How the Wii won over the world's gamers
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| Almost 10 million Wii consoles have been sold since it went on sale at the
| end of last year and it is poised to overtake global sales of the Xbox 360
| within weeks. Perhaps more crucially, it will reach the 10m mark in half the
| time it took Microsoft.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6960575.stm
Report: New Xbox 360 with smaller chips could cause inventory headache
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| Microsoft (MSFT) is poised to ship new Xbox 360 consoles featuring chips made
| with IBM's (IBM) 65-nanometer process, reports Dean Takahashi of the San Jose
| Mercury News.
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http://blogs.business2.com/utilitybelt/2007/08/report-new-xbox.html
The ugly side of IBM again:
IBM Paid Lobbyist Nearly $120,000
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| The firm lobbied on legislation related to cargo security, international
| trade, immigration and other issues, according to a form posted online Aug. 8
| by the Senate's public records office.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070823/ibm_lobbying.html?.v=1
Ruining democracy and capitalism. It's transparency that resolves these issues,
not so-called 'free [to exploit] market'.
Related:
Microsoft blames baby's parents for deadly Xbox fire
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| Specifically, Redmond claims that the suit, which also names Wal-mart and and
| an anonymous power-supply maker, lacks merit because the Klines "knowingly,
| willingly, intentionally, and voluntarily exposed themselves to said danger
| and assumed the risk of incident, injuries, losses, and damages"
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http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/01/microsoft-blames-babys-parents-for-deadly-xbox-fire/
Microsoft Admits *ALL* Xbox360's Are Defective
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| Though Robbie Bach, head of Microsoft's Xbox360 Division refused to elaborate
| on the issue, the general consensus is that it's one of botched thermal
| design management and inadequate dissipation of heat leading to component
| failure.
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http://www.fastsilicon.com/latest-news/microsoft-admits-all-xbox360s-are-defective.html?Itemid=60
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| Ah, from the horse's mouth: Microsoft just might be held legally
| responsible for selling software that is insecure.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=2006112223522439
Cringely the Unemployable on the fallacy of Web 2.0, Microsoft ruthlessness,
and the CB radio of our decade
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| Davidson: Which software company would you hate to compete against? What
| makes you single them out?
|
| Cringely: Microsoft of course. They have the deepest of pockets, unlimited
| ambition, and they are willing to lose money for years and years just to make
| sure that you don't make any money, either. And they are mean, REALLY mean.
|
| Davidson: Why do you think Microsoft is mean? Are you implying some kind of
| malicious intent rather than just ruthlessness?
|
| Cringely: Maybe "mean" is the wrong word to use for Microsoft. "Ruthless" is
| good. The company is built in the image of Bill Gates and Bill is a guy who
| gets caught-up in the game of business and doesn't typically see its personal
| cost. To use what might seem to be an obscure example, just look at all the
| various partnerships and industry consortia that Microsoft has announced
| through the years that never produced a product or even a usable
| specification. There have been literally dozens of these operations that are
| intended solely to freeze the competition until Microsoft can figure what the
| heck it actually wants to do. To Microsoft its a PR exercise that helps them
| compete but to customers it is just a damned lie. That's ruthless. There are
| plenty of other examples I can give but you get the point. I represent the
| concerns of users, not vendors, and Microsoft doesn't really care about
| users.
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http://blog.businessofsoftware.org/2007/07/cringely-the-un.html
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