Actually, there is no reason why Microsoft couldn't eventually do exactly the same thing Apple did, except pride keeps them from doign it.
WINE proves Unix can have Windows Binary compatibility. Mac OS X proves that Unix can be shoehorned into a usable Desktop environment.
Microsoft proves they're too stubborn to evolve with the times. Instead, they would rather force the times to evolve around them. If they're smart, they're already working on aways to build a Windows OS on top of FreeBSD, but I'm guessing that's not going to happen anytime soon.
they'll be putting Hollywood out of business, possibly within the next three years.
They. That's right. THEY will be putting hollywood out of business, but when he says "THEY" he doesn't me us, or the file sharers, or the fans. What he really should be saying is "THEY", Hollywood themselves.
If you're in the automotive business, and business is doing lousy because of the economy, you cut costs. If you're a dot-com, before you go bust, you cut costs. If you're a doctor, HMO, Radio Station, Factory, Fast Food Joint, anybody in business, when business is lousy, you cut costs.
So why is it then, that when Hollywood feels the economic crunch, they blame everyone, raise their salaries, raise their costs, and then stick it to the fans with a higher ticket price?
If they were any other business, they would have folded by now. I kind of hope the big studios fold. Little studios will take over, for cheaper, with new and innovative ideas. We'll still have movies to watch, it just won't be the movies THEY make. Good riddance.
The problem with that is whoever obtains it from you is technially breaking several laws.
It would just be easier to download the information, give it to your friends, and say "Shhh, you didn't get this from me."
I have a feeling a whole lot of that is going to happen anyway.
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since when were you required to run XF86 when you ran any Unix-based OS?
Ever since everybody begun to think desktops were requirements of a computer.
I for one don't even run X on my FreeBSD machine. I mean, it's installed, don't get me wrong. But I don't use it. I don't like it, why would I use it?
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That depends on which side you're standing in front of. The viewing angle in even the best of LCDs still leaves much to be desired, even if they have become very impressive in the past couple of years.
As far as image quality is concerned, some of the best CRTs and LCDs side by side are indistinguishable, so after having come to that realization it then boils down to how much space you have, and how much energy do you want to save.
The thing is -- I've never had to add or remove my e-mail client, either.
I think that was a joke or something, though I haven't seen it.
Outlook does kind of blow for some things, but for sucking so bad it still doesn't really give me any problems, unless you count it being totally fucking worthless for newsgroups. I don't even bother using it for that.
Incidently, I still have the majority of my e-mail since about 97 on this system. It's been brought forward upgrade after upgrade.
Anybody who ever uses Emulation/Implimentation/Binary Compatibility as a cop-out excuse for not needing another system is missing the point of native support.
Mac's/Linux can run PC games. So developers ask why they should port the project to the other systems. Result? Programs written for a proprietary system remain on a proprietary system and at best, users of other operating systems remain dependant on the Windows software base.
I don't think WineX is the way things should be going for Linux gamers. On the other hand, I'm gald it's come this far. For some users who really ONLY need Windows to run one or two games, WineX is great.
For those of us who buy three or four new games per month, relying on a system like this is not an option. It doesn't work with most of the newer games, and runs like crap with the new ones that do still manage to work.
So in the end it boils down to Unix at the Server, Windows for the games. Everything in the middle can be done on either system, and it's not like I have a problem with running a Unix box AND a Windows box.
Just like our government to deny the butterflies their right to good wholesome chunks of sodium.
I'm wondering how the heck butterflies get sodium in nature. Surely any sodium in the wild would have surely reacted and become part of some compound. Do the butterflies have some natural method of extracting it from other materials?
Nope, as far as the poor are concerned Libertarian and Republican are the same thing.
There is certainly merit to that argument, and I won't deny that economically, a Libertarian president could do almost exactly the same damage a Republican will do, except there are major differences that matter to me...
A Libertarian wouldn't take every opportunity to bomb the shit out of other countries...
