No offence, but it's quite clear you've never worked in a retail computer or tech store before.
Trust me: I work at Staples, and this sort of behavior is perfectly justifiable. Joe User is a fucking moron, and they tell you that in plain English when they begin their question.
"I don't know anything about the computer! How do I get music off of my iPod?"
It might be bad publicity for the company, but it almost certainly will have no legal ramifications for them.
Hmm.. I'm no expert, but aren't they liable by, after being warned about impending child porn mails, neglecting to unplug their mail server until the sickos have been found?
If you do nothing to avert a crime, aren't you part of the problem?
I agree on points #2 and #3. I was in the beta, and I found those things pretty wierd. I really enjoyed JTL though, I'm picking it up for sure.
One other thing that was kind of strange was that you can't help attack something unless you're in a group. I was a rebel and I came across 3 or 4 x-wings taking down a bunch of fighters. Every time I tried firing, it would do no damage.
I guess they did that to protect people's missions and make sure that they do them themselves. Who knows? Maybe they're afraid of people getting friends to help them? Wouldn't that also open up another market for people who will be paid to be mercinaries?:D
It is a bit like that. It's not like there are 6 ships and you just get a new one each time you level up. You can buy/loot upgrades for your ship and get droids to help you fight.
You can also teach the droids new tricks to fire better and stuff. It's really neat.
Not that I live in your country, but my best guess would be they'll make it illegal to send these messages from outside the US AND they'll also make it illegal to have financial ties to any group or company that does this, as well.
Steven Spielberg would be and has been a good director of Star Wars movies, but really, I'd like to see Quintin Tarantino take one of the lightsaber-heavy battles on:) Wouldn't that be cool?
... they should have:
1. Ordered a computer and watched to see if it ever came or not.
2. If the computer did come, then review it just like any other computer. Put it to the test to see if the stats are really real. If they are not, send the computer back with the threat of false advertising.
3. During the interview process, it should have been asked where his store was exactly and that store should have been checked to see if it was real.
I was actually surprised at how shitty the article was. It's definitely not Tom's Hardware material.
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No offence, but it's quite clear you've never worked in a retail computer or tech store before.
Trust me: I work at Staples, and this sort of behavior is perfectly justifiable. Joe User is a fucking moron, and they tell you that in plain English when they begin their question.
"I don't know anything about the computer! How do I get music off of my iPod?"
It might be bad publicity for the company, but it almost certainly will have no legal ramifications for them. Hmm.. I'm no expert, but aren't they liable by, after being warned about impending child porn mails, neglecting to unplug their mail server until the sickos have been found? If you do nothing to avert a crime, aren't you part of the problem?
I agree on points #2 and #3. I was in the beta, and I found those things pretty wierd. I really enjoyed JTL though, I'm picking it up for sure. One other thing that was kind of strange was that you can't help attack something unless you're in a group. I was a rebel and I came across 3 or 4 x-wings taking down a bunch of fighters. Every time I tried firing, it would do no damage. I guess they did that to protect people's missions and make sure that they do them themselves. Who knows? Maybe they're afraid of people getting friends to help them? Wouldn't that also open up another market for people who will be paid to be mercinaries? :D
It is a bit like that. It's not like there are 6 ships and you just get a new one each time you level up. You can buy/loot upgrades for your ship and get droids to help you fight.
You can also teach the droids new tricks to fire better and stuff. It's really neat.
I've gambled in SWG before. You can do it at some concert halls and town halls. No one's ever there because it's ungodfully cheezy and you never win.
Besides, everyone's out getting buffs so they can down a rancor by themselves.
Not that I live in your country, but my best guess would be they'll make it illegal to send these messages from outside the US AND they'll also make it illegal to have financial ties to any group or company that does this, as well.
Can you just imagine the flack we'd see posted on slashdot if this were to happen? Conspiracy theorists and privacy freaks would have a fit!
... how does one put software on this device? There's no CD-ROM drive! I didn't see anything like that in the video, either. Any ideas?
I believe what you're referring to is a recursive loop :)
Steven Spielberg would be and has been a good director of Star Wars movies, but really, I'd like to see Quintin Tarantino take one of the lightsaber-heavy battles on :) Wouldn't that be cool?
... they should have: 1. Ordered a computer and watched to see if it ever came or not. 2. If the computer did come, then review it just like any other computer. Put it to the test to see if the stats are really real. If they are not, send the computer back with the threat of false advertising. 3. During the interview process, it should have been asked where his store was exactly and that store should have been checked to see if it was real. I was actually surprised at how shitty the article was. It's definitely not Tom's Hardware material.