Perhaps it's just the people I know, but nobody that bought a Wii uses it to any great degree. It was a bit of sport to see if you could pick one up when they were in demand, but teh novelty seems to wear off very quickly, both for my gamer friends, and non-gamer relatives, etc. They're fun at the occasional party, but gather dust much of the time.
I think they'll need to come out with another major innovation (not just HD output) to get many to buy into the hype again. Of course, I also think the iPad will go the same way the Wii did, but I've frequently been wrong when it comes to judging consumers.
It's not a troll, but some of us don't have the space or power to have CRTs the size we want on our desks or in our homes. Not to mention my back would hate me for picking up another 37+ inch CRT.
The way the networks are run I'd swear that they _want_ people to download shows instead of using their services. A typical show seems to run for 2 weeks, then be interrupted for some special event. Then, they'll show another episode, and then quietly move it to another time slot. Then, they'll show another 2 episodes, and then 2 weeks on re-runs. Then time for a 3 month break for the holidays. When they come back after that, the show will be offset 5 minutes because of "Dancing with the Frikkin' Stars" and I miss the end because they've lied to my PVR about the start and end times. Seriously guys, you're driving people to download the damn shows.
But not the best for the money... I find OpenOffice does everything I need it to in the word processing component anyway. The office suite costs more than I paid for my computer.
I understand it and agree with it for the most part. I also think that if the same device were released by any other company it would be a commercial failure as well.
As with the PS/2 mentioned by someone earlier, the failure will be mitigated heavily by those who will buy it based on the name of the company making it and nothing else.
How the hell will things ever improve if no one does anything different? Standardisation is not the answer to everything. If a company thinks they can change something to improve the interface, I'm all for it. It's software Darwinism, with users playing the part of nature.
A VM isn't foolproof. There are exploits that will allow you to 'step out of the box'. A lot of the time the VM runs at a high privilege level as well. It's protection, just not as foolproof as a live CD.
Please talk to them and see if they can release any helpful API and hardware information to the folks working on getting Android working on the WinMo phones (Touch, Diamond, etc). It works, but getting a decent battery life out of them without that info requires tedious reverse engineering. I used to think Windows Mobile was tolerable until I tried Android...
I believe the Ubuntu screensaver issue was from the Gnome-Look.org site, not the official repositories. My apologies if you're referring to different virus I have no knowledge of. That said, you are correct, unix and linux are not remotely immune.
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Perhaps it's just the people I know, but nobody that bought a Wii uses it to any great degree. It was a bit of sport to see if you could pick one up when they were in demand, but teh novelty seems to wear off very quickly, both for my gamer friends, and non-gamer relatives, etc. They're fun at the occasional party, but gather dust much of the time.
I think they'll need to come out with another major innovation (not just HD output) to get many to buy into the hype again. Of course, I also think the iPad will go the same way the Wii did, but I've frequently been wrong when it comes to judging consumers.
Out of curiosity, when do the patents in question expire?
In this specific case we're talking about people who have bought iPads. Odds are most of them would.
When I sent in a letter to my MP against Bill C61, I got a form letter back. It was an email actually, and this time I will send a physical letter.
It's not a troll, but some of us don't have the space or power to have CRTs the size we want on our desks or in our homes. Not to mention my back would hate me for picking up another 37+ inch CRT.
Because they alternate studios for the COD series. It's the FPS equivalent of the Star Trek odd/even rule.
The way the networks are run I'd swear that they _want_ people to download shows instead of using their services. A typical show seems to run for 2 weeks, then be interrupted for some special event. Then, they'll show another episode, and then quietly move it to another time slot. Then, they'll show another 2 episodes, and then 2 weeks on re-runs. Then time for a 3 month break for the holidays. When they come back after that, the show will be offset 5 minutes because of "Dancing with the Frikkin' Stars" and I miss the end because they've lied to my PVR about the start and end times. Seriously guys, you're driving people to download the damn shows.
Ctrl+Alt+Del sums it up nicely.
That would be "Rap Hero". The controller is a gun you hold sideways.
But not the best for the money ... I find OpenOffice does everything I need it to in the word processing component anyway. The office suite costs more than I paid for my computer.
See for yourself.
Well, really it's easier to keep your mouth shut and do nothing, but it's not nearly as fun.
I understand it and agree with it for the most part. I also think that if the same device were released by any other company it would be a commercial failure as well.
As with the PS/2 mentioned by someone earlier, the failure will be mitigated heavily by those who will buy it based on the name of the company making it and nothing else.
How the hell will things ever improve if no one does anything different? Standardisation is not the answer to everything. If a company thinks they can change something to improve the interface, I'm all for it. It's software Darwinism, with users playing the part of nature.
In most cases what they deem to be "Intellectual Property" certainly is a crime. I think tax money could be better spent fixing the system.
Your neighbours using the same strategy is only a problem if you attack them, or plan to.
A VM isn't foolproof. There are exploits that will allow you to 'step out of the box'. A lot of the time the VM runs at a high privilege level as well. It's protection, just not as foolproof as a live CD.
The Internet is full ... come back later.
Please talk to them and see if they can release any helpful API and hardware information to the folks working on getting Android working on the WinMo phones (Touch, Diamond, etc). It works, but getting a decent battery life out of them without that info requires tedious reverse engineering. I used to think Windows Mobile was tolerable until I tried Android ...
If they spent less time looking at porn, perhaps their job wouldn't be so hard.
I believe the Ubuntu screensaver issue was from the Gnome-Look.org site, not the official repositories. My apologies if you're referring to different virus I have no knowledge of. That said, you are correct, unix and linux are not remotely immune.
Thanks, obviously it does need to be explined. I didn't realize there was already this distinction.
It does not need to be explained, it's not wardriving. They are not connecting to peoples access points.
It would work a lot better if there were more of us.