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2004-01-23 Thread Harkins, Patrick
I think kwang is overlooking the wired = cool factor but I can see plenty of kids pressuring their parents to buy the Phantoms. They manage to pressure them into getting cell phones on huge numbers... Patrick -Original Message- From: Andrew Scott Why don't you just say that you won't

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2004-01-23 Thread Harkins, Patrick
Well Phil, I think Kwang does have a good point about broadband not being universal. And i think you have a good point about that not meaning that the Phantom model won't be adopted widely. Perhaps this whole argument just highlights the gap between the haves and the have-nots? Patrick -Origi

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2004-01-22 Thread Kwang Suh
Ok, then, if the Xbox is popular, I suppose that the PS2 is super hyper massively, incredibly, popular. -Original Message- From: Philip Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: January 22, 2004 5:44 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Phantom Game info link > Th

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2004-01-22 Thread Andrew Scott
9699 7976      _   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 23 January 2004 11:05 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Phantom Game info link > > > > Yes, but PCs are completely upgradable. > > > > Ok, fine, some PCs ar

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2004-01-22 Thread Philip Arnold
> What points have I been proved wrong on? > > Let's see: > > Fact: The Phantom as yet is not available to the general public. > Fact: The Phantom is going to use PC technology to play PC > games.  PC game minimum system requirements change all the > time.  Thus, as time progresses, the Phantom

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2004-01-22 Thread Philip Arnold
> There nothing else to discuss.  The PS2 has sold far, far > more than the XBox.  What else is there? Well, you said it wasn't popular By that statement (and I've used this before) Ford outsells Dodge Therefore Dodge isn't popular, right? That's your argument! [Todays Threads] [This Messa

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2004-01-22 Thread ksuh
> > > > Yes, but PCs are completely upgradable. > > > > Ok, fine, some PCs are completely upgradable. > > I've left both of your quotes there - your sweeping statements are the > ones which blow holes in your statements! Huh? > > Like saying the Xbox isn't popular when it's not AS popular as t

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2004-01-22 Thread Andrew Scott
ksuh, Everything will become obsolete in time, the Xbox was obsolete the day it hit the shelves. The graphics card in that is only a GForce 3, compared to the graphics cards that are in the PC's. Yet it is still bringing in the developers to develop for. Consoles have a life span of around

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2004-01-22 Thread Philip Arnold
> > > Yes, but PCs are completely upgradable. > > Ok, fine, some PCs are completely upgradable. I've left both of your quotes there - your sweeping statements are the ones which blow holes in your statements! Like saying the Xbox isn't popular when it's not AS popular as the PS2 - you dumped tha

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2004-01-22 Thread ksuh
- Original Message - From: Philip Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, January 22, 2004 3:39 pm Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Phantom Game info link > > Yes, but PCs are completely upgradable. > > Really? Even the $400 ones which are being pushed now with a built-

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2004-01-22 Thread Philip Arnold
> Yes, but PCs are completely upgradable. Really? Even the $400 ones which are being pushed now with a built-in graphics card and small foot-print that can't have a replacement graphics card or motherboard? How about making a SWEEPING statement > It's pretty easy to buy a very good PC that play

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2004-01-22 Thread ksuh
> The machine WILL run the current games and won't be completely out- > datedfor at least a couple of years... Surprisingly most PCs only > last for > (wait for it) a couple of years before they're outdated! Yes, but PCs are completely upgradable. > > So, what you are trying to tell people who