Why can't they say "well, uh there were 153,893 windows versions bought, and then 53,000 people turned in their coupons for the linux version... So we sold 100,893 windows versions."
Simply... you said it yourself...153,893 windows versions were bought...that is what the publishers care about...the retailers just care that some product on their shelf was sold, windows or not. IMHO I don't think that the publishers even care that the user used some 'coupon' to get a linux version of their product...it's still 1 sale...it would be 1 sale reguardless the OS (linux users would buy the windows version knowing that they can get a linux version...carmack is just saying that they don't have to support the evil windows...they can buy it for linux straight up!).
The fact that id is releasing different versions of their game, making it easier for linux users to get ahold of (if you consider retail easier than downloading), just proves what we already know...id rules!
from id's site...got around 100kps...the game is very sweet from my first impressions...i just wish that the mouse wheel scroll binds worked...and one more thing...major really blends in to the background on the first map, kinda annoying...i guess i'm just used to seeing bright blue or red visors;)
I was just wondering what you do to take your mind off coding (if you do take your mind off coding:)? If it happens to be reading what genre do you enjoy the most, and which authors do you admire/enjoy? Thanks!
The two articles were even posted at the same time...
Seriously tho' I dl'ed the Win release to use here at work and it is fast and almost usable...once it gets stable enough it looks like somthing that a lot of people may like...
I'm not sure of the number but I think that ants carry a good bit more than 50 times their weight...I sorta recall watching a Discovery show and them saying it was in the hundreds... but don't quote me now 'cause I ain't said...
I pretty much know what I do from what I read here...I don't check sources too deeply (which I know is not altogether wise)...but I'm pretty sure that I had read that Mozilla had it's roots somewhere in Netscape...anyhow thanks for the info.
...for the info. Mozilla is based on Netscape's code is it not?
Anyway I was just saying, and it is just my opinion, I like the way IE does bookmarking. So I use it...I guess I could change some Mozilla code but I guess I'd rather play with my TINI board.
EXACTLY...what a great idea. I can think of nothing better than having a nice massage at the old computer...! (well maybe there are a few better things) anyway Google rocks!
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Simply... you said it yourself...153,893 windows versions were bought...that is what the publishers care about...the retailers just care that some product on their shelf was sold, windows or not. IMHO I don't think that the publishers even care that the user used some 'coupon' to get a linux version of their product...it's still 1 sale...it would be 1 sale reguardless the OS (linux users would buy the windows version knowing that they can get a linux version...carmack is just saying that they don't have to support the evil windows...they can buy it for linux straight up!).
The fact that id is releasing different versions of their game, making it easier for linux users to get ahold of (if you consider retail easier than downloading), just proves what we already know...id rules!
-Red
from id's site...got around 100kps...the game is very sweet from my first impressions...i just wish that the mouse wheel scroll binds worked...and one more thing...major really blends in to the background on the first map, kinda annoying...i guess i'm just used to seeing bright blue or red visors ;)
-Red
Hello John,
:)? If it happens to be reading what genre do you enjoy the most, and which authors do you admire/enjoy? Thanks!
I was just wondering what you do to take your mind off coding (if you do take your mind off coding
-Red
The two articles were even posted at the same time...
Seriously tho' I dl'ed the Win release to use here at work and it is fast and almost usable...once it gets stable enough it looks like somthing that a lot of people may like...
-Red
I'm not sure of the number but I think that ants carry a good bit more than 50 times their weight...I sorta recall watching a Discovery show and them saying it was in the hundreds... but don't quote me now 'cause I ain't said...
-Red
check your HTTP headers
That was what I was going by when I was comparing Netscape to Mozilla originally.
-Red
I pretty much know what I do from what I read here...I don't check sources too deeply (which I know is not altogether wise)...but I'm pretty sure that I had read that Mozilla had it's roots somewhere in Netscape...anyhow thanks for the info.
-Red
...for the info. Mozilla is based on Netscape's code is it not?
Anyway I was just saying, and it is just my opinion, I like the way IE does bookmarking. So I use it...I guess I could change some Mozilla code but I guess I'd rather play with my TINI board.
-Red
Netscape's bookmarking stinks...IE's is cool...It's the only reason why I use IE as opposed to Netscape... -Red
-Red
EXACTLY...what a great idea. I can think of nothing better than having a nice massage at the old computer...! (well maybe there are a few better things) anyway Google rocks!
-Red