It makes no sense to buy an Xbox 360 if you are going to plug it into a battery-operated 8" black-and-white portable TV. By the same token, it makes no sense to buy an Xbox 360 if you aren't willing to spend another $100-$200 for decent sound.
Oh really?
Then by the same token the Xbox 360 should come only with neutral input jacks, because if you can't afford to get brain augmentation surgery you really should not play with the Xbox. Perhaps try PS3, heh, "Play"Station for kids, real men go matrix style for Xbox!
Or how about removing the AC input altogether? And make it a special DC input that is only powered off the iPod jack on a BMW? Because if you can't afford a BMW, you really shouldn't be spending time playing on a XBOX.
Where will you draw the line?
Fact is they are including a mono jack, why even bother if it is as you described?
That's why with the most recent iPod releases Apple choose to remove the wall plug charger from the package, not only does it deliver additional value to its shareholders, but now that users are charging their iPods from USB ports, they can do away with one more power inefficient transformer plugged into the wall all the time!
Good on you Steve, only a brilliant CEO like you can think up something like this!
>So that rules out our beloved Bill from being the anti-christ then?;-)
The anti christ is said to be a great deceiver, so it is fully plausible that he will pretend to be all fine and dandy, and when your pants are all down and gonads are hanging out in the open will he deliver His Great Punch.
Consider: If this project ever actually gets past vaporware, the platform they use will get a large population of first-time computer users in nations which are still developing markets. In other words, they stand a good chance of becoming the defacto standard for said nations. Since software has zero cost to make copies, and you have no chance of selling your product to be used on these anyways, you would have to be retarded not to offer to let them use it or free. I'm amazaed Microsoft hasn't offered. If anything they should charge money to be the OS of choice (which considering Red Hat's large donations, may be exactly what has happened).
And one fine day a western man was shopping in the streets on Congo when he bought a pirated OSX CD for a penny, and *pfft*, there goes Apple's multi billion dollar hardware sales.
I always assumed they already had a tool like this anyways. If they didn't, it's about feakin time. They are in the business of getting information, and this is a great way to do it. I know my computer is secure, how about everyone else?
Secure? With what?
I used to recall a site by the name of "spycounterspy" or something like that (which mysteriously vanished) where they demonstrated how the intelligence guys can (1) cut a hole in your wall (2) enter your house (3) rebuild the wall (4) restore the paint and marks on the original wall
All these without a trace.
Oh, and please don't tell me about that $5/$50/$500 lock you have on your chasis. Do you even have a $500 lock?
Why not? All corporations are, by definition, for profit organisations. They don't care about what's right for their customers or otherwise, they only call about one single thing... their bottom line.
Just take a look at the iPoop Nano issues, and also the new Powerbook on my desk that has strips all over its LCD, which Apple claims was "within specs" (incidentally all the newly revised models have this issue).
If people are paying so much for Apple products and getting so little in return, tell me again, why shouldn't I just buy a Dell?
It seems to me you're only gripe is corporate _perception_, (what Trolltech 'seams' to say) not the actual license. I would not go as far as calling that an issue.
Sounds to be you have never dealt with business people, in the world of business perception is everything
I know because for the last year I have been using this very same phone, and wondering why there are no other alternatives. Could this extra recognition from manufacturers come due to eBay's recent purchase of Skype?
I would totally agree with you, if all these lawsuits were simply about the RIAA crying "no fair." But they are not, so I can't agree with you. Now, you may think that a copyright owner complaining about copyright infringement is simply crying "no fair," but the laws and the courts disagree with your assessment.
Except this is a misuse of legal process... when was the last time a judge actually ruled in favour of the RIAA? Oh wait... that has never happened... no cases ever went to trial before. In fact the RIAA even has a nice "tribunal" set up somewhere as an payment counter to process all these settlement^WEXTORTION claims.
>>>I am intrigued by the thought of Kojima actually pulling off realistic urban guerilla >>>warfare, but wonder if we have reached the stage where we can actually do that.
Wow, its really great! Their still sum issues wif it though, like teh times when it corrects moi based on spelling as learnt from teh comments on/., but generally I think it will be a necceity in the future!
It really begs the question, why isn't every one using it now?
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I look forward to the day when cancer patients get sued for having infringing copies of patented cancer genes in their bodies.
It makes no sense to buy an Xbox 360 if you are going to plug it into a battery-operated 8" black-and-white portable TV. By the same token, it makes no sense to buy an Xbox 360 if you aren't willing to spend another $100-$200 for decent sound.
Oh really?
Then by the same token the Xbox 360 should come only with neutral input jacks, because if you can't afford to get brain augmentation surgery you really should not play with the Xbox. Perhaps try PS3, heh, "Play"Station for kids, real men go matrix style for Xbox!
Or how about removing the AC input altogether? And make it a special DC input that is only powered off the iPod jack on a BMW? Because if you can't afford a BMW, you really shouldn't be spending time playing on a XBOX.
Where will you draw the line?
Fact is they are including a mono jack, why even bother if it is as you described?
What's this "date" thing I keep hearing about?
