____/ Mark Kent on Wednesday 08 October 2008 06:49 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>
>> ____/ QuantumLeaper on Monday 06 October 2008 21:15 : \____
>>
>>>
>>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>> ____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Monday 06 October 2008 20:19 : \____
>>>>
>>>>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Ezekiel belched out
>>>>> this bit o' wisdom:
>>>>>
>>>>>> <nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>>>>> * In video games, Microsoft has rapidly fallen from its early head
>>>>>>> start with the integrated Xbox 360. Conversely it has no plans to
>>>>>>> license the Xbox to commodity hardware partners.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Don't let facts get in your way!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20081003/tc_nm/us_microsoft_sony_game
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Microsoft Xbox 360 outsells PS3 in Japan in Sept (Reuters)
>>>>>> a.. Posted on Fri Oct 3, 2008 1:32AM EDT
>>>>>
>>>>> In a bid to lift sales, Microsoft on September 11 cut the price of
>>>>> the Xbox 360 Arcade, which comes without a hard disk drive, by 8,000
>>>>> yen ($76) to 19,800 yen. It also lowered the price of the high-end
>>>>> Elite model by 8,000 yen to 39,800 yen.
>>>>>
>>>>> Just another little fact from that link.
>>>>
>>>> "Hey, let's make a huge price cut, advertise it widely, then measure the
>>>> sales
>>>> in a timeframe of one week/month and bombard journalists in a
>>>> denial-of-service-style attack until they issue some distasteful
>>>> coverage."
>>>>
>>>> *yawn*
>>>>
>>>> Same 'ol Softie...
>>>>
>>>
>>> What now price cuts are not against the rules? The problem is the Wii
>>> still
>>> outsells the PS3, most of the time anyway, so I guess they are fighting
>>> for
>>> number two. My friend loves the slow ass downloads and the slow ass
>>> installs on the PS3, compared the XBox 360 and the Wii.
>>
>> Yes, they fight for #2 but lose a lot of money in the process. Reports
>> suggest that both companies might quit this sector after this 'generation'.
>>
>
> No2 in what, though? Revenue or units?
Probably units. There are many articles saying so, but it's not something
Microsoft or Sony made a statement to confirm, IIRC.
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