I guess we are forgetting about Heroes on DVD. Personally, I would rather have it on a physical format anyway. You can call me old school, old fashioned or paranoid; but I'd rather know that NBC can't just cancel their contract with my provider and I'm left screwed for the rest of the season.
Except for the fact that now you need to pay for licensing on every single one of those machines for Windows? How is that not more expensive? I totally agree that Macs are a better overall broad solution for many people out there. But for certain students there are Windows only applications. Which means now you have to, again, but expensive hardware (because there is no mid-range tower - only the Mac-Mini) and a Windows license.
As soon as Apple comes out with a mid-range tower I'll eat my words.
"I work for a Federal Agency, and we need the machines (IBM ThinkCenters running XP Pro) left on at nite for push updates. We tell the users to reboot before going home. Why? Stability reasons. Even XP eventually has memory issues if left running for too long, and a regular reboot keeps thing running smooth."
Because your users are idiots? I never turn this machine off. Never. I play video games, code in Visual Studio, run iTunes (which just so happens to be the worst program on this system when it comes to crashing and bugs). Never gets rebooted. I run Ubuntu through Virtual PC. Nope. No reboots. Its been running solid for a week now. Why only a week? I moved my machine to my college dorm. I plan on keeping it on hooked up to this UPS all semester.
What was the benefits over VHS with DVD? The two stand-outs are picture and audio. The picture and audio quality is a bigger jump with Blu-ray/HD-DVD than from VHS to DVD. The problem does not lie in the hardware (there really is no competition - Blu-ray is supported by basically the whole industry). The problem lies in the fact that the majority of the population does not own an HDTV. That is going to change over the next few years (sales of HDTV sets are up, and the prices for low-end models are nearing SDTV prices).
You are getting a deal by buying the Playstation 3. You may not want that deal, but then there is always the alternative. So why are you complaining again? If you don't want to pay for a Blu-ray player then buy an Xbox 360. The vast majority of games will be cross-platform between those two systems because they are equal on terms of system power. The Playstation 3 is a steal if you want, need, or love high definition movies right now. The content isn't here yet, but you can damn well bet its going to be flooding the market soon.
If you don't believe me about Blu-ray already winning this "battle" take a gander at how many companies are sponsering the format. Not to mention that all of the major studios (sans one) is sponsering Blu-ray. Its only a matter of time before the other jumps on board. I want high definition content but that doesn't mean that you want it as well. Use your power. The dollar. Buy what you need.
So agreed! My iPod is back in service for the third time and it is just over a year old. The previous two times it was gone for 8 weeks (16 weeks out of the 52 that I've had it, and I didn't even use it each week/day!). I don't expect to get it back until mid-late May. I am glad that I bought the Best Buy extended warrenty so now I get store credit for the piece of shit. I'm going to get a new LCD TV.
Not yet. Give it time. It took 4-5 months of straight usage for mine to start crapping out, and then soon after that, it was a roller coaster ride of 6-8 weeks of waiting for them to replace the hard-drive, battery, and the hard-drive again.
No it says, no added shaders which it is referring to additional shaders from the Flipper GPU (Gamecube). Essentially from what they're saying the new GPU has more onboard RAM and a higher clock speed but no additional shader pipelines.
The reason that you do not see any of that software (or as much of that software) on Windows XP is because Microsoft would get slapped with an Anti-trust lawsuit as soon as they did that. Its not because Microsoft can't produce any of that software, but its because they are limited in what they can put into their operating system.
The majority of people do not understand this, and always spout it as a reason why OS X is better than Windows. The truth is you are the person who determines how productive you are on an operating system. For some people (e.g. the vast majority) they don't need to be moving in and out of bash shells, and compiling new kernel releases. They want to ability to have that all "automated" for them. People are inherently lazy, remember?
I use Windows simply because its the most productive operating system for me. I use Visual C++ for school, MASM for school, and various other applications that I would need to spend hours upon hours screwing with WINE with to get running. I don't have that kind of time, and I need it to Just Work. Before any of you complain about Windows not working: This system has been installed, running, and virus/malware free for over a year (Service Pack 2, and GRISoft Virus Scanner). If you know how to properly use your system you won't have problems.
How does that not compare to the current version of Xbox Live only being out for the Xbox 360? Which, unless something happened in the last 24 hours, is in very limited supply.
