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  • On the post: Barnes & Noble Doesn't Get Digital DC Comics, Throws Hissy Fit

    reboog711 ( profile ), 11 Oct, 2011 @ 12:43pm

    Nook..

    I got to speak to a bunch of the marketing / evangelist folks behind the Nook at Adobe's Max conference last week. I believe Barnes and Noble seems to have an approach of using the digital stuff (Nook / Purchase) in order to extend their in-store experience.

    As one example, if you have a Nook inside a Barnes and Noble store; then you can read any digital book available. As you leave the store the books are reverted to trial mode. [I assume the Nook has to be connected to the local B&N's wifi]

    It seems a natural extension of that to stock their shelves w/ products that help augment this digital content strategy.

  • On the post: BMI Says Club Is Too Sexy For Standard Fees, Voids Check, Sues For Non-Payment

    reboog711 ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2011 @ 01:07pm

    Re:

    The difference might be that background music has a different rate than music used in a performance.

    So, background music is one rate. And music that the girls dance to is a different rate.

  • On the post: Massive Exodus From Netflix Over Fee Increase

    reboog711 ( profile ), 16 Sep, 2011 @ 09:07am

    How do you quantify Mass Exodus?

    Based on my understanding of the Subscription Numbers; Netflix will have one million less subscribers than they anticipated.

    Instead of 49 million; they have 48 million.

    Doesn't that constitute a 2% drop, give or take? Why does 2% equate to a massive customer exodus?

  • On the post: Court Says No Harm, No Foul With Flash Cookies

    reboog711 ( profile ), 20 Aug, 2011 @ 03:24pm

    Re: Re: Where

    As a point of clarification here are instructions on how to prevent Flash Cookies from being set:

    http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/526/52697ee8.html

  • On the post: 'When Stuff Is Free, We?re More Likely to Buy'

    reboog711 ( profile ), 27 Jul, 2011 @ 04:25pm

    With 7-11..

    With 7-11 eleven is it because the promise of Free Slurpees gets people into the store only to discover they are out of the "Free Slurpie" cups?

    It actually turned me off from buying a Slurpie or going back to 7-11.

  • On the post: Can Google Get Past The Big Faceless White Monolith Stage?

    reboog711 ( profile ), 22 Jul, 2011 @ 04:52am

    Re: And this is why trusting "the cloud" is insanely stupid

    You're trusting your backups to USB Drives? I hope you mean Hard Drives, and not those sticks..

  • On the post: Incubus Promotes New Album With Misguided Anti-Piracy 8-Bit Video Game?

    reboog711 ( profile ), 14 Jul, 2011 @ 02:18pm

    Re: Re:

    I Don't know anything about the band, but I was also wondering if it was a tongue and cheek style move.

  • On the post: Secret Service Descends on Artist For Mildly Creepy Public Photography

    reboog711 ( profile ), 11 Jul, 2011 @ 09:10am

    Creepy!

    Is it creepy? Most definitely.

    Is it an invasion of Privacy? I think so. When I walk into a store, such as an Apple Store (or a Best Buy or any store w/ computers available) I think I have a reasonable expectation that the computer will not take a picture of me for future public display.

    Is it an illegal invasion of privacy? I suspect not. At best he is violating some unspoken etiquette w/ regards to what you're allowed to do on public computers.

  • On the post: Death Of iFlow Reader Due To Apple Changes Shows Why Betting On Closed Platforms Is Risky

    reboog711 ( profile ), 19 May, 2011 @ 03:56am

    Re: Re: Re: What HTML5 have to do here?

    Here are some tools that convert HTML/JavaScript into Native iOS apps:
    http://www.nimblekit.com/index.php
    http://www.phonegap.com/

    If you Google, there is a lot of info out there:
    http://www.google.com/search?q=Can+I+build+native+iOS+Apps+with+HTML&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

    It sounds like these work because someone wrote a a "convertor" of HTML/JavaScript to iOS byte code--similar to what Adobe did for Flash/AIR w/ their iOS Exporter.

    That said, I agree the business model sucked. The company may not be shutting down if they also had a web version of their software, and a Mac version, and a Windows version, and an Android version, and a Windows Phone 7 version, etc...

    I'm a bit surprised the decision was to shut down instead of convert their work to a different platform.

    Of course, I'm constantly surprised these days how many people tie their business to a single source. I never consider it a good business model.

