So, I made a bet on an entertainment prop at dsi last tuesday. Here is the post I made in the entertainment subforum about it:
http://www.sportsbookreview.com/forum/entertainm...maker-dsi.html
The bet was...
WHAT WILL HAPPEN FIRST BEFORE JANUARY 30TH
VERIZON WILL ANNOUNCE AN EXACT LAUNCH CDMA IPHONE +250
MOTOROLA WILL DEBUT A 10-INCH TABLET +300
HTC WILL DEBUT A LTE PHONE CALLED THUNDERBOLT +250
SAMSUNG WILL DEBUT THEIR FIRST GOOGLE TV +400
SONY ERICSSON WILL DEBUT A PLAYSTATION PHONE +400
HP AND PALM WILL INTRODUCE A TABLET +350
I bet on the Motorola option. Well, the next night on the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show, Motorola held a press conference and unveiled their 10 inch tablet, the Xoom. Here's a news article confirming that...
"Motorola's got game, again," Morgan Stanley analyst Ehud Geldblum said when the Xoom made its debut on Wednesday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/usitinte...commotorolaces
The next day, Thursday, the HTC Thunderbolt phone was unveiled. Here is a news article confirming that:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fas...d_hotspot.html
Verizon announced several devices at its Thursday news conference, unveiling the HTC Thunderbolt, the LG Revolution, a Samsung 4G capable Galaxy Tablet and a Samsung 4G hotspot.
DSI graded the Thunderbolt as the winner. I've had several chat sessions and phone calls. I've shown proof that it was wrong. The response I've mostly received has been, "Can you call back later?". I was told in a chat session on Sunday that it would be fixed:
CS Charlie: they said to please check back in about 10 minutes Mr. *******.
xx******: Okay.... I will!
xx******: thanks for your help Charlie
xx******: I really appreciate it
CS Charlie: Now they know about it and they will fix it
Of course it wasn't fixed. I was told today that the grade they made was correct, that the Thunderbolt debut was indeed the first to happen. After objecting yet again, I was given the standard, "Can you call back tomorrow?"
I'm getting pretty annoyed. Apparently, this was graded similarly at Bookmaker.