Unless ths app REQUIRES internet - having it depend on the internet is one good way of keeping me from buying it.
I got burnt good by 'Square Enix' on a game called Supreme Commander 2 - the box I bought (yes, bought a physical DVD) said NOTHING about it requiring an internet connection to play...
Normally I have one, but I bought a game BECAUSE my internet was out for a weekend - that REALLY annoyed me. I won't buy a game from them anymore - once I did get internet, it required me to download another Gig of data - the DVD had like 2 GB free - WTF?
It wasn't a patch - it was content you HAD to download to play the version on the DVD - it really annoyed me bad.
Last time I get burnt with that - it's just the principle.
Glad I read this though - my old Razer's about dead - I need a new mouse, guess what I will NOT be buying.
"A long time ago, I was once a long time Mac developer and card-carrying Apple fanboy. I understand the arrogant elitist attitude Apple fans have. I've been there, done that myself."
Yes, OMG they are horrid. The MAIN reason I don't own any Apple devices... well... is their fans.
This is like auto repair shops whining about auto forums and guides online.
Not everyone is going to fix their own car engine, just not going to happen.
Not everyone is going to pick their own lock if it needs it, or replace them if they need that.
I'll fix my engine and replace a lock, but if I need it picked - I'm calling someone, lol. Gotta know your limitations; and I just don't have time for everything.
So - whine more, everyone's a techophobe now-a-days; on something...
Seriously - WHO busy music without hearing it first?
Ok, I mean, maybe if you are a big fan of a group/artist you might, but then you wouldn't be a 'big fan' had you not heard the music, for free, somewhere first.
Sure, maybe the CD's I buy are often used, but I buy new also. Pandora is this old man's gateway to new music. I've bought more music in the last 90 days than the last 7 years; thanks to PandoraOne.
Obviously the artists aren't the only ones on Heroin...
I've discovered more 'new artists' on Pandora *in the last three months* and even new genres of music, that it blows my mind.
But here's the thing, a few of the CD's I've ordered are 100% indie creations. Two weekends ago I paid $10.00 cash to a guy selling some of his band's CD's at a Fall Festival - had nothing to do with the 'music industry' - and get this.....
ready?
.....
I HAD HEARD HIS MUSIC FOR FREE, BECAUSE HE AND HIS BAND WERE PLAYING IT.
THEN!!!
READY FOR THIS>?!??!??!@?#?!@#
I BOUGHT HIS CD - IN SPITE OF ME HEARING IT FOR FREE!!!
WTF?@?!?@?! THE RIAA SAYS THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!
Oh and this last month, counting the one above, I've bought 5 Music CD's; 3 used, 1 from the guy above and one from a friend.
RIAA's just mad about that, is all. They could change to give tremendous value to artists, but they are too narrow minded. And I doubt anyone, including me, would be in the market for giving the RIAA 'free' ideas; but if you want to talk $$$ - hey, that's how they work, so...
YOU MUST be BIG MEDIA in order for your content to matter. See; megaupload gets taken out because of having 'copy-written data on their servers illegally'.
Ok fine; but what of the data there that was copy-written and/or the LEGITIMATE property of the uploader?
This is a clear message from the justice system:
If you are BIG MEDIA and someone is even possibly stealing your data, then you get your way - NO QUESTIONS until the court case; properly seized, taken down.
However; if you are a small developer, artist, or musician and was using megaupload to distribute your content as you see fit; then UP YOURS - you have to sue to get your content from the BIG BAD "JUSTICE" system.
So if you aren't big media; don't bother making content; the law won't protect it, it might actually seize it, but maybe... that's just again to protect BIG MEDIA from the small guy being competition, huh?
But one question - how is this helping "art and innovation"...?
This supposed copyright and patent legal morass?
Seriously - someone explain how it's helping now, given all the evidence in front of us - I challenge someone to do that.
Try it - show how it's actually helping in light of the evidence of what it hurts.
You never know - a potentially endearing piece of art could have come from photos like these - like an Ansel Adams photos many of us are fond of, but now, could he get away with his photos?
No, not legally.
So much for Art and Music, nice knowing you - you've been corporatized.
If the RIAA existed prior to radio, I bet they would have demonized radio as a 'den of thieves' as well...
Prior to radio, people played music in saloons, opera houses, and musical halls. Not really much of an 'industry' at all.
But then came radio and the phonograph; two devices that could provide COPIES of music that people could listen to for FREE - and thus; this gave rise to the music industry.
But we can't except anyone at the RIAA to learn from history, oh no... lol
Just so funny how they bite at the very concepts that gave rise to their industry; freely available music that could be broadcast to the masses.
Does it really matter if one was to agree or not? There are literally thousands of free to play games out there.
Why bother with one that requires cash up front to play? Unless it's a title you've maybe played elsewhere, for free, first, and know you like it.
