I doubt Google makes more than $250-$300 million on the traffic they generate from AdSense through Firefox. That's about 3% of the total generated revenue from AdSense.
I'm not saying it's something Google would want to throw away, however that's still not to say that Google needs Firefox. I think Google could easily make do with 3% less.
The only possible reason for this is that they intend to let you buy items for your single player game from the Auction House.
You answered your own question.
No doubt the connection isn't just going to be a persistent online check. They're likely going to tie in drops, character, and inventory to the server instead of the client, so the concept of a patched offline version seems more like a pipe dream. If they control the generation and storage of items, they don't need to worry as much about people hacking in items and then trying to sell them.
And you shouldn't expect them to. "Realistic" games break realism for the sake of gameplay. Not everyone (and dare I say most people) don't want to play a game where you get grazed in the leg with a bullet and your movement becomes entirely awkward, your character develops some sort of infection and then his leg needs to be amputated in the middle of the jungle with charlies everywhere, then being required to finish the rest of the game with one leg. (surely one person will reply to this begging for that)
It's a game. It's entertainment, and they also have to account for users controlling these characters. Sure games like Call of Duty put in realistic weapons and what have you but it's still not aiming to be a completely realistic combat shooter. In fact I doubt anyone would even think it's trying to be. If you want something "realistic" then I think Arma 2 would be a better choice.
Movies also try to be "real" but when you see Tom Cruise jumping out of helicopters or Bruce Willis driving a car up a ramp into a helicopter all while the surroundings and story are meant to be more or less realistic, you don't go complaining how unrealistic the movie is. It's a movie. it's entertainment. If you want a true-to-life story then look out your Window and watch the mailman deliver the mail.
The prices they offer for pretty much everything that works, including Apple products is insulting. This is likely only beneficial for unloading broken products which don't function anymore.
I hope they still have the professor at least go over it. Otherwise you'll have students trying to game the computer by writing things that are sure to inflate the score without necessarily being proper for the essay.
First of all, I'm not sure where you're getting all this "the courts will rule the contract as signed was invalid" stuff. As far as I know, no one has even seen the contract to be able to make such a claim, and the idea of the ownership rights being given back in the event the company ceases to exist certainly isn't "invalid" - granted there are certain situations where that could not be upheld (like in the event of bankruptcy).
My whole point was I can't see where Bizar gets the idea he has any claim to the game once his company was dismantled. Either the people who obtained his assets have the game or the original creators do. I don't really care which one has them. I care that Bizar doesn't, since it would make no sense that he could.
Well I do understand that much, but the thing is, this Bizar guy seemingly has no claim to the game anymore. It's either in the hands of the government or the hands of the original author (which was the stipulation in their contract).
I'm not sure why this Bizar guy thinks he has any claim to sell the game anymore.
Our contract was with Fantasy Games Unlimited, Inc. -- which, we recently discovered, was "dissolved by proclamation" by the state of NY in 1991 for failure to pay state taxes. It no longer exists. And the contract clearly stated that if FGU, Inc., ever ceased to exist, then the publication rights reverted back to us.
If this is accurate, then how does this Bizar guy even have a leg to stand on to fight this? How can he claim anything at all? It seems like any litigation would reach the point where that bombshell is dropped and the judge would place judgement against Bizar for whatever these guys are asking for.
Hilarious. That site is dedicated solely to removing your mugshot from florida.arrest.org and the google search index, and all RemoveSlander does is pay the site $28 to remove both through an automated link. So the slander site brings in like $678 just to click a button. That's pretty good.
Uh, no. GHI Electronics has been the company manufacturing Fez boards since early 2010, and they're still doing it now.
Microsoft hasn't "rewritten history" anywhere. The older Fez boards were just Arduino-like proto boards that ran the.NET Micro Framework. The Gadgeteer project is different (of Microsoft Research's specification and GHI's hardware), with the unified interface for all the components. That is what Microsoft did in fact create.
Microsoft isn't lying to anyone. Take off the tinfoil hat.
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There is a number of Microsoft products that don't suck. Sorry you're too blinded by hate to see it.
At least the software she was using was real.
I doubt Google makes more than $250-$300 million on the traffic they generate from AdSense through Firefox. That's about 3% of the total generated revenue from AdSense.
I'm not saying it's something Google would want to throw away, however that's still not to say that Google needs Firefox. I think Google could easily make do with 3% less.
You mean along the same line as garbage like Light Relief?
