Microsoft hasn't had a monopoly for some time. Linux runs well and is ready to take over the desktop. People will look into it if Microsoft is successful in limiting piracy, especially given the cost of the software to people in this market.
The funny part is that the teacher can't fail the student...the parents will come down on the teacher like a load of bricks.
Let them fail. The parents need to know the truth about their little darling who can't do no wrong. Further, they need to know the effect of their bad parenting. Better to flunk some class in high school than a class in college.
You seem to have no problem handing problems to the principal. Hand these ones over as well.
rehash (r-hsh')
tr.v., -hashed, -hashing, -hashes.
To bring forth again in another form without significant alteration: rehashing old ideas.
From the videos provided from Blizzard, there is no alteration for StarCraft 2 from StarCraft 1, other than updated graphics. SC2 is a rehashed version of SC1.
Taking SC1 and WoW and significantly altering them by combining them together does not meet the definition of rehash.
Fine. If you don't want to play, that's one thing. But saying that $15 is just too darn expensive is something completely different given that even if it was free, you wouldn't want to play.
And no, the douche bags are the ones who constantly whine about trivial shit, like you over $15.
What's the point of any game? With any game, you're wasting time with some bits on a system that will eventually fade into nothingness. That's no good reason to bash WoW, just because they're better at getting you to waste time than other games.
Fine, then don't say it's some whiny excuse like "$15 is too much" or "I can't afford the $20 extra for broadband". There's nothing wrong with wanting a life.
Me: The Chinese like to talk about harmony. Well, the universe has become a little more balanced and harmonious now. You: Yeah, why let the facts get in the way of disparaging an entire nation.
Hey, China pirated 9 out of 10 movies, music, and software products for the last 15 years. THOSE are the facts. They'd have their restore disks had they bought legitimate copies.
Right, because $15 a month is soooo damn expensive. Let's see, that's about 3 Big Macs at McDonalds per month. Quit feedin your piehole with junk food and you can easily afford that tiny amount, just like the 8.5 million people playing WoW.
If you don't realize, people are still on dialup and isdn lines, which can't handle MMOs
Jesus Christ, who the fuck are you? You're too god damn cheap to afford $15 a month for a game AND too god damn cheap to afford the extra $20 a month over dialup for a decent connection? Quit being a loser, get a fucking job, do some side work or whatever, get the money, lay it down, and join the modern era. Waiting for you to catch up is a shitty reason for Blizzard to hold back.
Why should Microsoft spin anything? Microsoft gets almost no money from China because piracy is so rampant there. It wouldn't be worth it to Microsoft to yet again lay down more money, except for maybe in the far distant future when China actually takes intellectual property seriously. Their government "crackdowns" on piracy are a joke, especially in a government that is extremely efficient when it actually wants to crack down - they just don't want to.
When was the last time you saw an OEM computer come with restore disks?
I don't know about Chinese computers, but my laptops from HP and Dell both came with restore disks. I bought my HP in 2005 and bought my Dell a few months ago.
Check out the gameplay videos on their website. They look almost exactly like the game released 10 years ago. You've been suckered into believing marketing fluff.
So you are floating the possibility that this was PLANNED? And what possible reason could Symantic have for annoying their customers this much?
Sure. With Chinese users using pirated versions of Windows with who knows what kind of backdoor trojans built into their copies, they're lucky this hasn't happened previously.
Caveat Emptor - let the buyer beware, especially when buying from pirates.
(Personally, I think this is hilarious! The Chinese like to talk about harmony. Well, the universe has become a little more balanced and harmonious now.)
No, this is lame. Blizzard had the chance to redefine computer gaming by coming out with a truly great, futuristic MMO, but instead decided to do another rehash of a game from nearly ten years ago that looks exactly like the old version. Woohoo. The fanboys from Korea who've been playing the same game for 10 years are happy, but the rest of us were told to suck it.
Hey, just use your restore disk to replace the files.
Oh, you don't happen to have a restore disk? Oh, you're running a pirated copy of Windows?
Wow, then I guess you're shit out of luck. I can't feel sorry for you. You should have spent the little extra money to buy a legitimate copy of Windows.
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By the authority of my second sentence: Linux runs well and is ready to take over the desktop.
Microsoft hasn't had a monopoly for some time. Linux runs well and is ready to take over the desktop. People will look into it if Microsoft is successful in limiting piracy, especially given the cost of the software to people in this market.
In fact, Microsoft BENEFITS from such "piracy".
Regardless of whether or not that is true, Microsoft certainly does not think so by their actions.
The funny part is that the teacher can't fail the student...the parents will come down on the teacher like a load of bricks.
Let them fail. The parents need to know the truth about their little darling who can't do no wrong. Further, they need to know the effect of their bad parenting. Better to flunk some class in high school than a class in college.
You seem to have no problem handing problems to the principal. Hand these ones over as well.
rehash (r-hsh')
tr.v., -hashed, -hashing, -hashes.
To bring forth again in another form without significant alteration: rehashing old ideas.