At the very least, a free demo is almost required in gaming now, there are too many out there to assume any one of them are really any good. Plus, if I have 50 choices, why start with the ones that cost up front? May as well start with the free ones, then maybe, if none of the free ones are any good, I might... take a chance and pay for a game then find out if I like it.
But those days, for me as a consumer, are mostly over. Don't think I've bought a game in two years that I didn't try first somehow.
98% of media I have purchased - be it a movie, book, or music - I have seen, read, or heard first - for free, then later, I paid for a copy for myself.
So - sure, don't put them in the libraries, doesn't matter to me. There is plenty of good, free content out there. Price yourself out of business, maybe it will leave more room for your competition, who's doing it better.
It's obvious they (government/law enforcement) can't enforce the law properly, as we see a clear violation of due process - which is also 'law' - right? So they are breaking one in order to conceptually enforce another? How does that work in a society that's supposedly governed by 'the rule of law'?
"The rule of law" is **clearly** breaking down, government can't be bothered to follow even *their own laws* now - so what's left is/will be defined as a tyranny, which, historically speaking - will most certainly fall apart eventually - like all others have, with no exceptions. But it'll be different this time, right? (Go use that concept in the stock market, hehe... )
So there's no sense in trying to enforce these laws, as this type of enforcement will destroy the system it's trying to protect anyway.
So why are they trying to enforce anything at all, if they are breaking other laws in the process?
On the post: When A Mouse Requires An Internet Connection, You're Doing 'Cloud' Wrong
I got burnt good by 'Square Enix' on a game called Supreme Commander 2 - the box I bought (yes, bought a physical DVD) said NOTHING about it requiring an internet connection to play...
Normally I have one, but I bought a game BECAUSE my internet was out for a weekend - that REALLY annoyed me. I won't buy a game from them anymore - once I did get internet, it required me to download another Gig of data - the DVD had like 2 GB free - WTF?
It wasn't a patch - it was content you HAD to download to play the version on the DVD - it really annoyed me bad.
Last time I get burnt with that - it's just the principle.
Glad I read this though - my old Razer's about dead - I need a new mouse, guess what I will NOT be buying.
On the post: Apple Changes Its UK Samsung 'Apology,' But Makes Sure You Have To Scroll To See It
Yes, OMG they are horrid. The MAIN reason I don't own any Apple devices... well... is their fans.
On the post: Locksmiths Pissed Off At Geeks For Letting Out The Secret: Lockpicking Is Easy
Not everyone is going to fix their own car engine, just not going to happen.
Not everyone is going to pick their own lock if it needs it, or replace them if they need that.
I'll fix my engine and replace a lock, but if I need it picked - I'm calling someone, lol. Gotta know your limitations; and I just don't have time for everything.
So - whine more, everyone's a techophobe now-a-days; on something...
On the post: Pandora: We're Helping Artists Make Millions & We'd Like To Keep Doing That
Ok, I mean, maybe if you are a big fan of a group/artist you might, but then you wouldn't be a 'big fan' had you not heard the music, for free, somewhere first.
Sure, maybe the CD's I buy are often used, but I buy new also. Pandora is this old man's gateway to new music. I've bought more music in the last 90 days than the last 7 years; thanks to PandoraOne.
On the post: Pandora: We're Helping Artists Make Millions & We'd Like To Keep Doing That
I have Pandora One - but otherwise.. I had HEARD MUSIC FOR FREE and then bought it - wow!!
On the post: RIAA's Bogus Math Strikes Again: Claimed 41% Decline In Musicians... Not Even Close To True
I've discovered more 'new artists' on Pandora *in the last three months* and even new genres of music, that it blows my mind.
But here's the thing, a few of the CD's I've ordered are 100% indie creations. Two weekends ago I paid $10.00 cash to a guy selling some of his band's CD's at a Fall Festival - had nothing to do with the 'music industry' - and get this.....
ready?
.....
I HAD HEARD HIS MUSIC FOR FREE, BECAUSE HE AND HIS BAND WERE PLAYING IT.
THEN!!!
READY FOR THIS>?!??!??!@?#?!@#
I BOUGHT HIS CD - IN SPITE OF ME HEARING IT FOR FREE!!!
WTF?@?!?@?! THE RIAA SAYS THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!
Oh and this last month, counting the one above, I've bought 5 Music CD's; 3 used, 1 from the guy above and one from a friend.
RIAA's just mad about that, is all. They could change to give tremendous value to artists, but they are too narrow minded. And I doubt anyone, including me, would be in the market for giving the RIAA 'free' ideas; but if you want to talk $$$ - hey, that's how they work, so...
On the post: Court Doesn't Buy DOJ's Argument For Why Megaupload User Can't Sue To Get His Data Back
YOU MUST be BIG MEDIA in order for your content to matter. See; megaupload gets taken out because of having 'copy-written data on their servers illegally'.
