we go through lots of hardware at my company (customer hardware breaks down after 6 years of being on constantly and we replace it)
When we get rid of the broken stuff, we strip out the non-toxic pieces, and then we pay a secondary company by the pound to dispose of the bad stuff. They rip out what is useful and still worth something, and then pay to dispose the rest of it.
This system works perfectly fine without any extra levels of existing government bureaucracy. This just seems to be another example of needing to enforce current codes and regulations, instead of creating new codes and regulations.
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Searching the internet for images of semi-attractive females is "weird"? What else is the internet for?
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Apple during the early to mid 90's was doing it's best to become just another PC clone. Remember the PC on a PCI card that you could add? Those horrible and huge beige boxes they put out? There's plenty in Apple's history that has been less than stellar.
SCO figures out a way to get out of this mess scott free...
Being bought out by IBM would be one possibility. Big Blue clearly has more money and lawyers to throw around, but even they don't want to put too much money into such a worthless enterprise.
According the numbers I saw when I worked in retail (at the #2 US big box electronics store) the profit margin on PS2 and XBox games ranged from $3-$7 for the retailer.
Wow... guess my number was a little old. Thanks for the info.
So, the profit number is closer to $500 or $600 million. And still wouldn't account for the huge increase in overall MS profits (although it still helps some).
Hopefully this is a good sign for the IT industry. Medium range and high end products are being sold at higher levels. That means more people are needed to support them. Unless you work for my company which has been ordering new Dell Windows 2003 servers and then expecting their lone MCSE certified loser (me) to support them all...
Well, only some of that can be attributed to Halo 2.
It's probably sold close to 7 million copies now. Add in an average of $10 worth of accessories to each sale (some people buy a new controller or two, but most buy nothing else).
So, you have (Halo 2 ($50) + $10 accessories) * 7 million = $420 million, roughly $300 million of which is profit. Plus all the new Xbox live account, which is probably pulling in a couple million in profit per month.
Nice bump from Halo 2, but it's clearly not enough to double their profit from the previous quarter.
Also, sales of new xboxes don't count, since this is profit, not revenue.
The same thing (rendering Toy Story like movies in real time) was said about the PS2 and Xbox. Has this happened? No. And it won't happen with the Xbox 2 and PS3. They'll look great, but they won't be of that quality.
or a reasonable loss leader for getting people started on pay-as-you go mobile offerings.
Almost every cell provider does this already, and not just for pay-as-you go type offerings. Cingular has three phones that are free instantly, with no mail in rebates involved.
Pre-paid phones usually rely on mail in rebates, but there are still prepaid phones available that would net to free after (if?) the rebate check arrives.
How now brown cow? I don't recall the last time I posted a "RTFA" comment. Or complained "vociferously"...
It was a joke. And I did read the BBC article. Full of baseless accusations and worthless, ignorant sources. The whole article has a made up feel to it.
The row has led to calls for Iran to develop its own satellite technology.
Why? Satellite tech because a site lost its host?
The agency said it had sent repeated e-mails to the server, and then telephoned, but no satisfactory reason was given for the breach of contract.
It's not a breach of contract. It's a termination of contract. The service provider always gives themselves the right to deny service to anyone on any grounds, and wisely so.
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says the incident has prompted renewed pressure on Iran and other Islamic nations to build up their own satellite communications technology.
Again, why would this be related to a website being taken down?
A senior official in the Iranian ministry of Islamic guidance, which handles the media, accused the US government of breaching human rights by allegedly ordering the move.
Oh boy! Human rights? It's a human right to have a web site?
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The same tech is used here to find hidden oil deposits.
I don't know, but we won't find out until 2Q, whenever that is.
A lot of different processes depend on the tides.
Yet another reason to go and download MAME (and the game rom, if you own the original board :P )
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Shh... only Bush does the evil stuff around here.
