That's the thing. Watching Castle and seeing that Rick Castle has an iPhone, or that Detective Beckett has a Palm Pre? Eh, whatever. They're probably going to have a cell phone, like most of the people in the US. As long as you're not throwing that device into my face really obnoxiously, I don't care what it is.
Especially if the phone doesn't fit the personality/work/hobby. e.g. in Tron Legacy, Sam is running around with a Nokia N8. Surely a Unix geek as would choose a N900:)
One of the reasons Nintendo gave for region-locking the 3DS was for differences customizing each region for the best experience, like language. So, clearly, since Europe has so many languages, the need to pay more. I guess.
Why would you need region locking for that? If someone needs the extra language then they will buy the localised, more expensive, version. If people do not care and would rather buy the cheaper english version then probably localisation isn't needed after all.
Funny how people blast Wii gamers because it's not as "shiny 3d" as the Xbox360 or the PS3, but when the topic switches to 3D movies the Wii gamers are suddenly right, i.e. the content is more important than the presentation.
What makes you believe that the sides do not switch between arguements?!
I just tried Moses' online demo for French-->English. 'J'aime pas le chocolat' is translated to 'I am not chocolate' and 'Je n'aime pas le chocolat' to 'I do not like the choclate'
I guess state-of-the-art is still far from perfect too. The GP's point still stands.
Yes, it's less spectacular if they've done it only because they were in violation but I think they should be applauded either way.
In the worst case, it shows that they are willing to play by the rules. They didn't try to take it as far as they could. They found out the violation and promptly fixed it.
It was plain enough the first time. I'll repeat as well. I had no intention to buy this game in the first place.
Yes, you don't have to buy them all. You don't have to buy any. I pointed out that what usually was done in one game (RTS with campaigns for all species) is now being offered in three.
I still don't get it. What do you mean? If I don't want to buy a product then I am not allowed to discuss it or even whine about it? Your only addition to the discussion was condescension.
The kicker? No one's twisting your arm to buy them!
Seriously. Go read a book.
I already said that it was a matter of personal perception. If you have the time to play MMOs and enjoy them then they are worth every penny to you. If you like Starcraft then the more games you can get the happier you are.
I don't understand what you mean? I did not demand that they release what I want. I did not try to persuade others to not buy what is offered. We were discussing the GP's dislike of MMOs and want of normal games so I gave him an example of how normal games are being stretched to cost as much as MMOs. I wasn't interested in Starcraft before and I'm not interested in it now.
Now that horse is way too big for you. Get off before you fall and break something.
Of course, it can be worth it and it certainly will be worth it for lots and lots of people. It's a safe bet that it will sell like hot cakes.
My understanding is that the three games will be available at the same time. Am I mistaken?
If so then they can hardly be called expansions.
In any case, my original comment was that they found a way to make people who hate MMOs pay more for the same game. No matter how you cut it, we used to get campaigns for all the species in an RTS. Now, you have to pay per campaign.
Yeah but MMO players play their one or two games for years. Those of us who loath the genre and have no desire to pay monthly fees for a game we've already payed for generally play through our games in months or even weeks. While MMO players happily run about in Eve online those of us who don't play those types of games have to wait longer and longer periods of time for new games as more and more developers jump on the MMO bandwagon to milk those monthly payments. Shoot, we'd probably be patiently waiting for Starcraft 3 or 4 if it weren't for WOW.
Don't worry, it seems blizzard has found a solution to your problem. There will be 3 Starcraft2 games. This way, you too can pay the equivalent of a yearly subscription to play a game even though you hate MMO. The reason given is the abundance of stories to tell. Does it sound familiar?
Except it costs money to do that (legally), and if 2K does everything he wants, why bother? I hate when people upgrade just because there is an upgrade available, unless there is some actual benefit from upgrading. I'm happy that Vista has done as badly as it has, it shows that humanity isn't as dumb as I had previously thought:)
You are right of course. I wasn't suggesting upgrading for the sake of upgrading.
He did mention though that he kept win2k because he didn't want DRM which implies that he would have wanted/needed it otherwise. If he didn't get XP because of the DRM, why would he get a game that would tarnish his 2k install with its own DRM?
Windows XP was released with DRM, the first microsoft operating system that was.
Which is why I still do almost everything on Win2k, including playing Spore retail. it sucks that it installed a rootkit along with it, but what ya gonna do?
I wouldn't be surprised if Spore: console won't use online content if you log-in from a different console than it was first seen on.
I'm not sure I understand your reasoning. You skipped XP completely and stuck to 2k because you didn't want DRM on your machine then you went ahead and bought Spore and let it install its version of DRM. You might as well upgrade to XP now since your computer has DRM on it anyway.
Seeing Seinfeld hawk Vista will certainly make me run out and buy it, 'cause I always turn to cynical comedians for advice on Windows.
You are not the target audience. the target audience is the one that relies on celebrities to make shopping decisions. It seems to be a huge part of the population judging from past adverts. Why would I buy a watch because some actor wears it? The silliest one is an ad for washing machines done by an es tennis champion. there are people who base these kind of decisions on the opinion of a fading star who couldn't manage their wealth and had to resort to doing tacky ads to support themselves.
