Then how come we aren't hearing about similar problems from ATI? Nvidia has been having problems like this for months while ATI has had solid reviews from the beginning. Even Microsoft recommends ATI over Nvidia.
Blame the US. Nvidia is an American company. ATI's drivers are way more stable even according to Microsoft, this review site and numerous others. Plus, ATI is a Canadian company:) (or at least they were until they got bought by AMD).
In general, A-list games will balloon in size easily. B list and C list may still be unable to fill a single DVD, just due to less content. But more space means you have to make fewer trade offs.
What about Oblivion? Would you call that a B or C game? All the reviewers at metacritic seem to agree that it's an A game as I am sure you do. Both the Xbox360 and the PC versions, were single DVD releases. I doubt that the Blu-Ray PS3 version will look any better and possibly will even look worse (for other reasons of course).
I AM NOT AMERICAN. I am a Canadian living in the US.
That sucks about your town though. Doesn't sound much like Canada, sounds more like the work of right wing christians like those we have here in the US. Where abouts is your town? However, look on the bright side: at least you can get within 4 feet of them.
How about 150ml of the Sony CEO's blood per rootkit. If they run out, then start taking blood from the rest of the executives in a hierarchical fashion.
Yes, but how many strip clubs are there in Calgary compared to Montreal? Even on a per capita basis, there are significantly more in Montreal. Not only that, most of the clubs in Montreal offer a $10 "Danse contact" along with other erotic shows which are generally not found in Calgary or many other canadian cities. (from what I have eard).
But I agree, even in Calgary and most other Canadian cities, it's still better than the US. In Seattle, alcohol isn't allowed in Strip clubs and they tried to pass a "4 foot rule" which, as stated, forbits the stripper from getting within 4 feet of the customer. But besides that, all the girls here look like they got hit by a brick so you probably don't want them within 4 feet of you anyways.
Your response seems to have taken a moral stance on whether Israel's attacks over the years were justified over the years. I did not state whether or not those attacks were justified but simply provided a list to you of what you asked for: how many times since it's inception Israel has attacked another country.
That is why I did not mention the Yom Kappur war, where Israel was outright attacked by Egypt during a religious holiday.
In most of these conflicts we can argue back and forth non-stop over who attacked who first and which side started a conflict.
For example, you mention that Israel only attacked Egypt after attacks by the Fedayeen and after Egypt nationalized the Suez canal. However, Egypt could argue that the attacks by the Fedayeen were in responce to regular raids in the Gaza Strip (egyptian territory at the time) by Ariel Sharon. In turn Israel could argue that because Egypt tolerated and possibly funded the Fedayeen, that they were responsible for their actions. My point is they can continue to split hairs over minor events.
If you want to take a moral stance on the issue, then consider how each side responds to such actions and whether their actions are effective and measured. Was Israel invading Egypt because of a minor conflict in which both sides were attacking each other? Or was it to regain control of the Suez for trading purposes or improve relations with England and France as well as help them re-establish influence in the region to pre ww2 levels? It was obvious to the rest of the world that the real issue was control over the Suez canal. The prime minister of England resigned and even the US was against Israel on this one and forced them to end hostilities with Egypt.
You mention that the Six Day war had good reasons behind it, which I partially agree with. However, the build up of Arms near an enemy's border is by no means a declaration of war. The US and Russia built up huge arsenals of weapons pointed directly at each other during the cold war but not necessarily because one planned on attacking the other but more so as a deterrent. It makes sense that Egypt would have placed military resources close to the Israeli border because Israel is the only actively hostile neighbour to egypt (similarly, it makes sense that Israel would have placed miliary resources close to the Egyptian border). As for the treaties which Egypt violated, I didn't find any specific ones but perhaps it was another reference of the closing of the Straits of Tiran. Of course this doesn't explain why they attacked Jordan or Iraq. (Syria had an alliance with Egypt so they had to declare war on both of them simultaneously).
In reference to the world "thanking" Israel for the attack against Iraq, whether or not they were "thanked" is irrelevant. They attacked another nation unprovoked and the statement that they may have been developing nuclear weapons is disputed. On another note, how many people are thanking the US or invading Iraq in the recent war?
The invasion of Lebanon was anything but a measured response. The number of Lebanese killed far outnumbered those of Israelis killed in pre-war attacks. It's disputable that the Isreali displacement of a Palestinean independance movement such as the PLO, which was formed as a result of the annexing of Palestinean territory by Israel (ie due to questionable acts by Israel), constitutes a noble act worthy of an invasion.
