Investors to Microsoft: Drop the Xbox

[DirtyP2002]

Tanstalas said:

DirtyP2002 said:

• The bolded part is not 100% true. You think the Windows division has more growth potential? They already have a market share of 90%. There really is not much more growth potential without expanding computers worldwide.

uhh... population growth, computers getting cheaper.. still need an OS?

And @ bolded - do you think that computers are only in certain parts of the world?

Look, when you need population growth to expand your business, it tells you something. An extra investment wouldn't make that much more money.

@ 2nd question: Sure. 50% of the human population never used a phone and never will. They won't use a computer either.

And look at the "new" and rising markets like india or china. Piracy really is an issue. Everybody uses Windows there, but MS won't see a cent.

Watch this video: It is very informative and they even talk about China and India. I think China as a market would be 15 times more profitable than the USA, if all of the MS copies were legal.

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/ceosummit/videoGallery.aspx