My take on the Xbox Live price hike
Xbox Financial Meeting Minutes
11:20 Phil from sales: Who want's to go to lunch later?
11:20 Alda from client services: I have a lunch meeting with a client. Hope this doesn't go too long.
11:21 Frank from product support: I know this great taco truck down the block.
11:21 Phil from sales: Sounds good to me.
11:24 Steve from development: Aren't there supposed to be donuts here?
11:24 Alda from client services: No dumbass it's almost lunch. It's against corporate policy to have snacks after 10:00 am.
11:24 Steve from development: Why, oh why did I not take the Google job?
11:38 Dave from billing: Heya guys! Sorry I'm late. So we have a concern about profits.
11:38 Frank, Phil: Profits?
11:38 Frank from product support: Go ahead Phil.
11:39 Phil from sales: Er I thought we were doing well. Xbox Gold sales are rising. We have good retention and compare favorably to the PS Network.
11:39 Dave from billing: Well that isn't good enough. The Kinect system is going to require increased network traffic. That means more cost. That means you people need to solve it.
11:40 All but Dave from billing: ................................
11:42 Steve from development: Well the Kinect isn't going to impact us imediatly. The games we are seeing are not going to get much uptake. Plus they are not really Xbox live games, more people playing in their house.
11:42 Phil from sales: Our market analysis tells us that most of our customers don't have the room for Kinect. Oh and they kinda get cramps if they move more than their fingers while playing games.
11:43 Dave from billing: Well that makes it simpler. We just raise the price of Xbox Live Gold. Appreciate all your input people. I'm so happy to work with team players like yourselves.
11:48 Alda from client services: In twelve minutes the company is going to pay me to get drunk.
11:48 Phil/Frank/Steve: I hate you.
11:20 Phil from sales: Who want's to go to lunch later?
11:20 Alda from client services: I have a lunch meeting with a client. Hope this doesn't go too long.
11:21 Frank from product support: I know this great taco truck down the block.
11:21 Phil from sales: Sounds good to me.
11:24 Steve from development: Aren't there supposed to be donuts here?
11:24 Alda from client services: No dumbass it's almost lunch. It's against corporate policy to have snacks after 10:00 am.
11:24 Steve from development: Why, oh why did I not take the Google job?
11:38 Dave from billing: Heya guys! Sorry I'm late. So we have a concern about profits.
11:38 Frank, Phil: Profits?
11:38 Frank from product support: Go ahead Phil.
11:39 Phil from sales: Er I thought we were doing well. Xbox Gold sales are rising. We have good retention and compare favorably to the PS Network.
11:39 Dave from billing: Well that isn't good enough. The Kinect system is going to require increased network traffic. That means more cost. That means you people need to solve it.
11:40 All but Dave from billing: ................................
11:42 Steve from development: Well the Kinect isn't going to impact us imediatly. The games we are seeing are not going to get much uptake. Plus they are not really Xbox live games, more people playing in their house.
11:42 Phil from sales: Our market analysis tells us that most of our customers don't have the room for Kinect. Oh and they kinda get cramps if they move more than their fingers while playing games.
11:43 Dave from billing: Well that makes it simpler. We just raise the price of Xbox Live Gold. Appreciate all your input people. I'm so happy to work with team players like yourselves.
11:48 Alda from client services: In twelve minutes the company is going to pay me to get drunk.
11:48 Phil/Frank/Steve: I hate you.