Sadly enough, it appears the average price of PS3 units on eBay has dropped (Tanked is a much more proper way of putting it). Doing a quick search [on ebay for Playstation 3] should reveal that a large number of units with prices over $1k are being left unsold.
Because Microsoft has been trying to enter the home media center market. They have developed the software and have thrown out the XBox 360 to become the home media center. But, not many people are buying into it.
What they are missing now:
Plasma & LCD HDTV's (Sony has the most popular line according to recent sales figures.) Steroes CD/MP3 Players & Other media devices Movies & Music that can actually be bundled with the package
& Of course, the most important of it all, they will actually have a presence in Japan.
There are large number of people in IT who do not improve their skills on a daily basis, and end up implementing the same solutions over and over again. And like mentioned in the above post, skills in this industry become outdated about every 5 years.
When the company does find someone matching those qualifications, most of the time, they find themselves with someone who has an outdated skill set.
Coming back to the beginning of the circle, the Managers sees they have hired a person with an outdated skill set even after such "detailed qualifications" were specifically placed on the ad.
Then an outcry for more skilled IT workers will be issued in conferences around the world.
The problem here is, the difference between a skilled IT worker 5 years ago and a skilled IT worker now are competely different. And Managers have fallen into the same trap that some experienced IT workers have also fell into.
What you said is just part of the problem. Performance metrics are usually measured in percentages, but percentages cannot grow forever.
Example:
Company A makes $50 in 1999 Company A makes $100 in 2000
Growth is 100% -- This is what analyst and other investors look at
Company A makes $175 in 2001
Growth is 75% -- Company is thought to be dying, cause it didnt grow as fast as last year, even though it made more money than the other 2 years combined. As a result stock tanks.
Last quarter Google add an increase of 81% in profit, yet stock dropped cause it was not 100%. Still shocked that some analyst are still expecting those 100% growth rates when Google's revenue has hit $10 billion.
Just think of all the Bell Corporations that are in Congress lobbying for control of the internet... If this doesnt give them the firepower to win... well either:
1. Our government decides China creating their own "internet" isnt a threat
or
2. The government doesnt understand the consquences.
With 2 different "internets" the rest of the world will either follow one or create their own. Not only that, it would mean other nations such as the US, would be put on the defensive. Because by controlling the backbone, you control the flow of information. With the digital era today, all information is pretty much sent through those fiber optics and/or copper wires. If China even has the smallest chance of being able to filter out military secrets and/or other confidential information that traveled within their "internet", it would be a national security crisis. US would respond with their internet, and UK would respond with theirs... and who knows, next thing Iraq would even make their own?
You look great on paper, with C++, familiarity w/ Perl & PHP. You also know the Windows OS and Linux OS. But if I was a recruiter, that doesn't tell me anything. 1. Have you ever used those skills to create programs?
2. Have you ever worked with a team of developers? (Most companies do not hire just 1 programmer to fulfill the company's programming needs.)
3. Have you ever adhered to a strict schedule and have deadlines that have to be met?
4. What does familiarity mean, make basic web pages only, understand the theory but never applied it?
5. Do you have a passion for what you are doing or are you just looking for a job?
6. And of course, like the apple intern, why should I hire you over that other guy who just came up to me and told me the same thing?
These are all questions that have to be answered, and there are probably many more that still need to be answered that are not listed above.
If you are a sophomore or maybe even a freshman in college, try to find a computing job on campus. There are almost always several of those around because of the how cheap students are willing to work for. Not only do these positions help you beef up your resume, but they also tell companies that you have applied the skills you have learned in professional environments. If there are no possible job opportunities, look instead to become a research assistant for a computer science professor on campus.
Besides work experiences, keep all the programs you have worked in school, and create other programs outside of school. Keep these all these pieces of work in a portfolio and indicate on your cover letter that you have prior programs/webpages that can be shown so the company may themselves look at where your current skill levels are. This way, you are not telling the company what you're capable of; you are showing the company what you are capable of.
And of course, since you are in school, having a good GPA should be a no brainer.
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But all the information in the current world does not support these predictions:
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http://www.gwn.com/news/story.php/id/10792/
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1. Sony loses a few more high profile exclusives
2. POSSIBLE Microsoft XBox 360 Price Cuts http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=133
3. eBay shows slow demand for ebay crash in PS3 Prices http://www.gamespot.com/news/6162338.html
Get Rich scheme is failing ...
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Sadly enough, it appears the average price of PS3 units on eBay has dropped (Tanked is a much more proper way of putting it). Doing a quick search [on ebay for Playstation 3] should reveal that a large number of units with prices over $1k are being left unsold.
