if you believed in the rapture then you would realize that it means that only the evil non-believers would be left on the earth...but your post reads like you don't buy into religion?
dude your last line makes not sense.
thats an excellent suggestion, however it would devastate Microsoft's revenue stream. I say that because a subscription would have to have 2 atributes: (1) lower price and (2) it would generate the need for microsoft to continuously upgrade and add value to the software to justify the subscription. If the subscription price is more than the cost of "upgrading" every 4 years then business will likely opt out because the savings isn't there, and similarly if the software enhancements/changes/support isn't significant on an ongoing basis they will not see value to the subscription either.
Ultimately businesses consider an OS an investment that requires a return on that sunk cost. The theory being that you want to purchase infrastructure (hardware, os, software apps) and then use them until you reap 5,10,15x the cost in productivity or business efficiency. No business wants to continually invest in infrastructure without seeing this return on investment. It impacts the profitability of the business.
Microsoft has a tough delimna here. They have added so many features and functionality that they have pretty much satisfied what their customers want (outside of security obviously, but even there they are making strides in the right direction). It is at this point that their product will feel the commoditization squeeze, which means razor thin profit margins or customers who just don't upgrade. It is also at this point of market maturity that the door is opened to fierce competition (from Linux or even Apple maybe for example).
The bottom line is that Microsoft's business model has to change now, but they are struggling to redefine profit streams and stave off impending competition also.
I think that Microsoft will have to undergo some significant changes in the next decade to adapt to what I believe is a commodity space now. Even office apps are entering this space.
if they make games specifically for their consoles then you would think that naturally the piracy rate would go down, so wouldn't that also be a motivation to "migrate" gaming more toward the console than the PC? I would think it makes sense. At the very least it would raise the bar significantly (technologically) for the average game pirate. More hoops to jump through to pirate a title means more and more pirates just giving up on pirating and either buying the games (and consoles) or, to a lesser extent, just not buying at all.
Ultimately its a smart business move to lock people into the proprietary hardware for gaming.
"'Recent developments have proven that new business models to get content out to customers can work,' Wunsch-Vincent said. 'Now is the time for the content industry, access and technology providers to get out of courts and back to business.'"
Why is this so hard for the *AA's to understand? If people want to download their entertainment, why not set up a business model that provides for that? Sure some folks will continue to "get it for free", but the vast majority will take the legal route and pay for their downloads.
As for me - I don't download nearly as much as I used to. The legal implications are frankly not worth it. BUT, I no longer buy any music or go to the theatre nearly as much as I used to simply because I am sickened so greatly by the behavior of the *AA's. Their current "solution" is, in my case, costing them far more revenue through their "action" than their "inaction".
Alas, this point requires depth of understanding that I fear the *AA's lack.
and yet "quality digital content is a key driver that makes consumers embrace new services"
The RIAA and MPAA don't seem to want to provide viable alternatives to P2P's infringing uses, but they want a CARRIERS to police it for them? And invade their customer's privacy?
This is soo crazy stupid that is is scary. What kind of out-of-tune whackos would think that this is a good idea?
The bottom line is that Broadband access is a tool. Customers rent the pipe. Just like telephones, electricity, gas. How in the world would it possibly make sense that your local telephone, electric, or gas company would have to make sure you weren't using their product in an illegal fashion?
Orwellian.
I am sooo glad that I don't buy CD's or Movies anymore. And no, I don't download either. These industries are just plain selfish and evil. They don't DESERVE my money.
not only that, but that thermal paper they use to print on fades after a year in the drawer.
That happened to me regarding a car battery receipt. Luckily WalMart hasn't forgotten about their customers yet, and they laughed with me and gave me a new battery anyway.
"Massive Incorporated is the creator of the world's first video game advertising network. Massive delivers dynamic advertising to M18-34 gamers and allows publishers and advertisers to finally capitalize on the largest cultural and economic entertainment force in the world. With its patent-pending technology, Massive dynamically serves advertising across the largest aggregated network of premier video game titles and delivers measured results on consumer interaction with this brand messaging."
Should be interesting to see exactly what they are going to patent here, and how that would affect the modder's ability to "interfere" with said ad-placements in the game.
I am stunned that the ad industry has once again proved to me that there is no sacred place safe from them. Like others mention in this thread, video games are escapes from reality. I just can't see myself buying a game (full price, no doubt) and then being satisfied with seeing coke, pepsi, HP , Dell, iPod, etc ads and jingles throughout. It would make me sick to my stomach.
what you left out? 6) What percent of the music you download from P2P, etc is music that you already own in CD/tape/record/8track format? 6) (answer) = 50%.
