Does Nielsen counts people outside of the USA? Just because a show is not popular in the USA doesn't mean people in other countries don't enjoy it. Seeing as most USA channels show crappy reality TV shows and the like, maybe most people with half a brain already stopped paying to get access to TV content.
As for being "free", I don't have cable or satellite. I think FiOS is USA-only. There's also no TV channels available over-the-air where I live either.
The last problem that I see is: why the hell does it cost 2 to 3 millions to produce a single episode of a TV show?
Taking Better Off Ted as an example, it's not like that show needed thousands of dollars in visual special effects. Sure there are actors, sets, script writers, tech crews and the like to be paid, but if it costs 2 to 3 millions per episode either someone's getting overpaid or someone's wasting money somewhere.
If he has 600 000 euro in his account, it means he's in Europe. Neither Google Checkout (USA or UK only) or Amazon Payments (USA only) are available to him.
I just viewed their video (www.google.com/tv/) and frankly, it's just a fancy DVR+Web browser box. The so-called online content is via the channel websites which means it's still limited to the USA. You still need, in a way, to have cable or satellite for Google TV to be of any use, otherwise it's just a browser box for your TV (which I don't mind since it's WebKit, meaning it's not yet another weird browser to take into account).
AppleTV, on the other hand, bypasses the cable and satellite companies (the TV side, anyway) and gives you the opportunity to get only the shows and movies you want. I'm not crazy about the rental pricing, but for some people even at those prices it's cheaper than a monthly bill depending on how many shows you watch.
But for a lot of people, it's still "option 3", driving around in their Pontiac Torrent to get their content.
I just wish media companies would stop with this region-locked and country-based contracts nonsense and go with worldwide releases already. They don't need local distribution networks anymore.
Checkout by Amazon is currently available only for sellers in the United States. So much for that option.
There's a reason PayPal are still around. They work in more than one country. They're also regulated as banks in some countries, except the USA of course.
Before you say "stop using PayPal and start using something else", what else are we supposed to use?
Google Checkout, for example, is only available in the USA and the UK.
Another thing about PayPal is that it's extremely simple to add to a website. All you need is a few lines of HTML and you have a shopping cart and payment system.
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And I'm guessing that it's going to be USA-only services once again.
Does Nielsen counts people outside of the USA? Just because a show is not popular in the USA doesn't mean people in other countries don't enjoy it. Seeing as most USA channels show crappy reality TV shows and the like, maybe most people with half a brain already stopped paying to get access to TV content.
As for being "free", I don't have cable or satellite. I think FiOS is USA-only. There's also no TV channels available over-the-air where I live either.
The last problem that I see is: why the hell does it cost 2 to 3 millions to produce a single episode of a TV show?
Taking Better Off Ted as an example, it's not like that show needed thousands of dollars in visual special effects. Sure there are actors, sets, script writers, tech crews and the like to be paid, but if it costs 2 to 3 millions per episode either someone's getting overpaid or someone's wasting money somewhere.
Wow, that is ridiculous.
If he has 600 000 euro in his account, it means he's in Europe. Neither Google Checkout (USA or UK only) or Amazon Payments (USA only) are available to him.
I just viewed their video (www.google.com/tv/) and frankly, it's just a fancy DVR+Web browser box. The so-called online content is via the channel websites which means it's still limited to the USA. You still need, in a way, to have cable or satellite for Google TV to be of any use, otherwise it's just a browser box for your TV (which I don't mind since it's WebKit, meaning it's not yet another weird browser to take into account).
AppleTV, on the other hand, bypasses the cable and satellite companies (the TV side, anyway) and gives you the opportunity to get only the shows and movies you want. I'm not crazy about the rental pricing, but for some people even at those prices it's cheaper than a monthly bill depending on how many shows you watch.
But for a lot of people, it's still "option 3", driving around in their Pontiac Torrent to get their content.
I just wish media companies would stop with this region-locked and country-based contracts nonsense and go with worldwide releases already. They don't need local distribution networks anymore.
What shape? I view the three pages linked and all I saw was a Sony television with a crappy videogame-like screenshot...
Sell the shows directly to the viewers. I would have paid to keep Better Off Ted "on the air".
Google TV versus AppleTV (2nd version coming in about two weeks) versus WD TV Mini / WD TV HD / WD TV Live / WD TV Live Plus.
Discuss.
You were able to pay from Canada, but Google Checkout is USA and UK only for the business itself.
Checkout by Amazon is currently available only for sellers in the United States. So much for that option.
There's a reason PayPal are still around. They work in more than one country. They're also regulated as banks in some countries, except the USA of course.
Before you say "stop using PayPal and start using something else", what else are we supposed to use?
Google Checkout, for example, is only available in the USA and the UK.
Another thing about PayPal is that it's extremely simple to add to a website. All you need is a few lines of HTML and you have a shopping cart and payment system.
The point is: you need to be in the USA or the UK to have a Google Checkout account in the first place.
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Yes you're right, I see real-time suggestions, not real time searching. I guess I'm not fully awake yet.
If I go on www.google.com I have both the instant feature AND that annoying fade in.
If by "Instant" you mean that get-results-as-you-type feature, it's on www.google.com, which is the regular Google.
What do you mean "Instant"?
Dear Aunt, let's set so double the killer delete select all.
They did not.
You mean like this?
Doesn't matter, we're all stuck in the holodeck.
Now that Europe has more or less said FU to ACTA, can/will Canada and Mexico drop it too?
What about laptops and netbooks? Is the war over yet?
But if we believe the parallel universes theory, aren't we all programming in parallel already?
They're digitalous?