Xbox 360 vs. Amarantine

• This is the frustrating part of the market for the bears. It just keeps grinding higher. It would be kind of depressing to see it just grind higher and higher, when you're hoping for it all to collapse. Then the next thing you know, you missed a 10% move.


• The WSJ has an article about Getting Xbox 360 to Market. 1700 parts make up the Xbox 360!


• Tivo announced that they'll allow folks to copy recorded shows to the video iPod and to Sony's PSP. I don't know if anything like that will exist for Microsoft's XP media center, but I imagine PDAs and phones using Microsoft's software can already do this. Heck, maybe I'll try it on my Pocket PC when I get home.


• The Cars are reuniting. Sort of. Ben Orr died in 2000, and Ric Ocasik isn't interested. Todd Rundgren will fill in. Eh, why not?Link


• Is Enya trying to steal the spotlight from Microsoft tomorrow on November 22nd? Will the long lines at Best Buy be for the new Xbox 360, or Enya's new album Amarantine? (OK, I'm teasing a bit, and I am an Enya fan. But can you see the confused shopper? "Is this the Enya line, or Xbox line?" I bet Enya only has one CD option, and not a "Core CD.")


• Tonight's Monday Night Football game probably looked extremely interesting back in the summer. (Vikings at Packers).


• The Best Buy employee might have to give a bad news/good news scenario. "Folks, I know you've been waiting in line for a very long time. And we do thank you for your patience. But the bad news is that we only have 20 Xbox 360 bundles for sale. However, the good news is that we do have plenty of copies of Enya's "Amarantine" available." (Folks might need to listen to it just to settle their frayed shopping nerves).


• Of course, you don't want to be the parent who got in the wrong line on November 22nd. If you want Enya, get in the Enya line. If you want the Xbox 360, get in the Xbox 360 line. If you don't know which line is for which product, it's probably best to ask first thing.