tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post8345124351038692994..comments2024-03-18T12:52:48.117-07:00Comments on Mini-Microsoft: Microsoft FY08Q4 ResultsWho da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-19774266654306155812008-08-01T10:25:00.000-07:002008-08-01T10:25:00.000-07:00Well, I wouldn't get one for two reasons:1. It's n...Well, I wouldn't get one for two reasons:<BR/>1. It's not a split design<BR/>2. Its Delete/Home/End/PgUp/PgDown cluster is laid out wrong (Microsoft learned the lesson with arrow keys laid out in a cross pattern in one of the Natural models - hated that one).<BR/><BR/>And besides, if your goal is "small above everything else", then it's still way too freakin' huge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-8232443951108365812008-07-31T10:51:00.000-07:002008-07-31T10:51:00.000-07:00>"@keeperplanet - well, after a lengthy di...>"@keeperplanet - well, after a lengthy diatribe you failed to identify a "better" keyboard maker. Case closed."<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the long delay. I had a chance to check out all the retail keyboards a little better and have come to the conclusion that the Logitech LX310 is pretty nice. Still a little large. I se no need for the center row of redundant keys, but a numeric pad is helpful for workstation work. But certainly the overall quality of the Logitech keyboards is the best of class. I personally have no use for their ergonomic wave versions (or the MS natural keyboard either).<BR/><BR/>The Logitech diNovo premium set is priced at an outrageous level, with no real advantage other than it is a more compact design.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-11585216572303182262008-07-28T10:09:00.000-07:002008-07-28T10:09:00.000-07:00>"@keeperplanet - well, after a lengthy di...>"@keeperplanet - well, after a lengthy diatribe you failed to identify a "better" keyboard maker. Case closed."<BR/><BR/>OK. You win. Microsoft makes the best keyboard. With a thousand choices out there it must be true. <BR/><BR/>I kinda like these though:<BR/>Splitted Keyboard.<BR/>http://www.compkeyboard.com/archives/weird-computer-keyboard-which-is-splitted-into-two-parts<BR/><BR/>(the one above is great because the seller did not know how to use the word split in the English language and it can be used by Aliens with 9 foot long arms)<BR/><BR/>or this one, <BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HRH7ELiEkc<BR/>the wildly popular $10 Omnitech flexible keyboard which is cool because you can strap it around your backside and practice typing in the mirror.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for taking the opportunity to prove your point by indicating the case is closed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-7860389191624758542008-07-27T21:49:00.000-07:002008-07-27T21:49:00.000-07:00@keeperplanet - well, after a lengthy diatribe you...@keeperplanet - well, after a lengthy diatribe you failed to identify a "better" keyboard maker. Case closed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-37354827640296189922008-07-27T07:37:00.000-07:002008-07-27T07:37:00.000-07:00>"I bought a Logitech mouse about 5 years ...>"I bought a Logitech mouse about 5 years ago and it still works great so now I will only buy and recommend Logitech."<BR/><BR/>I don't work for Microsoft. And I have used both Microsoft and Logitech products. Logitech wireless keyboard and later a Logitech corded mouse each lasted less than six months. I stopped using Logitech products because of that. On the other hand I also purchased a Microsoft wireless usb notebook mouse. That lasted a year because the design on the usb interface was easily snapped off. Besides, that mouse had a weird symbol on it from the Chinese manufacturer, so it looked more like a generic wireless mouse repackaged after a Microsoft product scout picked it up on one of the Taiwan wholesale product floors. I have also purchased headsets from major brands and they all failed in six months. <BR/><BR/>Its a QA problem, and QA varies wildly as the people, manufacturing sources changes and corporate commitment varies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-29735453555754557022008-07-26T12:32:00.000-07:002008-07-26T12:32:00.000-07:00Microsoft's best hardware product is probably thei...<I>Microsoft's best hardware product is probably their line of mice, which is diverse, of high quality and great aesthetic and ergonomic value added.</I><BR/><BR/>Eh. I used to buy Microsoft mice even though they were relatively expensive because I had the impression they were higher quality. But for me they only seemed to last 2 years or so, so now I have a pile of dead Microsoft mice from various work and home machines. I bought a Logitech mouse about 5 years ago and it still works great so now I will only buy and recommend Logitech.