iirc, gmail was initially announced around this time of year and people weren't exactly sure if it was a joke or not... but that only helped with the initial publicity.
but personally, i can't wait until the big joke on april 1st is to do no joke at all.
Ya, right! That's their overall corporate GROSS INCOME, not NET, which is hundreds of millions of dollars on the wrong side of zero, according to Wikipedia's Cablevision article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cablevision
Cablevision can't give what they don't have, same goes for other programming distribution outlets (such as Charter) that operate in the red.
These types of ransom demands made by programming providers like Disney need to stop!
your internet provider or mail server administrator is likely blocking more (a LOT more) spam than you see come through to your "spam folder".
95% spam is a reasonable estimate for a report coming out of the EU, i think; and is pretty close to what i see here in the US (about 9 of every 10 inbound messages to our domains is either blocked at time of delivery or filtered later on).
And while you're sitting there, unable to help, I'd pick up a book on the programming language they're using to code. Even if you never put your fingers to the keyboard, it will gain you credibility...
at least until the worker drones see you reading 'c++ programming for dummies'
I don't know, but you're right. Any increased competition from another manufacturer will hurt AMD much more than Intel. AMD already has the bulk of the business from those willing to purchase non-Intel chips and an additional competitor will draw its customers from that group, not from Intel (who enjoys a large loyal following of customers who won't even consider anything else).
absolutely no mention in TFA of tivo's existing opt-out policy (keeps your tivo from reporting usage and viewing history of your box) and if it will also apply to google's sticky fingers.
hulu could probably get away with charging (modestly) for certain features, provided that they don't mess with the freeloaders' access or available programming. a couple examples:
* give paid users first access to new content.. maybe a 48 hour delay for the freeloaders.
* give paid users access to a true high-def feed.. limit the freeloaders to the existing lower-res feeds and 2 channel audio.
* no ads for paid users.. but no _increase_ in ad minutes per hour for freeloaders.
but as soon as they start holding content hostage, they'll run into trouble.
I dunno, they will probably start tagging animals once they run out of people...
they already DO that...
SETI better hit a home run pretty soon -- the government is gonna need aliens to tag when they run out of earth-bound flesh.
and we humans are prime targets for them too, so it'll go both ways; as we'll all be well-versed by then in the bending-over-to-get-large-stick-rammed-up-the-ass maneuver.
same here... no car. haven't had one in over a decade, either. but still multiple calls *and texts* to cell phones, as well as postcards in the mail advising me that my warranty was expiring.
odd, that not only have i not had a car in the last 12 years, but i've never paid more than $500 for one either... $300-500 cars don't come with warranties.
so, my standard reply to these guys has been "I seem to have misplaced my car. If you can find it and get it back to me, I'd be more than happy to carry a warranty on it."
You mean, "No manufacturer is going to be foolish enough to piss-off Microsoft by not installing Internet Explorer for them."
Just another way Microsoft will skirt around the antitrust issues. Too bad no one in the EU or USA had the kahunas to do what needed to be done a decade ago when it would've actually made a difference.
Congress needs to do is outlaw anything that's more than 6 months or a year of a contract
they need to get rid of the contracts for not only wireless carriers, but wireline and cable, too. you should not have to signup for a year or two just to get a couple bucks off your telephone or cable bill.
AND separate cost of hardware from service -- you should be able to buy a handset from anywhere and signup with whoever you want and have your phone JustWork.
Walmart may have "caved-in" to consumer pressure before, but ever since those announcements last year, I have been unable to authorize a second computer to play their DRM files and have also been unable to restore license backups made (and being restored to) WMP10.
I want to reformat, reconfigure and retask the computer the Walmart files are authorized on (moving the files to a newer XP system, also with WMP10, during that process) but have been unable to get the DRMed files to work on a different PC (which IS allowed by the licenses).
The DRM has also prevented me from swapping motherboards in that computer as well. Also tried to 'downgrade' it (some of the hardware), as it has more power and memory than it needs, but the DRM files refuse to play on a different motherboard/CPU combo (storage and addon cards remained). Because of the above, they won't reauthorize either. Windows works on either (no driver installs or reinstalls needed), and didn't even require a reactivation on the board swap (similar enough, I guess).
Walmart's customer service is of no help at all, only thing they ever say back is something along the lines of 'we don't support the DRM files any more'.
And no, I do not want to have to burn-and-rerip, the Windows Media files are bad enough already.
I expect crowds of "real mac" fans to stand outside the shop driving away any potential customers.
The inevitable "closed due to court order" signs will be what keeps the customers away.... The store probably won't even make it through til Friday.
Some hired legal goons from LA will be the store's first customers come Monday morning. Samples will be in Cupertino by the end of the day.. provided that the store has anything to actually sell.
especially with the economy being what it is. i dunno if 'free' is the answer, but *cheaper* wouldn't hurt. i know that i can't justify paying 10-15 a month to play a game, not when everything else (that i *need*) is going up in price.
yup. the cost of video games is why i quit buying them. and no, i haven't resorted to alternate means of acquisition, either. i just quit buying new ones, content on playing the couple dozen or so that are on my gaming pc.
not buying any new games has also saved the money that would've otherwise had to gone into hardware upgrades to even play the new ones in the first place.
$20-30 for a game is much more agreeable to my checkbook than the $50-60 or more some games cost these days.
and then you have series like the sims, which gets you both coming and going. $50 for the game, $20+ for each addon pack. by the time you pick up the entire "set" for the kids, you're looking at a couple hundred bucks or more.
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he should be working monday through friday for 5 to 10 to make up for it.
iirc, gmail was initially announced around this time of year and people weren't exactly sure if it was a joke or not... but that only helped with the initial publicity.
but personally, i can't wait until the big joke on april 1st is to do no joke at all.
that this case actually reached a verdict before the contested copyrights expired!
by a Disney/ABC employee?
