| i'm more in line with Sarah and a few other's thinking ...
long term, cutting the up front costs sorta removes some barrier to entry into the "virtual world" for RL businesses to get in on the "fun". However, the overnight move is absolutely ridiculous. 40%?! jeez.
The way I've seen them positioning themselves is that they're trying to become the "domain / hosting" service for virtual worlds. Now they've got the IBM brand to plaster all over their product too. With OpenSim and other VWs on the horizon, they need to step up their game. |