Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > the REAL issue is that, internet gaming cafe's PER SE are not a > sustainable business. > > i've known quite a few people who got into this business, and the > margins are RAZOR THIN. just the RMA's on your busted hardware can > make or break you. what more, having to pay lots and lots of licensing > fees?
Well, just like any good business dealing with crowds, making it big with internet cafés is a matter of location, location, and location. > as for the MMORPG's --- don't delude yourselves. the philippines is a > SMALL, CROWDED market. those korean developers aren't going to bend > over backwards porting to linux for a small market where they aren't > getting much revenue compared to their other markets. And not to mention that Korean devs are mostly M$ shops... indeed, 'tis gonna be hard to actually port an existing MMO. -- ZAK B. ELEP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- <http://zakame.spunge.org> 1024D/FA53851D 1486 7957 454D E529 E4F1 F75E 5787 B1FD FA53 851D -- Running Debian GNU+Linux testing/unstable. GnuPG signed mail preferred.
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