Well, it's a lot easier to just make a.torrent file than a tracker as well.
Let's say I make a small video program ala Pure Pwnage, and wish to distribute it. If all I have is some crappy geocities site or something, and my video series is mildly popular, a trackerless torrent may be just what the doctor ordered.
My only worry is that the average, everday consumer will see Linux only on low end machines and equate the operating system with cheapness. And I don't mean "cheap" as in cost, but in terms of quality.
"I really can't stand arguments like yours, they are weak and unrefined."
Then I'll try to explain my feelings better.
I don't think I understand how developing countries will really benefit. I highly doubt that at 100 dollars a pop these governments are just going to start handing them out en masse, and if they did would these countrys have the infrastructure to handle them? It seems like giving these countries wagons before they have wheels.
I don't really like it how people do anything for a devolping country and everbody's like "WOW! THAT'S FANTASTIC!" without trying to critically examine it. A lot of [developing] countries have HUGE problems with government corruption, and it just seems hard for me to believe that these countries would use this offer for their citizen's benefit.
If it came bundled with popular operating system(s), was easy too use, look pretty, and was fairly inexpensive, it might go over. A lot of people actually buy movies, just look at DVD sales.
I doubt people just buy them to be honest, the're just too lazy (or not well equiped) to pirate them. If it's easy, and it looks glossy people don't mind being relieved of there cash.
"What's wrong with just letting people save money on their own for their retirement? I say we end Social Security and let people plan for themselves."
I guess you're not over 65...
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More hype for games everbody already knows all about.
Look up the info on the 3D0 for a sample of a different hardware sales model...
I kinda like the 'choice' though, as even though the design are similar each console tend to excel at certain things.
Thing were so much easier when the earth was flat...
Let's say I make a small video program ala Pure Pwnage, and wish to distribute it. If all I have is some crappy geocities site or something, and my video series is mildly popular, a trackerless torrent may be just what the doctor ordered.
Stella consists of 12,000 PowerPC microprocessors and has a computing power of 27.4 teraflops.
I thought it came with a 6502 and a TIA...
Teenagers High-Five.
Mock the Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association will you?
You'll never get away with this!!!
When's the last time Rare made a good game?
Hey, no problem! Check out...
Wait a minute... You don't work for the MPAA do you?
So, would you like to buy some ink cartidges?
There is an amazing 3d world out there, with even more amazing physics... I'm in it right now, and let me tell you, it's amazing!
And don't forget: "Caution: Disks might not exis."
Does anyone remember ye old Sega Vs. Accolade case? This seems kinda similar...
I however, felt no pressure, yet came nowhere near the first post.
http://www.startrek.nl/sbs.php?i=1094 startrek.nl
Alberta? Are there dragons out there?
My only worry is that the average, everday consumer will see Linux only on low end machines and equate the operating system with cheapness. And I don't mean "cheap" as in cost, but in terms of quality.
Then I'll try to explain my feelings better.
I don't think I understand how developing countries will really benefit. I highly doubt that at 100 dollars a pop these governments are just going to start handing them out en masse, and if they did would these countrys have the infrastructure to handle them? It seems like giving these countries wagons before they have wheels.
I don't really like it how people do anything for a devolping country and everbody's like "WOW! THAT'S FANTASTIC!" without trying to critically examine it. A lot of [developing] countries have HUGE problems with government corruption, and it just seems hard for me to believe that these countries would use this offer for their citizen's benefit.
I think there might be things that the developing world needs a little more than $100 computers.
They give change with $2 bills at strip clubs, at least where I live. Not that I hang there.
So if Windows was designed to crash all the time, it would be a 5-Star operating system.
If it came bundled with popular operating system(s), was easy too use, look pretty, and was fairly inexpensive, it might go over. A lot of people actually buy movies, just look at DVD sales.
I doubt people just buy them to be honest, the're just too lazy (or not well equiped) to pirate them. If it's easy, and it looks glossy people don't mind being relieved of there cash.
"What's wrong with just letting people save money on their own for their retirement? I say we end Social Security and let people plan for themselves." I guess you're not over 65...
Why doesn't anyone use my favorite buzzword anymore, "Blast Processing". It's Action Packed!
The U.S. is out of luck, by 2020 I will have reached Alpha Centauri and won.