As for Hizbollah's goals, their "nobility" was not something I was commenting on, simply the fact that Israel brought about it's existence due to their invasion of Lebanon. As for the goals stated in their manifesto: 1) The eradication of western imperialism in Lebanon. This basically is stating that they want Lebanon to be independant. They don't want to be occupied or politically influenced by Israel, Syria, the US or anybody else. Many would consider this to be noble. 2) * Transformation of Lebanon's multi-confessional state into an Islamic state. Hezbollah offici
One thing which can be used instead of batteries is Pumped Water Storage. Hydroelectric and wind generators currently use this to store excess energy produced during non-peak hours. The way it works is when the solar/wind/hydroelectric system is producing more power than is being consumed, it uses the excess energy to pump water upwards into a reservoir. When the amount of energy needed exceeds the amount being produced, the system begins to pass water through a turbine which generates electricity. It's not perfect (how many homes have enough space for a water reservoir?) but it's a very reliable, efficient and nature friendly way to store energy.
1948 - Isreal is formed
1956 - Israel declares war on Egypt and invades the Suez Canal. See Suez Crisis
1967 - Israel launched a pre-emptive strike against Egypt and resulting Six Day War ensues between Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and Syria. They occupy to this day the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights. See Six Day War
1967 - Israel bombs the USS liberty and kills 34 US servicemen. See USS Liberty
1978 - Israel invades Lebanon. See Lebanese Civil War
1981 - Israel Attacks the Iraqi Osirak nuclear reactor. See Operation Opera
1982 - Israel invades Lebanon Again - Retains a presence until resulting in the deaths of approximately 30,000 people. See Lebanon War and Lebanese Civil War
1982-1985 - Hezbollah Founded as a result of Israeli invasion and occupation
2000 - Isreal withdraws after OCCUPYING Lebanon for 18 years - Israel Withdraws. See above.
2006 - Israel invades after 2 soldiers kidnapped. Isreali-Lebanon Crisis
1967-Present - Israel regularly engages with attacks and counter attacks against civilians and militias in Palestinean territories occupied since 1967. See Israel, Israeli Palestinean conflict or search google for Noam Chomsky (Jewish by birth but not zionist) or Isreali palestinean conflict.
Being a fan of syndicate myself, I too hope for a syndicate sequel. However, arguably, there are similar games out there right now such as Hitman. It's not as futuristic, but in both games you are working for an agency who sends you on missions to kill.
It would be a really, really great idea to port Hitman to the Wii. Imaging being able to: strangle your enemy with the nunchuck and wi-mote, savagely beat him with a baton/baseball bat/lead pipe, pistol whipping him, shoving a meathook in his throat, hitting him with an axe, stabbing him, slitting his throat, etc.
Just because the card is standard in his machine, it does not mean that Apple developed the drivers for it. If the way windows drivers are developed are any example, Nvidia submits drivers to apple which tests them and includes them in their OS. The driver would appear to be from apple (since its included with the OS or delivered through system updates), but is still developed by the hardware manufacturer in most cases.(basic 256 color vga drivers are the only exception).
It would be prohibitively expensive for Apple to develop all the drivers for all the hardware that works on their system including 3D graphics drivers for all ATI and Nvidia product lines that ship with Apple desktops and laptops. 3D Graphics cards are extremely complex pieces of hardware which require complex drivers to operate correctly. It is extremely unlikely that apple would have the financial resources to develop drivers for ALL 3D graphic cards (all product lines, product families, variants) from ALL manufacturers (ATI, Nvidia, SGI - not sure about Intel, Matrox and others) which ship standard with an Apple computer.
There is an alternative explanation as to why ancient civilizations were not necessarily on the coast.
Ancient civilizations relied on efficient farming practices which required plenty of fresh (not salt water) to be readily available (either close by or through irrigation). As a result, most ancient civilizations were somewhat close to a source of fresh water. For example:
- The Indus valley civilization was located around the Indus and Ghagger-Hakra river valleys.
- Mesopotamia was situated near the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers
- Ancient Egypt of course, was situated near the Nile river.
- Ancient China, was situated near the Yellow River.
As civilization evolved, however, the importance of trade increased and the dependence on large local fresh water supplies for farming had also decreased (due to trade and improved farming techniques). Therefore, one reason why many modern cities tend to be formed on coastlines is that their access to the sea is condusive to trade. There are other reasons such as military defence, imperialism, access to the ocean for fishing purposes, etc.
