To make a politically statement, I want the automative industry to produce more environmental friendly cars. The geek factor is really high, it's full of gadgetry!!!! I knew when I bought it, I would not be saving any money in the long term (provided gas doesn't hit like $9/gallon).
The average person in China could not afford the $15/month that the west can pay. IIRC The game is downloaded for free, CD keys are ~$2USD and $0.05USD per hour (IE: every computer in every internet cafe in Shanghai has WoW installed on it)...
Blizzard is probably making 1/20th the amount of $$$ from the chinese player then their making from the US player....
Based on all this, you could expect to see 10M WoW players in China by year end, and Blizzard gets to inflate their numbers!
The economics here are very interesting.
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To make a politically statement, I want the automative industry to produce more environmental friendly cars. The geek factor is really high, it's full of gadgetry!!!! I knew when I bought it, I would not be saving any money in the long term (provided gas doesn't hit like $9/gallon).
hmmmn
What if I don't want my 'popularity' published?
The average person in China could not afford the $15/month that the west can pay. IIRC The game is downloaded for free, CD keys are ~$2USD and $0.05USD per hour (IE: every computer in every internet cafe in Shanghai has WoW installed on it)... Blizzard is probably making 1/20th the amount of $$$ from the chinese player then their making from the US player.... Based on all this, you could expect to see 10M WoW players in China by year end, and Blizzard gets to inflate their numbers! The economics here are very interesting.