Interfaces for in-car systems have traditionally been fucking terrible, as manufacturers scramble to cram as many funcions in as few buttons and switches as possible. This was true in the 80s with radios with built cassette players and remains true today.
This is why we need Apple to build a car and give these morons a clue on how to design a proper user interface.
(OT: next we need Apple to teach SAP about UIs too)
The printer itself will be more expensive... and the refills will be expensive too, but since you've already bought the expensive printer, you're locked in.
Yes, I was 16 when the 3DO came out. Also, I know that some great franchises, like NFS, started on 3DO.
From a business and financial standpoint, the 3DO and Steam machine are pretty much identical.
On the hardware front, company A creates the design, builds a prototype, and licenses the technology so companies B, C, D, and E manufacture it and assume all the risks and costs in the supply chain (manufacturing, sales, etc.) while company A laughs all the way to the bank to cash the licensing fee checks.
On the software front, company A builds a middleware in which games will run, and sells licenses so that companies W, X, Y, Z can write games for said machine while assuming all risk and costs associated with game development. Meanwhile, company A laughs all the way to the bank to cash those licensing fee checks. At least, Valve also has its delivery system to avoid inventory and shipping expenses.
No wonder hardware builders that signed up for this never went past the prototype stage.
Like most abilities, getting only a few hours of sleep and feeling fine the next day is an acquired skill. Yes, it requires time, discipline and willpower, but blaming your genes for being a lazy bum is not an excuse.
But don't complain when you buy whole foods that cost twice as much.
Transgenics are cheaper to produce, because crops grow faster, require fewer pesticides, yield better/bigger products, etc.
There's yet to me any serious study that proves that trangenic foods kill, cause cancer, kills babies, etc, because the technology is so new and groundbreaking.
This time it's Tidal, the streaming service built by Jay Z, Madonna, and other artists who want a "fair share" of the streaming music pie.
Their business model is incredible: offer the same crap music they've been donig for ages, in supposedly hifi quality (polished turd analogy goes here) for twice the price of Spotify.
Brilliant plan all around. So brilliant that Apple is copying it and tying it to iToys.
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Don't fucking play.
What led VW to cheating emissions test resuts was PRECISELY too much regulation.
Regulation is always bad, period. But then again, this is left wing dot (might as well be stylized \.) so I fully expect to be modded Troll.
You mean to tell me Americans aren't smart enough to do their own research to find out what the safer cars are?
Oh, that's right, state-funded public education is in the toilet too.
See? Everything government touches turns into shit. Like a Midas touch in reverse.
Seriously? These idiots are boasting that they scam... Facebook users, which are mostly non-tech people, like soccer moms, pre-teens, and the elderly?
It wants its "latest" version of Android back.
More government is never the solution. Government is out there to screw the population and protect its own interests.
If you don't trust mainstream media, get your news from other sources.
I'm not surprised one bit by this study.
Interfaces for in-car systems have traditionally been fucking terrible, as manufacturers scramble to cram as many funcions in as few buttons and switches as possible. This was true in the 80s with radios with built cassette players and remains true today.
This is why we need Apple to build a car and give these morons a clue on how to design a proper user interface.
(OT: next we need Apple to teach SAP about UIs too)
Will I have to sell an organ or refinance my home to buy one of these? Decisions, decisions...
The printer itself will be more expensive... and the refills will be expensive too, but since you've already bought the expensive printer, you're locked in.
Yes, I was 16 when the 3DO came out. Also, I know that some great franchises, like NFS, started on 3DO.
From a business and financial standpoint, the 3DO and Steam machine are pretty much identical.
On the hardware front, company A creates the design, builds a prototype, and licenses the technology so companies B, C, D, and E manufacture it and assume all the risks and costs in the supply chain (manufacturing, sales, etc.) while company A laughs all the way to the bank to cash the licensing fee checks.
On the software front, company A builds a middleware in which games will run, and sells licenses so that companies W, X, Y, Z can write games for said machine while assuming all risk and costs associated with game development. Meanwhile, company A laughs all the way to the bank to cash those licensing fee checks. At least, Valve also has its delivery system to avoid inventory and shipping expenses.
No wonder hardware builders that signed up for this never went past the prototype stage.
I guess Gabe Newel wasn't born when the 3DO came out and learned nothing from its failure.
To all retailers that have warehouses full of Steam machines ready to be sold like hotcakes.
Oh wait...
Steam machine is just that: steam.
Great move by Microsoft.
So let's create our own, damnit!!
Like most abilities, getting only a few hours of sleep and feeling fine the next day is an acquired skill. Yes, it requires time, discipline and willpower, but blaming your genes for being a lazy bum is not an excuse.
Because it worked so well for RIAA / MPAA, right?
+1000 Insightful.
Thank you for summarizing the whole issue so eloquently. Wanna be a commie, GTFO EU.
But don't complain when you buy whole foods that cost twice as much.
Transgenics are cheaper to produce, because crops grow faster, require fewer pesticides, yield better/bigger products, etc.
There's yet to me any serious study that proves that trangenic foods kill, cause cancer, kills babies, etc, because the technology is so new and groundbreaking.
"Just a concept" are a dime a dozen. It's the execution that counts.
These are the same people who believe that women came from a man's rib, and a virgin woman gave birth, and the moon landing was a hoax.
What do you expect from these nutjobs?
Not if you're running a for-profit website.
They should've known better, really.
Trademarked names' owners protect them tooth and nail, otherwise they lose the name.
This is entirely different from the clusterfuck that is patents / copyright laws.
I can name 20 (or 50, or maybe 100) people with far more economic influence in the last 20 years than this douchebag.
This time it's Tidal, the streaming service built by Jay Z, Madonna, and other artists who want a "fair share" of the streaming music pie.
Their business model is incredible: offer the same crap music they've been donig for ages, in supposedly hifi quality (polished turd analogy goes here) for twice the price of Spotify.
Brilliant plan all around. So brilliant that Apple is copying it and tying it to iToys.
You're aware there's a wireless adapter for Xbox 360/One gamepads for Windows, right?
Easy, don't buy it. This thing wasn't meant for you. Keep using the controller that came with your Xbox One and be happy.
What's with this "me, me, me" generation, where something sucks just because it doesn't please ME??
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_space