"Entry-level" is a relative term. To a hard-core gamer, a Radeon 9200 is an entry-level video card. To your average desktop user, a Radeon 9200 is a high-end video card. A 9200 with 64MB of RAM is hardly an entry-level card for your average email/internet/word processing user. But I guess by the time Longhorn is actually released, entry-level cards will be shipping with 4 GB of DDR4, will be running 2 Ghz cores and run on PCI-whateverthehelltheycomeupwithnext. The fact is that Mac OS X had these "amazing new graphics rendering capabilities" with the release of 10.2 a couple years ago. Apple is still about 5-6 years ahead of Microsoft...
If a consumer sees a bad editorial, and a positive ad, they are going to assume the ad is biased (what is frustrating is that often it is the other way around).
Gee, Trip, ya think? Since when have advertisements been anything but biased (with the exception of Crazy People)?
Good thing 3DO makes such good games, otherwise I might start to agree with GamePro. Oh wait...
Not true. I was recently in the market for a new cell phone and had just about convinced myself to buy the N-Gage as it was both a killer phone and a decent game platform (as far as cell phones are concerned). The only thing that stopped me was the fact that it was $150. I ended up going with a Sony T637 instead because it plays games and has a camera built in (and it ended up costing me only $30). I have downloaded Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow and will shortly be getting another game. I have taken quite a few pictures with it and have found it to be very convenient. Oh, and I am, as you put it, a USian. As soon we kill our land line, I may very well end up with an N-Gage and turn the T637 over to my wife.
I find it very strange indeed that many assume that online communities are free from prejudice, murder, theft...free from any of the vices, crimes, and atrocities that occur in the real world. These are still human beings playing with and against other human beings. Why would an online community be any different from an offline community?
I'm married with three children and pay approximately 12% of my salary in income tax. I pay a 6% sales tax. So, roughly 18% of my income is paid in taxes each year. That's far less than the percentage you quoted. Implying that your government taxes its people too much implies nothing about how I feel about my government. I voted for Kerry.
Oddly enough, I've been playing video games since '85 when I started playing on my friends Atari. I have completed every Metroid game except the newest one for the DS and the latest one on the GBA, MOH:AA and both expansions for it, I am currently about two levels from the end of HL2, I have been a frequent player of CS:Source (and good ol' CS back in the day)...it would take less time to discuss the games I haven't played. Listen, just because I don't like GTA doesn't mean I'm not a gamer. It's not that you walk, run, or jump repetitively that gets to me, it's the five solid minutes of running, driving, or flying somewhere without doing anything. Over my week off for Christmas, I played Mario Sunshine for ten hours a day three days in a row. Trust me: I play games.
Yeah, about that...I opened a present one Christmas morning that was in the shape of a Gameboy game box. I was really excited until I opened the wrapping paper, and there inside was a game title "Joshua." Talk about a letdown. Anyways, the game sucked. It also locked up my gameboy quite frequently. I've also (unfortunately) owned King of Kings, but it is no longer for sale on their website (it was released for the NES). Here's an interesting "article" about the company: http://www.geocities.com/tgz6/odd_page_images_file s/About_Color_Dreams.htm
Well, I don't think it will be an "iPod" killer, so to speek.
Apple is entering an entirely different segment of the market here. This is not a device that is meant to compete with the iPod. It is meant to gain market share for Apple in the Flash MP3 player market.
Being an Apple Authorized Service technician, I can tell you that if you try to do a memory upgrade, and you botch it, and then take it to an AASP, you will definitely not be covered under warranty. However, if you know what you're doing, by all means, go ahead. Just don't expect to get an warranty work done afterwards. Just so you know, last time I did repairs (the grapefruit iMac was just starting to show up in our service depot) Apple was still using Micron RAM. Also, unless they've changed it, Apple applies a blue paste (don't know for sure what it is) to the screws before the final assembly is made. Once you remove those screws, it strips the paste. So, if you've been inside the case, someone with a little experience will know right away.
...so in the future when Apple sucks again you will be faced with a daunting upgrade task. This is the reason why Microsoft is so big...
Apple sucks in cycles. Microsoft is consistently sucky. Just like when Microsoft released Windows 95, all companies were faced with a daunting upgrade task. Come on. Every 9x release of Windows has pretty much been a catastrophe. Have corporations jumped ship in droves just because MS released a low-quality OS? Of course not.