  • On the post: How Adobe Drives Infringement Of Its Products Through Incompatibility

    reboog711 ( profile ), 05 May, 2011 @ 11:12am

    Re: Re: Will Adobe's New Subscription Model Pricing fix this?

    @Chronno You're probably right regarding home use. But I find it hard to believe a small business will have trouble affording $500 a year for software that is important to keeping them in business.

  • On the post: How Adobe Drives Infringement Of Its Products Through Incompatibility

    reboog711 ( profile ), 05 May, 2011 @ 08:43am

    Re: Re: Autodesk does this and many others as well

    I think you misunderstood the issue. Adobe software will always open "down versions". The issue is that once it is saved in the new version; it can't be opened in the old version.

    So, If you send me a Photoshop CS4 file; and I save it in Photoshop CS5; you can no longer open that file.

    That said; many times I have been given the option to maximize version compatibility when saving. And a PhotoShop file I just saved and created in CS5 opened without problems in CS3.

  • On the post: How Adobe Drives Infringement Of Its Products Through Incompatibility

    reboog711 ( profile ), 05 May, 2011 @ 07:51am

    Will Adobe's New Subscription Model Pricing fix this?

    Many [in the Adobe Community] feel that Adobe's new Subscription model pricing will help solve issues like this:

    http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/cssubscription.html

    Instead of paying a single "high price" you'll pay a much lower monthly fee and always have the most up to date software.

    Such a Subscription model seems to coincide with a lot of the values touted here; as they are selling their ability to continue to update their products.

    I have no idea how this will play out long term, though.

  • On the post: How Adobe Drives Infringement Of Its Products Through Incompatibility

    reboog711 ( profile ), 05 May, 2011 @ 07:45am

    Re: Font issue & other stuff

    Minor correction.
    Their Flash Builder software is based on Eclipse. Flash Builder is an IDE for building Flex and ActionScript applications.

    The Flex SDK is not built off Eclipse; nor tied to it in any way.

  • On the post: Good Question: How The Hell Did The NYT Spend $40 Million On That Paywall?

    reboog711 ( profile ), 28 Mar, 2011 @ 10:02am

    I think I just figured out a way to make money in the newspaper Industry.

  • On the post: Hollywood Continues Its Plan To Kill Netflix

    reboog711 ( profile ), 25 Mar, 2011 @ 08:49am

    A bunch of TV Series are missing episodes lately..

    I've noticed a bunch of the TV Series that I watch on Netflix are missing episodes, with them marked as "DVD Only". I have no idea if this is a short term glitch or an actual new approach. But, it is pretty frustrating.

  • On the post: Subscription Porn Site SLAPPed Down After Suing RedTube For Undermining Its Business Model

    reboog711 ( profile ), 02 Feb, 2011 @ 10:16am

    Can we sue patent trolls for unfair competition?

    I wonder if unfair competition could be used against patent trolls? Or would they argue that they aren't competing as they have no product or service available in the marketplace?

  • On the post: Court Says Playing Dungeons & Dragons In Prisons Represents Gang Behavior

    reboog711 ( profile ), 28 Jan, 2011 @ 01:06pm

    Next up: Going to Church

    I am more prone to be scared of folks going to church than those playing D&D.

  • On the post: Techdirt 2010: The Numbers.

    reboog711 ( profile ), 12 Jan, 2011 @ 01:41pm

    Cool Stats

    Those are cool stats.

    I have some curiosity about the financial info and profitability of the site. ( How much did you make; where does it come from; what was the profit; etc.. ). It'd be very cluetrain manifesto-ish for ya'll to share that info.

  • On the post: How Trademark Law Is Supposed To Work: Groupon Sues Australian Clone That Tried To Squat Groupon Name

    reboog711 ( profile ), 10 Jan, 2011 @ 09:40am

    As others have said or alluded to...

    Isn't Trademark law supposed to be regional? That is why there can be a Joe's Diner in Boston, Connecticut, and New York all being completely separate businesses.

    If Groupon has no presence in Australia, it seems the other company is acting legitimately [as best I understand the law].

  • On the post: Is There Any Actual Proof A House Was Robbed Due To A Facebook Status Update?

    reboog711 ( profile ), 28 Dec, 2010 @ 08:24am

    One Sample

    Everytime you post a story like this I'm reminded of this story:

    http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/25/earlyshow/main6331796.shtml

    Although I can't find an update that positively links FB to the theft.

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