My understanding was that while you can hook the device up via USB, you can also just drop the updates directly on a memory card via a standalone reader without ever hooking the TomTom up to your computer (and thus without installing or using the application).
Absolutely nothing will happen, because either consumers won't buy devices that don't use FAT, or they'll have the proprietary apps needed already installed so there's no reason for Microsoft to add support for more filesystems.
Yes, the UAW is working against the long-term interests of auto workers. They're great at gaining long-term concessions, but in the long run the Big Three simply can't afford how the UAW is bleeding them dry.
But if said manufacturers make it easy to install that other file system support, why should Microsoft lift a finger to help them when the work is already done? And if they don't make it easy, won't those manufacturers die in the marketplace?
The part that you're missing is that it's not a performance. (Well, if you went out and pumped the output over the PA of a stadium it would be.:p But not in most use conditions.)
That actually is strange, at least to me—"unpaid holidays" wouldn't affect my pay, since it's bimonthly based on (annual salary / 12 months), and not based on (days worked * daily rate)
You might prefer pay cuts to layoffs. Me, I'd prefer the layoffs—either I'm unaffected, or I now know I wasn't valued and can start over somewhere that I will be.
There's two differences that you're overlooking. First, the digital versions of film and music are inferior to their retail versions (film obviously so, though music's gotten to the point where it's imperceptible to most people).
Second, films and music are usually available at mass-market retailers like Target and Wal-mart. Their selection of games isn't quite as extensive, though; they carry some, but for most titles PC gaming is in the hands of Best Buy and GameStop. (It's really the latter who are the problem.)
Steam is DRM. But it's a) DRM that generally works hassle-free (or at least, does so with a far higher success rate than SecuROM/Starforce), and b) DRM that adds value to the purchase (download again anywhere; they're also working on features like making your saved games available on any machine you play on). The latter can actually make it more attractive than a true DRM-free copy on DVD would be.
No, I don't. I do honestly mean to tell you that publishers set the prices, and that publishers sell it at the RRP so as to not piss off retail stores (who fear customers fleeing in droves to digital downloads, not recognizing that they're just fleeing from their terrible service).
Interesting—Amazon.co.uk has no problem restricting certain items from being sold only in the UK. Why hasn't the EU gone after them, if it's truly illegal?
Court cases have held that as long as the use tax doesn't cause the total tax on an item (sales + use) to exceed your home state's sales tax, it's legal. (How they came to that conclusion, I don't understand, but they did.)
Of course, as far as I'm aware states with use tax don't offer provisions for refunds if you pay more than your home state's sales tax elsewhere. (I certainly didn't see any when filing my state taxes for Michigan this year.)
That's interesting—I hadn't though of works for hire. On the other hand, the material wouldn't have reverted to them; rather, it would have entered the public domain. Any compensation due them (what value you'd assign, when a public domain work is worth $0, I leave as an exercise for the reader;) ) would be due every American.
You got lucky that they caved, since you have no proof that it's not fit for purpose. To prove that, you'd have to prove that the account the key is currently bound to isn't yours. Have fun with that.
For copyright extensions to qualify as "ex post facto", they would have needed to be implemented after the copyrights had expired. Otherwise, the material never entered the public domain, so there was never a retroactive change to the works' copyright status.
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Protection, not abortion. The system was already compromised when the user was trying to install Norton.
My understanding was that while you can hook the device up via USB, you can also just drop the updates directly on a memory card via a standalone reader without ever hooking the TomTom up to your computer (and thus without installing or using the application).
Absolutely nothing will happen, because either consumers won't buy devices that don't use FAT, or they'll have the proprietary apps needed already installed so there's no reason for Microsoft to add support for more filesystems.
Because then users would need to install a special app on their desktop just to copy data to/from the memory card.
If you can only match the defect rate, but improve efficiency in terms of cost and/or time, then it doesn't seem quite so silly to convert.
The remote isn't bundled; it's a $20 option. But if you already have a remote from another Mac in your house, it'll work just fine with the new Mini.
Kindle books use the same Mobipocket format that publishers were already preparing their books in.
Yes, the UAW is working against the long-term interests of auto workers. They're great at gaining long-term concessions, but in the long run the Big Three simply can't afford how the UAW is bleeding them dry.
But if said manufacturers make it easy to install that other file system support, why should Microsoft lift a finger to help them when the work is already done? And if they don't make it easy, won't those manufacturers die in the marketplace?
The part that you're missing is that it's not a performance. (Well, if you went out and pumped the output over the PA of a stadium it would be. :p But not in most use conditions.)
Umm... North America is also GSM land, depending on your provider.
Safari has had that, at least Mac-side, for a while--Command-[1...9] are bound to the first nine bookmarks in the Bookmark Bar.
That actually is strange, at least to me—"unpaid holidays" wouldn't affect my pay, since it's bimonthly based on (annual salary / 12 months), and not based on (days worked * daily rate)
You might prefer pay cuts to layoffs. Me, I'd prefer the layoffs—either I'm unaffected, or I now know I wasn't valued and can start over somewhere that I will be.
There's two differences that you're overlooking. First, the digital versions of film and music are inferior to their retail versions (film obviously so, though music's gotten to the point where it's imperceptible to most people).
Second, films and music are usually available at mass-market retailers like Target and Wal-mart. Their selection of games isn't quite as extensive, though; they carry some, but for most titles PC gaming is in the hands of Best Buy and GameStop. (It's really the latter who are the problem.)
Expecting a store to sell for cheaper than Amazon is just lunacy—no retail store can match the force that is Amazon's low margins.
Steam is DRM. But it's a) DRM that generally works hassle-free (or at least, does so with a far higher success rate than SecuROM/Starforce), and b) DRM that adds value to the purchase (download again anywhere; they're also working on features like making your saved games available on any machine you play on). The latter can actually make it more attractive than a true DRM-free copy on DVD would be.
No, I don't. I do honestly mean to tell you that publishers set the prices, and that publishers sell it at the RRP so as to not piss off retail stores (who fear customers fleeing in droves to digital downloads, not recognizing that they're just fleeing from their terrible service).
Interesting—Amazon.co.uk has no problem restricting certain items from being sold only in the UK. Why hasn't the EU gone after them, if it's truly illegal?
That depends on the pill in question. Blood pressure meds, sure. Less so Viagra and birth control drugs.
Court cases have held that as long as the use tax doesn't cause the total tax on an item (sales + use) to exceed your home state's sales tax, it's legal. (How they came to that conclusion, I don't understand, but they did.) Of course, as far as I'm aware states with use tax don't offer provisions for refunds if you pay more than your home state's sales tax elsewhere. (I certainly didn't see any when filing my state taxes for Michigan this year.)
That's interesting—I hadn't though of works for hire. On the other hand, the material wouldn't have reverted to them; rather, it would have entered the public domain. Any compensation due them (what value you'd assign, when a public domain work is worth $0, I leave as an exercise for the reader ;) ) would be due every American.
You got lucky that they caved, since you have no proof that it's not fit for purpose. To prove that, you'd have to prove that the account the key is currently bound to isn't yours. Have fun with that.
For copyright extensions to qualify as "ex post facto", they would have needed to be implemented after the copyrights had expired. Otherwise, the material never entered the public domain, so there was never a retroactive change to the works' copyright status.
And the local public school district is still letting her attend?