Ctrl+Shift+A = all caps on my machine, even if you didn't type that way to start with. It's simple. I bet even an aerospace engineer could learn it.
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The 360 Is Too Cheap?
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The original NES retailed for $199.00 or $249.00 in 1985, depending on which bundle you purchased. http://www.classicgaming.com/museum/nes/ Adjusted for inflation, this equals about $371.00 or $464.00 in 2006 dollars respectively. http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl
Based on eBay resales, the price of the 360 probably could have been set marginally higher and the units would have still sold out. It doesn't seem to matter now though.
$0.99/song is a terrible business model for emerging artists. If I were actively trying to expend my fanbase, I would want to be able to distribute my music through iTunes to potential fans at a much lower unit cost than, say, Jay-Z or Tom Petty would. Because distribution and packaging costs are zero and supply is unlimited, I would want to make my iTunes tracks available at a cost just high enough to cover Apple's bandwidth and turn a small profit. Production costs are small because modern technology is cheap. Very excellent albums can be produced for just a few thousand dollars if the artist is creative and enterprising. These facts become less valuable to emerging artists, however, if they are forced to price their tracks equal to established ones. In some ways it operates contrary to the intent of the copyright system in the first place, which is to incentivise the creative process. The market would be healthier if Apple didn't force listeners to choose between proven and unproven commodities priced at the same level.
There is currently an antitrust suit filed against Apple alleging that Apple has monopolized the markets for online music distribution and for portable mp3 players by making songs downloaded from iTMS only compatible with iPod.
If the RIAA's Fair Use argument is upheld, then Apple's defenses in its antitrust litigation would be significantly narrowed. Without the ability to rip CDs to use on the iPod, the iTMS' market share is greatly increased.
Thus, the RIAA's position is well-timed to injure Apple.
Maybe this is an unintended result by RIAA, though. I can't see why the RIAA would want Apple to have to do away with its DRM.
Of course. What did you expect? Wine is like music. You can talk about it in academic terms, but ultimately the whole experience comes down to one or two questions, i.e., (1) did you like it, and (2) did you like it for the money?
The whole trick to enjoying wine is to identify one or two wine critics you mostly agree with and use them as a starting point for purchasing wine. If you like the results, ignore everyone else.
Yes, but if you have a 50-inch plasma hanging on your wall, having something like a Mini hooked in makes perfect sense. I imagine I would enjoy surfing the web even better if I could do it with a wireless mouse and keyboard from the comfort of my couch as opposed to 15 inches from the CRT. The same goes for word processing, crunching numbers, etc. I'm sure there's a downside, but it seems like this setup would be easier on the eyes and back, and I think the added functionality might justify a $500 investment.
If I just wanted a DVR, I would rent from the cable company.
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Ctrl+Shift+A = all caps on my machine, even if you didn't type that way to start with. It's simple. I bet even an aerospace engineer could learn it.
The original NES retailed for $199.00 or $249.00 in 1985, depending on which bundle you purchased. http://www.classicgaming.com/museum/nes/ Adjusted for inflation, this equals about $371.00 or $464.00 in 2006 dollars respectively. http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl Based on eBay resales, the price of the 360 probably could have been set marginally higher and the units would have still sold out. It doesn't seem to matter now though.
$0.99/song is a terrible business model for emerging artists. If I were actively trying to expend my fanbase, I would want to be able to distribute my music through iTunes to potential fans at a much lower unit cost than, say, Jay-Z or Tom Petty would. Because distribution and packaging costs are zero and supply is unlimited, I would want to make my iTunes tracks available at a cost just high enough to cover Apple's bandwidth and turn a small profit. Production costs are small because modern technology is cheap. Very excellent albums can be produced for just a few thousand dollars if the artist is creative and enterprising. These facts become less valuable to emerging artists, however, if they are forced to price their tracks equal to established ones. In some ways it operates contrary to the intent of the copyright system in the first place, which is to incentivise the creative process. The market would be healthier if Apple didn't force listeners to choose between proven and unproven commodities priced at the same level.
There is currently an antitrust suit filed against Apple alleging that Apple has monopolized the markets for online music distribution and for portable mp3 players by making songs downloaded from iTMS only compatible with iPod. If the RIAA's Fair Use argument is upheld, then Apple's defenses in its antitrust litigation would be significantly narrowed. Without the ability to rip CDs to use on the iPod, the iTMS' market share is greatly increased. Thus, the RIAA's position is well-timed to injure Apple. Maybe this is an unintended result by RIAA, though. I can't see why the RIAA would want Apple to have to do away with its DRM.
Of course. What did you expect? Wine is like music. You can talk about it in academic terms, but ultimately the whole experience comes down to one or two questions, i.e., (1) did you like it, and (2) did you like it for the money? The whole trick to enjoying wine is to identify one or two wine critics you mostly agree with and use them as a starting point for purchasing wine. If you like the results, ignore everyone else.
Agreed. If Groening could create Futurama and the Simpsons, lets see him do it again with something else fresh.
Yes, but if you have a 50-inch plasma hanging on your wall, having something like a Mini hooked in makes perfect sense. I imagine I would enjoy surfing the web even better if I could do it with a wireless mouse and keyboard from the comfort of my couch as opposed to 15 inches from the CRT. The same goes for word processing, crunching numbers, etc. I'm sure there's a downside, but it seems like this setup would be easier on the eyes and back, and I think the added functionality might justify a $500 investment.
If I just wanted a DVR, I would rent from the cable company.