Cablevision "pocketed 8 billion"??
Ya, right! That's their overall corporate GROSS INCOME, not NET, which is hundreds of millions of dollars on the wrong side of zero, according to Wikipedia's Cablevision article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cablevision
Cablevision can't give what they don't have, same goes for other programming distribution outlets (such as Charter) that operate in the red.
These types of ransom demands made by programming providers like Disney need to stop!
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your internet provider or mail server administrator is likely blocking more (a LOT more) spam than you see come through to your "spam folder".
95% spam is a reasonable estimate for a report coming out of the EU, i think; and is pretty close to what i see here in the US (about 9 of every 10 inbound messages to our domains is either blocked at time of delivery or filtered later on).
at least until the worker drones see you reading 'c++ programming for dummies'
I don't know, but you're right. Any increased competition from another manufacturer will hurt AMD much more than Intel. AMD already has the bulk of the business from those willing to purchase non-Intel chips and an additional competitor will draw its customers from that group, not from Intel (who enjoys a large loyal following of customers who won't even consider anything else).
absolutely no mention in TFA of tivo's existing opt-out policy (keeps your tivo from reporting usage and viewing history of your box) and if it will also apply to google's sticky fingers.
hulu could probably get away with charging (modestly) for certain features, provided that they don't mess with the freeloaders' access or available programming. a couple examples:
* give paid users first access to new content.. maybe a 48 hour delay for the freeloaders.
* give paid users access to a true high-def feed.. limit the freeloaders to the existing lower-res feeds and 2 channel audio.
* no ads for paid users.. but no _increase_ in ad minutes per hour for freeloaders.
but as soon as they start holding content hostage, they'll run into trouble.
they already DO that...
SETI better hit a home run pretty soon -- the government is gonna need aliens to tag when they run out of earth-bound flesh.
and we humans are prime targets for them too, so it'll go both ways; as we'll all be well-versed by then in the bending-over-to-get-large-stick-rammed-up-the-ass maneuver.
same here... no car. haven't had one in over a decade, either. but still multiple calls *and texts* to cell phones, as well as postcards in the mail advising me that my warranty was expiring.
odd, that not only have i not had a car in the last 12 years, but i've never paid more than $500 for one either... $300-500 cars don't come with warranties.
so, my standard reply to these guys has been "I seem to have misplaced my car. If you can find it and get it back to me, I'd be more than happy to carry a warranty on it."
You mean, "No manufacturer is going to be foolish enough to piss-off Microsoft by not installing Internet Explorer for them."
Just another way Microsoft will skirt around the antitrust issues. Too bad no one in the EU or USA had the kahunas to do what needed to be done a decade ago when it would've actually made a difference.
There's only one way to do that, and installing censorware on every PC in the country *isn't* it.
they need to get rid of the contracts for not only wireless carriers, but wireline and cable, too. you should not have to signup for a year or two just to get a couple bucks off your telephone or cable bill.
AND separate cost of hardware from service -- you should be able to buy a handset from anywhere and signup with whoever you want and have your phone JustWork.
Walmart may have "caved-in" to consumer pressure before, but ever since those announcements last year, I have been unable to authorize a second computer to play their DRM files and have also been unable to restore license backups made (and being restored to) WMP10.
I want to reformat, reconfigure and retask the computer the Walmart files are authorized on (moving the files to a newer XP system, also with WMP10, during that process) but have been unable to get the DRMed files to work on a different PC (which IS allowed by the licenses).
The DRM has also prevented me from swapping motherboards in that computer as well. Also tried to 'downgrade' it (some of the hardware), as it has more power and memory than it needs, but the DRM files refuse to play on a different motherboard/CPU combo (storage and addon cards remained). Because of the above, they won't reauthorize either. Windows works on either (no driver installs or reinstalls needed), and didn't even require a reactivation on the board swap (similar enough, I guess).
Walmart's customer service is of no help at all, only thing they ever say back is something along the lines of 'we don't support the DRM files any more'.
And no, I do not want to have to burn-and-rerip, the Windows Media files are bad enough already.
...the bullshit in Washington D.C. must be visible from Mars.
The inevitable "closed due to court order" signs will be what keeps the customers away.... The store probably won't even make it through til Friday.
Some hired legal goons from LA will be the store's first customers come Monday morning. Samples will be in Cupertino by the end of the day.. provided that the store has anything to actually sell.
The new Trek movie could be "Gigli in Space" and still be better than at least one of them
especially with the economy being what it is. i dunno if 'free' is the answer, but *cheaper* wouldn't hurt. i know that i can't justify paying 10-15 a month to play a game, not when everything else (that i *need*) is going up in price.
US Cellular did the same thing last year... IIRC, it was right after some sort of legislation or rules change that allowed them to share the data.
Opting out was painless, just had to call a number and it was automated... *however* people should have to opt *IN* not opt out.
yup. the cost of video games is why i quit buying them. and no, i haven't resorted to alternate means of acquisition, either. i just quit buying new ones, content on playing the couple dozen or so that are on my gaming pc.
not buying any new games has also saved the money that would've otherwise had to gone into hardware upgrades to even play the new ones in the first place.
$20-30 for a game is much more agreeable to my checkbook than the $50-60 or more some games cost these days.
and then you have series like the sims, which gets you both coming and going. $50 for the game, $20+ for each addon pack. by the time you pick up the entire "set" for the kids, you're looking at a couple hundred bucks or more.
this is like Michael Dell swatting a gnat.
MPC had been essentially non-player in the PC business for years, even after it's acquisition of the business unit of Gateway.
For many users, the only fix is: format hard drive, do not re-install *ANYTHING*