I mean, seriously, how many different ways can they release this and still dupe people into buying it?
My brother-in-law is a Star Wars FREAK! He has tons, if not all, of the collectables from the original trilogy, a VHS copy, and DVD copies. He will probably buy this version also... Sheesh!
At what point does one say "you know, I already have that, what's the point in buying it again?"
"50 Billion in the bank proves nothing beyond that they have a ton of money."
So at what point do we say there is a difference between a decent profit and out-and-out rape of the consumer?
"That's the excuse of the oppressed and I seriously doubt you're being oppressed by anyone except your parents."
LOL. You're a dork. I am 37 years old and make triple digits (seriously). You have no idea what you are talking about, I assure you.
Its not about "the rich" as you put it. Its about "standing up against what you know is wrong", which as you get older becomes more important. never mind.. you wouldn't understand.
you're kidding right? and OEM POS-not-a-full-bootable-cd?
Its like paying for a lexus and getting a volkwagen with a lexus sticker.
Please... look at the feature list for SuSe Proe and XP Home.
Lamer.
EXACTLY
I would LOVE to say my copy of XP is legit, but I am not made of money, and Microsoft IS. $299 indeed... I bought SuSe Pro for $79 this year. MS can bite me. Sorry, but they rip people off big time. 50BILLION in the bank proves it.
downloaded an evaluation copy of a "certain" program, liked it, looked for a "keygen", found it, scanned it for virii, clean (excellent!), ran it...
watched in horror as my monitor went instantly black and the computer rebooted (of course this was windoze). hard drived was hosed beyong hope. had to rebuild from scratch.
Now, do I blame them for publishing a malicious keygen? Not really. It was my fault for trying to get the product for free. Do I think that hosing my hard drive was a bit extreme? yes sir, and I would like to slap them 1000 times with a wet hose for it.
Oh well... now I run my keygens as a "guest" account.;-) (yeah I know...shoulda done that anyway.)
what they are told [being the truth or not], some don't care at all. Michael is hoping to (a) get more voters to the polls, and (b) polarize the fence stradlers to vote democrat. He has the right to participate in free speech, and we have the right to believe, ignore, and/or refute his claims.
If it gets more people fired up about voting then great we need more folks to care in that fashion, but I hope people would recognize the pure propaganda elements in the film (I know, whishful thinking).
Unfortunately those who would be influenced to vote based on the film probably aren't the ones that would spend the time in learning all the facts to make an informed choice.
Just a friendly warning for the non-geekier readers out there: there are a LOT of bogus copies of this out on the net and P2P. Some are trojaned, some are pre-RTM. If its not the right size, md5 hash, or not digitally signed by MS and dated 8-4-04 don't install it.
Have to give MS kudos on this one. The security center is a good addition, if a little annoying at first until you customize it to fit your situation. It even recognized AntiVir as my anti-virus program.
System is running fine, no problems during or afer install except for a "cannot back up atapi.sys" warning (no big).
Can you trust a guy whose fav music is polka??
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and who works in a museum, no less. All I feel is pity for the guy.
Core business functions like customer support, coding, design, and manufacturing are leaving North America?
Admittedly I am a tin-foil hatter by nature, but its scary to me that corporations are throwing work en masse over the borders seemingly without concern for long term impact (loss of core competency in the North American organizations) or strategic risks (war, etc).
At what point to we say to ourselves, "shit, we just sold the farm but we still need to plant crops(!)"
OSS is not defeatable in the manner that MS^H^HSCO is trying to do it.
OSS is the future. Its a rising tide and it can't be stopped. OSS is a true world-wide grass roots movement that is sweeping into the mainstream like a summer wildfire. The media is a tool of the rich and the powerful so it will always reflect those interests initially. As soon as they "get the picture" they will change their tune en masse.
We are really just waiting on the courts to define the boundaries that Groklaw, et. al. have been theorizing about.
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if you believed in the rapture then you would realize that it means that only the evil non-believers would be left on the earth...but your post reads like you don't buy into religion? dude your last line makes not sense.
thats an excellent suggestion, however it would devastate Microsoft's revenue stream. I say that because a subscription would have to have 2 atributes: (1) lower price and (2) it would generate the need for microsoft to continuously upgrade and add value to the software to justify the subscription. If the subscription price is more than the cost of "upgrading" every 4 years then business will likely opt out because the savings isn't there, and similarly if the software enhancements/changes/support isn't significant on an ongoing basis they will not see value to the subscription either.
