuals, humanitatirans, etc. to pursue selfless non-monetary goals of helping mankind. Yes it is, and that is where the problem lies. I am well aware of why we think companies exist, and I am suggesting that to be one of many problems. It's not inconceivable for a corporation to use it's vast resources to do more than just make a profit. Take a look at the philosophy held by the founders of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream. They did many things within their own community to help strengthen society, particularly becuase of their own distaste for this common philosophy that businesses exist for the sole purpose of making money. I'm not saying a corporation is good or evil in this matter. There's nothing wrong with making a profit. I'm just saying it'd be great if corporations looked to do more with their resources. It'd be great, but that's not how it is, and that's exactly my point. A corporation will only exist if it generates revenue to support it, but that doesn't have to be the only purpose for its existence.
Oh please. It's like we're all walking this thin line and some of us are so afraid we're going to stray to the right side that we stray to the left. Case in point, Microsoft puts their weight behind a menace that drives businesses crazy. All of us who are disappointed with MS tactics in the past are quick to suspect ulterior motives and be suspicious to a point of annoyance. Sure what they're doing will work to their advantage, but as a network admin it also works to my advantage and to the advantage of all the other network admins who have to use MS (or M$ as some prefer) products because they aren't allowed to transition over to open-source alternatives just yet. For me to say "good for them" on this point doesn't mean I want to run out and buy everything they sell or that anyone should. The fact is if the lawsuit works out positively and reduces the amount of spam invading our servers then more power to this it. Let's not get so MS paranoid that we curse it even when they do something that could benefit us all for a change.
Few of us can forget the code that helped us beat Contra with complete abandon.
One of the sadest things to me is that corporations will finance projects they believe will have the best return on investment. The little gadgets and features that have been added to the Audi may not change the world, but Audi is banking on those features bringing in more revenue. Very few corporations with the financial backing to endorse inventions that "could" change the way we do things in the world are willing to take the risk that such an expenditure requires. Sure, maybe the world would be better off in many facets of daily life if financiers began to look at the needs of a society that they are capable of meeting, instead of just bringing in more wealth. The idea of corporations or those with vast financing power contributing their wealth to inventions of consequence is great, but just like some of the good ideas within socialism it cannot account for one factor...human nature.
I sincerely doubt that we can take the comments of two or three people and equivocate them to the beliefs or opinions of an entire country. Although their comments were stereotypical, let's not stoop to the same level in return.
It also appears (and I don't like making generalities) that RPGs tend to do more successfully in Japan. According to the Gaming Life in Japan column at ign.com, the most anticipated game for the past few months has been Dragon Quest VII. That game appears to have a role playing style, as well as in-depth storytelling which is what Japanese gamers tend to want the most. Not to mention the immense popularity of games such as Pokemon, or Yugi which have no similarities to GTA in terms of gameplay, storytelling, or content. As someone has already stated, only the sales numbers will tell the tale as to whether or not Japanese gamers will go for GTA, but if the style of gaming that tends to sell over there is any precedence, I do not think GTA will be received well. Another thing to be curious about is how those who do buy the game will react to how the Japanese characters in the game are presented (the Yakuza).