Re: EB Games: XBox 360 back on the market, BUT...

In article <1130601796.474871.119340@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
blig_murk@xxxxxxxxx says...
>
>Jonah Falconehead wrote:
>> http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categories/homepages/xbox360/default.asp
>>
>> They're still engaging in some good old-fashioned price-gouging. I'm
>> glad I got my pre-order from the basic $400 system.
>
>You might want to check on that pre-order, doofus. Micro$haft can lie
>all they want to you gullible goofballs but not to their shareholders.
>The latest from Micro$haft is that they may only be able to deliver
>300,000 units before the end of the year. Almost every distributor is
>now confirming sharply lower launch availability numbers, some
>expecting 65 units at a store and now saying they expect 8 or less.
>Many people that their pre-order is for the 1st shipment are finding
>out they are now in the 2nd or 3rd shipment. This is going to be very
>humorous.
>

LOL!!! Selling out will be the sweet cheese topping on the cake.

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