I agree that it would serve Sony in some way to lower prices to compete with the new xbox. Others with more knowledge about how this market actually works will be able to speak more to this point. But I don't think that the average consumer even knows what a rootkit is... I doubt the average consumer could even tell you what DRM is. That said, I don't think sony has to figure the rootkit backlash into their corporate strategy in terms of pricing of the ps2...
One other thought about Sony lowering the prices of the ps2 to compete with xbox: after all the people that didn't already own ps2s get them this holiday season, are they going to want to shell out even more money for the ps3 when it comes to town? Perhaps if they lowered the price of the psp, disuade people from purchasing the 360 in the first place, they would still be more willing to purchase the ps3.
I didn't sign up for the article, and didn't see it mentioned... but how are individuals without fingers supposed to access the computer? I'm not sure how often this thing comes up, but aren't libraries supposed to be required to have alternant means for access for the disabled? Like wheelchair ramps, or doors wide enough for a wheelchair to pass through. If they establish this, they are automatically excluding those without fingers!!!... I guess they're also going to have to install voice recognition hardware as well. (Also, i have no idea how a fingerless person would use a computer in the first place, but we're talking about the principle of the matter)
This whole concept really works with just about anything; different software suites, types of cars, or whatever. People that grow up using WordPerfect probably tend to bash Word, while people that grew up on say american cars probably don't like japanese cars. I think MS probably is all too aware of this. At my university I noticed that students that had home-grown machines usually had pirated copies of Windows, as opposed to some free alternative. I don't believe that MS necessarily does anything directly to make these cracked copies easily available, but I think that they are on some level willing to live with this. So what if MS is missing out on a few licenses from illegal copies? It just ensures that most people will continue to be ignorant about any other alternative. So when large corporations need to choose what OS to put on thier workstatinos, their going to go with the one that will require the least ammount of training for their employees to use. (I don't think that any company would seriously take the time to teach an employee how to use an OS). In fact, I believe MS even found a way to get some money out of this situation as well. My university, during my last year at school, entered some sort of agreement with MS. I'm not sure about the details, but I believe essentially MS either gave my school x number of licenses, or sold it to them at a decreased cost, and my school in turn made them freely available to students. As far as the students were concerned this was a way to get a free OS (complete with all the latest service packs until graduation) legally and with no hassle.
Well, if someone has truely gotten away with a really big heist (>$1M) you probably wouldn't have heard about it anyways. Either the company that had it done to them wants to keep it under wraps because it looks bad, or they just don't know about it.
I don't think that it's necessarily a "double standard". When you sign up for a yahoo account you agree to a TOS, same with gmail. True, access is indeed access, but for one service you agree that the account is not transferrable, and in the other you agree to let big brother look over your mailing habits. Now, if yahoo had said no on this particular case, and yes on some other case then yes it would be a double standard.
Jeebus... wtf is up with that naming scheme? Wouldn't it have been easier to just name that the file? Or include some sort of descriptiong to go along with some serial number? I'll assume that there is a good explanation for this... I mean they managed to send two rovers to Mars and keep them around for a little while.
Just to add to the heap...
They guy is a software developer, not a spammer himself. One of the programs he has developed *can* be used for spam, but that's besides the point. A butcher knife can be used to kill a person, but that's certainly not the intended purpose of said knife. I haven't looked into they type of software his company developes, but one poster suggested that it had something to do with graphics. This makes sense because the guy said that the Mail list king program was originally developed to send news out to customers about updates; it seemed to work well, so he sold it. I don't believe that his intent was to sell a program to spam at all, other wise he would have included feataures that hide the source or add chaff to skirt around filters.
I won't comment on you not being PC, but I still have a few comments...
First of all, stay in school. http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000252.htm. I usually write off grammar issues as simple typos, but this is a very simple distinction, and you fuct it up several times.
Secondly, I have been a PC user all my life and recently got a 12" iBook. Having actually used it for a little while now I can speak with some experience on your points. I wouldn't say that apps necessarily come out slower than they do on PC. I've only had mine for about 2 months now, but I haven't had any issues with trying to get apps that I want/need. With OS X having a foundation in UNIX saying that there is less apps for mac than PC is probably wrong... Unless you are basing your point on evidence you get from perusing the software shelves of Best Buy then you are probably correct. As far as the mouse thing is concerned, the one button mouse is in fact... silly. But I wouldn't say it's any dumber than paying for an eight button mouse. That's what keyboard shortcuts are for. But if you insist on purchasing a mouse with x number of buttons, I am told that mac does support them. Not sure about 8 or 10, but again more than 4 or 6 starts to get rediculous when you learn to use keyboard shortcuts.
Lastly, saying that you wouldn't use one, even if given one is just plain ignorant. It's basically saying that you are unwilling/unable to learn new things.