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-15972066533694932682008-07-26T09:36:00.000-07:002008-07-26T09:36:00.000-07:00>"i believe keeperplanet wants microsoft t...>"i believe keeperplanet wants microsoft to start making tv's and dvd players."<BR/><BR/>Who was it who said, it is not the walls but the space within?<BR/><BR/>Design is an intellectual process. It is not about hardware, but it is about the people who need your products and encouraging the individuals who build them. It is not about the award winning design, but it is about the design serving so many needs of the customer that the end result will be fantastic profits without even blinking. <BR/><BR/>The way you do that is you build great designers and let them do what they do well. You foster the idea that invention is important, and should never be an afterthought or something copied. <BR/><BR/>Finally, work on the concept of building great inventors and innovators while improving your infrastructure on the technology to manufacture with great efficiency the results provided by a great designer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-52101797761358023082008-07-26T09:00:00.000-07:002008-07-26T09:00:00.000-07:00>Pray tell, aside from boutique manufacturers, ...>Pray tell, aside from boutique manufacturers, who makes a better keyboard today?<BR/><BR/>It is in the eye of the user, but if one does not exist, I could easily create one for you.<BR/><BR/>I agree, however, with everything you said, but the MS keyboard is still a monster of a large product, and if it sells, more power to you--I would tend to view the reason as there is a significant variation in population sizes, as well as in wrist angle and comfort requirements of users, so Microsoft is getting the upper percentiles of population size ranges. <BR/><BR/>As an industrial designer I have conceived and implemented large human factors studies, (involving ear molds and 3D head scans of statistically relevant population groups), retaining firms like Henry Dreyfuss and Associates to run the program. In human factors and ergonomic relevance there are the human factors engineers and the designers. The HF engineers may use a more statistical and empirical approach that really needs to be moderated by the designer to insure that in the end the result is both functional and marketable. But without the buzz of something being a great product to the end user, it is all for naught anyway, and the best you end up with is marginal market share. What you want is dominant market share and you get that by giving customers what they want.<BR/><BR/>The solution is probably a more extensively detailed line of keyboards that have primary definers that fit into several different categories of consumer need: Small and portable vs comfortable and utilitarian for large handed people(the current MS board) and so on. Adding in wireless and mouse/keyboard integrated solutions you are probably looking at a three models with two variations each.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-62129672342869855722008-07-26T07:52:00.000-07:002008-07-26T07:52:00.000-07:00Hahahahahah! Johnson feels the heat on the floor a...Hahahahahah! Johnson feels the heat on the floor and knows the building is burning. Ha. Haha. Hahahahahahahaha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-11123104377602291092008-07-25T22:23:00.000-07:002008-07-25T22:23:00.000-07:00@keeperplanet:Small and ergonomic are anthonyms wh...@keeperplanet:<BR/><BR/>Small and ergonomic are anthonyms when in comes to keyboards, I'm afraid. And if people keep buying them in spite of their high price, that means Hardware did something right somewhere, don't you think?<BR/><BR/>In general, I agree with Linus Torvalds - innovation is overrated. Anyone can come up with ideas, not everyone can implement them. That said, it is great when you both come up with an idea and implement it in a way that makes people happy. <BR/><BR/>I use a Mac, but their "small elegant and ergonomic" keyboard sucks ass compared to MS Natural and MS Mouse. Granted, it looks good, but as far as I'm concerned at $50 they charge for their keyboard, it's $45 too much, and then only because it has a hub built in. I wouldn't use their mouse even if they paid me.<BR/><BR/>Pray tell, aside from boutique manufacturers, who makes a better keyboard today?