News for movie buffs. Stuff that doesn't matter.
Hope this doesn't become a trend, no matter how many movies people get 'invited' into by movie studios. Yes, the same studios that are trying to prevent use of file-sharing networks.
It's included in the cost of the Windows operating system.
Saying it's free is like saying you're purchasing a hamburger and getting the patty and pickles for free.
Throughout history, there has been a notion that music is the collective property of a culture. Musicians and music enthusiasts have created this culture. The big studios that are members of RIAA have plundered this culture for their own profit, at the expense of everyone else involved. They were able to do this becuase certain developments in technology allowed them to control the means of production. Now newer advances in technology are allowing us to take back our culture and gain control over the means of production and distribution. The only real purpose they serve anymore is that of a marketing machine: i.e. foisting their corporate, mass-produced pseudo-culture on the rest of the world.
All media should be free. Why stop the natural course of technology just because the beneficiaries of previous technological advances feel it will hurt their profits?
Even if media becomes free, movie studios can still make money off of theatre sales. Record companies can make money off of concerts. And DVDs and CDs will still be bought, as long as they add extra value.
Artists didn't disappear before there were CDs and movie studios still existed before VHS.
- account deactivation after only 30 days (e-mail gets deleted, so do contacts!) - what if you go on vacation?!
- pop-up ads
- big ads on the top and to the side
- more clicks to access e-mail...it doesn't show your new mail when you login (which is what you want to see 99.9% of the time)
- Spam control sucks. On the strictest mode, it blocks e-mail from your friends (Yahoo!, G-mail)..on less strict, it allows too much spam.
- No secure login. G-mail and Yahoo! use https.
- Lack of features overall. (far fewer compared to Yahoo or G-mail)
- Microsoft spam...can't block it!
I use Yahoo! because of all the integrated features - address book, stocks, calendar, notepad, photos, etc., etc... too many to mention.
Not only that, but their spam protection is outstanding, unless you decide to open some e-mail containing an image beacon. But after a couple weeks, the spam received becomes minimal. My only wish is that they incorporate more Gmail features...like opening your inbox when you login (!), or showing the e-mail address without opening the e-mail...
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News for movie buffs. Stuff that doesn't matter. Hope this doesn't become a trend, no matter how many movies people get 'invited' into by movie studios. Yes, the same studios that are trying to prevent use of file-sharing networks.
Can't wait for Yellow vs. Purple to begin!
It's included in the cost of the Windows operating system. Saying it's free is like saying you're purchasing a hamburger and getting the patty and pickles for free.
Throughout history, there has been a notion that music is the collective property of a culture. Musicians and music enthusiasts have created this culture. The big studios that are members of RIAA have plundered this culture for their own profit, at the expense of everyone else involved. They were able to do this becuase certain developments in technology allowed them to control the means of production. Now newer advances in technology are allowing us to take back our culture and gain control over the means of production and distribution. The only real purpose they serve anymore is that of a marketing machine: i.e. foisting their corporate, mass-produced pseudo-culture on the rest of the world.
All media should be free. Why stop the natural course of technology just because the beneficiaries of previous technological advances feel it will hurt their profits?
Even if media becomes free, movie studios can still make money off of theatre sales. Record companies can make money off of concerts. And DVDs and CDs will still be bought, as long as they add extra value.
Artists didn't disappear before there were CDs and movie studios still existed before VHS.
- account deactivation after only 30 days (e-mail gets deleted, so do contacts!) - what if you go on vacation?! - pop-up ads - big ads on the top and to the side - more clicks to access e-mail...it doesn't show your new mail when you login (which is what you want to see 99.9% of the time) - Spam control sucks. On the strictest mode, it blocks e-mail from your friends (Yahoo!, G-mail)..on less strict, it allows too much spam. - No secure login. G-mail and Yahoo! use https. - Lack of features overall. (far fewer compared to Yahoo or G-mail) - Microsoft spam...can't block it! I use Yahoo! because of all the integrated features - address book, stocks, calendar, notepad, photos, etc., etc... too many to mention. Not only that, but their spam protection is outstanding, unless you decide to open some e-mail containing an image beacon. But after a couple weeks, the spam received becomes minimal. My only wish is that they incorporate more Gmail features...like opening your inbox when you login (!), or showing the e-mail address without opening the e-mail...
3. Move to Canada ;)