Ultimately businesses consider an OS an investment that requires a return on that sunk cost. The theory being that you want to purchase infrastructure (hardware, os, software apps) and then use them until you reap 5,10,15x the cost in productivity or business efficiency. No business wants to continually invest in infrastructure without seeing this return on investment. It impacts the profitability of the business.
Microsoft has a tough delimna here. They have added so many features and functionality that they have pretty much satisfied what their customers want (outside of security obviously, but even there they are making strides in the right direction). It is at this point that their product will feel the commoditization squeeze, which means razor thin profit margins or customers who just don't upgrade. It is also at this point of market maturity that the door is opened to fierce competition (from Linux or even Apple maybe for example).
The bottom line is that Microsoft's business model has to change now, but they are struggling to redefine profit streams and stave off impending competition also.
I think that Microsoft will have to undergo some significant changes in the next decade to adapt to what I believe is a commodity space now. Even office apps are entering this space.
if they make games specifically for their consoles then you would think that naturally the piracy rate would go down, so wouldn't that also be a motivation to "migrate" gaming more toward the console than the PC? I would think it makes sense. At the very least it would raise the bar significantly (technologically) for the average game pirate. More hoops to jump through to pirate a title means more and more pirates just giving up on pirating and either buying the games (and consoles) or, to a lesser extent, just not buying at all. Ultimately its a smart business move to lock people into the proprietary hardware for gaming.
"'Recent developments have proven that new business models to get content out to customers can work,' Wunsch-Vincent said. 'Now is the time for the content industry, access and technology providers to get out of courts and back to business.'"
Why is this so hard for the *AA's to understand? If people want to download their entertainment, why not set up a business model that provides for that? Sure some folks will continue to "get it for free", but the vast majority will take the legal route and pay for their downloads.
As for me - I don't download nearly as much as I used to. The legal implications are frankly not worth it. BUT, I no longer buy any music or go to the theatre nearly as much as I used to simply because I am sickened so greatly by the behavior of the *AA's. Their current "solution" is, in my case, costing them far more revenue through their "action" than their "inaction".
Alas, this point requires depth of understanding that I fear the *AA's lack.
wow... We don't talk that way in Houston. You must be from East Texas?
- Implement filtering technology?
- Limit Bandwidth?
- Retain Records?
and yet "quality digital content is a key driver that makes consumers embrace new services"
The RIAA and MPAA don't seem to want to provide viable alternatives to P2P's infringing uses, but they want a CARRIERS to police it for them? And invade their customer's privacy?
This is soo crazy stupid that is is scary. What kind of out-of-tune whackos would think that this is a good idea?
The bottom line is that Broadband access is a tool. Customers rent the pipe. Just like telephones, electricity, gas. How in the world would it possibly make sense that your local telephone, electric, or gas company would have to make sure you weren't using their product in an illegal fashion?
Orwellian.
I am sooo glad that I don't buy CD's or Movies anymore. And no, I don't download either. These industries are just plain selfish and evil. They don't DESERVE my money.
nahh...
not only that, but that thermal paper they use to print on fades after a year in the drawer.
That happened to me regarding a car battery receipt. Luckily WalMart hasn't forgotten about their customers yet, and they laughed with me and gave me a new battery anyway.
"Massive Incorporated is the creator of the world's first video game advertising network. Massive delivers dynamic advertising to M18-34 gamers and allows publishers and advertisers to finally capitalize on the largest cultural and economic entertainment force in the world. With its patent-pending technology, Massive dynamically serves advertising across the largest aggregated network of premier video game titles and delivers measured results on consumer interaction with this brand messaging."
Should be interesting to see exactly what they are going to patent here, and how that would affect the modder's ability to "interfere" with said ad-placements in the game.
I am stunned that the ad industry has once again proved to me that there is no sacred place safe from them. Like others mention in this thread, video games are escapes from reality. I just can't see myself buying a game (full price, no doubt) and then being satisfied with seeing coke, pepsi, HP , Dell, iPod, etc ads and jingles throughout. It would make me sick to my stomach.
WHY WAS THIS MODDED OFFTOPIC? I answered the parent question and offered my opinion of what was left out?
1) 50%
:-P
2) 0%
3) 0%
4) 50%
5) 0%
what you left out?
6) What percent of the music you download from P2P, etc is music that you already own in CD/tape/record/8track format?
6) (answer) = 50%.
so 100% of my music is legal.
I mean, seriously, how many different ways can they release this and still dupe people into buying it?
My brother-in-law is a Star Wars FREAK! He has tons, if not all, of the collectables from the original trilogy, a VHS copy, and DVD copies. He will probably buy this version also... Sheesh!
