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> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> Xbox 360 sales languish in Japan and U.S
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | And this trend continued this past week;
>> | * Wii - 57,068
>> | * PSP - 53,924
>> | * Nintendo DS - 48,658
>> | * PlayStation 3 - 21,008
>> | * PlayStation 2 - 10,429
>> | * Xbox 360 - 2,891
>> `---- ^^^^^ *LOL*
>>
>> http://www.itwire.com/content/view/17154/1063/
>>
>> Microsoft must be last in just about every country, including its home
>> turf (US), where the Japanese reign also.
>>
>> Of course, Microsoft Munchkins will only ever show you the most flattering
>> figures (for Microsoft), i.e. US sales. Not this time however! For two
>> consecutive months, Microsoft was fourth out of 4, even in the US.
>>
>> The relevance to Linux? Microsoft loses $billions. It still relies on
>> OOXML, aka Microsoft Windows+Office as an ISO briber^H^H^H^Hdard, to keep
>> a balance sheet tolerable.
>
>
> Micoshaft monopoly is collapsing and causing danger for economies
> around the world. Regulators and governments
> need to take action NOW to reduce
> their dependence on micoshaft products and switch to open source.
> Billions could get lost otherwise for companies that have
> invested in expee with a potential to be left high and dry without
> and serviceable markets. Anti-trust / monopoly
> yegulators need to open source the discontinued expee APIs
> to let Open Source make a clean room windopz expeee replacement.
> Otherwise total mayhem may follow.
Several years and even months ago people said that the EU fines did not affect
Microsoft. They were victim of this illusion that Microsoft is infinitely rich
(never mind the private bank accounts of executives).
More recently, on several occasions in fact, Microsoft openly expressed its
fear of EU fines and its attempts to do whatever possible to avoid them. At
the same time, the company is approaching debt caused by acquisition not of
physical assets but of lock-in. In turn, Microsoft finds itself caught between
desire for compliance, the EU's wrath (currently 3 ongoing antitrust
investigations, including OOXML frauds and Silverlight lock-in), the need for
new lock-ins to escape trouble and a public image disaster.
I find it hard to believe that Microsoft will recover. If there is anything
which indicates this, it's the executive exodus. In the past 3 days alone, the
departure of TWO MICROSOFT VICE PRESIDENTS was announced.
Here is a candidate for replacing Steve Ballmer in case he retires (he
mentioned retirement when he went 'off the script' two weeks ago):
http://www.fanforhire.com/images/comical_ali.jpg
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