This saddens me...

I really don't think that analogy fits very well. I was a release day Xbox 360 owner, yup I waited in line outside a Best Buy for 18 hours. Sure it may seem extreme, but it was a fun experience. My Xbox 360 has worked flawlessly since release, and only recently fell victim to the Red Ring of Death. 5 minutes on Microsoft's Xbox support site, I had an order placed for a return shipping box and prepaid shipping label, arrived 3 days later. Shipped my Xbox 360 back 1 day later, 8 days later, I received a brand new Xbox 360, no charge involved. I know people have horror stories but generally my experience was very good. So calling an Xbox 360 a condemned building I think is a bit extreme.

I thought that movie was called "Antitrust". Had Miguel in it and everything.

I so strongly disagree with this it's not even funny.

While I will grant that OoT was a great game, A Link to the Past is the exact reason why Zelda should NOT have gone 3D. I enjoy OoT, Windwaker, TP, etc. (hated Majora's Mask, but that's a different discussion), but nothing can top the SNES Zelda.

As for why, it's all in the controls. I hate having to line up perfectly and get the just the right angle on the camera to jump from Small Platform A to Small Platform B. I wouldn't mind so much if I had free control of the camera, but using Z to center it isn't always the best option. Some things do work better in 3D, I'll grant that. But overall, I'd take the almost-top-down-perspective of A Link to the Past. It had perfect controls, pretty graphics, and a great storyline. Can't top it.

I think you're missing something, when you say "take in no revenue", I assume you're talking about revenue from the wifi. There is such a thing as free wifi (and a free lunch), it's used to sell you something else.

I live in York, PA, one of the most untechnologically advanced areas in the country and I know of several places that offer "free" wifi just to get you in the door. "Sparky and Clark's", the local coffee shop has free wifi, all the time I see my few fellow geeks in there checking mail on a pda or surfing on a laptop while waiting for or enjoying their coffee. I don't know the specifics, but given the seating arrangement of the place, I have no doubt that a simple business DSL/cable line could serve everyone in the coffee shop, and I'm sure there's a decently configured router behind the scenes. But I can't imagine their monthly bill is more than $60-$80, and I can vouch for the fact that lines have gotten WAY longer and seating has become much more of a commodity since they installed the wifi. There are also several apartment buildings that are offering free wifi setups, I assume they get around some technicalities because they're giving it away. Don't forget hotels, last time I stayed in a Holiday Inn Express there was completely unsecured wifi. Oh and also, the indoor sports arena where I play Ultimate (and most people play soccer) also gives away wifi.

Can you offer free wifi as a service on its own and still turn a profit? No. But could an eatery, housing arrangement, hotel, entertainment arena, hell even a whole city? Sure, as long as it's providing some other benefit.

Having a bathroom costs money and requires maintenance, but how many businesses just deal with this as part of the cost of operation?