Are you saying MobileMe is nagware because when you first install the OS it asks you once if you want to try a 30 day trial? I'd consider nagware something that persistently nags you, not something that alerts you to its existence once, unless I am missing something about MobileMe. As for Quicktime, I think you are talking about the standard vs Pro version? That recently went away with Quicktime 10.0.. they're all "pro" now for free, I believe.

Or is it .002 cents?

OHHHH. What are condoms for?.. :)

My experience hasn't been like that on the Mac, but maybe I've just been using it so long I know what I am looking for. I find that there are many high quality, free apps out there to fill the gaps. I do agree that there is a large amount of shareware and a lot of it is quality stuff as well, but I can nearly always find a free app to fill my needs. I have paid for less than a handful of shareware apps over many years of using a Mac. Also, as another poster mentioned, most of the reputable OSS programs have Mac ports.

People talk about those games all the time, too. Goldeneye for the 64 is much loved because it was a lot of fun, had split-screen multiplayer and enough levels/modes to keep it interesting for a long time. I liked the three you mentioned, too, but my friends and I used to love getting together when we were younger and playing Goldeneye for hours. My guess is you're just too old to have been the right age when it was out.

Really? Cool! Let me try...
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So if you're finding these ads useful (an assumption based on your subsequent purchase..) why do you have adblock in the first place?

Or they are looking for hits on transparent GIFs to determine the quality of their mailing list.. ;)

Works for me in Safari 4.0.2. Pretty cool, no Flash!

If 50% more is comparable.. :) and for that price tag of $199 you can get the 5 User pack for OS X.

Really? The copy I have specifically points out the massive poo spots..

On the flip side, they don't usually charge you when you DO die :) Other than in-game penalties, that is (which could be argued to translate to real life dollars, time is money, blah blah freakin' blah!).

Well of course Zerg Rush is specific to the Zerg.. it has the word Zerg in it! Rushing is a more general word that describes forsaking "teching" and building up an economy to get out units as fast as possible and try to catch your opponent with his pants down. The Zerg Rush is so well known because they are the fastest, but less so than in previous patches.

Well the sensor bar doesn't "sense", but the Wiimote definitely does. I realize your post doesn't contradict this, but it also implies that all Wii motion-sensing is done with IR and that isn't the case. The Wiimote has an accelerometer that can detect movement on 3 axes. The IR camera is used for detecting where on the screen it is pointing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiimote#Sensing

I completely see your point. I wonder how well it would work out if they simply labeled people based on the control scheme they were using. Then when you create a game, you can set up a filter to only allow controller-using players in your game, perhaps. Maybe it just isn't worth the hassle. Due to some physical limitations, I really have no chance when playing an FPS with a controller but can do alright with a keyboard and mouse. Thus far that has meant no console FPS games for me, which is fine, but if they could figure out a way to make it an option that would be great.