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PlayStation 2 gets kicked out of CeBit | |
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| Time: 12:38 EST/17:38 GMT | News Source: ZDNet | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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Less than a week after Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer told visitors to the massive CeBIT exhibition in Germany that he wanted to see a warmer, friendlier Microsoft, his company has become embroiled in a row with Sony over gaming consoles. Microsoft complained to the show organizers, Hannover Messe AG, that Sony was breaching show rules by letting people play on Sony PlayStation 2 game consoles. Technically, this was right and the Messe was forced to act on the complaint. Sony approached Microsoft to find a compromise and entered into protracted discussions with the Messe for a deal acceptable for all parties, but none could be found. On Sunday morning Sony started packing up its 27 PS2s. The show, in Hannover, Germany, officially finishes on Wednesday. | ||
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| #26 By 2332 (129.21.145.80) at 3/18/2002 11:42:41 PM |
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By the way... for a "big heavy weight who's green and ignorant about CeBIT" they were knowledgable enough about the RULES to call them into action. This post was edited by RMD on Monday, March 18, 2002 at 23:42. |
| #27 By 2459 (66.25.124.8) at 3/19/2002 12:17:14 AM |
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A spokeswoman for CeBIT told BBC News Online: "We received complaints from many, many exhibitors about Sony, including from Microsoft."
The spokeswoman added: "Both companies were showing their machines but Microsoft followed the rules and did not have any games to play on it, while Sony did. CeBIT is not for playing games." She said CeBIT asked Sony to switch the games off but instead the company removed all of its consoles from the fair. "It could be they were angry," she added. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/entertainment/new_media/newsid_1879000/1879078.stm http://www.teamxbox.com/news.php?id=2757 ----------------- Wasn't just MS that was complaining it seems. ;-) This post was edited by n4cer on Tuesday, March 19, 2002 at 00:19. |
| #28 By 2332 (129.21.145.80) at 3/19/2002 1:53:41 AM |
| #36 - Again... the truth sheads far more light on reality than wishful fiction. Thank you. :-) |
| #29 By 2332 (129.21.145.80) at 3/19/2002 1:10:01 PM |
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#38's Logic:
Claim: All Microsoft supporters are sheep. Support: Microsoft supporters tend to support Microsoft. Warrant: I hate Microsoft. Caveat: Ignore the fact that I think Microsoft is always wrong, regardless of the issue. I'm sorry... who is the sheep? You must be a follower of Plato or something. By your own admission (..."ms was right. end of story") Microsoft was right in this situation, yet you criticize those who supported them. I support Microsoft when they deserve support. This post was edited by RMD on Tuesday, March 19, 2002 at 13:10. |
| #30 By 3339 (65.198.47.10) at 3/19/2002 1:53:38 PM |
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"The point, sodajerk, and why I think you need to read the David Brock book is because you have quite clearly gotten yourself into a position where you have allowed your world view to be distorted by fantasy solely because of your extreme hatred towards Microsoft.
Somewhere between black and white there is grey. You don't have to be 100% anti-MS. Until you realize that you will continue to be a pathetic debater. " No, my world view isn't distorted, I use Microsoft products more frequently than I use others, I can still use them productively, and follow their technology, etc. What I have allowed is for my message, mostly on this site, to reflect anti-Microsoft sentiments, largely due to their business practices, past history, corporate culture (or lack of it), and product design in most any issue I choose to post on. I think people who don't hear it, need to, whether or not their ability to hear it is impaired by my bias or toying with you. In fact, I frequently take the devil's advocate position whenever I post--so when I am at a Mac site, I mostly find negative reasons to post--instead of self-congratulatory love. Admit it, I make this site a bit more fun for you, don't I? I don't think I've ever been 100%-anti-MS--after all, haven't you gotten to a point where you can predict the topics I am going to post on: I post on the larger, corporate statemanship and legality issues, future technology, etc... and occassionally, on stupid little topics like this one just to work people up into a tizzy. I don't post anti-MS comments on every topic, and even when I am speaking against them, there is an occasional concession or two. |
| #31 By 2332 (129.21.145.80) at 3/19/2002 3:32:08 PM |
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#41 - Yes, it's a specialized PC... not just compact. When, exactly, has Microsoft ever done ANYTHING like that before? Microsoft has always been a software company. This is hardware.
#42- "...corporate culture (or lack of it)..." What do you know of their corporate culture? |
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