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Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
 ·Comcast
| Sue Wired! quote:
The Wired News rank of 3rd biggest vaporware product of all time might have been generous, as filings indicate Infinium labs is out of money and almost out of time.
Maybe they will sue Wired because they were not Number 1?
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | Re: Sue Wired! Notice the product that was number one actullay launched.  | |
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CanYouRead
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join:2002-06-28
Brooklyn, NY
| Re: Sue Wired! No, they gave Duke Nukem Forever the biggest honor by granting them the "Lifetime Achievement Award" go to the page 1 of the Wired article.
A quote from that page.
.....I wouldn't be surprised if dictionaries actually began printing it: 'vaporware: n. See Duke Nukem Forever.'" .....
»www.wired.com/news/technology/0,···ge_prev2 | |
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Neil
Stop All The Downloadin
join:2003-08-20
New York, NY | $ Eh, they'll get the money. I'm sure there are tons of clueless investors who think that this is a "neat idea." | |
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join:2004-03-22
Mobile, AL
1 edit | Re: $ Seems like an old article maybe?
Come on this isn't news! The article is from 02:00 AM Jan. 20, 2004 PT | |
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Corvus
Flaming Tards Since 2003
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join:2003-11-26
| said by jporter07  :Seems like an old article maybe? Come on this isn't news! The article is from 02:00 AM Jan. 20, 2004 PT Easy man, it's saturday morning! Most users reading this article are still slurping their coffee and are half-naked in front of the PC expecting light reading. 
Stay cool
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CigaR
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join:2004-08-24
 ·Bell Sympatico
| Re: $ said by Corvus : said by jporter07 :Seems like an old article maybe? Come on this isn't news! The article is from 02:00 AM Jan. 20, 2004 PT Easy man, it's saturday morning! Most users reading this article are still slurping their coffee and are half-naked in front of the PC expecting light reading. Stay cool That is so true Corvus !
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Mobile, AL
1 edit | Re: Nice top 5...but You have to go back to page 2 of 3 for that.
Edit: page 1 of 3. They got the lifetime achievement award :-D.
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Corvus
Flaming Tards Since 2003
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join:2003-11-26
1 edit | Re: Nice top 5...but said by jporter07 :You have to go back to page 2 of 3 for that. Edit: page 1 of 3. They got the lifetime achievement award :-D. Man I can't wait until Half-Life 3 in 2009. Haha thx!
A Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Duke Nukem Forever on the suggestion of reader Jeff White, who wrote, "First proposed in 1801 (or something close to that), Duke Nukem Forever has now come to define the term 'vaporware.' I wouldn't be surprised if dictionaries actually began printing it: 'vaporware: n. See Duke Nukem Forever.'" --
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Palm City, FL | Re: Nice top 5...but yah, and Jurrasic Park 4!!! - because sequels are good... | |
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robscullion
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join:2001-12-07
Philadelphia, PA
·Speakeasy
| Steam? As far as I have read, Phantom is more about being an online delivery service for games and less about the console hardware (which is pretty suspect so far anyway). As much as I dislike the way Steam has been rammed down the throats of HL-2 players, it seems like they've got the basic system that Phantom is trying to produce. The business model is different (1 time buy vs contracted subscription) but the result is the same.
Content right to your home via broadband means cheaper prices for the consumer, more profit margin for the developer and bupkiss for the production/distribution companies. It's *got* to be the next model for entertainment sales (music/video/software). It's just a matter of time once broadband becomes ubiquitous.
Not that Infinium was ever going to be the company to make it happen. It's just that I think they had the right basic idea and then completely fouled it up. If it's going to be done with gaming, either Sony or MS (or both!) will probably do it. I really hope it won't be MS... | |
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Corvus
Flaming Tards Since 2003
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join:2003-11-26
| Re: Steam? said by robscullion : If it's going to be done with gaming, either Sony or MS (or both!) will probably do it. I really hope it won't be MS... Both, Microsoft is already playing with a future Xbox2 including more online service and Media Center integration. It will endup in:
Games on demand
Music on demand
Movies on demand
and we can dream about TV programs on demand
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anonymous
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
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join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| Re: Steam? said by anonymous:
TV on demand is a reality.
"TRUE" TV on demand is still a myth. when i say true, i mean any show any episode. not just a lame list of a few hundred choices.
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Corvus
Flaming Tards Since 2003
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join:2003-11-26
| Re: Steam? said by dvd536 : said by anonymous:
TV on demand is a reality.
"TRUE" TV on demand is still a myth. when i say true, i mean any show any episode. not just a lame list of a few hundred choices. Exactly! TV that really fits your needs: you watch what you want, when you want it.
