Actually, Nintendo has never sold a console at a loss. That is totally anathema to their corporate personality.
The only companies to have sold consoles at a loss are Sega (and only with the Dreamcast) and Microsoft (only with the Xbox). The PS2 may have been sold at a loss early in its lifespan, but it was a very small loss.
As consoles continue to be manufactured, the parts get cheaper, and the process gets streamlined. Thus consoles become more and more profitable over their lifetime. Nintendo has the best profit margins out of the three on their console, despite the fact that it's being sold for much less...
"Flashpants (What a feeling)" (To the tune of "Flashdance (What a Feeling)," Irene Cara)
Late, when there's nothing but a dim glowing screen That displays what you hide deep inside your drive All alone in the night, with your hand gripping tight and your cock stiff as steel, hard as stone
Well I feel my pussy, close my eyes, pinch my nipples Wrap around, take a hold, of your cock!
What a feeling! Penis greasing! You can see it all and I'm younger than your wife! Take your pants off! And get your nuts off! Pictures come alive when you come into your eye!
Now my tits are perky, rub my clit, spread my pussy In a flash, you take hold of your cock!
What a feeling! Fiendish beating! Keep your Lubriderm and your tissues standing by! Pull your pants down! And make the saints frown! Pictures come alive then you come into your eye!
What a feeling!
What a feeling (You are horny now) Penis greasing (Look at porno now) Pictures come alive then you come into your eye! What a feeling (You can really see it all) What a feeling (etc.)
It reveals a bottom layer in the cultural strata of software users: those who use Free Software;
Okay, that's just not true. Is there a "caste" system for software users? I would certainly hope not, to create one would be a pointless and self-indulgent intellectual exercise.
But even if there were to be such a thing, would free software users belong at the bottom? Some would say yes, because they're cheap. But if you think about it, actually free software users require a lot more from their software.
We don't like bugs. We don't like bloat. We don't like giving up control of our files in exchange for shiney, flashy interfaces. As a result, very few softwares (like Apache for instance) meet our standards.
Damn this kind of stratification, but if it does exist, put free software users at the top of the pyramid, where we belong. You can put the braindead 12 yearolds downloading from Kazaa at the bottom.
Some time ago, I Read an article in TIME that spoke about all humans having a dull sense of synathesia.
They say it is the origin of all metaphors...how people come up with expressions like "sharp cheese" or "bitter cold." We can all relate to these phrases, although a taste can't really be "sharp."
So...they want it to drive Mac and iPod sales, but they won't let anyone who hasn't bought one or both even look inside the store? That's wonderful logic.
Maybe they should make it so you have to have both the iPod and the Mac already before you can look at anything! The way to bring the customers in, is to keep the customers out...right?
What I'm wondering is why the music store is locked out to anyone except OS X users with iTunes 4.
I can see why they want to make it seem "exclusive," but it's obvious that this is a web based app that could have been implemented on all platforms...
Even if they wanted to make it so only Mac users could actually buy stuff, they should have at least let everyone else browse. What next, you can only use the Apple Store if you already have a Mac? This is bad marketing, folks.
Use WindowsME with file sharing enabled and no patches as your firewall. Hackers will explode with excitement before they can intrude...leaving nothing behind but steaming puddles of Dr Pepper.
You might think I'm joking but this actually works! Go ahead and try it, then post your IP address to this site. Your boss will thank you for the amazing audit!
SPEC's have been proven not to be able to measure the speed of "just the CPU" as they say they do.
Sorry, but there are lies, damn lies, and benchmarks. Measures of individual parts of a system might be good for determining bottlenecks, but they aren't good for measuring real-world performance.
There was this one episode where "David Banner" (the human side of the Hulk) was a roadie for this rock band, and one of the band members put acid in his soda.
Then he got all crazy, and turned into the Hulk, but he was the Hulk on acid and everything was chartreuse and tennis ball yellow. Are they gonna do that in the movie? 'Cause if not I will be deeply disappointed.
