lt cap/Jester,

AMD could use all the help it can get (I'm still holding a small bag on that). It makes me curious about when a large developing world market like that opens up, and consoles have to come down in price for them to be attractive in such a market, does Sony or MSFT negotiate a different cost deal with component companies like AMD? Or do they just accept much thinner margins in exchange for greater demand? No a question of great moment, just makes me curious. My guess is they simply accept the lower margins, as I've not hear of companies preceeding them (such as Apple) getting a break from suppliers for their growing Chinese presence. I assume that such an announcement helps the vg companies as well - altho who knows how immersed in pirated copies of games China is.

Quick note of kudos - Bullseye long ago cited IBKR as a pick - it's probably appreciated to be a triple since his suggestion. I  disagreed with him a lot on politics and social policy, but always listened to his ideas with interest. 'Twould be nice to have him, Ben, Nsthil, etc. active on this board. On the other hand, the 4 of us that seem to be active daily have probably known each other for probably 10 years or so in some cases. I still value you folks greatly, and I'm glad this discussion forum didn't just disappear.