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Dvorak On The Future Of The Xbox

Posted by simoniker on from the curmudgeon-gamer dept.

Thanks to PC Magazine for its John Dvorak-authored editorial discussing his view of the present and future for Microsoft's Xbox game console. Dvorak rages: "Microsoft has over $56 billion in the bank and should be dominating the console market. Unfortunately, the company's overall strategies have failed and may continue to fail, leaving the Xbox in the dustbin with the last great American hope for a super game machine, the 3DO box from circa 1993", before continuing: "I think it can be argued that high-expectation syndrome was partially responsible for the deaths of both the 3DO machine and Sega. It definitely plays into the Xbox story... Compare this rollout to the original Sony PlayStation 1's debut... it just kind of appeared and worked its way to the top by attrition." He ends by musing: "Keeping the Xbox alive is important to Microsoft. Its pride and prestige are at stake... We will see an Xbox II. Whether it fulfills Microsoft's dream or becomes a collector's item remains to be seen."

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  1. Re:Come on, this is Dvorak. by pizza_milkshake · · Score: 4, Funny

    yeah, and what's with his whacky keyboard?

  2. Re:The sky is falling! by BigDork1001 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Dvorak is slowly becoming the Nostrodamus of the high-tech industry.

    Nope, can't be Nostrodamus. There are people out there who actually put stock in what Nostrodamus predicted. I don't think anyone believes what Dvorak says. I think the better thing to say would be, "Dvorak is slowly becoming the mad, raving, lunatic of the high-tech industry."

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  3. Re:The sky is falling! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    Dvorak is slowly becoming the mad, raving, lunatic of the high-tech industry.

    Slowly becoming? In my opinion, he reached the mad raving lunatic mark years ago. :)

  4. Re:Come on, this is Dvorak. by illuminata · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hear that Dvorak uses QWERTY. The fucking hypocrite.

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  5. Re:Dvorak Lacks Credability by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny


    You picked the only two things he's right about.

  6. You know you're wrong when by Morgahastu · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know you're wrong when even Slashdot doesn't agree with your anti-ms bashing.

  7. Re:Come on, this is Dvorak. by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 2, Funny

    Zatrhas not too bright. Zathras like it when nice commander explain joke. Zathras get a good laugh. Not laugh much these days. Too much work for poor Zathras.

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