I don't know what the big fuss is about "online" games. You can't just slap on "online" features to a game and expect it to play well.
The best games will always follow the 'good gamer' strategy: have plenty of customization, tight control, run fast on older hardware, and light bugs (fewer than 4 or 5 if possible.)
While these ladies seems to know a bit about how to paint a gauntlet in Ultima Online or the coolest magic effects in EverQuest, I can't see anyone following this advise in a professional gaming environment. The commercial depression is just too high.
People of Earth, hear my cry. I have no computer. I'm writing you this from the year 1827, where these things have not yet been invented.
People of 2003, hear my warning. In my arrogance, I meddled with things that Man was never intended to use.
My blind stupidity has damned us all. I created a steam powered robot-Negro, and it will destroy the entire wheat-crop of the South!
My only chance for humanity lies with a swarthy Portugese pirate. Known as "cabeza de luna," or 'meat-beard' in English, this stalwart has no respect for the laws of haberdashy, or my crotch.
In closing, your offer was rejected. We hope that you will still consider us the next time you decide that you need aluminum siding.
Most game magazines/websites are kept aloft by their advertisers. Corruption is much more rampant than traditional 'news'.
You can usually still tell what's crap though...on a scale of "10", anything that gets below an "8" is not worth buying. Anything below a 7 might actually cause your computer/game console to blow up.
An alpha elf can always browse the opportunity for Kung Fu, so let's exculpate!
Slashdot Mirror
Actually, Nintendo has never sold a console at a loss. That is totally anathema to their corporate personality.
The only companies to have sold consoles at a loss are Sega (and only with the Dreamcast) and Microsoft (only with the Xbox). The PS2 may have been sold at a loss early in its lifespan, but it was a very small loss.
As consoles continue to be manufactured, the parts get cheaper, and the process gets streamlined. Thus consoles become more and more profitable over their lifetime. Nintendo has the best profit margins out of the three on their console, despite the fact that it's being sold for much less...
"Flashpants (What a feeling)"
(To the tune of "Flashdance (What a Feeling)," Irene Cara)
Late, when there's nothing but a dim glowing screen
That displays what you hide deep inside your drive
All alone in the night, with your hand gripping tight
and your cock stiff as steel, hard as stone
Well I feel my pussy, close my eyes, pinch my nipples
Wrap around, take a hold, of your cock!
What a feeling! Penis greasing!
You can see it all and I'm younger than your wife!
Take your pants off! And get your nuts off!
Pictures come alive when you come into your eye!
Now my tits are perky, rub my clit, spread my pussy
In a flash, you take hold of your cock!
What a feeling! Fiendish beating!
Keep your Lubriderm and your tissues standing by!
Pull your pants down! And make the saints frown!
Pictures come alive then you come into your eye!
What a feeling!
What a feeling (You are horny now)
Penis greasing (Look at porno now)
Pictures come alive then you come into your eye!
What a feeling (You can really see it all)
What a feeling (etc.)
I'd rather higher a hooker.
Some of that Calvin and Hobbes Pr0n was pretty hot.
Although I would've preferred Hobbes getting it on with Calvin's mom instead of Calvin. I guess the incest gives it more of a sordid quality!
It reveals a bottom layer in the cultural strata of software users: those who use Free Software;
Okay, that's just not true. Is there a "caste" system for software users? I would certainly hope not, to create one would be a pointless and self-indulgent intellectual exercise.
But even if there were to be such a thing, would free software users belong at the bottom? Some would say yes, because they're cheap. But if you think about it, actually free software users require a lot more from their software.
We don't like bugs. We don't like bloat. We don't like giving up control of our files in exchange for shiney, flashy interfaces. As a result, very few softwares (like Apache for instance) meet our standards.
Damn this kind of stratification, but if it does exist, put free software users at the top of the pyramid, where we belong. You can put the braindead 12 yearolds downloading from Kazaa at the bottom.
That it's already up! Your butt, that is!
