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- GameStop CEO to Amazon: 'Zero' chance game trade-in program will work
- GameStop CEO to Amazon: 'Zero' chance game trade-in program will workRe: Trade-inThat's funny - that's the first thing I thought when I read about Amazon doing this - Not many will be willing to deal with waiting for their "gift card'. They want to trade-in so they can buy NOW!Good...
- Tags: Games, Amazon.com Inc., GameStop, game
- Discussion threads 2009-03-06
- GameStop CEO to Amazon: 'Zero' chance game trade-in program will work
- Just one day after Amazon announced and launched the beta version of its new used videogame trade-in program -- firing the first salvo in the war against GameStop for the used game market -- GameStop CEO Dan DeMatteo says the "probability of this working is zero," according to Edge Online....
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., GameStop, Games, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-03-06
- Amazon takes shot at GameStop, starts accepting videogame trade-ins
- Amazon takes shot at GameStop, starts accepting videogame trade-insThats a bit of a steep drop for such an announcement.Just saying your going to compete and soon seems to be enough to drop your competitors shares now? WTF is that.
- Tags: GameStop, Amazon.com Inc., WTF
- Discussion threads 2009-03-05
- Amazon takes shot at GameStop, starts accepting videogame trade-ins
- Amazon said today that it would allow shoppers to trade-in used video games for store credit, a move that may challenge a core business of GameStop, the biggest U.S. video game retailer. Amazon has already launched the beta version of what it calls Amazon Video...
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., GameStop, Games, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Marketing, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-03-05
- Gamestop: We stopped selling Zunes
- Video game retailer Gamestop has ditched Microsoft's Zune. The news emerged on Gamestop's earnings conference call when executives were asked why its operating margins were crimped. Gamestop's operating margins fell to 26.1 percent from 27.2 percent. TheStreet.com notes that demand for the Zune just wasn't strong enough...
- Tags: Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., Gamestop, Manufacturing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-23
- GameStop: Disappointing outlook for holiday season
- GameStop: Disappointing outlook for holiday seasonThe reason why Gamestop is suffering...is clear. They simply don't carry games that are in demand, and when they do, they don't have enough stock. Furthermore, their employees are downright rude.I have been trying to get a copy of Battletoads for the longest time, and...
- Tags: Games, GameStop
- Discussion threads 2007-11-20
- GameStop, Toys 'R' Us picked for Wii launch
- GameStop, Toys 'R' Us picked for Wii launchGameStop, Toys 'R' Us picked for Wii launchI'm half tempted to get a Wii. I just want to know which games are going to be available. They will have to include mario bros., zelda, and metroid in some form or other....
- Tags: Games, IGN, Nintendo Wii, Wii Launch, GameStop
- Discussion threads 2006-11-02
- GameStop to take Wii preorders on Oct. 13
- GameStop to take Wii preorders on Oct. 13Gamestop Is A SHAMDon't do a preorder, you'll end up on the waiting list like for the 360 last year...I put my preorder in March 2005, release day came...did I get my system? Nope...Gamestop PURPOSELY overbooked pre-orders so they would get money...
- Tags: GameStop, Nintendo Wii
- Discussion threads 2006-10-12
- GameStop to buy rival Electronics Boutique
- GameStop to buy rival Electronics BoutiqueNow if that translates intobetter deals for gamers, especially in the Used section, I won't be afraid.