Congress is never involved!
we go through lots of hardware at my company (customer hardware breaks down after 6 years of being on constantly and we replace it)
When we get rid of the broken stuff, we strip out the non-toxic pieces, and then we pay a secondary company by the pound to dispose of the bad stuff. They rip out what is useful and still worth something, and then pay to dispose the rest of it.
This system works perfectly fine without any extra levels of existing government bureaucracy. This just seems to be another example of needing to enforce current codes and regulations, instead of creating new codes and regulations.
Searching the internet for images of semi-attractive females is "weird"? What else is the internet for?
You, my friend, live in a weird world.
hey hey... simmer down!
Michael Sims is gone!
Apple during the early to mid 90's was doing it's best to become just another PC clone. Remember the PC on a PCI card that you could add? Those horrible and huge beige boxes they put out? There's plenty in Apple's history that has been less than stellar.
SCO figures out a way to get out of this mess scott free...
Being bought out by IBM would be one possibility. Big Blue clearly has more money and lawyers to throw around, but even they don't want to put too much money into such a worthless enterprise.
It was also posted in my free subscription of Wired. Complete with pretty photos and nice big paper!
MS just made $10 billion in a single quarter. They're not going anywhere anytime soon.
According the numbers I saw when I worked in retail (at the #2 US big box electronics store) the profit margin on PS2 and XBox games ranged from $3-$7 for the retailer.
Wow... guess my number was a little old. Thanks for the info.
So, the profit number is closer to $500 or $600 million. And still wouldn't account for the huge increase in overall MS profits (although it still helps some).
Hopefully this is a good sign for the IT industry. Medium range and high end products are being sold at higher levels. That means more people are needed to support them. Unless you work for my company which has been ordering new Dell Windows 2003 servers and then expecting their lone MCSE certified loser (me) to support them all...
Well, only some of that can be attributed to Halo 2.
It's probably sold close to 7 million copies now. Add in an average of $10 worth of accessories to each sale (some people buy a new controller or two, but most buy nothing else).
So, you have (Halo 2 ($50) + $10 accessories) * 7 million = $420 million, roughly $300 million of which is profit. Plus all the new Xbox live account, which is probably pulling in a couple million in profit per month.
Nice bump from Halo 2, but it's clearly not enough to double their profit from the previous quarter.
Also, sales of new xboxes don't count, since this is profit, not revenue.
buy two old cars
It's like when you buy a old russian mig jet. You buy one to fly, and one for parts.
Tinfoil hats cause interference.
I'm holding my PS2. Can I believe it now?
The same thing (rendering Toy Story like movies in real time) was said about the PS2 and Xbox. Has this happened? No. And it won't happen with the Xbox 2 and PS3. They'll look great, but they won't be of that quality.
or a reasonable loss leader for getting people started on pay-as-you go mobile offerings.
Almost every cell provider does this already, and not just for pay-as-you go type offerings. Cingular has three phones that are free instantly, with no mail in rebates involved.
Pre-paid phones usually rely on mail in rebates, but there are still prepaid phones available that would net to free after (if?) the rebate check arrives.
How now brown cow? I don't recall the last time I posted a "RTFA" comment. Or complained "vociferously"...
It was a joke. And I did read the BBC article. Full of baseless accusations and worthless, ignorant sources. The whole article has a made up feel to it.
The row has led to calls for Iran to develop its own satellite technology.
Why? Satellite tech because a site lost its host?
The agency said it had sent repeated e-mails to the server, and then telephoned, but no satisfactory reason was given for the breach of contract.
It's not a breach of contract. It's a termination of contract. The service provider always gives themselves the right to deny service to anyone on any grounds, and wisely so.
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says the incident has prompted renewed pressure on Iran and other Islamic nations to build up their own satellite communications technology.
Again, why would this be related to a website being taken down?
A senior official in the Iranian ministry of Islamic guidance, which handles the media, accused the US government of breaching human rights by allegedly ordering the move.
Oh boy! Human rights? It's a human right to have a web site?
Can you read Persian?
If it's reported by the BBC, it must be true!