Most large, modern cities today which are located on the coast are, or at one time were, major ports. For example, Vancouver, Montreal, Los Angeles, Puerto Vallarta, New York, Antwerp, London, Cape Town, Sydney, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Shanghai, etc.
If he believes that the earth is 14,000 years old, he is quite obviously interpreting the bible literally.
Of more relevence, however, how did this turn into a discussion of how the Bible can be interpreted? The parent comment you are replying to did not talk about interpretation of the Bible at all. He(or She) was simply stating that based on Harrison's previous statements, he does not involve scientific evidence but rather line-by-line readings from the Bible (ok so that could be seen as a literal interpretation of the Bible) in forming his conclusions.
Also, how does removing the literal interpretation open one's self up to having to to prove that their version is correct ANY MORE than one having to prove the literal interpretation is correct??
Lets not forget that soccer(football) is HUUUUUGE in europe and that Microsoft managed to get exclusivity for both FIFA and Pro Evo 6. I can see many people in europe opting not to purchase a PS3 for that reason alone.
A problem with RFIDs though is that most merchandise ALREADY has RFIDs embedded in them but they are disabled before you leave. After they scan your item(s) they place it over a thick gray mat which disables the RFID tags. If it isn't disabled there then it sets off an alarm at the door.
It's true that many can come up with a foreign passport. Similarily, anyone could come up with a US passport using false documentation or with a Canadian passport. So in those cases (when they aren't fingerprinted), how does it solve the problem?
Also, what about someone who makes use of false fingerprints? How much time will customs and border protection spend ensuring everyone uses the scanner correctly with all 10 fingers and then looking over the fingers of everyone passing through to make sure there is no false skin layer?
Besides there many reliable ways of illegally entering the US (or any foreign nation) other than through legitimate border crossings and airports. For example, running accross large stretches of unpatrolled border crossings, private aircrafts, sea transportation, hiding in cargo, etc. This does nothing to prevent those means of entry into the US, which account for the majority of illegal entries. Instead it inconveniences and invades their privacy of foreign visitors while simulatenously costing US taxpayers a lot of money paying for the infrastructure and support costs of their new fingerprint program.
Why would someone suffering with the symptoms you describe above be more likely to eat raw meat than anyone else?
Lots of normal and intelligent people don't get their steak well done but rather medium well, rare or blue (raw). Also, many people normal people eat sushi.
Besides, as someone already mentioned, the symptoms show up after one has been infected and one's behaviour reverts back to normal once the parasite has been killed.
Not if the Ice is stacked. If the ice is floating then yes, it would remain at the same level. But if the ice is over frozen ground or stacked on other frozen ice then I believe that the sea level would rise.
The manufacturing company should be able to make the decision to only allow consumers to buy a product that works with all the essential features as soon as they plug it in.
I don't think it would be appropriate for a car vendor to sell a car without the firmware and software which drove essential systems (such as fuel injection, automatic transmission, gps, audio, ABS, auto lights, etc) even if there was an alternative out there. Seriously imagine buying a car that wouldn't do anything once you turned it on because you didn't buy the software that came with it? Its obviously ridiculous to sell a version of a car that doesn't drive off the lot immediately. So then the dealer tells you that you can buy their software or you can download different software from the internet, hook up a firewire cable and laptop to your car and then load it on yourself. However, in the latter case automatic lights just stay on all the time, the transmission only goes to 3rd gear unless you slam the pedal to the metal 5 times in rapid succession, traction control does not work and ABS only works on the front two wheels even though you have 4 wheel disc brakes. Not only that, they haven't tested out the software on the internet so they have no idea if there are other safety and reliability issues.
Similarly HP doesn't want to ship a computer that does not work if a consumer clicks "No Operating System" in the list of options. Sure they can download and install linux but it hasn't been tested by HP so not all onboard devices such as the fingerprint reader, bluetooth, etc work on a fresh install. Like the car dealers they don't want to sell you something that doesn't work. Most consumers want to be able to drive their car off the lot or plug their computer in and begin working. If they want to upgrade their fuel injection system programming then they risk breaking the product. Similarly installing linux on their pc risks breaking the product. Giving the consumer the option to not buy software for their car or PC is good for a few people but it could potentially mislead consumers into thinking its just another option when in fact without it, they can't start driving or surfing the web as soon they turn it on.
The company should be able to make the decision to only allow consumers to buy a product that allows them to use it as soon as they turn it on.
