Yes, b/c after 4 days of being a wiki member, I am now knowledgable enough to not make the purposefully false edits I intended to make signing up the 4 four days earlier =/
You see its not just the cold weather, eh, its the hockey they play that lets them take out their anger. The arabs cant get an ice hockey arena to keep from melting, so they get really angry and take their anger out on the americans, eh.
A huge market of people who don't own a PC or Mac, but own an Xbox? That don't own a gaming PC... maybe. That don't own any PC at all? I doubt such a market even exists.
Think computer illiterate children (or even adults). Not everyone is computer savvy, and not all that aren't want to be. Some people just want things to work. This would be a great route for microsoft to take......but they aren't known for making things that 'just work' always.
Seeing as how a lot of vendor computers (what consumers AND businesses have, ie: dell's) come with 60 or 80 GB HD's (or at least the ones sold in the last 2 years have most likely, I know thats what my dell machine at work has, and EVERY other one of my co-workers), so you are looking at giving up nearly 12GB of your 60/80GB drive just for the OS??
That doesn't sound practical to me. For a home user it might be ok b/c they can easily slap another HD in, but for office use? And what about laptops? Let's not enough go there, b/c some of the laptops sold recently DO HAVE 40GB hard drives (not a lot, but probably a fair amount, and yes its the buyers fault for buying one with that small a drive, but regardless, its still are LARGE install).
Now, when people come over and my computer is humming along and they ask me "what the hell, do you have a jet engine in there?" I can look right at them with a smirk and say, "why yes, I do".
in life is to create a tech product and make a web article about it to get it posted on slashdot so you guys will all promptly tear it to shreds with your reviews!
Not that I don't agree, but stuff like this shows us what retarded marketing is used, and you ask yourself "why do they use it?" Because that is what sells products, stupid gimmicks to stupid buyers.
I personally have an mx700 with matching keyboard, I've had it for over a year and a half now, and love it. They are both wireless, response time is great, mouse has the charging station, still on original batteries, and the keyboard uses a pair of AA's like once every 9++ months (I've changed them twice I think). The mouse, even after long hours of abuse playing all kinds of games and doing everything else I do is still just as responsive and the batteries still have a great life due to the fact the charger only charges it when necessary.
As for Razer, I have never owned one of their mice b/c they have always seemed like one of those companies that try to capitalize on the stupidity of consumers. Kind of like telling me there is a difference between the can of soup with a pretty label and the can that has a white label that says "chicken noodle".
As funny as this is when I was installing my new DFI mobo I got cut on the thin metal that is the backplating that outlines the ports....thing bled like crazy, stupid sheet metal.
This article should not have made it to the front page. It's horribly lacking in information and reads like someone wrote it off the top of their head without any research.
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What is the point of a 4 day hold?
You see its not just the cold weather, eh, its the hockey they play that lets them take out their anger. The arabs cant get an ice hockey arena to keep from melting, so they get really angry and take their anger out on the americans, eh.
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Who knew this would ever be needed on Slashdot.
If only I could code, I'd be a millionaire by now.
Think computer illiterate children (or even adults). Not everyone is computer savvy, and not all that aren't want to be. Some people just want things to work. This would be a great route for microsoft to take......but they aren't known for making things that 'just work' always.
That doesn't sound practical to me. For a home user it might be ok b/c they can easily slap another HD in, but for office use? And what about laptops? Let's not enough go there, b/c some of the laptops sold recently DO HAVE 40GB hard drives (not a lot, but probably a fair amount, and yes its the buyers fault for buying one with that small a drive, but regardless, its still are LARGE install).
the requirement of need a freaking separate hard drive just the whopping size of the install.
Now, when people come over and my computer is humming along and they ask me "what the hell, do you have a jet engine in there?" I can look right at them with a smirk and say, "why yes, I do".
So you're saying he was the voice of Mr. Ed? And now he's some Mac guru? Strange how career paths change sometimes.
Our president probably would.
And they wisely chose Oregon so that when California either breaks off or China actually demands it as payment they get to keep it.
Should get changed in the basement.
Great analogy, considering Micro$oft beat them by having a better product and all!
Not that I don't agree, but stuff like this shows us what retarded marketing is used, and you ask yourself "why do they use it?" Because that is what sells products, stupid gimmicks to stupid buyers.
I personally have an mx700 with matching keyboard, I've had it for over a year and a half now, and love it. They are both wireless, response time is great, mouse has the charging station, still on original batteries, and the keyboard uses a pair of AA's like once every 9++ months (I've changed them twice I think). The mouse, even after long hours of abuse playing all kinds of games and doing everything else I do is still just as responsive and the batteries still have a great life due to the fact the charger only charges it when necessary.
As for Razer, I have never owned one of their mice b/c they have always seemed like one of those companies that try to capitalize on the stupidity of consumers. Kind of like telling me there is a difference between the can of soup with a pretty label and the can that has a white label that says "chicken noodle".
Grr, slashdot didn't post the british currency sign :(
Well of course it was cheap, they used monopoly money!! Or at least thats what I'm assuming that stands for.
(Don't mod this funny as its a true story)
I suggest your watch out for busses and large falling objects today sir
Fixed that for you.
So have I, it works great for working out taxes and such!!
Hmm, my bank account seems to be missing some money....what the ?@#$!
Thank you sir, your IP has been logged.
He wasn't wrong about manbearpig, it just got away from him again!
Like anyone here is going to read it anyways?
I see the posters of this thread are about as serious as the developers are about getting the game done.