Which they made you pay $100 a pop for each version. That's $400 to upgrade from 10.1 to 10.5 when you get free service packs from Microsoft, and you only need to pay ~$120 for the newest version of Windows 5 years down the pipe. Apple has been adding features to their operating system since day one to bring it up to snuff, but Microsoft has been patching thiers and adding things through service packs.
The point is: Apple has not released 4 reworked operating systems. They've released service packs with additional software (including UI enhancements, and speed gains). They are basically service packs, which, by the way, Microsoft released Service Pack 2 less than 5 years ago. Microsoft can't release all of their software inside their operating system because they would be slammed with an Antitrust lawsuit. Which is why you can always pick up the newest versions, beta or not, all over the web and test them on your machine.
I am not trying to belittle OSX, but its not the same release pattern as Microsoft (obviously). They are bringing their operating system "up to snuff" with (the majority) of changes being "under the hood" (including patches and what not). Microsoft tends to release everything all at once, and then release service packs with additional features.
So in short, it's the Revolution for me. It's likely to be cheap, doesn't come with DRM bundled, takes an innovative approach to the controller (we hope) and it's built for gaming, period. The alternative is more of the same along with questionable agendas which may, or may not be, in my best interest.
So one of the reasons that you're buying the Revolution is because it does not come with "DRM" bundled? How exactly do you know this? It's going to be playing DVDs, therefore, it has DRM by default because of that. Nintendo is going to be sure that you cannot take the games that you bought from their online store on the PC. There's DRM right there. Do you think they're going to let you copy those CDs and give them to your buddy up the street? Nope. There's some more DRM.
I don't see why you put this company in a different light than Sony/Microsoft. Their console is going to have DRM as well.
If Microsoft threatened to pull out of EU (which IMO won't happen) the EU would shit their pants. Just to show them taht MS has balls, I honestly would pull ALL THE SOFTWARE LICENSES including NT/2000/2003 server licenses. If they want to have Linux and free software so bad, let them have it, but let them do it mass chaos. They would be crawling back to Microsoft's feet.
"The gamecube ran software almost on par with an xbox 360 with processor specs at almost have the speed. Why can't programemrs just be more efficient at what they do and hwo they use the computers rescources"
I guess you aren't a programmer, and the above statement comes from a true Nintendo fanboy. The gamecube did absolutely not run software on par with an Xbox 360. Processor specs at almost half the speed? First of all, I believe its more like, 30 times the speed (3 Power5 @ 3.2ghz each) without including multi-threading.
Unfortunately jumped onto the iPod bandwagon thinking the player was actually of good quality. Went to Best Buy (there was a sale), bought the player, and the extended/replacement warrenty. I used the player for a solid 4 months before problems started to exist. The hard-drive began failing, and I returned it to Best Buy who sent it out to Apple for repair. It took a few weeks, got it back, and apparently was told that "Nothing was wrong."
The iPod had been fixed, because the problem did not reoccur. I go along my merry way until September when the iPod started doing the same thing again, once again back to Best Buy, and back to Apple. I got the player back after 6-7 weeks and it worked perfect. Hard-drive malfunction, and apparently replaced it. Now comes January, same problems existing again, and once again its back in the shop at Apple.
This was a 4G iPod that I bought last March, and its been in the shop for nearly 4 months out of the year I've had it (not to mention the weeks of variable usage because of problems starting). It has to be the single worst electronic product I have ever bought, ever. I am waiting for my replacement warrenty to start up so that I can finally get a different player, but unfortunately, it needs to go back two more times (or Apple refuse to fix it) before that happens at Best Buy.
You mean stopping Real from putting their DRM format (after they needed to reverse engineer it in order to work) on the iPod isn't anti-competitive? Not licensing FairPlay to allow other players in the market isn't anti-competitive? It seems, to me, that the majority of people who are arguing in favor of Apple are simply not looking at the facts--or looking at the facts and comparing it to Microsoft's situation. I think Apple is by-far doing worse than what Microsoft was convicted for, because now it actually involves something that I own and cherish.
If this was Microsoft you would be arguing in the other favor. That's a fact. You seem to be too blind to see the fact that Apple is a monopoly. Fuck you.
Apple zealots finally have something to be proud about, and they don't want the little fact that they are breaking the law to stop that. Give them a break.
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I guess we are forgetting about Heroes on DVD. Personally, I would rather have it on a physical format anyway. You can call me old school, old fashioned or paranoid; but I'd rather know that NBC can't just cancel their contract with my provider and I'm left screwed for the rest of the season.
