Toys R Us merchandise director John Radenbach said the chain held midnight openings at stores in Canberra, Victoria, NSW, Queensland and South Australia.
Some stores had up to 30 people attend the launch, while others had just 10.
Mr Radenbach said this was about 30-40 per cent of the numbers for the PlayStation 2 launch.
> Toys R Us merchandise director John Radenbach said the chain held > midnight openings at stores in Canberra, Victoria, NSW, Queensland and > South Australia.
> Some stores had up to 30 people attend the launch, while others had > just 10.
> Mr Radenbach said this was about 30-40 per cent of the numbers for the > PlayStation 2 launch.
<Marsh...@Phantomemail.com> wrote: >yo slappy, we're still waiting for you to tell us what companies with "much >larger cash reserves" than microsoft have gone bust.
I've posted it many times. Go and have a read.
One in Aust was HIH insurance. Do all the insurance on the building industry and other things. They folded and sent a fair few others to the wall.
In the US recently another huge company went bust.
If you want more evidence watch the news.
Or do some research for a change.
There was one company a fair few years back that had shares at 1c, got up to over $300 and then went bust. MS shares can go from $100 to nothing. History is filled with silly people that thought companies could not fold. 1987 was a perfect example, saw many billion dollar corps go bust.
History is filled with examples of multi billion dollar companies that have gone bust.
Have a look at a fair few banks that have folded, here and overseas. Also look at a fair few insurance companies.
Why do you think there are so many merges these days?
If Xbox was a seperate company it would have folded last year. Wait until MS gets stripped up into 3 seperate businesses by the anti trust law suit the US federal government has waging. MS is doing appeals but that will only drag it out a year or so longer.
When MS gets stripped into three companies the games division will need to be making money otherwise they will fold.
<Marsh...@Phantomemail.com> wrote: >yo slappy, we're still waiting for you to tell us what companies with "much >larger cash reserves" than microsoft have gone bust.
>> Toys R Us merchandise director John Radenbach said the chain held >> midnight openings at stores in Canberra, Victoria, NSW, Queensland and >> South Australia.
>> Some stores had up to 30 people attend the launch, while others had >> just 10.
>> Mr Radenbach said this was about 30-40 per cent of the numbers for the >> PlayStation 2 launch.
> >yo slappy, we're still waiting for you to tell us what companies with "much > >larger cash reserves" than microsoft have gone bust.
> I've posted it many times. > Go and have a read.
> One in Aust was HIH insurance. Do all the insurance on the building > industry and other things. They folded and sent a fair few others to > the wall.
sorry slappy, but HIH was insolvent and did not have cash reserves. That is why they went broke.
As I originally pointed out, and you continue to ignore, is just because a company is big doesn't mean its financially strong. Allan Bond had one of the biggest empires in Australia during the 80's, however his total debt was always about 1 billion more than his total assets. Now you might say that Kerry Packer will go broke because Allan Bond was just as big and he went broke. Ever wonder why Kerry not only didn't go bust but consolidated his empire through the crash og the late 80's? This is just as absurd as you now feebly trying to draw a parallel between a financially strong company with billions in cash reserves like Microsoft to an insolvent company with no cash reserves like HIH.
However given your demonstrated lack of cognitive abilities and knowledge on these subjects I've long given up on getting any sort of cohesive argument from you. All I'm asking is that you tell us which insurance companies with "much more cash reserves" than microsoft have gone bust. 2nd hint: Its not HIH.
>ps2inaus <ps2in...@nospam.com.au> wrote in message >news:3cc1a9e5.8004309@news.bigpond.com... >> On Sat, 20 Apr 2002 06:41:56 GMT, "Marshall_J" >> <Marsh...@Phantomemail.com> wrote:
>> >yo slappy, we're still waiting for you to tell us what companies with >"much >> >larger cash reserves" than microsoft have gone bust.
>> I've posted it many times. >> Go and have a read.
>> One in Aust was HIH insurance. Do all the insurance on the building >> industry and other things. They folded and sent a fair few others to >> the wall.
>sorry slappy, but HIH was insolvent and did not have cash reserves. That is >why they went broke.
