Comment Re:Are governments interested in long lifespans? (Score 1) 180
The current PM of New Zealand was raised on welfare.
The current PM of New Zealand was raised on welfare.
There is no sanctuary
You can't. Because it was never advertised, it was never even mentioned on the box. The only 'promotion' it ever had was a few Sony reps talking about it and the fact it was included with the console.
I would say that reps speaking publicly about features of an product constitutes advertising. A bonus feature it may have been. They included it and spoke about it to target a segment of the population that would be interested in this. For some users this 'promotion' formed a part of their purchasing decision.
Besides which, it wasn't forcibly removed, you were free to choose not to agree to getting the latest version of the PS3 firmware if you wanted to. They made you choose between Linux and the latest firmware but you still had the choice (so that Navy example everyone gave as pretty much the only people who had found a use for it wasn't affected).
Yes you had the choice, however, by forcing this choice on your customers, you were limiting more than just access to the PS network.
Users could keep the other OS, and stay off the PS Network and not be able to run any new Playstation Software. Games released after the update required the latest firmware. For those who wanted the Other OS as something to tinker with on the side, this choice crippled their Gaming machine.
Some of us still have memories.
M$ is still evil and Sony has seen my last hardware dollar (until they both prove themselves to have made significant change)
Why my hardware dollar? Well I am not so anal as to check what studio/distributor is behind the movies/records I see or buy.
At home I am 99% Open source.
At work, I figure I am about 20% Open.
Regards.
I am bowing out of this generations gaming systems and am sorry I took part in the last.
nz employment law is quite stringent. It is very hard to fire someone here. When a case goes before the era here, it is always up to the company to prove that the firing was justified and that appropriate warming was given and that the correct process was followed.
My 1st thoughts were to the Amiga.
. . and while this news makes me hopeful, as an Amigain, I have learned not to get disappointed
Better late than never..... but better never late.
Better late than pregnant
With this type of tech, pretty soon we will be able to hook them all up to motorised boxes with a single light that can blink once for yes and twice for no.
There is no sanctuary
Our FTA broadcasters all have a streaming catch-up service. .
The quality of broadcast is comprable to a VHS that has been re-dubbed a few times. If the stream fails/cut out then there is the issue of restarting and rebuffering and refinding the content.
Then there are issues with Flash, meaning I can not watch it on all of my devices (without much messing around)
And to think, I could get a torrented file much quicker, easier and with less compatibility issues. I can even use that on my devices when there is no internet connection availble - but that would be illegal.
I think they need to go the You Porn model where you can choose to stream, or download.
Actually,
I have been invited to less and less parties as I have begun to use Slahdot more and more. A study needs to be commissioned.
Oh please do not think that I am concerned about this industry. .
I cannot see the big scent manufacturers liking this one. .
PURGE COMPLETE.
