tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870149531492841319.post6352185356733137611..comments2023-06-20T06:13:57.041-07:00Comments on A Tree Falling in the Forest: Microsoft is Cable: Part Three EditionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06275978140928366141noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870149531492841319.post-27635846964488694292008-12-22T22:59:00.000-08:002008-12-22T22:59:00.000-08:00Seeing Netflix streaming straight through a 360 wa...Seeing Netflix streaming straight through a 360 was enough to finally convince me that the 360 could appeal to more than the Gears and COD demographics. <BR/><BR/>The questions are can they promote it efficiently and can they manage the linger price schizophrenia between the mass market unit they're pitching for $200 which isn't the device that supports the best of all those mainstream features. <BR/><BR/>And is the financial model they've built for this trijan horse cable killer really workable? Their hardware has never been profitable and continues to use components that are a premium level above most cable boxes. They've accrued losses on hardware and continue to. <BR/><BR/>And what about the $50 XBL fee. Would PS2 owners have been willing to buy that mahine for its DVD capabilities if they had to pay an aditional $30 license each year to run the DVD functionality? It's an imperfect analogy, but if I still have to pay a cable provider to give me high speed internet, how likely is the average consumer going to be to pay that cost in addition to XBL fees?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07954366153747466968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870149531492841319.post-75057334372504368172008-12-22T12:15:00.000-08:002008-12-22T12:15:00.000-08:00Great post Boesky. Great way of tying outside and ...Great post Boesky. Great way of tying outside and inside sources. The MTG card was a good image choice. Keep up the great work. Happy Holidays!josephayounghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269750277378106317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870149531492841319.post-14797206620805953122008-12-22T01:35:00.000-08:002008-12-22T01:35:00.000-08:00pretty interesting and insightful commentary. I al...pretty interesting and insightful commentary. I always find your views more rooted and practical than the analysts in game websites. In this case, I think you nailed their internal strategy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com