dallas on 27 March 2007
stof said:
dallas said:
I'm actually more interested in Microsoft's stock price. The recent low sales of the 360 are coincidentally coinciding with their dropping share prices (even if only by a few dollars or 10% but still) and what looks like the impending failure of the HD-DVD which would be a big and easy cash cow to maintain, while sales of vista, what many consider to be their main product are doing well.
But, yeah, Nintendo has done great, and they deserve their reward.
I can find two problems with your analysis.
1. Microsoft will be fine if HD-DVD fails, as while they've chosen to support it, it isn't actually theres.
2. The 360 hasn't had recent low sales.
Ok, in response:
1. Microsoft's stock price had it built in that the HD-DVD would have done "alright" but now it is losing that war, which means that there will be one less source of cash for them. They will have to forfeit all the money, research, payoffs for relationships w/ corporate fatcats, DVD's made, etc. So, it is a loss to them, when Sony has gained, and a certain loss when you consider that it will be future business that they won't have.