This is the reason why Microsoft is so big, and the reason why Linux is so strong.
Apple is a big company. Their revenue is in the billions and their customer base is in the high double-digit millions (if not more, if you count iPod owners). Mac OS X is just as "strong" as Linux. It has roughly the same number of users and offers nearly identical functionality. Why is Linux so great? Some people don't want to spend the weekend rebuilding their kernel just so they can get feature XYZ to work.
Apple loves to make the big press release and get all the people drooling at their new product...
How is that different from any other company? "Sony loves to make the big press release and get all the people drooling at their new product..." "General Motors loves to make the press release and get all the people drooling at their new product..."
And when their supplies run out that is the end of them other then buying them used on ebay
That's what service warranties are for. Most companies purchase service contracts with their hardware. Apple supports their products, including all associated hardware, for about 6 to 7 years after they stop selling them. Hmmm...yep 6 and 7 are both between 4 and 10.
I find very few points in your argument that are either well thought out or accurate. As they say, ignorance is bliss.
I just love it when these new "records" are shattered. Saying that a new game sold more than an old game is like saying "The world now has more people in that ever. This shatters the all-time record set yesterday."
I for one. After playing GTA 1 and 2 for about four-five hours each, I was so bored I gave up. I decided to give GTA: Vice City a whirl. Big mistake. It's the same thing over and over. There's only so much virtual walking, running, and/or driving I can do before I'm bored senseless.
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"Entry-level" is a relative term. To a hard-core gamer, a Radeon 9200 is an entry-level video card. To your average desktop user, a Radeon 9200 is a high-end video card. A 9200 with 64MB of RAM is hardly an entry-level card for your average email/internet/word processing user. But I guess by the time Longhorn is actually released, entry-level cards will be shipping with 4 GB of DDR4, will be running 2 Ghz cores and run on PCI-whateverthehelltheycomeupwithnext. The fact is that Mac OS X had these "amazing new graphics rendering capabilities" with the release of 10.2 a couple years ago. Apple is still about 5-6 years ahead of Microsoft...
Ever play Red Faction?
Oh, almost forgot...add the Keyspan Express Remote and you'll be ready to go.
Exactly. I'm planning on getting a Mac mini to replace my stereo and dvd player. The Firewave is the icing on the cake.
Everyone knows the line...
Yes, because everyone uses Linux, right?
They don't monitor you with PunkBuster. That's what billion dollar satellites are for.
If a consumer sees a bad editorial, and a positive ad, they are going to assume the ad is biased (what is frustrating is that often it is the other way around).
Gee, Trip, ya think? Since when have advertisements been anything but biased (with the exception of Crazy People)?
Good thing 3DO makes such good games, otherwise I might start to agree with GamePro. Oh wait...
Not true. I was recently in the market for a new cell phone and had just about convinced myself to buy the N-Gage as it was both a killer phone and a decent game platform (as far as cell phones are concerned). The only thing that stopped me was the fact that it was $150. I ended up going with a Sony T637 instead because it plays games and has a camera built in (and it ended up costing me only $30). I have downloaded Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow and will shortly be getting another game. I have taken quite a few pictures with it and have found it to be very convenient. Oh, and I am, as you put it, a USian. As soon we kill our land line, I may very well end up with an N-Gage and turn the T637 over to my wife.
I find it very strange indeed that many assume that online communities are free from prejudice, murder, theft...free from any of the vices, crimes, and atrocities that occur in the real world. These are still human beings playing with and against other human beings. Why would an online community be any different from an offline community?
I'm married with three children and pay approximately 12% of my salary in income tax. I pay a 6% sales tax. So, roughly 18% of my income is paid in taxes each year. That's far less than the percentage you quoted. Implying that your government taxes its people too much implies nothing about how I feel about my government. I voted for Kerry.
Oddly enough, I've been playing video games since '85 when I started playing on my friends Atari. I have completed every Metroid game except the newest one for the DS and the latest one on the GBA, MOH:AA and both expansions for it, I am currently about two levels from the end of HL2, I have been a frequent player of CS:Source (and good ol' CS back in the day)...it would take less time to discuss the games I haven't played. Listen, just because I don't like GTA doesn't mean I'm not a gamer. It's not that you walk, run, or jump repetitively that gets to me, it's the five solid minutes of running, driving, or flying somewhere without doing anything. Over my week off for Christmas, I played Mario Sunshine for ten hours a day three days in a row. Trust me: I play games.
