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• 06.19.08
  I’m a Firefox Extension Addict, and Why That’s Good for Mozilla Internet, Marketing, Software | (2)

  photo credit: Cristian Levin In the midst of all the Firefox 3 debut insanity, a tweet by blogger Louis Gray got me thinking. At the time everyone was trying to download Firefox 3, but most were failing miserably due to Mozilla's servers collapsing. Gray casually suggested in his tweet that we download Safari instead. I considered the thought, especially since Safari is also a good escape from Firefox 2's tiresome memory and CPU hogging, but then quickly realized that it was impossible. I realized then something I should have noticed long ago: I could never abandon Firefox. This isn't out of ...
• 05.27.08
  Gamestop Dropping Zune, What Exactly is Microsoft’s Zune Strategy Now? Audio, Hardware, Marketing, Microsoft, Video | (0)

  photo credit: markhoekstra How sad it is that the biggest news to come from the Zune front in the past few months is anything but positive: Word is out that Gamestop has stopped selling Zunes. Honestly, I'm surprised it took this long, not because the Zune 2 is a worthless player (despite what some other news reports seem to love implying), but because it was a dumb idea to sell the Zune 2 in a freaking video game store in the first place. I'm sure some genius marketing drone figured it was a good spot because 1) Gamestop fit the target ...
• 07.15.07
  Sony Drops the 60GB PS3: Brilliant Marketing Scheme, Or Are They Insane? Marketing, Video Games | (0)

  Note: This post is a semi-sequel to "Who the Heck is Going to Buy the $599 80GB PS3" Perhaps the worst kept secret in recent console gaming history, we now know that the $499 60GB PS3 is soon-to-be extinct. The newly announced $599 80GB PS3 (with Motorstorm bundled) well then remain the only PS3 package in stores. Still, a glaring question remains unanswered: Will the 80GB model drop to the $499 price point once the 60GB models are gone? We know that there are supposedly a few months worth of 60GB stock left, but is that enough time to justify a price drop ...
• 07.08.07
  Who the Heck is Going to Buy the $599 80GB Playstation 3? Marketing, Video Games | (1)

  Sony really needs to think a bit more about their pricing schemes. First, the PS3 was too expensive: The former $599 model which featured a 60GB hard drive has really been the only model worth owning since launch -- so much so that Sony discontinued the $499 20GB model altogether. Now they're dropping the 60GB model to $499 and introducing a new superfluous SKU, a $599 80GB model. This begs the question: Why?! Sure, the new 80GB model comes with a free copy of Motorstorm, one of the few must-have PS3 titles thus far, but even then you're paying $40 for ...

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