Please, this is Microsoft we're talking about here.
At one point, they thought 'When hell freezes over' or 'When the cubs win the world series' was a specific enough deadline for when they'd explain the inner workings of Windows.
That depends on if third party implementation of the codec would infringe any patents. One of the goals of Dirac was that it is not supposed to be patent encumbered.
How exactly would this be a blessing in disguise? Wouldn't it just open the door to more iTunes-compatible players to compete with? Or does Apple stand to make a pretty penny by licensing FairPlay to the world?
Well, first of all, they might be forced to license it, but not necessarily for free. That, and it'll increase their market saturation. If they can get people to pay reasonable prices for licenses AND every music player decides they need to support the format, Apple does stand to make quite a bit of money.
You mean like the voting machines made by Sequioa mentioned in this article.
After the user makes their choices, it shows a printed ballot behind glass, and asks that the voter confirm it. After confirmation, it is stored inside the machine.
Shouldn't there be something in Google that identifies certain sites and more reliable than others rather than basing rank solely on links?
The problem with an approach like this is in how Google determines who should be 'high' on the list. If they decide themselves, they lose some of the objectivity in their algorithm. Changes to the algorithm that result in a lower ranking have already resulted in lawsuits. Or, they could let the companies pay for higher ranking. However, I think that would have an impact on their public image of being impartial.
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Don't you realize that all the Linux Doom 3 advocates are busy playing it right now?
I mean, who has time to post on slashdot when there is all of humanity to save.
Please, this is Microsoft we're talking about here.
At one point, they thought 'When hell freezes over' or 'When the cubs win the world series' was a specific enough deadline for when they'd explain the inner workings of Windows.
That depends on if third party implementation of the codec would infringe any patents. One of the goals of Dirac was that it is not supposed to be patent encumbered.
Source is the 3D engine used for half-life 2. Currently, Condition Zero players are being allowed to download the beta version.
How exactly would this be a blessing in disguise? Wouldn't it just open the door to more iTunes-compatible players to compete with? Or does Apple stand to make a pretty penny by licensing FairPlay to the world?
Well, first of all, they might be forced to license it, but not necessarily for free. That, and it'll increase their market saturation. If they can get people to pay reasonable prices for licenses AND every music player decides they need to support the format, Apple does stand to make quite a bit of money.
You mean like the voting machines made by Sequioa mentioned in this article.
After the user makes their choices, it shows a printed ballot behind glass, and asks that the voter confirm it. After confirmation, it is stored inside the machine.
Stargate SG-1 hasn't been canceled yet. They just had the season premiere last week. SG Atlantis is a new spin-off series.
The problem with an approach like this is in how Google determines who should be 'high' on the list. If they decide themselves, they lose some of the objectivity in their algorithm. Changes to the algorithm that result in a lower ranking have already resulted in lawsuits. Or, they could let the companies pay for higher ranking. However, I think that would have an impact on their public image of being impartial.