User: Big Man Tony D

Re:It's not a year ago

On: Why the PS3's February Sales May Be Misleading

From January 2006 to February 2006 the Xbox 360 sales trailed off 36% (250K units down to 161k units). At the same point in its lifespan, Sony's PlayStation 3 experienced a drop-off of 48% (244K units down to 127K units)... Yet, despite trailing off by 25% more than its supply-constrained predecessor, the system does still cost $200 more." Wow, talk about using statistics to mislead. What the article's saying (or rather, trying to hide) is that microsoft couldn't make 360s fast enough and that the ps3 can't even match its sales with units sitting on every shelf. As far as it costing $200 more, Sony loses more money on each sale, so absolute price means nothing. These companies are just trying to get the console into people's homes so that they can earn licensing fees off the games. Correct Summary: PS3 sales are below 360's in the same timespan AND are dropping at a faster rate than 360's were. Even more importantly, 360 was supply limited while PS3 is demand limited.

IPod nano

On: Will The iPhone Kill The iPod?

This is the first iteration and obviously, it's a little weaker than us gadget freaks would prefer, but right now i've got a treo and a nano. Most normal people don't have some crazy library that's more than 8 gigs, so the capacity isn't an issue. And they're certainly not developing or loading custom software, so they really want something that's solid out of the box. The iPhone has a sleek, intuitive interface with plenty of space for my music. Why wouldn't I replace 2 products with one?

Treo: $650
8Gb iPod Nano: $250

iPhone: $600

Sounds perfect to me.