Wasn't it not long ago we have this ASP, which gave publishers a new way to sell and distribute software and software services? How is this ASP compared to the new Software Rentals scheme?
I purposely built a linux box as a firewall between my other Windows machines and the internet. If I was running linux machines and wanted to play Windows games, I would have built a Windows machine for that purpose too.
Of course the best solution is a XBox, as it (hopefully) carries many Windows-also titles.
So if Cedega's fees are higher or close to a XBox or a Windows license, it won't be too attractive at all.
here are the 10 points if you can't get to the site
# Performance
Cedega is designed to maximize compatibility with Windows games. However, many users find that their favorite games work poorly in Cedega, if at all. While TransGaming offers voting services to determine the most popular games, there are still hundreds of games that are not playable in Cedega. For games that are not officially supported by TransGaming, users may find that the performance of Cedega is "hit or miss."
# Pricing
TransGaming charges $5 a month for the use of the commercial version of Cedega, yet makes a development version freely available. The commercial version has additional support for games that use copy-protection methods such as SafeDisc, among other features. The commercial version of Cedega requires a minimum subscription of 3 months, and all games that it can be used with must be purchased separately.
# Progress
TransGaming's list of supported titles has not grown significantly since the first release of WineX in 2001. Today, less than 10 games have been given a 5-star rating, meaning that they can be expected to run without problems. Many games run with only minor annoyances, but they are not officially supported. TransGaming has also been criticized for slow release times, with 3 month subscriptions starting and ending without seeing a new release.
# Potential
TransGaming has stated that their goal is 100% compatibility with Windows games. However, it is highly improbable that they will ever attain this goal. Windows and Direct3D are in active development, and TransGaming developers will always be playing a game of "catch-up", while at the same time trying to find and fix current bugs in Cedega. In a sense, Cedega's destiny is tied to Microsoft as much as it is tied to TransGaming.
# Priorities
While TransGaming still offers Cedega to Linux gamers for the time being, it is clear that their primary interests reside elsewhere. They actively produce titles for Mac OSX, and their website advertises plans to support XBox and PS2 in the future. TransGaming has stated that no income from Cedega subscriptions is used to fund their other ventures, but while their finances may not be divided, the same cannot be said of their interests.
# Promises
TransGaming began with the promise to release their changes to the Wine project under an "open" license when the number of subscribers reached 20,000. Shortly after this, they introduced code into the project which they are not able to release openly due to contractual obligations. While the current number of subscribers has not been publically announced, it is doubtful that TransGaming would be able to release all of their changes when this milestone is reached. TransGaming has, however, given code back to Wine at various times.
# Packaging
While TransGaming offers a free development version of Cedega, they have repeatedly threatened Linux distributions that have offered packages of it to their users. Debian and Gentoo have both withdrawn packages of the development version of Cedega at the request of TransGaming, who stated that they would no longer offer the free version if it was packaged by third-party Linux distributions.
# Portability
TransGaming advertises Cedega as the world's foremost portability solution, and they claim that it can be used to migrate applications seamlessly between platforms such as PC, PS2, and even PDAs. These claims are sketchy for a variety of technical reasons. One example is that most PC games use over 100M of memory, while the PS2 has only 32M of main RAM. Cedega's strategy of reinterpreting runtime calls is likely to add more overhead than it can reduce, and is not sufficient for this task.
# Propaganda
For as long as TransGaming has had a website, it has been filled with dubious claims about the company, about the game industry, and about porting software. Unsurprisingly, most of these claims paint TransGaming in a positiv
If someone has access to Walmart's database and/or registration data, why can't this someone just get a pre-paid card, and change its value according with all matching/tracking records in the database?
In this case, no other customer is going to report missing money, and this someone can quietly purchase and "top up" the card regularly until maybe the auditing season.
If it's a death threat, police should be involved and trace the originators. Email and phone calls should be easy enough to trace if there's serious crime associated with them.
