The problem here isn't how the files are restricted, it's what the restrictions are.
Charging 2x the price of a DVD for a movie you can't play on your TV without a HTPC is a business plan doomed to failure.
If I were a conspiracy theorist type I'd say this venture is intended to fail.
It is name calling, in that it impugns the speaker's motives. To say someone is spreading FUD is to say that they are maliciously spreading misinformation with the objective of creating baseless fear in the audience.
I say forget the motives. We may assume that Steve Ballmer is going to have certain biases (as do we all). So concentrate on explaining why his arguments are wrong.
That's the whole point of this discussion. Ballmer doesn't actually make an argument. Arguments can be directly addressed and refuted. What he did here is put the notion out that Linux is infringing on their IP and is due for a lawsuit from the 800 lb gorilla without actually saying anything at all. Whether that notion is true or not is immaterial.
2) No - in fact LucasArts isn't "pulling the Star Wars" license or anything of the kind. We have a very long term deal and things are fine between our companies. It's complete and utter fabrication. I feel like we need extra-special tin-foil hats in the shape of Darth Vader's mask or something. What happens is one website writes something - then 5 more link to it.. so it must all of a sudden be true. I wish it worked that way.
"If I pirate will my life be easier than going the legitimate route" should be the one question that these media content owners need to answer. And they fail over and over again
So the answer to the question "Should content owners treat their customers like criminals?" is...yes?
I don't consider myself a MMO newb by any means, but I dabbled with SWG in an earlier incarnation (immediately after Jump to Lightspeed) and I find a needlessly complex, slow moving, clumsly looking attempt at a Star Wars life simulator with a learning curve so steep I began looking for Derek Smart's name in the design credits.
In my estimation, simplifing and speeding up the action made it more true to the Star Wars universe.
To paraphrase David Cross: A show that wins critical acclaim and multiple awards that can't keep viewers. Perhaps the problem isn't the show, but the people in marketing who don't know how to sell it.
Or perhaps the problem is the critics and award voters are not the same people that have the Neilsen boxes, aka "normal folk".
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How's that for an intelligent reason?
In addition to FPD, there was also Giant Gram 2000, a great 3d wrestling game with the All Japan license.
Umm, no. These are not pay for play shows off of iTunes. These are free (as in broadband) for the taking (streaming?)
I wish I had mod points for you, sir.
The patent system worked fine when all that would be patented was physical objects.
Most of the people who are gone wouldn't be too concerned with a Wifi network in the first place.
The problem here isn't how the files are restricted, it's what the restrictions are. Charging 2x the price of a DVD for a movie you can't play on your TV without a HTPC is a business plan doomed to failure. If I were a conspiracy theorist type I'd say this venture is intended to fail.
Brilliant!
Shouldn't that summary end with "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh!"?
Isn't that right between Kerplackistan and Durkadurkastan?
That's the whole point of this discussion. Ballmer doesn't actually make an argument. Arguments can be directly addressed and refuted. What he did here is put the notion out that Linux is infringing on their IP and is due for a lawsuit from the 800 lb gorilla without actually saying anything at all. Whether that notion is true or not is immaterial.
Come again?
We have you partially surrounded!
You're mistaking trademark for copyright. They're not the same thing.
It's hard enough to get people to stop using their VCR's. You think there would be enough people using MythTV and such to make a dent in Tivo's base?
You make some good points, but aren't your concerns related to general programming concepts that should be language agnostic?
For space combat with realistic physics that's not taken to such ridiculous extremes.
Complexity through Simplicity.
So the answer to the question "Should content owners treat their customers like criminals?" is...yes?
I never let science get in the way of a snarky comment.
Walking fallout. Tremendous idea.
In my estimation, simplifing and speeding up the action made it more true to the Star Wars universe.
I know I am!
Or perhaps the problem is the critics and award voters are not the same people that have the Neilsen boxes, aka "normal folk".