matthobbs05 - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Aussie govt won't lift a finger... (Score 1) 101

by matthobbs05 on Tuesday September 28, 2010 @09:33PM (#33730158) Attached to: Aussie Gov't Won't Help Fight Cyber Attacks

Well said.

Comment Re:Ubuntu should be MORE than windows (Score 1) 710

by matthobbs05 on Monday May 11, 2009 @02:01AM (#27902877) Attached to: Shuttleworth Says Ubuntu Can't Just Be Windows

I have a Linux server running without *any* input at all since 1992. It does its simple task exactly as it was meant to.

If a server's running without any input, how do you gain any output?

Comment Re:Pulling i out of thin air? (Score 1) 165

by matthobbs05 on Thursday March 19, 2009 @11:27PM (#27264667) Attached to: Nintendo To Take On Apple With DSi App Store

Here's the way I see it... The name "Wii" sounds like "we", which hints at the idea that the console can be enjoyed by everyone. The two i's in the name represent two people, which also strengthens the idea that it is a console that can be enjoyed by many (i.e. think of the early promo videos from when the Wii was officially named at E3). I'm guessing that Nintendo wanted to bring the DS name in line with the Wii, but instead of adding two i's, only one would be needed since the DS can only be played by one person at a time.

Comment Re:In other words... (Score 1) 87

by matthobbs05 on Sunday September 21, 2008 @10:49PM (#25099285) Attached to: Peter Moore Talks About His Experiences In the Gaming Industry

This [negative profit on console sales] has been a typically accepted practice in the console business for a long time, eventually the hardware costs come down and the console breaks even or makes a small profit. It is the razor/blade model. The hardware is sold at a loss while money is made on the license fees on the games.

I don't think it has been around for too long. From what I can remember, Sony and Microsoft have been the only companies that have been selling consoles at a loss. They also happen to be the only two companies that were well established before entering the gaming industry and have enough funds/resources to allow them to sell for a loss.

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