New Zune Player Will Face Tough Market
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| While Microsoft has the resources and the talent to develop
| cutting-edge products, it's not clear that the company will manage
| to hit on a winning product or service. "They're going to have to
| find ways of being where Apple isn't and find ways of growing
| the overall market," Gartenberg said.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070427/tc_pcworld/131337
Most ironically, this analysis comes from the guy who was an technical
evangelist (AKA fanboi) for Microsoft, but left after just three weeks in
his new job. Links below.
Xbox Business Still Losing Money
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| Microsoft said that revenue was down for the quarter because of
| "decreased Xbox 360 console sales." The company shipped 500K consoles
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| during the period, bringing the worldwide total to about 11 million
| ^^^^^^^^^^
| consoles.
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http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5374&Itemid=2
Nintendo Develops 45 New Games for Wii, 79 Titles for DS Player
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| The Wii console, equipped with a motion-sensor controller that can be
| swung like a bat or tennis racquet, is forecast to sell 14 million units
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| this fiscal year, more than three times the number sold in the five
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| months it was introduced, the Kyoto-based company said yesterday.
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http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=conews&tkr=7974:JP&sid=aXvRwZ3iOQw4
Related:
Microsoft says Zune executive will leave company
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| Bryan Lee, corporate vice president at Microsoft's entertainment
| and devices division, also played a key role in shaping the Xbox
| game console business and the introduction of its Internet
| Protocol television software.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6155200.html
Evangelist Gartenberg back to being analyst
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| After only three weeks at Microsoft as an "evangelist," Michael
| Gartenberg is returning to his old job as vice president and
| research director at JupiterResearch.
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http://news.com.com/2061-10805_3-6165381.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
Muted welcome for Microsoft Zune
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| As part of the Zune launch Microsoft flew some influential music bloggers
| to Seattle for a preview of the player and the service.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5348674.stm
Nintendo Plans to Boost Wii Production
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| Kyoto-based Nintendo Co.'s net profit jumped 77 percent to 174.29 billion
| yen ($1.47 billion) in the year through March, up dramatically from
| 98.38 billion yen a year earlier. Sales soared 90 percent to 966.53
| billion yen ($8.13 billion).
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070427/japan_nintendo.html?.v=7
Microsoft Proves It's a Software Company as Devices Take a Hit
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| If it were an independent company that produced the Xbox 360 game
| console and little or nothing else, the news for the quarter that
| just ended could be devastating: Fewer than one-third the number
| of consoles sold, by the company's estimates, than three quarters ago.
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http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_Proves_its_a_Software_Company_as_Devices_Take_a_Hit/1177688959
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