If you become too successful and penetrate the market too deeply, prepare for breakup!
I hope MS decides to persecute licence violators down to the single user. They'll make up that $Billion in the first week.
Re:The Cats Will Be Very Upset
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There's up to 300' of cable to chew to bits. Only the mouse and keyboard are wireless, the rest is a cable bundle from the monitor to the PC, up to 300' of cable.
MONITOR IS NOT WIRELESS
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The base unit can be located up to 300' away thanks to 300' of cable bundles. That way, all your PCs can be in the server room... Uh, winframe anyone??
Analog wireless monitor = interference and garbage.
The PS2 is a PC too! So is the GameCube! Gee Slashdot, tell us something we don't know.
The difference is that the XBOX has a harddrive and a CPU found in most desktops and has an OS that isn't so different from many desktops.
It's like saying "A pickup truck is just a car with a long bed in the back!!!! WOW WHAT A REVALATION!".
A console is a PC designed for a specific task: GAMES.
Next Slashdot will make the following brilliant revelations:
"A laptop is just a PC with integrated flatscreen and a battery!!"
"A PDA is just a really small laptop!!"
Your quest to bash Microsoft has gone from being a crusade to a Monty-Pythonesque parody of one.
Re:Microsoft diluting themselves
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Um, you know Microsoft owns that WebTV thing, right??
An XBOX is like a WebTV with a better processor and a hard drive. What's wrong with that?
As for DIVERSIFICATION (ahem..not dilution) look at the LARGEST company in the WORLD: General Electric.
They make refridgerators, televisions, aircraft engines. They own television networks and production companies. Are they spread too thin??
My degree is in business management, and during times like this you realize the importance of diversification. You get to leverage your exisiting resources to the fullest as well as your supply chain economies of scale while not putting all your eggs in one sector.
MS already wanted to make a "Computing appliance", which is why they purchased WebTV. A console is the next logical evolutionary step, since WebTV was too focused a product to generate interest.
Re:It's a different world
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Jeff said:
"There not use to it. Sony and Nintendo are veterans and know how to compete in the console business"
Gee, that sounds familiar... Oh wait, I remember!!
"Playstation will never top the Nintendo because Sony is new to the Console arena and Nintendo has the fan base and experience....."
Hmmmmmm... Whoever makes the best console with the best games wins. Period. I don't care if FORD decides to make a console, if it rocks, it will sell.
The only group that buys stuff by brand alone regardless of quality or price is Slashdot readers, who only use non-Microsoft products because Microsoft is evil... I, on the other hand, don't care if Atilla the Hun made the console, if it rocks, I'll buy it.
Re:Slashdot is a bunch of bitter geeks!!
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Oh, and did I mention the XBOX is PROGRESSIVE SCAN DVD!!!!!
Go price a standalone progressive scan dvd player.
Re:Slashdot is a bunch of bitter geeks!!
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1. Better platform. The capabilities of the XBOX are apparent at launch, the PS2 had NOTHING at launch, it was "Wait for GT3". The XBox delivers with its launch titles, and the best is yet to come.
2. MS has the funding to win. Money will secure them a LOT of titles. They have the pockets to take a loss up front to build user base and capture more exclusives.
3. They are NOT only marketing to kids. The PS2 is as popular with 20-somethings and 30-somethings as it is with teens, but 20's and 30's have MONEY. Gamecube wins the kiddies with their "Super Zelda Cartoon Dance Dance Extravaganza" but XBOX delivers sports and driving titles to the older crowd, plus Oddworld to the teens.
4. The platform is complete. The Gamecube uses PROPRIETARY minidiscs, the XBOX is DVD. The XBOX has broadband and network connectivity. the XBOX has a hard drive. These are options or don't exist for other platforms. "The PS2 costs soo much less" until you buy all the options to catch it up to the XBox.
5. Gamecube launch in JAPAN was dissapointing. They didn't sell out!! They CLOSE SCHOOLS in Japan when major consoles are released, yet the GameCube hit with a thud.
I personally don't want a GameCube when I can get a DVD player with excellent games for a little more. Noone I know even wants the gamecube, but then again I don't know any 8 year olds so that makes sense.
The PS2 rocks, but compare XBOX launch titles with the PS2 CURRENT MATURE lineup and you'll see the XBOX has a slight edge. Now compare XBOX launch titles with PS2 launch titles and you'll see the evolution this platform will take.
Re:Microsoft diluting themselves
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HOLY CLUELESS!!
As the manager of an IT division, I think you need to find a career that requires less thinking.
So, you think that the XBOX dev team splits their time between making midrange server OS'S and XBOX games? Man, you need to get a clue.
Think of the XBOX dev team as a WHOLE DIFFERENT COMPANY, with ALL DIFFERENT PEOPLE. Geeze, like MS has 10 employees and they have so split their time between XBOX and O/S's.
