Music Biz Figures Into 360 Strategy

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday June 15, 2005 @04:37AM from the must-take-apple's-pie dept.

C|Net has up a story discussing the thought processes on the Redmond campus, as they plan a way for the Xbox 360 to have a meaningful participation in the music market. Most likely, this will be through the upcoming Microsoft commercial download service. From the article: "The Xbox is widely viewed as a successful consumer product, and the new version will be more deeply integrated into home networks and digital living room systems. Making it a platform for digital music purchases or subscriptions could help solidify a consumer foundation that remains shaky."

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Re:eh? by gabebear · 2005-06-15 09:36 · Score: 1, Offtopic

TFA didn't explain this, but it depends on what you mean by "success".

The XBox division of Microsoft has lost over a billion dollars and the only quarter they posted a profit was when Halo2 was released. If either Sony or Nintendo where operating like this then they would be shutting their doors, however when you have the INCREDIBLY lucrative Windows and Office monopolies you can afford to spend a couple billion to establish yourself. Competition is good, but I hope Microsoft don't drive the real companies out of business.