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Then how come we aren't hearing about similar problems from ATI? Nvidia has been having problems like this for months while ATI has had solid reviews from the beginning. Even Microsoft recommends ATI over Nvidia.
Blame the US. Nvidia is an American company. ATI's drivers are way more stable even according to Microsoft, this review site and numerous others. Plus, ATI is a Canadian company :) (or at least they were until they got bought by AMD).
I AM NOT AMERICAN. I am a Canadian living in the US.
That sucks about your town though. Doesn't sound much like Canada, sounds more like the work of right wing christians like those we have here in the US. Where abouts is your town? However, look on the bright side: at least you can get within 4 feet of them.
Actually, I am neither European NOR am I American. I am a Canadian living in America :)
By the way, since when does the US use SI units?
How about 150ml of the Sony CEO's blood per rootkit. If they run out, then start taking blood from the rest of the executives in a hierarchical fashion.
Yes, but how many strip clubs are there in Calgary compared to Montreal? Even on a per capita basis, there are significantly more in Montreal. Not only that, most of the clubs in Montreal offer a $10 "Danse contact" along with other erotic shows which are generally not found in Calgary or many other canadian cities. (from what I have eard).
But I agree, even in Calgary and most other Canadian cities, it's still better than the US. In Seattle, alcohol isn't allowed in Strip clubs and they tried to pass a "4 foot rule" which, as stated, forbits the stripper from getting within 4 feet of the customer. But besides that, all the girls here look like they got hit by a brick so you probably don't want them within 4 feet of you anyways.
Your response seems to have taken a moral stance on whether Israel's attacks over the years were justified over the years. I did not state whether or not those attacks were justified but simply provided a list to you of what you asked for: how many times since it's inception Israel has attacked another country.
That is why I did not mention the Yom Kappur war, where Israel was outright attacked by Egypt during a religious holiday.
In most of these conflicts we can argue back and forth non-stop over who attacked who first and which side started a conflict.
For example, you mention that Israel only attacked Egypt after attacks by the Fedayeen and after Egypt nationalized the Suez canal. However, Egypt could argue that the attacks by the Fedayeen were in responce to regular raids in the Gaza Strip (egyptian territory at the time) by Ariel Sharon. In turn Israel could argue that because Egypt tolerated and possibly funded the Fedayeen, that they were responsible for their actions. My point is they can continue to split hairs over minor events.
If you want to take a moral stance on the issue, then consider how each side responds to such actions and whether their actions are effective and measured. Was Israel invading Egypt because of a minor conflict in which both sides were attacking each other? Or was it to regain control of the Suez for trading purposes or improve relations with England and France as well as help them re-establish influence in the region to pre ww2 levels? It was obvious to the rest of the world that the real issue was control over the Suez canal. The prime minister of England resigned and even the US was against Israel on this one and forced them to end hostilities with Egypt.
You mention that the Six Day war had good reasons behind it, which I partially agree with. However, the build up of Arms near an enemy's border is by no means a declaration of war. The US and Russia built up huge arsenals of weapons pointed directly at each other during the cold war but not necessarily because one planned on attacking the other but more so as a deterrent. It makes sense that Egypt would have placed military resources close to the Israeli border because Israel is the only actively hostile neighbour to egypt (similarly, it makes sense that Israel would have placed miliary resources close to the Egyptian border). As for the treaties which Egypt violated, I didn't find any specific ones but perhaps it was another reference of the closing of the Straits of Tiran. Of course this doesn't explain why they attacked Jordan or Iraq. (Syria had an alliance with Egypt so they had to declare war on both of them simultaneously).
In reference to the world "thanking" Israel for the attack against Iraq, whether or not they were "thanked" is irrelevant. They attacked another nation unprovoked and the statement that they may have been developing nuclear weapons is disputed. On another note, how many people are thanking the US or invading Iraq in the recent war?
The invasion of Lebanon was anything but a measured response. The number of Lebanese killed far outnumbered those of Israelis killed in pre-war attacks. It's disputable that the Isreali displacement of a Palestinean independance movement such as the PLO, which was formed as a result of the annexing of Palestinean territory by Israel (ie due to questionable acts by Israel), constitutes a noble act worthy of an invasion.
