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Kuturagi to destroy MS?
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BlueTsunami
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Xellotah said:
Exactly. The inherint problem with Linux is that it isn't pushed like Windows is. Sure Dell, IBM, HP etc has it as a choice to be installed (from what i've heard) but you better believe that their pushing to get XP on that Dell system. So the other alternative for the user is to grab a copy off the net. That requires the user to Download, Burn and Install (The ISO). Which may be to much for the general population out there :lol
Also, if you ask a general computer user what Linux is, they can give you a vague statement on what they think it is. Nothing concrete. Its that ignorance that kills Linux also. For Linux to get a foothold, a large company (Google?) would have to serve it up. Make it known and let it be known that you can get Windows functionality out of an OS for FREE.
BlueTsunami
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Razoric said:
Well, the current thought is that they would be using a distrobution of Linux. Doing that, you would have the choice of the full library of Linux applications for the get go. I don't believe they will build a OS from scratch, way to much work there and would take alot of time to get out.
Doom_Bringer
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Kuturagi also wanted to destroy Nintendo after they scrapped the Playstation X deal. I saw that on GS Playstation 10 Anniversary special, the ex-NA SCEA president mentioned it.
I think this website added the “to destroy MS” bit but Kuturagi predicted that MS would enter the console business much before the launch of Xbox.
I think this website added the “to destroy MS” bit but Kuturagi predicted that MS would enter the console business much before the launch of Xbox.
Willy Wanka
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Ryudo said:
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Kung Fu Jedi
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Has anyone ever heard the "dreamcast" used as a verb like this article claims? I've been into video games for years, hung out with a lot of vidoe game players, managed five game stores at one point, and hung around a lot of news groups and forums like this one, and I've never heard that term used like that before.
Ignatz Mouse
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Kung Fu Jedi said:
Perhaps just within the industry itself?
ANyway, I like Peter Moore a lot mroe after reading this article.
PhoenixDark
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Kutaragi has always come off to me as that cocky mo fo who you just can't beat; sort of like sports figures such as Muhammad Ali or Joe Namath. He came out with the PS1 with the vengence, feeling Nintendo betrayed him with Phillips, and he ultamitely won that first battle. Then with the PS2 he was able to kill the Dreamcast with the kind of BS smoke and mirrors attack you read about in ancient military history.
Moore is pretty balsy thinking he can win this time. One thing I like about MS is they adapted from some of their early mistakes. The original Xbox was pretty ugly and bulky, and they did their research and came back with a very sexy next gen system. They're at least trying to fix their marketing scheme, although it still seems forced in many instances. Overall, I think they have become a force in the gaming market. They came out of nowhere and stole 24% of the US market, and I think they have a great chance at having an even more successful encore with the 360.
The biggest issue I see with Sony right now is arrogance. They seem to be getting further and further to that bully/elitist area of business that market leaders eventually get to at one point (such as IBM or Yamauchi's Nintendo). Kutaragi belives that Sony's biggest advantage next generation is their hardware, and that developers should work to exploit this at all costs. The simple truth of the matter is that exploiting the PS3's potential is going to be very, very expensive. Some developers are already complaining about the costs and difficulty associated with PS3 development; id Software and Gabe from Valve have raised similar complaints in recent months. This could really hurt Sony if they don't play their cards right.
I don't think Sony is going to "lose" the console wars next gen, but I really think MS could cut into their marketshare. It's going to be much more close in my eyes. With so much money on the line, I think we're going to see a great battle for dominace between both of them.
Moore is pretty balsy thinking he can win this time. One thing I like about MS is they adapted from some of their early mistakes. The original Xbox was pretty ugly and bulky, and they did their research and came back with a very sexy next gen system. They're at least trying to fix their marketing scheme, although it still seems forced in many instances. Overall, I think they have become a force in the gaming market. They came out of nowhere and stole 24% of the US market, and I think they have a great chance at having an even more successful encore with the 360.
The biggest issue I see with Sony right now is arrogance. They seem to be getting further and further to that bully/elitist area of business that market leaders eventually get to at one point (such as IBM or Yamauchi's Nintendo). Kutaragi belives that Sony's biggest advantage next generation is their hardware, and that developers should work to exploit this at all costs. The simple truth of the matter is that exploiting the PS3's potential is going to be very, very expensive. Some developers are already complaining about the costs and difficulty associated with PS3 development; id Software and Gabe from Valve have raised similar complaints in recent months. This could really hurt Sony if they don't play their cards right.
I don't think Sony is going to "lose" the console wars next gen, but I really think MS could cut into their marketshare. It's going to be much more close in my eyes. With so much money on the line, I think we're going to see a great battle for dominace between both of them.
Pimpwerx said:
Openoffice.org is the free / open source version of Star Office. Google has hired programmers to work on it full time in order to cut down on the RAM consumption (which is pretty high compared to MS Office). I wish they'd take a shot at making an AJAX-based version that you could use through a web browser.
Xellotah said:
And it appears to be doomed to failure.
Market research has shown that the current PC purchase cycle is starting to tail off, and will be near its end by the time Vista makes it's appearance.
Microsoft will likely have some big problems convincing people, and especially companies, that they need to upgrade their OS next year.
The Take Out Bandit
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HomerSimpson-Man said:
I think that's because the term is not actually "to Dreamcast" but "to BS". It was weid because after all that hype, the dreamcast cames still put up a good show in comparsion after the PS2 was release. Certainly not a generation leap between them.Kung Fu Jedi said:
..pakbeka..
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that kutaragi quote is great
it's almost as good as when yamauchi said he burned his house down because kutaragi went there a few times when they were discussing the snes-playstation
it's almost as good as when yamauchi said he burned his house down because kutaragi went there a few times when they were discussing the snes-playstation
or not
mckmas8808
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..pakbeka.. said:
Yamauchi actually freaking said that? :lol :lol :lol
Sathsquatch
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Yamauchi and Kutaragi need to fuse together to become the perfect human being.
BlueTsunami
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Sathsquatch said:
:lol
I agree with this post
Wax Free Vanilla
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Sounds like fiction to me, but still. :lol