Quote Originally Posted by Abriael View Post
That article has absolutely nothing to do with SE, considering that they're talking about "PARTS shortages". The Japanese industry has been disrupted for a while, and the supply chain needs time to restart.
A server farm goes on electricity, not parts, it's not an assembly chain.

Should really read articles beyond the headline
Roll your eyes all you want. I read beyond the headline, and the story. The assembly chain refers to manufactured components, in which some of the critical steps occurred only in Japan. Let's think, what do the machines that handle these highly sensitive and exact operations run on again...oh yeah, electricity. The same thing as S-E's servers. So, I think we can draw a logical conclusion that if these plants have to extend their shutdowns (in an industry that eclipses the MMO market in both GDP and worldwide economic impact) than S-E will have to extend their shutdown as well.

Should really read articles beyond the headline, and then apply that information in a critical way.