A Libertarian would oppose things like the DMCA...
A Libertarian would work on laws that punish real evil people without trying to take away every last civil right we have left.
If you don't like the Libertarians, don't don't have to vote for them. But if you can honestly say you LIKE this bullshit "Two Party" system we have, then I think it's safe to assume you don't mind having your rights slowly taken away.
More important than that, if you ever vote for any one candidate you don't like just to "take votes" from someone you like even less, you're just as guilty as the person who doesn't vote at all.
If everybody voted for the candidate they truely felt best represented their views, I highly doubt we'd ever see anyone like Bush in office again.
I wish you Europeans would gird up your loins and tell our president to go fuck himself.
If you vote for Democrat or Republican, you have no right to complain.
I never vote for either party. I personally vote Libertarian. I have the right to complain when the rest of the shit-wits in the US vote for "The lesser of two evils."
Now, when more people wake up and stop electing EVIL (lesser or not), maybe the rest of the world won't think we're all so evil.
When I voted, I was telling both Bush AND Gore to go fuck themselves. What were YOU telling them?
sorry Microsoft, but some of your competitors have a game catalog that is much bigger than yours
On one side, you have Sony, tons of games, a few that are actually good, a few that are oustanding, and a good controller.
On the other side, you have Nintendo, a few outstanding games and several absolute must haves on the way. (METROID PRIME!!! ZELDA!!! HUAH!)
So yes, Microsoft does have it very rough. But seeing as how I play everything I'm definately going to see how good XBox live truely is.
Best case scenerio, I have a blast playing tons of games online and the concept of multiplayer is boosted just one level higher. Worst case, this fails and online gaming doesn't get adopted well by the console market yet. After all, if it's not XBox live, it CERTAINLY won't be that crap that's going on over at Sony. And while Nintendo may have no concrete online plans, it's pretty safe to assume they're going to do things similiarly to Sony. They're going to just give us online connectivity and say "Here, now bug the game developers." If that's the case, expect to see a very Dreamcast like acceptance.
That wouldn't exactly be illegal, but if a developer does it this way they will have to handle a whole lot of other things that they could otherwise ignore using the XBox Live service.
Really, if you think about it, XBox live does make things easier for the developer, though there isn't any reason why a game couldn't be created that would support both a peer to peer freeplay "Opened" system, as well as XBox live.
Current PC games often do similar things. (Diablo II for example -- where you can play Lan/Direct, Battle.Net opened, and closed.)
Well, given a hundred years at university and a few extra titles to my name, I'd be comfortable trying to summarize the article so don't take what I say at face value.
What I'm about to say MAY or MAY NOT be true. fnord
You are correct, it is wrong. I do it. He does it. She does it. Everybody does it. That doesn't make it right. It's always happened, it's just easier now. Way too easy, in fact. And they can't stop it through conventional means so they're trying to stop it with DRM and other bullshit.
Do I blame them? No. However, we created these fuckwits by contstantly fueling their market and now they're going to take the money we spent on them and use it to rape us by violating our rights.
Did we strike at them first? Yes, some people did steal music. Most people, even. However, the closer they come to realizing their DRM plans the more harm they do to everyone, including themselves.
The profitability of their precious Intellectual Property pales in importance to the civil liberties they are attempting to trample with things like the DMCA. I'm not saying the profits of artists is unimportant. I believe artists have the right to get paid. I just don't believe the way they are handling the situation is right, nor should it even be possible.
A few big companies with a whole lot of money should not be able to direct what laws are created for their own benefit while screwing nearly everyone else. fnord
They already lost a similar lawsuit in the early 90's.
It resulted in a 3 dollar increase in CD prices.
I wish I had a link to a historical reference to the previous lawsuit. I have plenty of faith that CDs will now cost nearly $25 apiece, esspecially as DRM starts to make a strong foothold in the marketplace.
