So here's the high point of the story: The Beatle wants to give her $30 million, but the court awards her $50 million for the divorce. What would you call the story?Here are some more observations...
How will the EA vs. Take-Two battle turn out?
EA drags Take-Two into their car, royally screwing the company. Then after paying an exhorbitant amount of money to Take-Two, EA shoots 'em in the head, steals back all the money, then takes off in the car.
Who really won the HD disc format wars?
Toshiba, for getting out of the business before the bottom really fell out.
Why do you say that?
It'll take years before a significant number of Blu-Ray movies can be available. There are few Blu-Ray disc manufacturing plants and the mastering process itself is much more difficult than HD-DVD. No computer manufacturer wants to put a Blu-Ray player into a computer unless it can also (a) play and record regular DVD discs and (b) also record Blu-Ray discs. And no one can make the dual-laser machines small enough for a laptop computer.
Is that all?
Why, no. There's one more big impediment for Blu-Ray. It's owned by Sony, which owns movie studios and audio recording companies. Why should Universal, EMI, Disney or Paramount put their wares on Blu-Ray when they also have to compete in the marketplace with Sony. And when push comes to shove in a typical Blu-Ray manufacturing plant, who do you think is going to get preferential treatment? Why, Sony, of course. Microsoft has already said it's not going to put Blu-Ray on the XBox 360.
What's your last word on the subject?
Have you noticed that the price of Blu-Ray players has gone up since Toshiba announced the demise of HD-DVD. For Sony, that's like shooting yourself in the foot with a Super Soaker filled with acid.
Ziff-Davis filed for bankruptcy. Are they going out of business?
Chapter 11 bankruptcy affords a business the ability to restructure their finances, potentially making the company stronger than before. This, of course, does not apply to Ziff-Davis. They print stuff on expensive, UV-coated paper, where the addition of colored inks adds thousands of dollars to the process. They send out their tomes via the ultra-expensive U.S. mail to people who hesitate paying outlandish subscription prices, most of whom have to be fooled into thinking their subscription is about to run out, when they actually have nine more months of magazines coming to them. And all this in order to deliver stories, most of which were written and edited months ago. Magazines have been deforesting the Western Hemisphere for 100 years -- the "green" hue and cry is only beginning. Ziff -- and all other magazine publishers -- are about to die.
Which Pokemon would you eat?
Being a vegetarian, I never have to worry about answering that question, but you can see what others have chosen here.
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