Here you go
That's why with the most recent iPod releases Apple choose to remove the wall plug charger from the package, not only does it deliver additional value to its shareholders, but now that users are charging their iPods from USB ports, they can do away with one more power inefficient transformer plugged into the wall all the time!
Good on you Steve, only a brilliant CEO like you can think up something like this!
I always thought ATX power supplies are quite wasteful.
Let's go back to AT, shall we?
>So that rules out our beloved Bill from being the anti-christ then? ;-)
The anti christ is said to be a great deceiver, so it is fully plausible that he will pretend to be all fine and dandy, and when your pants are all down and gonads are hanging out in the open will he deliver His Great Punch.
Consider: If this project ever actually gets past vaporware, the platform they use will get a large population of first-time computer users in nations which are still developing markets. In other words, they stand a good chance of becoming the defacto standard for said nations. Since software has zero cost to make copies, and you have no chance of selling your product to be used on these anyways, you would have to be retarded not to offer to let them use it or free. I'm amazaed Microsoft hasn't offered. If anything they should charge money to be the OS of choice (which considering Red Hat's large donations, may be exactly what has happened).
And one fine day a western man was shopping in the streets on Congo when he bought a pirated OSX CD for a penny, and *pfft*, there goes Apple's multi billion dollar hardware sales.
Not to sound like a troll, but who the hell is this Info-Tech group?
Likewise we have groups like "The Yankee Group" and what have you endorsing cheesy TCO studies for Windows and stuff.
So the dog has spoken, at the end of the day the question remains, who the hell fracking cares?
I always assumed they already had a tool like this anyways. If they didn't, it's about feakin time. They are in the business of getting information, and this is a great way to do it. I know my computer is secure, how about everyone else?
Secure? With what?
I used to recall a site by the name of "spycounterspy" or something like that (which mysteriously vanished) where they demonstrated how the intelligence guys can
(1) cut a hole in your wall
(2) enter your house
(3) rebuild the wall
(4) restore the paint and marks on the original wall
All these without a trace.
Oh, and please don't tell me about that $5/$50/$500 lock you have on your chasis. Do you even have a $500 lock?
Am I the only one who rent is as "Cyber Rootkit"?
Why not? All corporations are, by definition, for profit organisations. They don't care about what's right for their customers or otherwise, they only call about one single thing... their bottom line.
Just take a look at the iPoop Nano issues, and also the new Powerbook on my desk that has strips all over its LCD, which Apple claims was "within specs" (incidentally all the newly revised models have this issue).
If people are paying so much for Apple products and getting so little in return, tell me again, why shouldn't I just buy a Dell?
Nothing beats the smell of a homebrewed mac in the morning :)
Which is exactly why the "join tracks" option is there. It's up to the users if tracks should be split up or be gapless. That was my original point.
Or they could have just implemented gapless playback, the way the Rio Karma did, and spare users the headache.. the question is why didn't they??
It seems to me you're only gripe is corporate _perception_, (what Trolltech 'seams' to say) not the actual license. I would not go as far as calling that an issue.
Sounds to be you have never dealt with business people, in the world of business perception is everything
I read about this same technology in this series. Could his predictions finally be coming true?
Ooops, here's a link Gigaset M34
I know because for the last year I have been using this very same phone, and wondering why there are no other alternatives. Could this extra recognition from manufacturers come due to eBay's recent purchase of Skype?
Siemens has already come out with a similar product... a year ago!
That's right. If you can't afford to pay for oxygen, just quit breathing.
Last I checked humans NEED oxygen for survival.. under no circumstances are entertainment needs....
I would totally agree with you, if all these lawsuits were simply about the RIAA crying "no fair." But they are not, so I can't agree with you. Now, you may think that a copyright owner complaining about copyright infringement is simply crying "no fair," but the laws and the courts disagree with your assessment.
Except this is a misuse of legal process... when was the last time a judge actually ruled in favour of the RIAA? Oh wait... that has never happened... no cases ever went to trial before. In fact the RIAA even has a nice "tribunal" set up somewhere as an payment counter to process all these settlement^WEXTORTION claims.
Can you please tell us what you are working us?
Even flipping burgers for Macdonalds would require a contract..
Even becoming a checkout counter whore in Walmart would require a contract.
Where did you get your "99%" figure that you state oh so obviously?
Source and reference please
>>>I am intrigued by the thought of Kojima actually pulling off realistic urban guerilla
>>>warfare, but wonder if we have reached the stage where we can actually do that.
Why experience it merely in a video game?
This is so much better!
>>> by my count... that's 15 to 10... I think Apple is still ahead by 5 versions...
Bullocks.
System 1-9, OSX, OSX.1, OSX.2, OSX.3, OSX.4
That's 14 by my count...
>>>That's all well and good, but would you at least cite your source?!
Why certainly, I happen to be that anonymous man!
Nikkor? Is that like a Sorny TV?
:)
Your ignorance is this area is noted, some Nikon lenses are under the brand Nikkor indeed, why not try to google for it?
Wow, its really great! Their still sum issues wif it though, like teh times when it corrects moi based on spelling as learnt from teh comments on /., but generally I think it will be a necceity in the future!
It really begs the question, why isn't every one using it now?