I do the same. But there are a LOT of movies I want to see that just aren't available for streaming (or only available for certain time periods). I like that Netflix allows me to see everything in some form, even if it's not available for streaming.
Considering that the studios' weird morass of international video distribution agreements has most frequently been cited as the sticking point with international streaming, this seems very unlikely.
Hulu already does free streaming, and they're not any real competitor with Netflix (not even in the streaming market, much less the overall rental market).
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Warner Brothers, Lionsgate and Universal have all licensed their movies to the service.
How many movies? In what release window? will they be in HD? Will my xbox/PS3/blu-ray player support their streaming? Will they mail physical copies of movies that aren't available for streaming to my mailbox within 24-hours? What's the monthly fee?
Until these and many more questions are answered, I wouldn't call them a Netflix competitor at all. Netflix has established themselves as the guys to beat. And even if you can match their streaming service, you're damn sure going to have a tough time beating their mail service. And their mail service is still where I get most of my movies from them (since streaming is still only available for a fraction of their library). The fact that they're still missing three major studios doesn't give me much confidence that they're going to represent any real threat to Netflix. Blockbuster, Walmart, Apple, Amazon, and Hulu have all tried (often with half-assed efforts) to beat Netflix before. So you had better bring your A-game if you hope to do any better than they did.
Of course, they will decidely have an upper hand over Netflix in offering short videos of guys getting kicked in the groin and whiney teenagers crying about their tough suburban lives on webcams. I'll leave if for others to judge if that's an advantage or disadvantage.
Actually, that could work. It will work on the same principle as a lot of hip clubs. By saying "We don't really need your business, *you* have to prove yourselves worthy of *us*" it will make the aliens even more determined to come here. It will send a message saying "We're too cool to look for you. But if you want to stop by, *maybe* we'll talk to you."
There have been numerous RTS's that work just fine with controllers. "Halo Wars" was a particularly successful example. PC snobs who say you "can't play such-and-such type game with a controller" remind me of my roommate who used to say that consoles would never have a decent FPS because no controller could be possibly ever handle one. Then Halo, Gears of War, Bioshock, et. al. came out and he had to eat his words. Today he's probably saying the same thing about MMO's, even as DC Universe Online is starting to prove that wrong.
You think it's scary in the daytime, try going to Walmart at about 3 a.m. sometime. That's when they bring out the REALLY scary employees. Last time I went there late, it took me a long time to find an employee who could even talk to me (not kidding). First employee seemed to be seriously mentally disabled and the next two couldn't speak English. Finally found a guy in back who looked like he had just retired from a long stint as a carnie/career-felon, who could more-or-less answer a question in a coherent fashion.
It would only be fair to point out that this array wasn't just looking for little green men. It was also doing a lot of mainstream survey that could actually prove useful. I suspect its association with SETI is one of the reasons it's had a tough time--as it's made it more a "fringe" project than it needed to be and overshadowed the other survey work it was doing.
I used to be pretty cynical about humanity until I worked in a grocery store in the hood once in college. I was expecting to encounter a lot of thieves and miscellaneous punks, but they were actually very rare (even in one of the shittiest neighborhoods in town). I encountered WAY more people who would point out to me that I gave them too much change than who were out to steal or con. I had many a gang-banger tell me when I had undercharged them and many people who would offer to pay for something even if they dropped it.
People are actually, by and large, a pretty decent lot. And that's true pretty much anywhere you go, I suspect.
Agreed. The 5-year console life cycle has been the standard since the Atari days. They're nuts to almost DOUBLE it. By the time 2014 rolls around, the 360 and PS3 are going to look like children's toys compared to even the weakest of PC's. The gap between PC games and console games is already widening, and both consoles are showing their age (especially the 360, with its DVD drive and no required hard drive). I can't imagine how bad they'll look in 3 years.
If you're going to make all your purchases based on the politics of the parent company, your console choices will always be limited. But I agree that OnLive deserves a mention too.
I'll be sure and tell the 10 million+ people who've played dozens of console FPS's over the last 10 years that you've deemed the game controller unbearable.
Yes, they're so sacred that they should never, ever be seen--unless it's in the format(s) that *we* want it in!!!!! How *dare* MS use their own format instead of someone else's??? I'M SHAKING MY FIST IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW, YOU FILTHY BASTARDS!!!!
You're right, better to not be able to see them at all than to have to swallow our pride even for a second and admit that MS has done anything less than total and complete evil. I'M SO FUCKING IRRATIONALLY MAD RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh yes, because people who vehemently defend piracy and pirates would never pirate *themselves* of course. They just like the way the Jolly Roger looks.
there are multiple organisations that provide linux support
And how often does that apply to specific distros? How many companies besides Canonical are offering custom versions of Ubuntu, for example? And that's the most popular distro for the consumer, BTW.
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I do the same. But there are a LOT of movies I want to see that just aren't available for streaming (or only available for certain time periods). I like that Netflix allows me to see everything in some form, even if it's not available for streaming.
Considering that the studios' weird morass of international video distribution agreements has most frequently been cited as the sticking point with international streaming, this seems very unlikely.
Hulu already does free streaming, and they're not any real competitor with Netflix (not even in the streaming market, much less the overall rental market).