Because it's not the same thing. What you see on UPS's website when you provide your tracking code and what Google is claiming is actually different.
Not that I support this patent.
I loved that episode.
Shut up jerk! I care!
The only possible reason for this is that they intend to let you buy items for your single player game from the Auction House.
You answered your own question.
No doubt the connection isn't just going to be a persistent online check. They're likely going to tie in drops, character, and inventory to the server instead of the client, so the concept of a patched offline version seems more like a pipe dream. If they control the generation and storage of items, they don't need to worry as much about people hacking in items and then trying to sell them.
And you shouldn't expect them to. "Realistic" games break realism for the sake of gameplay. Not everyone (and dare I say most people) don't want to play a game where you get grazed in the leg with a bullet and your movement becomes entirely awkward, your character develops some sort of infection and then his leg needs to be amputated in the middle of the jungle with charlies everywhere, then being required to finish the rest of the game with one leg. (surely one person will reply to this begging for that)
It's a game. It's entertainment, and they also have to account for users controlling these characters. Sure games like Call of Duty put in realistic weapons and what have you but it's still not aiming to be a completely realistic combat shooter. In fact I doubt anyone would even think it's trying to be. If you want something "realistic" then I think Arma 2 would be a better choice.
Movies also try to be "real" but when you see Tom Cruise jumping out of helicopters or Bruce Willis driving a car up a ramp into a helicopter all while the surroundings and story are meant to be more or less realistic, you don't go complaining how unrealistic the movie is. It's a movie. it's entertainment. If you want a true-to-life story then look out your Window and watch the mailman deliver the mail.
The prices they offer for pretty much everything that works, including Apple products is insulting. This is likely only beneficial for unloading broken products which don't function anymore.
I thought those films already proved that guns were the cure to alien life forms.
Yeah, everyone should have to pay for the privilege to support these projects instead of just those that want to. Energy is free, after all.
Blockbuster isn't dying anytime soon.
I doubt it would be any more English than something like Tokyo Disneyland.
I hope they still have the professor at least go over it. Otherwise you'll have students trying to game the computer by writing things that are sure to inflate the score without necessarily being proper for the essay.
Why not? Anyone who wants the information for nefarious purposes would already have it.
...Again, that's not what I'm talking about.
First of all, I'm not sure where you're getting all this "the courts will rule the contract as signed was invalid" stuff. As far as I know, no one has even seen the contract to be able to make such a claim, and the idea of the ownership rights being given back in the event the company ceases to exist certainly isn't "invalid" - granted there are certain situations where that could not be upheld (like in the event of bankruptcy).
My whole point was I can't see where Bizar gets the idea he has any claim to the game once his company was dismantled. Either the people who obtained his assets have the game or the original creators do. I don't really care which one has them. I care that Bizar doesn't, since it would make no sense that he could.
Well I do understand that much, but the thing is, this Bizar guy seemingly has no claim to the game anymore. It's either in the hands of the government or the hands of the original author (which was the stipulation in their contract).
I'm not sure why this Bizar guy thinks he has any claim to sell the game anymore.
FTA:
Our contract was with Fantasy Games Unlimited, Inc. -- which, we recently discovered, was "dissolved by proclamation" by the state of NY in 1991 for failure to pay state taxes. It no longer exists. And the contract clearly stated that if FGU, Inc., ever ceased to exist, then the publication rights reverted back to us.
If this is accurate, then how does this Bizar guy even have a leg to stand on to fight this? How can he claim anything at all? It seems like any litigation would reach the point where that bombshell is dropped and the judge would place judgement against Bizar for whatever these guys are asking for.
No, it didn't.
I'm betting the first use of the code will be to tape a flashlight onto the gun.
You: "Yes."
I think this whole article was just one big troll. And the FUD being spread around in the comments just adds icing on the cake.
Hilarious. That site is dedicated solely to removing your mugshot from florida.arrest.org and the google search index, and all RemoveSlander does is pay the site $28 to remove both through an automated link. So the slander site brings in like $678 just to click a button. That's pretty good.
Uh, no. GHI Electronics has been the company manufacturing Fez boards since early 2010, and they're still doing it now.
Microsoft hasn't "rewritten history" anywhere. The older Fez boards were just Arduino-like proto boards that ran the .NET Micro Framework. The Gadgeteer project is different (of Microsoft Research's specification and GHI's hardware), with the unified interface for all the components. That is what Microsoft did in fact create.
Microsoft isn't lying to anyone. Take off the tinfoil hat.