With Dell's recent purchase of Alienware, does that mean this is simply a Dell system? I don't know whether Dell did the R&D for this machine, but I've been pretty disappointed with the durability & longevity of their recent laptops.
For one thing the groups are much more unified than you suggest. Wii, PS3, and 360, as well as most previous generations of consoles, aim to target males somewhere in the range of 11-28. I don't know what "catchy features" you're speaking about because all the major consoles have unique characteristics, and Nintendo this year actually mentioned that they are seeking to accomplish more with less, with Wii largely being an upgrade to the Gamecube.
Additionally, these consumer products are marketed, like most items, to the end users, not the purchasers. Companies are more than happy to market everything from music to toys to electronics to young children because they are concious of the fact that they are making the decisions behind these purchases. Their Christmas lists don't ask for "any next-gen console", but specific platforms, be it the 360, PS3 or the Wii.
As for "college fanboys" skipping the rent to buy the next console, I am going to go out on a limb here and assume you don't know too many of these people. Anybody who forgoes the rent to buy a console isn't going to have a place to play it for very long. The middle to older end of the gamer spectrum may appear be the target of Microsoft's marketing, but more than just college students are playing the flagship titles like Halo.
Also, while Sony may indeed focus on selling their goods as luxury items, that does not preclude them from advertising and marketing to groups outside of the wealthy. The lure of such items is what entices a large segment of the middle class to make such purchases. My initial point was that despite any such marketing, the current cost is simply to high for the PS3 to achieve the saturation and profitability that made the PS2 the dominate player in last-gen's market.
The difference is that the PS2 debuted at about $350 USD (on par with most new consoles's initial cost) and the PS3 is $600, significantly higher than Wii's predicted cost and the base-model 360. Most people will think twice about spending that kind of money on both a game console and a DVD player. A lot of people in Sony's purported target market are unable to spend that half of that ($300) on either.
Are there false positives? Yes. Are there false negatives? Yes. Does this mean the method is ineffective? No. Does this mean it should be shut down? No. If it did, why am I, and thousands of others, getting paid for everyday?
Hey, I think it's great that you and many others are making money managing networks, scrutinizing packets, etc, I am not a packet.
Yes, I misread the parent as the idea KDE and Gnome should be fused.
I understand why you might say either has usability problems. I think the fact that much of the interface tools, such as wireless tools, battery monitor, sound mixer, etc. in both are provided by 3rd parties creates a somewhat fragemented package. The same is pretty much true for nearly all linux distributions, not just their desktops, however.
Now, I've never had any troubles with sound, but wireless was a hassle, and getting everything running out of the installation process is a joke for mobile users. The average [Windows] users don't have any idea what ACPI is, for example, nor do they want to spend a 20 minutes tweaking a config file so that their system actually boots in the first place.
Certainly, pre-installing the O/S on known hardware( as in your Lindows example) saves the user the vast majority of this trouble. Stitching a custom/simplified interface together could be as simple as using Glade to create easy[er]-to-use frontends for the wireless tools, etc, and then creating a custom start menu with only those choices and office software.
The real problem lies in the difficulty to sell machines that cheaply, even if the O/S is [cost-wise] free. Companies like Dell are buying parts and building machines in batches of millions and selling on very low margins. A small startup simply doesn't have the resources to produce like that or sell that cheaply. Unfortunately, more than just the M$ tax is a factor of production here.
I think poorer nations have the most to gain from employing open source software. The lower real cost of obtaining and updating computer systems (when using open source options) enables them to build infrastructures that would cost many times more to operate with closed source OS's and apps.
MPEG2 requires a quite a bit of space relative to newer formats. I believe upwards of 2.5mb/sec. I was thinking MPEG4 a la DivX or Xvid could give similar picture quality with a smaller footprint.
I think there was a/. article a few months back that talked a bit about the increasing use of combat simulators in military training programs. What software developer wouldn't want to tap into the [infinitely deep] pockets of the government?
Too bad the Moon's gravity is a fraction of that of the Earth. It can't hold onto an atomsphere like ours. So, this plan had better account for the needs of a containment structure.
With drug abuse and teenage sex considered rare in the socially conservative country, escape through electronic games can be a hugely attractive outlet.
