Good morning on this bright Monday.
The personal computer celebrated its 25th birthday Saturday. CNN reported the short but passionate relationship between start-up company Microsoft and mainstay company IBM helped give rise to a community of computer users which gave rise to a new standard of living for countless millions of people.
The dual-floppy, command line-based system sold for between $1,600-$6,000.
Here is what else is in store for you this week at PRrag.com:
This reporter takes a look at an iPod hat. Have they gone too far with this one?
Also, the video game industry tries to regroup and rethink the old ways. This comes after news that the popular Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) will not continue to take place in its current form. E3 had become a veritable zoo for enthusiasts and would-be reporters. The news had one senior executive telling the New York Times that E3 had “clearly outlived its usefulness.”
“Look, to run this business effectively there are really only 150 people that I need to deal with worldwide,” he said. “The other 80,000 people coming to E3 made it almost impossible to actually get any business done.”
The media does continue to give Nintendo credit for trying to be an innovator and market video gaming to the masses, beyond the niche market of “hardcore gamers.”
That question, however, is left for the 2006 holiday season’s sales figures.
You’ll also see this week’s Mid-week Market Rag. This Wednesday’s edition will include looks at Microsoft as it unleashes a new game technology. Also, Apple received notice from Nasdaq that it is not meeting listing expectations. Finally, a look at Verizon as the company rewires New York with fiber optic cable, replacing their old copper lines in an attempt to curb competition from rivals Comcast and Vonage as they shoot it out for Internet and phone customers. The gap is closing between phone line and on-line and the way the giants handle the changing times will determine much of their success or failure.