Its Bush. Do we really want to alert the authorities if such is happening?
Except for the fact that now you need to pay for licensing on every single one of those machines for Windows? How is that not more expensive? I totally agree that Macs are a better overall broad solution for many people out there. But for certain students there are Windows only applications. Which means now you have to, again, but expensive hardware (because there is no mid-range tower - only the Mac-Mini) and a Windows license.
As soon as Apple comes out with a mid-range tower I'll eat my words.
By the way. I am writing this on a MacBook.
"I work for a Federal Agency, and we need the machines (IBM ThinkCenters running XP Pro) left on at nite for push updates. We tell the users to reboot before going home. Why? Stability reasons. Even XP eventually has memory issues if left running for too long, and a regular reboot keeps thing running smooth."
Because your users are idiots? I never turn this machine off. Never. I play video games, code in Visual Studio, run iTunes (which just so happens to be the worst program on this system when it comes to crashing and bugs). Never gets rebooted. I run Ubuntu through Virtual PC. Nope. No reboots. Its been running solid for a week now. Why only a week? I moved my machine to my college dorm. I plan on keeping it on hooked up to this UPS all semester.
What was the benefits over VHS with DVD? The two stand-outs are picture and audio. The picture and audio quality is a bigger jump with Blu-ray/HD-DVD than from VHS to DVD. The problem does not lie in the hardware (there really is no competition - Blu-ray is supported by basically the whole industry). The problem lies in the fact that the majority of the population does not own an HDTV. That is going to change over the next few years (sales of HDTV sets are up, and the prices for low-end models are nearing SDTV prices).
You are getting a deal by buying the Playstation 3. You may not want that deal, but then there is always the alternative. So why are you complaining again? If you don't want to pay for a Blu-ray player then buy an Xbox 360. The vast majority of games will be cross-platform between those two systems because they are equal on terms of system power. The Playstation 3 is a steal if you want, need, or love high definition movies right now. The content isn't here yet, but you can damn well bet its going to be flooding the market soon.
If you don't believe me about Blu-ray already winning this "battle" take a gander at how many companies are sponsering the format. Not to mention that all of the major studios (sans one) is sponsering Blu-ray. Its only a matter of time before the other jumps on board. I want high definition content but that doesn't mean that you want it as well. Use your power. The dollar. Buy what you need.
I already have a Wii.
So agreed! My iPod is back in service for the third time and it is just over a year old. The previous two times it was gone for 8 weeks (16 weeks out of the 52 that I've had it, and I didn't even use it each week/day!). I don't expect to get it back until mid-late May. I am glad that I bought the Best Buy extended warrenty so now I get store credit for the piece of shit. I'm going to get a new LCD TV.
Differently, afterall, that is their motto. Think Different.
#10 iPod hard-drives.
Owned mine for just over a year, and its been in three times for hard-drive failures.
Not yet. Give it time. It took 4-5 months of straight usage for mine to start crapping out, and then soon after that, it was a roller coaster ride of 6-8 weeks of waiting for them to replace the hard-drive, battery, and the hard-drive again.
I hope that is sarcasm. My iPod has been in the shop three times in the year that I've owned it.
No it says, no added shaders which it is referring to additional shaders from the Flipper GPU (Gamecube). Essentially from what they're saying the new GPU has more onboard RAM and a higher clock speed but no additional shader pipelines.
I believe it says, "Designed by Apple Computer..."
The reason that you do not see any of that software (or as much of that software) on Windows XP is because Microsoft would get slapped with an Anti-trust lawsuit as soon as they did that. Its not because Microsoft can't produce any of that software, but its because they are limited in what they can put into their operating system.
The majority of people do not understand this, and always spout it as a reason why OS X is better than Windows. The truth is you are the person who determines how productive you are on an operating system. For some people (e.g. the vast majority) they don't need to be moving in and out of bash shells, and compiling new kernel releases. They want to ability to have that all "automated" for them. People are inherently lazy, remember?
I use Windows simply because its the most productive operating system for me. I use Visual C++ for school, MASM for school, and various other applications that I would need to spend hours upon hours screwing with WINE with to get running. I don't have that kind of time, and I need it to Just Work. Before any of you complain about Windows not working: This system has been installed, running, and virus/malware free for over a year (Service Pack 2, and GRISoft Virus Scanner). If you know how to properly use your system you won't have problems.
