John Taylor
John Taylor
console definitely difference pc performance price realize spot sweet terms
(The PC) is definitely suffering, ... You've got to realize that the performance difference between a high-end PC and a console has really narrowed ... The sweet spot of the markets, in terms of price performance, has shifted.
attractive audience bigger business choose console core gives larger less market model older plan share shot similar time xbox younger
Nintendo has a very interesting opportunity, if they choose to use it, to get a larger market share of the older audience, ... Nintendo has always had the core audience of younger players. At this time during other console launches, they've had a business plan that was less attractive for third-party publishers. This time around, the model is real similar to Xbox and Sony. My sense is you're going to see more third-party support, which gives them a bigger shot at that older audience.
good guess people save tax
The people who think it is a good idea to get a big tax refund are ... really undisciplined. I guess if that is the only way you can save money, it is better than nothing.
cable carried cut happened
Where the cut happened was inaccessible by car. Crews went in on the railroad. They carried cable in, stringing it through the trees.
above below estate household increasing microsoft piece sees sounds tv value willing
There is a piece of real estate in the household that is increasing in value - and that's the place right above or right below the TV set. It sounds to me like Microsoft sees this as strategically important enough to them that they are willing to make the investment.
agreeing anybody council needs work
Our council needs to know what we are agreeing with down the road. I don't see how anybody can work with that agreement.
fun game introduce mean online people
It is one thing to say you're going to introduce online gaming, but it is another thing to say it's really fun to play with, ... Just because a console's Web-enabled doesn't mean it's fun to play with. Somebody's got to come up with an online game that people want to play.
I think they're probably going to have two goals,
came collectors example few good people premium quite recently standard successful surprised version xbox
I think in 2004, quite a few people were surprised about how successful the (more expensive) collectors editions were. 'Madden' was a good example of that. Most recently 'Doom 3' came out on Xbox and the premium version outsold the standard edition.
accepted canned expired parking
Payments for expired parking meter tickets, will be accepted as canned goods.
heard people
People have been overwhelmed by the graphical performance, but I haven't heard it described in those terms,
defense national policy pretext usual
National defense is the usual pretext for the policy of fleecing the people.
actively alongside board involved work
That's the whole idea. They actively work alongside the entrepreneur, but typically as an involved board members.
company definitely envy microsoft resources technology
Microsoft is a technology company with resources that are the envy of other companies. They're definitely going to make some waves, but its not going to be easy.