So-called "wide" screens are a scam to sell you more "inches" but actually a smaller area. That's actually a misnomer, they should be called short screens! The classic 4:3 ratio is better in every way.
Because of the controller! Despite everything that is wrong about the Xbone, I still look at the controller and think: well, this looks comfortable, unlike the other guy's shit. The Playstation's controller is a total deal breaker, I won't get a PS4 unless there's some third-party controller that puts the left analog in the ergonomically correct place!
No, the problem was not the hardware, as the ports of Ms. Pac Man and Jr. Pac Man for the 2600 were pretty decent. The problem was bad management. Tod Frye was given an unreasonable deadline and only 4K, despite repeatedly requesting 8K (which is not "cheating", mind you). Atari's CEO even dismissed warnings that the game was not up to par. So what they released was pretty much a prototype.
I don't buy games because they might be worth more someday; I buy games to play, to have a good time, and even to appreciate them as a kind of art. I buy games that matter to me.
People already are moving: casual users now just get tablets, usually running Android or iOS. Even if they also have a PC, they might as well run anything, as they have so little investment on Windows programs.
Why is it so hard for them to NOT FORCE US into their Metro crap ?
I think Microsoft really bet the farm on the Surface. With tablets outselling PCs, they think it's the future. This crap is part of the gamble.
See, they had been advocating the "tablet PC" since the XP days, with no success. Suddenly the iPad was huge, and they think: "We were right all along, people want tablets. We just have to push for ours harder." Well, fine. But their idea is that putting the same interface everywhere will get people to go for whatever system with which they are familiar. Gee, then why was no one interested when they did those awful tablets with XP?
The system itself was the problem, twice: as they just put a full desktop OS on a portable, not a slim one like Palm or Newton, the hardware had to be a full notebook PC with some touch junk tacked on. So it was expensive, heavy, and ran hot. Now, the Surface remains expensive, but it is light and runs cool enough, right? But the other problem was the fact that XP's interface was not adequate for tablets. So this time they are smart enough create this new interface, purportedly good for tablets. Meaning it is no longer adequate for the desktop. And they put it there anyway. Same mistake, only backwards.
And how did that familiarity thing work? Well, they changed everything, so nobody was familiar with Windows 8 anyway!
Apple knew better: different devices need different interfaces.
Well, that was not the only issue with OS/2. I think IBM had no idea how to reach home users, or didn't really care for OS/2. I recall reading about OS/2, how awesome it was, how it was much better than Windows... and then seeing IBM machines bundled with Windows. I mean, if they won't support their own system, if they won't throw their weight behind it, who would?
If Microsoft hadn't planted a trojan horse as Nokia's CEO, the mobile phone market would likely be a very different place: MeeGo would be now a strong contender versus iOS and Android. No change for Windows Phone, of course, it would be as dead as it is now.
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So-called "wide" screens are a scam to sell you more "inches" but actually a smaller area. That's actually a misnomer, they should be called short screens! The classic 4:3 ratio is better in every way.
Indeed. We could call it Jesus.
Bye bye, Firefox. Opera just got one more user.
Why get an Xbox One when you can soon get a PS4?
Because of the controller! Despite everything that is wrong about the Xbone, I still look at the controller and think: well, this looks comfortable, unlike the other guy's shit. The Playstation's controller is a total deal breaker, I won't get a PS4 unless there's some third-party controller that puts the left analog in the ergonomically correct place!
Hey, that's unfair: Linux actually has some apps!
and VIOLA!
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
It should be, because that's what the quotes insinuate!
Are you suggesting that Milosevic didn't actually die? That he is in fact still alive?
No, the implication is that Milosevic was killed.
I fart in king Bhumibol's general direction. His mother was a binturong and his father smelt of durians.
No, the problem was not the hardware, as the ports of Ms. Pac Man and Jr. Pac Man for the 2600 were pretty decent. The problem was bad management. Tod Frye was given an unreasonable deadline and only 4K, despite repeatedly requesting 8K (which is not "cheating", mind you). Atari's CEO even dismissed warnings that the game was not up to par. So what they released was pretty much a prototype.
Whooosh.
I don't buy games because they might be worth more someday; I buy games to play, to have a good time, and even to appreciate them as a kind of art. I buy games that matter to me.
Look at the bright side: even a modest PC could run the newest games well, because those games were designed for the modest hardware of consoles.
People already are moving: casual users now just get tablets, usually running Android or iOS. Even if they also have a PC, they might as well run anything, as they have so little investment on Windows programs.
Why is it so hard for them to NOT FORCE US into their Metro crap ?
I think Microsoft really bet the farm on the Surface. With tablets outselling PCs, they think it's the future. This crap is part of the gamble.
See, they had been advocating the "tablet PC" since the XP days, with no success. Suddenly the iPad was huge, and they think: "We were right all along, people want tablets. We just have to push for ours harder." Well, fine. But their idea is that putting the same interface everywhere will get people to go for whatever system with which they are familiar. Gee, then why was no one interested when they did those awful tablets with XP?
The system itself was the problem, twice: as they just put a full desktop OS on a portable, not a slim one like Palm or Newton, the hardware had to be a full notebook PC with some touch junk tacked on. So it was expensive, heavy, and ran hot. Now, the Surface remains expensive, but it is light and runs cool enough, right? But the other problem was the fact that XP's interface was not adequate for tablets. So this time they are smart enough create this new interface, purportedly good for tablets. Meaning it is no longer adequate for the desktop. And they put it there anyway. Same mistake, only backwards.
And how did that familiarity thing work? Well, they changed everything, so nobody was familiar with Windows 8 anyway!
Apple knew better: different devices need different interfaces.
lucky faggots who genetically simply don't store fat
Being unable to store fat is a crippling, extremely rare condition.
Fahrenheit? 0 = friggin' cold, 100 = friggin' hot.
How is that any easier than: 0 = water freezes, 100 = water boils?
How long is a foot? Approximately the size of your foot.
How long is a meter? Approximately the size of two steps. Big whoop.
Yes, for a change that's spending money in something worth it.
No, zero Celsius is "too damn cold", zero Fahrenheit is HOLY SHIT HOW CAN A HUMAN BEING LIVE HERE.
Did you expect that the White House administration was going to somehow force businesses and residents of the US to start using metric?
Why not? With three exceptions, EVERY country in the world did it at some point.
Well, that was not the only issue with OS/2. I think IBM had no idea how to reach home users, or didn't really care for OS/2. I recall reading about OS/2, how awesome it was, how it was much better than Windows... and then seeing IBM machines bundled with Windows. I mean, if they won't support their own system, if they won't throw their weight behind it, who would?
And #2 is... AOL, seriously?
I installed it under VirtualBox, but when I run it, after I log in, the virtual machine closes by itself and it appears as "aborted" in the list.
Hell if I know how, but his behavior shows clearly what he is.
If Microsoft hadn't planted a trojan horse as Nokia's CEO, the mobile phone market would likely be a very different place: MeeGo would be now a strong contender versus iOS and Android. No change for Windows Phone, of course, it would be as dead as it is now.