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-8248000255203799872008-07-25T09:01:00.000-07:002008-07-25T09:01:00.000-07:00i believe keeperplanet wants microsoft to start ma...i believe keeperplanet wants microsoft to start making tv's and dvd players. =PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-88010052743713070992008-07-25T08:52:00.000-07:002008-07-25T08:52:00.000-07:00>"MS Natural Keyboard - the gold standard ...>"MS Natural Keyboard - the gold standard unmatched by anyone, IMO."<BR/><BR/>*sigh* If that is the gold standard it was obsolete ten years ago and besides, it was a copy of a design created by someone else. My memory fades, but I think there was even a suit against Microsoft over it.<BR/><BR/>What's wrong with the natural keyboard? It is bigger than most pc enclosures these days, and drives like a Mac Truck.<BR/><BR/>Small, ergonomic is beautiful these days. Oh yeah, and the cost of the keyboard is about thirty dollars too much considering that you can get really nice generics for about $12.<BR/><BR/>Microsoft's best hardware product is probably their line of mice, which is diverse, of high quality and great aesthetic and ergonomic value added.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-23691333750663759182008-07-24T11:01:00.000-07:002008-07-24T11:01:00.000-07:00>> what you think Microsoft has >> con...>> what you think Microsoft has <BR/>>> contributed to input devices<BR/><BR/>MS Natural Keyboard - the gold standard unmatched by anyone, IMO. <BR/><BR/>They've been screwing it up lately, though, with "F lock" keys and other nonsense. <BR/><BR/>I hope someone from Hardware is reading this - guys, what you need in this keyboard is a USB2 hub. Release a "pro" version of it, without the F lock, sliders, bells and whistles. Release top of the line keyboards in white, too - dandruff, hair etc makes one look like crap in a month.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-27064593927113825672008-07-24T10:56:00.000-07:002008-07-24T10:56:00.000-07:00I love a good street fight (which I intentionally ...I love a good street fight (which I intentionally started). Note to all name calling kids responding to my comments: If I was really in favor of all those other products (Nintendo and Sony) I would not be suggesting to Microsoft how to fix the problem.<BR/><BR/>Please re-read my comments and realize that what I said was mostly critical of a poor hardware offering in the middle of a huge level of innovation from Microsoft in touch and surface, and I did complement your effort but criticized your failure to monetize the inventions. So let me provide a few more details.<BR/><BR/>With all the innovations of touch and surface my comments specifically point out the divergence between the innovations that Microsoft has spearheaded and actual mass produced products being sold to customers by Microsoft using the technology by E&D. Note that I did the industrial design of a touch controlled computer no less than thirty years ago this year--sold as an instrument controller, had a 32 bit interface ten years before you saw it on PC’s, so Microsoft is quite a bit behind the curve there. Touch is just old technology finally making its way into the consumer base.<BR/><BR/>Let this totally uninformed Microsoft observer clarify it for you a bit. E&D contract manufactures one console based on the failed idea that the market is a console market. I suppose you think your competition is Sony and Nintendo, so you build products to compete in a closed microcosm focused on the retail tech channel as a single offering in what is called the console market. My point is that Microsoft partners do not understand the market, the product or the customer because you have limited your offering to a single piece of hardware with add-on A, B and C. <BR/><BR/>But when one analyzes the market, even without adding in innovation and new invention there is space for a series of hardware releases to fill a spectrum of consumer needs. With the longstanding paradigm shift from stereo and tv components to computer based entertainment systems, it seems to me that the market is shouting of hundreds of new hardware products that could be built to satisfy their expectations. Perhaps Microsoft is limiting itself because of software sales relationships with companies like HP, (which by the way is trying to fill that component void with their own offerings). <BR/><BR/>My comments about interface devices glove into the failure to integrate new touch and surface invention into dozens of consumer products available now. And the interface market is not just touch and surface. It is mice, haptic controllers and a plethora of other technologies for which you would have to contact me to understand all of which I refer. It is amazing to watch such a wealthy and well-staffed company with almost unlimited resources produce . . . nothing new for the consumer in what, five years now? Haven’t we seen this before, with the long road to Vista ending in a product rejected by large segments of the market?