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Business | Binary Impact - Part 2

2nd
DEC

Xbox 360 Outsells PS3 3:1 on Black Friday

Posted by Mavrik | Filed under ZOMG

Each passing holiday season has become a critical, missed chance for Sony to catch up with the Xbox 360, and it’s starting to become silly to say “maybe next year.”

According to Microsoft reported retailer data, the Xbox 360 outsold the PS3 3:1 in the US on Black Friday. Needless to say, aside from sales on that particular day, it’s probably an indicator of complete 2008 holiday sales for these two competitors.  One thing I have to say is, was this not expected? I mean the 360 is now significantly cheaper so I would consider a 50:50 sales a good thing for Sony.  Alas that did not happen, but at least Sony can still hope for next year since this console is supposed to “last 10 years.”

Nintendo has not released news of their sales on Black Friday. But my guess is that if Microsoft toppled that giant, even for a day, they would have mentioned it (at the top of their lungs from the tallest mountain they could find).

[Kotaku]

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26th
NOV

Xbox 360 outsells the original Xbox

Posted by Mavrik | Filed under ZOMG

Microsoft has just announced that sales of the Xbox 360 have outraced total sales of the original Xbox, a mere two days after the 360’s third birthday on November 22. Do you feel yourself getting teary-eyed? Sure, the gang in Redmond could have stopped believing, but it looks like all the hard work has paid off — Microsoft has won a race with itself, and in doing so has given us all hope. To put this in perspective, a total of 25 million original Xboxes were sold during its lifecycle of November 2001 – May, 2005 (roughly three and a half years). The company has yet to release precise sales figures for the 360, but between price cuts in Europe, Black Friday, and the New Xbox Experience, they expect to ride out the tail end of this year with a huge sales boost.

[Joystiq]

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19th
SEP

Bill Gates is Again the Richest Man in the World

Posted by Mavrik | Filed under ZOMG


You many not have been aware, but the universe had been out of whack for a short period. But now order is fully restored with Bill Gates regaining his position as the world’s wealthiest man according to Forbes, a designation he lost briefly to Warren Buffet. And with an estimated fortune worth around $57 billion, Gates now enjoys a comfortable lead over No. 2 Buffet, who after a 15 percent decrease since February of this year now sits at $50 billion.

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