A Better Course

Released at almost the same moment Sega announced its withdrawal from the console manufacturing business, it’s a game about a console-maker on the verge of collapse, made by a console-maker on the verge of collapse.

Written at the turn of the c20th by Chao Yuen-Ren to spoof the idea of converting Chinese character text into a phonetic system. Since every word is pronounced alike (except the tone), the essay becomes unreadable in Mandarin.

Yahoo could be in for even more departures. One tech recruiter says he gets several résumés a day from Yahoo employees. “Once there is even a perception of an exodus, the dynamic becomes insidious and takes on a life of its own”

For consumer startups the prognosis could be bad. The bulk of consumer startups make their money from advertising. And the advertising market is going to be hit hard.