melante's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/98680/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/140937-microsoft-xbox-natal-a-leap-forward-in-gaming?source=feed#comment-529246 529246 no, this is not "too little, too late" but, on the contrary, "too much, too early"! If it really works as shown, this will be amazing and opening countless new possibilities. Anyway, as long as I don't see and try it personally, I'll remain a little doubtful on its real robustness and effectiveness.]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:46:04 -0400 no, this is not "too little, too late" but, on the contrary, "too much, too early"! If it really works as shown, this will be amazing and opening countless new possibilities. Anyway, as long as I don't see and try it personally, I'll remain a little doubtful on its real robustness and effectiveness.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/101120-microsoft-s-xbox-360-successful-in-japan?source=feed#comment-289242 289242 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:11:19 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/98577-gaming-stocks-still-a-poor-bet-barron-s?source=feed#comment-274523 274523 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:26:20 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/98497-applying-nokia-s-music-phone-business-model-to-gaming?source=feed#comment-273895 273895 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:11:01 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/98497-applying-nokia-s-music-phone-business-model-to-gaming?source=feed#comment-273874 273874 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:47:11 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/98497-applying-nokia-s-music-phone-business-model-to-gaming?source=feed#comment-273868 273868 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:43:33 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/91715-iphones-videogames-and-the-new-war-for-music-royalties?source=feed#comment-235252 235252 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:16:32 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/88977-report-from-inside-electronic-arts-shareholders-meeting?source=feed#comment-223714 223714
As I live in SE Asia I think I should do some clarification regarding Thailand. The local government has nothing to do with this story. It was simply a decision by the local distributor to withdraw the game. What happened was that an obviously insane teenager killed a taxi driver to see whether it was as easy as in the game. He will likely be sentenced to death. A very sad story but I guessed such a person would have killed someone anyway soon or later.]]> Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:46:17 -0400
As I live in SE Asia I think I should do some clarification regarding Thailand. The local government has nothing to do with this story. It was simply a decision by the local distributor to withdraw the game. What happened was that an obviously insane teenager killed a taxi driver to see whether it was as easy as in the game. He will likely be sentenced to death. A very sad story but I guessed such a person would have killed someone anyway soon or later.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/84049-research-in-motion-s-pullback-is-an-opportunity?source=feed#comment-201108 201108 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:06:20 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/83149-nokia-bargain-of-a-lifetime-barron-s?source=feed#comment-196262 196262 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:16:26 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/77347-video-game-industry-one-of-the-most-attractive-areas-to-invest?source=feed#comment-168521 168521 Cheers and remember that the Wii is, amongst the big consoles, the one with the biggest user base (by far) and the cheapest one to develop for, which means the system that can offer the biggest profit.]]> Thu, 15 May 2008 23:24:58 -0400 Cheers and remember that the Wii is, amongst the big consoles, the one with the biggest user base (by far) and the cheapest one to develop for, which means the system that can offer the biggest profit.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/76676-microsoft-figured-we-d-all-be-on-vista-by-now?source=feed#comment-166572 166572 Mon, 12 May 2008 21:45:30 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/59109-microsoft-stock-still-has-plenty-of-room-to-move?source=feed#comment-108608 108608 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:50:28 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/54272-four-reasons-for-the-gaming-industry-s-high-valuations-and-m-a-activity?source=feed#comment-102070 102070 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:48:32 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/54168-gigamedia-runs-on-momentum-but-may-fall-on-reality?source=feed#comment-101988 101988 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:47:44 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/43985-microsoft-xbox-360-price-drop-won-t-fix-broken-strategy?source=feed#comment-93250 93250 thanks for a very thoughtful insight I really enjoyed reading. I fully agree with the four point you outlined for a better Microsoft strategy: they are very sound. Anyway I have the feeling you are a bit overcritical about MSFT at this time. Not only because of the (small) price cut, but also because all the other points have actually been addressed: X360 warranty has been extended up to 3 years (and a new chip is on the way), meaning that the company is fully supporting its user base and, as shown at the recent E3, the upcoming lineup of games is undoubtly quite strong, both for hardcore as well as casual gamers (Scene-It, the sequel of Viva pinata etc.).
Moreover, a big change in the H&E division just happened (Mr. Moore left MSFT to join ERTS, as you surely know) so, very likely, we will also see a different strategy from now on.

Besides this, affirming that a product like Halo 3 will not move customers as the people from GigaOM said..... well, I woudn't be so sure as it will be the only very big game franchise to be released for the upcoming holiday season (the other "bigs" I think of are GTA IV and Metal Gear Solid 4 which will be released only in spring 2008) so it will get all the attention and customers will surely follow. Anyway, let's see: I am really curious to see how the situation will evolve.

Best regards,
Roberto Dillon]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:34:38 -0400 thanks for a very thoughtful insight I really enjoyed reading. I fully agree with the four point you outlined for a better Microsoft strategy: they are very sound. Anyway I have the feeling you are a bit overcritical about MSFT at this time. Not only because of the (small) price cut, but also because all the other points have actually been addressed: X360 warranty has been extended up to 3 years (and a new chip is on the way), meaning that the company is fully supporting its user base and, as shown at the recent E3, the upcoming lineup of games is undoubtly quite strong, both for hardcore as well as casual gamers (Scene-It, the sequel of Viva pinata etc.).
Moreover, a big change in the H&E division just happened (Mr. Moore left MSFT to join ERTS, as you surely know) so, very likely, we will also see a different strategy from now on.

Besides this, affirming that a product like Halo 3 will not move customers as the people from GigaOM said..... well, I woudn't be so sure as it will be the only very big game franchise to be released for the upcoming holiday season (the other "bigs" I think of are GTA IV and Metal Gear Solid 4 which will be released only in spring 2008) so it will get all the attention and customers will surely follow. Anyway, let's see: I am really curious to see how the situation will evolve.

Best regards,
Roberto Dillon]]>