And if the phone threat's caller ID is spoofed, well, at least the threats are directly supporting the spoofing service.
At the bottom of the article is a list of "Official Downloads Sites", it'll be interesting when we can get the sales figures from each one of them for the complete chart.
Is Google liable for harvesting and publishing sensitive information? If neighbour's window wasn't closed, it doens't mean you can take his naked photo and put it on the website?
Also, maybe those numbers are traps to catch people? Surely you need those goods to be sent to an address and someone has to eventually pick it up.
I guess this is another wannabe portable device to find market niche, the only advantage it has over a PDA is its 640x480 screen, otherwise all specs are actually worse than a PDA. PDAs are cheap now, and will this "new" gadget be cheaper?
I still strong suggest the use of Virtual Keyboard, as input method seems to be a hurdle for small/light portable devices at the moment.
Google provides the service for free, and makes profits from other venues around the service, and Tableau provices a service with a fee.
so in terms of popularity and usage, it probably won't be another Google, but profitability wise, who knows? If you have a unique product/service that people are willing to pay for, then it's profitable.
I've been wondering for a long time if it's illegal to publish publicly accessible data, in this case, people's phone numbers and addresses.
If on the same publication, there's no further "instruction" (like spam them, kill them etc), is it legal?
I thought about this not because of the politicians, but those paparazzis - imagine if every one of them's name, address, children's schools, schooling time, school address are published.
I think everyone's trying to find that sweet spot in portable devices, from PDA to SmartPhone, then Tablet, then HandTop, then Subnotebook etc.
Personally, I need a workable screen, maybe 10"-15", and I want it light, so it shouldn't have a keyboard, just like a Tablet (with touch screen), but I need a keyboard so that this device is workable, so we need a Virtual Keyboard.
Anyway, I think a lighter Tablet (screen section only) with a Virtual Keyboard will be light enough to carry around, and you can use your fingers and stylus in awkward situation, but when you have a desk, you can start up the VKeyboard for proper typing.
Where can I find information about the number of hijackings (around the world) since Sep11?
I just don't think it's still a feasible tactic by terrorists, whether to use it as a weapon or to make a statement/request (like releasing prisoners).
It's good to see the Indian government is taking the initiatives to bring modern technology to within reach of the rural community.
In the article, it mentions many Indian villages are poorly wired, telephone lines can go dead for weeks at a time, making wireless technology the most reliable Web connection.
However, what it takes is a willing government to find an alternative, rather than giving promises to improve telephone lines.
Is it designed to be easily set up so that as many users can start using this magic WiFi as soon as possible?
If it takes a long time to set up (ie users must perform certain lock-downs before the devide will work), maybe a lot of normal "appliance" users won't bother with it.
I wonder if the same thing can be said for Windows OS? If grandma next door has to do anything more than switching on the computer, she might not want to deal with it at all.
I think everybody just considers what a robot will do to a planet, but what about what the life form on another planet might acquire from a robot with AI?
I know it's a bit far-stretched to think that there are life forms out there intelligent enough to make use of (or laugh at) our technology...
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Weren't there any protection to somehow shield these expensive vehicles? Or is it because they didn't think any natural disaster may hit Florida?
Another side question - is it possible to fly Space Shuttle easily and safely on earth? Like flying to another state?
Wasn't it not long ago we have this ASP, which gave publishers a new way to sell and distribute software and software services? How is this ASP compared to the new Software Rentals scheme?
I purposely built a linux box as a firewall between my other Windows machines and the internet. If I was running linux machines and wanted to play Windows games, I would have built a Windows machine for that purpose too.
Of course the best solution is a XBox, as it (hopefully) carries many Windows-also titles.
