NSG Senate Lobby: Bread, Circuses and Automatic Weapons

[Macedonian Grand Empire]

A libertarian would say that.
Bel per fuel efficiency relative to the number of passengers and pollution by number of passengers it is much more efficient.

And in terms of costs, it is a train wreck.

Hmm... No... A bus costs around 200.000 euros and has a capacity of lets say around 50 people. Seated and standing.
A normal car lets say an opel costs around 14.000 euros and can sit at best 5 people but normally 1 or 2 people occupy it.
So in order to get the 30 people the costs would be 210.000. Add to that the fuel costs, congestion of traffic and what not.

[Kouralia]

Those who control the 'Pete The Fixer', 'Shady Gentleman', 'Shadow of The Prince' (assuming that he/she attended this) and the 'Prince of Shadows' Accounts to confirm with the MoI (i.e. me) their IC identities, please.

I assume I OOCly am correct about the identities of the Man With Many Faces and The Godfather.

Repost.

[Ainin]

[The Shadow of the Prince]

Those who control the 'Pete The Fixer', 'Shady Gentleman', 'Shadow of The Prince' (assuming that he/she attended this) and the 'Prince of Shadows' Accounts to confirm with the MoI (i.e. me) their IC identities, please.

I assume I OOCly am correct about the identities of the Man With Many Faces and The Godfather.

OOC: I didn't, it was a complete godmod.

[Kouralia]

Those who control the 'Pete The Fixer', 'Shady Gentleman', 'Shadow of The Prince' (assuming that he/she attended this) and the 'Prince of Shadows' Accounts to confirm with the MoI (i.e. me) their IC identities, please.

I assume I OOCly am correct about the identities of the Man With Many Faces and The Godfather.

OOC: I didn't, it was a complete godmod.

Okay, you have no obligation to tell me your IC identity. Everyone else though...

[Belmaria]

What are the terms and conditions? And the specs? That's either a device with really cheap hardware, or you have to sign a slave contract with the service provider. Either way, you get so much more with Chrome OS. Just stahp Ainin.

[Ainin]

Just stahp Ainin.

Why would I stop making ads for my storefront?

[Belmaria]

Just stahp Ainin.

Why would I stop making ads for my storefront?

I'll have to counter that offer then.

But anyway, can you answer my questions? Is the hardware overly cheap, or do customers have to enslave themselves to get that price?

[Divair]

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Alternatively, we could go for Dell Venue 8. Or Surface. Whatever's cheapest.

[Divair]

Why would I stop making ads for my storefront?

I'll have to counter that offer then.

But anyway, can you answer my questions? Is the hardware overly cheap, or do customers have to enslave themselves to get that price?

1080P screen, 2GB of RAM, 32GB storage with 64GB microSD, 6.7MP camera, 2.2GHz quad-core, 8120 mAh battery.


It's a brilliant piece of hardware.

[Belmaria]

I'll have to counter that offer then.

But anyway, can you answer my questions? Is the hardware overly cheap, or do customers have to enslave themselves to get that price?

1080P screen, 2GB of RAM, 32GB storage with 64GB microSD, 6.7MP camera, 2.2GHz quad-core, 8120 mAh battery.


It's a brilliant piece of hardware.

Running Windows on any non-big.LITTLE ARM processor is a bad idea. But still, what about the contract? What type of contract do customers have to sign when they purchase this device for the price specified?

[Ainin]

Running Windows on any non-big.LITTLE ARM processor is a bad idea.

That's why it runs RT.

Next!

[Divair]

Running Windows on any non-big.LITTLE ARM processor is a bad idea.

No, not really. Every single device I've used has been extremely responsive. I've encountered no lag.

But still, what about the contract? What type of contract do customers have to sign when they purchase this device for the price specified?

Not a particularly harsh one, probably. Small monthly payments for 4G connectivity and that's about it.

[Belmaria]

Running Windows on any non-big.LITTLE ARM processor is a bad idea.

That's why it runs RT.

Next!

Alright. Free market time.

Smith Industries is offering ARM-powered Chromebooks for £99

Specs
Processor: A-15 Quad Core
RAM: 2 GB
SSD Space: 16 GB
Display: Matte IPS, 350 nits, 11.6 inches
Weight: 1.2 kilograms
Ports: 2x USB 3.0, SD Card Slot, Combo Audio Jack, HDMI, Kensington Lock
Networking: Wifi (max 56 Mbps), with optional 4G models available (with 200 MB of data per month for free, powered by T-Mobile, add £39 to price)
Battery: 9 Hours
Goodies: 12 free inflight wifi passes from GoGo, 100 GB of Google Drive space free for two years, and a 30 day free trial of Google Play Music All Access.

[Divair]

That's why it runs RT.

Next!

Alright. Free market time.

Smith Industries is offering ARM-powered Chromebooks for £99

Specs
Processor: A-15 Quad Core
RAM: 2 GB
SSD Space: 16 GB
Display: Matte IPS, 350 nits, 11.6 inches
Weight: 1.2 kilograms
Ports: 2x USB 3.0, SD Card Slot, Combo Audio Jack, HDMI, Kensington Lock
Battery: 9 Hours

It runs ChromeOS. Next.

[Ainin]

with 200 MB of data per month for free, powered by T-Mobile, add £39 to price)

Didn't we go over this? You can't control T-Mobile's actions.