<BR/><BR/>So in a nutshell, Microsoft E&D has copied an assumed market niche by making the Xbox and is monetizing that to build market share against its perception of the market, building on its software and online strengths. I am saying you have missed two key opportunities to integrate new invention at Microsoft and to diversify your hardware offering. This would fill a) newly created market needs and b) would replace the declining markets of audio and video components that was Sony’s path to living room dominance. Sony is one of your competitors, but Microsoft with all it’s computer technical knowledge does not understand even what the market is. <BR/><BR/>In other words, Microsoft should have a line of products for the consumer home market, not just the gaming market. When I say line, I am talking about a series of products that provide what customers want, from hand held to living room components. If you are confused about what I am talking about, have one of your partners contact me for details. Do you even have an idea of what those products are? Or do you just intend on selling a new revised Xbox forever? No wonder you are losing money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-26989415959120938102008-07-24T01:55:00.000-07:002008-07-24T01:55:00.000-07:00For you to slam MSFT on INPUT DEVICES (in comparis...<I>For you to slam MSFT on INPUT DEVICES (in comparison to WHOM genius???) is again, ridiculous.</I><BR/><BR/>Well, Apple did the heavy lifting to popularize the mouse. As far as I know Microsoft had nothing to do with touchpads on laptops. I think it's widely accepted that GO Corp made a great tablet computer that caught Bill Gates's attention and which he's been trying to copy ever since. (Remember Windows 3.1 for Pen?) The Apple Newton and 3M PalmPilot introduced the world to stylus-operated PDAs, the same way the iPhone is giving us all touch interfaces now. Nintendo really pushed vibration in their video game controllers (Rumble Pak) back in the days of the N64, and now they're giving us motion sensing abilities with the Wiimote, and don't the PS3 controllers also have some kind of motion sensing?<BR/><BR/>I'm not even being sarcastic when I ask what you think Microsoft has contributed to input devices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-17400859121410706992008-07-24T00:33:00.000-07:002008-07-24T00:33:00.000-07:00"a) ED&D's `profit' you tout was ..."a) ED&D's `profit' you tout was due to the last breath of Bunjie and Halo's release. Since Bunjie abandoned ship, and we have not seen anything like it since, I suspect this may have been a one time deal. We will see"<BR/><BR/>Yes, Halo 3 made tons of money, but there are other titles out there such as Gears, Fable, Banjo, Halo Wars. And anyone who knows anyhing about the gaming industry knows that Bungie is still working with Microsoft. Not for, but still with. <BR/><BR/>But I do agree on one thing, Zune is an umitigated disaster of epic porportions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-23704527259731717952008-07-23T21:50:00.000-07:002008-07-23T21:50:00.000-07:00>> MSFT has the most interesting multi-touch...>> MSFT has the most interesting multi-touch platform<BR/><BR/>Let go of the bong, man. Apple's platform is far and away the most interesting as far as multi-touch is concerned. I hate to break it to you, but no one will really buy the Surface. Just like no one bought the tablet or Origami.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-5154830454572670912008-07-23T20:13:00.000-07:002008-07-23T20:13:00.000-07:00>> NBC is gonna broadcast Olympics in Silver...>> NBC is gonna broadcast Olympics in SilverLight. <BR/>>> You think Ajax can handle that?<BR/><BR/>AJAX can't. Flash can. And in spite of a bag of cash we handed to NBC, their customers would be better served if they broadcast in Flash, since Flash is already installed everywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-31964424313362816502008-07-23T20:10:00.000-07:002008-07-23T20:10:00.000-07:00@keeperplanet againActually, I want to take a few ...@keeperplanet again<BR/><BR/>Actually, I want to take a few more shots at you since, reading your post again, you really do deserve it.<BR/><BR/>You're one of these guys that sees the world through your myopic, opinionated and narrowly informed lens and thinks that makes you a genius (because you've REALLY convinced yourself)<BR/><BR/>Ill ask you some questions...<BR/><BR/>1) how does the workaround with Netflix minimize its value to people that just have an XB360 and dont read hacker articles or own media centers or understand networking (ie - the MILLIONS of regular people who Nintendo PROVED - as people like you LOVE to point out - spend money on consoles)?