I honestly don't think that the existance of Eidos depends on these two titles. And I get the feeling that delayed games are common nowadays (and I won't mention that tall, blonde dude that lets god sort them out...).
It may even be better for Eidos: the longer the wait, the more people pre-order a title. And those will get the game before they can read any review. If the game is decent, well, no problem. If not, it is too late for the buyer and the company cashes in.
Loss of reputation? Come on... you buy a game, not a game from a company. If a reputation could really be damaged from a bad game, Sierra would have died after "Outpost" (the only game that made me write a letter to the publisher).
IT WORKS!! BELIEVE ME!!!!!!
Here is what you have to do: check your INBOX and look for unwanted mail, no matter who send it to you. AND THEN SUE THE PERSON WHO MAILED YOU AND SEND ME A MERE 1% OF THE AMOUNT YOU RECEIVE!!
Everytime you do this, it adds $990 to your account. I couldn't believe it either until the $$$ started to flow my way! My wife does it, and now we have no more financial worries!!!!!!!!
Don't feel left out, check your inbox today and start to make money!!!!
By the way, this mail is not spam. No, Sir. Honest. It just a one-time mailing. Really. Trust me.
Currently? Size. An audio book will fit on a CD, an ebook will fit on a floppy disk. And then there are people that understand content better by reading it instead of hearing it (visual type - of course there is also an audio type, for them audio book would be better).
we are nearing the point where synthetic computer voices can "read" the original text
I doubt that will happen in the next few years. Synthetic voices still have a long way to go, especially when you take into account that you listen to a "synthetic audio book" over a longer period of time. Small glitches in the pronounciation and the voice melody are in this case more obvious (and more annoying) than when the voice announces the time or reading an email. But I agree, it could happen over time
And in the end there are always people who prefer a "real book". I admit I've been one of these, but the advantages of well produced ebooks (read it in the dark with the backlight on, a PDA is quickly stored in your pocket as opposed to some books, keep several titles on your PDA, save room on the shelf) made me change my mind.
Palm can provide the upper-class business models (read: expensive, primarily PIM functions, long battery life, sleek design) and sell low-cost models under the Handspring brand (e.g. for students, young adults etc.).
Maybe even Handspring products will focus on multimedia capabilites, personally I think Palm never really quite managed to score in that area.
But then again, things could remain the way they are:)
by the swiss NZZ from february (sorry, in german):
NZZ
According to the article the phone often calls somebody else than you wanted - you want to talk to your friend, you get your boss on the line. Decide for yourself if this is acceptable for a phone:) But do not worry: "It will be fixed with the next software update" (this sentence is mentioned 5 time in the article.. go figure).
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I always though that all you have to do to get a girl is to buy her a beer (or two)... ;)
But then again, you don't have to give anything to a man to get him. Well, Everquest seems to have strange economic and social rules.
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I honestly don't think that the existance of Eidos depends on these two titles. And I get the feeling that delayed games are common nowadays (and I won't mention that tall, blonde dude that lets god sort them out...).
It may even be better for Eidos: the longer the wait, the more people pre-order a title. And those will get the game before they can read any review. If the game is decent, well, no problem. If not, it is too late for the buyer and the company cashes in.
Loss of reputation? Come on... you buy a game, not a game from a company. If a reputation could really be damaged from a bad game, Sierra would have died after "Outpost" (the only game that made me write a letter to the publisher).
IT WORKS!! BELIEVE ME!!!!!! Here is what you have to do: check your INBOX and look for unwanted mail, no matter who send it to you. AND THEN SUE THE PERSON WHO MAILED YOU AND SEND ME A MERE 1% OF THE AMOUNT YOU RECEIVE!!
Everytime you do this, it adds $990 to your account. I couldn't believe it either until the $$$ started to flow my way! My wife does it, and now we have no more financial worries!!!!!!!!
Don't feel left out, check your inbox today and start to make money!!!!
By the way, this mail is not spam. No, Sir. Honest. It just a one-time mailing. Really. Trust me.
why eBooks are better than audio content?
Currently? Size. An audio book will fit on a CD, an ebook will fit on a floppy disk. And then there are people that understand content better by reading it instead of hearing it (visual type - of course there is also an audio type, for them audio book would be better).
we are nearing the point where synthetic computer voices can "read" the original text
I doubt that will happen in the next few years. Synthetic voices still have a long way to go, especially when you take into account that you listen to a "synthetic audio book" over a longer period of time. Small glitches in the pronounciation and the voice melody are in this case more obvious (and more annoying) than when the voice announces the time or reading an email. But I agree, it could happen over time
And in the end there are always people who prefer a "real book". I admit I've been one of these, but the advantages of well produced ebooks (read it in the dark with the backlight on, a PDA is quickly stored in your pocket as opposed to some books, keep several titles on your PDA, save room on the shelf) made me change my mind.
Palm can provide the upper-class business models (read: expensive, primarily PIM functions, long battery life, sleek design) and sell low-cost models under the Handspring brand (e.g. for students, young adults etc.).
:)
Maybe even Handspring products will focus on multimedia capabilites, personally I think Palm never really quite managed to score in that area.
But then again, things could remain the way they are
Let's see if my trusted old Voodoo 2 board can handle the new graphics :)
by the swiss NZZ from february (sorry, in german): NZZ According to the article the phone often calls somebody else than you wanted - you want to talk to your friend, you get your boss on the line. Decide for yourself if this is acceptable for a phone :) But do not worry: "It will be fixed with the next software update" (this sentence is mentioned 5 time in the article.. go figure).