Carlos Portocarrero

Is Cutting Edge Technology Always Good for Business?

Yasir, I pretty much agree with what you're saying—I'm just amused that Sony and Microsoft continued down the line of better and faster technology in their hardware despite a business model that means they lose money on each system sold.

That, to me, is sacrificing sound business principles because they didn't have the creativity or foresight to make a move like Nintendo's.

Is Cutting Edge Technology Always Good for Business?

Here's the link:

online.wsj.com/article...

Is Cutting Edge Technology Always Good for Business?

Here's a great line from a WSJ review of a new book about the development of the chip that drives the PS3 and the XBox 360:

"The lesson, lost on Mr. Shippy and Ms. Phipps, is that technical supremacy divorced from sound strategic vision is no virtue. It can even end up in disaster."

Check out the full review here.

Is Cutting Edge Technology Always Good for Business?

Sasha, I think you said it all:

"Sony sell graphics instead of fun"

But all gamers, even the hardcore folks who demand HD graphics and photorealistic interiors, want fun. That's what gaming is all about. There are scores of games that have been made with incredible graphics and all the reviews point out that, while the graphics are top notch, the game itself doesn't stand out.

Whether or not people care about that before they buy is another story...