Almost 1,000,000 children die of malaria every year. The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is working harder and smarter to change this than any government, international organization, or philantropist ever has before.
I am a linux user who refuses to buy Microsoft software on principal, but I believe that the Gates foundation is one of the greatest forces for good the world has ever seen.
The Apple issue is already been dealt with on iTMS. It is refered to exclusively as "iTunes Music Store" and there is nary an Apple logo to be found on the site.
Price discrimination does not need to happen at a per-song level, though, as downloaded iTunes songs are non-fungible. If Apple really want to maximize revenue, they should price discriminate at the user level.
A good starting scale might be based on the credit available on the credit card associated with your iTunes account and the value of your computer.
Using a $1500 limit Capitol One Visa and a 450Mhz PII? We'll cut you a deal at 40 cent/song.
Using your Amex and a 2.4Ghz G5? That'll be $4/song, please.
It's a media center, not a computer. People spend tens of thousands of dollars on home theatres every day with no expectation that they will be able to play any games whatsoever.
Lots of people don't give a shit about gaming, but that don't mean they don't love them their TV>
From the iTunes 6 readme - "After purchasing music from the iTunes Music Store with iTunes 6, you will also need to upgrade your other computers that purchase music from the iTunes Music Store to iTunes 6"
Is this something new? I have an old computer running iTunes 4.8, and I'd rather not upgrade unless I find something worth upgrading for. I'd like to give iTunes 6 a spin on my iBook, though.
I'll agree that you are a pathetic piece of shit who can't even justify hos own existance.
The blatant small-moon-sized hole in your argument is that you assume that $20,000 speakers and $1000ccables are necesssary for "fatigue free" listening and other such mumbo jumbo.
I cannot impress this point strongly enough: You sir, are scum, and you should kill yourself immedietly to make the world a better place.
I wasn't trying to be a grammar nazi, I was just trying to be helpful.
Regardless, you just quoted the definition of a noun after using the word as a verb.
I pay $58/month for Directv with every imaginable non-premium channel, HBO, and DVR service. I pay another $8/month to Comcast for "basic" cable (OTA and localaccess channels only) so I don't have to pay the $15/month non-customer cable modem surcharge.
I've seriously considered switching to Comcast for TV because they carry NESN HD (Red Sox), but it would cost me about $88/ month to get all the channels I currently get from DirecTv from COmcast.
I've used standalone TiVo, DirecTivo, Comcast DVR, and a MyhtTV system I built over the last 5 years, and the DirecTivo stands head and shoulders above the rest with its combination of the Tivo interface, dual tuners, and Directv's programming and picture quality.
Directv's HD offerings are pathetic right now, but supposedly they are going to greatly expand their HD offerings by the end of this year.
I am going to build an HD capable MythTV box this winter, and DirecTV will probably get the boot if they can't offer me NESN HD before Opening Day 2006
I don't think I'd buy any more stock at its current valuation, but I'm also hesitant to sell.
This is what The Economist is getting at (not just the reporter, The Economist eschews bylines for a reason).
You don't have to suggest Google is anything but an excellantly run company to question whether it is worth $80 billion.
While Google's advertising business is very profitable, it faces fierce competion in the upcoming years and it doesn't come close to generating the $4-5 billion in annual profits needed to justify the compan's current valuation.
The Russound system is also, of course, an entirely wired solution.
Installed in an existing dwelling, it will cost at least 10x as much as a comparable Sonos system.
As an electrician, I'm all for running wires (for purely selfish financial reasons), but it's not a great bang for the buck solution.
In last two months I have worked on 2 different jobs where clients have dropped $80k+ on systems that could have been duplicated for under $10k using Sonos systems.
Would they have had centrally distributed FM radio? No, but the FM signals are already present in every room!
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What kind of stupid are you?
Do you have any idea what kind of publicity could be bought with $40 billion dollars if that was the goal?
Almost 1,000,000 children die of malaria every year. The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is working harder and smarter to change this than any government, international organization, or philantropist ever has before.
I am a linux user who refuses to buy Microsoft software on principal, but I believe that the Gates foundation is one of the greatest forces for good the world has ever seen.
What do you mean by "psudo-HDTV-"ready" things?
Most people will get HDTV broadcasts the same way they get their TV now - from the cable or satellite company - no ATSC tuner needed.
My results were the same as the grandparents.
The Apple issue is already been dealt with on iTMS. It is refered to exclusively as "iTunes Music Store" and there is nary an Apple logo to be found on the site.
