I think its a combo of the crappy economy, but then again maybe the need for wide adaptation just wasn't there. I would think it is like any other thing, if the demand was there the supply would have ramped up and the costs would have gone down.

Most set top boxes have that somewhere in the settings.

Many diffrent kinds. New Belgium Fat Tire, Sierra Nevada Torpedo, Abita Amber or Purple Haze, Long Trail Ale, Harpoon IPA, Paulaner Hefeweizen... and that i just to name a few.

I would have to get a LOT of money. Working in the beer industry is pretty awesome, even just being a grunt. I love all the benefits I get.

You are much to paranoid. Carriers can, and do block stolen phoens based on their IMEI numbers in the USA.

No big publisher wants more to bring anything like a library back to life. Publishers had to have hated the fact that something like a library existed in the first place, and if digital publishing can wipe away libraries, you know they will be happy. A digital library is something that the publishers have to hate.

That it is, its pretty incredible from what I hear.

Games are more akin to food or drinks? Man, you obviously don't see the real world much. I'm in college and I know LOTS of folks who havn't bought games in a while so that they could, you know, buy food or drinks. Games may be a tad addictive but they aren't like drugs THAT much.

What if he felt he didn't need to check it. The company decided to do something, the public didn't like it, so they changed it. For a free game. I repeat that. For a free game. Anyway, I'm glad they apologized, but you can't always think someone who doesn't go along with group think is a troll.

Its their technology, and I think .NET is a windows only thing.

OR maybe they just think that this will be the best thing for the framework. Maybe they feel that if they get more people using it, it will only strengthen their hold on the market, while making the open source crowd happy.

The game is a whole lot of fun. I really hope this serves as an example for future online games. Micro Transactions really aren't all bad, especially the way that Turbine is doing them.

This is a terrible terrible idea. I will spend even more time on Slashdot now! Thanks!