YES! Now, if they got a deal from Activision, I would hope they took it, but EA can suck it. They close down so many of their buy-outs that its ridiculous.
Personally, I think it is because we have all grown up. The generation that grew to love and admire Mario and Sonic are all in their 20's and 30's now, and the younger generations aren't really into what Mom and Dad played when they were kids, even if they are new versions. This question is kinda like: "How come nobody likes wearing bell-bottoms, peace symbols, and huge 'fros anymore? We just grew out of them, and our kids don't have any reason to grow into them.
Minus the yahoo blocker, I run both as well. Then I run whatever antivirus I have on hand to finish the job. Ad-aware SE used to get rid of everything for a little while, there, but like anything else, its hard to keep shit from hitting the fan when you have to see how it hits the fan first.
Thanks for commenting, Ben. I thought you deserved a little more publicity for this than you were getting.
I must have missed the bit about the headings merged with the paragraphs. I wonder how a EULA is valid when it is made to be illegible......
I feel like I'm watching the presidential election again. Do I vote for the giant douche? Or the turd Sandwich? John Kerry? or G.W.? Spyware-ridden-kazaa? or the evil RIAA?
Quite frankly, this case just makes my skin crawl. Someone else posted something to the effect of the old cliche': "My enemy of my enemy". In this case, it really doesn't work. The RIAA isn't our friend for taking down a spyware-ridden file-sharing network, because if they take down one, they have the precedent to take them all down.
On the other hand, while CA has merely labeled Kazaa as one of their "pests" (a.k.a. spyware), what's to stop Sherman from trying to make up for their court costs in Australia, and use Gator's precedent?
If you ask me, we should just exile them both from the planet, let them kick each other in the nuts for eternity, and go back to our happy, simple, file-sharing-without-spyware lives.
I'd like to see Kazaa die of old age, not die as a result of a lawsuit with the RIAA. We all know that Shareaza doesn't have near the amount of crap that Kazaa has floating around (child porn, etc.). If the RIAA wins, and makes a similar case with Shareaza, they'll use this case as precedent and beat them like a red-headed step-child. If you can filter the bad files from the good files, they will make a case about filtering licensed material from unlicensed material. I hate Kazaa ONLY from a spyware standpoint, and quite frankly, that's another fight for another day. Today, Kazaa needs to win one, or else P2P networks in general are toast.
I think if the RIAA wins this one, the only type of P2P that has a chance against this precedent is Torrenting.
I really don't think Kazaa has a prayer with that out in the open. Well hell, they didn't have a prayer BEFORE that was out in the open. While I dislike Spywareazza, these legal attacks are going to open up new holes for the RIAA. You really think they'll stop when they're done with Kazaa? Imagine the bullshit precendents they'll make with this.
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YES! Now, if they got a deal from Activision, I would hope they took it, but EA can suck it. They close down so many of their buy-outs that its ridiculous.
Personally, I think it is because we have all grown up. The generation that grew to love and admire Mario and Sonic are all in their 20's and 30's now, and the younger generations aren't really into what Mom and Dad played when they were kids, even if they are new versions. This question is kinda like: "How come nobody likes wearing bell-bottoms, peace symbols, and huge 'fros anymore? We just grew out of them, and our kids don't have any reason to grow into them.
Minus the yahoo blocker, I run both as well. Then I run whatever antivirus I have on hand to finish the job. Ad-aware SE used to get rid of everything for a little while, there, but like anything else, its hard to keep shit from hitting the fan when you have to see how it hits the fan first.
Thanks for commenting, Ben. I thought you deserved a little more publicity for this than you were getting. I must have missed the bit about the headings merged with the paragraphs. I wonder how a EULA is valid when it is made to be illegible......
while I agree with your agreement, understand that you get a free month when you buy the game off the shelf.
yeah, those taxes go to the previous homeowners. That analogy really applies..........
sorry, with their subscription fee at around 150 bucks a year, I'll just keep playing archaic games that don't require subscription fees.
I feel like I'm watching the presidential election again. Do I vote for the giant douche? Or the turd Sandwich? John Kerry? or G.W.? Spyware-ridden-kazaa? or the evil RIAA? Quite frankly, this case just makes my skin crawl. Someone else posted something to the effect of the old cliche': "My enemy of my enemy". In this case, it really doesn't work. The RIAA isn't our friend for taking down a spyware-ridden file-sharing network, because if they take down one, they have the precedent to take them all down. On the other hand, while CA has merely labeled Kazaa as one of their "pests" (a.k.a. spyware), what's to stop Sherman from trying to make up for their court costs in Australia, and use Gator's precedent? If you ask me, we should just exile them both from the planet, let them kick each other in the nuts for eternity, and go back to our happy, simple, file-sharing-without-spyware lives.
I'd like to see Kazaa die of old age, not die as a result of a lawsuit with the RIAA. We all know that Shareaza doesn't have near the amount of crap that Kazaa has floating around (child porn, etc.). If the RIAA wins, and makes a similar case with Shareaza, they'll use this case as precedent and beat them like a red-headed step-child. If you can filter the bad files from the good files, they will make a case about filtering licensed material from unlicensed material. I hate Kazaa ONLY from a spyware standpoint, and quite frankly, that's another fight for another day. Today, Kazaa needs to win one, or else P2P networks in general are toast. I think if the RIAA wins this one, the only type of P2P that has a chance against this precedent is Torrenting.
I really don't think Kazaa has a prayer with that out in the open. Well hell, they didn't have a prayer BEFORE that was out in the open. While I dislike Spywareazza, these legal attacks are going to open up new holes for the RIAA. You really think they'll stop when they're done with Kazaa? Imagine the bullshit precendents they'll make with this.