Re:I think this article is pants.
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What did you expect from Slashdot? They find the one article on the XBox that's negative, and even though its from a guy that has never even PLAYED one, they post it.
I guess thinking for themselves is too tough.
The brain of a Slashdot Reader:
Microsoft = EVIL
Don't jusdge their products on their own merits, assume that they are all bad.
For a bunch of smart people, you all are really ignorant.
Slashdot is a bunch of bitter geeks!!
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HEADLINE:
"Microsoft CURES AIDS AND CANCER"
Slashdot headline:
"Why Microsoft sucks for stealing the opportunity to cure cancer from independant drug companies"
The XBOX is a great console, but you people cannot think for yourselves well enough and simply damn everything MS.
If you all find out MS created LINUX, you'll suddenly post all the million reasons LINUX sucks.
Learn to think for yourselves and don't judge every product by simply looking at the brand name. How shallow is that?
The first million posts on this thread are all "When is the XXX version coming out? I don't want to give up LINUX!!!"
If you want to run a great O/S, get LINUX.
If you want to run SOFTWARE, get Windows.
It's like saying "I have the best car in the world!!! It does 0-60 in 2 seconds, get 99MPG, and costs $200! However, you can only drive it on your driveway..."
Sorry folks, anyone who defends OSx or Linux to the point where you cannot run any of the latest software, you are simply sad.
With a SlashDot lobbying group we'd see all of these wonderful changes:
Jean-Luc Picard, President of the US
Linus Torvolds elected to new position: Supreme High Commander
Linux becomes the "Official OS of the US"
Microsoft is broken up: Into 10000 business units.
Professional sports, or anything else athletic, is banned on US soil.
Success is officially condemned. If your company becomes sucessful, the new government will subsidize the underdog competition and break you up. That is, until the underdog becomes the leader, at which time the cycle repeats.
"Capitalism" is declared "Un-American". Selling things, like software and music, is banned. The new "Slash/Socialism" takes over, and all products are GPL'd.
Suntans are deemed "unattractive" until a new monitor is developed that emits UV rays, giving pasty-white geeks a deep, rich tan.
It HAS to be Microsoft's fault for layoffs in the US!!!
Come on Slashdotters, you know as well as I that the lack of Job Security in the US is a result of Microsoft's tyrranical ways. If LINUX ruled the world, there would be no more job cuts.
If they can bust that site in Norway for transmitting child porn, can they bust a cellphone company for being an accomplice to a drug deal by transmitting the deal details? Whatabout E-Mail. For them to censor they would first need to be spying on it, so all your email will be first ready by your ISP before being forwarded to you? After all, your Email is being temporarily stored on THEIR servers, so they are liable right? What about this one: I use the Community Bullatin Board at my local Police department to distribute kiddie porn without them knowing about it, then turn them in. After all, the ISP didn't know the kiddie porn was there, why not apply the same rules to this situation?
Censorship, my friends, is a slippery slope. Busting an ISP for 100 of the 100Trillion bits of data on a server and claiming that they should have "policed it better" is rediculous, and if let stand will lead to your ISP reading your email and possibly your IM's and other communication methods.
Racists are funny.
They live in trailors and go ont he Jerry Springer show and blame the black people for their sorry lives. Fear is a funny thing, it makes some people work hard to improve themselves, it makes weaker people look for other people to blame.
Anyone who thinks they can judge a person based on their race is silly.
By the way, I cannot think of a single redneck philosopher, architect, doctor or anyone else who has contributed to society. Looks like you racist rednecks are even worse than the black people you fear so much!!
Ignorance is bliss and "First Nigga" is one happy guy.
Re:Bush's neglect is a plan, not an oversite
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You're so sad....
You don't have a CLUE about how the system works. The Rich getting Richer is bogus. Yes, you heard me, BOGUS. How do you get money from the rich??? INCOME TAX?? Nope, their money isn't in income, it's in capital gains and tied up in investments. Any move to "hurt" the rich will impact the poor FAR more.
Furthermore, when a rich person get's hurt, do you REALLY think he just "takes" the pain??? NO WAY!! Increases taxes on the rich and they will simply fire workers and increase their pay plans to make up for the change.
The key is, the RICH employ, the POOR are employed (or not....). Hurt the employer, and I guarantee it will trickle down to the employee.
In America, you should eb ALLOWED to get rich. Why do you people treat being rich like its a bad thing and should be punished??
Don't worry, though. With thinking like yours, you'll never have to worry about being rich...
Slashdot Mirror
Slashdotters UNITE! Fight against SUCCESS!
And you wonder why you are a bunch of losers.
If you become too successful and penetrate the market too deeply, prepare for breakup!
