Microsoft's OS has been copied from others (DOS from IBM and NT from OS/2)
Actually, DOS was inspired by Digital Research's CP/M, and NT is said to take much from DEC's VMS and RSX-11 (David Cutler, NT's lead developer, had worked on those).
Sure, all of this would also be possible withOUT DRM, but it wouldn't be much of a business model if everyone could just download everything to any computer and just leave it there for someone else to play.
But that is what already happens anyway! Take a look at The Pirate Bay, Mininova, Black Cats, whatever... name any game, it's probably there. DRM is a serious nuisance to legit clients, but merely a quick and fun challenge to crackers. All this DRM-mania does nothing but make piracy look more attractive!
Gotta admire the GOG people... they sell some nice stuff at decent prices, and don't give you any of that DRM bullshit.
Problem is, "IBM is now Lenovo for their home-computer market" can easily be understood as "Lenovo is IBM, operating under a different name when they deal with the home-computer market.". (In fact, IBM owns 6.7% of Lenovo, but still, they are separate companies.)
Are they legally allowed to do this if Half-Life is still for sale and as Half-Life: Source exists?
Valve certainly knows this exists, and did not object to it; their only interference was requesting it not to be called Black Mesa: Source, as once planned, so people wouldn't think it is an official mod.
Of course the other question is how is this any different from Half-Life source?
Half-Life:Source took the original game and moved it to the Source engine. Same old models, same old levels, same old textures - hell, they didn't even use the High Definition pack. Other than better water effects and physics, it was no improvement at all. In contrast, Black Mesa is pretty much a rebuild from scratch.
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Having not read Anthem yet
Here it is. It's pretty good, and an easy read. Lacks the depth of Rand's later works, but the core values, the philosophical underpinnings, are all there.
"What's the point of a driving school? It should be really easy to drive: the big wheel turns to the left and the right, the pedal thingies make it go or stop. So intuitive!"
See, that is how most people use computers: they find the wheels and pedals, and never bother to learn anything else. Of course, something goes boom, or they run out of gas or oil, so they call a mechanic to save them - that is, a nerd friend or relative.
There is nothing better than going in the library, firing up a premium cigar or my pipe and doing either some actual real book work-reading of leisurely reading.
Oh, there is something better: reading while not inhaling noxious fumes.
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I for one re-played (in an emulator) Phntasy Star 3 because yeah it has ancient graphics and music but the gameplay kicked so much ass in its time, other games couldn't even come close.
Opinions, opinions... even back in the day, I thought Phantasy Star 2 and 3 were awful. The original Phantasy Star was a great game that pushed the SMS to its limits; those two sequels had some good writing, but despite the better hardware, they looked worse, sounded worse, and played worse. Luckily, Phantasy Star IV redeemed the series and ended it on a very high note.
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Scientology's rise happened long before the 'net became popular. These days, thanks to Anonymous, millions of people know what it really is all about.
An alternative is: "Plus ça change, plus c'est la même merde".
To be more precise, it was TBWA Chiat/Day. Here: http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=436198
Maybe you mean Jack Valenti, who compared the VCR to the Boston strangler.
This... is... ANOTHER MOVIEEEEEEEE!
Actually, DOS was inspired by Digital Research's CP/M, and NT is said to take much from DEC's VMS and RSX-11 (David Cutler, NT's lead developer, had worked on those).
But that is what already happens anyway! Take a look at The Pirate Bay, Mininova, Black Cats, whatever... name any game, it's probably there. DRM is a serious nuisance to legit clients, but merely a quick and fun challenge to crackers. All this DRM-mania does nothing but make piracy look more attractive!
Gotta admire the GOG people... they sell some nice stuff at decent prices, and don't give you any of that DRM bullshit.
Not only they live under a dictatorship, they're now forced to use a KDE-based distro! =(
Problem is, "IBM is now Lenovo for their home-computer market" can easily be understood as "Lenovo is IBM, operating under a different name when they deal with the home-computer market.". (In fact, IBM owns 6.7% of Lenovo, but still, they are separate companies.)
Actually, Lenovo is a chinese company that bought IBM's PC division.
Valve certainly knows this exists, and did not object to it; their only interference was requesting it not to be called Black Mesa: Source, as once planned, so people wouldn't think it is an official mod.
Half-Life:Source took the original game and moved it to the Source engine. Same old models, same old levels, same old textures - hell, they didn't even use the High Definition pack. Other than better water effects and physics, it was no improvement at all. In contrast, Black Mesa is pretty much a rebuild from scratch.
A pic of the developement team would be neat.
Here it is. It's pretty good, and an easy read. Lacks the depth of Rand's later works, but the core values, the philosophical underpinnings, are all there.
Car analogy time...
"What's the point of a driving school? It should be really easy to drive: the big wheel turns to the left and the right, the pedal thingies make it go or stop. So intuitive!"
See, that is how most people use computers: they find the wheels and pedals, and never bother to learn anything else. Of course, something goes boom, or they run out of gas or oil, so they call a mechanic to save them - that is, a nerd friend or relative.
Vista with some rough edges trimmed. Seems they'll just polish the turd a bit.
Oh, there is something better: reading while not inhaling noxious fumes.
Rule of thumb: if people like those think something is good... it must be bad.
What a comparison... Magical Mystery Tour at least had a kickass soundtrack.
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Mojave? They have yet to release Cairo!
You must be thinking of Eric S. Raymond.
Opinions, opinions... even back in the day, I thought Phantasy Star 2 and 3 were awful. The original Phantasy Star was a great game that pushed the SMS to its limits; those two sequels had some good writing, but despite the better hardware, they looked worse, sounded worse, and played worse. Luckily, Phantasy Star IV redeemed the series and ended it on a very high note.
1 - Don't use Flash.
2 - DON'T use Flash.
3 - DON'T USE FLASH.
I think that's overkill... I just want one of those cheap standalone routers, for a home with two or three computers.