It was likely the announcement by Sprint (although forced by a lawsuit), of the same thing last month.
Re:And Sony wonders why it has problems
on
GDC - Sony Keynote
·
· Score: 1
Well, you know, they're fairly recent, along with Jack Thompson.
Re:And Sony wonders why it has problems
on
GDC - Sony Keynote
·
· Score: 1
That's a bit of an odd statement about red-state supporters, considering the longest running supporter of censorship in games has been Joseph Liberman.
I guess I have to ask, why do you care? I mean, if a program works well enough for a person, what does it matter to you that they don't go looking for something else.
Maybe that granola bar is great, but one morning you wake up to get it and decide, I'm sick of this, it doesn't even really taste good, then you go out and get something else. Also, my pizza shop wouldn't include coupons to other pizza shops now would it? That's like Domino's giving out Papa Johns coupons. That's the connection I made, not the one that you use din your example.
I think we have to accept that with computers being mainstream, that there is a large percentage of people out there that just really don't give a shit about using something else. The fact is that 80% of the people out there don't know or even care to know about DiVx or MPEG-4. They don't care about tabbed browsing. They don't care about DRM.
I mean, why do geeks care so much?
I didn't miss the point, I just want people to see where this line of thinking would ultimately go.
Re:Integration versus Bundling, Choice
on
Pepping Up Windows
·
· Score: 1
The comaprisons are completely valid. The problem with people in the way of thinking that you have is that software on a CD is not physical. That's where the whole 'It's ok to pirate music because all I'm doing is rearranging bits on [b]my[/b] hard drive to make a digital representation of the music, so it's ok' argument comes from.
This is the kind of shit that just pisses me off. It's the whole 'These people are stupid and uneducated so we need to provide everything available to them in an easy to use form and make sure they know about choices rather than them spending the time to find out stuff on their own.'
Then the same people here advocating this stuff want to laugh about how stupid computer users are, well what do you expect when you hold their hand through everything?
Re:Integration versus Bundling, Choice
on
Pepping Up Windows
·
· Score: 2, Insightful
I just love this argument. I think it's the bestest argument in the whole wide world. Once we get Microsoft to include competitors apps with their operating system, we should then move on to the following:
Coca-Cola must include one can of Pepsi for every purchase, Pepsi must likewise do the same. After all, you never know if someone will like one over the other unless you give them the chance to choose.
For every XBox 360 sold, Microsoft must include a PS3 and Nintendo Revolution. After all, you never know if someone would like one over the other unless you give them the chance to choose.
You get the idea of how ridiculous it sounds to tell a company to bundle it's competitors product in their package.
I know this argument is like the heralding trumpet of the OSS/Mac crowd, but I think it just sounds retarded.
Slashdot Mirror
I thought NBC was owned by the Sheinhardt Wig Company.
It was likely the announcement by Sprint (although forced by a lawsuit), of the same thing last month.
Well, you know, they're fairly recent, along with Jack Thompson.
That's a bit of an odd statement about red-state supporters, considering the longest running supporter of censorship in games has been Joseph Liberman.
I guess I have to ask, why do you care? I mean, if a program works well enough for a person, what does it matter to you that they don't go looking for something else. Maybe that granola bar is great, but one morning you wake up to get it and decide, I'm sick of this, it doesn't even really taste good, then you go out and get something else. Also, my pizza shop wouldn't include coupons to other pizza shops now would it? That's like Domino's giving out Papa Johns coupons. That's the connection I made, not the one that you use din your example. I think we have to accept that with computers being mainstream, that there is a large percentage of people out there that just really don't give a shit about using something else. The fact is that 80% of the people out there don't know or even care to know about DiVx or MPEG-4. They don't care about tabbed browsing. They don't care about DRM. I mean, why do geeks care so much? I didn't miss the point, I just want people to see where this line of thinking would ultimately go.
The comaprisons are completely valid. The problem with people in the way of thinking that you have is that software on a CD is not physical. That's where the whole 'It's ok to pirate music because all I'm doing is rearranging bits on [b]my[/b] hard drive to make a digital representation of the music, so it's ok' argument comes from.
This is the kind of shit that just pisses me off. It's the whole 'These people are stupid and uneducated so we need to provide everything available to them in an easy to use form and make sure they know about choices rather than them spending the time to find out stuff on their own.'
Then the same people here advocating this stuff want to laugh about how stupid computer users are, well what do you expect when you hold their hand through everything?
I just love this argument. I think it's the bestest argument in the whole wide world. Once we get Microsoft to include competitors apps with their operating system, we should then move on to the following:
Coca-Cola must include one can of Pepsi for every purchase, Pepsi must likewise do the same. After all, you never know if someone will like one over the other unless you give them the chance to choose.
For every XBox 360 sold, Microsoft must include a PS3 and Nintendo Revolution. After all, you never know if someone would like one over the other unless you give them the chance to choose.
You get the idea of how ridiculous it sounds to tell a company to bundle it's competitors product in their package.
I know this argument is like the heralding trumpet of the OSS/Mac crowd, but I think it just sounds retarded.