Who can accurately predict what impact Natal will have?

[Squilliam]

Azelover said:

Squilliam said:
Microsoft are your best bet, though noone will believe them if they were bullish on the prospects of Natal. However if they said that Natal would fail, everyone would believe them.

What if they let people make up their own minds?

Of course they're going to be positive about their own product, but they've been very controlling of the whole Natal hype. The consumer has had virtually no chance to form a geniune opinion yet.

Well yeah! Its because they are learning from Apples example as the EDD is the closest Microsoft division to Apples line of products. Its all about expectation management and hype manipulation. I suspect E3 is going to be one big Natal festival from their part and they probably won't show more than one or two Natal unrelated third party products off which aren't exclusive if that.