They could also move a huge chunk of employees out of the Bay area to somewhere that the cost of living is reasonable (almost anywhere else) and the quality of life is higher.
Having lived in the Valley on-and-off for 25 years I promise you that businesses like this can thrive in other places too.
Costco in Austin, TX had 6 of them as of yesterday and the manager said they'd been there for a few days. Nice enough deal I suppose; 60gb, extra controller and some random game for $699.
The rush of guilt-stricken parents deperate to buy them for their snot-nosed kids is past. All these things are going to do is gather dust.
This makes complete sense. I watch considerably less than I did before having a PVR, even after factoring in commercial skipping. This is primarily due to my willingness to skip a bad show because I know I have something else already recorded and to the fact that I no longer watch TV on impulse. I control the TV now, not the other way around.
I've been an early adopter of almost every new technogy since CDs (remember those?), including my very slick 1080P HDTV set. Despite that, and my inital excitement, this one is looking more and more look like something I'm going to sit out for another couple of years. Not only that, I was orignally anticipating purchasing a second 1080P display and Media Center PC to at the same time, it's starting to look like they'll all wait a wee bit longer.
The CE manufacturers are really scr*ewing themselves over with this debacle.
Baume & Mercier Capeland Flyback Chronograph Watch For 2011
Jan 19th 2011 9:25AM (Luxist)I still wear the Capeland 1-2 times a week.
Porsche Panamera Personalization Program
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Feb 27th 2010 11:23PM (Housingwatch)Having lived in the Valley on-and-off for 25 years I promise you that businesses like this can thrive in other places too.
Best Buy selling hoarded PS3s tomorrow morning
Dec 30th 2006 9:02PM (Joystiq)The rush of guilt-stricken parents deperate to buy them for their snot-nosed kids is past. All these things are going to do is gather dust.
JVC HA-NC80 noise-canceling 'phones rock dual-mode style
Nov 28th 2006 12:16AM (Engadget)PVR owners watch less, not more
Jul 30th 2006 12:03PM (PVR Wire)Viva la TIVO!!!
TiVo tells FCC, cable operators to expect Series 3 boxes "soon"
Jul 19th 2006 1:06PM (Engadget)Althought "Champing" is the original usage, "Chomping" is fine. Look it up.
Love my DirecTV HD Tivo, and I not about to switch to cable, but I certainly wish they'd do something about the limited, and outdated, feature set.
Nintendo Wii -- the Revolution gets a real name
Apr 27th 2006 4:54PM (Engadget)Now every time I tell my kids to take a "wee" before we leave the house, ther're going to run off and grab the Nintendo.
Samsung Blu-ray player delayed until June?
Mar 29th 2006 9:53AM (Engadget)I've been an early adopter of almost every new technogy since CDs (remember those?), including my very slick 1080P HDTV set. Despite that, and my inital excitement, this one is looking more and more look like something I'm going to sit out for another couple of years. Not only that, I was orignally anticipating purchasing a second 1080P display and Media Center PC to at the same time, it's starting to look like they'll all wait a wee bit longer.
The CE manufacturers are really scr*ewing themselves over with this debacle.