The rumors of Capcom's death are just that, Rumors. They have not said anything about selling, only that they made some poor investments and are -- well -- hurting. But this doesn't many anything.
Also keep in mind that Capcom and Microsoft have no real prior working relationship, whil Capcom and Nintendo have a VERY SOLID working relationship.
Capcom has been doing much of their recent work on the Gamecube. Capcom even created the most recent two Zelda titles for the Gameboy (Ages and Seasons).
If Nintendo were trying to appeal more to an adult market, the aquisition of Capcom would be wise. The only reason one might doubt Nintendo's intentions of doing this would be that Nintendo has made a recent shift away from 2nd party developers and seems to be working towards developing stronger 3rd party ties, as well as focusing on in-house developement.
It's also important to point out that the RARE sale comes after some of the best talent have decided to leave (supposedly). Nintendo may have sold a company past it's prime. Microsoft either doesn't know this, or they simply want the name and don't care about the company's talent.
I hope the mainstream press doesn't find out about this - - it will be pitched as YANTA (Yet Another Terrorist Act).
I can see it now...
Professor Ali has created a device that produces large blocks of ice from thin air. When asked if he thought this would help turn the middle east into a lush paradise he responded... "I would rather cast my weapons of mass destruction into the heart of the serpent."
Dispite his recent invention, Ali denies involvement in the Ice Block attacks.
I still choose Debian GNU/linux because I believe that apt-get being as easy as it is will keep newbie Linux people upgrading regularly. This alone could have significant impact.
While I actually agree with you -- I don't see how that is any easier than Windows popping up a requestor saying "YOUR CRITICAL UPDATES HAVE DOWNLOADED AND ARE READY TO INSTALL."
True, there is a good chance the new terms of usage might require you hand over your newborn, or give your soul to Billy, but the newbie doesn't care about this.
Linux users think they can topple the Windows empire because ethically, Free Software has a more solid foundation than Microsoft. But they seem to ignore the fact that this means nothing because most users have no ethics.
If Unix is going to shoehorn it's self moreso into the desktop market, it's going to have to appeal more to the laziness of the masses and spend less time touting the ethical reasons. Things like Apt-Get are major steps in the right direction, though.
Your concern is understandable. I mean, if there is a fault, and pressure is building, then there is no reason to assume just because it didn't go off when predicted that it won't go off in the near future.
Though, from what I remember (and someone please correct me if I'm wrong) but the plates press up against each other with a kind of wave like regularity. That is -- there is some kind of ressonance going on and when the frequencies get within a certain range (as the theories currently go) the conditions are better for an earthquake than when they aren't ressonating "right" or whatever.
I'm certainly no expert on the subject, and perhaps someone would like to explain this further. But my point is -- I think if they predicted an earthquake at a certian time, it was probably because they believed the conditions would be right for it at that time.
Of course, since it's all theory and they really don't have much of a clue, I think I would be packing my bags if I were you.
Machine are better than people......because people are stupid dirty stinking liars.
Machines are just stupid.
Much like the bullshit Democrat Vs. Republican race the US is stuck in, the choice between hand counted or machine counted is a choice between the lesser of two evils.
The US will only wake up and create a better voting system when they overcome their idiotic obsession with choosing between two horrible candidates. (What? Are we Americans afraid what we might get done with a GOOD president?)
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Actually, there is no reason why Microsoft couldn't eventually do exactly the same thing Apple did, except pride keeps them from doign it.
WINE proves Unix can have Windows Binary compatibility. Mac OS X proves that Unix can be shoehorned into a usable Desktop environment.
Microsoft proves they're too stubborn to evolve with the times. Instead, they would rather force the times to evolve around them. If they're smart, they're already working on aways to build a Windows OS on top of FreeBSD, but I'm guessing that's not going to happen anytime soon.
they'll be putting Hollywood out of business, possibly within the next three years.
They. That's right. THEY will be putting hollywood out of business, but when he says "THEY" he doesn't me us, or the file sharers, or the fans. What he really should be saying is "THEY", Hollywood themselves.
