there will always be groups of artists who want to control their own content, and think they should be paid X, Y, or Z for it .....and you were modified as INSIGHTFUL??? I'll probably get dicked for saying this, but people in hell want ice water. These "artists" you speak of sound like they are their own biggest fan. Maybe they expect to live out their music video fantasy, which is dying (if not dead). The market for that kind of distribution is gone. "We the people" don't respect it, & rightfully so. It's not any label's or artist's "right" to earn anything at all. The only thing that has ever truly been in the artist's control is performance. If you aren't earning your compensation through the performance of your creations then all bets are off, & you can probably be labled as a fake.
That is usually the case. Most of the time when people are complaining about their computer probelms (in vague & ignorant terms) they are leaving out some critical piece of information that they either forgot about or weren't aware of. Usually this is a) something they clicked, b) something they installed that was incompatible, c) malfunctioning hardware..... etc. There is always some undisclosed detail that would make all the sense in the world if these twits only new wtf they were talking about in the first place. I talk to these half-wits on a daily basis, as repairing their systems is my job.
Imagine if the volume of iTMS sales became even more profitable than the iPod sales themselves. It begs the question, "How can that happen without being able to play your iTMS songs on anyone else's device?" Apple might have enough faith in their design and ease of use factors to forsee iPods being a major player in that market, regardless of the presence of DRM or not at that point. Once the sale of songs becomes more profitable than sales of their hardware, wouldn't they expect their online customer base to increase tremendously due to the momentum of existing popularity? Of course, a DRM free market would bring more competition, but how hard would it be for competitors to take over? By then I think Apple will have done something even more radical to further differentiate their services.... like creating their own label, or making it even easier for independent artists to bring their product to market through iTMS, or otherwise increasing exclusive availability to certain titles only available on the iTMS.
At that point, DRM would only hold them back, IMHO.
If i could only hook up a few exercise bikes and treadmills to the grid. Then i could start my own "free" gym, because I'M not gonna do all that running and biking.
This would be nice in a laptop. Nvidia's effort to standardize MXM (Mobile PCI Express Module) hasn't been widely received by ODM's, or it was dropped, or it wasn't properly adhered to, etc... Having a solution in the iMac, Mini, or small form factor would make sense. I think engineers could design a board with this kind of integration without increasing its 'footprint' so to speak.
If the pirate wasn't going to buy the product in the first place, then it isn't a loss of revenue. It's a digital file, not a shelf item. It's still stealing, but it's not a loss for the company.
"....this is a company that has made it's living on how things look, as well as how things work, their product reliability, and support."
I sell computers. Most pc customers are concerned with a)lowest price, b)hdd size, c)cpu speed, etc..... and still, many of them recognize what's up when shown the Apple option. Those who switch do it because of the software & support. No one has ever bought a mac from me, just because it was pretty.
As for the palm rest discoloration, it's happened on every ibook in the past. It even happens to pc notebooks. You just can't see it as well. It would be nice if Apple would abandon the white cases for notebooks altogether.
Does anyone know where I can email my resume? I'll send it from my MacMini. Should I get the job, I hereby..ahem.. promise to..ahem.. open the source to everything, just for you guys.
FTA "Out of pure resource allocation, it is so unlikely to provide something useful and so likely to provide dead ends and false leads that you are going to spend an enormous amount of resources on things that don't pan out," he said. "Before you start searching haystacks for needles, you've got to have some reason to believe that the needles are there."
Bush's reasons were clear. God told him to do everything he's done so far. Our Lord and Saviour also instructed Bush to inform me that the correct math would be 95% of Slashdot readers. Hey... maybe/. is being mined, too.
OH.... the way he said it was all wrong, huh? That makes sense to me now. It's always the delivery that counts, not the actual message, right? Let's all work hard now to make excuses for ignorance. I suppose it was the way those little boys walked, talked, and played around the priests. Had they not acted in those ways which tempted the good brethren of the fold, there wouldn't have been any sexual abuse. Let's stop exaggerating that whole thing, too, and all be more cautious in the way we challenge authority.
If they are doing this to prevent a rash of new Mac-Clones from running a hacked OS X, then i can understand why. Besides the niche of some serious number crunchers, who else will this adversly affect? The performance benefits to Apple's average user wouldn't be worth raising much fuss over this, FOR NOW. If it remains shrouded in secrecy, though, wouldn't Apple find a way to allow for or make changes and optimizations themselves? (at least for the scientific communinity & others who need to be able to tweak OS X for their purposes)
The place looks like a Wal Mart distribution center. It's vast, surely proposes environmental risk to the surrounding area, and is driven by yet another company wishing to monopolize areas of commerce in a global economy.
If we could just stop the spread of affordable computers into the unindustrialized world, not to mention rural America, maybe Google can be slowed down. [/sarchasm]
How transparent does Google need to be to avoid bad press?
Slashdot Mirror
Luckily, I live & work from a building that includes power in the rent. 8)
I often use google to find product pages instead of using the site's search, anyway. Sometimes it's just takes fewer clicks.
