Jerry McBride <mcbrides9@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Upgraded Version of Xbox 360 to Be Introduced by Microsoft
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Microsoft is clearly hoping to fill what it sees as a hole at the top
>> | end of the market. The Nintendo Wii has been outselling the PlayStation
>> | 3 from Sony and the Xbox 360 in recent months, but that system is
>> | largely positioned as a family-friendly game machine that can be
>> | purchased for $50 less than the lowest-priced Xbox.
>> `----
>>
>>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/28/technology/28xbox.html?ex=1332734400&en=249f5966d09eb762&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
>> http://tinyurl.com/29v9a7
>>
>> IDC and DPD have both said that Microsoft will lose to Nintendo. And the
>> PS3 is still in the game. It has just broken a new record in the UK
>>
>>
>> Related:
>>
>> Loot: Redmond, We Have a Problem, Or, What's Wrong With the Xbox 360
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | At this point, Former becomes impassioned. That's not fair, he says;
>> | we always saw this as a long-term venture. To which we reply that we
>> | were talking about the original Xbox, and while other divisions of
>> | the company throw off more profits in a single quarter than the
>> | entire $5 billion or so lost in the home and entertainment division
>> | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> | to date, the fact remains that, as we take-our-word-for-it predicted,
>> | the Xbox group has been spectacularly unprofitable for Microsoft.
>> | Hence, our heretofore unpublished Vietnam analogy. The rest of the
>> | night is a blur, but we digress.
>> |
>> | [...]
>> |
>> | The worst case scenario for Microsoft, then, is one in which the Xbox
>> | 360's bid for the mass market is blocked by the Wii for the next two to
>> | three years, at which point the aging and underpowered Wii gives way
>> | to a cheaper-than-it-is-now PS3 with a selection of AAA titles that's
>> | far wider than what the PS3 has at the moment; new installments of
>> | Playstation's own popular and casual-leaning games; and a slew of
>> | new franchises from Sony's much-larger studio operation.
>> `----
>>
>> http://ncroal.talk.newsweek.com/default.asp?item=533168
>>
>>
>> XBLA's Ross Erickson leaves Microsoft, heads over to Sierra Online
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Of course, this follows XBLA General Manager Greg Canessa's
>> | departure a couple weeks back. While having two of the most
>> | senior Xbox Live Arcade execs jump ship in a two week time
>> | span after a particularly long string of subpar Wednesdays
>> | -- nothing, Ms. Pac-Man, Lumines add-on, nothing, Root Beer
>> | Tapper, Paperboy, nothing -- might seem to imply certain
>> | disaster, Ross insisted that he and Greg's decided to
>> | leave under entirely different circumstances.
>> `----
>>
>>
> http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/20/xblas-ross-erickson-leaves-microsoft-heads-over-to-sierra-onli/
>> http://tinyurl.com/25s6he
>>
>>
>> XBLA main man jumps ship
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | In somewhat surprising news, Greg Canessa, the big guy behind
>> | Xbox Live Arcade, has left the Microsoft compound for PopCap Games.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.destructoid.com/xbla-main-man-jumps-ship-29716.phtml
>>
>>
>> Gamers Say Microsoft Understates Xbox Problems
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | An insider from Electronic Arts, Inc. is saying that the failure rate
>> | of Microsoft's Xbox 360 gaming console is actually ten times higher than
>> | what Microsoft spokespeople have admitted.
>> |
>> | Game Daily BIZ, a gaming industry publication, reported that the
>> | anonymous source tallied that of the 300 consoles EA has received,
>> | 30-50 percent of them have failed.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/08/xbox_gamers02.html
>>
>>
>> The Secret Failures of Microsoft
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | There is no choice involved; even most Linux users are forced to pay for
>> | a Microsoft license in order to obtain a brand name PC.
>> |
>> | [...]
>> |
>> | They are bound to an oath to swear allegiance to Windows XP
>> | Professional, and must never mention Linux and Windows in the same
>> | breath. If they step out of line in any way, Microsoft dramatically
>> | raises their OEM licensing fees and sends them to indoctrination camp,
>> | where they face chairs being hurled at them by angry monkeys.
>> |
>> | [...]
>> |
>> | Why do Windows enthusiasts exibit much hostility to an obvious fact?
>> | Because if they admit that 80% of the company's revenues come entirely
>> | from an OEM tax, and not from any choice on the part of consumers...
>> |
>> | [...]
>> |
>> | Microsoft's decade of investments in WinCE and Windows Mobile
>> | Smartphones have only barely matched the market share of Palm, which
>> | itself is a run down company out of ideas. Microsoft couldn't
>> | out-maneuver the incompetent Palm within a decade of trying; now both
>> | are ineffectually fighting over the dying PDA industry while Linux and
>> | Symbian slaughter them in the smartphone arena:
>> |
>> | Symbian 75%; Linux 14%; Microsoft 5%; Palm 5%.
>> |
>> | [...]
>> |
>> | (many more failures listed)
>> `----
>>
>>
> http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/Q4.06/2E6D9BB2-FE1B-4556-8389-67BD581FBCCC.html
>>
>>
>> How Much is Too Much?
>>
>> ,----[ Summary ]
>> | Microsoft says it will stick with Xbox. But with years of heavy losses
>> | behind it, the pressure's on for the gaming division to make good
>> `----
>>
>>
> http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/oct2006/id20061013_283856.htm?campaign_id=rss_topStories
>> http://tinyurl.com/yxdr4j
>>
>>
>> Microsoft stoic despite massive losses
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | If you were to judge by the PR rhetoric, you'd think the 360 was
>> | an unstoppable commercial juggernaut. As usual though, PR lies.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.gamerscan.com/articles/06/10/09/microsofts.massive.losses/
>>
>>
>> Microsoft Hides Its Mobile and Business Apps Divisions
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | The company is folding its two worst-performing divisions -- Microsoft
>> | Business Solutions (its business applications unit) and its Mobile and
>> | Embedded units -- into the Microsoft Business Division and Microsoft
>> | Home and Entertainment units, respectively.
>> `----
>>
>>
> http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,1995,1990243,00.asp?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
>>
>>
>> Xbox Live Outages All Over US?
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | In any case the outages do not seem to affect everyone although I can
>> | say 2old2play has already received 6 emails, 5 PMs, and several blog
>> | posts about the outages. One such blogger was told by a service rep that
>> | he was "experiencing a temporary service outage bubble in his area."
>> | Apparently the rep had received several similar Xbox Live error codes
>> | that day, but could not say why. 2old2play is currently trying to
>> | contact Microsoft for a comment and we'll update this page as we receive
>> | word.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.2old2play.com/News/Xbox_Live_Outages_All_Over_US_
>
>
> Here's a perfect chance for Microsoft to do something RIGHT. If they would
> open source the Xbox360... position it as a direct competitor to the PS3,
> allowing anyone the ability to run open source apps like the PS3 does... it
> would be a huge success...
Except for the fact that few, if any, are running Linux on the PS3. The
games do not run under Linux. The Linux tools do not give you access to
the 3d HW.
> As it stands, closed source, it'll keep going on being the financial drain
> to them, just like the original xbox was...
Apparently MS are making money on the selling price of the 360. They are
also raking it in from their Games sales and marketing.
People want a console to play games. There are few games for the
PS3. There are hundreds for the 360 and the XBoxLive system.
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