I hope MS decides to persecute licence violators down to the single user. They'll make up that $Billion in the first week.
There's up to 300' of cable to chew to bits. Only the mouse and keyboard are wireless, the rest is a cable bundle from the monitor to the PC, up to 300' of cable.
The base unit can be located up to 300' away thanks to 300' of cable bundles. That way, all your PCs can be in the server room... Uh, winframe anyone??
Analog wireless monitor = interference and garbage.
Digital wireless monitor = WAY to much bandwidth.
It comes with up to 300' of cable so you can put the base anywhere. This is slashdot, so accuracy in reporting is not a concern.
A wireless flatscreen would SUCK. Analog = interference. Digital = too much bandwidth for wireless. 'nuff said.
"XBox SUCKS because it's just a PC"
"Let's run LINUX on it"
Uh, could you all make up your minds? That's what I love about SlashDot, the hypocracy!!
I agree! Those Microsoft devils should use larger harddrives, like what's in the GameCube and PS2!!... uh.... nevermind....
"XBOX is looking like a PC"
WOW! It IS a PC you rocket scientists!
The PS2 is a PC too! So is the GameCube! Gee Slashdot, tell us something we don't know.
The difference is that the XBOX has a harddrive and a CPU found in most desktops and has an OS that isn't so different from many desktops.
It's like saying "A pickup truck is just a car with a long bed in the back!!!! WOW WHAT A REVALATION!".
A console is a PC designed for a specific task: GAMES.
Next Slashdot will make the following brilliant revelations:
"A laptop is just a PC with integrated flatscreen and a battery!!"
"A PDA is just a really small laptop!!"
Your quest to bash Microsoft has gone from being a crusade to a Monty-Pythonesque parody of one.
Um, you know Microsoft owns that WebTV thing, right??
An XBOX is like a WebTV with a better processor and a hard drive. What's wrong with that?
As for DIVERSIFICATION (ahem..not dilution) look at the LARGEST company in the WORLD: General Electric.
They make refridgerators, televisions, aircraft engines. They own television networks and production companies. Are they spread too thin??
My degree is in business management, and during times like this you realize the importance of diversification. You get to leverage your exisiting resources to the fullest as well as your supply chain economies of scale while not putting all your eggs in one sector.
MS already wanted to make a "Computing appliance", which is why they purchased WebTV. A console is the next logical evolutionary step, since WebTV was too focused a product to generate interest.
Jeff said:
"There not use to it. Sony and Nintendo are veterans and know how to compete in the console business"
Gee, that sounds familiar... Oh wait, I remember!!
"Playstation will never top the Nintendo because Sony is new to the Console arena and Nintendo has the fan base and experience....."
Hmmmmmm... Whoever makes the best console with the best games wins. Period. I don't care if FORD decides to make a console, if it rocks, it will sell.
The only group that buys stuff by brand alone regardless of quality or price is Slashdot readers, who only use non-Microsoft products because Microsoft is evil... I, on the other hand, don't care if Atilla the Hun made the console, if it rocks, I'll buy it.
Oh, and did I mention the XBOX is PROGRESSIVE SCAN DVD!!!!!
Go price a standalone progressive scan dvd player.
1. Better platform. The capabilities of the XBOX are apparent at launch, the PS2 had NOTHING at launch, it was "Wait for GT3". The XBox delivers with its launch titles, and the best is yet to come.
2. MS has the funding to win. Money will secure them a LOT of titles. They have the pockets to take a loss up front to build user base and capture more exclusives.
3. They are NOT only marketing to kids. The PS2 is as popular with 20-somethings and 30-somethings as it is with teens, but 20's and 30's have MONEY. Gamecube wins the kiddies with their "Super Zelda Cartoon Dance Dance Extravaganza" but XBOX delivers sports and driving titles to the older crowd, plus Oddworld to the teens.
4. The platform is complete. The Gamecube uses PROPRIETARY minidiscs, the XBOX is DVD. The XBOX has broadband and network connectivity. the XBOX has a hard drive. These are options or don't exist for other platforms. "The PS2 costs soo much less" until you buy all the options to catch it up to the XBox.
5. Gamecube launch in JAPAN was dissapointing. They didn't sell out!! They CLOSE SCHOOLS in Japan when major consoles are released, yet the GameCube hit with a thud.
I personally don't want a GameCube when I can get a DVD player with excellent games for a little more. Noone I know even wants the gamecube, but then again I don't know any 8 year olds so that makes sense.
The PS2 rocks, but compare XBOX launch titles with the PS2 CURRENT MATURE lineup and you'll see the XBOX has a slight edge. Now compare XBOX launch titles with PS2 launch titles and you'll see the evolution this platform will take.
HOLY CLUELESS!!
