have developers switch to ubuntu and android open source operating
systems and have them charge for the source code and charge for the app
itself.
sent from my vinux4 linux laptop
On 09/11/2013 05:28 PM, Cara Quinn wrote:
Dark, this is not Microsoft's fault. You're railing here,against capitalism
itself. -Which is fine btw, but remember you're a part of this system as well.
As for new and wonderous games for new OS'es, this is a self-fulfilling
prophecy! How can there be new games for OS'es which no one is willing to use?
How will developers make any money writing games which they know they will
never sell because people like yourself refuse to update to a new OS?
Why would a small developer put themselves in that position deliberately? This
is simply unrealistic and unsympathetic to expect someone to do. How is someone
supposed to make a living? Are they just supposed to put themselves out just so
they can try to woo people to adopt a new OS and then sit back and hope against
hope that people will in fact like their game enough to update their OS for it?
What would you have developers do?
thanks,
Cara :)
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On Sep 11, 2013, at 2:10 PM, dark <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Tom.
the problem, and the thing you and other developers don't seem to get, is that
all the hip software upgrades and big number features in the world don't
actually matter.
yes, I could probably get used to the new interface, and probably live without
older games, but why should I?
Microsoft have created a system which does have a learning curve, especially in
it's lack of personal customization, (had they included propper backwards
compatibility and interface control that would've been different, but they
haven't).
Myself, if you or other developers started! saying "look, this is a really cool
feature that this game can use, like that tags idea and it comes with windows 8, here! is
a good reason to upgrade" then I'd considder upgrading.
Why did I buy an iphone and get used to vo? because basically there were lots
of fun things that I couldn't do with an xp laptop.
Back when windows 7 originally came out this is exactly what I expected would
happen, and by this point in time I expected actually good reasons to upgrade,
a hole bunch of games with newer and more interesting features that would be
playable only on newer os, but they haven't appeared, indeed I can only think
of one single audio game, airic the clerric which is windows 7 only, (and even
that is being fixed).
Yes, this means for a while people won't buy your games that are using xp, ----
but as you pointed out yourself that is the risk of a new os, and if your so
bothered about making the best games with these wondrous new things it
shouldn't matter.
Ultimately of course the fault is microsoft's, for creating a system which is
utterly unattractive, which has a harder to learn interface, and offers nothing
of practical use to the actual everyday vi user, however as you said yourself
microsoft are out to make money so think creating something flashy will do to
sucker people in, and bugger compatibility or personalisation, (and yes, I do
blame them for this, since they have more than enough money to include whatever
they like).
so, there is my principle challenge. Myself, I use my computer for media
playback, writing, internet brousing and games. The first four I can do quite
well already and have never heard that post xp windows does any better at them,
(indeed since I'd still be using winamp the media playback would be exactly the
same), however as I said with an iphone I was quite willing to switch for the,
and if there were five detailed and major games only playable on post xp
windows I'd switch myself, and likely others would as well.
beware the Grue!
Dark.
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