It seems the only way Microsoft can compete with rival companies these days is to lose a lot of their money. The only way the original Xbox console could compete with the Sony Playstation 2 was by losing money on each sale, something Microsoft have openly admitted.
And with Microsoft about to release their portable media player - the Zune - in two months time, they have once again admitted that the only way to compete with Apple's iPod and iTunes is by matching their pricing system, thus forcing them to lose money on each sale. I suppose they've managed to find success with their Xbox360 console in getting it out before Sony and Nintendo's next generation systems, but there's only so much you can do with a media player and Apple seem to have already perfected it. Microsoft have virtually copied Apple's design on that as well.
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Profile Of One
- Tiga
- London, United Kingdom
- What to say, what to write, what to do? I'm young male who is still working out much of what life is about, although every day I wake I'm more confident and more aware of my surroundings to let me know what's what. My ambition in life is to earn as much money as possible in order to keep myself comfortable and not die premature from stress or another illness - I'm not greedy, far from it, but a family upbringing of both wealth and near-poverty has taught me that although money isn't everything, it really does help. I've seen relationships fail based purely on this. Other than that I'm fun, outgoing, friendly and optimistic about as much as I can be without being too naive. For those that care, living in a large capital city such as London really does make you grow some large balls in order to survive. Although born in this luxurious and sometimes flaky capital, I grew up in a small town in the middle of England - I thought I had balls then, but London really does take it out on you and you'll only survive if you can hold your own.
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