It sounds like a step back (towards mechanical systems) and a step forwards but in a new direction with previously difficult ideas. Seems cool but sounds like a technology with a much closer limit. Which in turn sounds like patch-technology.
Will be interesting to see if this could become commerical.
Will it really be better and interesting-er?
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It would be interesting to see how Hal02 would be better since the hardware is the same. Also, would they release a new and improved Halo2 for the PC, cause the original was rubbish as compared to the XBox version even on much better hardware. Guess CounterStrike will be overthrown as the king of the hill. All hail the new king.
Will a Red vs Blue series foolow? It had better be better than the previous one.
An edge which an amateur has is that he/she is not ingrained with the "standard" -techniques, -thoughts and -perspectives. This nonstandard way of thinking is by definition "unique". And more often than not, a quantum leap in any field is done from a different viewpoint.
But of course, amateurs do at times spawn some totally unfeasible and fairy-tale like ideas.
MS has nothing to gain from this report. So what if it says that there are pirated copies of Windows? Everyone knows that. That's not the point.
The report makes bold claims so as to stand out from common_wisdom. This gives it an edge in its consulting business.
If the claims turn out wrong, they'll say that the companies/countries involved have made very good progress to stamp out piracy. They then go make a report of "How to combat piracy and reduce piracy figures by [claimed figure - actual figure]" and then teach these techniques to others.
If the claims are right, it's going to be "Told you so."
A consulting firm's report can be taken to mean anything. Those numbers don't mean anything until the details of how the report was done is revealed. But the firm is unliley to do that.
Statistics can be used to justify anything.
The problem with Starter Editions is that they still cost $MEGA-BUCKS more than a pirated copy. So, if the prime motivation is cost, the intro of Starter Edn is unliley to change much.
Do people still remember the show Dante's Peak? It had a real cool legged robot which went into the volcano to collect samples.
Wonder if these cool and useful machines are still being used or is everything remote sensing now?
Well, is mono is not going to be able to catch.Net in terms of speed, it seems something like a lost cause.
To have the same speed as.Net, Mono will probably have to use faster hardware which will probably cost more. Thereby making it less popular.
With less use, interest in Mono will drop, making it less likely to have good code contributions. Which makes it less likely to improve performance. Thereby, making it less popular,.. etc etc.. (repeat and rinse).
So, I guess if there is no quantum leap for Mono soon, it's decline will start sooner rather than later.
Nice that Java VM is now faster; it's one of the major drawbacks of java on the desktop. But how does this compare with the new and shiny Mono?
Mono with its distributed system, and if it still beats Java, then java is in for a tough fight.
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Although Intel is lacking on the 64bit side.
China? Via is Taiwanese. They are totally different places with different political systems.
Will be interesting to see if this could become commerical.
Will a Red vs Blue series foolow? It had better be better than the previous one.
quantum leap: n. An abrupt change or step, especially in method, information, or knowledge: Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, quantum leap A dramatic advance, especially in knowledge or method, as in Establishing a central bank represents a quantum leap in this small country's development. This term originated as quantum jump in the mid-1900s in physics, where it denotes a sudden change from one energy state to another within an atom. Within a decade it was transferred to other advances, not necessarily sudden but very important ones. Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. quantum leap n : a sudden large increase or advance; "this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer" [syn: quantum jump] Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University
But of course, amateurs do at times spawn some totally unfeasible and fairy-tale like ideas.
The report makes bold claims so as to stand out from common_wisdom. This gives it an edge in its consulting business.
If the claims turn out wrong, they'll say that the companies/countries involved have made very good progress to stamp out piracy. They then go make a report of "How to combat piracy and reduce piracy figures by [claimed figure - actual figure]" and then teach these techniques to others.
If the claims are right, it's going to be "Told you so."
Well, it's a win-win situation.
A consulting firm's report can be taken to mean anything. Those numbers don't mean anything until the details of how the report was done is revealed. But the firm is unliley to do that.
Statistics can be used to justify anything.
The problem with Starter Editions is that they still cost $MEGA-BUCKS more than a pirated copy. So, if the prime motivation is cost, the intro of Starter Edn is unliley to change much.
Do people still remember the show Dante's Peak? It had a real cool legged robot which went into the volcano to collect samples. Wonder if these cool and useful machines are still being used or is everything remote sensing now?
Well, is mono is not going to be able to catch .Net in terms of speed, it seems something like a lost cause.
To have the same speed as .Net, Mono will probably have to use faster hardware which will probably cost more. Thereby making it less popular.
With less use, interest in Mono will drop, making it less likely to have good code contributions. Which makes it less likely to improve performance. Thereby, making it less popular, .. etc etc.. (repeat and rinse).
So, I guess if there is no quantum leap for Mono soon, it's decline will start sooner rather than later.
Nice that Java VM is now faster; it's one of the major drawbacks of java on the desktop. But how does this compare with the new and shiny Mono? Mono with its distributed system, and if it still beats Java, then java is in for a tough fight.