In Other News...October 16

[Kelegacy]

Originally Posted by menage

You mean Gold? Yes it is. Hilarious to actually have to pay for IE. No thanks.

I actually thinking of selling that thing. I hate it more and more. And barely use it. Only reason I keep hanging on to it is my massive backlog and games like Skyrim and the occasional XBLA game.

On another subject. I doubt we'll actually fly dragons manually actross the world. I don't know if the consoles could handle it. But maybe I'm wrong. Maybe we can even fly backwards

Wow, what a joke. Most or all of what Microsoft charges for should be free anyway, and is elsewhere. Instead of adding value to Gold thecopposite seems to be happening in my eyes. I will never pay for it again. I hope.

[Widgetcraft]

On the other side of the coin, Sony has got me paying for Plus without much in the way of crippling PS3 features (auto-updates and cloud saving aside), by giving away free games and deeper sales.

[Gorvi]

It is funny that they expect you to pay to have access to IE, a browser most people actively avoid using on the PC.

[Rune_74]

Originally Posted by Gorvi

It is funny that they expect you to pay to have access to IE, a browser most people actively avoid using on the PC.

At least they aren't suing and actor though, am I right?

[Gorvi]

Originally Posted by Rune_74

At least they aren't suing and actor though, am I right?

Sure thing, fight that good fight.

[Rune_74]

Originally Posted by Gorvi

Sure thing, fight that good fight.

Hey just calling a rose a rose...

[Gorvi]

Originally Posted by Rune_74

Hey just calling a rose a rose...

I'd call it harassing across threads, but you do what you need to do. It's amusing, really, more than anything else.

[Rune_74]

Originally Posted by Gorvi

I'd call it harassing across threads, but you do what you need to do. It's amusing, really, more than anything else.

What a little tongue in cheek is harrasing now? YOu getting a thin skin as you get older man?

[Gorvi]

Originally Posted by Rune_74

What a little tongue in cheek is harrasing now? YOu getting a thin skin as you get older man?

Nah, just found it to be funny. Harassing was probably the wrong word, I blame it on lack of sleep.

[Talanvor]

Originally Posted by Kelegacy

Wow, what a joke. Most or all of what Microsoft charges for should be free anyway, and is elsewhere. Instead of adding value to Gold thecopposite seems to be happening in my eyes. I will never pay for it again. I hope.

Why do we still get ads as Gold users, why?

[ThievesAmongUs]

Dragon Riding ?

[GunnyMo]

IE for the 360 is, as expected from the beta, total crap. Absolutely no Flash (or similar) support so those thousands and thousands of videos online? Cannot watch them. It's unreal how anyone thought disabling that feature was in any way a good thing.

Also, the only reason I care is because I am stuck with mobile and Live for internets browsing as my laptop is broken...again. Laptops suck. lol

[ThievesAmongUs]

Originally Posted by GunnyMo

IE for the 360 is, as expected from the beta, total crap. Absolutely no Flash (or similar) support so those thousands and thousands of videos online? Cannot watch them. It's unreal how anyone thought disabling that feature was in any way a good thing.

Also, the only reason I care is because I am stuck with mobile and Live for internets browsing as my laptop is broken...again. Laptops suck. lol

Wait, I thought IE had flash added to it (for the X360) recently ?

Edit: Nope, it supports HTML5, but not Flash.

[MagGnome]

I can't even imagine browsing the web with a controller.

[Widgetcraft]

You've always been able to do it with the PS3. No one does though, because there isn't a good reason to. I'd hope that Microsoft would implement some Kinect functionality though.

[Gorvi]

I used to use the PS3 browser back before I had a PC connected to my TV to watch stuff on GameTrailers and Zero Punctuation. It's cumbersome to say the least. At least with the PS3 I believe you can hook up a mouse and keyboard if you're feeling crazy, but the browser still isn't the greatest.

[MagGnome]

Originally Posted by Widgetcraft

You've always been able to do it with the PS3. No one does though, because there isn't a good reason to. I'd hope that Microsoft would implement some Kinect functionality though.

"Xbox, search for Etsy".

"No Xbox, not Goatse".

"Xbox, stop!"

"Xbox, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

[Widgetcraft]

Actually, with Kinect/360, you'd say "BING Goatsee!"

Because everyone uses Bing. The commercials say so.

[ThievesAmongUs]

Originally Posted by Widgetcraft

Actually, with Kinect/360, you'd say "BING Goatsee!"

Because everyone uses Bing. The commercials say so.

Screw that noise ! Everybody uses "Ask Jeeves" !

[menage]

Originally Posted by Kelegacy

Wow, what a joke. Most or all of what Microsoft charges for should be free anyway, and is elsewhere. Instead of adding value to Gold thecopposite seems to be happening in my eyes. I will never pay for it again. I hope.

Yeah, it's ridiculous practice. You pay to get free stuff like facebook and twitter, and now ie?? Sure thye'll say you pay for gaming and those are extras but they lock em out regardless. And then you still get swamped with ads.

PS+ is a far superior service imo, actually adding value instead of stripping content from your customers behind a paywall.

The 720 would have a hard time getting my money that's for sure if they keep it up. After Kinect the whole thing went to shits