bardicverse said:
I don't know any proper journalist that would write with 30 exclamation points behind their words. Your post is full of ignorance on many levels and reeks of fanboyism. For example, forgive me if I cherrypick, I don't have the time to write in lengthly detail: 1 - Your scared pup/wolves comment to the poster you replied to. Wolves are an endangered species throughout the world. Using that reference is not only ironic, but counterproductive to the point you're trying to make. 2 - XB and MS dropping support. Backwards compatibility was promised to 360 fans at launch, only to find out it was a partial BC. Thus, people will want to keep their original XB to go back and play some XB games that won't work on the 360. Sure, MS had to cut the umbiblical cord to the XB, but supporting it was in no way a bad decision. 3 - You contradict yourself in paragraph 3 and 7, first stating that MS has a much bigger scope, to eliminate companies like Nintendo, then go on to say that Nintendo is heavily established. Nintendo has theoretically beein around since the 1800s. MS, roughly 25 years. You're betting on the nerdy geek in class to win the fight against the Varsity linebacker. This reeks of blind fanboyism. 4 - Natal hasn't wowed the general public, MS only has pitched through the media venues it holds stocks in. Thus far, the public view is still neutral, especially with the amount of glitches shown during presentations. 5 - Columbia is a great school all around, especially for medicine. What I am saying is, you might be a bright programmer, but your views might need to be toned down. If you're going to go into the game industry, no one is going to want a rabid fanboy on their project. |
When I reffered to a Journalist style of writing i was refering to the fact that they are allowed to bend and even break the rules. Journalists sometimes choose to write as if they were having a conversation with the reader. Of course they rarely ever opt to use excessive exclamation points etc. However, I was simply using excessive remarks and punctuation for emphasis. I perceived Maelstroms' post just like you perceived my own; A mad fanboy ranting. I am not a fanboy and I am was not ranting. All the remarks that sound preposterous were meant tongue in cheek. I was simply spewing non existent hate on my part in an attempt to make maelstrom see how ridiculous he sounded to me.
The pup/wolves thing is just figurative speech. Nearly all forms are figurative speech are absurd and incorrect. "Kill two birds with one stone". Nevertheless, people do not cease to use them. Figurative speech is simply effective at getting ones' point across. Besides Bardicverse, you sound like one of my professors. Lighten up! Lol
When I reffered to the original xbox I was speaking from a buisness standpoint. I believe that support for first xbox longer than neccesary simply made no sense buisness wise. The Xbox just wasn't profitable. Additionally, people presume Microsoft just cut off everything xbox when really they did still support it to a reasonable extent. The backwards compatibility was partial, but most games were compatible with the 360. Microsoft also started the now defunct Xbox Originals. The 'Originals' library was a small one, but it existed nonetheless. My comments in regard to the first Xbox were also within the parameters of a comparison with the choice Sony made to support the PS2. Support of the PS2 on Sony's part made alot more sense than support of the Xbox on Microsoft's part. The most important factor in the end was the fact that Microsoft was new to the video game industry and not in good shape. Microsoft needed to concentrate their full attention on the 360 in order to truly challenge the titan Sony was at the end of the 6th console generation. Microsoft would not have been able to do this while spreading out their forces to failed ventures on account of politics. The company simply cut their losses and built off of them.
I can see how you believe I contradicted myself in my post. I don't think this is the case. First of all I was speaking exclusively in terms of the video game industry. Nintendo is synonymous with video games. You are correct that nintendo has been around for more than a century, but for most of that century Nintendo maintained a fledgling existence. They were initially a Japanese playing card company and subsequently attempted a number of different buisness ventures before finally settling on video games in the mid 70s. Nintendo as we know it today didn't exist until 1975 at the earliest. In addition, prior to the 1970s Nintendo had not built a name for itself or remained in a particular field of buisness long enough to dignify the claim that they were an established company. Nevertheless, within the context of the Video Game Industry Nintendo is quite possibly the most recognizable brand video games possess. In the present one can argue that Sony is equally as popular, but prior to the 21st century Nintendo was without a shadow of a doubt the face of video games. If you recall, many people in the 80's and 90's reffered to any video game console as Nintendo. The one consistent aspect of Nintendo that has always remained the same is that they are a one trick pony. They choose one field of buisness and stick with it. This works for them and against them. On the positive end, concentrating on just one field allows you to put your best possible effort into play. On the other hand, as the industry evolves and gets ever more dynamic and complex Nintendo suffers the potential of the industry growing beyond their scope. Nintendo is going to have to expand as a company if they are to remain competitive in video games. Microsoft and Sony are better built to compete and exist in the direction the industry is headed in. Both companies are diverse and have a wider scope than Nintendo does. They have also proven they can effeciently concentrate on numerous fields of buisness at a time. When it comes down to it, Microsoft is a bigger, stronger and richer company. Bill Gates looks very nice and nerdy but over the years he's changed. His success has given him an absurd level of confidence. The main thing that gets lost in his geeky demeanor is how competitive he really is. His competitive drive is akin to an all time great athlete like Kobe Bryant. For a substantial amount of years Microsoft possessed a monopoly over the home computer OS market.
(I will continue this post later. I purchased a new Iphone 3G S and some itune servers appear to be down. So annoying!!!)