"...you should be able to use it on another network".
Outside the scope of unlocking, but why are CDMA carriers allowed to block activating phones on their network that they didn't sell to you? This seems worse than cell phone locking. Both Verizon and Virgin Mobile both told me I couldn't use an iPhone 4S (CDMA/GSM phone) on their network unless they sold it to me.
I love how now that they have data caps, they STILL charge for tethering, even though they have no justification for doing so.
I also love how if you put a smartphone on their network, they will add a data plan and charge you for it, even if you have data BLOCKED on your account.
If net neutrality was strictly applied to wireless carriers, wouldn't they have to stop charging for tethering since they are price discriminating based on where the packet originates from?
There is a whole range of DLC. Some of it really needs to die.
GREAT:
Wipeout HD Fury: Doubled the length of the game and added new multiplayer modes for $10.
TERRIBLE:
Oblivion horse armor.
Assassin's Creed 2 sequences that were clearly cut from the game due to time restraints.
All overpriced map packs.
I really wish people would stop buying this crap so companies would stop making it.
While we're talking about DLC, I wish retailer exclusive DLC for pre-ordering would go away.
I agree with you 100%. Also, isn't this a violation of net neutrality? As I see it, they are discriminating against the packets originating from my laptop, and charging $20/month for the right to transmit those packets. We're already paying for the bandwidth, so they can't use that as an excuse.
This brings back some bad memories. My PSP had 18 (yes 18) dead pixels and Sony refused to warranty it and ebgames refused to exchange it without buying a protection plan (Sony explicitly told them they wouldn't take back PSPs with dead pixels). $25 later (from buying the protection plan), I swapped it out after a year when the systems had better build qualities. The new unit had a perfect screen. I bought a slimmer model later and the screen was fine. Maybe the launch units were the only bad ones, but still... Sony handled it horribly. I guess I forgot about that when I bought my PS3...
So... why exactly does discriminating against packets sent from a tethered device not violate net neutrality? Why should I have to pay more to tether my laptop? If you want to argue that tethered users use more bandwidth, then clearly set bandwidth caps and let me use my bandwidth however I want to.
FTA:
"Making Doom run on a new platform is only a couple days of work. Making it a really good game on a platform that doesn't have a keyboard and mouse or an excess of processing power is an honest development effort."
Shouldn't you be fined if you are under 18 for Ao games?
Has anyone else noticed that some shops, like EBgames and GameStop won't sell mature games to anyone under 18, even thought M games are 17+ and meant for 17 year olds?
You've got a good point. Another point is they have to draw the line somewhere with their QA efforts in testing their new OSes on legacy hardware. Right now it is all macs with firewire ports.
I do agree about new versions of OS X breaking old software though, it's annoying. I've heard Tiger is the last major change in OS X's API, so we shouldn't see software breaking nearly as badly in the future with newer versions of OS X.
I don't know, in the tech industry most web slip ups have revealed real info, like Apple's G5 slip. As webpages go, a lot of times the info is filled in and they are just waiting for the order to post it.
How much do they pay normal employees? Just curious. Not just the high up engineers, but the lower tech people too? Has to be pretty decent since cost of living is so high around them.
Oh yes, please quote Merriam Webster to a judge, you'll make a great attorney!
Try Black's law dictionary genious
steal, vb. 1. To take (personal property) illegally with the intent to keep it unlawfully. [Cases: Larceny 1. C.J.S. Larceny 1(1, 2), 9.] 2. To take (something) by larceny, embezzlement, or false pretenses.
or if you prefer:
theft, n. 1. The felonious taking and removing of another's personal property with the intent of depriving the true owner of it; larceny. [Cases: Larceny 1. C.J.S. Larceny 1(1, 2), 9.] 2. Broadly, any act or instance of stealing, including larceny, burglary, embezzlement, and false pretenses. Many modern penal codes have consolidated such property offenses under the name "theft." -- Also termed (in Latin) crimen furti. See LARCENY.
So... an MP3 is personal property to you?
