Comment: Re:Why? (Score 1) 50
I get your point, yes. But... Why create PHP?
Comment: Re:Obligatory (Score 1) 117
That's why you write your résumé like this.
Comment: Re:The 360 has exceeded all expectations? (Score 1) 207
Where do they admit that they spent 1 billion? I remember them committing to a warranty plan that somebody worked out could end up being a billion, but when did they say they actually reached that level of spending?
It is *very* difficult to believe that if they truly hit 30%, they wouldn't stop the factories and nip that right away.
Sorry, perhaps it's your favorite console of all time, but that doesn't deny the truth. The first Xbox had to be killed in less than four years, and the second one is a distant 2nd place, with less than 2% bigger worldwide marketshare than the PS3. Spending so much money for a relatively low success rate would be very stupid, but Microsoft has always had a very long term vision and very deep pockets to help realize it.
Comment: Nice business model (Score -1) 59
1. Program flaws into your own software. Hiding them is a lot easier with closed-source, by the way.
2. Look for corporate customers who will pay for the disclosure. It's not so underground anymore!
3. ????
4. Profit!
Seriously, I wonder how many of these so called "undisclosed software flaws" could be, or are actually programmed into existing software projects, just for the developers to claim the bounty later.
This is yet another reason to prefer Open Source software.
Comment: I remember him for Sega's Seaman (Score 2) 165
I never really liked the original Star Trek series. But I remember Leonard Nimoy fondly as the voice of Seaman.
It was a really fun game, and his voice acting was pretty good and believable, even creepy at times. Too bad the sequel was never released in English.
Comment: Re:I've done this before! (Score 1) 752
Whooosh!
Comment: Not so different from any other development model (Score 1) 470
What is more puzzling is what the existence of two camps creating such huge codebases for a fundamental application type says about the whole state of open source development at this time. It clearly isn't the idealistic world it tries to present itself as."
How exactly is this different from, say, a developer or team of videogame developers, leaving a company they were fed up with, to create their own with new and fresh ideas for innovative and competitive products? Happens all the time.
Ah, yes, almost forgot this tiny difference: with open source software, the LibreOffice guys didn't have to start from scratch...
Comment: Just what you were waiting for... (Score 4, Insightful) 138
Great! The world's first socially acceptable way to admit playing with your penis in a public place.
Comment: Re:Terrific Research, But... (Score 1) 145
Why is ANYONE with half a brain still using Microsoft browsers?
It has only been about a decade now of bad bugs being dribbled out and gradually fixed.
Why do companies still use MS Explorer?
That means half a brain is not required to browse the Internet these days.
Comment: Re:3 generations watched Tron on Xmas Eve (Score 1) 429
We really liked your Xmas story about you and your family watching movies, but we think it's too complex for our audience.
Sincerely,
Hollywood