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"funk_n_orbit" <mark.lyle@o-gmail.com> wrote in message
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> ak7eagle wrote:
>>
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=569&ncid=738&e=3&u=/nm/20050322/tc_nm/tech_microsoft_xbox_dc
>
> " Earlier on Monday, Electronic Arts, the world's largest video game
> publisher, cut its quarterly earnings outlook on weak performance of older
> games and shortages of game consoles that spur new game sales.
>
> The company's shares fell nearly 13 percent."
>
> why this last little blurb? to show that EA's poor numbers had little
> affect on the recent increase of xbox sales, maybe?
Because EA blamed their shortfall, in part, on console shortages...and as a
response, the stock fell.