I'm guessing we gotta wait for that Microsoft advantage to kick in eh?

So sad...

I guess that means they may not be around as long as predicted in the recent Star Trek movie?

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Originally Posted by SolipsismX 


I don't remember Nokia being in the Star Trek. Now I have to watch that again.
edit: Now I remember. http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/009/05/next_nokia_touch_device_revealed_in_the_star_trek_movie.htm

It was...

I can only feel bad for everyone that worked under the leaders of this company that ran them into joblessness.

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Originally Posted by SolipsismX 


I don't remember Nokia being in the Star Trek. Now I have to watch that again.
edit: Now I remember. http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/009/05/next_nokia_touch_device_revealed_in_the_star_trek_movie.htm

I remembered it mainly because it annoyed me that they would even attempt product placement in a Trek film. How many brands are we exposed to on a daily basis that have been around more than 100 years? Coke? A variety of banks?

http://shanghai.cultural-china.com/html/City-Beats/City-Feature/201009/09-6699.html

Maybe they should've used some Chinese brands instead?

So sad for the workers. Essentially they can thank big companies like Apple and Google for moving th majority of phone manufacturing jobs to 3rd world nations.

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Originally Posted by SolipsismX 


They gotta make money. I just hate when the placement detracts from the film. I remember the excessive focus on the branding but it wasn't as egregious as it could have been and was in a classic car, not on the bridge of the Enterprise. The worst is what they are doing in TV shows these days. Bones is the worst. Whenever they do a placement is pulls you out of the show and feels like it was directed, shot, written by a completely different set of people. Bones even had an entire episode revolve around the opening of Avatar.
PS: ST:TNG season 1 remaster for Blu-ray as of this week.

I think they should simply cease with commercial breaks for broadcast television and have continuous programming with the products worked into the storyline and background. As long as it doesn't detract to a sickening degree from the story, why not? Besides, I refuse to watch most broadcast TV. :)