Globalization is the whole reason that the United States is as prosperous as it is. The United States is exploiting the people of poorer countries to produce goods for the American consumer. Globalization actually benefits richer, more established countries over poorer countries with no infrastructure - while keeping it that way.
If you take money out of the equation and just look at the labor and exchange of goods, all of this becomes apparent.
It did. The FSM sent it's beloved son, Ando Momofuku, to the world to teach the world about FSM through Ramen. The FSM exists, simultaneously and eternally, as a mutual indwelling of two beings - the FSM and Ando Momofuku. You might ask yourself, "Why?!" -- the answer my friend, is to just accept it, the FSM works in mysterious ways.
I assume that the searching is mostly for packages, and not plain letter mail. Most people use the Internet these days for transfer of documents, so physical goods are the only thing worth searching for.
Microsoft should have done it in their typical approach -- pay for excessive amounts of advertising. By doing that, they blogger knows what's feeding him and will more likely write positive reviews of Microsoft and bash their competitors.
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I heard Randy Savage talked to a Microsoft representative and asked why Xbox 360s were freezing up. He said the rep told him that it was so people could get a glimpse of the future. "The future?", he asked. The Microsoft representative replied, "Windows Vista".
Wow, if that's all it took for you to "never buy Sony", you'll probably throw your XBox 360 out the window when you actually do research into Microsoft's history.
It's a small price to pay to get people to do your dirty work for you, and probably more effective, since these sites masquerade as impartial news sources.
I'm sure Microsoft does this with bloggers that cover the XBox 360 / bash the PS3. (Engadget, Kotaku, Gizmodo,....Slashdot?)
Do you think I want to read your misinformed comments on three inch high letters?
Sorry, I think you're the one that is "misinformed". First of all, the PS3 Basic has all the features of the XBox 360 and more, and costs only $100 more - so for $100 more, you're getting Blu-Ray (bigger games and high def), Linux capability, and a better form factor.
"Three inch high letters"? "Head moving from side to side"? "I get more out of the money I spent on Microsoft."? "PS3's internet capabilities are pretty...useless."?
Sorry, but your opinion reeks of fanboyism.
And Microsoft has the capital to launch another system 3 years from now. Sony doesn't. Period.
I'm not sure why you put that as a positive. Would you be glad if Microsoft came out with another system next year? Stick to PC gaming then.
I'm certain Microsoft has more in store as far as the Internet goes, but keep in mind that most people don't use their videogame console to browse the web.
First of all, you're giving Microsoft the benefit of the doubt, something you aren't giving Sony. Secondly, it doesn't matter what "most people do" - the reason they haven't before is because the option wasn't available before. Just like "most people don't move their game controller around".
Yes, the 360 does indeed have HD-DVD. And yes, it is an add-on. I think that most people will like that. You have the choice of whether you want to pay for it or not. Microsoft isn't forcing you to buy it with their console. As a result, their console is considerably less expensive without giving up any of it's primary usage capabilities--gaming--and Microsoft was able to get a lot of the systems out and on the market a lot quicker than Sony has.
Since when was adding a feature considered a negative? The Blu-Ray player plays DVDs, so you're not losing any functionality to begin with. You get a superior disc format, which can hold 5x more data, for only $100 more, not to mention other things the base PS3 has over the premium XBox 360.
It's less than $5 a month. And considering how much better the Xbox Live service is over Sony's, yes, I think that paying less than $5 a month for it is more than reasonable.
Over the course of the console's lifetime, that's roughly $250. So in the end, you're paying more for an XBox 360 than a PS3.
Speaking of potential, if they had realized some of it at launch. After my experience with the PSP, I'm never going to buy a platform again based on its technical capability and what it may be used for someday. Show me what it can do now, not what's in store for it six months or a year down the road.
Gears of War came out a year after the XBox 360 was launched. Other than that, there hasn't been any compelling games on it. At least Resistance: Fall of Man is better than any game before Gears of War.