- Tags: Games, Electronics Boutique, GameStop
- Discussion threads 2005-04-19
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- Black Friday '09: $59 TomTom GPS, $78 Blu-ray player, $10 Blu-ray discs
- Our mammoth Black Friday guide has been updated yet again, this time with deals from many of the big dogs: Best Buy, Walmart, GameStop, Office Depot, HP, Dell, Amazon, BJ's, J&R and OfficeMax are all included in this round. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Blu-ray Disc, TomTom, Blu-Ray, GPS, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Handhelds, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-11-24
- Zune HD release date and Apple iPod announcement uncomfortably close to each other
- Seriously?I don't think this is such a bad idea. What if, and this is a big what if, Microsoft announced something more than just the Zune HD? Am I the only one that finds it odd that Microsoft is so open with releasing information about this thing? We practically know...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple Inc., Apple iPod, Microsoft Zune, Zune HD, Microsoft Corp., camera, convergence, convergence device
- Discussion threads 2009-08-13
- Linux laptops look to phone stores and Web for distribution
- Linux laptops look to phone stores and Web for distributionftc.govIs this a consumer issue I should think so?If so, why aren't the ftc being proactive about protecting consumer's right to 'choice'.MS OEM licensing is part of it.How do you know this is Microsoft's doing?Is it even remotelly possible that Frys...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, OPEN SOURCE, phone, Web, laptop computer, Linux laptop, shelf space, Linux, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-06
- News to know: Wolfram Alpha; iPhone developers; Windows 7; Cyberwar
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Wolfram Alpha: 'A new paradigm for using computers and the web' Nova Spivak: Wolfram Alpha is Coming â€" and It Could be as...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-09
- News to know: Green Silicon Valley, Napping datacenters, Craigslist prostitution, Clearwire
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Harry Fuller: Silicon Valley seeing green Chris Jablonski: "Napping" data centers could cut energy use by 75% ...
- Tags: Silicon Valley, Larry Dignan, Craigslist, Mozilla Firefox, Data Center, Dana Blankenhorn, Clearwire Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Web Browsers, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Tablets, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies
- Blog posts 2009-03-06
- News to know: Green Silicon Valley, Napping datacenters, Craigslist prostitution, Clearwire
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Harry Fuller: Silicon Valley seeing green Chris Jablonski: "Napping" data centers could cut energy use by 75% ...
- Tags: Silicon Valley, Larry Dignan, Craigslist, Mozilla Firefox, Data Center, Dana Blankenhorn, Clearwire Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Web Browsers, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Tablets, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies
- Blog posts 2009-03-06
- The company people want Microsoft to be
- The company people want Microsoft to bewhat kind of compagny people want MS to beWell not very different that the one we have right now .... except no more fud ( if they have something again opensource just go to court and be done with it if linux...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Office, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-05-23
- Gamestop: We stopped selling Zunes
- Gamestop: We stopped selling ZunesAds?I laugh whenever I hear people bring out the old canard "Apple products only sell so much better because they advertise so much. Our product is just as good, but we need to advertise more/better". This flies in the face of several years of customer satisfaction...
- Tags: Public relations, Marketing research, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune, marketing, advertisement
- Discussion threads 2008-05-23
- PC Gaming Alliance debuts
- PC Gaming Alliance debutsWhy Microsoft may be on board.So Microsoft wants to be included, and they certainly have a right since they do handle software for the PC. However, at the same time, this may be a way for them to try to control the 'interoprability' between future PC and...
- Tags: Games, Desktops, Microsoft Corp., game, PC, console
- Discussion threads 2008-02-20
- IT Manager for GameStop Ireland Selects SmartDraw for Increased Productivity, Lowered Costs
- Sankar Nayar is IT Manager for the Ireland branch of GameStop, the world's largest video game retailer. Nayar is responsible for the seamless running of all I.T. infrastructure and retail applications to support the business. One of the biggest challenges was to describe software development methodologies using Unified Modeling Language...
- Tags: IT Manager, SmartDraw, Sankar Nayar, Nayar, Software Development, Retail, UML, Development Tools, Vertical Industries, Software/Web Development, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2008-02-13
- News to know: Amazon and SaaS; Firefox memory test; Dell XPS One vs. iMac
- Notable headlines: David Morgenstern: Does the Dell PC XPS One top Apple's iMac are they blind? Michael Krigsman: IT security failure costs UK agency its chairman. George Ou: Ruckus brings smart antennas to the enterprise wireless LAN space ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Software-as-a-service, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Memory, Apple iMac, Amazon.com Inc., Google Custom Search, Software As A Service (SaaS), Web Browsers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Emerging Technologies, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software
- Blog posts 2007-11-21
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