Ok fine; but what of the data there that was copy-written and/or the LEGITIMATE property of the uploader?
This is a clear message from the justice system:
If you are BIG MEDIA and someone is even possibly stealing your data, then you get your way - NO QUESTIONS until the court case; properly seized, taken down.
However; if you are a small developer, artist, or musician and was using megaupload to distribute your content as you see fit; then UP YOURS - you have to sue to get your content from the BIG BAD "JUSTICE" system.
So if you aren't big media; don't bother making content; the law won't protect it, it might actually seize it, but maybe... that's just again to protect BIG MEDIA from the small guy being competition, huh?
On the post: David Byrne: One Of My Albums Sat On The Shelf For A Year Because Label Wanted DRM And I Didn't
And another the week before and another...
On the post: What Public Domain? Why A Letter Written In 1755 Is Still Covered By US Copyright Law
On the post: If You Were A Tree... What Kind Of IP Protection Could You Get?
Go ahead and lie to yourself about that, you know deep down, it's just another can of worms being opening.
One of two things must die:
Patent/Copyright law **OR** Music/Art
Take your pick.
On the post: If You Were A Tree... What Kind Of IP Protection Could You Get?
But one question - how is this helping "art and innovation"...?
This supposed copyright and patent legal morass?
Seriously - someone explain how it's helping now, given all the evidence in front of us - I challenge someone to do that.
Try it - show how it's actually helping in light of the evidence of what it hurts.
You never know - a potentially endearing piece of art could have come from photos like these - like an Ansel Adams photos many of us are fond of, but now, could he get away with his photos?
No, not legally.
So much for Art and Music, nice knowing you - you've been corporatized.
On the post: Anyone Who Says Copyright Cannot Be Used For Censorship Has No Credibility
On the post: The Pirate Bay Pays Off For One Enterprising Game Developer
Prior to radio, people played music in saloons, opera houses, and musical halls. Not really much of an 'industry' at all.
But then came radio and the phonograph; two devices that could provide COPIES of music that people could listen to for FREE - and thus; this gave rise to the music industry.
But we can't except anyone at the RIAA to learn from history, oh no... lol
Just so funny how they bite at the very concepts that gave rise to their industry; freely available music that could be broadcast to the masses.
On the post: A Hard Paywall Can Be A Huge Barrier Between A Customer And Paying You
Why bother with one that requires cash up front to play? Unless it's a title you've maybe played elsewhere, for free, first, and know you like it.
At the very least, a free demo is almost required in gaming now, there are too many out there to assume any one of them are really any good. Plus, if I have 50 choices, why start with the ones that cost up front? May as well start with the free ones, then maybe, if none of the free ones are any good, I might... take a chance and pay for a game then find out if I like it.
But those days, for me as a consumer, are mostly over. Don't think I've bought a game in two years that I didn't try first somehow.
On the post: Hachette Hits Libraries With 220% Price Increase On Its Ebooks
Where would the music industry be without Radio?
Where would the movie industry be without broadcast TV?
Where would a publisher be without libraries?
How do these 'geniuses' at these media companies think customers discover their product? Telepathy? Luck? Random Change?
On the post: Hachette Hits Libraries With 220% Price Increase On Its Ebooks
So - sure, don't put them in the libraries, doesn't matter to me. There is plenty of good, free content out there. Price yourself out of business, maybe it will leave more room for your competition, who's doing it better.
On the post: Royal Canadian Mint Claims Copyright On One Cent Piece, Threatens Indie Musician Over Album Art
Exactly, like a bunch of spoiled rotten Jr. High level brats.
On the post: New Research Sets The Stage For Next Round Of Cat-And-Mouse Between BitTorrent Users & Snoopers
:)
On the post: Feds Back To Seizing Websites Over Claims Of Copyright Infringement
It's obvious they (government/law enforcement) can't enforce the law properly, as we see a clear violation of due process - which is also 'law' - right? So they are breaking one in order to conceptually enforce another? How does that work in a society that's supposedly governed by 'the rule of law'?
"The rule of law" is **clearly** breaking down, government can't be bothered to follow even *their own laws* now - so what's left is/will be defined as a tyranny, which, historically speaking - will most certainly fall apart eventually - like all others have, with no exceptions. But it'll be different this time, right? (Go use that concept in the stock market, hehe... )
So there's no sense in trying to enforce these laws, as this type of enforcement will destroy the system it's trying to protect anyway.
So why are they trying to enforce anything at all, if they are breaking other laws in the process?
On the post: The Stupidity Of The 'Just Go Without' Argument
How's that dynamic work? And Radio is the driving force (free music) behind these 'content creators making any money at all - isn't it?
So I guess whenever I listen to the radio, I'm "stealing too" Bob?
Well?