The Xbox 360 is a disaster of resources and destroyed customer loyalties, Windows Vista is a name murmured only in hushed tones, and some of Microsoft’s highest ranking execs are jumping ship. Microsoft is a sinking ship, and is losing passengers to every one of its competitors.
Does it not strike anyone else as odd that the bigwigs of the Xbox team, and even Bill Gates himself, have left their posts? When I say the Xbox 360 is a disaster, I’m simply pointing to evidence that, as suggested by an “inside” source in a recent article, Microsoft released the 360 anticipating a 1 in 3 failure rate, and figured Bill’s big bank account could weather the storm.
Customers who have experienced a failed Xbox, or multiple ones, are frustrated with Microsoft’s nonchalant “We’ll just replace it again for you” attitude, and are turning to competitors Nintendo and Sony for more stable gaming options. Customers grow tired of Microsoft’s “We’re the biggest and we know it” mentality, and if sales don’t reflect that mentality now, they surely will.
Microsoft is consistently being wounded and weakened in the software realm with the failure of Windows Vista. Only once before has a company been so quick to begin publicly discussing a new operating system so soon after the current iteration’s release, and that was Microsoft’s reckless blunder in Windows ME. I find it interesting that, back then, Microsoft’s grip was much stronger, and competitors were much smaller, so Microsoft didn’t really suffer.
The situation has changed. Apple is making great strides in achieving a much larger market share with its OS X Leopard coupled with Mac computers; many consumers are even beginning to adopt free open source operating systems like Linux simply to avoid the mess that is Vista.
Does it not strike anyone else as peculiar that Bill Gates is stepping down? The expression “quit while you’re ahead” comes to mind. It seems Bill, who is a fairly intelligent bloke, is cashing in his chips before his name is sullied with more corporate debacles. Let’s not mention Peter Moore, man behind the Xbox, who has also quite abruptly relinquished his position.
The future isn’t looking bright for Microsoft. What is looking bright, however, is the future of the technology markets. With Microsoft losing its grip, other companies who bring a lot of innovation to the table can begin to compete, and with that, we can once again hope to see advancement. Not poorly manufactured gaming machines and faulty operating systems based on outdated programming.
Via Tech.Blorge
if this doesnt make you turn to the PS3 side i dont know what will
