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Microsoft Kicks Playstation2 out of CeBit.
dnaumov writes "According to this article on ZDNET, Microsoft complained to the show organizers, Hannover Messe AG, that Sony was breaching show rules by letting people play on Sony PlayStation 2 game consoles. While Sony has been letting people play their consoles at CeBIT for the past 3 years, that didn't really bother anyone. However, MS seemed to not like the fact and filled a complaint. What makes this even more funny is that Microsoft officials denied that the company had complained to the Messe. but the show organizers confirmed that Richard Roy, vice president, corporate strategy, had complained. This effectively forced PS2 out of the show and Sony started packing their bags on Sunday. Microsoft was also displaying their XBOX console at the show."
It's not that PS2 is kicked off Cebit, or Microsoft's initiative in that direction. No, what annoys me is Microsoft's systematic lying to the public, and then it gets away with it.
And since MS can do it without any consequences, they are going to repeat it, time and again.
Sigged!
I say go ahead, buy XBOX! I'll tell you why my friend.
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As long as M$ keeps cranking these puppies out, they're losing massive money until 2004, when they will release XBOX2, most likely another hardware monster that will not recoup it's manufacturing costs in sales.
If they cut their losses now, they won't get to enjoy all that wonderful debt they will incur. Sure, it's probably a drop in the bucket, but every little bit counts.
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