The issue is the meaning of the word "popup." People are assuming it's a literal pop-up window that shows up unannounced. What it more likely is, is a DNS hijack that redirects all web traffic to one of their landing pages like you get right before you activate your service with them, and won't let you resume web browsing until you acknowledge the receipt.
Of course we show little interest in their higher tier offerings. The price for basic broadband from them is already outrageous. If it were in line with the rest of the world that has to contend with competition, you better believe we'd be looking at higher tiers.
If we don't give them our money, then what can we do? Just not have the internet anymore? That's not really a valid solution. It's great you have this amazing independent ISP but I can assure you the vast majority of us in the states don't.
You should at least get an extra $35 for having to waste your time defending these stupid cases if you actually happen to be wrongfully accused. You shouldn't merely get the money you already spent back.
Scam? Care to elaborate on how this is a scam? They openly state that this is their plan and it's not even hidden in fine print.
If you go to a store and someone is selling a new product, tells you the cost, but mentions that half the price of the product is going towards another product he's developing -- is that a scam? Or is that just business in a nutshell?
Do you honestly think when video game companies make money on games, all that money goes towards patching bugs, creating DLC, or other ongoing maintenance (MMOs)? Because you would hilariously wrong.
Oh, that would be an inconvenience to you? God forbid you should have to go without Facebook and Twitter for a while, and actually start living life the way it was meant to be lived. God forbid you should actually have to pick up the phone and CALL SOMEONE rather then leaving a message on somebodies virtual wall.
Of course you do realize there is far more to do on the internet than Facebook and Twitter, right? Suggesting that some individuals don't need the internet at all is absurd.
You clearly don't know the reason they're doing this, which you could have easily gleaned if you read the damn article. This isn't about money. The message from TPB itself states that any money CIAPC may have to pay will no go towards TPB. The whole point is to very publicly shame the organization for doing exactly what it fights and lobbies against others for doing.
Who said a single thing about "stole"? No one said this was theft. This is a matter of copyright infringement, brought against an organization which lobbies against the exact thing they've just been caught doing.
Does Google automatically figure out any and all relevant tax information and present it to the developer? If not, that's a very good reason for having at least some of this information.
It effectively turns Office 2013 into the equivalent on the Windows OEM license where you get one chance to use it on a single piece of hardware.
Erm? I've transferred OEM Windows licenses from one machine to another with Microsoft's help a number of times. Their only beef was making absolutely sure that I had already removed it from the previous machine.
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The issue is the meaning of the word "popup." People are assuming it's a literal pop-up window that shows up unannounced. What it more likely is, is a DNS hijack that redirects all web traffic to one of their landing pages like you get right before you activate your service with them, and won't let you resume web browsing until you acknowledge the receipt.
It's not the download. When you're in a torrent swarm, you're uploading while you're downloading. The uploading is what they're anal about.
That's why people only really get in trouble through torrents or other direct P2P activity.
Of course we show little interest in their higher tier offerings. The price for basic broadband from them is already outrageous. If it were in line with the rest of the world that has to contend with competition, you better believe we'd be looking at higher tiers.
If we don't give them our money, then what can we do? Just not have the internet anymore? That's not really a valid solution. It's great you have this amazing independent ISP but I can assure you the vast majority of us in the states don't.
You should at least get an extra $35 for having to waste your time defending these stupid cases if you actually happen to be wrongfully accused. You shouldn't merely get the money you already spent back.
Not everyone who merely owns a gun is a gun nut.
And AC to boot. The hell just happened?
Scam? Care to elaborate on how this is a scam? They openly state that this is their plan and it's not even hidden in fine print.
If you go to a store and someone is selling a new product, tells you the cost, but mentions that half the price of the product is going towards another product he's developing -- is that a scam? Or is that just business in a nutshell?
Do you honestly think when video game companies make money on games, all that money goes towards patching bugs, creating DLC, or other ongoing maintenance (MMOs)? Because you would hilariously wrong.
You've kind of touched on the whole point of Kickstarter, now haven't you? You aren't forced to back something you have no interest in.
Oh, that would be an inconvenience to you? God forbid you should have to go without Facebook and Twitter for a while, and actually start living life the way it was meant to be lived. God forbid you should actually have to pick up the phone and CALL SOMEONE rather then leaving a message on somebodies virtual wall.
Of course you do realize there is far more to do on the internet than Facebook and Twitter, right? Suggesting that some individuals don't need the internet at all is absurd.
Not everyone gets the luxury of choice.
A local supermarket I use actually requires an associates to work for them. I shit you not; even the most basic of jobs like box boys.
I think they're doing just fine without your patronage.
Wrong.
It may not be entirely accurate, but what retarded mods are flagging this Troll?
You clearly don't know the reason they're doing this, which you could have easily gleaned if you read the damn article. This isn't about money. The message from TPB itself states that any money CIAPC may have to pay will no go towards TPB. The whole point is to very publicly shame the organization for doing exactly what it fights and lobbies against others for doing.
Who said a single thing about "stole"? No one said this was theft. This is a matter of copyright infringement, brought against an organization which lobbies against the exact thing they've just been caught doing.
Because Lua suffers from none of those shortcomings.
Sounds like you are an idiot.
Forced would work fine in this situation. They felt they had no choice but to change their name in order to avoid the large volume of confused calls.
Most of our convictions are drug related. We're pretty anal about that stuff over here, much to the dismay of a large portion of our country.
heh.. no, I think actually most of us won't be
You expect far too much.
Does Google automatically figure out any and all relevant tax information and present it to the developer? If not, that's a very good reason for having at least some of this information.
I was only speaking in reference to the analogy they used, not Monsanto.
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It effectively turns Office 2013 into the equivalent on the Windows OEM license where you get one chance to use it on a single piece of hardware.
Erm? I've transferred OEM Windows licenses from one machine to another with Microsoft's help a number of times. Their only beef was making absolutely sure that I had already removed it from the previous machine.