So if Cedega's fees are higher or close to a XBox or a Windows license, it won't be too attractive at all.
here are the 10 points if you can't get to the site
# Performance
Cedega is designed to maximize compatibility with Windows games. However, many users find that their favorite games work poorly in Cedega, if at all. While TransGaming offers voting services to determine the most popular games, there are still hundreds of games that are not playable in Cedega. For games that are not officially supported by TransGaming, users may find that the performance of Cedega is "hit or miss."
# Pricing
TransGaming charges $5 a month for the use of the commercial version of Cedega, yet makes a development version freely available. The commercial version has additional support for games that use copy-protection methods such as SafeDisc, among other features. The commercial version of Cedega requires a minimum subscription of 3 months, and all games that it can be used with must be purchased separately.
# Progress
TransGaming's list of supported titles has not grown significantly since the first release of WineX in 2001. Today, less than 10 games have been given a 5-star rating, meaning that they can be expected to run without problems. Many games run with only minor annoyances, but they are not officially supported. TransGaming has also been criticized for slow release times, with 3 month subscriptions starting and ending without seeing a new release.
# Potential
TransGaming has stated that their goal is 100% compatibility with Windows games. However, it is highly improbable that they will ever attain this goal. Windows and Direct3D are in active development, and TransGaming developers will always be playing a game of "catch-up", while at the same time trying to find and fix current bugs in Cedega. In a sense, Cedega's destiny is tied to Microsoft as much as it is tied to TransGaming.
# Priorities
While TransGaming still offers Cedega to Linux gamers for the time being, it is clear that their primary interests reside elsewhere. They actively produce titles for Mac OSX, and their website advertises plans to support XBox and PS2 in the future. TransGaming has stated that no income from Cedega subscriptions is used to fund their other ventures, but while their finances may not be divided, the same cannot be said of their interests.
# Promises
TransGaming began with the promise to release their changes to the Wine project under an "open" license when the number of subscribers reached 20,000. Shortly after this, they introduced code into the project which they are not able to release openly due to contractual obligations. While the current number of subscribers has not been publically announced, it is doubtful that TransGaming would be able to release all of their changes when this milestone is reached. TransGaming has, however, given code back to Wine at various times.
# Packaging
While TransGaming offers a free development version of Cedega, they have repeatedly threatened Linux distributions that have offered packages of it to their users. Debian and Gentoo have both withdrawn packages of the development version of Cedega at the request of TransGaming, who stated that they would no longer offer the free version if it was packaged by third-party Linux distributions.
# Portability
TransGaming advertises Cedega as the world's foremost portability solution, and they claim that it can be used to migrate applications seamlessly between platforms such as PC, PS2, and even PDAs. These claims are sketchy for a variety of technical reasons. One example is that most PC games use over 100M of memory, while the PS2 has only 32M of main RAM. Cedega's strategy of reinterpreting runtime calls is likely to add more overhead than it can reduce, and is not sufficient for this task.
# Propaganda
For as long as TransGaming has had a website, it has been filled with dubious claims about the company, about the game industry, and about porting software. Unsurprisingly, most of these claims paint TransGaming in a positiv
If someone has access to Walmart's database and/or registration data, why can't this someone just get a pre-paid card, and change its value according with all matching/tracking records in the database?
In this case, no other customer is going to report missing money, and this someone can quietly purchase and "top up" the card regularly until maybe the auditing season.
If it's a death threat, police should be involved and trace the originators. Email and phone calls should be easy enough to trace if there's serious crime associated with them.
And if the phone threat's caller ID is spoofed, well, at least the threats are directly supporting the spoofing service.
Is there anything significant in this relaunch? Are they designing (show-casing) a site that utilises every feature in Firefox, for instance?
Is Google liable for harvesting and publishing sensitive information? If neighbour's window wasn't closed, it doens't mean you can take his naked photo and put it on the website?
Also, maybe those numbers are traps to catch people? Surely you need those goods to be sent to an address and someone has to eventually pick it up.
