These have been around for a while but I just thought I would post them for your amusement.

BEHOLD!

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I have a portable MP3 player which I use solely for my car. I consider it a replacement to having libraries of CD binders stashed under the passenger seat.

I originally got it on a Black Friday about 4 or 5 years ago. It’s been acting funky lately so I think its about time I replace it. Recently, I’ve been researching MP3 players in stores and online to see what’s around.

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From “Apple Demonstrates Ignorance of Mobile Games Market“:

Apple’s Phil Schiller wants you to think the iPhone is way, way, way cooler than the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP. That’s not all: The marketing VP leveled withering criticism at Nintendo and Sony during Apple’s perennial three-ring tech event yesterday, claiming, according to Gamespot, that DS and PSP games are “not a lot of fun.”

“When [the DS and PSP] came out, they seemed so cool. But once you play a game on the iPod touch, you think ‘hey, these things aren’t so cool any more’,” said Schiller, per British game biz site MCV.

Not a lot of fun? Not so cool anymore? Has Schiller ever laid eyes (much less fingers) on an actual DS or PSP (as opposed to the conceptual renditions boiled down to game library sizes he’s been touting in his slideshows)? Has he played Final Fantasy Tactics or Metroid Prime: Hunters? Patapon 2 or New Super Mario Bros.? Daxter or Advance Wars? Does he think some 150 million gamers are going to swoon when they see id’s Doom Resurrection running on the iPhone before realizing they’ll have to play it without tactile buttons? Does he think those of us presumably “un-cool” enough to enjoy games that last more than a few minutes a go are some sort of endangered species?

I’d like to see Apple’s marketing campaign on this. Sort of like the iPod commercials except with mouth-breathers talking about how cool the iTouch is.

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Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

From EA does Apple folk a Sim-ple kindness:

Electronic Arts reported the results of its recently concluded fourth quarter on Tuesday as rumors fluttered concerning a possible buyout by Apple. EA also discussed the progress of its digital-delivery efforts, which company executives say are entering a new phase.

I say, good riddance either way. I hope EA crashes and burns in eternal fire. Or I can at least hope EA will start churning out shitty Corporate-Ware (CorpWare) on Macs instead of PC.

“Corpware” is a new term I’m coining to describe EA’s business model and gaming practice. It also applies for other companies and games, but for now EA shall be the target of my fury, seeing as it serves as the best model.

As the most generic definition, CorpWare is a gaming product which seeks to extract as much profit as possible at the expense of effort or quality.

Example 1: Madden NFL/NBA Live/FIFA Soccer

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