Following your advice about "six months", the Dreamcast would have been more successful than the PS2.
GMail actually has a feature where you can reply using a different e-mail address and domain as gmail.com. As long as you can receive mail from that e-mail address, it lets you do this. This is great for handling multiple e-mails if you're part of different organizations, or for consolidating personal and work e-mail together (while filtering them into different labels).
According to the report, existing patent law allows drug companies to patent, and make substantial profits off of, "new" drugs which differ little from existing medicines. Given high profit margins on very minor innovations, the report argues that drug companies have little incentive to produce innovative new drugs.
I can think of one example in the software industry where this easily applies.
What you don't hear about are the media people that are invited to Microsoft's campus and get converted and then hype up Microsoft and bash it's competitors. Instead you get biased blogs, articles, and reviews.
What if Miller got converted? Would we have to endure an endless series of articles bashing Sony, the PS3, and hyping up Microsoft's XBox and it's research and innovation?
It amazes me how this can go on the front page of Slashdot. It's no different from Microsoft paying bloggers and editors to post negative stories about their competitors or positive stories about their own products. "Paying" can be in the form of different incentives, such as advertising dollars, pre-written articles, special information, or just plain cash.
To link to another non-issue regarding the "graffiti" just shows how biased this story is.
Let's talk about more Microsoft innovation, shall we?
Many missteps made by Sony in recent years can be attributed to Stringer and his leadership in Sony's content business. The content side has always hindered their consumer electronics division, through adding proprietary formats, DRM, and other content-driven designs. Everything from the lack of an iPod competitor, the inclusion of Blu-ray into the PS3, to the rootkit ordeal has Stringer's hands in it. They are all an example of how the content side of Sony has taken control.
The past year, we have seen Stringer oversee the rootkit fiasco as well as Blu-ray in the PS3, both of which are tied to the content business. Hopefully Stringer is fired, and the rest of the content executives demoted, as well as the marketing director.
Ken Kutaragi as a replacement would be much better than Stringer, although he would first need coaching on public relations.
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Globalization is the whole reason that the United States is as prosperous as it is. The United States is exploiting the people of poorer countries to produce goods for the American consumer. Globalization actually benefits richer, more established countries over poorer countries with no infrastructure - while keeping it that way.
If you take money out of the equation and just look at the labor and exchange of goods, all of this becomes apparent.
It did. The FSM sent it's beloved son, Ando Momofuku, to the world to teach the world about FSM through Ramen. The FSM exists, simultaneously and eternally, as a mutual indwelling of two beings - the FSM and Ando Momofuku. You might ask yourself, "Why?!" -- the answer my friend, is to just accept it, the FSM works in mysterious ways.
Ra-men, brother.
I prefer a census...
Same time as when people stop buying the XBox 360 even though Microsoft has acted much worse than Sony over the past few decades.
I assume that the searching is mostly for packages, and not plain letter mail. Most people use the Internet these days for transfer of documents, so physical goods are the only thing worth searching for.
Microsoft should have done it in their typical approach -- pay for excessive amounts of advertising. By doing that, they blogger knows what's feeding him and will more likely write positive reviews of Microsoft and bash their competitors.
...says Slashdot user #2679 ;)
He's the cousin of Randy Savage.
I heard Randy Savage talked to a Microsoft representative and asked why Xbox 360s were freezing up. He said the rep told him that it was so people could get a glimpse of the future. "The future?", he asked. The Microsoft representative replied, "Windows Vista".
Wow, if that's all it took for you to "never buy Sony", you'll probably throw your XBox 360 out the window when you actually do research into Microsoft's history.
It's a small price to pay to get people to do your dirty work for you, and probably more effective, since these sites masquerade as impartial news sources.
....Slashdot?)
