Comments on: Mouth Hanging prize of the week: Microsoft majorly missing a macro multi-channel moment http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2006/11/28/mouth-hanging-prize-of-the-week-microsoft-majorly-missing-a-macro-multi-channel-moment/ Chicago, user experience, interaction design, information architecture, information design, usability, graphic design, product design, strategy. Mostly. Sat, 26 Mar 2011 13:10:02 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: me http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2006/11/28/mouth-hanging-prize-of-the-week-microsoft-majorly-missing-a-macro-multi-channel-moment/comment-page-1/#comment-25 me Thu, 30 Nov 2006 02:15:20 +0000 http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2006/11/28/mouth-hanging-prize-of-the-week-microsoft-majorly-missing-a-macro-multi-channel-moment/#comment-25 Well, precisely. Look how successful they've been with the Windows platform. It's the proverbial elephant in the living room, the 800 lb gorilla. But, the thing to remember is that they know when to cut their losses and they're not afraid to cut bait and run if the product is not doing well. No one remembers Microsoft Bob, but. . . Here's <a href="http://news.com.com/Apples+iPod+spurs+mixed+reactions/2100-1040_3-274821.html" rel="nofollow">a review of the first iPod back in 2001</a>, just by way of comparison. Well, precisely. Look how successful they’ve been with the Windows platform. It’s the proverbial elephant in the living room, the 800 lb gorilla. But, the thing to remember is that they know when to cut their losses and they’re not afraid to cut bait and run if the product is not doing well. No one remembers Microsoft Bob, but. . .

Here’s a review of the first iPod back in 2001, just by way of comparison.

]]> By: tim http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2006/11/28/mouth-hanging-prize-of-the-week-microsoft-majorly-missing-a-macro-multi-channel-moment/comment-page-1/#comment-24 tim Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:08:09 +0000 http://www.everythingisdesign.com/2006/11/28/mouth-hanging-prize-of-the-week-microsoft-majorly-missing-a-macro-multi-channel-moment/#comment-24 Microsoft has huge cash reserves. They can afford to launch a crap product early just to get data. Eventually, they'll be a serious player in the market. Microsoft has huge cash reserves. They can afford to launch a crap product early just to get data. Eventually, they’ll be a serious player in the market.

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