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Re: Microsoft Engineer Defends Xbox One DRM Requirements, Makes Valid Points

Nahaz67 — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:03:25 -0000

Well it isn't going to matter now with MS changing the DRM policies.

Re: Microsoft Reverses Course On Xbox One

nohone — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:59:08 -0000

Oh, and there was no US first policy for WP. In fact, WP7 went on sale in many places outside the US a month early, and WP8 weeks before the US. Xbox One will sell in other countries after a delay, but it is not like Japan will pull in big sales, and it is better to divert consoles to where they will sell. It is not as if Sony doesn't do the same, just a couple months ago they started selling the PS3 in some S. American country, I think it was Brazil.

Re: Microsoft Reverses Course On Xbox One

John — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:55:32 -0000

By the way I was joking about "You are dreaming" because this is real and you are NOT dreaming.

Re: Microsoft Reverses Course On Xbox One

John — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:54:31 -0000

No you are dreaming. I did post back when everybody was crying about this DRM thing that Microsoft soon will reverse it or make some changes for better. So no this is very real and we knew it will coming.
I am not happily keep all my 3 pre-orders. Now I am even more excited and can't wait for new Xbox One.
I told people if you want to protest do it with not buying it but just don't go to Sony side and buy their console to protest. Sony PS4 is even worth and they just hide it from people. With this new changes we are all set and guess who is number selling console in Amazon in last 2 days? Xbox One! :)

Re: Adblock Plus Now Available For Internet Explorer

Adrian — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:51:19 -0000

I been using the adblocker on this site so far https://www.fanboy.co.nz/ie.ht...

Re: Microsoft Licenses exFat To LG Automotive, Harman, Continental, & Audiovox

blackhawk556 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:49:49 -0000

making millions
by licensing. Legit!

Re: Microsoft Reverses Course On Xbox One

nohone — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:25:35 -0000

A vast majority of the people who were upset were never going to buy an Xbox One. Just like with the 360/PS3 the Sony fans could not stand that there would be competition for their favorite console, and so they had to claim that the 360 was DOA because of Blu Ray, the Cell (it made the PS3 future proof), the 2 gigabit ethernets (one was cut), the ability to drive two displays at 1080p with the two HDMI out (one was cut, and it cannot do one at 1080p), and on, and on. Now we have the whining about drm, tat it is only for TV and not games (never mind that is what Sony made the PS3 out to be - a multimedia machine), claims that the PS4 is so much more powerful. When the Xbox One was leading on Amazon, it was claimed that Amazon is not a good way of determining who is winning. When the PS4 took the lead, the media was all over it, it was proof that people are rejecting the Xbox, and some poll on Amazon showed that 92%, it was absolute proof that te PS4 in the lead. But when Xbox took back the lead, it is once again ignored and not reliable.

It is like Microsoft vs. Apple, anything to make sure Apple looks better. Apple has 30 million Mac users, that is a wild success. But 100 million copies of Win8 sold? They are for computers sitting on shelves, or maybe all 100 million people downgraded, or maybe Microsoft is committing a felony and lying on their quarterly statements. Anything to make sure that people are discouraged from using anything Microsoft produces

Re: Microsoft Reverses Course On Xbox One

Hahahahahahaha — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:16:48 -0000

"POS4" LOL
That's a good one. I'll be sure to use it every chance I get.

Re: Microsoft Reverses Course On Xbox One

nohone — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:11:54 -0000

1) we know you have cancelled, you have been spreading this crap all over the net

2) you need someone fired? It seems you are protesting a bit too much, sounds to me like you are a POS4 fan who is just trying to create more false outrage to drive people to Sony.

Re: Microsoft Reverses Course On Xbox One

Naveenangels — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:11:40 -0000

This is the whole damn problem with Microsoft these days..... They are screwing up every single product launch.
Create widespread outrage with the DRM requirements (the idea was great, but it was put forth as if it was a way of policing and that pissed of users).
Screwed up pricing (all the old timers of MSFT need to be fired, you aint the monopoly anymore and there already enough hate against the company without you adding more. It is not correct to abuse your dominant position)
No launch in India, China, Japan.
US first policy for WP, Bing.... no wonder PS4 is already outselling Xbox.

Re: Microsoft Reverses Course On Xbox One

SteveyAyo — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:51:45 -0000

Don't much care, I need someone fired for the bs they pulled today, they took a potentially great console and killed it

Re: Microsoft Reverses Course On Xbox One

techieg — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:49:27 -0000

And you think Mattrick makes the decisions on any of these? MS is probably gauging feedback/reaction and making their decisions based on that. The other thing they need to reverse is the ability to play current Xbox 360 disks on XB1....if gamers cry loud enough they will have to consider it and Mattrick will be given the script to come read to us.

Re: Microsoft Reverses Course On Xbox One

SteveyAyo — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:39:05 -0000

And I cancelled both my preorders immediately, don mattick needs to be fired, this is an absolute outrage... this new Xbox one-80 is trash

Re: Microsoft Reverses Course On Xbox One

Kenzibit — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:30:58 -0000

Yooo is this for real? Like real real? Naaa I think I'm dreaming.

Re: Adblock Plus Now Available For Internet Explorer

surilamin — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:04:18 -0000

Try turning on ActiveX filtering and using some tracking protection lists, it will solve most of your problems.

Re: Adblock Plus Now Available For Internet Explorer

PoohGQ — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:53:56 -0000

Tracking Protection Lists seemed to help alleviate this issue for me.. but they're far from perfect as they tend to block a lot of crucial stuff on legit web sites..

Re: Adblock Plus Now Available For Internet Explorer

iamwarpath — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:36:20 -0000

Ad Block, Hover Zoom, and better password management / autocomplete system would make me leave Chrome.

Re: Adblock Plus Now Available For Internet Explorer

koenshaku — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:57:00 -0000

Still running XP eh?

Re: Adblock Plus Now Available For Internet Explorer

koenshaku — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:56:31 -0000

Actually I stopped going to wmpoweruser altogether about 3 weeks ago. Malware tried to jump on my pc like three times going to that site. Yeah everyone needs to generate revenue to continue running your site, but you can at least have some class about it.

Re: Adblock Plus Now Available For Internet Explorer

soder — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:56:07 -0000

For a split second I thought it was meant for IE on WP8, but then I slapped myself in the face and became rational again...

Re: Nintendo 3DS Outsells Xbox 360 In May

techieg — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:49:43 -0000

This has been expected since the moment MS made the Xbox 360 obsolete at the Xbox One reveal. If others still cannot overtake Xbox 360 then they really suck.

Re: Adblock Plus Now Available For Internet Explorer

The Opportunity — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:41:05 -0000

Thanks god, I can finally use this to block the crap our of this site and wmpoweruser. Especiall wmpu, that s.hole of a site deserve to be ad blocked.

Re: Adblock Plus Now Available For Internet Explorer

The Situation — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:25:48 -0000

I'll always use the desktop version of IE, which has tracking protection lists and activex filtering which work together to block ads.

Re: Nintendo 3DS Outsells Xbox 360 In May

LP — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:08:48 -0000

3ds is a good portable gaming system. Glad to see it doing well.

Re: Refreshed Surface RT To Come With Qualcomm Processor & LTE

Bugbog — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:48:36 -0000

I would have thought that this would be a no-brainer!