Recent Comments:
OLPC unveils first prototype of XO 2.0 {Engadget}
May 22nd 2008 10:53PM Mate your argument doesn't make any sense, and reeks of linux/open source fanboy garbage. Lets go through it piecemeal:
"Sure it's "open" and WinXP _can_ run on it. But is that really a good idea?"
Yes.
"Microsoft Windows is great for us in the first world, where we have the money to afford being locked into a single vendor who's charging us whatever they want, but is that really good for those in the third world?"
They don't have software vendors in the places these will be utilised. What other vendor could they possibly buy from? What a stupid argument. And how the FUCK are you locked into MS? Moron.
"I thought the whole point of the OLPC was to ensure that those countries _didn't_ get locked into a single vendor, and thus be at the risk being price gouged."
Oh and here I was, thinking the whole point of the OLPC was to give One Laptop Per Child... Nope, guess its about not locking in those well informed 3rd world kids into a single software vendor! That's what the WHOLE project is about.
"Isn't that one of the main reasons why they picked Linux in the first place?"
No.
"Why there's a damned "view source" button that was built right into the keyboard?"
There's no mouse?
"And "Made" Microsoft license WinXP for $3? You make it seem as if some great concession was made. Need I remind you that "licensing" Windows to someone costs Microsft almost nothing? :P"
They lose ~$97 per machine. Sell 1 million machines, that's ~$97,000,000 lost in profits. Of course, it costs them nothing.. Money is a figment of your imagination. MS are practically giving away their software for the machine mate, and you are complaining about "lock-ins" - 1) There is no lock-in, that's absurd, and 2) What 3rd world kid fucking cares about a lockin? They fucking ASKED for XP because thats what we have - they thought Sugar was a load of shit, which it is.
Get off you high horse mate, you just look like another open-source freak.
OLPC unveils first prototype of XO 2.0 {Engadget}
May 22nd 2008 10:52PM wtf that didn't reply to the correct person.. fuck this is the stupidest comment system -_-
OLPC unveils first prototype of XO 2.0 {Engadget}
May 22nd 2008 10:50PM Mate your argument doesn't make any sense, and reeks of linux/open source fanboy garbage. Lets go through it piecemeal:
"Sure it's "open" and WinXP _can_ run on it. But is that really a good idea?"
Yes.
"Microsoft Windows is great for us in the first world, where we have the money to afford being locked into a single vendor who's charging us whatever they want, but is that really good for those in the third world?"
They don't have software vendors in the places these will be utilised. What other vendor could they possibly buy from? What a stupid argument. And how the FUCK are you locked into MS? Moron.
"I thought the whole point of the OLPC was to ensure that those countries _didn't_ get locked into a single vendor, and thus be at the risk being price gouged."
Oh and here I was, thinking the whole point of the OLPC was to give One Laptop Per Child... Nope, guess its about not locking in those well informed 3rd world kids into a single software vendor! That's what the WHOLE project is about.
"Isn't that one of the main reasons why they picked Linux in the first place?"
No.
"Why there's a damned "view source" button that was built right into the keyboard?"
There's no mouse?
"And "Made" Microsoft license WinXP for $3? You make it seem as if some great concession was made. Need I remind you that "licensing" Windows to someone costs Microsft almost nothing? :P"
They lose ~$97 per machine. Sell 1 million machines, that's ~$97,000,000 lost in profits. Of course, it costs them nothing.. Money is a figment of your imagination. MS are practically giving away their software for the machine mate, and you are complaining about "lock-ins" - 1) There is no lock-in, that's absurd, and 2) What 3rd world kid fucking cares about a lockin? They fucking ASKED for XP because thats what we have - they thought Sugar was a load of shit, which it is.
Get off you high horse mate, you just look like another open-source freak.
Ask Engadget: Which gaming mouse is superior? {Engadget}
May 22nd 2008 10:36PM Razer Copperhead without a doubt, is the best gaming mouse I've ever used (felt 70cm mousepad to go with it). G5 doesn't cut it for me..
Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall {Engadget}
May 11th 2008 10:45PM @kr - he's correct.. without a jib, this thing is going to be hamstrung in a race... no need to try and look like a clueless geek with no knowledge of the world about him other than that he absorbs through blogs on his mother's computer, get outside and see the fucking world.
XNA Game Studio preview with Zune games now out {Engadget}
May 8th 2008 2:12AM YOU DID IT! /clap
Microsoft and NBC working on copyright filters for Zune? {Engadget}
May 7th 2008 10:44PM get over it - if you have stolen media, tough fucking luck. besides that, maybe you stupid fanboy kids shouldn't believe everything you read in the "blogosphere", this isn't even fucking true - 90% of this "blogosphere" is written by normal people, expressing their opinions as fact. seriously let reality hit you in the face - piracy is illegal, bloggers about world events are moronic geeks, and microsoft have the office for download. that said, software that deletes or blocks files from being used on the assumption that its pirated is not an effective way to combat piracy - you need to stop it at the source, with either a new distribution model for media, or by crushing every p2p/warez forum available.
GreenPix creates massive, self-sustaining LED display in China {Engadget}
May 4th 2008 9:31PM noone's going to boycott the games except tibetans and zealots. you're making no difference, and you're letting down legitimate athletes who have been training for years for this elite competition - you sir, are a moron. die in a fire.
