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Refalm:
--- Quote from: Orethrius ---I'm also shocked that you didn't show them a WMV9 and AVI side-by-side, with no identification of the source files other than the page source.
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Or better: the difference between QuickTime HD movie and WMV :rolleyes:
H_TeXMeX_H:
--- Quote from: Orethrius ---Ya know, what's "crazy" to me is that you didn't join in with something like "Yeah, I can't believe how some people don't follow mob mentality and just conform to what everybody else does. What a sucky concept; I mean, we TOTALLY should still be under British rule and all." I'm also shocked that you didn't show them a WMV9 and AVI side-by-side, with no identification of the source files other than the page source. "Tell me, which is better, the one with the crappy quality and framedrops on the left, or the one with the superior quality and full playback on the right?" It's sad how people think Microsoft still has half a clue about the standards they once supported.
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I kinda felt like expressing myself in a similar way, maybe I should have. Unfortunately there were no computers in the room for the avi/wmv test. As for the sarcasm ... I doubt they would have gotten it, even though I'm quite sarcastic 90 % of the time when talking to people, they just don't fucking get it. It's always good for a laugh when I say something ridiculously sarcastic and people believe it :)
WMD:
Never mind that AVI isn't a format. It's a wrapper. Many of the AVI files today are some form of MPEG4.
worker201:
--- Quote from: Pathos ---Business that does not rely on customer loyalty falls out of the capitalistic model. Capitalistic businesses in theory should be moderated by the decisions made by customers on where to spend their money.
This does not work in situations where:
1. Customers are not appropriately informed (eg information withheld by tobacco companies).
2. Customers do not fully research the background of the product (eg child labour).
3. Customers do not have a choice (eg monopolies, illegal thug practises).
That is why we NEED laws that protect against these. They are flaws in the Capitalistic theory.
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Your first point above is the key. Product information is withheld from the consumers on purpose. Tobacco companies are just a well-known example. But trade secrets, unlisted ingredients, false statistical claims, and marketing spin are also part of the swindle. That's why the US market is not really capitalism, because true Adam Smith capitalism requires full honest disclosure. What we have is some sort of Technocratic market, where the withholding of information drives the consumer. This is the sort of market that Microsoft has flourished in - nobody demands or even wants the real truth about the products they buy. Which I think is both sad and ethically wrong.
H_TeXMeX_H:
So what can we do about it ?
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