with the unlimited metrocard, the minimum time between swipes is 18 minutes, i think. you'll see a lot of guys who buy a few of those, then they'll swipe you through for a dollar instead of the usual two.
mta doesn't like that much.
2600 tried to do this without charging and they still got in trouble!
I agree with all of this. I was just pointing out that iTMS is top of the heap in legal online music downloads, which you appeared to discount as Mac-only legal online music downloads. Notice what I quoted from your original post:)
I didn't mean to imply that Apple was indeed abusing their (possible) monopoly. I think they have a dominant position in the market due to a desirable product.
JLG left apple in 1990. Apple allowed officially-sanctioned clones for the first time in 1995, unless you count the DynaMac, which salvaged parts from existing Macs.
as I have said in three other comments already, Virgin in this case is not the label, but the record store. The record label "Virgin Records" is no longer owned by the Virgin Group. (weird, I know)
(but V2, their actual label, is a RIAA/european equivalent member, yes)
as I have said in two comments already, Virgin in this case is not the label, but the record store. The record label "Virgin Records" is no longer owned by the Virgin Group. (weird, I know)
The Virgin Group controls exactly one record label: V2. VirginMega (the site up in arms) is the Virgin Megastore part of the business. Virgin Records was sold to EMI in 1992, and Branson no longer controls it.
VirginMega is a store, not a record label. Virgin Records isn't actually owned by the Virgin Group. It was sold off to EMI in 92, and V2 Records is now their record label, started in 96 after Branson's non-compete clause expired.
"Are they dominant in being able to play music you buy online? Not even that is true, since the percentage of PC's is so much larger than Macs."
The iTunes Music Store claims 70 percent of all legal online music sales and works on both Windows and Mac. If they are correct, I'd call that a dominant position.
apple might be having some trepidation about cloning.
jobs is probably very aware that mac clones nearly killed apple. that's why he killed them when he was brought back on board.
however, with the iPod having lots more share of its market than the macintosh, i think apple has less to worry about if they can get a decent sum from fairplay.
if they can't make a lot of money by licensing fairplay, they do have a lot to lose. itms won't be selling to ipods exclusively anymore, and itms doesn't have the same high margin as the ipod.
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i'd imagine that it's pretty easy to sign up with the military and play with guns in any country.
there are already devices that require a breath test to start the car. if you have been convicted of drunk driving, you end up with an ignition interlock restriction on your license.
now some people advocate putting these on all cars, which is dumb.
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with the unlimited metrocard, the minimum time between swipes is 18 minutes, i think. you'll see a lot of guys who buy a few of those, then they'll swipe you through for a dollar instead of the usual two.
mta doesn't like that much.
2600 tried to do this without charging and they still got in trouble!
i've seen this comment before...
i've replied to this comment before...
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how the f*ck is a jetta wagon bigger than an escape?
apparently the hbrid toyota highlander performs better than the v6 version.
plenty of japanese sports cars going to be hybrids as well
yes.
I agree with all of this. I was just pointing out that iTMS is top of the heap in legal online music downloads, which you appeared to discount as Mac-only legal online music downloads. Notice what I quoted from your original post :)
I didn't mean to imply that Apple was indeed abusing their (possible) monopoly. I think they have a dominant position in the market due to a desirable product.
JLG left apple in 1990. Apple allowed officially-sanctioned clones for the first time in 1995, unless you count the DynaMac, which salvaged parts from existing Macs.
as I have said in three other comments already, Virgin in this case is not the label, but the record store. The record label "Virgin Records" is no longer owned by the Virgin Group. (weird, I know)
(but V2, their actual label, is a RIAA/european equivalent member, yes)
as I have said in two comments already, Virgin in this case is not the label, but the record store. The record label "Virgin Records" is no longer owned by the Virgin Group. (weird, I know)
The Virgin Group controls exactly one record label: V2. VirginMega (the site up in arms) is the Virgin Megastore part of the business. Virgin Records was sold to EMI in 1992, and Branson no longer controls it.
VirginMega is a store, not a record label. Virgin Records isn't actually owned by the Virgin Group. It was sold off to EMI in 92, and V2 Records is now their record label, started in 96 after Branson's non-compete clause expired.
"Are they dominant in being able to play music you buy online? Not even that is true, since the percentage of PC's is so much larger than Macs."
The iTunes Music Store claims 70 percent of all legal online music sales and works on both Windows and Mac. If they are correct, I'd call that a dominant position.
apple might be having some trepidation about cloning.
jobs is probably very aware that mac clones nearly killed apple. that's why he killed them when he was brought back on board.
however, with the iPod having lots more share of its market than the macintosh, i think apple has less to worry about if they can get a decent sum from fairplay.
if they can't make a lot of money by licensing fairplay, they do have a lot to lose. itms won't be selling to ipods exclusively anymore, and itms doesn't have the same high margin as the ipod.
i'd imagine that it's pretty easy to sign up with the military and play with guns in any country.
ever heard the term "shovelware"?
sheesh, it's not like there's a dearth of lousy dance songs on the market that they could license.
you seem to be confusing patent enforcement and trademark enforcement
likewise, gentoo is a pain to install on oldworld macs. i had to use debian bootdisks to do it!
i think you replied to the wrong post!
how do you pronounce regular expressions? (or do you spell them out?)
I have read that book printing is quite a bit more damaging than making computers, mostly due to the heavy metals involved
actually, that's supposed to be condi rice's job
in fact, several other media outlets may be carrying the exact same wire story or press release.
fold the disk a couple times. duh!
there are already devices that require a breath test to start the car. if you have been convicted of drunk driving, you end up with an ignition interlock restriction on your license.
now some people advocate putting these on all cars, which is dumb.