| .:Dark Prince:. said:
That's all that comes to mind, really. |
In the 90s (I think), Microsoft introduced a motion-control joystick. Nobody cares.
In 2006, Nintendo introduced the Wii. The world pisses itself like an excited dog.
In 2009, Microsoft introduced Kinect...
I think you get what I'm saying here... or do you? You probably think I'm arguing in favour of MS deserving recognition, but I'm not. Microsoft's motion-control joystick flopped for a reason. It was Nintendo that actually brought a product set up right for consumers. When MS and Sony then announced their motion controls, it was a response to Nintendo.
In the picture you provide, yes, MS did introduce tablet PCs a long while ago. But it was Apple that made them popular, and MS's Surface is clearly imitating the iPad, with MS's own spin in the form of their OS. If MS were so forward-thinking, why didn't they come up with an interface similar to Windows 8 for their tablets prior to this (their original tablet OS was basically Windows XP with touch functionality)?
Mind you, I don't have any love for Apple. When I buy a tablet, it's going to be an Android-powered tablet by some relatively cheap hardware maker (maybe Kogan), or perhaps a Samsung tablet. But as overpriced as the iPad is, Apple deserve recognition for creating the market for tablets. Just as, even if Sony and MS had made far-better motion control systems (they didn't), Nintendo would still deserve recognition for establishing the market for motion controls.