I guess this is another wannabe portable device to find market niche, the only advantage it has over a PDA is its 640x480 screen, otherwise all specs are actually worse than a PDA. PDAs are cheap now, and will this "new" gadget be cheaper?
I still strong suggest the use of Virtual Keyboard, as input method seems to be a hurdle for small/light portable devices at the moment.
Google provides the service for free, and makes profits from other venues around the service, and Tableau provices a service with a fee.
so in terms of popularity and usage, it probably won't be another Google, but profitability wise, who knows? If you have a unique product/service that people are willing to pay for, then it's profitable.
I've been wondering for a long time if it's illegal to publish publicly accessible data, in this case, people's phone numbers and addresses.
If on the same publication, there's no further "instruction" (like spam them, kill them etc), is it legal?
I thought about this not because of the politicians, but those paparazzis - imagine if every one of them's name, address, children's schools, schooling time, school address are published.
I'd hide your laptop whenever you leave the room - prefereably in your underwear drawer
:)
Provided that is not the first place perverts dig into
But if you hide your laptop in your dirty underwear basket, that's another story.
In my college days, I didn't have any high-tech gadgets at all, I only need to worry about people stealing my lecture notes!
But seriously, don't bring too many expensive devices, and if you have to, don't show off them in the public.
Maybe the lack of Alviso indicates Intel's trying to figure if Alviso is what they need to secure the market share.
And maybe this DDR2 and fastest FSB (higher GHz?) aren't what the consumers are looking for at the moment.
I think everyone's trying to find that sweet spot in portable devices, from PDA to SmartPhone, then Tablet, then HandTop, then Subnotebook etc.
Personally, I need a workable screen, maybe 10"-15", and I want it light, so it shouldn't have a keyboard, just like a Tablet (with touch screen), but I need a keyboard so that this device is workable, so we need a Virtual Keyboard.
Anyway, I think a lighter Tablet (screen section only) with a Virtual Keyboard will be light enough to carry around, and you can use your fingers and stylus in awkward situation, but when you have a desk, you can start up the VKeyboard for proper typing.
For adminstrative jobs that require physical presence and attention, outsourcing might be good.
However for jobs that can be done remotely (like programming, call centre etc), it's still a bad sign.
So those who can identify this change of job demand and acquire a different trade quickly, they may still survive in this outsourcing trend.
Nothing surprising here, it's just as bad as the Can-Spam Act, which is just another way of allowing spams to continue.
Off-site backup might help in case of an FBI raid, but what if FBI has a warranty to intercept your data prior to the raid?
So the night before raid, while you're happily doing a off-site backup, another copy has been acquired by FBI.
Is this another Google venture (like GMail) to create more placements for their Ads?
With logged messages, they can do target advertising just as well as on GMail.
I wonder if manual/guide is the solution to the 'problems' in desktop territory.
Will grandma get such guide and follow through step by step command lines to achieve something?
Where can I find information about the number of hijackings (around the world) since Sep11?
I just don't think it's still a feasible tactic by terrorists, whether to use it as a weapon or to make a statement/request (like releasing prisoners).
It's good to see the Indian government is taking the initiatives to bring modern technology to within reach of the rural community.
In the article, it mentions many Indian villages are poorly wired, telephone lines can go dead for weeks at a time, making wireless technology the most reliable Web connection.
However, what it takes is a willing government to find an alternative, rather than giving promises to improve telephone lines.
Is it designed to be easily set up so that as many users can start using this magic WiFi as soon as possible?
If it takes a long time to set up (ie users must perform certain lock-downs before the devide will work), maybe a lot of normal "appliance" users won't bother with it.
I wonder if the same thing can be said for Windows OS? If grandma next door has to do anything more than switching on the computer, she might not want to deal with it at all.
I think everybody just considers what a robot will do to a planet, but what about what the life form on another planet might acquire from a robot with AI?
I know it's a bit far-stretched to think that there are life forms out there intelligent enough to make use of (or laugh at) our technology...