I use Windows Media Center on my Windows 7 PCs, and since it is not included in Windows 10, no thank you. I'm using GWX Control Panel and am not installing any updates automatically. I have to spend time looking up every one based upon it's Knowledge Base website and decide if I need it and/or if it's a thinly-veiled path to the Windows 10 upgrade. Yeah, I know that there are those who post on this website http://www.thegreenbutton.tv/f... who have gotten WMC to work somewhat on Windows 10 Systems, but somewhat is not good enough for me. For Qugh, Microsoft!
It took several weeks for Crutchfield to publish the review of the item that I bought from them a few months back. I was holding off on reviewing my experience, but they went as far as sending me an e-mail inviting me to post a review, so I did.
I bought a new speaker from them which cost several hundred dollars. When it arrived, It was very dusty and it was obvious that it had been taken apart. They sent me a replacement in two days and sent a few apologies, both in e-mail and in snail mail.
Regardless, I described my experience and in my review I said "Come on, Crutchfield! You can do better than that! You charge MSRP!!!" Somehow, that phrase was left out of my review.
Now, I know that they own the website. This, PERHAPS gives them editorial control. Perhaps.
However...if you invite my to review my experience, why not have the guts to post it in its entirety? Maybe you will learn something and maybe your customers will as well.
I have not purchased anything from them since.
Well, nobody is forced to buy this...in fact, Vol.1 didn't sell too well.
But that's not the point.
Ownership of trademark is the point. The courts will decide. Hopefully, when the dust settles, The Beatles catalogue will finally be available on iTunes, nobody will be forced to buy those songs either, and we will all live happily ever after.
In fact, the statement that Apple Corps, Ltd. "haven't had a new release in, what, 30 years?" is inaccurate. There have been MANY, and in fact, the next one will be released on 11 April 2006, The Beatles new box set "The Capitol Albums, Vol. 2."
I'm not a lawyer, but I sure think that Apple Corps has a great case. There is both precedent where Apple Computer lost and paid damages and there is retention of trademark which is, as stated above, still in active usage.
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I use Windows Media Center on my Windows 7 PCs, and since it is not included in Windows 10, no thank you. I'm using GWX Control Panel and am not installing any updates automatically. I have to spend time looking up every one based upon it's Knowledge Base website and decide if I need it and/or if it's a thinly-veiled path to the Windows 10 upgrade. Yeah, I know that there are those who post on this website http://www.thegreenbutton.tv/f... who have gotten WMC to work somewhat on Windows 10 Systems, but somewhat is not good enough for me. For Qugh, Microsoft!
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It took several weeks for Crutchfield to publish the review of the item that I bought from them a few months back. I was holding off on reviewing my experience, but they went as far as sending me an e-mail inviting me to post a review, so I did. I bought a new speaker from them which cost several hundred dollars. When it arrived, It was very dusty and it was obvious that it had been taken apart. They sent me a replacement in two days and sent a few apologies, both in e-mail and in snail mail. Regardless, I described my experience and in my review I said "Come on, Crutchfield! You can do better than that! You charge MSRP!!!" Somehow, that phrase was left out of my review. Now, I know that they own the website. This, PERHAPS gives them editorial control. Perhaps. However...if you invite my to review my experience, why not have the guts to post it in its entirety? Maybe you will learn something and maybe your customers will as well. I have not purchased anything from them since.
Let's see how much music you make when half of you are dead! Jeez!
Ownership of trademark is the point. The courts will decide. Hopefully, when the dust settles, The Beatles catalogue will finally be available on iTunes, nobody will be forced to buy those songs either, and we will all live happily ever after.
I'm not a lawyer, but I sure think that Apple Corps has a great case. There is both precedent where Apple Computer lost and paid damages and there is retention of trademark which is, as stated above, still in active usage.