Edward Tufte, a professor emeritus of Yale has previously written about the problems of Powerpoint
http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-ms g?msg_id=0001yB&topic_id=1 ,
and gives the example of how the 1986 Challenger explosion could have been prevented if NASA didn't rely so heavily upon it for presentations. In summary it's about how Powerpoint is a poor tool for communication, As opposed to just text, or speech.
I'm sure that being an hourly worker at Google would still be the top place to work for as an hourly worker.
Its not about classism, it's about having an effective work structure. Hourly employees are needed in any large corporation. to fill in the blanks such as support staff, these positions could be great opportunities for those still in school who don't have time for a full time schedule
Apple is not just going for the blackberry crowd or some other niche market. They are going after everyone who has a cellphone.
They packed everything you really need (phone, camera, music, video, internet); made it intuitive and easy to use, and beautifully packaged it into something that will be the envy of your peers.
AT&T's ability to deliver smooth service will be the largest potential downfall of the device. The other major potential problem could be multi touch, but this is the same team that invented the (click)wheel so I'm pretty assured that this will work as promised.
The Wii is not mainly targeting the same market as the 360, and PS3. Instead of a traditional "gamer" they are targeting a wider group of people who simply want entertainment with less commitment. Less commitment in terms of money, time spent learning how to play games and less time spent playing the games. The 360 and PS3 are competing directly for the traditional gamer.
How this will affect sales.
The group that wants smaller commitment entertainment is huge, this includes groups that would never attempt to play 360 or PS3. It included parents, female college students, and people who don't have a lot of free time to devote to play 40hr titles. the difficulty in determining total Wii sales is figuring out how large this untapped market really is. Looking at current demand though it seems that it is at least as large as traditional gamers.
The 360 and PS3 then have to complete for the traditional gamer. Since both are widely available and have comparable sale numbers so I'd say they are in a tight race. On one hand MS has an the advantage of an installed base of about 10 million, on the other hand PS3 is selling similar numbers as the 360 at a 50% price premium. In short the battle between these two consoles will mostly boil down to software. That being the case developers will most likely lean towards developing for the 360 if they had to choose and in most cases will end up developing for both making the 360 the winner of the two. I think a clear trend will be a slow but accelerating gap between the 360 and PS3
Another thing to note however is that traditional gamers consume more games than non traditional gamers. This is seen by the higher attachment rates for the 360. I'm assuming software developers will note actual titles sold more than number of consoles sold and develop accordingly.
Also I believe PS2 sales reflect a combination of bargain traditional gamers, plus a few curious non traditional gamers, and mostly those who are looking to replace their old broken ps2. Otherwise ps2 games should be dominating the top games sold charts.
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Edward Tufte, a professor emeritus of Yale has previously written about the problems of Powerpoint http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-ms g?msg_id=0001yB&topic_id=1 ,
and gives the example of how the 1986 Challenger explosion could have been prevented if NASA didn't rely so heavily upon it for presentations. In summary it's about how Powerpoint is a poor tool for communication, As opposed to just text, or speech.
I'm sure that being an hourly worker at Google would still be the top place to work for as an hourly worker. Its not about classism, it's about having an effective work structure. Hourly employees are needed in any large corporation. to fill in the blanks such as support staff, these positions could be great opportunities for those still in school who don't have time for a full time schedule
Apple is not just going for the blackberry crowd or some other niche market. They are going after everyone who has a cellphone. They packed everything you really need (phone, camera, music, video, internet); made it intuitive and easy to use, and beautifully packaged it into something that will be the envy of your peers. AT&T's ability to deliver smooth service will be the largest potential downfall of the device. The other major potential problem could be multi touch, but this is the same team that invented the (click)wheel so I'm pretty assured that this will work as promised.
The Wii is not mainly targeting the same market as the 360, and PS3. Instead of a traditional "gamer" they are targeting a wider group of people who simply want entertainment with less commitment. Less commitment in terms of money, time spent learning how to play games and less time spent playing the games. The 360 and PS3 are competing directly for the traditional gamer. How this will affect sales. The group that wants smaller commitment entertainment is huge, this includes groups that would never attempt to play 360 or PS3. It included parents, female college students, and people who don't have a lot of free time to devote to play 40hr titles. the difficulty in determining total Wii sales is figuring out how large this untapped market really is. Looking at current demand though it seems that it is at least as large as traditional gamers. The 360 and PS3 then have to complete for the traditional gamer. Since both are widely available and have comparable sale numbers so I'd say they are in a tight race. On one hand MS has an the advantage of an installed base of about 10 million, on the other hand PS3 is selling similar numbers as the 360 at a 50% price premium. In short the battle between these two consoles will mostly boil down to software. That being the case developers will most likely lean towards developing for the 360 if they had to choose and in most cases will end up developing for both making the 360 the winner of the two. I think a clear trend will be a slow but accelerating gap between the 360 and PS3 Another thing to note however is that traditional gamers consume more games than non traditional gamers. This is seen by the higher attachment rates for the 360. I'm assuming software developers will note actual titles sold more than number of consoles sold and develop accordingly. Also I believe PS2 sales reflect a combination of bargain traditional gamers, plus a few curious non traditional gamers, and mostly those who are looking to replace their old broken ps2. Otherwise ps2 games should be dominating the top games sold charts.