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Where is the news? Where is the stuff that matters?

Back when we had dialup, we used Geocities. Now that we have 1000X faster broadband, we use Twitter. Progress.

Great, more and more people are beginning to believe that Twitter is brain flu! "The tool is still in its early stages, but eventually Mr. Dodds hopes that it could work similarly to Google Flu Trends, a Web tool that doubles as an early-warning system for flu outbreaks by detecting spikes in certain search terms."

I don't see why they didn't put up a sign advertising the Playstation 2 with some of the following slogans:

"So good that Microsoft doesn't want you to see it!"

"Too much fun for Microsoft to handle!"

"We've been here for 3 years longer than the XBox, we have defined gaming for years, and now Microsoft wants to keep you from having a little fun..."

"MS: You can't handle the truth!"

These are just a few ideas, and sure they can lead to MS bashing, but I don't think that packing up and leaving is a very competitive approach. If they have a better product, why not make it a big deal? If they can't demo at CeBIT, why bother? After all, they presumably pay a fee to participate, and in exchange there should be some open discussion of the rights of the vendors.

I don't even play games anymore, but this whole debacle steams me. If MS had a problem, and they believed in their product, then they should have asked if it would be okay to start demoing their product as well. Instead, one can only infer that they regard the PS2 as a superior product. By the way... that seems to be a great endorsement for the PS2: Microsoft believes the PS2 is a superior product. Coool.... now I know which game system to get, if I ever get around to it.

Cheers.