>As I originally pointed out, and you continue to ignore, is just because a >company is big doesn't mean its financially strong. Allan Bond had one of >the biggest empires in Australia during the 80's, however his total debt was >always about 1 billion more than his total assets. Now you might say that >Kerry Packer will go broke because Allan Bond was just as big and he went >broke. Ever wonder why Kerry not only didn't go bust but consolidated his >empire through the crash og the late 80's? This is just as absurd as you >now feebly trying to draw a parallel between a financially strong company >with billions in cash reserves like Microsoft to an insolvent company with >no cash reserves like HIH.
>However given your demonstrated lack of cognitive abilities and knowledge on >these subjects I've long given up on getting any sort of cohesive argument >from you. All I'm asking is that you tell us which insurance companies with >"much more cash reserves" than microsoft have gone bust. 2nd hint: Its not >HIH.
Your a moron if you think a big company can't fold.
Look through history, doesn't take much to see a company rule the world then fold.
There are thousands of examples. Do the research. I do not need to as it's common knowledge that big companies with huge cash reserves do fold. Only half wits and bafoons think otherwise.
> Your a moron if you think a big company can't fold.
> Look through history, doesn't take much to see a company rule the > world then fold.
> There are thousands of examples. Do the research. > I do not need to as it's common knowledge that big companies with huge > cash reserves do fold. Only half wits and bafoons think otherwise.
again, ps2 inanus dodges the question...
Back to your origional argument, you think MS is going to fold because it's only selling slightly better at launch than the PS2 did?
ohwait, better not go back to your origional argument, that sounded even less logical...
> >ps2inaus <ps2in...@nospam.com.au> wrote in message > >news:3cc1a9e5.8004309@news.bigpond.com... > >> On Sat, 20 Apr 2002 06:41:56 GMT, "Marshall_J" > >> <Marsh...@Phantomemail.com> wrote:
> >> >yo slappy, we're still waiting for you to tell us what companies with > >"much > >> >larger cash reserves" than microsoft have gone bust.
> >> I've posted it many times. > >> Go and have a read.
> >> One in Aust was HIH insurance. Do all the insurance on the building > >> industry and other things. They folded and sent a fair few others to > >> the wall.
> >sorry slappy, but HIH was insolvent and did not have cash reserves. That is > >why they went broke.
> >As I originally pointed out, and you continue to ignore, is just because a > >company is big doesn't mean its financially strong. Allan Bond had one of > >the biggest empires in Australia during the 80's, however his total debt was > >always about 1 billion more than his total assets. Now you might say that > >Kerry Packer will go broke because Allan Bond was just as big and he went > >broke. Ever wonder why Kerry not only didn't go bust but consolidated his > >empire through the crash og the late 80's? This is just as absurd as you > >now feebly trying to draw a parallel between a financially strong company > >with billions in cash reserves like Microsoft to an insolvent company with > >no cash reserves like HIH.
> >However given your demonstrated lack of cognitive abilities and knowledge on > >these subjects I've long given up on getting any sort of cohesive argument > >from you. All I'm asking is that you tell us which insurance companies with > >"much more cash reserves" than microsoft have gone bust. 2nd hint: Its not > >HIH.
> Your a moron if you think a big company can't fold.
I have never implied that. Big companies fold all the time. However not companies like microsoft with billions in cash reserves. And the fact that you can't distinguish between company size and financial strength speakes volumes for your level of denial, or stupiditiy....or both come to think of it.
> Look through history, doesn't take much to see a company rule the > world then fold.
Wasn't it me who pointed out the collapse of the Bond empire? your logic seems infantile to say the least. How old are you anyway? Under 15 would be my guess....too young to even begin to comprehend the extent of your ignorance.
> There are thousands of examples. Do the research. > I do not need to as it's common knowledge that big companies with huge > cash reserves do fold. Only half wits and bafoons think otherwise.
your illogicalities and hatred of xbox/microsoft are trivial to me at this point. The issue at hand is that you stated that insurance companies with "much more cash reserves" than microsoft have gone bust, yet you have failed to give us the name of these supposed companies, which suggests that the only place they exist is in your warped little fantasy world.
HIH were insolvent. They had no cash reserves. Thats why they went bust you dimwit. So either back up your statement or admit you were speaking out of your ass and don't have the slightest fucking clue what you are talking about.
c'mon slappy, its not the worst thing in the world to admit you're wrong, and with your limited ability to reason combined with misguided arrogance on matters which you know little about I'm guessing its something you'll need to be be doing a lot through your adolescent years.
