As you may have read already today, Microsoft intends to launch retail stores which strikes me as a serious challenge. Unlike Apple which has had great success with their retail strategy, Microsoft relies far too much on their external ecosystem to tell their whole story.
Microsoft has a solid story around connected entertainment with Xbox, Zune [...]
Microsoft to Launch Retail Stores
February 13th, 2009 · Comments · marketing
Tags: connected entertainment·marketing·MCE·MediaCenter·Microsoft·retail·xbox·zune
Cisco to Push into Home Electronics – Why?
December 29th, 2008 · Comments · Nokia, gadgets and technology
I get and respect Cisco’s desire to dig deeper into the home, but I am not convinced that a piece of consumer electronics gear is the way to to do it. According to the NYT, Cisco is looking to develop a “a digital stereo system that is meant to move music wirelessly around a house.”
I [...]
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