kowenicki said:
I'm sure the story is credible... I am also sure that the site has questionnable adverts and anyone visiting has questionnable tastes... By the way... how has iphone and the ipad done in Japan? just saying, because this guy was "paid" to be at those launches too, so I guess they were expected to bomb and have had no sales too? |
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-23/apple-iphone-captures-72-of-japan-smartphone-market-update3-.html
http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/06/10/first-sales-survey-indicates-ipad-is-big-hit-in-japan/
It would appear that they've both met with quite a bit of success, though with the ipad the evidence is somewhat anecdotal as it doesn't give any hard numbers and it compares it with the notebook market (I don't really feel the ipad should count as a notebook...).
So there's a chance that Kinect could be experiencing geniune success despite what their marketing attempts might imply. It seems the use of viral marketing by Microsoft is a general approach and says nothing about how well they feel their product will fare; on the other hand, events that have been shown to employ such tactics can also not be used as a solid indicator of success.
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