As for Hizbollah's goals, their "nobility" was not something I was commenting on, simply the fact that Israel brought about it's existence due to their invasion of Lebanon. As for the goals stated in their manifesto: 1) The eradication of western imperialism in Lebanon. This basically is stating that they want Lebanon to be independant. They don't want to be occupied or politically influenced by Israel, Syria, the US or anybody else. Many would consider this to be noble. 2) * Transformation of Lebanon's multi-confessional state into an Islamic state. Hezbollah offici
One thing which can be used instead of batteries is Pumped Water Storage. Hydroelectric and wind generators currently use this to store excess energy produced during non-peak hours. The way it works is when the solar/wind/hydroelectric system is producing more power than is being consumed, it uses the excess energy to pump water upwards into a reservoir. When the amount of energy needed exceeds the amount being produced, the system begins to pass water through a turbine which generates electricity. It's not perfect (how many homes have enough space for a water reservoir?) but it's a very reliable, efficient and nature friendly way to store energy.
1948 - Isreal is formed
1956 - Israel declares war on Egypt and invades the Suez Canal. See Suez Crisis
1967 - Israel launched a pre-emptive strike against Egypt and resulting Six Day War ensues between Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and Syria. They occupy to this day the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights. See Six Day War
1967 - Israel bombs the USS liberty and kills 34 US servicemen. See USS Liberty
1978 - Israel invades Lebanon. See Lebanese Civil War
1981 - Israel Attacks the Iraqi Osirak nuclear reactor. See Operation Opera
1982 - Israel invades Lebanon Again - Retains a presence until resulting in the deaths of approximately 30,000 people. See Lebanon War and Lebanese Civil War
1982-1985 - Hezbollah Founded as a result of Israeli invasion and occupation
2000 - Isreal withdraws after OCCUPYING Lebanon for 18 years - Israel Withdraws. See above.
2006 - Israel invades after 2 soldiers kidnapped. Isreali-Lebanon Crisis
1967-Present - Israel regularly engages with attacks and counter attacks against civilians and militias in Palestinean territories occupied since 1967. See Israel, Israeli Palestinean conflict or search google for Noam Chomsky (Jewish by birth but not zionist) or Isreali palestinean conflict.
Being a fan of syndicate myself, I too hope for a syndicate sequel. However, arguably, there are similar games out there right now such as Hitman. It's not as futuristic, but in both games you are working for an agency who sends you on missions to kill.
It would be a really, really great idea to port Hitman to the Wii. Imaging being able to: strangle your enemy with the nunchuck and wi-mote, savagely beat him with a baton/baseball bat/lead pipe, pistol whipping him, shoving a meathook in his throat, hitting him with an axe, stabbing him, slitting his throat, etc.
Wow...im starting to drool.
Just because the card is standard in his machine, it does not mean that Apple developed the drivers for it. If the way windows drivers are developed are any example, Nvidia submits drivers to apple which tests them and includes them in their OS. The driver would appear to be from apple (since its included with the OS or delivered through system updates), but is still developed by the hardware manufacturer in most cases.(basic 256 color vga drivers are the only exception).
It would be prohibitively expensive for Apple to develop all the drivers for all the hardware that works on their system including 3D graphics drivers for all ATI and Nvidia product lines that ship with Apple desktops and laptops. 3D Graphics cards are extremely complex pieces of hardware which require complex drivers to operate correctly. It is extremely unlikely that apple would have the financial resources to develop drivers for ALL 3D graphic cards (all product lines, product families, variants) from ALL manufacturers (ATI, Nvidia, SGI - not sure about Intel, Matrox and others) which ship standard with an Apple computer.
There is an alternative explanation as to why ancient civilizations were not necessarily on the coast.
Ancient civilizations relied on efficient farming practices which required plenty of fresh (not salt water) to be readily available (either close by or through irrigation). As a result, most ancient civilizations were somewhat close to a source of fresh water. For example:
- The Indus valley civilization was located around the Indus and Ghagger-Hakra river valleys.
- Mesopotamia was situated near the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers
- Ancient Egypt of course, was situated near the Nile river.
- Ancient China, was situated near the Yellow River.
As civilization evolved, however, the importance of trade increased and the dependence on large local fresh water supplies for farming had also decreased (due to trade and improved farming techniques). Therefore, one reason why many modern cities tend to be formed on coastlines is that their access to the sea is condusive to trade. There are other reasons such as military defence, imperialism, access to the ocean for fishing purposes, etc.
Most large, modern cities today which are located on the coast are, or at one time were, major ports. For example, Vancouver, Montreal, Los Angeles, Puerto Vallarta, New York, Antwerp, London, Cape Town, Sydney, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Shanghai, etc.
If he believes that the earth is 14,000 years old, he is quite obviously interpreting the bible literally.