Now let's try:
copyright infringement. The act of violating any of a copyright owner's exclusive rights granted by the federal Copyright Act, 17 USCA 106, 602. A copyright owner has several exclusive rights in copyrighted works, including the rights (1) to reproduce the work; (2) to prepare derivative works based on the work; (3) to distribute copies of the work; (4) for certain kinds of works, to perform the work publicly; (5) for certain kinds of works, to display the work publicly; (6) for sound recordings, to perform the work publicly; and (7) to import into the United States copies acquired elsewhere.
Ding ding ding...
I think you are mistaken, they had to take into account when the E drive was full which game saves, etc, are stored on, but they had the X,Y, and Z partitions which are fully readable and writeable. Even if these partitions are full, it doesn't matter since it is swap space and the content can be erased.
Let's just hope developers do a check for the hard drive so they can at least cache files to it so games load faster.
Also, regarding load speed... why couldn't MS use a 16X DVD-rom instead of a 12X? I bought a 16X like 4 years ago.
I couldn't agree more.
I'm a mac switcher, use to be a big PC gamer. I was considering building a gaming PC just because my mac sucks at games so much (I have a G5 and a Radeon 9800 Pro and it still sucks).
Thanks to the Xbox 360 and PS3, looks like I can shell out $600-800 instead of the $1,500 I was going to.
The next gen consoles do make the mac an easier sell. "I don't want to buy a mac because gaming sucks on them..." "Well, gaming is better on a PS3 than a PC anyways"
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I wonder what happened to Verizon's "Any Apps, Any Device" policy back from 2008: http://news.verizonwireless.com/news/2007/11/pr2007-11-27.html
"...you should be able to use it on another network". Outside the scope of unlocking, but why are CDMA carriers allowed to block activating phones on their network that they didn't sell to you? This seems worse than cell phone locking. Both Verizon and Virgin Mobile both told me I couldn't use an iPhone 4S (CDMA/GSM phone) on their network unless they sold it to me.
I love how now that they have data caps, they STILL charge for tethering, even though they have no justification for doing so. I also love how if you put a smartphone on their network, they will add a data plan and charge you for it, even if you have data BLOCKED on your account.
If net neutrality was strictly applied to wireless carriers, wouldn't they have to stop charging for tethering since they are price discriminating based on where the packet originates from?
There is a whole range of DLC. Some of it really needs to die. GREAT: Wipeout HD Fury: Doubled the length of the game and added new multiplayer modes for $10. TERRIBLE: Oblivion horse armor. Assassin's Creed 2 sequences that were clearly cut from the game due to time restraints. All overpriced map packs. I really wish people would stop buying this crap so companies would stop making it. While we're talking about DLC, I wish retailer exclusive DLC for pre-ordering would go away.
I agree with you 100%. Also, isn't this a violation of net neutrality? As I see it, they are discriminating against the packets originating from my laptop, and charging $20/month for the right to transmit those packets. We're already paying for the bandwidth, so they can't use that as an excuse.
This brings back some bad memories. My PSP had 18 (yes 18) dead pixels and Sony refused to warranty it and ebgames refused to exchange it without buying a protection plan (Sony explicitly told them they wouldn't take back PSPs with dead pixels). $25 later (from buying the protection plan), I swapped it out after a year when the systems had better build qualities. The new unit had a perfect screen. I bought a slimmer model later and the screen was fine. Maybe the launch units were the only bad ones, but still... Sony handled it horribly. I guess I forgot about that when I bought my PS3...
So... why exactly does discriminating against packets sent from a tethered device not violate net neutrality? Why should I have to pay more to tether my laptop? If you want to argue that tethered users use more bandwidth, then clearly set bandwidth caps and let me use my bandwidth however I want to.
FTA: "Making Doom run on a new platform is only a couple days of work. Making it a really good game on a platform that doesn't have a keyboard and mouse or an excess of processing power is an honest development effort."
If you don't agree to the EULA, you don't have a license. Without a license, you are just infringing. This is just stupid.