If you're in the automotive business, and business is doing lousy because of the economy, you cut costs. If you're a dot-com, before you go bust, you cut costs. If you're a doctor, HMO, Radio Station, Factory, Fast Food Joint, anybody in business, when business is lousy, you cut costs.
So why is it then, that when Hollywood feels the economic crunch, they blame everyone, raise their salaries, raise their costs, and then stick it to the fans with a higher ticket price?
If they were any other business, they would have folded by now. I kind of hope the big studios fold. Little studios will take over, for cheaper, with new and innovative ideas. We'll still have movies to watch, it just won't be the movies THEY make. Good riddance.
The problem with that is whoever obtains it from you is technially breaking several laws.
It would just be easier to download the information, give it to your friends, and say "Shhh, you didn't get this from me."
I have a feeling a whole lot of that is going to happen anyway.
since when were you required to run XF86 when you ran any Unix-based OS?
Ever since everybody begun to think desktops were requirements of a computer.
I for one don't even run X on my FreeBSD machine. I mean, it's installed, don't get me wrong. But I don't use it. I don't like it, why would I use it?
What's wrong with Bash?
That depends on which side you're standing in front of. The viewing angle in even the best of LCDs still leaves much to be desired, even if they have become very impressive in the past couple of years.
As far as image quality is concerned, some of the best CRTs and LCDs side by side are indistinguishable, so after having come to that realization it then boils down to how much space you have, and how much energy do you want to save.
The thing is -- I've never had to add or remove my e-mail client, either.
I think that was a joke or something, though I haven't seen it.
Outlook does kind of blow for some things, but for sucking so bad it still doesn't really give me any problems, unless you count it being totally fucking worthless for newsgroups. I don't even bother using it for that.
Incidently, I still have the majority of my e-mail since about 97 on this system. It's been brought forward upgrade after upgrade.
Maybe I'm just lucky.
that the system might suddenly and without obvious cause irretrievably screw itself.
I've never had to do this. The people I know who TRUELY know what they are doing have never had to do this.
I don't fear my XP system crashing, because it doesn't.
I refuse to believe my copy is special, and I refuse to believe that I'm superior to other users.
Maybe other users, even the ones who THINK they know what they are doing, are just inferior to me?
Or, maybe, most users just don't know what they are doing? I think I'll buy that one.
Anybody who ever uses Emulation/Implimentation/Binary Compatibility as a cop-out excuse for not needing another system is missing the point of native support.
Mac's/Linux can run PC games. So developers ask why they should port the project to the other systems. Result? Programs written for a proprietary system remain on a proprietary system and at best, users of other operating systems remain dependant on the Windows software base.
I don't think WineX is the way things should be going for Linux gamers. On the other hand, I'm gald it's come this far. For some users who really ONLY need Windows to run one or two games, WineX is great.
For those of us who buy three or four new games per month, relying on a system like this is not an option. It doesn't work with most of the newer games, and runs like crap with the new ones that do still manage to work.
So in the end it boils down to Unix at the Server, Windows for the games. Everything in the middle can be done on either system, and it's not like I have a problem with running a Unix box AND a Windows box.
I'm getting the impression it's not uncommon within the gamer community.
The difference between him and us is that we're smart enough to take our required dosage of Mountain Dew and Pizza.
The old saying still stands...
SLEEP IS FOR THE WEAK.
And there is the other one...
DEATH IS NO REASON TO QUIT PLAYING.
Well, yes, but the butterflies WANT the sodium.
Just like our government to deny the butterflies their right to good wholesome chunks of sodium.
I'm wondering how the heck butterflies get sodium in nature. Surely any sodium in the wild would have surely reacted and become part of some compound. Do the butterflies have some natural method of extracting it from other materials?
Nope, as far as the poor are concerned Libertarian and Republican are the same thing.
