Matt Rosoff
Matt Rosoff
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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.
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Most of the spokes are supplied by partners, Microsoft earns royalties, and the whole thing helps perpetuate the idea of Windows PCs as the central home entertainment device.
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A lot of the Windows Live services are things that had already been in development by MSN,
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This is definitely being driven by Microsoft's desire to position Windows as a home entertainment hub, and to do that they have to make some concessions. They're walking a line, trying to please both sides (content companies and consumers) at the same time.
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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.
rolling wheels
These wheels have been rolling for some time.
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There's room for improvement in areas such as clear product roadmaps and delivering timely updates,
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Realizing it will take a while to get these documents where the EC wants them, Microsoft decided to buy a little bit of time by releasing the source code while it continues to work on the documentation. I think they are going to have to continue improving that documentation.
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Even if they don't violate the letter of the law, if competitors think that it's doing something similar to what's been decided earlier, it could lead to another lawsuit.
higher product versions
Some versions of the product are priced higher than they need to be.
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Content owners may not take advantage of what Microsoft is doing? They could bypass the PC altogether, or come up with some other type of system.
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Microsoft believes it can deliver services that businesses are really demanding, integrating them better with one another and with Microsoft software,
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Microsoft's biggest concern is the precedent whereby a government agency can dictate what it can and cannot put into its core product.
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Given the business model for the consoles the more Microsoft can backload those hardware sales, the better it is for them financially.