Since that's who the article indicated they were intended to compete with, then that's who they must be compared to, of course.
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Warner Brothers, Lionsgate and Universal have all licensed their movies to the service.
How many movies? In what release window? will they be in HD? Will my xbox/PS3/blu-ray player support their streaming? Will they mail physical copies of movies that aren't available for streaming to my mailbox within 24-hours? What's the monthly fee?
Until these and many more questions are answered, I wouldn't call them a Netflix competitor at all. Netflix has established themselves as the guys to beat. And even if you can match their streaming service, you're damn sure going to have a tough time beating their mail service. And their mail service is still where I get most of my movies from them (since streaming is still only available for a fraction of their library). The fact that they're still missing three major studios doesn't give me much confidence that they're going to represent any real threat to Netflix. Blockbuster, Walmart, Apple, Amazon, and Hulu have all tried (often with half-assed efforts) to beat Netflix before. So you had better bring your A-game if you hope to do any better than they did.
Of course, they will decidely have an upper hand over Netflix in offering short videos of guys getting kicked in the groin and whiney teenagers crying about their tough suburban lives on webcams. I'll leave if for others to judge if that's an advantage or disadvantage.
Not if you happen to be there when Sony sends in the FBI.
Actually, that could work. It will work on the same principle as a lot of hip clubs. By saying "We don't really need your business, *you* have to prove yourselves worthy of *us*" it will make the aliens even more determined to come here. It will send a message saying "We're too cool to look for you. But if you want to stop by, *maybe* we'll talk to you."
There have been numerous RTS's that work just fine with controllers. "Halo Wars" was a particularly successful example. PC snobs who say you "can't play such-and-such type game with a controller" remind me of my roommate who used to say that consoles would never have a decent FPS because no controller could be possibly ever handle one. Then Halo, Gears of War, Bioshock, et. al. came out and he had to eat his words. Today he's probably saying the same thing about MMO's, even as DC Universe Online is starting to prove that wrong.
Apple will never unleash mass market versions of their products
Hi, you must be a time-traveler from the 90's. Welcome to the 21st century. Please enjoy your stay.
You think it's scary in the daytime, try going to Walmart at about 3 a.m. sometime. That's when they bring out the REALLY scary employees. Last time I went there late, it took me a long time to find an employee who could even talk to me (not kidding). First employee seemed to be seriously mentally disabled and the next two couldn't speak English. Finally found a guy in back who looked like he had just retired from a long stint as a carnie/career-felon, who could more-or-less answer a question in a coherent fashion.
It would only be fair to point out that this array wasn't just looking for little green men. It was also doing a lot of mainstream survey that could actually prove useful. I suspect its association with SETI is one of the reasons it's had a tough time--as it's made it more a "fringe" project than it needed to be and overshadowed the other survey work it was doing.
I used to be pretty cynical about humanity until I worked in a grocery store in the hood once in college. I was expecting to encounter a lot of thieves and miscellaneous punks, but they were actually very rare (even in one of the shittiest neighborhoods in town). I encountered WAY more people who would point out to me that I gave them too much change than who were out to steal or con. I had many a gang-banger tell me when I had undercharged them and many people who would offer to pay for something even if they dropped it.
People are actually, by and large, a pretty decent lot. And that's true pretty much anywhere you go, I suspect.
He's way too hip for all that conventional stuff.
I bet he thinks using an Apple makes him a rebel.
Agreed. The 5-year console life cycle has been the standard since the Atari days. They're nuts to almost DOUBLE it. By the time 2014 rolls around, the 360 and PS3 are going to look like children's toys compared to even the weakest of PC's. The gap between PC games and console games is already widening, and both consoles are showing their age (especially the 360, with its DVD drive and no required hard drive). I can't imagine how bad they'll look in 3 years.
If you're going to make all your purchases based on the politics of the parent company, your console choices will always be limited. But I agree that OnLive deserves a mention too.
I'll be sure and tell the 10 million+ people who've played dozens of console FPS's over the last 10 years that you've deemed the game controller unbearable.
Wow, they sure think highly of themselves
Well, to their credit, they did make the best games for the Atari 2600.
Yes, they're so sacred that they should never, ever be seen--unless it's in the format(s) that *we* want it in!!!!! How *dare* MS use their own format instead of someone else's??? I'M SHAKING MY FIST IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW, YOU FILTHY BASTARDS!!!!
You're right, better to not be able to see them at all than to have to swallow our pride even for a second and admit that MS has done anything less than total and complete evil. I'M SO FUCKING IRRATIONALLY MAD RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh yes, because people who vehemently defend piracy and pirates would never pirate *themselves* of course. They just like the way the Jolly Roger looks.
Students in certain computer science/computer programming courses can also get it free.
Cutting and drilling through hardened steel
I'm pretty sure they wouldn't use something that powerful to ignite gas in a piston.
Remote ignition of fires or detonation of explosives.
You could do that now, with a sparkplug.
there are multiple organisations that provide linux support
And how often does that apply to specific distros? How many companies besides Canonical are offering custom versions of Ubuntu, for example? And that's the most popular distro for the consumer, BTW.
Both your statements are equally true of commercial software.