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hailinfantry
Bizarro Quinn
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Brooklyn, NY | Re: Steam? It would be sad if someone actually needed tv. | |
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Corvus
Flaming Tards Since 2003
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| Re: Steam? said by hailinfantry :It would be sad if someone actually needed tv. Let's say 90% of americans 
I would personnally enjoy watching my shows (South Park, Monster Garage) when I want!
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Karl Bode
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join:2000-03-02
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PC gaming GAMES
PC gaming Tech
| The problem is as far as I can tell, they were going to be offering some fairly inane older PC games...
That market they're reaching for is already going to be filled either by Sony, Nintendo, or Microsoft with game consoles, or by your incumbent cable or phone company and whatever vendor they pick for set-top boxes.
There's simply no way Infinium could break into that big boy's club even if they do launch a legit product.
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join:2002-02-15
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | Re: Steam? microsoft had a tough time breaking into the console gaming business... but they had $$$$$*1000000 to back it up.... | |
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Corvus
Flaming Tards Since 2003
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join:2003-11-26
| Re: Steam? said by Samwoo :microsoft had a tough time breaking into the console gaming business... but they had $$$$$*1000000 to back it up.... Yes and no. Of course a good marketing budget isn't bad, but the console itself is very powerful and brought some innovations (HD, XB Live with chat) that help them to overcome Sony.
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join:2003-08-01 | Re: Steam? Not to mention the fact, that MS purchased Bungie and Rare. | |
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lupinia
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join:2004-08-24
Harrisonburg, VA
1 edit | Considering that your display is a 27+ inch NTSC television at 640x480, that seems to be plenty. When you have a 19-21 inch monitor at 1600x1200 or higher resolution, with super-duper-ultra-crispy graphics capabilities, that's when you need heavy-duty hardware to back it up.
Plug a PC running virtually nothing except the game into a standard-definition TV, set the resolution accordingly (640x480 - 1024x768 at low-ish texture quality), and you'll have console-grade framerates like the XBox or PS2.
Plug a standard console system into the average gamer's computer monitor, crank up the resolution and texture quality to the upper range (not actually possible, I don't think), and you'll lag like any other low-end computer.
Comparing console systems to PCs is like comparing a Mack truck to a Ferrari. They both do well at their jobs, and have similar innards, but they are built for entirely different environments, and should not be put in a race against each other. | |
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richk_1957
If ..Then..Else
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join:2001-04-11
Minas Tirith
| said by Karl Bode :The problem is as far as I can tell, they were going to be offering some fairly inane older PC games... Some of the older games, while primitive by today's standards, still aren't bad. | |
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hailinfantry
Bizarro Quinn
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join:2004-01-18
Brooklyn, NY
| Re: Steam? said by richk_1957 : said by Karl Bode :The problem is as far as I can tell, they were going to be offering some fairly inane older PC games... Some of the older games, while primitive by today's standards, still aren't bad. And still are available on PC...so why is this console attractive for that purpose?
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lupinia
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join:2004-08-24
Harrisonburg, VA
| Re: Steam? This console will likely end up being more a proof-of-concept than anything else. After this company sells a few of these devices to show that something like this is marketable, they'll either be bought up by one of the big boys, or they'll sell themselves out as consultants.
Of course, it's more likely that they'll simply fade into oblivion, and their product will be resurrected a few years down the road by a larger company. Oh well, nothing wrong with a little optimism  | |
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
·Qwest.net
| I wonder how much of the money is going off shore, to Bahamian bank accounts perhaps. Looking at the past history of this business tycoon
he sure seems to have burned through a lot of venture capital with nothing to show for it.
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atangel
Now What??
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join:2002-02-18
Bronx, NY
2 edits |  Could Be Worse
said by Wired Article linked above:
So far the firm has incurred a net loss of $27.25 million since its inception in late 2002, and it lists total assets of $1.29 million and total liabilities of $10.69 million in its balance sheet as at September 30th this year. You know what is sad? Having survived the 1999-2004 IT purges and seen Enron and Aldelphia and... I don't think 27.25 mil is all that bad
Edit: One more thing.... Why do I need to buy their console again? My PC is better. Sounds like all I really need is a browser and user id/pwd...
Tech Spes:
* AMD® Athlon™ XP 2500+ central processing unit (CPU)
* NVIDIA® GeForce™ FX 5700 Ultra graphics processing unit (GPU)
* NVIDIA nForce™2 Ultra 400 platform processor
* 256 MB RAM
* 40 GB local content cache
* Microsoft Windows XP® Embedded Operating System
* Dynamic, personalized user interfaces customizable for age, gender or technical expertise
* Lapboard, mouse and game pad included
HDTV and Dolby® Digital 5.1 compatible
* Works with any consumer-standard broadband Internet Service Provider (ISP): DSL or faster | |
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A Vaporware Masterpiece
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