<BR/><BR/>The answer is it doesnt. A biased fanboy idiot can put a negative spin on anything. Somehow, to you, MORE SERVICES = bad... /boggle... Yet Im sure you think PS Home and Wii Weather are AMAZING REVOLUTIONS! <BR/><BR/>2) WHAT THE HELL are you babbling about with interfaces and controllers? MSFT has the most interesting multi-touch platform with Surface (expect Apple to steal that soon) and has a long history in touch interfaces already. The traditional controller devices continue to be ranked high and do well even as advances are made continually in handwriting, speech and motion recognition.<BR/><BR/>For you to slam MSFT on INPUT DEVICES (in comparison to WHOM genius???) is again, ridiculous.<BR/><BR/>MSFT is "years behind the times" because of the hoopla with "touch" and "surface" - two MSFT INITIATIVES. Or did you think that Apple has a monopoly on multi-touch? They werent even first in that space, they just market better (WAY better)<BR/><BR/>3) the triple core XB360 (essentially three PPEs) is "old and outdated" but somehow the PS3 Cell (1 PPE and 6 SPEs) is, in your brain, "cutting edge" I guess? And the Wii is, what exactly? Its the same hardware as the Game Cube for all intents and purposes.<BR/><BR/>Again, its like you're in some alternate moron dimension. WHAT is the XB360 "old and outdated" in comparison to?! In ANY game that exists on both PS3 and XB360, the XB360 is either delivering the better experience or there is a tie, yet to you, its time for XB-3. /boggle yet again<BR/><BR/>The problem with E&D is:<BR/><BR/>1) they need to get their QA straight<BR/><BR/>2) Nintendo pulled an Apple (Sony shares this problem)<BR/><BR/>3) Apple continues to pull Apples<BR/><BR/>Too often now MSFT is going the conservative/fearful route rather than being ballsy and LEADING. Too much playing catch up.<BR/><BR/>Apple just goes out and DOES. Hence the game changing iPod and iPhone coming AFTER the markets had been established (MP3 players were out and doing nothing, smartphones have been around forever, but none was HOT in the consumer space)<BR/><BR/>Its easy to knock the Zune, but at least they're trying. As screwed up as it was that the partner ecosystem and plays for sure were abandoned, in reality, they werent doing shit. <BR/><BR/>I guess there are morons that want ONE product to DOMINATE (as long as its not a MSFT product), but I like competition.<BR/><BR/>I think its good that Google and Apple keep MSFT off balance, but I also think that Google and Apple have BECOME MSFT and need to be pushed a bit themselves. Unlike pathetic, brainwashed, fanboys who feel that MSFT is the evil dragon and Apple and Google are the brave knights, many of us here in reality understand that these are all just corporations and whats best for the consumer is for them to be kept on their toes by competition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-62229624694714077782008-07-23T19:55:00.000-07:002008-07-23T19:55:00.000-07:00@keeperplanetYour anti-MSFT rambling agenda became...@keeperplanet<BR/><BR/>Your anti-MSFT rambling agenda became pretty clear with your praise of Sony.<BR/><BR/>Your view is that in the XB360 vs PS3 contest the XB360 is somehow a lame duck that is falling behind?<BR/><BR/>Good luck convincing people you're not either a clueless idiot, or hopelessly biased (or both), if this is the tune you're going to sing.<BR/><BR/>The XB360 still leads the PS3 installed base. The XB360 has had plenty of problems, but you're just full of shit if you even attempt to pretend that the debacle that is the PS3 is somehow all roses. I have PLENTY of friends that WORK at Sony that would love to find the Koolaid that you're drinking as an outside the company fanboy... LOL<BR/><BR/>The Wii has found an entirely untapped market in the "whats a videogame again?" crowd and that was something of a coup, but frankly, the core gaming crowd has zero interest in it.<BR/><BR/>The PS3 and XB360 are traditional console plays in that they are a money sink that take a long time to become profitable, represent big risk, and provide value primarily in terms of platform recognition.