December, 20, 2001 archives

according to the la times, electronic arts is discontinuing 'majestic'. is anyone really surprised? it's easy to see how the developers could have convinced themselves it was a brilliant, groundbreaking idea. but even easier to see how the market would be very, very small. now, if there was an aspect of the game that brought the players together in meatspace....

here's a good article from the motley fool on the new music subscription sites. it is only a matter of time until a shareholder lawsuit is filed against the music companies for failing in their fiduciary duties by so badly mismanaging their moves in embracing the internet as a distribution medium.