So according to the AC's (well the majority of them) .. file sharing is still harming industries... and that more stuff was created because it has become cheaper to do so, as well as to distribute and market...
Then why haven't we seen a reduction in prices for any media? everything else goes down, things that offer far more value... but ... CD's still cost the same, DVD's still cost the same.. movie ticket prices are going up...
Where's the value for us? all I see is greed...
I download, I also own over 1,000 CD's AND DVD's.. (legit copies, all of them.. not to mention band shirts and such) ... I'm obviously hurting the industry, how dare I try before I buy.. given that just about every other type of sale AND contract offers a refund/cancellation period... these industries do not... I'm not in the habit of buying shit... if I buy something shit I expect to be able to return it... but with movies and music I'm not allowed to do so... so... either I download... or I just don't buy at all...
As far as I'm concerned, the RIAA, MPAA, their ilk globally and their defenders... can go suck on a ruptured and inflamed hemorrhoid whilst being jacked off and fingered by the worlds fattest man in a sauna...
Errr what? Vodaphone does have a no-contract service, I was using it when I went home for 6 weeks to visit my family and friends.. much cheaper than getting hammered with roaming fees ..
I agree 100% about the ISP's though... but then I think America is just as backwards.. I pay €39 a month for unlimited internet (optical 20/20), IP phone and 200+ channels (5 of which are 24/7 porn that I DON'T pay extra for)
The iphone should have already had all of these features, all apple is doing is dragging out the process trying to suck more money out of the fans... and it's working as well.. nice cash cow...
Me personally, I'm not an apple fan, I used to have to support apple machines for a design studio and it was a nightmare. We mainly use Windows AND Linux where I work (now) and all the users are happy with what they have. I know what I'm doing, so we have very few problems (even with the Vista rollout) but apple still makes me cringe.
I own (purchased outright) a HTC TyTn II, sure it's thicker than an iphone and weighs a bit more, but it does everything an iphone (including the s) can do and more, much much more.. the Palm Pre has only just come out (less than a week now) so comparing it to a device that has been out out for what... 1 year? 2? is completely absurd. If you want to compare the apps to another phone, compare it to something established like the OLD palm, or windows mobile .. you'll see the apps you have available are nothing.. nor is there a killswitch on our phones.. nor do we have to wait for apple to 'approve' an application... sure we get some junk.. but we CAN get what we want...
I do like the iphone, I think it is a pretty toy.. though the only thing I want from it that causes any sort of 'envy' .. is the multitouch thingie that apple patented.. otherwise there is literally 100+ phones that can do everything the iphone can do and more...
I worked in Customer Service for a mobile phone company in the UK, it was awful! I really felt bad for a lot of our callers, we had set scripts and time limits, regardless of the problem.
Not only did we have to keep track of our times, to qualify for a bonus, you also had to pass 'Quality' with a 90% or better..
Needless to say, very few people got their bonus, and rarely for consecutive months. How can you be expected to be upbeat and friendly, when you were expected to have an average monthly call time of less than 2 minutes, with 90% quality, considering you were penalized for 'rushing' ... penalized if you deviated from the script by even one word ... penalized because the customer ended the call unsatisfied (mind you, if they were looking for tech support and called billing, you were still penalized for an unsatisfied customer).. penalized because you asked a customer to step out of the nightclub or into the bathroom so you can actually hear what they are screaming at you after 5 minutes of "I'm sorry, could you repeat that? I couldn't hear you.. " (remember the 2 minute average call time)
I wish I had worked for that company Zappos.. I didn't mind talking to people... including the incredibly stupid (and boy did I come across a LOT of those) .. but you do need to have the time... and the script really doesn't cover every situation...
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So according to the AC's (well the majority of them) .. file sharing is still harming industries... and that more stuff was created because it has become cheaper to do so, as well as to distribute and market...
Then why haven't we seen a reduction in prices for any media? everything else goes down, things that offer far more value... but ... CD's still cost the same, DVD's still cost the same.. movie ticket prices are going up...
Where's the value for us? all I see is greed...
I download, I also own over 1,000 CD's AND DVD's.. (legit copies, all of them.. not to mention band shirts and such) ... I'm obviously hurting the industry, how dare I try before I buy.. given that just about every other type of sale AND contract offers a refund/cancellation period... these industries do not... I'm not in the habit of buying shit... if I buy something shit I expect to be able to return it... but with movies and music I'm not allowed to do so... so... either I download... or I just don't buy at all...
As far as I'm concerned, the RIAA, MPAA, their ilk globally and their defenders... can go suck on a ruptured and inflamed hemorrhoid whilst being jacked off and fingered by the worlds fattest man in a sauna...
Re: Re: What's the problem? (as Mr RC)
Errr what? Vodaphone does have a no-contract service, I was using it when I went home for 6 weeks to visit my family and friends.. much cheaper than getting hammered with roaming fees ..
I agree 100% about the ISP's though... but then I think America is just as backwards.. I pay €39 a month for unlimited internet (optical 20/20), IP phone and 200+ channels (5 of which are 24/7 porn that I DON'T pay extra for)
it's a nothing upgrade.. (as Mr RC)
The iphone should have already had all of these features, all apple is doing is dragging out the process trying to suck more money out of the fans... and it's working as well.. nice cash cow...
Me personally, I'm not an apple fan, I used to have to support apple machines for a design studio and it was a nightmare. We mainly use Windows AND Linux where I work (now) and all the users are happy with what they have. I know what I'm doing, so we have very few problems (even with the Vista rollout) but apple still makes me cringe.
I own (purchased outright) a HTC TyTn II, sure it's thicker than an iphone and weighs a bit more, but it does everything an iphone (including the s) can do and more, much much more.. the Palm Pre has only just come out (less than a week now) so comparing it to a device that has been out out for what... 1 year? 2? is completely absurd. If you want to compare the apps to another phone, compare it to something established like the OLD palm, or windows mobile .. you'll see the apps you have available are nothing.. nor is there a killswitch on our phones.. nor do we have to wait for apple to 'approve' an application... sure we get some junk.. but we CAN get what we want...
I do like the iphone, I think it is a pretty toy.. though the only thing I want from it that causes any sort of 'envy' .. is the multitouch thingie that apple patented.. otherwise there is literally 100+ phones that can do everything the iphone can do and more...
Customer Service (as Mr RC)
I worked in Customer Service for a mobile phone company in the UK, it was awful! I really felt bad for a lot of our callers, we had set scripts and time limits, regardless of the problem.
Not only did we have to keep track of our times, to qualify for a bonus, you also had to pass 'Quality' with a 90% or better..
Needless to say, very few people got their bonus, and rarely for consecutive months. How can you be expected to be upbeat and friendly, when you were expected to have an average monthly call time of less than 2 minutes, with 90% quality, considering you were penalized for 'rushing' ... penalized if you deviated from the script by even one word ... penalized because the customer ended the call unsatisfied (mind you, if they were looking for tech support and called billing, you were still penalized for an unsatisfied customer).. penalized because you asked a customer to step out of the nightclub or into the bathroom so you can actually hear what they are screaming at you after 5 minutes of "I'm sorry, could you repeat that? I couldn't hear you.. " (remember the 2 minute average call time)
I wish I had worked for that company Zappos.. I didn't mind talking to people... including the incredibly stupid (and boy did I come across a LOT of those) .. but you do need to have the time... and the script really doesn't cover every situation...