There is certainly merit to that argument, and I won't deny that economically, a Libertarian president could do almost exactly the same damage a Republican will do, except there are major differences that matter to me...
A Libertarian wouldn't take every opportunity to bomb the shit out of other countries...
A Libertarian would oppose things like the DMCA...
A Libertarian would work on laws that punish real evil people without trying to take away every last civil right we have left.
If you don't like the Libertarians, don't don't have to vote for them. But if you can honestly say you LIKE this bullshit "Two Party" system we have, then I think it's safe to assume you don't mind having your rights slowly taken away.
More important than that, if you ever vote for any one candidate you don't like just to "take votes" from someone you like even less, you're just as guilty as the person who doesn't vote at all.
If everybody voted for the candidate they truely felt best represented their views, I highly doubt we'd ever see anyone like Bush in office again.
I wish you Europeans would gird up your loins and tell our president to go fuck himself.
If you vote for Democrat or Republican, you have no right to complain.
I never vote for either party. I personally vote Libertarian. I have the right to complain when the rest of the shit-wits in the US vote for "The lesser of two evils."
Now, when more people wake up and stop electing EVIL (lesser or not), maybe the rest of the world won't think we're all so evil.
When I voted, I was telling both Bush AND Gore to go fuck themselves. What were YOU telling them?
sorry Microsoft, but some of your competitors have a game catalog that is much bigger than yours
On one side, you have Sony, tons of games, a few that are actually good, a few that are oustanding, and a good controller.
On the other side, you have Nintendo, a few outstanding games and several absolute must haves on the way. (METROID PRIME!!! ZELDA!!! HUAH!)
So yes, Microsoft does have it very rough. But seeing as how I play everything I'm definately going to see how good XBox live truely is.
Best case scenerio, I have a blast playing tons of games online and the concept of multiplayer is boosted just one level higher. Worst case, this fails and online gaming doesn't get adopted well by the console market yet. After all, if it's not XBox live, it CERTAINLY won't be that crap that's going on over at Sony. And while Nintendo may have no concrete online plans, it's pretty safe to assume they're going to do things similiarly to Sony. They're going to just give us online connectivity and say "Here, now bug the game developers." If that's the case, expect to see a very Dreamcast like acceptance.
That wouldn't exactly be illegal, but if a developer does it this way they will have to handle a whole lot of other things that they could otherwise ignore using the XBox Live service.
Really, if you think about it, XBox live does make things easier for the developer, though there isn't any reason why a game couldn't be created that would support both a peer to peer freeplay "Opened" system, as well as XBox live.
Current PC games often do similar things. (Diablo II for example -- where you can play Lan/Direct, Battle.Net opened, and closed.)
Well, given a hundred years at university and a few extra titles to my name, I'd be comfortable trying to summarize the article so don't take what I say at face value.
What I'm about to say MAY or MAY NOT be true. fnord
I know it's wrong, but call a spade a spade.
You are correct, it is wrong. I do it. He does it. She does it. Everybody does it. That doesn't make it right. It's always happened, it's just easier now. Way too easy, in fact. And they can't stop it through conventional means so they're trying to stop it with DRM and other bullshit.
Do I blame them? No. However, we created these fuckwits by contstantly fueling their market and now they're going to take the money we spent on them and use it to rape us by violating our rights.
Did we strike at them first? Yes, some people did steal music. Most people, even. However, the closer they come to realizing their DRM plans the more harm they do to everyone, including themselves.
The profitability of their precious Intellectual Property pales in importance to the civil liberties they are attempting to trample with things like the DMCA. I'm not saying the profits of artists is unimportant. I believe artists have the right to get paid. I just don't believe the way they are handling the situation is right, nor should it even be possible.
A few big companies with a whole lot of money should not be able to direct what laws are created for their own benefit while screwing nearly everyone else. fnord
They already lost a similar lawsuit in the early 90's.
It resulted in a 3 dollar increase in CD prices.
