happydolphin on 18 January 2013
| man-bear-pig said: The more I think about it, the more confident I am that the next few years are gonna be huge for Microsoft. They'll be like Apple in the sense that they make the software and hardware for their products. The only difference being that Apple don't allow other manufacturers to make iOS devices, whereas Microsoft does allow other manufacturers to make other Windows RT/8 devices. Microsoft also have Xbox compatability, MS office compatability and Skype compatability... :0 |
It's win-win in my view, but it's back-fired on MS in the past. If MS can guarantee a certain level of quality and use that to leverage their brands like apple does, then maybe they'll pull it off. Or they can go the affordable route and make devices that are of a satisfying quality at a more affordable price. Either way I agree with you they will be a big player, and have finally joined the HW fray, it will help them leverage their software, which in turn will help propel their hardware.
