Activision Says Game Console Price Cuts Positive. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The chief executive of video game maker Activision Inc. (ATVI.O) was surprised by two recent European price cuts for game consoles by Microsoft and Nintendo, but said on Tuesday that the moves could boost games sales. By Reuters. [New York Times: Technology]

I refuse to pay more than $200.00 USD for a game system.  The lower the point of entry for a asystem, the greater number of games I can and will buy when I initally get the system.

11:14:47 AM    

Should Record Companies Own Copyrights?. A long standing method for dealing with monopolistic, threatening, and racketeering businesses has been to ban certain companies from participating in vertical market integration. To combat the increasingly visible corruption and racketeering in the music industry, we should look to restructuring the industry similar to how the railroad industry was restructuring under FDR. I argue record companies should not own copyrights. [kuro5hin.org]

Interesting take on copyrights over on Kuro5hin. Not saying I agree, just that it spurs though on my part.

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