Developers need to be paid. As much as we want it, it is highly unlikely that all software in the world will be developed in the form of open source projects. While open source projects will undoubtedly continue, the paid software and software that contains ads will also always be there Youtube also has ads at the start of the movies. I've already adopted a strategy to have my mouse of the volume control as soon as a movie starts. The FOSS world has payment, too, it's just a different form of currency You have company-supported open source projects, paid in cash just like any other software engineering work.
And you have the volunteers, who work on projects for fun, renown in the FOSS community, "building one's own toys" But they all have day jobs. A sterling reputation in the FOSS community doesn't put food on the table It's the iPod that nobody buys and it has this feature that causes it to stop working for a few days towards the end of the year. A lot of games on portable devices are something you might play for a few minutes to pass the time waiting for a bus, etc.
If you have to wait 30 seconds for a game to start, then that's a sizeable percentage of the playing time which is ridiculous. And once you've seen the ad once, you're not going to watch it again for 30 seconds. If you have to advertise, put up an advertising splash screen for a few seconds with the option of the user pushing a button to exit the screen sooner.
This could certainly explain the popularity of the Nintendo DS both in the American suburbs and on Tokyo subway trains.
A 30 second delay on startup is going to kill the gaming experience for a lot of adults, nevermind small children and teenagers. And Sony wonders why people have hacked their PSPs - a hacked PSP running the game off memory stick is much more enjoyable mostly because it removes those crappy seek times - hey look, SSD makes life better!
Or why they're releasing the Go. Sony should do on the PSP what Microsoft did on the Xbox - let people copy games to the memory stick with DRM by having the disc in the drive, but redirecting drive read. One of things in the iTunes app store that is really getting on my nerves, is developer adding ads after the game is released. The progression goes: release a free game, wait until it is in the top 25 or gets popular, then create an update that includes ads.
This is exactly when I delete the app and give it a one star review. Quite convenient they give you that option while deleting an app. If they're going to give me a free or "lite" app, don't jack me around later and try to turn me into a revenue model.
Make a game good enough Im willing to pay a few bucks for the full version. Seriously if I'm looking for free games I want an actual fully functional free game, not a cocktease that requires me to pay you in some way for the full experience.
You can't really say that "lite" apps are useless from a consumer's perspective, since they offer you a way to try before you buy. Sadly, at the moment, it's the only way to do so. I didn't say anywhere in my post that lite apps are useless.
Just that they are misleading with their current categorization as "Free. He searched his pockets. No more coins; nothing. Again he tried the knob. Again it remained locked tight. In his desk drawer he found the contract; since signing it he had found it necessary to refer to the document many times. Sure enough; payment to his door for opening and shutting constituted a mandatory fee.
Not a tip. From the drawer beside the sink Joe Chip got a stainless steel knife; with it he began systematically to unscrew the bolt assembly of his apt's money-gulping door.
Joe Chip said, 'I've never been sued by a door. But I guess I can live with it. I'm not a huge EA fan but this is the perfect time for MS to copy them. Instead of a thirty second add they should have poker sponsored by Hoyle and use cards with their logo on them. The weather program can be "brought to you by the Weather Channel" or something. There are ways to advertise while minimizing the amount it pisses people off.
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UnknowingFool writes "In releasing the Zune HD, Microsoft decided not to open up software development on the new Zune to third parties yet. Users, however, are required to view an ad up to 30 seconds in length while the game starts up.
While ad-supported free games are also on other platforms, like the iPhone, the difference here is that those iPhone games are from third parties and not from Apple. This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted. Full Abbreviated Hidden.
More Login. Not really Score: 4 , Insightful. Share twitter facebook. Re: Score: 1 , Insightful. Re: Score: 3 , Insightful. Exactly, you payed for the device, not the free games you downloaded for the device.
It'd be one thing if they included ads on games that came pre-loaded or on other integral features but these are apps you downloaded on your own prerogative for free, its not at all unreasonable to have ads on them. I got a chance to play around with a friend's Zune HD and I've got to say I'm really, really impressed with it. MS didn't try to make it anything its not- its a media player first and foremost.
Having apps can b. Re:Not really Score: 5 , Insightful. Parent Share twitter facebook. Re: Score: 2 , Insightful. Re: Score: 1. I agree though, it does seem like a bit of an overblown reaction. Re: Score: 2. You pay for a zune, then pay What I do have a problem with is waiting more than twice the normal load time for some advert to finish which is hardly going to be targeted at me as I generally make sure any info they get off me is going to be way off par for marketing purposes.
If they are lucky they may figure out what country I'm in! A what? Score: 1 , Troll. A Zune? Never heard of it. Oh it's that brown turd you can only buy in the US and Canada? Re: Score: 2 , Funny. They haven't been brown for years and years. The Zune HD is even better. OK, they might not be brown any more small mercies , but in what ways do you believe they are superior to iPods?
I'm not trolling, I'm simply asking, since Microsoft is keeping this world-beating product secret from most of the world, and I've never yet seen a Zune. Incidentally, the sound quality is entirely dependent on your compression algorithm for this kind of device.
I think the original was made by Toshiba, and re-branded as Microsoft. Dunno about this new one, which will also fail to sell in any significant numbers. Genious Marketing Score: 3 , Insightful.
Nothing gives a better impression than a cheapskate company trying to squeeze an extra buck off trivial software! Next time, require 3 subscriptions in spam lists for your notepad equivalent-du-jour, that'll bring in some extra cash!
The timing is also strange, why would they try to alienate the much needed users and potential newcomers with embedded advertisements so early? Re:Genious Marketing Score: 5 , Insightful. Which would be the Slashdot geek's next complaint. Oh, so you mean that these ads allow Microsft to sell Zunes cheaper? A new slogan is in order for such igenuity!
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As the name implies, Audiosurf Tilt lets players control the action by tilting the Zune. The game can make levels out of any song and features more than 30 different themes. Checkers and Lucky Lane Bowling are self-explanatory, although the latter game also features golf- and blackjack-themed scoring modes.
Finally, Piano isn't so much a game as a virtual keyboard with a full 88 keys and a sustain pedal. For more on the latest free offerings, check out Microsoft's official Zune site.
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