I remember seeing The Matrix in the theatres (or even the trailer) and, while Bullet Time was awesome, I thought "Neat! It's just like that Gap ad on tv!"

Gap Bullet Time 1998 ad

This is why I love Slashdot

That's why I do most of my used game shopping from Amazon. Great prices and, overall, a great company that has given excellent customer support to me over the years (along with their subsidiaries, especially Woot).

Herb: While you're here, I want you to make yourselves right at home. Anytime you're hungry, anytime day or night, Cook will make you anything you want.
Homer: Even pork chops?
Herb: Absolutely. We have a tennis court, a swimming pool, a screening room--
Homer: You mean, if I want pork chops, even in the middle of the night, your guy will fry 'em up?
Herb: Sure. That's what he's paid for. Now, if you need towels, laundry--
Homer: Wait!
Herb: Maids--
Homer: Wait, wait, wait, wait! Let me see if I've got this straight. It's Christmas day, 4:00 a.m., there's a rumble in my stomach--
Marge: Homer, please!
Herb: Your old man sure loves pork chops!
Bart: He sure does, Uncle Herb.

From what history seems to show, Arabs controlled Palestinian lands from 1948-1967. Israel did not own the West Bank, Gaza or Jerusalem (nor were Jews allowed to visit Jerusalem). Seems you want to blame the Jews for that though.

To be fair, I scanned the entire comment section, assuming I'd be replying to this exact comment. That was the first thing I saw when I read the 21% drop. Glad I'm not the only one.

Isn't that because the current generation is 7 years old? You're actually shocked that fewer people are buying computers designed with 2005 technology?

I haven't eaten bacon in 21 years, and it still smells DELICIOUS.

That's all I want, not another Star Wars: Battlefront game. KOTOR was great, but I don't need another one. XW and TF were 2 of the greatest games ever made. X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter was a letdown and X-Wing Alliance, while good, wasn't as good as its predecessors.

Xbox 360 wasn't my favorite In terms of exclusives (although I did enjoy some of the XBL downloads). It was, however, hands down the best online experience of all 3 consoles. Wii was non-existent and XBL is far better than PSN. But that's just my opinion.

The problem isn't the "always online" part necessarily. The problem is the fact that a game disc will be tied to a single console, effectively eliminating the secondary market for used games like ebay, amazon and Gamestop.

You mean the wet stuff from the toilet?

Every month or so on Slashdot, 1997-2003: Apple is dead!
Every month or so on Slashdot, 2005-2013: PC Gaming is dead!
Every month or so on Slashdot, 2008-2013: Console Gaming is dead!
Every month or so on Slashdot, 2013-?: Microsoft is dead!

It's been a while since we had a new one.

Along the way, there were numerous failings - Windows 3.0, Windows 95 (while successful, was buggy) Windows ME, Windows Vista.

Good post.So what you're saying is that every-other Windows release is successful. Sales-wise and review-wise you'd be correct. We shall see what happens with Windows 9

I agree. As someone living in NYC at the time, none of our cell phones worked and television was knocked out for a while (I think it was CBS that was still broadcasting because their antenna was on the Empire State Building.).

A largely text-only site like Slashdot is the best scenario for such situations.