Price discrimination does not need to happen at a per-song level, though, as downloaded iTunes songs are non-fungible. If Apple really want to maximize revenue, they should price discriminate at the user level.
A good starting scale might be based on the credit available on the credit card associated with your iTunes account and the value of your computer.
Using a $1500 limit Capitol One Visa and a 450Mhz PII? We'll cut you a deal at 40 cent/song.
Using your Amex and a 2.4Ghz G5? That'll be $4/song, please.
NO need to go that foar. Throw 720p at it and it will choke and die.
It's a media center, not a computer. People spend tens of thousands of dollars on home theatres every day with no expectation that they will be able to play any games whatsoever. Lots of people don't give a shit about gaming, but that don't mean they don't love them their TV>
They aren't even claiming that. The are only claiming that they aren't going to make any of those CDs today.
Really? Would Hollywood save money if they didn't release their movies to the theaters?
Front Row isn't PVR software, it's just a presentation layer for accessing existing programs on your mac using a remote.
From the iTunes 6 readme - "After purchasing music from the iTunes Music Store with iTunes 6, you will also need to upgrade your other computers that purchase music from the iTunes Music Store to iTunes 6"
Is this something new? I have an old computer running iTunes 4.8, and I'd rather not upgrade unless I find something worth upgrading for. I'd like to give iTunes 6 a spin on my iBook, though.
Have they upgraded the DRM or something?
I'll agree that you are a pathetic piece of shit who can't even justify hos own existance.
The blatant small-moon-sized hole in your argument is that you assume that $20,000 speakers and $1000ccables are necesssary for "fatigue free" listening and other such mumbo jumbo.
I cannot impress this point strongly enough: You sir, are scum, and you should kill yourself immedietly to make the world a better place.
I wasn't trying to be a grammar nazi, I was just trying to be helpful. Regardless, you just quoted the definition of a noun after using the word as a verb.
I believe the word you are looking for is foment, i.e. " To promote the growth of; incite."
I pay $58/month for Directv with every imaginable non-premium channel, HBO, and DVR service. I pay another $8/month to Comcast for "basic" cable (OTA and localaccess channels only) so I don't have to pay the $15/month non-customer cable modem surcharge.
I've seriously considered switching to Comcast for TV because they carry NESN HD (Red Sox), but it would cost me about $88/ month to get all the channels I currently get from DirecTv from COmcast.
I've used standalone TiVo, DirecTivo, Comcast DVR, and a MyhtTV system I built over the last 5 years, and the DirecTivo stands head and shoulders above the rest with its combination of the Tivo interface, dual tuners, and Directv's programming and picture quality.
Directv's HD offerings are pathetic right now, but supposedly they are going to greatly expand their HD offerings by the end of this year.
I am going to build an HD capable MythTV box this winter, and DirecTV will probably get the boot if they can't offer me NESN HD before Opening Day 2006
Or maybe they will put it more eloquently. It certainly seems possible.
Why on earth would you want to take notes with a stylus on a tablet PC?
Every school I have ever attended has equipped its classrooms with desks and chairs, allowing students to sit and type if they so desired.
Is this not the case in your experience?
I don't think I'd buy any more stock at its current valuation, but I'm also hesitant to sell.
This is what The Economist is getting at (not just the reporter, The Economist eschews bylines for a reason). You don't have to suggest Google is anything but an excellantly run company to question whether it is worth $80 billion. While Google's advertising business is very profitable, it faces fierce competion in the upcoming years and it doesn't come close to generating the $4-5 billion in annual profits needed to justify the compan's current valuation.
2. Have they now beaten Apple to the crunch ahead of their proposed Airport expansions?
You heard of them for the first time today. They didn't come into existance today. In fact, they were shipping prodoct for a good while before today.
Additionally, you may be surprised to learn that there are many other things out there that you do not know.
The Russound system is also, of course, an entirely wired solution.
Installed in an existing dwelling, it will cost at least 10x as much as a comparable Sonos system.
As an electrician, I'm all for running wires (for purely selfish financial reasons), but it's not a great bang for the buck solution.
In last two months I have worked on 2 different jobs where clients have dropped $80k+ on systems that could have been duplicated for under $10k using Sonos systems.
Would they have had centrally distributed FM radio? No, but the FM signals are already present in every room!
8 room, 2 controller Sonos system + 8 Bose wave radios = $8k.
8 room Russound/NuVo with in wall contollers, installed > $40k
Holy useless advice, Batman.
Well, let's start with the obvious then: that is their business.
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An aneurysm is not a heart problem, FYI. I need to verify I'm not a script to post? WTF. IS there infoon this somewhere?