I believe (but I'm not a lawyer, YMMV etc.) that any board of directors has a fiduciary responsibility to consider any proposal.
After all, legally, they're representing the shareholders.
Of course, they might hate the very idea of a take over, and the "consideration" may be perfunctory. But they have to at least go through the motions.
> 'movie, book or video-game instantly repels... when the director/writer throws "Oh yah, we didn't tell you but the hero can destroy all the bad guys instantaneously with a twitch of a finger"-type twists.'
To quote Google quoting gonzaga.edu, 'An unrealistic or unexpected intervention to rescue the protagonists or resolve the conflict... The term is a negative one, and often implies a lack of skill on the part of the writer. '(Emphasis mine).
We are capable on building and understanding rich models of interaction, but get confused and disappointed when someone blows them away. How upset were you when you were told Santa Clause doesn't exist?
Speaking as a Jehovah's Witness, we believe that the Bible prohibits the taking of any blood - animal or human. Since the Bible is God's inspired instruction to us, that prohibition is straight from the top. In our view, a whole blood transfusion clearly counts.
You're right - the PSP shows a lot of promise (See here for technical details - link doesn't seem to display correctly in Mozilla). Sony also has the market clout to get the software developers lined up.
Zodiac will die if they don't maintain compatibility. One of the (many) things Nintendo got right with the GBA is that it maintains backwards compatibility, while being a big step forward.
- Have the same price point (or within about $30 of the GBA)
- Have a significant technological lead
- Cement a lot of software partnerships before launch
- Probably cut a better licensing deal for the software developers than Nintendo offers
I love the GBA (when I can get it out of the hands of my son:-) ), but a little *viable* competition for Nintendo would really help in that end of the market.
My memory is that DR-DOS had just sold about 6 million copies in Europe (can't speak for the US), Novell bought it, and the product died.
The UK based R&D and sales and marketing that had made DR-DOS a real challenge to MS-DOS (in Europe at least) were disbanded. My source? I used to work with one of the ex-senior DR-DOS marketing people just after Novell bought them.
Having said all that, it was along time ago, under a completely different management team, in a completely different market.
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I believe (but I'm not a lawyer, YMMV etc.) that any board of directors has a fiduciary responsibility to consider any proposal. After all, legally, they're representing the shareholders. Of course, they might hate the very idea of a take over, and the "consideration" may be perfunctory. But they have to at least go through the motions.
> 'movie, book or video-game instantly repels ... when the director/writer throws "Oh yah, we didn't tell you but the hero can destroy all the bad guys instantaneously with a twitch of a finger"-type twists.'
... The term is a negative one, and often implies a lack of skill on the part of the writer. '(Emphasis mine).
There's a term for that: Deus Ex Machina.
To quote Google quoting gonzaga.edu, 'An unrealistic or unexpected intervention to rescue the protagonists or resolve the conflict
We are capable on building and understanding rich models of interaction, but get confused and disappointed when someone blows them away. How upset were you when you were told Santa Clause doesn't exist?
See this article at watchtower.org for the full scoop on our beliefs.
Zodiac will die if they don't maintain compatibility. One of the (many) things Nintendo got right with the GBA is that it maintains backwards compatibility, while being a big step forward.
- Have the same price point (or within about $30 of the GBA)
- Have a significant technological lead
- Cement a lot of software partnerships before launch
- Probably cut a better licensing deal for the software developers than Nintendo offers
I love the GBA (when I can get it out of the hands of my son :-) ), but a little *viable* competition for Nintendo would really help in that end of the market.
My memory is that DR-DOS had just sold about 6 million copies in Europe (can't speak for the US), Novell bought it, and the product died.
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The UK based R&D and sales and marketing that had made DR-DOS a real challenge to MS-DOS (in Europe at least) were disbanded. My source? I used to work with one of the ex-senior DR-DOS marketing people just after Novell bought them.
Having said all that, it was along time ago, under a completely different management team, in a completely different market.
I just hope that Mono thrives