WereKitten said:
DirtyP2002 said:
WereKitten said:
DirtyP2002 said:
Halo ODST will include a free multiplayer-beta for Halo Reach. MS needs to include a multiplayer beta for 3rd parties as well according to this. :D
This is sooo stupid. I can't believe MS is not allowed to offer something for FREE. You can transfer this to a lot of other products. So a Playstation bundle with Killzone 2 is not allowed either, because the customer won't try other games/shooters. This is more or less the same thing.
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No, it isn't.
- MS starting point is a dominating position on the OS market. This makes them subject to extra scrutiny to make sure that this position doesn't transfer to limited competition in other related markets, say the browsers' one. If MS had a 5% market share for OSs, this would be a moot point.
- A game is not meant to be a substitute for all other games. A browser is meant to substitute competing browsers in everything, forever.
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okay, what about iPod and iTunes?
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What about it? I'm sorry but I'm ignorant about the state of their interaction and the way they treat DRM.
I tangentially know that most music programs used under Linux - including the one I'm most familiar with - can sync with iPods, and that other pieces of hardware can work with iTunes.
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iTunes doesn't work with any other peice of hardware unless it's accedental (think a palm phone can synch with it for some odd reason), but you can't use Napster or any other service like iTunes with your iPod. They force your only legal downloads to come from iTunes. I don't have a problems with that, but for people who have hundreds of dollars invested in iTunes that's a problem if they want to switch to a Zune or Creative
