Predictions, predcitions... but whose predictions? And why were these falsely
reported as news in mainstream media?
Xbox sales cross 9 Million Mark
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| According to a piece in Nintendojo, the Xbox 360 has made it to the
| 9 million mark, while Wii is enjoying nearly 2 million in sales
| during its short history. Sony trails way behind with an estimated
| 800,000 consoles sold, which is very likely a generous estimation.
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http://www.mygamingden.com/2006/12/27/Xbox-sales-cross-9-Million-Mark.html
Context:
Microsoft's Xbox 360 US sales-NPD story withdrawn
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| The Los Angeles story headlined "Microsoft's Xbox 360 US sales
| top first Xbox--NPD" is withdrawn because the data supporting the
| story may be inaccurate. Reuters is waiting for an update from the
| company. A new story may be issued.
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http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20061208:MTFH45656_2006-12-08_01-12-52_N07221320&type=comktNews&rpc=44
This story quoted the number 10 million, before it was removed.
NY Times rattles IT industry with analyst ban
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| Speaking of which, let's see what triggered the Enderle/Microsoft
| ban.
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| In a story about Microsoft's XBox, Enderle described the direct
| relationship between the game console, download services and the TV.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/12/analyst_nytimes/
Microsoft Press Releases: Read Between the Lines
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| We have a game we play around the office here with Microsoft press
| releases. The game is called Find the words that make the headline
| true. It's not always easy.
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| [...]
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| Our point: Microsoft has a long history of using press releases top
| romote their product momentum in shall we say interesting ways,
| using words like "fastest growing" (meaning, the number we started
| with was really really small) to redefining words such as "sold."
| It's not good marketing practice. Why? Because once consumers and
| press people figure out you are playing lawyer, they stop believing
| you and your brand. And that's more likely to do you harm than good.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/061211/22190_id.html?.v=1
Microsoft Xbox to Join the Battle for Video Downloading
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| Editors' Note: November 10, 2006, Friday An article in Business Day
| on Tuesday described a decision by Microsoft to offer movies and
| episodes of television shows for downloading through its Xbox Live
| online service in the United States.
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| The article quoted Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle
| Group, discussing the features that set Xbox Live service apart
| and its position in the market.
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| But the article did not note that Mr. Enderle had Microsoft as a client,
| a fact later pointed out by a reader. Mr. Enderle does consulting work
| for several of Microsoft's product groups, though not for the one
| developing the Xbox; still, had The Times known of Mr. Enderle's work
| for Microsoft, it would not have sought out his opinion on the product.
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http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50713F83A5B0C748CDDA80994DE404482
http://tinyurl.com/y3avsv
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