Does not matter to me what it looks like on the outside, on the inside it was a beast compared to the PS2 and GC...absolutely gorgeous.

They should!

"The very same people that get rid of security are probably the same people that don't want to settle the case."

And...lest anyone be confused, I do agree it was worth the cost, for all the reasons mentioned.

Good points by all...in the end I tend to agree, projects like this while not producing immediate tangible hard benefits, I think are worth it in the long run.

Was thinking the same thing....a game like this with squad control I can think of a ton of possibilities for kinect to be used.

I am kind of slow, but the anchor keeps telling Piedmont to get out of the way.... How does an entire town/city "get out of the way" of a tornado? The whole town is on wheels?

Sadly enough, the Darwin Awards seem like it will never be lacking for candidates.

Well, as the Ass Man says....it was a one in a million shot doc, one in a million!

Wow...thats a big bowl!

Yeah, but, what hard techological benefits came from the scientific discoveries made because of the space race? Tang?

No, it will just never fly because it is too damn expensive, both in Washington and to people's personal wallets.

Try adjusting for the time value of money....this was 40+ years ago.

Ya know...if you take a step back and think about it, objectively....$25 Billion in 1960's and 70's dollars was/is a whole LOT of money.

LOL...good point.

Well, as the saying goes.... If your not failing, your not really trying.

Wonder if any member of the team that came up with Clippy are still around?

Exactly...Japan, Xbox keeps trying but cannot crack that market and a distant third to Sony and Wii. Europe...pretty neck and neck even with Sony.

Original Xbox was kickass, during that period it was the most powerful console...graphics, first to include mass storage built in as well as built in broadband connectivity and to online gaming.

Thats the way it goes most of the time in the lifecycle of these companies. Some find ways to "reinvent" themselves and get their "star" to rise again, and again and stick around for 100+ years. Others just fade away...time will tell.