Nice fairy-tale land you got there.:o)
Do you honestly believe the monopolies would 'sell' a channel for 50 cents? Or even $1.50? Come on!
I can just see it now. "ANNOUNCING A-LA-CARTE SERVICE! Pay just $19.99 base charge per month plus $12.99 per channel. Taxes and fees additional."
Your laissez-faire theory is great but it doesn't apply in a Monopoly.
Chee, call me shocked and stunned. Could cable be looking to cut out those nasty Tivo boxes that only get them $2 a card revenue instead of $16 per digital box?
Pay no attention to the monopolies behind the curtain. Nothing to see here, move along.
This is all BS and anyone with half a brain knows it.
Cable monopolies are not interested in providing consumer choice. If such an "A-La-Carte" system were ever put in place, you'd get 5 channels a month for $60 instead of 200. Sure, they'd be the 5 you want, but would YOU pay $60 for just those lousy 5 channels?
They'll kill this idea just like CableCARD...Speaking of, how is that going these days?
Why on earth people are using the 32-bit Vista is beyond me.
The best security is ONLY in x64. Address Space Relocation (ASLR), PatchGuard (which would prevent this "attack"), forced signed drivers, et al.
Microsoft really had no choice with Vista and UAC; Compromises had to be made. I'm still convinced that UAC, despite some flaws, provides a *significant* additional layer of security. Security is a process, requiring multiple layers. You should not rely on any one layer by itself.
As well, I believe Hardware DEP would prevent the "sophisticated attack" Russinovich theorizes. It is a shame so many OEM's disable this feature in BIOS and Windows defaults to protecting only specific Windows services and components.
Yeah, iTunes isn't on the list because/. isn't full of Apple fanboys like Digg.:o)
I agree with you, though. iTunes Movie Store is real nice. I've downloaded a couple titles and while I wish they'd drop the price a few bucks, and perhaps increase the quality a bit, overall... it is a good experience for the end user.
These other jokers... Movielink, et al, I can't believe anyone actually uses those DRM-infested excuses for movies.
Well, you're in luck. Firefox has already been beaten by a wonderful product called Opera.
Opera loads faster, renders pages faster, includes a boatload of features FF requires to be installed via 'extensions' (read: security hole inducing and resource hogging add-ons), AND is more secure. (See Secunia's advisories if you don't believe that.)
Looks like it's time to kill the Fox.
Yeah, it's a free browser called Opera. Faster and light years more secure than Internet Explorer. Not only does it have tab previews (just hover the mouse over the tab), you can assign 'gestures' to manipulate the tabs as you wish.
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Nice fairy-tale land you got there. :o)
Do you honestly believe the monopolies would 'sell' a channel for 50 cents? Or even $1.50? Come on!
I can just see it now. "ANNOUNCING A-LA-CARTE SERVICE! Pay just $19.99 base charge per month plus $12.99 per channel. Taxes and fees additional."
Your laissez-faire theory is great but it doesn't apply in a Monopoly.
Chee, call me shocked and stunned. Could cable be looking to cut out those nasty Tivo boxes that only get them $2 a card revenue instead of $16 per digital box? Pay no attention to the monopolies behind the curtain. Nothing to see here, move along.
This is all BS and anyone with half a brain knows it. Cable monopolies are not interested in providing consumer choice. If such an "A-La-Carte" system were ever put in place, you'd get 5 channels a month for $60 instead of 200. Sure, they'd be the 5 you want, but would YOU pay $60 for just those lousy 5 channels? They'll kill this idea just like CableCARD...Speaking of, how is that going these days?
They are, unfortunately. When you can't compete any longer, lawsuits are a tantalizing proposition to keep some cash flowing. AMD sure needs it.
Why on earth people are using the 32-bit Vista is beyond me. The best security is ONLY in x64. Address Space Relocation (ASLR), PatchGuard (which would prevent this "attack"), forced signed drivers, et al. Microsoft really had no choice with Vista and UAC; Compromises had to be made. I'm still convinced that UAC, despite some flaws, provides a *significant* additional layer of security. Security is a process, requiring multiple layers. You should not rely on any one layer by itself. As well, I believe Hardware DEP would prevent the "sophisticated attack" Russinovich theorizes. It is a shame so many OEM's disable this feature in BIOS and Windows defaults to protecting only specific Windows services and components.
Yeah, iTunes isn't on the list because /. isn't full of Apple fanboys like Digg. :o)
... it is a good experience for the end user.
... Movielink, et al, I can't believe anyone actually uses those DRM-infested excuses for movies.
I agree with you, though. iTunes Movie Store is real nice. I've downloaded a couple titles and while I wish they'd drop the price a few bucks, and perhaps increase the quality a bit, overall
These other jokers
Move along folks, nothing to see here. DRM was found to be "bad" for the consumer YEARS ago. Unfortunately, money talks.
No, they're not facts. It's all a bunch of speculation and rambling from a bunch of defeated leftists. You liberals ought to WTFU.
Well, you're in luck. Firefox has already been beaten by a wonderful product called Opera. Opera loads faster, renders pages faster, includes a boatload of features FF requires to be installed via 'extensions' (read: security hole inducing and resource hogging add-ons), AND is more secure. (See Secunia's advisories if you don't believe that.) Looks like it's time to kill the Fox.
Yeah, it's a free browser called Opera. Faster and light years more secure than Internet Explorer. Not only does it have tab previews (just hover the mouse over the tab), you can assign 'gestures' to manipulate the tabs as you wish.
Come on. Microsoft claiming ANYTHING is "too slow" is like the pot calling the kettle black. Take a good, hard look in the mirror Bill.