That is usually the case. Most of the time when people are complaining about their computer probelms (in vague & ignorant terms) they are leaving out some critical piece of information that they either forgot about or weren't aware of. Usually this is a) something they clicked, b) something they installed that was incompatible, c) malfunctioning hardware..... etc. There is always some undisclosed detail that would make all the sense in the world if these twits only new wtf they were talking about in the first place. I talk to these half-wits on a daily basis, as repairing their systems is my job.
&& someone will fondle his dongle
Imagine if the volume of iTMS sales became even more profitable than the iPod sales themselves. It begs the question, "How can that happen without being able to play your iTMS songs on anyone else's device?" Apple might have enough faith in their design and ease of use factors to forsee iPods being a major player in that market, regardless of the presence of DRM or not at that point. Once the sale of songs becomes more profitable than sales of their hardware, wouldn't they expect their online customer base to increase tremendously due to the momentum of existing popularity? Of course, a DRM free market would bring more competition, but how hard would it be for competitors to take over? By then I think Apple will have done something even more radical to further differentiate their services.... like creating their own label, or making it even easier for independent artists to bring their product to market through iTMS, or otherwise increasing exclusive availability to certain titles only available on the iTMS.
At that point, DRM would only hold them back, IMHO.
I can't support an entire move from bills to coins for dollars. It just doesn't work when you tip strippers. Using fives isn't always an option.
Please, think of the strippers.
If i could only hook up a few exercise bikes and treadmills to the grid. Then i could start my own "free" gym, because I'M not gonna do all that running and biking.
This would be nice in a laptop. Nvidia's effort to standardize MXM (Mobile PCI Express Module) hasn't been widely received by ODM's, or it was dropped, or it wasn't properly adhered to, etc... Having a solution in the iMac, Mini, or small form factor would make sense. I think engineers could design a board with this kind of integration without increasing its 'footprint' so to speak.
When Chuck Norris kills you in VR, you die in real life, & you remember being killed by him in your next life.
so.... laura, is it? what's your myspace?
lol
Why aren't Trojans gathering around Uranus? Doesn't it need to be protected, too?
If the pirate wasn't going to buy the product in the first place, then it isn't a loss of revenue. It's a digital file, not a shelf item. It's still stealing, but it's not a loss for the company.
Let me finish one of your sentences for you.
"....this is a company that has made it's living on how things look, as well as how things work, their product reliability, and support."
I sell computers. Most pc customers are concerned with a)lowest price, b)hdd size, c)cpu speed, etc..... and still, many of them recognize what's up when shown the Apple option. Those who switch do it because of the software & support. No one has ever bought a mac from me, just because it was pretty.
As for the palm rest discoloration, it's happened on every ibook in the past. It even happens to pc notebooks. You just can't see it as well. It would be nice if Apple would abandon the white cases for notebooks altogether.
Does anyone know where I can email my resume? I'll send it from my MacMini. Should I get the job, I hereby ..ahem.. promise to ..ahem.. open the source to everything, just for you guys.
FTA "Out of pure resource allocation, it is so unlikely to provide something useful and so likely to provide dead ends and false leads that you are going to spend an enormous amount of resources on things that don't pan out," he said. "Before you start searching haystacks for needles, you've got to have some reason to believe that the needles are there."
/. is being mined, too.
Bush's reasons were clear. God told him to do everything he's done so far. Our Lord and Saviour also instructed Bush to inform me that the correct math would be 95% of Slashdot readers. Hey... maybe
OH.... the way he said it was all wrong, huh? That makes sense to me now. It's always the delivery that counts, not the actual message, right? Let's all work hard now to make excuses for ignorance. I suppose it was the way those little boys walked, talked, and played around the priests. Had they not acted in those ways which tempted the good brethren of the fold, there wouldn't have been any sexual abuse. Let's stop exaggerating that whole thing, too, and all be more cautious in the way we challenge authority.
If they are doing this to prevent a rash of new Mac-Clones from running a hacked OS X, then i can understand why. Besides the niche of some serious number crunchers, who else will this adversly affect? The performance benefits to Apple's average user wouldn't be worth raising much fuss over this, FOR NOW. If it remains shrouded in secrecy, though, wouldn't Apple find a way to allow for or make changes and optimizations themselves? (at least for the scientific communinity & others who need to be able to tweak OS X for their purposes)
The place looks like a Wal Mart distribution center. It's vast, surely proposes environmental risk to the surrounding area, and is driven by yet another company wishing to monopolize areas of commerce in a global economy. If we could just stop the spread of affordable computers into the unindustrialized world, not to mention rural America, maybe Google can be slowed down. [/sarchasm] How transparent does Google need to be to avoid bad press?
an algorithm for the 'sound of silence'......
would that be a "Simon & Garfunkle rhythm"?
I'm not out to start a flame war, "just evangelising what I love to use." (quotations added for emphasis)
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Yes, but sometimes that's all you have to do to get flamed at
This isn't news for the average person. This is isn't always news either. What's the problem?
oh, you must mean a SHITSTORM
oh well... long time reader (6+ yrs) first time poster. had a '2' then got Trolled. should have seen it coming though.
here
doh!!
guess the jokes on me now, huh?
*ducks & covers*