I wish I had a link to a historical reference to the previous lawsuit. I have plenty of faith that CDs will now cost nearly $25 apiece, esspecially as DRM starts to make a strong foothold in the marketplace.
MS may now buy Capcom
The rumors of Capcom's death are just that, Rumors. They have not said anything about selling, only that they made some poor investments and are -- well -- hurting. But this doesn't many anything.
Also keep in mind that Capcom and Microsoft have no real prior working relationship, whil Capcom and Nintendo have a VERY SOLID working relationship.
Capcom has been doing much of their recent work on the Gamecube. Capcom even created the most recent two Zelda titles for the Gameboy (Ages and Seasons).
If Nintendo were trying to appeal more to an adult market, the aquisition of Capcom would be wise. The only reason one might doubt Nintendo's intentions of doing this would be that Nintendo has made a recent shift away from 2nd party developers and seems to be working towards developing stronger 3rd party ties, as well as focusing on in-house developement.
It's also important to point out that the RARE sale comes after some of the best talent have decided to leave (supposedly). Nintendo may have sold a company past it's prime. Microsoft either doesn't know this, or they simply want the name and don't care about the company's talent.
I hope the mainstream press doesn't find out about this - - it will be pitched as YANTA (Yet Another Terrorist Act).
I can see it now...
Professor Ali has created a device that produces large blocks of ice from thin air. When asked if he thought this would help turn the middle east into a lush paradise he responded... "I would rather cast my weapons of mass destruction into the heart of the serpent."
Dispite his recent invention, Ali denies involvement in the Ice Block attacks.
Sounds like CNN coverage to me.
Who here researches candidates before voting?
I simply never vote Democrat or Republican. Together those two have fucked things up long enough.
And yes, I do do vote.
We'll be much better off when the rest of the idiots in the country stop voting for "The party mom and pop liked".
I still choose Debian GNU/linux because I believe that apt-get being as easy as it is will keep newbie Linux people upgrading regularly. This alone could have significant impact.
While I actually agree with you -- I don't see how that is any easier than Windows popping up a requestor saying "YOUR CRITICAL UPDATES HAVE DOWNLOADED AND ARE READY TO INSTALL."
True, there is a good chance the new terms of usage might require you hand over your newborn, or give your soul to Billy, but the newbie doesn't care about this.
Linux users think they can topple the Windows empire because ethically, Free Software has a more solid foundation than Microsoft. But they seem to ignore the fact that this means nothing because most users have no ethics.
If Unix is going to shoehorn it's self moreso into the desktop market, it's going to have to appeal more to the laziness of the masses and spend less time touting the ethical reasons. Things like Apt-Get are major steps in the right direction, though.
Your concern is understandable. I mean, if there is a fault, and pressure is building, then there is no reason to assume just because it didn't go off when predicted that it won't go off in the near future.
Though, from what I remember (and someone please correct me if I'm wrong) but the plates press up against each other with a kind of wave like regularity. That is -- there is some kind of ressonance going on and when the frequencies get within a certain range (as the theories currently go) the conditions are better for an earthquake than when they aren't ressonating "right" or whatever.
I'm certainly no expert on the subject, and perhaps someone would like to explain this further. But my point is -- I think if they predicted an earthquake at a certian time, it was probably because they believed the conditions would be right for it at that time.
Of course, since it's all theory and they really don't have much of a clue, I think I would be packing my bags if I were you.
I'm not sure OVM ("o-vuhm") would fly any better
That part was really a joke -- OVM would be amusing but probably not such a good idea.
Machine are better than people... ...because people are stupid dirty stinking liars.
Machines are just stupid.
Much like the bullshit Democrat Vs. Republican race the US is stuck in, the choice between hand counted or machine counted is a choice between the lesser of two evils.
The US will only wake up and create a better voting system when they overcome their idiotic obsession with choosing between two horrible candidates. (What? Are we Americans afraid what we might get done with a GOOD president?)