As a Unix Admin and anti-MS guy I have to agree with you on this one. It pained me dearly when I first got hooked on the Xbox with Live but they got it right.
This is the intent and the beauty of Xbox Live. The idea is to build a friends list of people you enjoy playing with. I can power up and see how many "friends" I have online at any given time. Buildning that list can be painful for the first month but once its built online gaming becomes a social experience.
I couldn't agree more. I stepped into Live when it was launched for the original box and got way more than I expected. After a couple years of playing with the same groups of people you get to know them, their kids and what's going on in their lives. It's a social experience and I find anymore I get online to "hang out" with a group of friends more than play a game.
We chose big iron Sun over Linux for our last project for one simple reason. The price was about the same and for that I'll take the comfort level of Sun. With the business we run there is no way we would go with Linux unless it was supported off one of the big vendors. When it came down to price and ease of maintenance Sun was the clear winner.
Our company has tried to standardize on equipment across the enterprise. We have some Linux and all of the admins run it on their desktop. I guess we just aren't brave enough to risk the millions of dollars the company makes every year on the open source community yet.
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I'm not sure how your Cox works but mine charges $9.95/month for the box and $4.95/month for the service.
As a Unix Admin and anti-MS guy I have to agree with you on this one. It pained me dearly when I first got hooked on the Xbox with Live but they got it right.
This is the intent and the beauty of Xbox Live. The idea is to build a friends list of people you enjoy playing with. I can power up and see how many "friends" I have online at any given time. Buildning that list can be painful for the first month but once its built online gaming becomes a social experience.
I couldn't agree more. I stepped into Live when it was launched for the original box and got way more than I expected. After a couple years of playing with the same groups of people you get to know them, their kids and what's going on in their lives. It's a social experience and I find anymore I get online to "hang out" with a group of friends more than play a game.
We chose big iron Sun over Linux for our last project for one simple reason. The price was about the same and for that I'll take the comfort level of Sun. With the business we run there is no way we would go with Linux unless it was supported off one of the big vendors. When it came down to price and ease of maintenance Sun was the clear winner.
Our company has tried to standardize on equipment across the enterprise. We have some Linux and all of the admins run it on their desktop. I guess we just aren't brave enough to risk the millions of dollars the company makes every year on the open source community yet.