<BR/><BR/>Playstation made Sony cool again and actually saved them from doom (I was working there at the time, so believe me this is true)<BR/><BR/>XB360, which many seem incapable of comprehending, is impt to MSFT because it can connect with an emerging generation of kids (and is - I see it all the time in the volunteer work I do)<BR/><BR/>The hardware failures sucked, but then again the original Playstation had BRUTAL hardware failures early on as did the PS2 and, all of these years on, no one gives a shit or remembers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-24055858975191548432008-07-23T19:31:00.000-07:002008-07-23T19:31:00.000-07:00RE: the 15 year product cycleYou have to remember ...RE: the 15 year product cycle<BR/>You have to remember the history on this--Microsoft was originally the "little guy": cheapest in the market, "value" position, make it up in volume strategy. It displaced all the big league guys, and won the desktop. How exactly are any of the new initiatives "value"? What existing entrenched big players are going to be displaced?<BR/>Look at the "competitive" threats: Apple? Google? Yahoo? Sony? Nintendo? If anything, Nintendo beat Microsoft at its own game in the Wii vs the Xbox 360. It just doesn't seem like the company is "hungry" anymore, and I don't see it tackling any big challenges. Sometimes I daydream about a world where the anti-trust case broke up the company, splitting groups and forcing a more "disconnected" development model...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-36842969645134289412008-07-23T18:23:00.000-07:002008-07-23T18:23:00.000-07:00Wow, I just heard that Kevin Johnson resigned. So...Wow, I just heard that Kevin Johnson resigned. So much for trying to rid the product group of the cancer left by Allchin! This is not a good day for future quarterly results....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-61427247296614781032008-07-23T16:43:00.000-07:002008-07-23T16:43:00.000-07:00"There's plenty of money to be made on HTML applic..."There's plenty of money to be made on HTML applications, just check the profits from www.google.com. "<BR/><BR/>Sure, I don't need anyone to remind me water is wet either. <BR/><BR/>When I said there's no money to make in HTML world, I was referring to MSFT not Google. Instead of chasing Google only in the field you are way behind, starting sth new is the right approach. In the world of rich media, the race is wide open. Even Google still hasn't made ads money on Youtube yet.<BR/><BR/>Also don't forget all these Cloud / SAAS business. You want success over there, you better provide a much more capable platform than this AJAX junk. That's where SilverLight is gonna help MSFT to compete with Amazon, Google and so on. Someone wanna build SAAS or cloud-based apps? Fine, you provide him development tools, but he eventually has to come to your hosting cloud. That's where you charge him or at least force him to use your ads system. <BR/><BR/>Then again I didn't say SilverLight is a sure win. I only said it produces a chance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-54387112078311644612008-07-23T16:11:00.000-07:002008-07-23T16:11:00.000-07:00"Why did AJAX succeed where ActiveX and even Java-..."Why did AJAX succeed where ActiveX and even Java-Plugins failed? Right. So whats your point on Silverlight again? Other than that it is DOA?"<BR/><BR/>There's no broadband, cheap yet powerful hardware, .Net framework and so on when ActiveX was thrown out. BillG's ignoring of security didn't help either.<BR/><BR/>AJAX is half-baked crap bound to be replaced one way or another. You have to hack just to get a multithreaded app running in there. Hello?! It's 21st century with CPUs marching toward multicore. You think Ajax has great potential?! SilverLight is innovation. Ajax ain't. <BR/><BR/>SilverLight is getting the entire .Net world excited. When you can run C# with a powerful .Net framework backing it up INSIDE A BROWSER MIND YOU, who still gives damn about javascript, ajax, css and all past decade garbage, unless of course if you have some vested interest in AJAX or just plain hate everything coming out of Redmond. NBC is gonna broadcast Olympics in SilverLight. You think Ajax can handle that? Try again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-76573666960757402612008-07-23T14:00:00.000-07:002008-07-23T14:00:00.000-07:00you need to understand this represents the expecte...you need to understand this represents the expected cost to repair faulty Xboxes over the life of the Xbox 360 generation which if history is any indication is anywhere from five to eight years.<BR/><BR/>No, it represents the expected cost to fix ONE problem (RROD) on the initial Xbox360s. Read the new 3 year warranty. It covers one problem, that for gods sake I hope they've fixed in subsequent models.<BR/><BR/> It wasn't meant as a coverall for any FUTURE defects they find in subsequent runs, those will be covered by another cost charge. <BR/><BR/>And the reason its a big issue is that MS denied there even WAS a problem until they were forced to. To the tune of 1.1 billion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com