"Microsoft has deep sixed competitors before"

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Post #8,202 by Andrew Grygus 9/11/01 1:15:32 AM Reply	"Microsoft has deep sixed competitors before" Those competitors were technology companies. That's like shooting fish in a barrel. Sony and Nintendo are in consumer electronics - the fish will be shooting back - and they have weapons of mass destruction. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #8,203 by static 9/11/01 1:30:35 AM Reply	I like that comparison. :-) And I think Nintendo has the most to lose: they have always acted as if third-party developers were an inconvenience (hmm - sounds like Microsoft) whereas Sony has actively courted them. And very successfully, too. Wade. "All around me are nothing but fakes Come with me on the biggest fake of all!"

Paying More for an Xmas Xbox - (bluke) - (13) - Sept. 10, 2001, 06:49:05 AM EDT

DOJ where are you? -NT - (Silverlock) - (1) - Sept. 10, 2001, 08:51:16 AM EDT

With their head in the crapper, IIRC... -NT - (inthane-chan) - Sept. 10, 2001, 08:54:14 AM EDT

In this case, they're not a monopoly - (SpiceWare) - (1) - Sept. 10, 2001, 12:01:09 PM EDT

Exactly - the market is a harsh enforcer - (mhuber) - Sept. 10, 2001, 03:20:33 PM EDT

Yup, LA Times did that one weeks ago. - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Sept. 10, 2001, 12:13:14 PM EDT

Plus another reason not to buy a XBox: it's FUGLY! -NT - (tonytib) - Sept. 10, 2001, 06:38:30 PM EDT

Over the short term - (JayMehaffey) - Sept. 10, 2001, 12:54:01 PM EDT

Gamer 'brand consciousness' VS the other M$ issues - (Ashton) - (5) - Sept. 10, 2001, 04:28:44 PM EDT

Conciousness? Gamers? You want consciousness? - (Andrew Grygus) - Sept. 10, 2001, 04:55:40 PM EDT

I think you're expecting too much... - (Simon_Jester) - (3) - Sept. 10, 2001, 10:21:22 PM EDT

Good games/price - (wharris2) - (2) - Sept. 10, 2001, 10:51:25 PM EDT

"Microsoft has deep sixed competitors before" - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Sept. 11, 2001, 01:15:32 AM EDT

I like that comparison. :-) - (static) - Sept. 11, 2001, 01:30:35 AM EDT

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