I'm sure Microsoft does this with bloggers that cover the XBox 360 / bash the PS3. (Engadget, Kotaku, Gizmodo,
Sorry, I think you're the one that is "misinformed". First of all, the PS3 Basic has all the features of the XBox 360 and more, and costs only $100 more - so for $100 more, you're getting Blu-Ray (bigger games and high def), Linux capability, and a better form factor.
"Three inch high letters"? "Head moving from side to side"? "I get more out of the money I spent on Microsoft."? "PS3's internet capabilities are pretty...useless."?
Sorry, but your opinion reeks of fanboyism.
I'm not sure why you put that as a positive. Would you be glad if Microsoft came out with another system next year? Stick to PC gaming then.
Since when was adding a feature considered a negative? The Blu-Ray player plays DVDs, so you're not losing any functionality to begin with. You get a superior disc format, which can hold 5x more data, for only $100 more, not to mention other things the base PS3 has over the premium XBox 360.
Over the course of the console's lifetime, that's roughly $250. So in the end, you're paying more for an XBox 360 than a PS3.
Gears of War came out a year after the XBox 360 was launched. Other than that, there hasn't been any compelling games on it. At least Resistance: Fall of Man is better than any game before Gears of War.
Following your advice about "six months", the Dreamcast would have been more successful than the PS2.
It's only $100. The 20GB PS3 compares closer to the XBox 360 Premium, feature-wise, than the 60GB PS3.
Why are you even bringing the Chinese government into this? Replace "Chinese" with "American" and it still means the same thing.
I wonder if one of the questions will be, "What operating system do you use?"
GMail actually has a feature where you can reply using a different e-mail address and domain as gmail.com. As long as you can receive mail from that e-mail address, it lets you do this. This is great for handling multiple e-mails if you're part of different organizations, or for consolidating personal and work e-mail together (while filtering them into different labels).
I can think of one example in the software industry where this easily applies.
With Microsoft, you've got to PAY THEM to install virus-prone software on your computer...
Well not to argue either way, but a lower temperature allows the fingers to tolerate the heat more... perhaps just enough so they don't drop it.
Use beer goggles on her instead.
What you don't hear about are the media people that are invited to Microsoft's campus and get converted and then hype up Microsoft and bash it's competitors. Instead you get biased blogs, articles, and reviews.
What if Miller got converted? Would we have to endure an endless series of articles bashing Sony, the PS3, and hyping up Microsoft's XBox and it's research and innovation?
It amazes me how this can go on the front page of Slashdot. It's no different from Microsoft paying bloggers and editors to post negative stories about their competitors or positive stories about their own products. "Paying" can be in the form of different incentives, such as advertising dollars, pre-written articles, special information, or just plain cash.
To link to another non-issue regarding the "graffiti" just shows how biased this story is.
Let's talk about more Microsoft innovation, shall we?
Peace without justice is fruitless. Think slavery. Think colonialism. Justice first, then peace second.
Many missteps made by Sony in recent years can be attributed to Stringer and his leadership in Sony's content business. The content side has always hindered their consumer electronics division, through adding proprietary formats, DRM, and other content-driven designs. Everything from the lack of an iPod competitor, the inclusion of Blu-ray into the PS3, to the rootkit ordeal has Stringer's hands in it. They are all an example of how the content side of Sony has taken control.
Kutaragi, being less politically savvy than Stringer, criticized the company for Sony's policy of using proprietary technologies and implicitly criticised the company's use of DRM technologies, to his own detriment. Fact was, the content side was making money at the expense of the consumer electronics division, and that's why Sony's leadership in electronics has gone downhill.
The past year, we have seen Stringer oversee the rootkit fiasco as well as Blu-ray in the PS3, both of which are tied to the content business. Hopefully Stringer is fired, and the rest of the content executives demoted, as well as the marketing director.
Ken Kutaragi as a replacement would be much better than Stringer, although he would first need coaching on public relations.
You can see Microsoft Research's Innovation hard at work here. Same thing goes for the XBox, Zune, IE, Word, DOS, Windows,