ROI from 400% now down to 100% in 2 days
Why Gamers will not leave ...
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AMD runs Half Life 2 at 100FPS and Intel runs HL2 at 99FPS
Why Businesses will not leave
The $100 Million they spent on producing applications that only run on windows for the past 20 years.
Why the Average Joe will not leave
"Oh look a Mac Laptop for $2500!"
"But oh wait, its an even better deal to the Dell Laptop for $2100 and spend the other $400 on an iPod"
Why the MAC Fanatics will stay
Look at the small icons on the bottom of the screen turn big when my mouse moves over it. WOOOOOOOW!
Because Microsoft has been trying to enter the home media center market. They have developed the software and have thrown out the XBox 360 to become the home media center. But, not many people are buying into it.
What they are missing now:
Plasma & LCD HDTV's (Sony has the most popular line according to recent sales figures.)
Steroes
CD/MP3 Players & Other media devices
Movies & Music that can actually be bundled with the package
& Of course, the most important of it all, they will actually have a presence in Japan.
Is Univerisal implying the size of these films are about 10 mb?
... I watch movie trailers that were 3 times as large.
Sounds like these movies have been checked to see if email was possible, and the results turned out postive.
King Kong as a 10 MB video file
Sad thing is,
There are large number of people in IT who do not improve their skills on a daily basis, and end up implementing the same solutions over and over again. And like mentioned in the above post, skills in this industry become outdated about every 5 years.
When the company does find someone matching those qualifications, most of the time, they find themselves with someone who has an outdated skill set.
Coming back to the beginning of the circle, the Managers sees they have hired a person with an outdated skill set even after such "detailed qualifications" were specifically placed on the ad.
Then an outcry for more skilled IT workers will be issued in conferences around the world.
The problem here is, the difference between a skilled IT worker 5 years ago and a skilled IT worker now are competely different. And Managers have fallen into the same trap that some experienced IT workers have also fell into.
What you said is just part of the problem. Performance metrics are usually measured in percentages, but percentages cannot grow forever.
Example:
Company A makes $50 in 1999
Company A makes $100 in 2000
Growth is 100% -- This is what analyst and other investors look at
Company A makes $175 in 2001
Growth is 75% -- Company is thought to be dying, cause it didnt grow as fast as last year, even though it made more money than the other 2 years combined. As a result stock tanks.
Last quarter Google add an increase of 81% in profit, yet stock dropped cause it was not 100%. Still shocked that some analyst are still expecting those 100% growth rates when Google's revenue has hit $10 billion.
Oh man ...
... If this doesnt give them the firepower to win ... well either:
... and who knows, next thing Iraq would even make their own?
Just think of all the Bell Corporations that are in Congress lobbying for control of the internet
1. Our government decides China creating their own "internet" isnt a threat
or
2. The government doesnt understand the consquences.
With 2 different "internets" the rest of the world will either follow one or create their own. Not only that, it would mean other nations such as the US, would be put on the defensive. Because by controlling the backbone, you control the flow of information. With the digital era today, all information is pretty much sent through those fiber optics and/or copper wires. If China even has the smallest chance of being able to filter out military secrets and/or other confidential information that traveled within their "internet", it would be a national security crisis. US would respond with their internet, and UK would respond with theirs
You look great on paper, with C++, familiarity w/ Perl & PHP. You also know the Windows OS and Linux OS. But if I was a recruiter, that doesn't tell me anything. 1. Have you ever used those skills to create programs? 2. Have you ever worked with a team of developers? (Most companies do not hire just 1 programmer to fulfill the company's programming needs.) 3. Have you ever adhered to a strict schedule and have deadlines that have to be met? 4. What does familiarity mean, make basic web pages only, understand the theory but never applied it? 5. Do you have a passion for what you are doing or are you just looking for a job? 6. And of course, like the apple intern, why should I hire you over that other guy who just came up to me and told me the same thing? These are all questions that have to be answered, and there are probably many more that still need to be answered that are not listed above. If you are a sophomore or maybe even a freshman in college, try to find a computing job on campus. There are almost always several of those around because of the how cheap students are willing to work for. Not only do these positions help you beef up your resume, but they also tell companies that you have applied the skills you have learned in professional environments. If there are no possible job opportunities, look instead to become a research assistant for a computer science professor on campus. Besides work experiences, keep all the programs you have worked in school, and create other programs outside of school. Keep these all these pieces of work in a portfolio and indicate on your cover letter that you have prior programs/webpages that can be shown so the company may themselves look at where your current skill levels are. This way, you are not telling the company what you're capable of; you are showing the company what you are capable of. And of course, since you are in school, having a good GPA should be a no brainer.