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Postby Thurask » Wed Nov 06, 2013 7:13 pm

Meritocratic States wrote:I will only get Linux once major developers like DICE or BioWare supports it.
Good thing Valve's started.
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Postby Meritocratic States » Wed Nov 06, 2013 7:16 pm

Thurask wrote:
Meritocratic States wrote:I will only get Linux once major developers like DICE or BioWare supports it.
Good thing Valve's started.

Valve is simply not enough to get me to switch over.

They don't have a lot of games I thoroughly enjoy, Half Life and Portal is simply not enough.
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Postby Thurask » Wed Nov 06, 2013 7:21 pm

Meritocratic States wrote:
Thurask wrote: Good thing Valve's started.

Valve is simply not enough to get me to switch over.

They don't have a lot of games I thoroughly enjoy, Half Life and Portal is simply not enough.

But they do have two things, Steam and oodles of money to incentivize with. Steam for Linux would probably be the thing that facilitates Linux gaming.
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Postby Meritocratic States » Wed Nov 06, 2013 7:23 pm

Thurask wrote:
Meritocratic States wrote:Valve is simply not enough to get me to switch over.

They don't have a lot of games I thoroughly enjoy, Half Life and Portal is simply not enough.

But they do have two things, Steam and oodles of money to incentivize with. Steam for Linux would probably be the thing that facilitates Linux gaming.

No refunds on Steam? If you compare that to EA's Origin's refund policy...

Yeah. No.
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Postby Divair » Thu Nov 07, 2013 9:33 am

Nokia and their lovely cameras.
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Ainin
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Postby Ainin » Thu Nov 07, 2013 9:37 am

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Postby Divair » Thu Nov 07, 2013 9:37 am


Hopefully they go through with complete unification of the WP and W8 stores.
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Postby Ainin » Thu Nov 07, 2013 9:45 am

Divair wrote:

Hopefully they go through with complete unification of the WP and W8 stores.

I'm pretty confident WP and WinRT will be unified by next year, but I'm not too sure they'll unify WP and Win8.
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Postby Divair » Thu Nov 07, 2013 9:45 am

Ainin wrote:
Divair wrote:Hopefully they go through with complete unification of the WP and W8 stores.

I'm pretty confident WP and WinRT will be unified by next year, but I'm not too sure they'll unify WP and Win8.

http://www.wpcentral.com/breaking-micro ... ows-stores

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Postby Ainin » Thu Nov 07, 2013 10:24 am

Divair wrote:
Ainin wrote:I'm pretty confident WP and WinRT will be unified by next year, but I'm not too sure they'll unify WP and Win8.

http://www.wpcentral.com/breaking-micro ... ows-stores

Oh, I didn't see the word "stores" in your post. :blush:
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Postby Czechanada » Thu Nov 07, 2013 10:31 am

Ainin wrote:

Oh, I didn't see the word "stores" in your post. :blush:


Bah, more evidence of Windows turning into a walled garden.
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Postby Norstal » Thu Nov 07, 2013 10:32 am

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Ainin wrote:Oh, I didn't see the word "stores" in your post. :blush:


Bah, more evidence of Windows turning into a walled garden.

Merging stores turns Windows into a walled garden.

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Postby Ainin » Thu Nov 07, 2013 10:35 am

Czechanada wrote:
Ainin wrote:Oh, I didn't see the word "stores" in your post. :blush:


Bah, more evidence of Windows turning into a walled garden.

Making it easier for developers to public cross-platform means Windows turns into a walled garden?
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Postby Divair » Thu Nov 07, 2013 5:46 pm

Still waiting for a UK release date, Nokia.

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Postby Aeken » Thu Nov 07, 2013 5:47 pm

Divair wrote:Still waiting for a UK release date, Nokia.

Maybe they don't like the UK.

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Postby Divair » Thu Nov 07, 2013 5:48 pm

Aeken wrote:
Divair wrote:Still waiting for a UK release date, Nokia.

Maybe they don't like the UK.

They do, they're just bad at getting their phones out fast after announcing them.

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Postby Aeken » Thu Nov 07, 2013 5:50 pm

Divair wrote:
Aeken wrote:Maybe they don't like the UK.

They do, they're just bad at getting their phones out fast after announcing them.

How long has it been?

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Postby Divair » Thu Nov 07, 2013 5:51 pm

Aeken wrote:
Divair wrote:They do, they're just bad at getting their phones out fast after announcing them.

How long has it been?

Announced on the 22nd of October. Earliest release date is 22nd of November for some US carriers.

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Postby Meritocratic States » Thu Nov 07, 2013 5:51 pm



I welcome this development.

Maybe I'll switch over to Windows Phone from Android.
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Postby Ainin » Thu Nov 07, 2013 5:52 pm

Divair wrote:Still waiting for a UK release date, Nokia.

Probably going to be early to mid-December, a bit before Christmas, IMO.
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Postby Aeken » Thu Nov 07, 2013 5:52 pm

Divair wrote:
Aeken wrote:How long has it been?

Announced on the 22nd of October. Earliest release date is 22nd of November for some US carriers.

Damn.

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Postby Vitaphone Racing » Thu Nov 07, 2013 5:53 pm

I'm just really keen on the 1020. I want 41MP.
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Postby Divair » Thu Nov 07, 2013 5:54 pm

Vitaphone Racing wrote:I'm just really keen on the 1020. I want 41MP.

If the camera is what you care about, the 1020 is where it's at. Nobody will be able to compete with it for quite a while.

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Postby Vitaphone Racing » Thu Nov 07, 2013 5:55 pm

Divair wrote:
Vitaphone Racing wrote:I'm just really keen on the 1020. I want 41MP.

If the camera is what you care about, the 1020 is where it's at. Nobody will be able to compete with it for quite a while.

Tbh the camera isn't that important to me, but the difference in specifications between similarly sized phones is too slight for me to care. The Nokia has a huge drawcard with the camera, that's enough for me.
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Postby Aeken » Thu Nov 07, 2013 5:55 pm

Divair wrote:
Vitaphone Racing wrote:I'm just really keen on the 1020. I want 41MP.

If the camera is what you care about, the 1020 is where it's at. Nobody will be able to compete with it for quite a while.

S4 Zoom looks horrible.

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