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I agree that it would serve Sony in some way to lower prices to compete with the new xbox. Others with more knowledge about how this market actually works will be able to speak more to this point. But I don't think that the average consumer even knows what a rootkit is... I doubt the average consumer could even tell you what DRM is. That said, I don't think sony has to figure the rootkit backlash into their corporate strategy in terms of pricing of the ps2...
One other thought about Sony lowering the prices of the ps2 to compete with xbox: after all the people that didn't already own ps2s get them this holiday season, are they going to want to shell out even more money for the ps3 when it comes to town? Perhaps if they lowered the price of the psp, disuade people from purchasing the 360 in the first place, they would still be more willing to purchase the ps3.
I didn't sign up for the article, and didn't see it mentioned... but how are individuals without fingers supposed to access the computer? I'm not sure how often this thing comes up, but aren't libraries supposed to be required to have alternant means for access for the disabled? Like wheelchair ramps, or doors wide enough for a wheelchair to pass through. If they establish this, they are automatically excluding those without fingers!!!... I guess they're also going to have to install voice recognition hardware as well. (Also, i have no idea how a fingerless person would use a computer in the first place, but we're talking about the principle of the matter)
This whole concept really works with just about anything; different software suites, types of cars, or whatever. People that grow up using WordPerfect probably tend to bash Word, while people that grew up on say american cars probably don't like japanese cars. I think MS probably is all too aware of this. At my university I noticed that students that had home-grown machines usually had pirated copies of Windows, as opposed to some free alternative. I don't believe that MS necessarily does anything directly to make these cracked copies easily available, but I think that they are on some level willing to live with this. So what if MS is missing out on a few licenses from illegal copies? It just ensures that most people will continue to be ignorant about any other alternative. So when large corporations need to choose what OS to put on thier workstatinos, their going to go with the one that will require the least ammount of training for their employees to use. (I don't think that any company would seriously take the time to teach an employee how to use an OS). In fact, I believe MS even found a way to get some money out of this situation as well. My university, during my last year at school, entered some sort of agreement with MS. I'm not sure about the details, but I believe essentially MS either gave my school x number of licenses, or sold it to them at a decreased cost, and my school in turn made them freely available to students. As far as the students were concerned this was a way to get a free OS (complete with all the latest service packs until graduation) legally and with no hassle.
I like how the humanitarian possibilities of this technology come second to the entertainment aspects.
Well, if someone has truely gotten away with a really big heist (>$1M) you probably wouldn't have heard about it anyways. Either the company that had it done to them wants to keep it under wraps because it looks bad, or they just don't know about it.
I don't think that it's necessarily a "double standard". When you sign up for a yahoo account you agree to a TOS, same with gmail. True, access is indeed access, but for one service you agree that the account is not transferrable, and in the other you agree to let big brother look over your mailing habits. Now, if yahoo had said no on this particular case, and yes on some other case then yes it would be a double standard.
Jeebus... wtf is up with that naming scheme? Wouldn't it have been easier to just name that the file? Or include some sort of descriptiong to go along with some serial number? I'll assume that there is a good explanation for this... I mean they managed to send two rovers to Mars and keep them around for a little while.
Just to add to the heap... They guy is a software developer, not a spammer himself. One of the programs he has developed *can* be used for spam, but that's besides the point. A butcher knife can be used to kill a person, but that's certainly not the intended purpose of said knife. I haven't looked into they type of software his company developes, but one poster suggested that it had something to do with graphics. This makes sense because the guy said that the Mail list king program was originally developed to send news out to customers about updates; it seemed to work well, so he sold it. I don't believe that his intent was to sell a program to spam at all, other wise he would have included feataures that hide the source or add chaff to skirt around filters.
I won't comment on you not being PC, but I still have a few comments...
First of all, stay in school. http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000252.htm. I usually write off grammar issues as simple typos, but this is a very simple distinction, and you fuct it up several times.
Secondly, I have been a PC user all my life and recently got a 12" iBook. Having actually used it for a little while now I can speak with some experience on your points. I wouldn't say that apps necessarily come out slower than they do on PC. I've only had mine for about 2 months now, but I haven't had any issues with trying to get apps that I want/need. With OS X having a foundation in UNIX saying that there is less apps for mac than PC is probably wrong... Unless you are basing your point on evidence you get from perusing the software shelves of Best Buy then you are probably correct. As far as the mouse thing is concerned, the one button mouse is in fact... silly. But I wouldn't say it's any dumber than paying for an eight button mouse. That's what keyboard shortcuts are for. But if you insist on purchasing a mouse with x number of buttons, I am told that mac does support them. Not sure about 8 or 10, but again more than 4 or 6 starts to get rediculous when you learn to use keyboard shortcuts.
Lastly, saying that you wouldn't use one, even if given one is just plain ignorant. It's basically saying that you are unwilling/unable to learn new things.
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If anybody actually saw that movie, they may have learned something.