At what point does one say "you know, I already have that, what's the point in buying it again?"
Serious question.
"50 Billion in the bank proves nothing beyond that they have a ton of money." So at what point do we say there is a difference between a decent profit and out-and-out rape of the consumer? "That's the excuse of the oppressed and I seriously doubt you're being oppressed by anyone except your parents." LOL. You're a dork. I am 37 years old and make triple digits (seriously). You have no idea what you are talking about, I assure you. Its not about "the rich" as you put it. Its about "standing up against what you know is wrong", which as you get older becomes more important. never mind.. you wouldn't understand.
you're kidding right? and OEM POS-not-a-full-bootable-cd? Its like paying for a lexus and getting a volkwagen with a lexus sticker. Please... look at the feature list for SuSe Proe and XP Home. Lamer.
EXACTLY I would LOVE to say my copy of XP is legit, but I am not made of money, and Microsoft IS. $299 indeed... I bought SuSe Pro for $79 this year. MS can bite me. Sorry, but they rip people off big time. 50BILLION in the bank proves it.
downloaded an evaluation copy of a "certain" program, liked it, looked for a "keygen", found it, scanned it for virii, clean (excellent!), ran it...
;-) (yeah I know...shoulda done that anyway.)
watched in horror as my monitor went instantly black and the computer rebooted (of course this was windoze). hard drived was hosed beyong hope. had to rebuild from scratch.
Now, do I blame them for publishing a malicious keygen? Not really. It was my fault for trying to get the product for free. Do I think that hosing my hard drive was a bit extreme? yes sir, and I would like to slap them 1000 times with a wet hose for it.
Oh well... now I run my keygens as a "guest" account.
due to technological limitations (heat disapation, power consumption) that will cause its demise.
*rolls eyes*
what they are told [being the truth or not], some don't care at all. Michael is hoping to (a) get more voters to the polls, and (b) polarize the fence stradlers to vote democrat. He has the right to participate in free speech, and we have the right to believe, ignore, and/or refute his claims.
If it gets more people fired up about voting then great we need more folks to care in that fashion, but I hope people would recognize the pure propaganda elements in the film (I know, whishful thinking).
Unfortunately those who would be influenced to vote based on the film probably aren't the ones that would spend the time in learning all the facts to make an informed choice.
It was a fun ride but it got old a long time ago. Same with the Star Wars family.
good things are only good until they get ruined by over-indulgence. They've explored all the angles into a mind-numbing state of mediocrity.
Star Trek = cool
too much Star Trek = boring, repetitive, predictable, stale.
Better to spend their energies creating the next cool thing instead of re-hashing and desecrating the last cool thing.
"Lets lie, cheat, and steal, because at the end of the day the worst thing that happens is we get fired and retire rich."
thats just plain evil.
Just a friendly warning for the non-geekier readers out there: there are a LOT of bogus copies of this out on the net and P2P. Some are trojaned, some are pre-RTM. If its not the right size, md5 hash, or not digitally signed by MS and dated 8-4-04 don't install it. Have to give MS kudos on this one. The security center is a good addition, if a little annoying at first until you customize it to fit your situation. It even recognized AntiVir as my anti-virus program. System is running fine, no problems during or afer install except for a "cannot back up atapi.sys" warning (no big).
and who works in a museum, no less. All I feel is pity for the guy.
Core business functions like customer support, coding, design, and manufacturing are leaving North America?
Admittedly I am a tin-foil hatter by nature, but its scary to me that corporations are throwing work en masse over the borders seemingly without concern for long term impact (loss of core competency in the North American organizations) or strategic risks (war, etc).
At what point to we say to ourselves, "shit, we just sold the farm but we still need to plant crops(!)"
OSS is not defeatable in the manner that MS^H^HSCO is trying to do it.
OSS is the future. Its a rising tide and it can't be stopped. OSS is a true world-wide grass roots movement that is sweeping into the mainstream like a summer wildfire. The media is a tool of the rich and the powerful so it will always reflect those interests initially. As soon as they "get the picture" they will change their tune en masse.
We are really just waiting on the courts to define the boundaries that Groklaw, et. al. have been theorizing about.
Microsoft will just invent more layers of "Set program access and defaults" interfaces to "accomodate" the government.
The end result to sysadmins and programmers will be more landmines in the code, more virus entry points, and more failure points in general.
Between these and the new security provisions that will break some(?) current software, Longhorn will be a very "interesting" software release.
I think Microsoft is really betting the farm on this one, in more ways than one.
Either that or they will finally find OS utopia and we will all be happy (pause bursts of laughter).