Shouldn't you be fined if you are under 18 for Ao games? Has anyone else noticed that some shops, like EBgames and GameStop won't sell mature games to anyone under 18, even thought M games are 17+ and meant for 17 year olds?
I thought SLI Voodoo cards were 1024x768 max, at least for 12 MB Voodoo 2s...
You've got a good point. Another point is they have to draw the line somewhere with their QA efforts in testing their new OSes on legacy hardware. Right now it is all macs with firewire ports.
I do agree about new versions of OS X breaking old software though, it's annoying. I've heard Tiger is the last major change in OS X's API, so we shouldn't see software breaking nearly as badly in the future with newer versions of OS X.
I don't know, in the tech industry most web slip ups have revealed real info, like Apple's G5 slip. As webpages go, a lot of times the info is filled in and they are just waiting for the order to post it.
Which basically confirms the 8 versions. It's not like the web developer pulled them out of his bum.
How much do they pay normal employees? Just curious. Not just the high up engineers, but the lower tech people too? Has to be pretty decent since cost of living is so high around them.
The whole resolution issue just seems like another example of where a pirated product is superior to a legal product.
Not to mention the lack of DRM makes it superior... oh well.
Thank you, someone who actually gets it. Now back to outlining for my property class...
It can't be considered stealing since you are not depriving them of the "property," whether physical or intangible. That is why it isn't stealing.
Just like Xeroxing a copyrighted photograph is not stealing it, it's violating the copyright on it, which includes distributing and copying it.
Oh yes, please quote Merriam Webster to a judge, you'll make a great attorney! Try Black's law dictionary genious steal, vb. 1. To take (personal property) illegally with the intent to keep it unlawfully. [Cases: Larceny 1. C.J.S. Larceny 1(1, 2), 9.] 2. To take (something) by larceny, embezzlement, or false pretenses. or if you prefer: theft, n. 1. The felonious taking and removing of another's personal property with the intent of depriving the true owner of it; larceny. [Cases: Larceny 1. C.J.S. Larceny 1(1, 2), 9.] 2. Broadly, any act or instance of stealing, including larceny, burglary, embezzlement, and false pretenses. Many modern penal codes have consolidated such property offenses under the name "theft." -- Also termed (in Latin) crimen furti. See LARCENY. So... an MP3 is personal property to you? Now let's try: copyright infringement. The act of violating any of a copyright owner's exclusive rights granted by the federal Copyright Act, 17 USCA 106, 602. A copyright owner has several exclusive rights in copyrighted works, including the rights (1) to reproduce the work; (2) to prepare derivative works based on the work; (3) to distribute copies of the work; (4) for certain kinds of works, to perform the work publicly; (5) for certain kinds of works, to display the work publicly; (6) for sound recordings, to perform the work publicly; and (7) to import into the United States copies acquired elsewhere. Ding ding ding...
I think piracy is also a reason to use the smaller drivers. The drives hold less and are more expensive...
I think you are mistaken, they had to take into account when the E drive was full which game saves, etc, are stored on, but they had the X,Y, and Z partitions which are fully readable and writeable. Even if these partitions are full, it doesn't matter since it is swap space and the content can be erased.
Let's just hope developers do a check for the hard drive so they can at least cache files to it so games load faster.
Also, regarding load speed... why couldn't MS use a 16X DVD-rom instead of a 12X? I bought a 16X like 4 years ago.
I couldn't agree more. I'm a mac switcher, use to be a big PC gamer. I was considering building a gaming PC just because my mac sucks at games so much (I have a G5 and a Radeon 9800 Pro and it still sucks). Thanks to the Xbox 360 and PS3, looks like I can shell out $600-800 instead of the $1,500 I was going to. The next gen consoles do make the mac an easier sell. "I don't want to buy a mac because gaming sucks on them..." "Well, gaming is better on a PS3 than a PC anyways"
I'm a hardcore mac user, but you're making us look bad.
The $10 upgrade is for people who JUST bought a mac, not everyone. Each OS is $129 upgrade, but an educational discount is only $69.
Dayton is still dirty and crime ridden... free wifi or not.