The very hot thing was that Microsoft pulled dual core 3.2GHZ PowerPC chips out of them for the 360. Nice.
How does that not compare to the current version of Xbox Live only being out for the Xbox 360? Which, unless something happened in the last 24 hours, is in very limited supply.
Which they made you pay $100 a pop for each version. That's $400 to upgrade from 10.1 to 10.5 when you get free service packs from Microsoft, and you only need to pay ~$120 for the newest version of Windows 5 years down the pipe. Apple has been adding features to their operating system since day one to bring it up to snuff, but Microsoft has been patching thiers and adding things through service packs.
The point is: Apple has not released 4 reworked operating systems. They've released service packs with additional software (including UI enhancements, and speed gains). They are basically service packs, which, by the way, Microsoft released Service Pack 2 less than 5 years ago. Microsoft can't release all of their software inside their operating system because they would be slammed with an Antitrust lawsuit. Which is why you can always pick up the newest versions, beta or not, all over the web and test them on your machine.
I am not trying to belittle OSX, but its not the same release pattern as Microsoft (obviously). They are bringing their operating system "up to snuff" with (the majority) of changes being "under the hood" (including patches and what not). Microsoft tends to release everything all at once, and then release service packs with additional features.
So one of the reasons that you're buying the Revolution is because it does not come with "DRM" bundled? How exactly do you know this? It's going to be playing DVDs, therefore, it has DRM by default because of that. Nintendo is going to be sure that you cannot take the games that you bought from their online store on the PC. There's DRM right there. Do you think they're going to let you copy those CDs and give them to your buddy up the street? Nope. There's some more DRM.
I don't see why you put this company in a different light than Sony/Microsoft. Their console is going to have DRM as well.
If Microsoft threatened to pull out of EU (which IMO won't happen) the EU would shit their pants. Just to show them taht MS has balls, I honestly would pull ALL THE SOFTWARE LICENSES including NT/2000/2003 server licenses. If they want to have Linux and free software so bad, let them have it, but let them do it mass chaos. They would be crawling back to Microsoft's feet.
"The gamecube ran software almost on par with an xbox 360 with processor specs at almost have the speed. Why can't programemrs just be more efficient at what they do and hwo they use the computers rescources"
I guess you aren't a programmer, and the above statement comes from a true Nintendo fanboy. The gamecube did absolutely not run software on par with an Xbox 360. Processor specs at almost half the speed? First of all, I believe its more like, 30 times the speed (3 Power5 @ 3.2ghz each) without including multi-threading.
Here's some of my own:
Unfortunately jumped onto the iPod bandwagon thinking the player was actually of good quality. Went to Best Buy (there was a sale), bought the player, and the extended/replacement warrenty. I used the player for a solid 4 months before problems started to exist. The hard-drive began failing, and I returned it to Best Buy who sent it out to Apple for repair. It took a few weeks, got it back, and apparently was told that "Nothing was wrong."
The iPod had been fixed, because the problem did not reoccur. I go along my merry way until September when the iPod started doing the same thing again, once again back to Best Buy, and back to Apple. I got the player back after 6-7 weeks and it worked perfect. Hard-drive malfunction, and apparently replaced it. Now comes January, same problems existing again, and once again its back in the shop at Apple.
This was a 4G iPod that I bought last March, and its been in the shop for nearly 4 months out of the year I've had it (not to mention the weeks of variable usage because of problems starting). It has to be the single worst electronic product I have ever bought, ever. I am waiting for my replacement warrenty to start up so that I can finally get a different player, but unfortunately, it needs to go back two more times (or Apple refuse to fix it) before that happens at Best Buy.
Apple is dead to me in that aspect. Horrible.
You mean stopping Real from putting their DRM format (after they needed to reverse engineer it in order to work) on the iPod isn't anti-competitive? Not licensing FairPlay to allow other players in the market isn't anti-competitive? It seems, to me, that the majority of people who are arguing in favor of Apple are simply not looking at the facts--or looking at the facts and comparing it to Microsoft's situation. I think Apple is by-far doing worse than what Microsoft was convicted for, because now it actually involves something that I own and cherish.
If this was Microsoft you would be arguing in the other favor. That's a fact. You seem to be too blind to see the fact that Apple is a monopoly. Fuck you.
Apple zealots finally have something to be proud about, and they don't want the little fact that they are breaking the law to stop that. Give them a break.