>
> This looks like the pattern, at least in the computer world. Remember
> that MS is also moving to other formats, though it hasn't been too
> profitable yet on those fronts. (Not just XBox, but interactive home
> digital entertainment.) As much as MS might want to compete with SONY,
> it's still a long ways from that. Look for them to buy out a major
> consumer electronics maker in the future, someone that will help them
> make the transition from a "desktop software" company to an "Internet
> services/Entertainment" company. MS isn't looking at the computer
> desktop as its pot of gold anymore.
Somewhat ironically, case and point:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/services/2005-02-14-iptv-ready-to-roll_x.htm
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