Right or wrong, there are quite a few companies out there that reward years of service more than skill. There is also a dichotomy in thought on that point - those who "put the time in" want greater rewards (the "Gold Watch" philosophy), while those who are a bit more skilled want greater rewards (the Darwinian philosophy). Seems the game is a bit too real...
One of Microsoft's issues in getting folks to upgrade from 2000->XP was a lack of killer apps. Couldn't offend the business crowd, so backward compatibility was required, but that left 'em without a driver to get folks to migrate quick-like.
I'd be interested to see if Vista is a "requirement" for some of the new games to help kickstart the push for the OS...
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Right or wrong, there are quite a few companies out there that reward years of service more than skill. There is also a dichotomy in thought on that point - those who "put the time in" want greater rewards (the "Gold Watch" philosophy), while those who are a bit more skilled want greater rewards (the Darwinian philosophy). Seems the game is a bit too real...
Their website does have faked ouput in full color - does that count?
One of Microsoft's issues in getting folks to upgrade from 2000->XP was a lack of killer apps. Couldn't offend the business crowd, so backward compatibility was required, but that left 'em without a driver to get folks to migrate quick-like. I'd be interested to see if Vista is a "requirement" for some of the new games to help kickstart the push for the OS...
They are also likely including questionable spyware in the study. Most of these programs report certain cookies as "spyware".
I'm going for GTA: European Tour. Give us different cars in each country - Beamers, Ferarris, Renaults (laugh), etc...