The cake is not a lie.

Originally Posted by sarah11918

So, if we're still here posting in the forums, then the world can't *really* be ending... just yet.

I'm a newbie and I totally agree with you. For what it's worth, here is my theory on "the cake is not a lie." There are 2 Chinese restaurants in the Hampton Roads Virginia area called Hibachi Grill and Supreme Buffet. One is in Virginia Beach the other in Newport News. The VA Beach restaurant started out charging $8.99 and was packed every time my wife and I went there. Then they pushed the price to $10.99 and guess what, business slowed down considerably. In contrast, the Newport News restaurant started out at $8.99 and ACTUALLY dropped the price to $6.99 and guess what, business is tremendous EVERY day of the week. The point is would you rather have your restaurant busy EVERY day by offering a lower price while still making a good profit or would you rather have it empty half the week and only be really busy on the weekends and barely make a profit? With the lower price you have the best of both worlds for the business and the customer. So what does this have to do with EEs and PEs. Well, the PE started out at $400 and maybe weren't moving so fast. The price dropped to $199 and it is flying off the shelves. Maybe Entourage figured it was better to sell 2 PEs for $400 and still make somewhat of a profit rather then selling NONE at all for $400 and making NO profit. Plus, the longer they sit on the shelf the harder it is to turn a profit, especially when it comes to electronics which is practically outdated the day you buy it. Maybe Entourage is concentrating their efforts into a smaller more compact machine which is what consumers seem to want. A final thought on maximizing value in a business sale: price isn’t everything. Sometimes taking a lower price on better terms can be smart. Better terms can mean less post-sale risk, less post-sale taxes, and less post-sale stress while still maintaining a profit margin. All this talk about cake and Chinese food has made me hungry ...

Somewhere, dontpanic is surely laughing.

Originally Posted by NiaTrue

Somewhere, dontpanic is surely laughing.

And I'm sure he deserves it, so I'm happy to indulge!

Entourage site is back up. Doesn't look any different ...

Originally Posted by obsessed2

Entourage site is back up. Doesn't look any different ...

But, the devices tab is back. Didn't this go away for a while?

And, the devices tab says "Where to buy your POCKET edge"... and if I click on the link for the Cdn reseller, they are in stock and shipping. (Black, pocket edge)

Does this have any reference to the Royal Wedding Cake??

Originally Posted by sarah11918

But, the devices tab is back. Didn't this go away for a while?

Not for me

Originally Posted by borisb

Not for me

OK, then I might have been thinking of how they took away all the description of the devices. How long has this tab referred to only the PE vs. both devices?

The devices tab used to show the promotional material/specs for both EE and PE, with links to resellers. More recently (last month or so?) goes directly to reseller page for PE only.

Originally Posted by Glow

The devices tab used to show the promotional material/specs for both EE and PE, with links to resellers. More recently (last month or so?) goes directly to reseller page for PE only.

Which brings me back to what I said earlier: The PE started out at $400 and maybe wasn't moving so fast. Then the price dropped to $199 and NOW it might be flying off the shelves. Maybe Entourage figured it was better to sell 2 PEs for $400 and make somewhat of a profit rather then selling NONE at all for $400 and making NO profit. Plus, the longer they sit on the shelf the harder it is to turn a profit, especially when it comes to electronics which is practically outdated the day you buy it. Maybe Entourage is concentrating their efforts into the smaller more compact machine which is what consumers seem to want.

Maybe he is just talking about the video game: http://www.technobuffalo.com/gaming/...-is-not-a-lie/

Yes, the Urban dictionary for cake is NOT a lie also mentions it's a reference to Portal 2. But it's more fun to read stuff into it.

Now, Dontpanic, just a question.

is this a Ginger cake or a Honey cake you're taking about?

Both would taste nice....

Originally Posted by paula-t

Now, Dontpanic, just a question.

is this a Ginger cake or a Honey cake you're taking about?

Both would taste nice....

Either version, I mean either cake, would taste nice. An ice-cream sandwich would taste better.