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Lara Croft makes Forbes' Fictional 15 richest list
Forbes Magazine has put together a new feature on the 15 richest fictional characters. Lara Croft ranks 13th with fictional net assets of $1 billion. What? Those gravity-defying assets aren't real? And she's 37? What the heck is going on here? Those are not the only shockers unveiled. Forbes writer David Ewalt notes, "Experienced windfall this year by licensing name to endorse variety of products, from handguns to hot pants. Rumored to have fought, killed Bigfoot." Don't let Chuck Norris find out you're claiming to have killed Bigfoot, toots. Just some friendly advice.
Prospect of HDTV sales keeps Best Buy's stock highly rated
Maybe confusion is slowing HDTV sales, or maybe not, but one Piper Jaffray analyst thinks Best Buy's stock is a good pick because of their tech support business and also the growing market for high definition TV's and next generation game consoles. I haven't been in a Best Buy in a while to check out their "personal shopping assistants", but a blogger at Kotaku did and had a decent, if mixed experience. PSA's or not, they seem to be very optimistic expecting DTV sales growth of 100% next year. Any of you had help or no someone who had help from one of Best Buy's "blue shirts"?
What's holding the 360 back?
Forbes reports that Microsoft has suffered a particularly bumpy ride this last quarter, with analysts spotting a problem with shipments that hasn't yet been addressed:"It is clear that something disrupted the supply of Xbox 360 shipments in the quarter, and there does not appear to be any end of year catch-up in shipments,”The estimated number of Xbox 360s shipped so far is around 1.3 million, at 600,000 to 800,000 per month. This puts Microsoft on track for their estimated sales milestones, but why hasn't there been a catch-up with extra shipments going out to satisfy the tremendous demand for the console? Even this long after launch there are still huge shortages, so it's something on the supply side -- not the demand -- that's the problem.
