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Posted: Jun 7th 2007 5:49PM (Unverified) said

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Microsoft lost 4 billion dollars on the original Xbox. What made these people think they could succeed with (by comparison) pennies is beyond me. It is funny though.
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Posted: Jun 7th 2007 5:55PM (Unverified) said

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It really is a shame. The reason why the Phantom ever had any time in the starlight with us gamers is because it was such a great concept. Unfortunetly for us and the Phantom that's all it will ever be. Why do people trying to make a quick buck have to come and tease us about a console with great potential? Seriously, the phantom really is just a (Not so) clever scam. I remember when the owner tried to sue anyone who exposed the truth(Such as the HQ not having anyone, or anything, in it).
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Posted: Jun 7th 2007 6:06PM Mr Khan said

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(agrees with 1)

but, who exactly funded the Phantom again? I doubt they can stack up against MS, whoever they are

The only problem with the Phantom was the complete lack of physical media (as far as i know), considering the sheer number of people that are still on dial-up (shocked? i am too), the concept was virtually doomed to failure. The unreliable nature of downloadable content also scared most of the major publishers off
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Posted: Jun 7th 2007 6:25PM (Unverified) said

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So wait, the company is worth $714?

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Posted: Jun 7th 2007 6:47PM shorties said

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Lets say you put $100 into Phantom stock, and lets say they do make the lapboard and their stock goes up to a buck, you just made $125000 dolars.
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Posted: Jun 7th 2007 7:02PM (Unverified) said

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No, the company has a market capitalization of $714. The company is worth negative money.
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Posted: Jun 7th 2007 8:04PM jaysins said

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Well you could buy five dollars worth of stock and if it then ever makes it to $2 a share you just made $12,495. And it's not like it matters if you lose five bucks.
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Posted: Jun 7th 2007 8:25PM (Unverified) said

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What a coincidence, the Phantom movie was a big disaster too!
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Posted: Jun 7th 2007 9:05PM millertime83 said

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wow. last time I read about this system was in Next Generation Magazine.
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Posted: Jun 7th 2007 9:10PM (Unverified) said

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If they were smart they would of released the lapboard, with the playstation 3 supporting mouse and keyboard and computers making their way into the living room they could of made quite a bit of money off of it. Then rather then make a system that was solely for videogames they should of marketed their console as a living room pc where you can download games, movies and music using it as a media hub.
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Posted: Jun 7th 2007 10:53PM (Unverified) said

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@ #10 wow...a living room pc..as a media hub? What a fresh, original & new idea!!!
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Posted: Jun 7th 2007 11:38PM (Unverified) said

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I'm almost tempted to drop $5 on stock, but I'd much rather have lunch instead.
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Posted: Jun 8th 2007 1:18AM (Unverified) said

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How the hell is this "company" even still around? o.o
They're as bad as those Optimus OLED keyboard guys. >.
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Posted: Jun 8th 2007 7:02AM (Unverified) said

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To be fair to them.. the much derided idea of having downloadable games to a terminal console has actually become a reality.. and is now a MAJOR source of income on all 3 next-gen consoles.

Heck, it was kinda like a gametap set-top box.

the idea was nice, but as the gizmondo showed, you just can't compete with companies willing to take massive losses to submarine their competitors.

PS/ Isn't it against the law to unfairly flood the market with underpriced units merely to try and put your competitors out of business?
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Posted: Jun 8th 2007 4:31PM jdsony said

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The OLED keyboard was actually a good idea though and it was more of a science experiment. The Phantom is just that. A made up company to write off their taxes and fancy cars. Much like Gizmondo.
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Posted: Jun 11th 2007 8:33AM (Unverified) said

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I have been waiting for years to play Duke Nukem Forever on my Phantom console.
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Posted: Jun 16th 2007 11:43AM Ghengis said

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http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/03

I wish that strip were attached to every single Phantom reference on the internet.
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