As the manager of an IT division, I think you need to find a career that requires less thinking.
So, you think that the XBOX dev team splits their time between making midrange server OS'S and XBOX games? Man, you need to get a clue.
Think of the XBOX dev team as a WHOLE DIFFERENT COMPANY, with ALL DIFFERENT PEOPLE. Geeze, like MS has 10 employees and they have so split their time between XBOX and O/S's.
What did you expect from Slashdot? They find the one article on the XBox that's negative, and even though its from a guy that has never even PLAYED one, they post it.
I guess thinking for themselves is too tough.
The brain of a Slashdot Reader:
Microsoft = EVIL
Don't jusdge their products on their own merits, assume that they are all bad.
For a bunch of smart people, you all are really ignorant.
HEADLINE:
"Microsoft CURES AIDS AND CANCER"
Slashdot headline:
"Why Microsoft sucks for stealing the opportunity to cure cancer from independant drug companies"
The XBOX is a great console, but you people cannot think for yourselves well enough and simply damn everything MS.
If you all find out MS created LINUX, you'll suddenly post all the million reasons LINUX sucks.
Learn to think for yourselves and don't judge every product by simply looking at the brand name. How shallow is that?
The first million posts on this thread are all "When is the XXX version coming out? I don't want to give up LINUX!!!"
If you want to run a great O/S, get LINUX.
If you want to run SOFTWARE, get Windows.
It's like saying "I have the best car in the world!!! It does 0-60 in 2 seconds, get 99MPG, and costs $200! However, you can only drive it on your driveway..."
Sorry folks, anyone who defends OSx or Linux to the point where you cannot run any of the latest software, you are simply sad.
With a SlashDot lobbying group we'd see all of these wonderful changes:
Jean-Luc Picard, President of the US
Linus Torvolds elected to new position: Supreme High Commander
Linux becomes the "Official OS of the US"
Microsoft is broken up: Into 10000 business units.
Professional sports, or anything else athletic, is banned on US soil.
Success is officially condemned. If your company becomes sucessful, the new government will subsidize the underdog competition and break you up. That is, until the underdog becomes the leader, at which time the cycle repeats.
"Capitalism" is declared "Un-American". Selling things, like software and music, is banned. The new "Slash/Socialism" takes over, and all products are GPL'd.
Suntans are deemed "unattractive" until a new monitor is developed that emits UV rays, giving pasty-white geeks a deep, rich tan.
Go Slashdot GO!!!
It HAS to be Microsoft's fault for layoffs in the US!!!
Come on Slashdotters, you know as well as I that the lack of Job Security in the US is a result of Microsoft's tyrranical ways. If LINUX ruled the world, there would be no more job cuts.
If they can bust that site in Norway for transmitting child porn, can they bust a cellphone company for being an accomplice to a drug deal by transmitting the deal details? Whatabout E-Mail. For them to censor they would first need to be spying on it, so all your email will be first ready by your ISP before being forwarded to you? After all, your Email is being temporarily stored on THEIR servers, so they are liable right? What about this one: I use the Community Bullatin Board at my local Police department to distribute kiddie porn without them knowing about it, then turn them in. After all, the ISP didn't know the kiddie porn was there, why not apply the same rules to this situation?
Censorship, my friends, is a slippery slope. Busting an ISP for 100 of the 100Trillion bits of data on a server and claiming that they should have "policed it better" is rediculous, and if let stand will lead to your ISP reading your email and possibly your IM's and other communication methods.
Racists are funny. They live in trailors and go ont he Jerry Springer show and blame the black people for their sorry lives. Fear is a funny thing, it makes some people work hard to improve themselves, it makes weaker people look for other people to blame. Anyone who thinks they can judge a person based on their race is silly. By the way, I cannot think of a single redneck philosopher, architect, doctor or anyone else who has contributed to society. Looks like you racist rednecks are even worse than the black people you fear so much!! Ignorance is bliss and "First Nigga" is one happy guy.
You're so sad.... You don't have a CLUE about how the system works. The Rich getting Richer is bogus. Yes, you heard me, BOGUS. How do you get money from the rich??? INCOME TAX?? Nope, their money isn't in income, it's in capital gains and tied up in investments. Any move to "hurt" the rich will impact the poor FAR more. Furthermore, when a rich person get's hurt, do you REALLY think he just "takes" the pain??? NO WAY!! Increases taxes on the rich and they will simply fire workers and increase their pay plans to make up for the change. The key is, the RICH employ, the POOR are employed (or not....). Hurt the employer, and I guarantee it will trickle down to the employee. In America, you should eb ALLOWED to get rich. Why do you people treat being rich like its a bad thing and should be punished?? Don't worry, though. With thinking like yours, you'll never have to worry about being rich...