Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 27th Jun 2008 18:10 UTC
The web is abuzz with articles related to Bill Gates' retreat from Microsoft, and the BBC, too, partakes in this buzz. The BBC decided to list a few of Bill Gates' and Microsoft's predictions and drastic moves, and came to a list of hits and misses. Five misses, four hits.
Thread beginning with comment 320660
To view parent comment, click here.
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
To view parent comment, click here.
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
Recent Original Stories
Recent Comments
Headlines
Random Comments
Random Stories
Random OS Link
Member since:
2006-01-06
That was true in the beginning, but no longer true. Microsoft is actually making money on the Xbox 360; whereas, some of its competitors (eg. Sony) continue to lose money on every console sold. Yes, MS had to take a $1B write-off due to faulty heat problems; however, it has apparently fixed the problem. Coupled with a bunch of best-selling titles (Halo 3, PGR4, Call of Duty 4, etc), Microsoft's Xbox live service has really kind of made the Xbox the center of many gamers' entertainment rooms. Additionally, Microsoft has been able to take advantage of falling component prices to transparently ship newer versions of the 360 in order to lower costs further. Of course, Sony still has a few cards up its sleeve, since it won the Blu-Ray battle and it has an exclusive on what's rumored to be the greatest video game ever made -- the new Metal Gear Solid game; so, it's still very early in the console wars. Anything could happen.