Yeah, about that...I opened a present one Christmas morning that was in the shape of a Gameboy game box. I was really excited until I opened the wrapping paper, and there inside was a game title "Joshua." Talk about a letdown. Anyways, the game sucked. It also locked up my gameboy quite frequently. I've also (unfortunately) owned King of Kings, but it is no longer for sale on their website (it was released for the NES). Here's an interesting "article" about the company:e s/About_Color_Dreams.htm
http://www.geocities.com/tgz6/odd_page_images_fil
I think he is saying just the opposite.
Well, I don't think it will be an "iPod" killer, so to speek.
Apple is entering an entirely different segment of the market here. This is not a device that is meant to compete with the iPod. It is meant to gain market share for Apple in the Flash MP3 player market.
Yeah, I want the status, refinement, and performance of an Aston Martin, but I only want to pay $12,000 for it.
Being an Apple Authorized Service technician, I can tell you that if you try to do a memory upgrade, and you botch it, and then take it to an AASP, you will definitely not be covered under warranty. However, if you know what you're doing, by all means, go ahead. Just don't expect to get an warranty work done afterwards. Just so you know, last time I did repairs (the grapefruit iMac was just starting to show up in our service depot) Apple was still using Micron RAM. Also, unless they've changed it, Apple applies a blue paste (don't know for sure what it is) to the screws before the final assembly is made. Once you remove those screws, it strips the paste. So, if you've been inside the case, someone with a little experience will know right away.
...so in the future when Apple sucks again you will be faced with a daunting upgrade task. This is the reason why Microsoft is so big...
Apple sucks in cycles. Microsoft is consistently sucky. Just like when Microsoft released Windows 95, all companies were faced with a daunting upgrade task. Come on. Every 9x release of Windows has pretty much been a catastrophe. Have corporations jumped ship in droves just because MS released a low-quality OS? Of course not.
This is the reason why Microsoft is so big, and the reason why Linux is so strong.
Apple is a big company. Their revenue is in the billions and their customer base is in the high double-digit millions (if not more, if you count iPod owners). Mac OS X is just as "strong" as Linux. It has roughly the same number of users and offers nearly identical functionality. Why is Linux so great? Some people don't want to spend the weekend rebuilding their kernel just so they can get feature XYZ to work.
Apple loves to make the big press release and get all the people drooling at their new product...
How is that different from any other company? "Sony loves to make the big press release and get all the people drooling at their new product..." "General Motors loves to make the press release and get all the people drooling at their new product..."
And when their supplies run out that is the end of them other then buying them used on ebay
That's what service warranties are for. Most companies purchase service contracts with their hardware. Apple supports their products, including all associated hardware, for about 6 to 7 years after they stop selling them. Hmmm...yep 6 and 7 are both between 4 and 10.
I find very few points in your argument that are either well thought out or accurate. As they say, ignorance is bliss.
You didn't read the whole thing, did you (yes, I know, this is /.)?
*Based on internal company records and reports from key distribution partners in North America.
I just love it when these new "records" are shattered. Saying that a new game sold more than an old game is like saying "The world now has more people in that ever. This shatters the all-time record set yesterday."
"I mean who wouldn't want to play GTA3"
I for one. After playing GTA 1 and 2 for about four-five hours each, I was so bored I gave up. I decided to give GTA: Vice City a whirl. Big mistake. It's the same thing over and over. There's only so much virtual walking, running, and/or driving I can do before I'm bored senseless.
Homestar Runner was apparently originally created on the Super Nintendo using Mario Paint.
You don't need a higher income; you need a new government.
"Call me old-fashioned but I don't need the latest and greatest games. Madden 2005, NHL 2005, and DOA: Ultimate is good enough for me."
Hate to break it to you, but Madden 2005, NHL 2005, and DOA:Ultimate are the latest and greatest games (to a certain extent).
They also keep insisting on proprietary game media which drives up development costs.
Ha, ha! No, seriously. Mass is not man-made. In fact, mass isn't made at all. It's an inherent property of all physical matter.