So first you argue that we don't need oversight because consumers can fight monopolies then you give an example of how consumers buy competitor's products to affect a corporation's stock value?
Here's the catch, when there is a monopoly, the lowly consumer does not have the choice to go buy another product.
MAC is supported as well as Windows... See the website
The Mac hardware is supported, not the OS. It is supported under windows in bootcamp. Actually, I tried to find that on the website and they seem to have deleted all reference to Mac support.
Moving to something like "show up in meatspace" will only work for so long. Once cybernetics gets sufficiently advanced, R. Olivaw will be standing in line to get his RSA keys and no-one will know the difference.
I have the right to webmail service just like any other sentient lifeform, you insensitive clod.
That won't be so complicated. They will sell the phone with a contract. The same thing they do with any other phone. It won't be locked but you've already signed the multiple year contract when you get it.
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Especially if the phone doesn't fit the personality/work/hobby. e.g. in Tron Legacy, Sam is running around with a Nokia N8. Surely a Unix geek as would choose a N900 :)
Why would you need region locking for that? If someone needs the extra language then they will buy the localised, more expensive, version. If people do not care and would rather buy the cheaper english version then probably localisation isn't needed after all.
What makes you believe that the sides do not switch between arguements?!
I just tried Moses' online demo for French-->English. 'J'aime pas le chocolat' is translated to 'I am not chocolate' and 'Je n'aime pas le chocolat' to 'I do not like the choclate'
I guess state-of-the-art is still far from perfect too. The GP's point still stands.
Yes, it's less spectacular if they've done it only because they were in violation but I think they should be applauded either way.
In the worst case, it shows that they are willing to play by the rules. They didn't try to take it as far as they could. They found out the violation and promptly fixed it.
Nice, when will it be available for TomTom?
It was plain enough the first time. I'll repeat as well. I had no intention to buy this game in the first place.
Yes, you don't have to buy them all. You don't have to buy any. I pointed out that what usually was done in one game (RTS with campaigns for all species) is now being offered in three.
I still don't get it. What do you mean? If I don't want to buy a product then I am not allowed to discuss it or even whine about it? Your only addition to the discussion was condescension.
I already said that it was a matter of personal perception. If you have the time to play MMOs and enjoy them then they are worth every penny to you. If you like Starcraft then the more games you can get the happier you are.
I don't understand what you mean? I did not demand that they release what I want. I did not try to persuade others to not buy what is offered. We were discussing the GP's dislike of MMOs and want of normal games so I gave him an example of how normal games are being stretched to cost as much as MMOs. I wasn't interested in Starcraft before and I'm not interested in it now.
Now that horse is way too big for you. Get off before you fall and break something.
Of course, it can be worth it and it certainly will be worth it for lots and lots of people. It's a safe bet that it will sell like hot cakes.
My understanding is that the three games will be available at the same time. Am I mistaken? If so then they can hardly be called expansions.
In any case, my original comment was that they found a way to make people who hate MMOs pay more for the same game. No matter how you cut it, we used to get campaigns for all the species in an RTS. Now, you have to pay per campaign.
Don't worry, it seems blizzard has found a solution to your problem. There will be 3 Starcraft2 games. This way, you too can pay the equivalent of a yearly subscription to play a game even though you hate MMO. The reason given is the abundance of stories to tell. Does it sound familiar?
You are right of course. I wasn't suggesting upgrading for the sake of upgrading.
He did mention though that he kept win2k because he didn't want DRM which implies that he would have wanted/needed it otherwise. If he didn't get XP because of the DRM, why would he get a game that would tarnish his 2k install with its own DRM?
I'm not sure I understand your reasoning. You skipped XP completely and stuck to 2k because you didn't want DRM on your machine then you went ahead and bought Spore and let it install its version of DRM. You might as well upgrade to XP now since your computer has DRM on it anyway.
You are not the target audience. the target audience is the one that relies on celebrities to make shopping decisions. It seems to be a huge part of the population judging from past adverts. Why would I buy a watch because some actor wears it? The silliest one is an ad for washing machines done by an es tennis champion. there are people who base these kind of decisions on the opinion of a fading star who couldn't manage their wealth and had to resort to doing tacky ads to support themselves.
Yes, a great choice but do you know any good text editor that would run on it?
So first you argue that we don't need oversight because consumers can fight monopolies then you give an example of how consumers buy competitor's products to affect a corporation's stock value? Here's the catch, when there is a monopoly, the lowly consumer does not have the choice to go buy another product.
You assume that all the DVDs in his collection are from the same region. Until now there are no multiregion BD players.
My comment was a poor attempt at humour. I agree with your explanation though.
Isn't that the whole point of the mod system? If a post is too extreme, you moderate it.
Absolutely, I don't need top notch graphics but I would pay a premium price for Betrayal at Krondor with updated graphics.
That won't be so complicated. They will sell the phone with a contract. The same thing they do with any other phone. It won't be locked but you've already signed the multiple year contract when you get it.
I'd wait for SP1 if I were you.