[Belmaria]

Alright. Free market time.

Smith Industries is offering ARM-powered Chromebooks for £99

Specs
Processor: A-15 Quad Core
RAM: 2 GB
SSD Space: 16 GB
Display: Matte IPS, 350 nits, 11.6 inches
Weight: 1.2 kilograms
Ports: 2x USB 3.0, SD Card Slot, Combo Audio Jack, HDMI, Kensington Lock
Battery: 9 Hours

It runs ChromeOS. Next.

What's bad about Chrome OS?

[Divair]

It runs ChromeOS. Next.

What's bad about Chrome OS?

It's literally the equivalent of taking a Windows machine and removing everything but Chrome. It has no added functionality. You're paying for a computer that's essentially a browser.

[Belmaria]

with 200 MB of data per month for free, powered by T-Mobile, add £39 to price)

Didn't we go over this? You can't control T-Mobile's actions.

T-Mobile has an agreement with Google to offer free data to 3G/4G Chromebooks for two years after purchase. Also, all Chromebooks come with 100 GB of free Google Drive space for 2 years (except for the Pixel which has a TB of space for three years), 12 free GoGo wifi passes, and a free trial of Google Play Music. So I should probably add that as well.

What's bad about Chrome OS?

It's literally the equivalent of taking a Windows machine and removing everything but Chrome. It has no added functionality. You're paying for a computer that's essentially a browser.

With browser apps. Look up Murder Files and Cracking Sands. They are both independent applications that run on Chrome OS. They run in their own window and they aren't web-based.

[Unicario]

1080P screen, 2GB of RAM, 32GB storage with 64GB microSD, 6.7MP camera, 2.2GHz quad-core, 8120 mAh battery.


It's a brilliant piece of hardware.

Running Windows on any non-big.LITTLE ARM processor is a bad idea. But still, what about the contract? What type of contract do customers have to sign when they purchase this device for the price specified?

In what world is the ARM processor "sub-par", It's an emerging technology that has the potential to beat x86 to death.

[Belmaria]

Running Windows on any non-big.LITTLE ARM processor is a bad idea. But still, what about the contract? What type of contract do customers have to sign when they purchase this device for the price specified?

In what world is the ARM processor "sub-par", It's an emerging technology that has the potential to beat x86 to death.

ARM processors are inherently weak unless the big.LITTLE architecture is used. I never said they were "sub-par" though...

[Divair]

Didn't we go over this? You can't control T-Mobile's actions.

T-Mobile has an agreement with Google to offer free data to 3G/4G Chromebooks for two years after purchase. Also, all Chromebooks come with 100 GB of free Google Drive space for 2 years (except for the Pixel which has a TB of space for three years), 12 free GoGo wifi passes, and a free trial of Google Play Music. So I should probably add that as well.

It's literally the equivalent of taking a Windows machine and removing everything but Chrome. It has no added functionality. You're paying for a computer that's essentially a browser.

With browser apps. Look up Murder Files and Cracking Sands. They are both independent applications that run on Chrome OS. They run in their own window and they aren't web-based.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/deta ... dnmojicndb
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/deta ... iahggomhaf
They're Chrome apps. You're literally paying for a browser.

[Ainin]

Didn't we go over this? You can't control T-Mobile's actions.

T-Mobile has an agreement with Google to offer free data to 3G/4G Chromebooks for two years after purchase. Also, all Chromebooks come with 100 GB of free Google Drive space for 2 years (except for the Pixel which has a TB of space for three years), 12 free GoGo wifi passes, and a free trial of Google Play Music. So I should probably add that as well.

That's T-Mobile USA, and as far as I'm aware of, T-Mobile has no service in Aurentina.

[Ainin]

T-Mobile has an agreement with Google to offer free data to 3G/4G Chromebooks for two years after purchase. Also, all Chromebooks come with 100 GB of free Google Drive space for 2 years (except for the Pixel which has a TB of space for three years), 12 free GoGo wifi passes, and a free trial of Google Play Music. So I should probably add that as well.


With browser apps. Look up Murder Files and Cracking Sands. They are both independent applications that run on Chrome OS. They run in their own window and they aren't web-based.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/deta ... dnmojicndb
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/deta ... iahggomhaf
They're Chrome apps. You're literally paying for a browser.

http://www.scroogled.com/chromebook :3

[Belmaria]

T-Mobile has an agreement with Google to offer free data to 3G/4G Chromebooks for two years after purchase. Also, all Chromebooks come with 100 GB of free Google Drive space for 2 years (except for the Pixel which has a TB of space for three years), 12 free GoGo wifi passes, and a free trial of Google Play Music. So I should probably add that as well.


With browser apps. Look up Murder Files and Cracking Sands. They are both independent applications that run on Chrome OS. They run in their own window and they aren't web-based.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/deta ... dnmojicndb
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/deta ... iahggomhaf
They're Chrome apps. You're literally paying for a browser.

You're paying for the hardware, actually. The OS is free. And to say that an app is bad because it's a "Chrome App" is like saying that Windows or Android apps are inherently bad too. Like I said before (maybe you didn't hear me) they are NOT browser-based. They run independently on the system as a separate application. They do NOT rely on an internet connection to function. They are NOT browser-based apps. And there are several apps like that.