From the videos provided from Blizzard, there is no alteration for StarCraft 2 from StarCraft 1, other than updated graphics. SC2 is a rehashed version of SC1.
Taking SC1 and WoW and significantly altering them by combining them together does not meet the definition of rehash.
Better than "Just like StarCraft 1, but with updated graphics!"
Fine. If you don't want to play, that's one thing. But saying that $15 is just too darn expensive is something completely different given that even if it was free, you wouldn't want to play.
And no, the douche bags are the ones who constantly whine about trivial shit, like you over $15.
What's the point of any game? With any game, you're wasting time with some bits on a system that will eventually fade into nothingness. That's no good reason to bash WoW, just because they're better at getting you to waste time than other games.
Oooooo... new cool-sounding graphics that make the game look exactly like the old one! Wow, that's a HUGE difference! Yeah, that's a TOTALLY new game!
$15 IS too much for the experience they offer... Some people can afford it
Who the fuck can't afford $15?! About the only people I can think of are the same 12 year olds you castigate.
If you can't afford it, then don't play the game. But, don't whine about it because you're so fucking cheap.
WoW is worth the money, especially for the 8.5 million people who pony up the money and play it.
Sorry, no. World of StarCraft would not be a rehash of either StarCraft nor WoW.
Actually, I don't have sympathy for the lot of them.
No sympathy for the Chinese since 90% of the software they use is pirated.
No sympathy for Microsoft when it allows the deletion of a couple files which can cause a BSOD.
No sympathy for Symantec that turns out a shitty update that targets files that it shouldn't kill.
About the only people I can feel sorry for are the 10% of Chinese that actually spent the money to buy legitimate copies of the software.
Neither was Warcraft before WoW.
Sorry, no. You obviously haven't played WoW if you think they can just change the models, change the name, and launch WoS.
Did you see the screenshots they put online? SC2 looks exactly like SC1.
Were Blizzard to make a MMO out of StarCraft, it wouldn't look anything like WoW.
Fine, then don't say it's some whiny excuse like "$15 is too much" or "I can't afford the $20 extra for broadband". There's nothing wrong with wanting a life.
Yeah, and how many of the hate comments are actually filled out by competitors?
Me: The Chinese like to talk about harmony. Well, the universe has become a little more balanced and harmonious now.
You: Yeah, why let the facts get in the way of disparaging an entire nation.
Hey, China pirated 9 out of 10 movies, music, and software products for the last 15 years. THOSE are the facts. They'd have their restore disks had they bought legitimate copies.
I'm tired of MMOs, (especially their fees)
Right, because $15 a month is soooo damn expensive. Let's see, that's about 3 Big Macs at McDonalds per month. Quit feedin your piehole with junk food and you can easily afford that tiny amount, just like the 8.5 million people playing WoW.
If you don't realize, people are still on dialup and isdn lines, which can't handle MMOs
Jesus Christ, who the fuck are you? You're too god damn cheap to afford $15 a month for a game AND too god damn cheap to afford the extra $20 a month over dialup for a decent connection? Quit being a loser, get a fucking job, do some side work or whatever, get the money, lay it down, and join the modern era. Waiting for you to catch up is a shitty reason for Blizzard to hold back.
Why should Microsoft spin anything? Microsoft gets almost no money from China because piracy is so rampant there. It wouldn't be worth it to Microsoft to yet again lay down more money, except for maybe in the far distant future when China actually takes intellectual property seriously. Their government "crackdowns" on piracy are a joke, especially in a government that is extremely efficient when it actually wants to crack down - they just don't want to.
When was the last time you saw an OEM computer come with restore disks?
I don't know about Chinese computers, but my laptops from HP and Dell both came with restore disks. I bought my HP in 2005 and bought my Dell a few months ago.
Check out the gameplay videos on their website. They look almost exactly like the game released 10 years ago. You've been suckered into believing marketing fluff.
So you are floating the possibility that this was PLANNED? And what possible reason could Symantic have for annoying their customers this much?
Sure. With Chinese users using pirated versions of Windows with who knows what kind of backdoor trojans built into their copies, they're lucky this hasn't happened previously.
Caveat Emptor - let the buyer beware, especially when buying from pirates.
(Personally, I think this is hilarious! The Chinese like to talk about harmony. Well, the universe has become a little more balanced and harmonious now.)
No, this is lame. Blizzard had the chance to redefine computer gaming by coming out with a truly great, futuristic MMO, but instead decided to do another rehash of a game from nearly ten years ago that looks exactly like the old version. Woohoo. The fanboys from Korea who've been playing the same game for 10 years are happy, but the rest of us were told to suck it.
Hey, just use your restore disk to replace the files.
Oh, you don't happen to have a restore disk? Oh, you're running a pirated copy of Windows?
Wow, then I guess you're shit out of luck. I can't feel sorry for you. You should have spent the little extra money to buy a legitimate copy of Windows.
Oh, and who said this scenario wasn't tested?