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And a lot less hours for the peace officer now the Maytag repair dude as the level of disturbances from teens sitting in their homes and playing against the competition on the East Coast or as far away as London, Tokyo and Johannesburg.
And what are the advantages for the video game manufacturer? Numerous and on several levels, Let’s just explore one facet in this segment - forward market integration, meaning the traditional software developer and seller is now leasing wholesale equipment, hardware, and is re-selling on a retail level access to the software and hardware, competing directly with equipment manufacturers such as Dell, Compaq, IBM, Logitech, Sony and many others.
And do not forget the hundreds of gadget suppliers such as hard drive docking ports, clone and archiving systems, USB ports and adapters, portable storage devices, cables and storage trays to name a few items retailing at Best Buy, Fry’s and CompUSA ... Ooops that one is almost no more along with Circuit City and The Good Guys.
And this only gets better when Cloud Computing moves into the personal PC business.
You only need a Minitel (France 1990s defunct technology) display screen and keyboard, all the guts and brains of the PC are now at facilities that could be in Ireland or the People’s Republic of China.
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