Microsoft abandons PMCs
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| It seems Microsoft is abandoning the Portable Media Centre, a format
| that was once considered a possible iPod killer.
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http://www.pcretailmag.com/news/26957/Microsoft-abandons-PMCs
This one is extremely popular at the moment:
Joke/Video: Microsoft pranks with oFone, Apple rolls eyes
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| Seeing as the Zune was such a hit, Microsoft decided to repeat the
| success and tackle the iPhone before it even gets out the gate;
| friends, we give you the Microsoft oFone.
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http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/microsoft-pranks-with-ofone-apple-rolls-eyes/
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
The UMPC dies. And no one notices.
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| If Intel has its way, then what once was the mass market UMPC will
| morph into much smaller and less powerful "mobile Internet devices,"
| hort "MID".
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| [...]
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| There must have been a slight disconnect between Microsoft's
| marketing strategists and hardware and product designers.
| Neither the first nor the second generation of UMPCs came
| close to the expectations the initial marketing created.
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http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/31899/113/
Whatever Happened To The Origami?
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| Ultimately Origami is a classic example of how a viral buzz can
| work against a product release. Expectations were too high and the
| final product was puzzling and didn't fulfill any specific consumer
| demand. By the time the systems were actually released the hype had
| died down and there was practically zero consumer awareness. I've
| actually considered the possibility that the viral Origami campaign
| was a warm-up for the Zune campaign that followed later in the summer.
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http://www.medialoper.com/hot-topics/hardware/whatever-happened-to-the-origami/
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