Some time ago, I Read an article in TIME that spoke about all humans having a dull sense of synathesia.
They say it is the origin of all metaphors...how people come up with expressions like "sharp cheese" or "bitter cold." We can all relate to these phrases, although a taste can't really be "sharp."
So...they want it to drive Mac and iPod sales, but they won't let anyone who hasn't bought one or both even look inside the store? That's wonderful logic.
Maybe they should make it so you have to have both the iPod and the Mac already before you can look at anything! The way to bring the customers in, is to keep the customers out...right?
What I'm wondering is why the music store is locked out to anyone except OS X users with iTunes 4.
I can see why they want to make it seem "exclusive," but it's obvious that this is a web based app that could have been implemented on all platforms...
Even if they wanted to make it so only Mac users could actually buy stuff, they should have at least let everyone else browse. What next, you can only use the Apple Store if you already have a Mac? This is bad marketing, folks.
Seriously guys, how long would it take to spot that one? You lazy fucks.
PS Can I have your job?
Use WindowsME with file sharing enabled and no patches as your firewall. Hackers will explode with excitement before they can intrude...leaving nothing behind but steaming puddles of Dr Pepper.
You might think I'm joking but this actually works! Go ahead and try it, then post your IP address to this site. Your boss will thank you for the amazing audit!
how can an OS completely dedicated to emulating another OS would ever be popular?
if copying Windows is your focus, isn't your OS already second-rate by design?
SPEC's have been proven not to be able to measure the speed of "just the CPU" as they say they do.
Sorry, but there are lies, damn lies, and benchmarks. Measures of individual parts of a system might be good for determining bottlenecks, but they aren't good for measuring real-world performance.
There was this one episode where "David Banner" (the human side of the Hulk) was a roadie for this rock band, and one of the band members put acid in his soda.
Then he got all crazy, and turned into the Hulk, but he was the Hulk on acid and everything was chartreuse and tennis ball yellow. Are they gonna do that in the movie? 'Cause if not I will be deeply disappointed.
Don't post your GNU propaganda crap in this thread.
That might make me angry...and believe me, you won't like me when I'm angry.
On mine I want cheese and bacon! If I had another quarter, I could reach the next nude border...
you are tick infested horseblankets!
FP!
Mr. Draper is gay, that's a well known fact. Look it up if you don't believe me.
I don't know what the big fuss is about "online" games. You can't just slap on "online" features to a game and expect it to play well.
The best games will always follow the 'good gamer' strategy: have plenty of customization, tight control, run fast on older hardware, and light bugs (fewer than 4 or 5 if possible.)
While these ladies seems to know a bit about how to paint a gauntlet in Ultima Online or the coolest magic effects in EverQuest, I can't see anyone following this advise in a professional gaming environment. The commercial depression is just too high.
Are you and Steve Jobs still friends? Is it true that your "blue box" design inspired the iMac?
People of Earth, hear my cry. I have no computer. I'm writing you this from the year 1827, where these things have not yet been invented.
People of 2003, hear my warning. In my arrogance, I meddled with things that Man was never intended to use.
My blind stupidity has damned us all. I created a steam powered robot-Negro, and it will destroy the entire wheat-crop of the South!
My only chance for humanity lies with a swarthy Portugese pirate. Known as "cabeza de luna," or 'meat-beard' in English, this stalwart has no respect for the laws of haberdashy, or my crotch.
In closing, your offer was rejected. We hope that you will still consider us the next time you decide that you need aluminum siding.
Yours,
Eli Whitney, aka "The Human Knuckle"
Jared from Subway? Is that you?
Most game magazines/websites are kept aloft by their advertisers. Corruption is much more rampant than traditional 'news'.
You can usually still tell what's crap though...on a scale of "10", anything that gets below an "8" is not worth buying. Anything below a 7 might actually cause your computer/game console to blow up.
An alpha elf can always browse the opportunity for Kung Fu, so let's exculpate!
when are we gonna see a story with that?
My own and others!