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Leynos on 24 October 2023
Ryuu96 said:

I dunno. Their phones stunk. Kin was a terrible idea. If they re-entered unless they do something drastically different with the phones OS and not Windows on a phone they'd get eaten alive again by Android and Apple.



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Ryuu96 on 24 October 2023



Ryuu96 on 24 October 2023

Q1 Forecasts were "Mid-Single Digits" for Gaming and "Mid-High Single Digits" for Content and Services.

So basically...

  • Forecast: 5% for Gaming.
  • Actual: 9% for Gaming.
  • Forecasts: 5-9% For Content and Services.
  • Actual: 13% for Content and Services.
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NobleTeam360 on 24 October 2023
shikamaru317 said:

Which one of these two lovely ladies do we think is going to end up head of ABK after Kotick leaves in December? Could be Ybarra I suppose, or even one of the other ABK executives, but I get the feeling it will be one of these two, most of the other ABK execs aside from Lulu were there for too long during the toxic years to be trusted to see an end to the toxicity at ABK, whereas Lulu has only been there a year and has already established herself as the public face of ABK throughout the acquisition process. I'm thinking it goes to Lulu, Sarah is already next in line to succeed Phil Spencer as head of Xbox, being put in charge of just ABK would almost be a demotion for her. 

Looking good there Lulu. 



Ryuu96 on 24 October 2023


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Ryuu96 on 24 October 2023

Strengthening Our Commitment to Game Development in Southeast Asia



G2ThaUNiT on 24 October 2023
Leynos said:
Ryuu96 said:

I dunno. Their phones stunk. Kin was a terrible idea. If they re-entered unless they do something drastically different with the phones OS and not Windows on a phone they'd get eaten alive again by Android and Apple.

Previous MS CEO was too hard headed to see the potential of the smartphone market so MS was insanely late to the game. Because iOS and Android were already way ahead in market share, devs didn't have any interest or incentive to make native apps for Windows Phone like Instagram, YouTube, etc. because of such low market share, thus the platform couldn't grow even with that idiotic Nokia purchase. Not to mention, their best phones were exclusively on carriers like AT&T and Verizon in the US, so that was also a limiting factor. 

Damn shame too. Windows Phone OS was a breath of fresh air in the smartphone market when iOS and Android were becoming increasingly similar in design and for the brief period I had one, I loved typing on that thing! To this day, that was the best feeling digital keyboard to type on. But, like many who gave the platform a try, there was just no apps.