Howard Stringer says: "PS3 = creative success!"
by Nick Doerr 
{ Nov 2nd 2006 at 12:30PM }
I just thought of something random. In the quote above, there is an equal sign in quotations... but what does an equal sign sound like? It's not "equal sign" because that's the name of the symbol. Wow, that's like, so totally way deep. Anyway, onto news. Sony CEO, Sir Howard Stringer (he's knighted, isn't he? Thought so...), is thinking up new ways to boost Sony's profits, what with their latest financial statements putting them in a world of "moderate to severe danger" (not a quote from Stringer, just... me quoting myself). He's still confident that meeting their profit margin is probable: "We promised the margins for next year will be 5 percent and we have every intention of doing that." That would take a lot of work and a lot of sales, even outside of the PS3.Stringer is saying just that -- other divisions must be set to pull in healthy profits and he claims their movie division and other consumer electronics are setting up to do just that. He does concede that the PS3 will probably do much better in the second year, once the ball gets rolling on production and software sales. But to him, the point is "that PlayStation 3 is already finished and has been tested in America and has been deemed a creative success. In the end that is what counts." If only creative successes were all that counted... but sadly, commercial success is equally as important and for that part, we'll have to wait a few years to see.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
bub @ Nov 2nd 2006 12:35PM
There was some news about PS3's going to Hong Kong and Taiwan as of Sept 17... what does this mean?
Hoopster @ Nov 2nd 2006 1:04PM
"If only creative successes were all that counted... but sadly, commercial success is equally as important and for that part, we'll have to wait a few years to see."
You're reading into that qoute waaaaaaaay too much.
Spector @ Nov 2nd 2006 2:03PM
I've been hearing some people saying that the PS3s going to Hong Kong and Taiwan could explain the 20,000 less units going to Japan. That's just speculation but it makes some sense in my mind since they aren't suppose to be Chinese type PS3s or anything.
Edge of Blade @ Nov 2nd 2006 10:26PM
Video of Sony f***ing Europe. A Creative Sucksess?
Seriously Sony. Didn't learn the last time you gave yourself good reviews?
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/manning.html
GL @ Nov 2nd 2006 11:52PM
"If only creative successes were all that counted... but sadly, commercial success is equally as important and for that part, we'll have to wait a few years to see."
Really? Sigh...
Sir Howard Stringer probably doesn't like that "money" thing.
The bleeding obvious @ Nov 3rd 2006 6:57AM
"In the quote above, there is an equal sign in quotations... but what does an equal sign sound like? It's not "equal sign" because that's the name of the symbol."
Is it not just "equals"??
farhan @ Nov 3rd 2006 8:45AM
i first thought playstation was the best console to purchase, but come to think of it its not xbox 360 is or even nintendo wii with the amazing new control pad. because they say ps3 is going to come out but then they have second thoughts or it doesnt work when they are testing a new game, it FREEZES, YES THE PLATSTATION 3 FREEZES
GOD HELP US!!!
ndoerr @ Nov 3rd 2006 11:14AM
@ The bleeding obvious -- you may think so, but "equals" is a word, not a sound. So, equals is describing the symbol. That's what the symbol means, but not what the symbol sounds like. It was just a random thought about language and how none of it makes any sense, honestly. Still, as far as the interpretive meaning goes, you're right.
Edge of Blade @ Nov 3rd 2006 3:49PM
The sound of equals is "is".
Think in terms of an assignment statment:
AutoFellaio x = new AutoFellacio;
x.enjoyOwnVoice();
x.giveSelfGoodRatings("Creative Sucess");
x.patOwnBack();
In this case "ex (is) an instance of self pleasure"