"I will reach out personally to the CEOs of the leading service providers and to other industry leaders," Gonzales said. "Record retention by Internet service providers consistent with the legitimate privacy rights of Americans is an issue that must be addressed."
Privacy rights and citizen-snooping mix worse than water and oil.
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With Dell's recent purchase of Alienware, does that mean this is simply a Dell system? I don't know whether Dell did the R&D for this machine, but I've been pretty disappointed with the durability & longevity of their recent laptops.
YOU watch satellite
Additionally, these consumer products are marketed, like most items, to the end users, not the purchasers. Companies are more than happy to market everything from music to toys to electronics to young children because they are concious of the fact that they are making the decisions behind these purchases. Their Christmas lists don't ask for "any next-gen console", but specific platforms, be it the 360, PS3 or the Wii.
As for "college fanboys" skipping the rent to buy the next console, I am going to go out on a limb here and assume you don't know too many of these people. Anybody who forgoes the rent to buy a console isn't going to have a place to play it for very long. The middle to older end of the gamer spectrum may appear be the target of Microsoft's marketing, but more than just college students are playing the flagship titles like Halo.
Also, while Sony may indeed focus on selling their goods as luxury items, that does not preclude them from advertising and marketing to groups outside of the wealthy. The lure of such items is what entices a large segment of the middle class to make such purchases. My initial point was that despite any such marketing, the current cost is simply to high for the PS3 to achieve the saturation and profitability that made the PS2 the dominate player in last-gen's market.
The difference is that the PS2 debuted at about $350 USD (on par with most new consoles's initial cost) and the PS3 is $600, significantly higher than Wii's predicted cost and the base-model 360. Most people will think twice about spending that kind of money on both a game console and a DVD player. A lot of people in Sony's purported target market are unable to spend that half of that ($300) on either.
1. Charge users pay for internet access
2. Charge content providers for hosting
3. Charge content providers for hosting (?)
4. ???
5. Destroy universe?
Hey, I think it's great that you and many others are making money managing networks, scrutinizing packets, etc, I am not a packet.
I understand why you might say either has usability problems. I think the fact that much of the interface tools, such as wireless tools, battery monitor, sound mixer, etc. in both are provided by 3rd parties creates a somewhat fragemented package. The same is pretty much true for nearly all linux distributions, not just their desktops, however.
Now, I've never had any troubles with sound, but wireless was a hassle, and getting everything running out of the installation process is a joke for mobile users. The average [Windows] users don't have any idea what ACPI is, for example, nor do they want to spend a 20 minutes tweaking a config file so that their system actually boots in the first place.
Certainly, pre-installing the O/S on known hardware( as in your Lindows example) saves the user the vast majority of this trouble. Stitching a custom/simplified interface together could be as simple as using Glade to create easy[er]-to-use frontends for the wireless tools, etc, and then creating a custom start menu with only those choices and office software.
The real problem lies in the difficulty to sell machines that cheaply, even if the O/S is [cost-wise] free. Companies like Dell are buying parts and building machines in batches of millions and selling on very low margins. A small startup simply doesn't have the resources to produce like that or sell that cheaply. Unfortunately, more than just the M$ tax is a factor of production here.
I think poorer nations have the most to gain from employing open source software. The lower real cost of obtaining and updating computer systems (when using open source options) enables them to build infrastructures that would cost many times more to operate with closed source OS's and apps.
Redhat tried that.
MPEG2 requires a quite a bit of space relative to newer formats. I believe upwards of 2.5mb/sec. I was thinking MPEG4 a la DivX or Xvid could give similar picture quality with a smaller footprint.
I think there was a /. article a few months back that talked a bit about the increasing use of combat simulators in military training programs. What software developer wouldn't want to tap into the [infinitely deep] pockets of the government?
Do you ever use compression?
Too bad the Moon's gravity is a fraction of that of the Earth. It can't hold onto an atomsphere like ours. So, this plan had better account for the needs of a containment structure.
With drug abuse and teenage sex considered rare in the socially conservative country, escape through electronic games can be a hugely attractive outlet.
Hot Coffee Mod"I will reach out personally to the CEOs of the leading service providers and to other industry leaders," Gonzales said. "Record retention by Internet service providers consistent with the legitimate privacy rights of Americans is an issue that must be addressed."
Privacy rights and citizen-snooping mix worse than water and oil.