Microsoft launch attack on Sony, branding PS3 launch as a 'disaster'

[Steven W]

It's hotting up in Las Vegas as Microsoft take their opportunity to take a dig at Sony, but this time they deliver a 'double smack' in the chops to the PS3 manufacturer.

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[sawyen]

Regardless of how bad your competition do, trash talk is never needed in business unless you are directly provoked..

Well, at least I think that rubbishrubbishrubbishrubbish Kaz Hirai never really mentioned Xbox360... Peter Moore instead went and insult Sony? WTF? Now thats just sour competition, two points down for Microsoft really...

Microsoft should know better, insults never work in business.. full-stop..

[Dooms]

"My honest opinion is that it's pretty much a disaster. They keep saying that they have a free service. Well, if they don't have anything, of course it's free. And you know what: what's free about $600?"

hehe

[Speedo]

Looks rather uncalled for to me. Perhaps someone should mention Xbox360 reliability (or lack of) to them, might take them down a notch or two.

[j.o.s.h.1408]

hehe

HAHA sony got pwned

[dangel]

Well, at least I think that rubbishrubbishrubbishrubbish Kaz Hirai never really mentioned Xbox360... Peter Moore instead went and insult Sony? WTF? Now thats just sour competition, two points down for Microsoft really...

Oh come on - they're both playing the same game here - neither is better in that respect.

[kalniel]

Microsoft should know better, insults never work in business.. full-stop..

MS is clearly just trying to associate itself better with it's customers - by acting like them

[directhex]

actually, i like it when executives speak the unfiltered truth

see also seagate's "hard disks are for porn" comment

[Funkstar]

Do a search on Engadget for "CEO-oh". they have a series of comments from CEOs like the Seagate one. amusing to say the least

[sawyen]

well, i stand corrected.. even then, are ethics like these, or should I say lack-thereof, be allowed?


Maybe I stood far too long in the academic circle.. I'm just not used to such flagrant branding..

[directhex]

well, i stand corrected.. even then, are ethics like these, or should I say lack-thereof, be allowed?


Maybe I stood far too long in the academic circle.. I'm just not used to such flagrant branding..

academics need to shut the **** up and get things done once in a while. you'd be surprised how much telling a head of department they're full of **** helps

[sawyen]

academics need to shut the **** up and get things done once in a while. you'd be surprised how much telling a head of department they're full of **** helps

... yes, but on moral grounds I still believe things shouldn't result in such uneventful ranting..

Competition can be settled one way or another, there are far more efficient, discrete methods to dissolve your competition. One that may seem alot more sinister, but far more acceptable.

EDIT: and just for the record, we do get things done.. .. there are far more things we get done than what's known outside.

[directhex]

... yes, but on moral grounds I still believe things shouldn't result in such uneventful ranting..

Competition can be settled one way or another, there are far more efficient, discrete methods to dissolve your competition. One that may seem alot more sinister, but far more acceptable.

EDIT: and just for the record, we do get things done.. .. there are far more things we get done than what's known outside.

who said anything about outside?

[kempez]

bwahahahaha

I love the fights between these two

Problem is that they're pretty much truth...doesn't seem like Sony have much at all there.

[sawyen]

who said anything about outside?

right, i suppose you're an academic as well then..

[kalniel]

Try being a govt. researcher..