wrlwnd wrote on Apr 16, 2013, 15:53:
Funny how me and most other semi-knowledgeable folks knew that forcing Metro down people's throats was a bad idea.

Yet M$, the so-called experts, couldn't see that.

Sad beyond belief.

Parallax Abstraction wrote on Apr 15, 2013, 10:20:
Zynga's in a death spiral they hope to claw out of by getting into gambling and EA, who was the second-most successful publisher in the social space is now pulling out. Man, that bubble burst fast and big.

Kajetan wrote on Apr 14, 2013, 09:44:
They started a Kickstarter campaign when those essential details were still in negation. Do you think this good business practice?

wtf_man wrote on Apr 13, 2013, 10:23:
$10 + Internet connection I was already paying for... no commercials (on netflix)... watch what I want, when I want. Can't beat it, if you don't care about new shows or current broadcasts.

DrEvil wrote on Apr 12, 2013, 21:12:

HorrorScope wrote on Apr 12, 2013, 20:56:
Sony just said WTF? We finally support Direct X and there is no more? How can this be?

Since when? Every article thus far has indicated that they support something lower-level than DirectX or OpenGL and they support a variant of OpenGL. I've seen nothing to indicate that they support DirectX and would be shocked if Microsoft would allow that given their competition in the market.

mag wrote on Apr 12, 2013, 16:02:

HorrorScope wrote on Apr 12, 2013, 14:52:
Serious Question: Do you feel it is a good time to invest in AMD? $2.50/stock.

I'm much more a fan of buying cheap stock so you can actually make it big. For example buying Ford in 2009 for $1 and selling it 18 months later for $12... That is well over the conservative 10% investment, more like 1200%.

I ask because they will own the console HW scene, and I can't imagine Sony/MS going in bed with them with the worry of going under.

The difference is that Ford was obviously a healthy company that got dragged down by being associated with the other US auto companies. I knew that at the time, and I'm still kicking myself over not buying F.

AMD on the other hand... is not looking so good. They might be able to come back, and I want them to, but it's looking like a gamble. They can't hold onto their talent or their CEOs, they don't have any new graphics tech coming out until 2014, even their optimistic roadmap doesn't have their processors matching parity with Intel for years yet...

RollinThundr wrote on Apr 12, 2013, 10:48:
But you guys continue your crusade and fighting the good fight against the evil that is EA. I'll be too busy enjoying games regardless of who publishes them.

Cutter wrote on Apr 12, 2013, 14:26:
Again, I say this is the last generation of consoles for a bunch of reasons but it's pretty much guaranteed this is it for MS. MS shareholders have been complaining long and loud about MS' entertainment shenanigans which are nothing but constant, big money losers. Rest of the company does great, but all this stuff is just a money sink. They were willing to give a s hot, but it's pretty much over at this point. It's pretty much over but the crying at this point.

Creston wrote on Apr 12, 2013, 11:11:
I love how if you try to default on a loan, the creditors will first take everything you own. But apparently our wonderful (state) government(s) can just default on a loan and then the creditor is shit out of luck?

It's gotta be so awesome to work for the government. You can literally be the most worthless, incompetent piece of shit, and you won't get fired and none of your trillions of mistakes ever carry any consequences whatsofuckingever.

Creston

RollinThundr wrote on Apr 12, 2013, 08:39:
Apparently EA's the only company to ever let people go. OH WAIT THEY'RE NOT! Quick everyone vote them as worse company again!111!!! Morons.