A few years ago, my leg got all itchy & inflamed and not having insurance at the time I wasn't too keen on running off to the doctors. So I googled my symptoms and found out I had cellulitis. It's a good thing too because if it goes untreated it can be quite deadly. After finding out the problem the hubby took me to the E.R. where it was treated & I was given a prescription for some salve & antibiotics. It healed up fine. If it hadn't been for google I would not have known what I had and it could have ended very badly.
Any petition that requests meaningful change get's an empty response and nothing comes of it. It's a farce meant to placate "We the people". I know I went through and signed quite a few of those petitions and everyone seems to have received the same kind of response.
"We hear you but we can't do anything about it"
"we hear you but we won't do anything about it"
"we hear you but we aren't going to change it"
That's about the gist of every response to every petition.
But they are the next generation, and any publication that plans to have a future might want to think about what gets them interested... not what sends them running to find alternatives.
Yeah it's amazing how many people don't get this point...
Yeah I can see this rate only getting higher as more & more people obtain smart phones & tablet devices. Hell I never uploaded videos to you tube until I got my Android and was able to take video of my family.
You know I use mediafire to backup all my legitimate software purchases. It makes it much easier when I have reformat a hard drive and re-install the operating system. To just be able to download the software I want to install. I'm pretty certain I can't be the only person who uses the site in this manner.
Re: Oh I get it, all you have to do is ask people to "do better"
Who says the creators have a right to make a living off their art work? It's not a right, consumers choose to pay for art if they like it, not because the artist says "HEY YOU HAVE TO PAY ME".
The sense of entitlement in your post is horrifying.
That letter is really worth reading, and I totally agree with the authors comments. The letter should be printed off and sent en-mass to every body in the business who "matters".
yeah this is something that isn't going to be resolved by one day of protests we need to let them know we won't stand for their childish behavior. As a parent I can say that only a child would get upset and attack when they can't have things their way and that's exactly what they have done, attacked us.
*since there is no edit button here is how my post should have read
Anymore the only online PC games I play are MMO's.My husband was going to buy BF3 and he was very very excited about it, but their DRM stopped him in his tracks & he refuses to buy it. DRM & has made PC game companies lose at least 2 customers right here.
Anymore the online PC games I play are MMO's..My husband was going to buy BF3 and he was very very excited about it, but their DRM stopped him in his tracks and he refuses to buy it. DRM has made PC game companies lose at least 2 customers right here.
My husband drives me nuts because even when I tell him what website to go to.. say worldofwarcraft.com instead of typing it in the address bar he always and I mean always types it into google and just visits the website that way. I know I'm weird for it bothering me but it's like ummm why couldn't you save yourself the click and just typed it in the address bar?!?!?....Anyway my point is I'm absolutly positive that he's not the only person out of the tons of people on the internet who uses google in this manner...so yeah most people already know what they are looking for I think.
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"The president agrees with you but he can't do anything about it"
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"We hear you but we can't do anything about it"
"we hear you but we won't do anything about it"
"we hear you but we aren't going to change it"
That's about the gist of every response to every petition.
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Yeah it's amazing how many people don't get this point...
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The sense of entitlement in your post is horrifying.
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Anymore the only online PC games I play are MMO's.My husband was going to buy BF3 and he was very very excited about it, but their DRM stopped him in his tracks & he refuses to buy it. DRM & has made PC game companies lose at least 2 customers right here.
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