Matt Rosoff
Matt Rosoff
along google microsoft platform sorts threat turn web
That has been the big threat from Google all along -- that Google would turn the Web into this platform for all sorts of functionality. Microsoft has to respond.
computing response sort
It's sort of a response to the whole way computing is evolving.
actual predicted revenue xbox
The big disparity between predicted and actual revenue was, in fact, Xbox shortages.
area fast lucrative microsoft thinks
That is one area that Microsoft thinks is potentially very lucrative and fast growing.
money prove tools windows xbox year
They have to prove this year that Xbox 360 is going to be a money maker, because they have put a lot into it. Overall, I don't think there were any big surprises. Windows and Tools are going like gangbusters.
increase search year
They have to find a way to increase search traffic. You'll have to look a year from now to see if they made any progress.
design fairly reference sure third
I'm fairly sure this will be a reference design for third parties.
certainly help holiday hoped number pc product
It's certainly disappointing for the PC manufacturers that had hoped Vista would help holiday sales, and this is a flagship product that already had been plagued by a number of delays.
academic division group judged microsoft might products pure research
The Microsoft Research division might get between $150 and $200 million, which is still pretty significant for a pure research group that isn't judged, for example, on how many products they produce. They are judged very much like an academic research organization.
demanded eu related specific
They are licensing a specific subset related to the protocols the EU demanded more documentation on.
constant
They want to have more of a constant supply.
few further likely moved
They have really just moved a few things around. There will likely be further reorganizations down the line.
compete europe government include markets microsoft monopoly operating product says unified windows
Europe says you can't use one monopoly to compete in other markets unfairly. Microsoft argues that Windows is a unified product and no government should have the right to say what it can or can't include in the operating system.
areas clear delivering improvement product room timely
There's room for improvement in areas such as clear product roadmaps and delivering timely updates,