Of more relevence, however, how did this turn into a discussion of how the Bible can be interpreted? The parent comment you are replying to did not talk about interpretation of the Bible at all. He(or She) was simply stating that based on Harrison's previous statements, he does not involve scientific evidence but rather line-by-line readings from the Bible (ok so that could be seen as a literal interpretation of the Bible) in forming his conclusions.
Also, how does removing the literal interpretation open one's self up to having to to prove that their version is correct ANY MORE than one having to prove the literal interpretation is correct??
I meant if they DO believe in global warming and just don't care.
Or if they don't believe in global warming: "Hey baby...wanna kill all humans?"
Beats the hell out of: "Mommy...I found these soggy balloons in daddy's car!".
Well, if you like sports games, especially football (soccer) have fun with your PS3.(sarcasm)
Microsoft signed a contract with EA to gain Xbox360 exclusivity for the next year over FIFA '07 and Pro Evo 6.
Lets not forget that soccer(football) is HUUUUUGE in europe and that Microsoft managed to get exclusivity for both FIFA and Pro Evo 6. I can see many people in europe opting not to purchase a PS3 for that reason alone.
A problem with RFIDs though is that most merchandise ALREADY has RFIDs embedded in them but they are disabled before you leave. After they scan your item(s) they place it over a thick gray mat which disables the RFID tags. If it isn't disabled there then it sets off an alarm at the door.
It's true that many can come up with a foreign passport. Similarily, anyone could come up with a US passport using false documentation or with a Canadian passport. So in those cases (when they aren't fingerprinted), how does it solve the problem?
Also, what about someone who makes use of false fingerprints? How much time will customs and border protection spend ensuring everyone uses the scanner correctly with all 10 fingers and then looking over the fingers of everyone passing through to make sure there is no false skin layer?
Besides there many reliable ways of illegally entering the US (or any foreign nation) other than through legitimate border crossings and airports. For example, running accross large stretches of unpatrolled border crossings, private aircrafts, sea transportation, hiding in cargo, etc. This does nothing to prevent those means of entry into the US, which account for the majority of illegal entries. Instead it inconveniences and invades their privacy of foreign visitors while simulatenously costing US taxpayers a lot of money paying for the infrastructure and support costs of their new fingerprint program.
Why would someone suffering with the symptoms you describe above be more likely to eat raw meat than anyone else?
Lots of normal and intelligent people don't get their steak well done but rather medium well, rare or blue (raw). Also, many people normal people eat sushi.
Besides, as someone already mentioned, the symptoms show up after one has been infected and one's behaviour reverts back to normal once the parasite has been killed.
Not if the Ice is stacked. If the ice is floating then yes, it would remain at the same level. But if the ice is over frozen ground or stacked on other frozen ice then I believe that the sea level would rise.
I could be wrong though.
The manufacturing company should be able to make the decision to only allow consumers to buy a product that works with all the essential features as soon as they plug it in.
I don't think it would be appropriate for a car vendor to sell a car without the firmware and software which drove essential systems (such as fuel injection, automatic transmission, gps, audio, ABS, auto lights, etc) even if there was an alternative out there. Seriously imagine buying a car that wouldn't do anything once you turned it on because you didn't buy the software that came with it? Its obviously ridiculous to sell a version of a car that doesn't drive off the lot immediately. So then the dealer tells you that you can buy their software or you can download different software from the internet, hook up a firewire cable and laptop to your car and then load it on yourself. However, in the latter case automatic lights just stay on all the time, the transmission only goes to 3rd gear unless you slam the pedal to the metal 5 times in rapid succession, traction control does not work and ABS only works on the front two wheels even though you have 4 wheel disc brakes. Not only that, they haven't tested out the software on the internet so they have no idea if there are other safety and reliability issues.
Similarly HP doesn't want to ship a computer that does not work if a consumer clicks "No Operating System" in the list of options. Sure they can download and install linux but it hasn't been tested by HP so not all onboard devices such as the fingerprint reader, bluetooth, etc work on a fresh install. Like the car dealers they don't want to sell you something that doesn't work. Most consumers want to be able to drive their car off the lot or plug their computer in and begin working. If they want to upgrade their fuel injection system programming then they risk breaking the product. Similarly installing linux on their pc risks breaking the product. Giving the consumer the option to not buy software for their car or PC is good for a few people but it could potentially mislead consumers into thinking its just another option when in fact without it, they can't start driving or surfing the web as soon they turn it on.
The company should be able to make the decision to only allow consumers to buy a product that allows them to use it as soon as they turn it on.