Comments on: UPDATED: Attack of the iClones: Microsoft Office Movie + Twitter x ZunePhone = Huhbuwhat?!

By: Pinny

Pinny — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:23:19 +0000

Might be a fake, but I still bought 10k of ms stock today. Between windows 7, zune pass and some future phone offering, it’s way underpriced at p/e of 11. It’s trading for cheaper than nokia!!

By: Dyvim

Dyvim — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:03:02 +0000

@6: Yeah I’m that tied to the iPod (and more importantly the iPhone user experience). Then again, I’m still rocking a Nintendo GameCube and have never seen or touched an XBox.

By: Al

Al — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:08:01 +0000

I would be interested in some kin of integration between a Xbox handheld (like PSP) and a cellular phone. My interest would quickly vanish though once I found out that I had to go back to WinMo which has already driven me to insanity too many times. I love the iPhone but I’d probably buy a handheld xbox if they made one available, hopefully it would not require a phone contract, a microsoft made phone would be a deal breaker.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:48:38 +0000

Microsoft

By: sting7k

sting7k — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:03:37 +0000

More fuel to the “related to Xbox” fire. E3 starts June 2nd, totally forgot. Maybe the MS keynote will be a little more exciting than last year.

By: Pinny

Pinny — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:44:16 +0000

what a good point! An xbox/zune combined phone would be an incredibly strong offering from ms. Is anyone THAT tied to the iPod that they would ignore a zune if it also came with an xbox attached. Ms has had a hard time with hardware but they’ve been a consistent leader with software (they always put out a polished product).

By: zeagus

zeagus — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:09:58 +0000

Lots of good points above. I suspect its Zune software for all WinMo Phones and if they are smart some sort of link between the XBL Marketplace and the new Windows Marketplace.

By: sting7k

sting7k — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:06:04 +0000

Unify Zune and Xbox LIVE market places. When will Microsoft figure this out? No Zune phone, WinMo7 should support the Zune market place and video market place from Xbox LIVE. I want to give my Microsoft my $$$, I play my Xbox 360 too much. But as long as their devices and ecosystems are so fractured using them doesn’t make sense. How can I get hold of Balmer and slap him in the face?

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:53:01 +0000

@The Reptile

Well said. An integrated Microsoft from Server > Windows > Xbox > WinPho would be much more intriguing from a consumer perspective, and dangerous from a competitive one.

By: Dyvim

Dyvim — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:40:57 +0000

Yeah, I’ll be holding off buying the new iPhone based on a Twitter rumor of some Microsoft vaporware product … not! (Of course I may be holding off based on the state of my personal finances, but that is another story!)

By: The Reptile

The Reptile — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:25:31 +0000

I don't get Microsoft's mobility efforts. They have WinMo and are in the process of updating that but it clearly lags behind Apple and Palm but are at most risk from Google as the number of Android devices will grow in the next 12 months. They own Danger but have done little to expand it beyond T-Mobile or to infuse WinMo with what works in Danger or to endorse that form factor moving forward in all WinMo/Danger phones. It's almost like they are not part of the company. Finally, they have XBox and Zune franchises but the company has done little to integrate any of these technologies into WinMo as it stands now.

Talk about a company with all the resources and the skills but no strategy or ability to execute.