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An already short in supply, high in demand product gets even less stock than expected and all hell breaks loose. Sound familiar?
Thing is, I'm not writing about the PS3 launch, I'm writing about the plot of novel Jennifer Government where a Nike marketing exec deliberately holds back stock of shoe stock to create demand and then pays someone to do the shooting to create... um blood.
The author of the book, Max Barry, notes the quasi similarities:
Zing. And remember boys and girls, it's not an assassin or assassination unless politically motivated. No politics, then it's just a humdrum murder.
Max Barry Comments on PS3 Launch [Aeropause]
